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■ /"T* tj m ' _ ' —J s" " '— wL If ILJ!rilM d Ifessr - IN TUfc- — * r IN THFSfAT£> VOLUME ONE. NO. SIXTEEN. A 'Rebielv of the Torrey-Alexander hxebibal in Atlanta By GEORGE T. B. DAVIS y OR four weeks Torrey and Alexander have conducted a revival campaign in Atlanta which has stirred the city to its centre. Many hundreds of converts have been recorded, and thousands of Christians have been fired with passion for soul-winning that they never knew before. Revival fires burn so brightly I that men and women have been convert ed, not only at the revival meetings in the large Skating Rink in the heart of the city, accommodat ing 4,400 people, bnt they have been converted on the street corners, and in the stores and office build ings. The meetings were held under the auspices of the Business Men’s Gospel Union, an organization composed of the most prominent business men of the city, and headed by Ex-Governor W. J. Northen, one of the most distinguished statesmen in the South. Special Features of the Revival. Some of the most dis tinguishing features of the revival were the conver sion of leading men; the complete transformation of many drunkards; the payment of old debts and return of stolen money by the converts and by pro fessing Christians; and the giving up by large numbers of church mem bers of such worldly amusements as card-play ing, dancing and theatre going. Hundreds were led to make a full surrender of their lives to God, and to ask for a definite baptism with the Holy Spirit. Before the campaign ended the city was honeycombed with personal workers and cottage prayer circles. Dr. Torrey’s Conversion. No one can estimate the effect of these actions on the part of Christians, for Dr. Torrey told one afternoon how his own life had been completely transformed by making a full surrender, saying: “Years ago, after a great conflict, I was led to the place where I surrendered my will absolutely to 4Wm' '' • . "J'' *!£ 2 "F, Hww *. flfr I ■‘l22. 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Are you?” The Agony of Sin. A deep conviction has been a noticeably marked characteristic of the revival. One day a young man who was so convicted of sin that he was in agony of mind and body, went to Drr. Torrey to find re lief. The evangelist told the incident in a recent sermon, saying: “Last night, when I got back to the Majestic Hotel after the meeting a young fellow was sitting out on the portico. He sprang up as I went in and said, ‘Are you Dr. Torrey?’ I said, ‘I am.’ ‘I want to see you in your room.’ We went up into my room. He belonged to one of your best families. He was in awful distress. He said, ‘Excuse me,’ and took off his coat and cuffs. He said, ‘My sis ters have been praying for me, trying to get me to gelists have been, person al work has been one of the distinguishing features of the campaign. As a single example of the soul-winning work over the city, Mr. Alexander told last night of how a dentist was led to Christ on his knees in his own parlor. lie said: “I went to have my teeth fixed a little this af ternoon, and as soon as I got through I put mv arms around the dentist, and I said, “You’re a good dentist; won’t you come to Christ?” He said, 1 1 have been wanting somebody to come here and speak to me ever since these meetings began.’ They are hungry all over town. A friend and T TWO DOLL AES A YEAK. FIVE CENTS A COPY. the meetings, but I would not go. Then they got me to come and take them home from the meetings, and finally, on Sunday night, they got me to go to the Men’s Meeting. Your sermon burned into my soul. L was there Monday night, last night, and again tonight, and heard your sermons on Hell, ami they have filled me with wretchedness. Oh!’ he said, ‘is there any salvation for me?’ and he told me the story of his bondage and ruin. ‘Come down to the telephone,’ he said, ‘and telephone my mother to pray for me; tell her that I am here with you.’ I want you to pray for that young mai>',” concluded Dr. Torrey. When the invitation was given at the close of the sermon, among those who stood up and came to the front was the young man of whom Dr. Torrey had spoken earlier in the evening. Here in Atlanta, as ev erywhere else the evan-