Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-07
Glorious Close Of
gospel Campaign
From Mondays Evening Herald
New Converts:
Previously reported ...-......... 2so
Saturday evening and Sunday 49,. s5
Total ..........G... ........ 345

Saturday evening and Sunday . s5
Total ..........A.., ...... 345
Durango has undergone a genuine
religious awakening, the greatest in
the history of the city or This entire
southwest section When Mr. Lowry
came 10 Durango II was said he would
not be able TO convince a corporal's
guard that the religious life was the
right one, and 100 WAS placed as the
top notch, but Mr. Lowry added 345
to the list serving the Lord II is
safe to say that a great majority of
this number were believers but 10th
TO give up the ways of the world and
follow I'm His Footsteps" Neither
were conversions confined TO the young
girls and boys, but three-fourths of
the number have attained their ma
jority-from 20 years 10 10. and from
every walk OF life, and IL Is safe to
say that of the 500 or 600 people who
have been affiliated with the different
churches have undergone an awaken
ing and change of heart which viii
make them effective workers IN the
cause hereafter
One of the pleasing features OF
the religious campaign was the per
feet unanimity that prevailed among
the ministers and those in charge of
the worK. We have never Witnessed
snch perfect harmony in our long
newspaper career. This unity of
thought and action cannot help but
prove beneficial to Durango churches.
During the series of meetings last
ing four weeks the smallest audience,
that is evenings. was at least 800,
several times reaching over 1000 and
last evening the building was filled
fully 1.200 people being present and
the concluding sermon was one that
convinced 56 men, and women !hat
they should give up and confess, max
ing total of about G5 since Sat
urday. Then there were hundred
or more preesnt who felt they should
join the movement and promised to
lead different life
Starting in yesterday morning the
meeting was in charge of the min
listers, Rev. Mr.. Bennett presiding,
from 1890 to IL o'clock In which tes-
timonies were given of the work con
Quoted by Mr. Lowry. Mr.. Bennett
stated that up to yesterday Mr.. Low
ry had not received one penny. but
rather had contributed TO the expense
account, the 81, ,450 heretofore collect
ed in free will offerings being used
in payment of bills, ,PPsaesicuffy an or
II remaining in Durango The speak
er stated that the time had come for
the Christian people to express their
appreciation of the work by giving
what they felt they could afford to
help along the cause. There were two
or three testimonies of what the meet
ings meant to the speakers as indi-
viduals and one of them announced
that he could well afford to present
Mr.. Lowry with $50 for what he had
done for him and his family. This
was the largest contribution, but thee
were dozens who gave in lesser
amounts ranging from SIS down to
81, the morning donation amounting
to about $5S6, this amount being
swelled to $793. of which $85 was
through basket collection. and to show
the people came prepared to give
something like S725 was turned over
In cash. Indicating that 1t required
no urging ON the part of Mr.. Bennett
Out. of this donation Mr.. Lowry pays
his secretary and one-half of the sing
ers salary, 800. Then after retaining
sufficient to keep his family the rest
goes towards Christian work, Mr. Low
ry keeping two missionaries in Afri-
ca, one in China, another in South
America and a student or two at
Chicago, thus the Durango church
members have aided in the missionary
work in practical way Not an out
slider was asked for a dollar, the OF
fering simply being from the church
membership and those who felt that
they had been benefited by the visit of
the evangelist.
Mr.. Lowry delivered an able nom
ing sermon which viii appear later,
also one at the afternoon meeting
which is given today,
AT the evening meeting Mr. Moody
addressed the choir and then the audi
ence. He said he never had visited
a place where the chorus was more
loyal-that practically every member
had been present during the meetings.
He spoke especially of the four plan
lists. stating that one had broken the
record so far as attendance at after
noon and evening meetings. Mr..
Moody was very happy In his remar ks
and was loudly eheered. Then Rev.
Mr. Waldraven, OF the Methodist
church. South. expressed the appre-
citation of the ministers and the
churches of the city over the work
: and the great good accomplished. He