The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-03
OPEN AIR SERVICE
At 10TH AND MAIN
DR.. Elliott and His Singer Will
Have Short Exercises
There Tonight.
THE REVIVAL is POPULAR.
LARGEST EVENING CONGREGA-
TON SINCE MEETING OPENED
WAS AT FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH LAST NIGHT.

The largest congregation that has
yet greeted Dr. Elliott, and his singer
Mr. Rykert, was present at the meet
ing at the First Baptist church last
night, and the devotional services
were probably the best that have as
yet been held. The interest was in
tense and when DR.. Elliott extended
an invitation to all those who desired
the prayers of their fellows, to come
to the fr<> of the church, over half
of the congregation did so.
The singing of Mr.. Rykert was one
of the features of last nights meeting.
His rendition of Il Love Him" to the
air of "Old Black Joe" was especially
touching and more than one person
in the audience was swayed by it's
beautiful appeal.
Dr. Elliott took for his text last
night the 81 verse of the chapter of
John, Him that cometh to me / will
in no wise cast out and throughout
his discourse, DR.. Elliott dweNed up
on the fact that men should accept
Jesus, because He by all his words,
and deeds showed that by accepting
Him they accepted God. He stated
that many people were in perplexity
over the contents of the verse where
Jesus is reported to have said call
that the father giveth me shall come
to me-" Here DR.. Elliott stated that
Sturgeon, the em>ent evangelist,
maintained that Jesus by that state
ment was simply letting us into the
secret of all things, and that all men
in, 10 "a from tho
beginning and SO Jesus added Him
that cometh" or literally is coming,
no matter how, Il will in no wise
cast him out"
He continued to say that every
word and act of Christ's life con-
firmed this fact, God sent not his
son into the world not to condemn
the world but that through him the
world might be saved
Dr. Elliott showed that the mere
coming to God did not mean a bodily
act, one which many people are in
the habit of conceiving is correct
and right. This manner of coming
and giving yourself to the Lord is not
coming at all. 1t means that men
should give themselves to God, by
SlNlQS up tUelT SlUS anu COLnluS 10
Him for forgiveness and power.
In closing his address DR.. Elliott
illustrated his remarks by actual ex-
periences where he had known men
to cast off their sins and accept Jesus
in truth. An especially touching IL
1ustration was of man whom DR.. FL
lott knew personally in Minneapolis,
and who threw off the heavy burdens
of his sins. and of the joy and rest
he found, after he had been living in
darkness for more than ten years.
The meeting closed with solo by
Mr. Rykert it being Here Him
and the benedietIon by DR..
Elliott
The union open air meeting which
will be held at the corner of Tenth
and Main streets tonight will be the
first meeting conducted on the streets
by the churches of the city. outside
the Salvation Army. in many years.
and will therefore be of unusual in
terest. DR.. Elliott will make a short
and lar. Rykert will sing,
while a short devotional service will
be held. After the meeting on the
street the audience will adjourn to
the First Baptist church where
short service will be held.