Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1918 — REVIVAL AWAKENS MOROCCO [ARTICLE]

REVIVAL AWAKENS MOROCCO

Efforts of Baptist Pastor Crowned With Success. Rev. J. B. Little, pastor of the First Baptist church of Morocco, has just closed a very successful revival. Just how or when the rovi'val spirit was awakened seems at douibt, hut a casual conversation in a barber shop Is credited with having been the real cause of the spiritual awakening. Concerning this unusual revival the Baptist Obesrver, published at Seymour, Indiana, speaks as follows: Rev. J. B. Little had a good house, and did faithful work; but somehow things moved slowly. Just how the revival broke out has not been ascertained. Rumor is that it started in a casual conversation among some men in a barber shop. The meetings themselves opened up in a restaurant. “The spiritual wave first started,” writes one of the members, “in a restaurant of the town, for men only, lasting five weeks, then changing to the church, in all seven weeks of continuous effort by our pastor, Rev. J. B. Little. About sixty people took a stand for Christ. In the two weeks’ effort in the church twenty-three so far of these have united in baptism' and letter or on their experience. Singing Evangelist J. P. Garmonk of Des Moines, lowa, assisted the past month. He has had many years’ experience, having sung his way around the world.” Of course in connection with such a revival, people are taking a great ■deal of stock in a certain Rev. J. B. Little. He may be called to a Chaplaincy In the army. “Should he be called, he will be greatly missed on account of his popularity in the vicinity,” runs the not 6 of a correspondent. All departments of the church’s woTk are responding to the stimulus of the revival; and a member regards it as “one of the best meetings ever held in our church.”