Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-10-20
SERVICE At THE COLISEUM
Fully Ten Thousand Communicates Gather
Under One Roof
:lGHTY DEAcoNs PASS WINE AND BREAD
Ten Ministers Of the Church Preside at
Communion Tables.
REV. 7. E. cRAMBLETT breaches SERMON
Scores ~ Local Pulpits Occupied
Morning and Evening by visiting
Ministers Of the Christian
Church.

Church.
II was the largest meeting under one roof
ever held by the Disciples OF Christ, and
It was the largest ever brought together in
one city with the exception OF the Jubilee
year celebration at Cincinnati in 1899. II
was also the largest number OF people
which ever partook Of Christian communion
in one body on the American continent.
This was the consensus OF opinion Of leaders
Of the Christian church yesterday afternoon
at the union communion service which was
held at the Coliseum, beginning at 2;SO
clock.
The people began to arrive at the build
ing at noon. Many towns In eastern Ne
braska and western Iowa sent special dele
cations for the day. The long service began
at 2 o'clock, and at 245 Rev. Harry @. Hiil
ordered the doors OF the building closed, as
every seat In the house was occupied and
people were standing In the aisles. 1t is
hard to tell the number present but pro-
visions were made for communion service
to 10000 people and the provisions we're not
| overabundant.
To serve this immense congregation re-
quired the attendance of eighty deacons OF
the church. At the communion tables
many ministers OF the church consecrated
the sacred elements which were to be
served to the people. These presiding min
listers were Leader Lane of South Omaha,
William P. Aylesworth of Bethany. A. C.
Corbin of Beaver City, F. L. Petit Of Den
yer. w. B. Harter Of Unadilla, J. r. Hester,
state evangelist Of Nebraska; J, Kennedy OF
Pawnee City, W. A. Baldwin. secretary Of
the Nebraska state board. and W. T. Hilton
Of Omaha.
The musical service had for its principal
feature Mrs. Princess Long Of California,
who made her appearance before an Omaha
audience for the first time. The choir
approximately 400 voices.
The lesson-the record Of the trial and
cruclfxion of Jesus as recorded by St.
Matthew--was read by e. l.. Powell Of Ken
lucky. The invocation was offered by w. T.
Moore of Columbia. Mo-, one of the Oldest
ministers in the church.
sermon by II. e. CrambIett.
The sermon was preached by T. p.
j lCramblett,-Rresident OF Bethany college, a
former ornAhd pastor. He said in part;
Commemorative services, both profane
and sacred; req h1ge nay % SoG6e PurpcSsa com com
Supper and Christian BAPTISM are before
are the great external evidences of our
faith; they are auxiliaries to faith, arguing
corroboratiye evidence TO all who will listen
pet9a Witnesses to the saerce R on ea1 calveSTy
and as long as they remain the hope OF
Cannot %e St ihs medse noM ST
on the lessons OF the service. 1t requires
personal preparation worship is the out
Rowing of the soul toward God.
God God demands true character In order to
the week determines the character Of our
worship on sunday The character of the
S5GG1Gptable S,S ST,orshper must ppproximate
who tells who shall abide in the presence OF
fhs Holy yyroD6st 1Ps Il Is s,a SsG tOd by the
Is essential to true worship.
The Lords supper speaks OF Joy and not
There is vein OF sadness in the historical
view of the supper. There was much in the
surrounding of the first supper TO Increase
the gloom. The evidences chosen by the
savior were evidences of sorrow--the broken
now tell OF pardon. We are In the sunlight
SavoE but awe Sn exalted se ssvoT opt ae cTscf s W
us today, 1t, is true. we remember. the
Lords death, but We remember It until He
: been secured We are Gods beloved chill
dren. We enter a Fathers house, sit down
> by His table and are given Fathers well
Jesus does not tell here of an aesthetic
Christ, a beautiful Christ nor a poetical
Christ 1t is true that our Savior is indeed
our life. We live In Him and lie Is every
y"iS wei as @ saivStion. ChTst Chr s Is ndeed oSS aS
SayiorIthe one who bore our punishment.
. With the eye or faith We may catch
must 1t be to be there7
J This Institution speaks of the love of God
as shown In Christ Jesus. The Christ who
; could not go TO Gethsemane alone now wants
you. Hear His intercessory prayer for you,
given you this supper. The heavenly love
: OF Christ will not be satisfied until every
redeemed one is gathered home.
t One Church Above.
One family. we dwell in Him-ons church
| Aa1a One Naga Gll i'm
part of the hosts have crossed the flood
and part are crossing now.
( and our hearts filled with new impulses fol
His glory. May we go out from here az
John went out from Patmos, carrying IN our
minds pictures OF the glory yet TO be. May
we be so filled with Gods spirit as 70 say
with Joseph, 1T is enough"
. Following the sermon, which held the
, large audience as one, came the communion
service. As Mr.. Hill took his position the
ten ministers marched from the women 6
, rest room to the communion tables spread
at the foot OF the stage. Following then
4 by brief space came the eighty-two dea-
cons. this line extending the full length OF
I, the auditorium.
Thanks for the loaf were rendered b.
John E. Brandt of st. Louis, Mo-, and for
: the cup by w. NJ. Baker Of Kentucky Aftei
these prayers of thanksgiving the deacons
. with cup and loaf. marched down the cen,
tral aisle, four stopping at intervals until
the last OF the marchers reached the ro
mote parts OF the hail. II was 3:35 whe1
the communion was begun and by l:O5 4
had come to an end. In spite Of the unpre
"A oedented numbers present the service wen
! through without a hitch OF any kind tn,
"A deacons having carried out the worl
strictly according to the plans laid dow
70 by II. @. HILL who had charge Of the work
At the conclusion OF the service a collec
:, tion was taken for the benefit OF the fun,
10 for ministerial relief, the only collection
taken during the convention.
0. PREACH IN MANY PULPlTS