Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!

Sign up free
Page thumbnail for Atlanta Daily World
Story April 20, 1937

Atlanta Daily World

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

What is this article about?

Dr. F. W. Williams, pastor from Memphis, launches a two-week evangelistic revival at Greater Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Atlanta with a full crowd. Introduced by Dr. Wm. G. Bivens, Williams urges spiritual labor and saving souls, likening God's kingdom to hiring laborers.

Clipping

OCR Quality

88% Good

Full Text

MEMPHIS DIVINE HEADS REVIVAL

With a capacity crowd in attendance Dr. F. W. Williams, pastor of Central and Olivet Baptist churches, Memphis Tenn. began a two-week evangelistic campaign at Greater Mt. Vernon Baptist church.

Dr. Wm. G. Bivens minister Monday night.

Dr. Bivens said this was going to be a week of spiritual renovation as he presented the invading Memphis divine, pointing out that Atlanta is blessed with one of America's greatest and a representative group is expected to hear him nightly.

Rev. Williams declared that before there can be a church somebody must die; that if we expect to get credit for our labor we must come into the church that God wants us to save wicked men and women, that the Kingdom of God is like a man who got up early in the morning looking for laborers, urging his hearers to go into the vineyard and labor.

What sub-type of article is it?

Historical Event

What themes does it cover?

Moral Virtue Providence Divine

What keywords are associated?

Revival Campaign Evangelistic Meeting Spiritual Renovation Baptist Church Memphis Pastor Atlanta Event

What entities or persons were involved?

Dr. F. W. Williams Dr. Wm. G. Bivens

Where did it happen?

Greater Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Atlanta

Story Details

Key Persons

Dr. F. W. Williams Dr. Wm. G. Bivens

Location

Greater Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Atlanta

Event Date

Began Monday Night

Story Details

Dr. F. W. Williams starts a two-week evangelistic campaign at Greater Mt. Vernon Baptist church with a capacity crowd, introduced by Dr. Wm. G. Bivens who calls it a week of spiritual renovation. Williams preaches that church requires sacrifice, aims to save the wicked, and compares God's kingdom to a landowner seeking laborers, urging the audience to work in the vineyard.

Are you sure?