Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-07
REVIVAL SERVICE IS BEGUN
Trinity, First and HsnsoOm Park Methodist
Churches Hold Meetings
UNITE IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE SOULS
Rev. J. Randolph smith Pleads for
O1d-FashiOned RevivaIIsm and
REV. r. L. BoveIand Asks
Personal Effort.

81 want to see come old-fashioned re-
vivalism." said Rev. J. Randolph Smith
Of Trinity Methodist church at the First
Methodist church Sunday evening, when the
series OF union revival services arranged
by the First, Trinity and Hanscom Park
Methodist churches opened with salts
factory attendance from the three congre-
cations
'Radicalsm is conservatism in earn
est,'" he quoted, and then proceeded to
show how necessary radical work and
emotion are to the accomplishment Of
anything big. He drove home the thought
ito talk religion without emotion, you
have an icicle," and he urged radical, emo
tional, revivalistic aid on the part of all
in the meetings just begun.
Mr.. Smith asked that every Christian put
forth every effort to at all times harp
upon the FIVE burning fundamentals, the
recognition of the presence of a personal
God, the reality and nature Of SIM the sense
of the necessity OF renouncing sin, the
sense that God can save from sin and the
recognition of the personal Savior.
What is the definition Of sin?" he asked.
'The best definition for sin of which !
know Is the one given by the conscience.
When Il says there is something wrong,
have done something against His will,
then 1 learn what sin is" He made q
strong plea to lukewarm Christians and
church members to get out and work in
the campaign.
The meeting was opened with an address
by Rev. C. c. Cissell of the Hanscom Par,
church. his topic being along the line of CO.
operation in "the Kings business" as he
termed IL. He expressed his great gratih-
cation that at last one of his pet dreams
Is about to be neutrality-suspicious. among
the churches Of the city in revival work
He asked the personal labor and prayer
OF all in aid of the project
He was followed by Rev. F. L. Love
land, pastor Of the First Methodist church
who closed the meeting with a talk full
OF emotion, and one of exhortation to rouse
the members OF the churches to a strictel
accounting of themselves. He also made
a strong appeal for the personal assistance
of Christians. you women cannot ridt
down the street in carriage with a poodle
under your arm and make your love To-
that do for the love for that which yol
ought TO have; you can't ride down int
the slums of Omaha and drop a piece o
angel cake into the home Of some poo
family and think that is all that is re
quired of you"
The young people were also urged t,
work and get strangers to attend the meet
ings. They were told to watch for younl
men around in boarding houses with n
friends.
Monday evening will be the real begin
ming of the revival. DIR. Daniel McQurl
pastor of the Grand Avenue church a
Kansas City, will arrive in Omaha In tn
morning and will lead the evening serv
ices Meetings will be held at 7:30 ocIocl
every evening for eleven more nights a
the First Methodist church, and then 70
twelve nights at each of the other tw
churches in the arrangement After eac
service a parlor meeting will be held, whe
matters OF more intimate and vital natur
will be discussed