Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-14
MANY ATTEND The REVIVAL
Opening KIsroiIeI Indicates Overflow
Meetings May Be Necessary.
CHURCH CROWDED BEYOND CAPACITY
Rev. james O'May breaches Opening
Sermon and VIII Have Charge
During the Remainder of
the Present Week.


The attendance last night at the opening
service Of the union revival meetings at
the First Presbyterian church is considered
by those in charge to indicate that possibly
overflow meetings will have to be held as
the revival progresses. Every seat was oc-
cupied. while many had to be content with
standing room. and II Is said that quite
number, failing to secure seats, went away.
Rev. James O'May, pastor Of Broadway
Methodist church, Is in charge Of the even
ing services for the week, and Rev. w. b.
Ciemmer. pastor Of the First Christian
church, will assume charge next week Rev.
o. o. Smith. D. D.. pastor Of the First
Congregational church, Is TO take charge
the third week. This Is as far as arrange
ments have been made.
Afternoon meetings. beginning at 2 O'Clock,
will be started Tuesday, and for the first
week will be in charge Of Rev. @. w Sny-
der. pastor OF st. Johns English Lutheran
church. The evening meetings will be held
daily except Saturdays. A meeting Of the
Pastors association will be held this morn
ing at the public library to discuss and ar
range details Of the revival services.
The meeting OF the young people Of the
! several churches participating in the re-
I
Lutheran church prior to the general meet
ing at the Presbyterian church, was largely
attended and proved a great success under
the leadership Of ]. w. Hoagland OF the
First Presbyterian church. There was some
excellent singing under the direction OF
Prof Carl F. Slough, and the young people
were evidently much interested in the meet
ing.
A pleasing feature OF the opening service
at the First Presbyterian church last even
| ing and what promises to continue so dur
ing the revival, was the singing OF Rev.
Mott Mitchell, the singing evangelist"
| from Coin. Ia Rev. Mitchell Is gifted with
splendid high tenor voice, which was
heard to advantage last evening In the solo,
NJ, cad Nc Gently Home" Rev. Mr.. Mitch
| ell is assisted by a chorus choir made up
from the cholrs Of the several churches
participating in the revival. It was found
last evening that the space allotted for the
choir was inadequate and an additional
platform will be erected today.
Opening Sermon of Series.
For the opening sermon last evening Rev.
James OMay took as his text, He Loved
U.s." saying, in part:
The preachers and churches who are en-
gagged in these meetings have but one OBJ
ject in view and that Is to present Jesus
Christ We will not engage in any extends 60
argument We will not endeavor to foist
any particular creed. We will not oppose
| or dispute any denominational ideas. We
will endeavor not to over plead or inde.
corousiy persuade. Before we claimed
tlemen and as such we desire to remain
| after these meetings are closed. These
meetings are not for the purpose OF, dis.
playing mental acropaucs, or personal &c
, clesiastical views. but simply to magnify
| the religion of the Man Of Galilee. When
John the Baptist was asked what he was
/ Or he
was only a voice. When Isaiah met the
Lord he hid himself in his humility. ]
movement should emulate these character:
in the elimination Of self from this move
In accordance with this idea of persona
elimination have chosen simple text. /
has little OF argument in II and yet 1t II
no mazes OF logic in It's lines and yet Il
Is the logical conclusion Of the entire Cos
pei. 1t Is a representation rather than &
rather than a debate. The words are 81,
loved us" In its entirety II reads, "tht
love with which He first loved US" but
prefer to use the last three words. HI
loved u.s.
Divine love finally will conquer thi,
love OF the human breast. Link Gods Low,
to mans love and the problem OF the hu
man race is solved.
omniPotent. The old nations rejected thu
love but 1t is winning in spite Of rejec
| ZION. Inc mOOeFn WOTiQ IL tTylnB 10 ITeeL
it away but an Iceberg might just as wei
try. to freeze a sunbeam. Gods love 1
resistlessly omnipotent and It will ulti
mately prevail. The old Jewish worlt
would not hear the prophets but God still
loved on. The chosen people went on agaii
and again into lustful fdolatry, but Go,
still loved on and on again. The earl!
churches quarreled until II seemed as |
God would be out OF patience but He love-
them just the same. This money mad ag
seems so Indifferent TO God that II wouli
seem that He would go on and make an
other world and give this over TO anothe
chaos OF destruction. but He don't, he love
IT, loves It with mighty fervor And listen
friends, that love Is going to win out.
| 1t was because OF this love these preach
ers and these churches are here workin
in this union effort. 1t is no play day al
, fair II Is serious and important II 1
, no plan for entertainment nor mutual ap
probation. II is for the sublimest OF pur
poses; to help men to meet their Christ
, For this we will toll and for this we vii
pray and God grant that with this we wi
go again to our several homes.
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