Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-26
CROWDS GREET
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BAPTISTCHURCH

Evangelist John C. Winsett of Alb
ilene, Texas, arrived in the city yes
terday afternoon and preached his
first sermon in the revival at the
Baptist church last night. The pas
tor, Rev. Ben Matthews had been
filling the pulpit waiting the arrival
of the, evangelist. Mr.. Hiatt, the
singer Of the Winsett party has been
here since the beginning of the meet
ings Sunday morning.
Despite the rain and inclement
weather splendid audience greeted
the evangelist on his initial appear
ance. After some Introductory re-
marks of a humorous nature, Rev.
Winsett read the scriptures bearing
the unusually interesting story of
Peter and John going up to the
Temple to pray. In part the evan
gelist said: ''This is an account of the
greatest revival the world ever saw.
1t started with the smallest crowd
and ended with the largest that we
have any record of in the scriptures,
Peter and John and the lame man at
the gate of the temple started the
revival When they fastened their
eyes on him they said look on us.
Silver and gold have we none but
such as we have we will give it to
you. In the name of Jesus Christ OF
Nazareth rise up and walk, and
Peter taking him by the hand lifted
him up, and Immediately strength
came into his ankle bones and he
began leaping and walking and
praising God, and entered the temple
with the two preachers. When the
news of his healing was noised about
the multitude gathered until at
least 250O0 had gathered to hear
these preachers"
From the bible story the evangelist
made many practical applications for
a real revival in Douglas. He said
that he expected a great revival to
break out here as in other places
where he has held successful cam
paigns before coming to Douglas. He
urged the church people to pray and
work as never before that Cad may
come to bless.
Evangelist Wipsett is of the un-
usual type of evangelists. He is dis
tinctly western, having come into the
city with his COW boy boots and hat
on. He was reared in the Devils
river and Del Rio section of west
Texas, and many of his real lie
experiences enter into his messages,
fun of life and vim. His pulpit ut
terances are filled with an earnest
ness that his audiences appreciate.
His pulpit mannerisms are unique
and attractive deductions OF scrip
tural interpretations are vital and
up to the minute in the list of present
world conditions.
The services are being held at
1000 a. m. and 7:3O p. m.
DR.. McCann, pastor at Roswell, N.
M, said of the Winsett campaign
in that city that it was revolution
ary, and that the results Of the cam
paign there is still in effect.
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Pioneer and Be1go oil companies one
million dollars for such claims ana
.xtken said $341,751 actually had been
paid to date. The Midwest not only
owned the Pioneer company, but also
! the wyoming Oil company, which, IN
turn, held the controlling interest IN
! the .Belgo company, Aitken said.
/ A further close community of in
terest between the Standard Oil Of
Indiana and the Sinclair interest was
| shown the testimony being that the
Standard held half interest IN the
Sinclair Consolidated Oil company,
which had large interest in the
mammoth Oil company, another SIN
clair corporation, and also owned a
half interest in the pipe line which
was constructed from Teapot Dome TO
the Missouri river, a distance OF l,Ooo
! miles