Cressey's War Upon the Devil

New York, 1895

The religious war which is being waged in Babylon is still on, and, according to the statements of Evangelist Cressey and his associates, who are leading the crusade against the devil, it has not reached its height yet. Another open-air meeting was held Tuesday morning, and the attendance was larger than at any previous meeting. The number of converts made, it is claimed, shows a gradual awakening among backsliders, and those who have been scoffers at religion are silent. Evangelist Cressey says that before he leaves the town he will visit the home of every family in Babylon and hold a special prayer meeting at each home. If an entrance to any of the houses is refused, as a number of people have declared it will be, he says he will kneel outside on the cold ground and offer up a prayer for the inmates' conversion.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 22, 1895, p. 1.

Broke Up The Revival

New York, 1895

Trouble Between Evangelist Nickerson and Harry W. Paine.

Evangelist Nickerson has been turned down by the Baptist church of Patchogue. The leader, Harry W. Paine, gave forth the edict. Mr. Paine, who assumed the leadership of the church, and at whose home Mr. Nickerson has been stopping since November last, upon returning from the meeting of Sunday night upbraided Mr. Nickerson and charged him with being the instigator of the row that night. Mr. Nickerson denied the charge and said that it was the talking of Mrs. Evans, wife of the former pastor, who is antagonistic to Mr. Nickerson and his followers, and Mrs. Isaac Stagg, which provoked the disturbance. Mr. Paine finished by saying emphatically that Mr. Nickerson could no longer use the Baptist church for his revival meetings. No meetings have been held at the Baptist church since.

When Nickerson heard of the action of the church he applied to Jesse C. Mills, of the opera house, and asked to hire the hall for a Sunday night service. Mr. Mills informed him that he would have to ask the managing board if they would hire the hall for a Sunday night service, concluding his remarks by saying that as four of the board were Methodists, and two Congregationalists, it would be of no use to ask for their permission.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 1, 1895, p. 12.

Baymen Embrace Religion

New York, 1895

Prayer Meetings on Oyster Boats and in Sail Lofts.

A religious wave is sweeping Patchogue from centre to circumference. The saloon trade has fallen off over half in a week, and prayer meetings are being held in oyster packing houses, shipping houses, sail lofts, ship yards and aboard oyster boats. On Friday night forty sinners fell upon their knees before the altar of the Methodist church and proclaimed their conversion. Saturday night a big revival meeting was held in what was formerly the toughest barroom in the place. Until two weeks ago Edward McNulty was breaking the law continually, but the Rev. Mr. Ferguson brought about his conversion, and McNulty removed all his liquors and fixtures on Saturday night, the minister helping in the moving.

Meetings were held in the big sail loft of George H. Miller several times last week, as well as in other lofts and oyster houses, and big bronzed bay men fell upon their knees and begged forgiveness for past transgressions.

The Gordon family, which is a large one, has been converted from the grandmother down to the youngest child.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 1, 1895, p. 2.

Baymen Being Converted

New York, 1895

A Great Religious Revival at East Rockaway.

A great spiritual revival has taken place at East Rockaway and at Ocean Side. Seven months ago George M. Davison conceived the idea of building a chapel for the use of those not connected with the church in the vicinity. Mr. Davison built his chapel and opened it with Evangelistic services. The baymen and other inhabitants of the necks adjoining began to come in. Ere long, under the influence of Miss Cora Gregg and other evangelists, they made professions of conversion and now at the alternate nightly services the building is packed. The interest is extending to adjoining villages and many visitors attend the services. The workers are branching out, and through the Long Island railroad company have secured the use of the Long Beach railroad station and are holding meetings there also.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Jan. 11, 1895, p. 4.

Among The Churches

New York, 1895

Doings of the Various Religious Bodies Throughout the Island.

A new communion set has been presented to the Good Ground M. E. church by a summer resident of the place.

The fair held in Cutter's Hall at Little Neck for the benefit of the parish house fund of Zion church netted $238.

The Epworth Methodist church of Whitestone has been presented with a set of silver plates for collection purposes.

The Bellmore M. E. Church is experiencing a sweeping revival through evangelistic services held by John Norberry. It is said such an awakening has not been seen for years.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, N.Y., Jan. 18, 1895, unknown page number.

Tent Meetings

Ohio, 1901

A Nice Audience, Excellent Song Service and the Story of the Prodigal Son.

Last evening was clear and beautiful and fine, just right for a good meeting at the big tent. And nobody was disappointed. On the platform besides the welcome group of singers, were Revs. Herron and Dennison of Troy, and Revs. Black, Weddell, and Mann of Piqua. With Judd Palmer at the organ and Prof. Weeden to direct the singing and to sing "Calvary" as a solo, the singing was most impressive. Then followed the discourse of the evening by Rev. [J. W.] VanDeVenter, of which we can only give the merest outline.

He began his address with the story of the conversion and the ministry of Harry Moorehouse whose favorite theme was the "Wonderful love of God," and whose favorite text was Jno. 3:16. He said in brief:

"I do not wish to use the text often chosen by Harry Moorehouse but I wish to speak upon the same subject — The Love of God.

"There is a story told by Jesus of Nazareth, in the l5th chapter of Luke, which tells of the wonderful love of the Father, for a poor lost soul, that I want to use as a basis of my remarks. Had Jesus lived in America, and at this time, He probably would have laid the plot of his story here and selected his characters from our midst and I beg that privilege."

The speaker then proceeded to describe a country home with all of its charms, the home of two boys, one of whom, dissatisfied with the dull routine of farm life, asked the father for his portion of the property which finally was given him, and with the same he went out into the world to seek his fortune. He was conceited, stubborn and self-willed and would not listen to the advice of a kind, loving father and went away to the great city of Chicago, to pass through the college of experience.

He described his downward course as he went, step by step, to ruin. In three years he had wasted his substance in riotous living, "comes to himself" and finds that he is without friends, money or character, in short only a tramp. He decides to return to the old home.

The speaker then described the wonderful love of the old father, the anxious waiting, the many prayers offered and the final return of the lost son and his restoration to the old home circle.

In conclusion he told some touching stories which were listened to with deep interest by the audience.

A number asked for prayers and anxious ones were conversed with and led out to freely talk of their desire and determination to lead new lives.

This evening there will be a lecture on the Passion Play, with stereopticon views, the same as are seen at Oberammergau.

—The Piqua Daily Call, Piqua, Ohio, June 4, 1901, p. 5.

Why Be A Christian?

1900

The Well-Known Business Men's Evangelist Answers This Query of The Ram's Horn

By William Phillips Hall

I answer, first, because God commands me to be a Christian. For He "now commandeth all men everywhere to repent." Acts 17:30. To be a Christian means to be obedient to God. To be obedient to God means to do right. If I do right, by becoming a Christian, I am right. For as Faber beautifully writes:

"Right is right, since God is God,
And right the day must win:
To doubt would be disloyalty,
To falter would be sin."

If I am not a Christian, if I fail to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, I am wrong. For "to him that knoweth to do good (or right) and doeth it not, to him it is sin." James 4:17. I am, therefore, a Christian because, it would be wrong for me to be anything but a Christian. As obedience to God's laws in nature is necessary to insure His blessings in the natural world, likewise obedience to His moral law is necessary to insure His blessings in the moral and spiritual world. Positive and continued disobedience to God's laws in the natural world results in natural death. Positive and continued disobedience to His moral and spiritual laws results in moral and spiritual death. All those who are not Christians — all those who have failed to "believe on the name of the Son of God," — are "dead in trespasses and sins." For "he that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him." John 3:36.

My second answer to the question, "Why be a Christian?" is, because I can become spiritually alive, — "alive unto God," — only by becoming a Christian; and that by being "born again." For "except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:3. And "Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." John 3:6. Becoming a Christian is being born again. When my darling baby boy lay dead in his little coffin; when I looked for the last time on earth down upon that baby form, those golden curls, those wee waxen hands, that sweet infant face upon which the lines of sin never had been traced, and, thank God, never would be, I would have given a prince's ransom to have opened once more, in life, those lovely blue eyes, then closed in their last long sleep; I would have gladly given all the property I then possessed on earth, and mortgaged all that I might possess in the future, to have unsealed once more in life those sweet little lips then sealed in death, — but I did not possess the price that would purchase such a priceless boon. But, after all, I had the blessed consciousness of the fact that as that darling babe was one of God's own, an infant Christian, — "for of such is the kingdom of heaven," — I should be privileged to press that loved boy again to my heart in life, in the better, heavenly country above, because God's dear Son had already paid his ransom from death and the grave, as He also did for every one, — and the price was His own precious blood. So with Charlotte Elliott I sing:

"Just as I am without one plea
but that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bid'st me come to Thee,
0 Lamb of God, I come, I come!"

My third answer to your question, "Why be a Christian?" is, that I may be saved from my sins. For "thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins." Matt. 1:21. If I become one of His people, He has promised to save me from my sins; and in meeting the condition I find, from personal experience, that the promise is made good. No sinner lives so low in sin but that the Savior will save him if he will become a Christian. While holding an evangelistic service last spring in one of our eastern towns, I spoke on the text, "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper, but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy." Prov. 28:30. I illustrated, as best I could, the awful truth of the first part of the text, and then told how God, for Christ's sake, would have mercy on the sinner who forsook his sins and accepted Christ as his Savior. Eleven men then publicly announced their intention of forsaking sin and accepting Christ as their personal Savior.

After the service was dismissed, the leading man of the town, a man whose name is familiar in almost every household in the land, came to me and said: "I know you will be delighted to learn that one of those eleven men who accepted Christ this afternoon was the wickedest man in our town. He not only sold liquor, but committed other crimes of equal magnitude against society. He has just come home after serving a term in states prison, and today gives himself to God." Another friend said: "That man, when he was sentenced to states prison, vowed that when he gat out again he would shoot the man upon whose complaint he was tried and sentenced. When he entered the church this afternoon the man whom he had threatened to kill ushered him to a seat." Several months passed by, then, at the Northfield Christian Workers' Conference, a man of fine appearance held out his hand and said: "I am very glad to see you, Mr. Hall." I did not recognize him at first, he was so changed for the better; but a word from a friend revealed the fact that I held by the hand he who had been "the wickedest man in B — ," but who was now, by the grace of God, a Christian gentleman, a prince of heaven, a son of God!

"He breaks the power of canceled sin,
He sets the prisoner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean;
His blood avails for me."

My fourth, and last, answer to the question, "Why be a Christian?" is, because it pays. My father told me, when I was a little fellow, that he had become a Christian while listening to a sermon on the text, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these (necessary) things shall be added unto you." Matt. 6:33. I remember the narration of this fact very deeply impressed me as a boy, and as the years went by I learned by personal experience the truth of the text. The best paying investment any man can ever make is the investment of himself in Christ.

Several years ago, while conducting an evangelistic campaign in the city of Boston, I preached on the text that had led my father to Christ. I told my hearers that the promise of the Master was as good then as when it was originally given. One of those who listened was a young man who had apparently done his utmost to secure employment, but without success. Raised in a good home in the country, he had come down to the city expecting to better his condition in life, but failing to find employment, and falling in with sinful companions he soon fell into sinful ways, spent his last dollar, and then went shelterless and hungry, and that in the dead of winter. Like a drowning man grasping for a straw, he accepted Christ as his Savior, thus meeting God's condition for the fulfillment of His promise. He was immediately brought into contact with a man who furnished him employment, together with food and clothing for his pressing need, and returned the next day to tell us how God, for Christ's sake, had pardoned all his sins, and fully provided for his temporal necessities as well. Thus in becoming a Christian, I obey God, receive eternal life pardon of, and victory over, my sins, and have the glorious assurance that I have a home in heaven (as well as on earth) where I shall spend eternity with the loved ones to my heart so dear, and with the altogether lovely and incomparable Jesus, my Master and my God. Why should I be anything but a Christian?

—The Ram's Horn, Nov. 17, 1900, p. 10.

Conversion In Childhood

1900

The evangelist of the Free Churches of England, perhaps the greatest living evangelist of the world, Gipsy Smith, is a firm believer in the conversion of children. In an address made by him at a noon prayer meeting in London, and reported in The Christian, he pointed out that many Christian workers testify to having found salvation in the days of youth.

Mr. Smith went on to say that we need a deeper realization of the importance of evangelistic work among the young. We can scarcely begin too early, but we can easily postpone dealing with the question until it is too late, and the child has become a worldling. The late Mrs. Booth once said, "I believe it is possible to be ten minutes ahead of the devil." Save an adult and you save a unit; save a child and you save a multiplication table.

Mr. Smith told of an evangelistic mission in the North of England, at the conclusion of which a critical member grumbled about the only visible fruit being "only a boy." Yet that lad-convert is known today as Rev. Thomas Cook, the esteemed Wesleyan evangelist. At another mission a similar incident occurred, and the people said, "It's only a gipsy boy." That "gipsy boy" is now known as Gipsy Smith.

Mr. Smith added a story — told with a human interest and pathetic touch that moved many to tears — of his own little son. The lad was convicted of his need of Christ under his father's preaching in a meeting at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Many pressed forward to seek the Saviour. The boy stood for a time anxious and weeping, but timid, "the tears running down his face like bubbles in a mountain spring;" but ultimately he walked down the aisle, and entered the inquiry room. Nothing was said until the next morning, when, before daylight had broken, the little fellow crept into his father's room, taking with him a Bible which was a parental birthday gift. He had written, on the title-page, below the name: "Converted July 17, and the Lord added to the Church."

Concluding his appeal, Mr. Smith said that "Christ put heaven's richest diadem on the cradle of every homestead in the land when he said of the little ones, 'of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.' "

—The Ram's Horn, Nov. 17, 1900, p. 20.

"Hell," Evangelist's Subject

Wisconsin, 1918

Rev. Robert Moyer, evangelist, will speak at Bethel Baptist church tomorrow night on the subject, "Hell." The sermon last night was on "The Second Coming of Christ."

—Eau Claire Leader, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Jan. 26, 1918, p. 8.

How a Business Man Was Saved

1902

An incident is related which occurred during Mr. Finney's meetings in New York City and which well illustrates the value of a little tact in the great struggle for souls. The big cutlery firm of Sheffield, England, had a branch house in New York. The manager was a partner of the firm, and very worldly. One of his clerks, who had been converted in the meetings, invited his employer to attend. One evening he was there, and sat just across the aisle from Mr. Arthur Tappan. He appeared affected during the sermon, and Mr. Tappan kept his eye on him. After the dismissal, Mr. Tappan stepped quickly across the aisle, introduced himself, and invited him to stay to the after-service. The gentleman tried to excuse himself and get away, but Mr. Tappan caught hold of the button on his coat and said, "Now, do stay; I know you will enjoy it;" and he was so kind and gentlemanly that the cutlery man could not well refuse. He stayed, and was converted. Afterwards he said, "An ounce of weight upon my coat-button saved my soul."

Great Crowd Hears Sermon on Retribution

California, 1907

Powerful Discourse in Mammoth Tent

Probably 2000 people attended the meeting at the big tent at Twelfth and Harrison streets last evening. Dr. Bulgin has demonstrated since coming to Oakland that he is glad to take up and discuss frankly the questions that are puzzling thinking men. His topic last evening was "Hell." The speaker based his argument on the authority of the Bible, and on that authority declared that there is a hell, which is as real as is heaven, and that it is just as essential to the great plan of God as is heaven.

The text of the sermon was "Judas by transgression fell that he might go to his own place."

"The Bible teaches that there is a hell as much as there is a heaven. If there is no hell, there is no heaven. If there is no eternal punishment, there is no eternal happiness.

"The God we worship is not a man-created being. He is the great law. What is God? A spirit, infinite, eternal and unchanging, a being of wisdom, power, holiness, justice, truth. Rob Him of these attributes and you have no God.

"The holiness of God demands a hell. We are not holy. If we refuse to become so, then we must take our place with those who are not holy.

"I believe in hell because I believe in God's word. The background of God's love is His justice. God doesn't damn you to hell; you damn yourself. He has chosen that you go to heaven.

Sinners Prefer Hell

"Hell is the sinner's own place by preference. No man deliberately chooses hell, but he shows his preference for it by not choosing the alternative. Every man in Oakland has Jesus Christ on his hands, and the question is 'What will you do with Him?' Not to choose Jesus is to choose hell.

"Hell is the sinner's own place by the eternal fitness of things; men enter the places they are fitted for. The pure and the impure cannot live together in harmony. How can holiness and unholiness live together in heaven? What kind of a place is heaven if there is no hell?

"Hell is the sinner's own place by wages. It is the wages of a sinful life, and he ought to have it. To get hell you must earn it in the slavery of sin." Here Dr. Bulgin pointed out to the young people the awful cost of a sinful life.

When Dr Bulgin has argued that hell is the sinner's place by birthright, he pointed out that God's word says explicitly that a man may be born again and thus stay out of hell.

Tomorrow afternoon Dr. Bulgin will address men only and in the evening will preach on "Sociology."

—Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, June 1, 1907, p. 13.

Friends Church: "You Need Baptism of The Holy Ghost"

Ohio, 1916

Increased Attendance at Friends Church Revival

Large crowds attended the revival services at the Friends Church, Sunday. Last night it was necessary to throw open the Sunday School room. Seven persons presented their names for membership.

In his sermon in the morning the pastor spoke on the need of "Divine Equipment for Service." In part he said: God not only wants to save men from sin, but prepare them for service. It is not enough to have your sin pardoned, but you need the baptism of the Holy Ghost to give you power to do. This is the crying need of the church to-day. In the days of Finney, Edwards and the Wesleys it is claimed less than fifteen per cent of the converts backslid. In our day less than this number stand and all because we do not preach a full gospel.

In the evening his subject was "God's Estimate of the Value of a Soul." He said that no soul has ever gone so low but what Jesus goes beneath that one to lift him up. It is an abomination in the sight of Heaven for church people to talk about trash. All men are human beings, and have a soul and the soul of a poor harlot or drunkard is as precious in the eyes of Jesus Christ as that of the President or a King. When you hear a person talk about trash you may rest assured that that person is dirtier than the "trash" they talk about. The mission of Jesus is to put all men on an equality. Blind Bartimaeus had to be lifted up, while the self-righteous Zacchaeus had to come down, and the two met on the same platform.

Meetings to night at 7:30. Special prayer and inquiry meeting at 6:30. Special music at every service.


Resignation

Rev. Hugh Willard Hanna tendered his resignation as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Kenton, "for the sake of peace and harmony." His resignation caused general surprise as he was called to the pastorate in June, 1914, from Freeport, Pa.

—The Van Wert Daily Bulletin, Van Wert, Ohio, Feb. 21, 1916.

Among Sermons: "Hell and Where It Is"

Chicago area, Jan. 1908

At Sangamon St. M. E. church, 64th and Sangamon Sts., a revival is being held during January. Services are held every evening, bright singing, interesting subjects, The subject of the pastor's sermon next Sunday will be "Hell and Where It Is."

Rev. James W. Frid, the popular pastor of Thoburn M. E. church, is delivering a series of very interesting sermons during January on Sunday evenings. Two have been delivered. The one for next Sunday will be "Sky Pilot" or "Christ among the cowboys of the west."

Rev. R. A. White will preach next Sunday morning at the People's Liberal church on "The Ideal and Practical in Education" and in the evening will deliver his last illustrated lecture on "Athens."

The pastor of the Seventh Presbyterian church will preach next Sunday morning on "Samuel, the Jurist and Prophet" and in the evening on the question "Is there divinity in man?"

The revival meetings at the First Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene, 6417 Eggleston avenue, under the leadership of that remarkable preacher the Rev. "Bud" Robinson, are eminently successful. At the close of the first four days sixty-six persons had been at the altar of prayer seeking salvation. Sunday was a wonderful day despite the inclement weather. These meetings continue until January 26. Thursday of each week is devoted to prayer and fasting from 10:30 a. m. throughout the day. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday a Bible reading at 2:30. The citizens of Englewood should hear this great preacher unlike any other in the world.

Revival services are in progress at the Garfield Boulevard M. E. church, 55th and Emerald Ave. Over thirty persons have been at the altar thus far to accept Christ and lead better lives. Revival sermon next Sunday, 10:30 a. m., subject "A Mighty Force Among the Forces of God." 7:30 p. m., topic "The Need of Rome the Need of Chicago." Sunday school night this Friday evening. A large attendance expected.

—Suburbanite Economist, Chicago, Jan. 17, 1908.

S. L. Wingert Talks at Big Tent Meeting

Ohio, 1915

"A Sinless Life"

The tent meeting of the church of God, which is being held on St. John avenue and Center street, is still progressing with interest. Souls are being converted at every service. S. L. Wingert of New Hampshire, Ohio, delivered a sermon last night to an interested congregation, on the subject of "A Sinless Life." His message was in part as follows:

Text: 1 Cor. 15:34. "Awake to righteousness and sin not." In this text we are exhorted by the apostle to sin not. We meet a great many who say that they are Christians and yet commit more or less sin every day. This is the experience of all sinners, some days they commit more sin and some days less, but Christians do not sin. 1 John 3:9 says "Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin." John 8:34 tells us that "Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin." Also in Matt. 8:24, we find the word says, "No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will hold to the one and despise the other; ye cannot serve God and mammon." Paul says, Rom. 6:16, "Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death or obedience unto righteousness. But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin ye became the servants of righteousness." These texts clearly teach that if we are the servants of righteousness, we are free from sin, but if we are the servants of sin, we are not servants of God. 1 John 3:8. "If the son therefore shall make you free ye shall be free indeed." John 8:36.

It might be well to define sin. 1 John 3:4 says, "Sin is a transgression of the law." James 4:17, "To him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not to him it is sin." Webster says, "Sin is willful transgression of divine law." Temptations are not sins. Christ "was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin." But every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust (or desire) and enticed. Then when lust (or desire) hath conceived it bringeth forth sin." James 1:14-15.

The speaker concluded his discourse by explaining a number of texts which professed Christians use to excuse their sinning. If we make heaven our home we must be saved from all sin, in this life. John 8:21.

Andrew Haste of Bedford, Indiana, will deliver a message tonight on the subject, "Be sure your sin will find you out." Services for Sunday will be held as follows: Sunday school at 9:30 and preaching 10:30 a.m., and 2:30 p.m. and in the evening at 7:30. S. L. Wingert of New Hampshire, Ohio, will deliver an illustrated sermon Sunday evening on the subject of "Man in Time and Eternity." All are invited to come.

—The Lima Daily News, Lima, Ohio, Aug. 28, 1915, p. 5.

"The Walking Bible" Visits Nazarene Church

Illinois, 1910

Church of the Nazarene

Revival extraordinary at the First Church of the Nazarene. In connection with the general revival movement that is now sweeping the city, the First Church of the Nazarene, 6417 Eggleston avenue, Rev. C. E. Cornell, pastor, began a special series of evangelistic services Wednesday.

Rev. Bud Robinson of Texas, one of the most unique and successful evangelists in America, will preach each night except Saturday. This is Mr. Robinson's third visit to this church. On each of the former visits the church was packed to the doors and hundreds were seeking the Lord. Bud is called "The Walking Bible." He can now quote accurately seven or eight thousand passages of scripture. He is a man of deep spirituality, keen, logical, witty and knows how to bring things to pass.

The church has been praying for weeks that this revival will exceed anything in its history. There will be Bible readings Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons at 2:30. Thursday of each week will be devoted to fasting and prayer from 10:30 a.m. to four p.m. The public are cordially invited to hear this remarkable man.


Ashland Christian Revival

Evangelistic meetings will commence at the Ashland Christian church in the Masonic hall at 6319 Ashland avenue, and continue indefinitely. The distinguished evangelists, W. P. Brooks, Papps and Lewis, will be the speakers and no better team is known than they. Eloquent, earnest and elevating and they will doubtless draw big crowds at every service. Everyone is invited.

—Suburbanite Economist, Chicago, Oct. 28, 1910.

Pleads For World Evangelization at Students Meet

1914

Preacher Says It Must be Done in This Generation

Appeal From World

Kansas City, Jan. 2. — "The evangelization of the world must be accomplished in this generation," declared Rev. Dr. Robert E. Speer of New York in an address to the Student Volunteer convention. L. L. Kinsolving of South Brazil, bishop of the Episcopal church, emphasized the needs of Latin-America for more missionaries.

Previously 8,000 students and visitors listened to impassioned appeals from natives of China and Japan and from missionaries returned from India and South America for help in meeting what was characterized as the greatest opportunity Christianity ever has faced.

"A new era of world life," said Rev. Dr. Speer, "has broken upon us revealing the essential unity of the problems of personal salvation and national character and of racial relationships across the world. It is soon realized that for us the only world that there is is not the world of thousand-year-old trees or century old brutes, but of a single generation of men."

Dr. K. Kato of Japan, now of the University of Chicago, told of the progress of Japanese thought.

"The educated classes are dominating every department of Japanese life today," he said, "but among these upper classes atheism and agnosticism are growing."

J. H. Si of Yale university, a native of China, appealed to his hearers for help in the work of Christianizing China and for greater consideration of foreign students in North America.

Gospel Tent Ministries Going Strong — "A Waiting Savior"

Ada, Oklahoma, 1911

Gospel Tent on North School Ground

The congregation taxed the seating capacity last night at the tent on the North School ground where the pastor of the First Christian church is conducting a meeting.

The subject of the evening was "Throngers or Touchers," Mark 5:24-34. As long as men throng they are lost. Salvation is appropriated by the exercise of the sovereign will. "Whosoever will" rings all the way through God's word. All, every man, hardened in sin, the religionists, the moralists, must become touchers. The hardened sinner, Acts 16:25-31; the religionist, Acts 2:22-24; 32-38; the moral man, Acts 10:1-6; 11:14. All of these were pointed to the Christ as the source of salvation. The how to be saved is here set forth, faith, repentance, baptism.

The services will continue on each evening for the rest of the month at least. The subject for tonight will be "Who Could It Be but Jesus?"

Sunday at the Tent

There will be only one service at the tent on Sunday, the same being the evening service. The subject for this hour will be "A Closed Door and a Waiting Savior."


The Tent Meeting at 8th and Oak Avenue

Last night the subject was made very interesting. The "Fall of Babylon" (Spiritual Babylon) is not only interesting but immensely important. It was shown from scripture and plain admissions from leading men of various denominations that the churches are not what they used to be but are going back toward the mother church — Rome.

The eternal destiny of millions in Christendom depends on their attitude toward the "Fall of Babylon." If Rome is the "mother of harlots" who are the daughters? Are they not those who retain some of her false doctrines?

The subject tonight will be: "Spiritism." Sunday night: "The Two Covenants." Everybody should hear these.

We invite you.

—The Evening News, Ada, Oklahoma, July 15, 1911, p. 1.

Hundreds Converted at Shenandoah Revivals

Shenandoah, Iowa, 1908

Revivals at Shenandoah

Hundreds Converted by Evangelists in Page County

Shenandoah, Iowa, March 10 — Evangelist Hart and Singer Magan, who are here holding evangelistic meetings, are beginning to arouse much interest and definite results are following.

The big tabernacle has been erected here for them and all of the churches in the city except the Catholic are uniting in the meeting. They have been going for about two weeks and will continue until March 22.

The meetings yesterday were the most interesting that have yet been held. In the afternoon at 3 o'clock, for men only, about 1,400 men were present, and out of this number between 40 and 50 went forward for prayers. At the meeting Sunday night about 2,000 were present and about 70 went forward for prayers. It is reported that the conversions Sunday numbered about 100.

No services are being held in any of the churches and prayer meetings are being held in different parts of the city in the residences.

—The Daily Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 11, 1908, p. 2.

Mrs. Alice Durham, Evangelist – "How To Keep Saved"

Advertisements, 1921

"DARKNESS shall cover the earth and gross darkness the people." A darkness that can be felt. Jesus, the Christ, is the Way, the Truth and the Light. Come to the Light, 'tis shining for thee. Special service for mothers and sisters, December 16, 7:30. U. B. Church, Fourth and Lincoln. Mrs. Durham is Evangelist,

—Woodland Daily Democrat, Woodland, California, Dec. 16, 1921, p. 10.


TONIGHT at the U. B. Church, corner Fourth and Lincoln Sts., M. Alice Durham, the Evangelist, who, during the part weeks has been explaining to us the way of Salvation as taught in the Bible, will tell us "HOW TO KEEP SAVED." Wouldn't YOU like to know?

—Dec, 17, 1921, p. 4.

Man Carries Bible in One Hand, Steals Shoes with Other

1920

CARRIES BIBLE; STEALS SHOES.

Terre Haute — Leo Fairbanks held his Bible in one hand while he stole a pair of shoes with the other. Leo's doing a bit of Bible study in a quiet place now.

—The Grand Rapids Tribune, Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, March 13, 1920, p. 6.


CARRIED IT BUT DIDN'T READ IT.

TERRE HAUTE — Leo Fairbanks held his Bible in one hand while he stole a pair of shoes with the other. That's what he said in the cop court here. Leo's doing a bit of Bible study in a quiet place now.

—Bridgeport Telegram, Bridgeport, Connecticut, May 6, 1920, p. 24.



Church Needs to Keep Pace With Times

Methodists from Appleton, Neenah, Menasha and Kaukauna mobilized their forces here yesterday for a far-reaching campaign of evangelism.

In his address on "What I consider the Layman's place in the Evangelistic Movement," Prof. L. G. Schussman of Kaukauna laid bare the chief failures of the present day church.

In closing his address, Prof. Schussman stated that we cannot fool the world into changing its way of life. "They know too well," he continued, "that Christ has not yet learned to shimmy his way or to one-step along the pathway of life in His ministry of doing good. We need not hope to charm souls for the Master by the time or tune of syncopated jass. Nor are souls set up as prizes for prowess in penny-ante or rummy. The old landmarks stand to guide us. We cannot serve God and Mammon. The family altar, the closest sanctuary and the song of consecration with its never ending melody of love in daily service for the Master are the three places of strength of the layman in the great work before us."

—Appleton Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wisconsin, Feb. 9, 1920, p. 2.