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Show BOY TALES : TO SINNERS J Child Evangelist Enter- . tains Large Crowd at the Old Armory,;- ' , , T Lonnle Lawrence Dennis, the colored ' child evangelist, is attracting great crowds of. the people of bja own race , : to the old armory, where he haa opened ' a series of evangelistic meeting. Though he la only J years old; the child has a good flow of language, an ' array of: Biblical knowledge, and his 1 logic and syntax are the wonder of all ) . who have heard him. 1 . The armory waa crowded last night i with those who had come through eplr-, j itual interest on . through curifsitvtj hear the child. If these people t vtt , ' deeply impressed with the arguments, t .' 1 they could not have failed to be inter- - ested in the child's delivery. While there is much that is. childish in the little preacher's discourse, there Is also much that strangely suggests t the man of mature years. i Hia gestures are easy and' natural. ) and add much to the attractiveness of 4 hla discourse. . The line of talk last night waa a J r description 6f the treatment accorded - 5 ! Christ, which culminated In the cruel- r j fixion. Christ keeps hia promises, while - ', the devil doe not. Christ promises to ' i ' come again,' and he will come .Preparation .Prepa-ration cnust be made to meet him. "Aa . c ye sow, ao shall ye reap." - An appeal waa then made to those . present to achieve a victory over sin.' There) is.no tomorrow, and today only existe for man. After prayer, the young evangelist -! made an appeal for money, saying that i it was necessary to pay for everything J be got and! he needed money to do it ! with. The Dennis meetings will con- . ' tinue through the week at the old ax- ! mory on West Temple street. j |