Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-19
EMPHASIS
TO BE LAID UPON
MORNING SERVICES
Many Business Houses viii
Close During Hour AS Aid
10 Great Revival Effort
ENTHUSIASM IS SHOWN
Four Visiting Ministers and
Three Evangelistic Singers TO
Ass;st in Meeting


ed their plans for the revlval which
which win begin with the morning
service on tomorrow. In all the
churches special attention will DC
given to the Easter music and mes
sages. It is expected that the
people of Americas win hear unus-
ually good music at this time and
the pastors will deliver strong mes
sages on the Resurrection.
In most of the churches there
will be visiting ministers to do tho
preaching during the TeXt two
weeks. These ministers will begin
to arrive this afternoon and will
be heard twice daily during the
series of services. Much attention
IS being paid to the music and it is
expected that in every church,
throughout the revival, there viii
be the best singing in the history
Of the town.
Much interest and enthusiasm
has been generated during the past
week by the cottage prayer meet
.ngs which have beer held. The
prayer services will be continued
in each church during the coming
week when the members of each
church will gather for short per-
iods of prayer before the beginning
Of each service.
Special emphasis is being laid by tn
pastors laid on the morning serv-
ices during the week. These SER
vices will begin at ten o'clock and
close PROMPTLY at eleven. Many
merchants and business men have
shown a great Interest III the com.
ing revivals by announcing that
during the series of meetings their
places Of business will be closed
for all the morning service. PasA
tors urge that the people of the
city and courty arrange their prog
rams so as not to conflict with the
services. It is expected that the
attendance at the morning hours
will be the largest in the history
Of Americas.
The pastors have made a specia.
appeal to their people to attend
regularly and let the revival come
first in their thinking. From the
interest that has already been
shown, it is hoped that much good
is going to be accomplished before
the meetings come to a close.
At the First Methodist Church
the pastor, Rev. John NJ. Cutler
viii do the preaching for the next
two weeks. The singing viii ba
i~ charge Of the members of that
congregation, with solos and other
special numbers, rendered by local
talent, The services will be held
in the dining room Of the new
church building in order to accom-.
modate the cor gregation. The pas.
tor has announced that special
prayer services win be held daily at
the church. For tomorrow the pas
tor will preach on the Resurrec-
ton, when the choir will render a
special program of Easter music.
Rev. Carl w. Minor announces
that he will be assisted at the First
Baptist church by Rev. w. H.
Sledge of Atlanta. Rev. Mr.. Sledge
was formerly pastor Of the Cher.
okee Heights Baptist Church of Ma
cor, but recently resigned to enter
the evangelistic field, being gifted
in this work Mr.. and Mrs. DaW,
Hughes of Newpork, KY, will have
charge of the singing during the
meeting. DR.. Sledge viii arrive
this afternoon and will preach for
the first time tomorrow morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes win arrive
Monday afternoon and begin their
work with the evening service. Spe-
cial Easter music will be rendered
by the Choir tomorrow.
At the Presbyterian church the
pastor, Rev. Richard F. Simpson
will be assisted by Rev. Leroy G.
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