Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-16
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A GREAT WORK

1t is only little more than three
weeks before the union evangelistic
campaign, toward which the church
of this city are looking with such
expectancy, win begin. A tremend-
pus amount of work has been done
This week. all the committees but
Two have organized and started ener-
getically into their particular line Of
work. The other two will organize
Monday night.
mo religious effort of such pro-
portions has ever been undertaken in
this city before" said one of the
local pastors today. Five churches
are working in splendid harmony,
denominational lines being forgotten
In the single purpose OF the work,
viz, to take Perth Amboy for Christ
The missionary spirit has caught the
Christian people OF this old city and
Is being turned into zeal for the
Master in this, our Jerusalem.
When Christian people realize
their responsibility to the world
without Christ, they begin to have a
holy haste for the Kings business at
home. If the millions are waiting
we ought to make unusual efforts to
press the Gospel appeal to every
person here right away Evangeliza-
tion OF the world in this generation,
say thirty years, means evangelical
tion of this town In thirty days. 1t
can be done, the obligation can be
lifted from the hearts Of the Chris
tian people and placed upon the un-
saved That Is the meaning of this
campaign.
No man with such testimony OF
victories for the Master, such great
results approving his words, and
such widespread fame as a mighty
worker in the vineyard of the Lord
has ever before been brought to this
city to lead the Christian forces in
their warfare against sin, temptation
and Indifference. All his plans sug-
gest the orders of great command
or. The extensive preparation, when
one understands 1t, is seen to be just
what the churches ideally ought to
be doing, even If no evangelist were
to come.
When one reads the accounts of
Dr. Biederwolf's meetings In the
Monmouth, Illinois, papers he can
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al, May IL. He preached sermon on
Amusements to $500 people. APP
parently nobody is offended but many
are shown the line between good and
evil In this perplexing question and
conviction leads to conversion under
his persuasion.
He preached on the liquor evil
and The Review says that for two
hours he handled the saloon without
gloves, he exposed the four fallacies
Which underlie the liquor business:
that 1t increases population, that it
brings traders to town, that 1t in
creases the employment of men,
that 1t reduces taxation. He peeled
the bark OF everyone Of the argu-
ments before he left Monmouth.
His meetings for men only and
for women only fiE tie churches.
Hundreds Of men gather at the fac
tory meetings.
The common people are reached.
Popular music and the great chorus
choir make the meetings an irresist-
able attraction. The music director
renders old Kentucky Home on the
trombone. The choir sings We
Shall Gather at the River and the
men are asked to whistle the chorus.
which they do with will. I"
The music committee, Rev A. e.
Elmquist. chairman, is securing the
125 voices for the chorus choir. A
Grand piano will be put into the
Auditorium. Several other instru-
ments will be added. This choir has
arranged for practice before Mr..
Rhodeheaver, the music director, ar
riyes. This committees next meet
ing is Wednesday night after the
union prayer meeting in the Presby-
terian chapel.
The devotional committee held
two meetings this week. Rev. G. w.
Hanson is at the head OF this COM
mittee. They have divided the city
into nineteen districts. In each Of
these union cottage prayer meeting
will be held Friday night, April 22:
another Friday. April 30, and the
week following every night except
Monday and Saturday. The places
and leaders will be announced later
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