The Lamar register., 1910-10-05

The evangelistic meeting in the
big tent ON the corner of Main and
Elm streets has reached the middle
of the fourth and final week. The
old gospel has been sung and
preached with a freshness and vir-
ility which have made 1t both en-
PERTAINING and instructive. The
| work of evangelist Pratt and singer
Henderson has been earnest and
thorough. and commentator Is
heard on every hand. Not once
has any hut the most kind and
warm christian spirit tempered the
words of the preacher as he has
unsparingly denounced sin and has
steadily besought sinners TO seek
the Savior. Nor have his plead
ings been in vain. Seldom has a
service ended without some. usual
ly several. showing their desire to
lie saved from sins power and
penalty and to enlist Under the
banner of a better master.
Sunday. was. of course, the big
day of the last seven. though every
day and every service has been in
some respects a special one Every
day this week has its own special
feature. The rally on Monday even
ing headed by the Lamar band.
was an attractive spectacle.
Tuesday was Old Folks day. and
autos were employed in securing
a very fair attendance of elderly
persons. despite the blustery after
noon.
Wednesday was Farmers and
Ra.nchmens' day. and a basket din
ner of the country kind was insert
ed between forenoon and afternoon
services.
Thursday Is denomihated Lamar
Day." and Friday Church Day."
though to great numbers of our
weeks has seemed like a church
people every day of these four
day.
The topics of the sermons have
promised we'll. and the preacher
has made good" in every instance.
On Sabbath afternoon he spoke on
the popular amusements" question
and dancing theateF-going and card
playi ing came in for calm and cand-
i'd consideration. Mr.. Pratt spoke
Of these things from a Bible and
Christian standpoint. and with
clarity and courtesy which assured
him the respect OF all his hearers.
His expressed views were not only
born of observation. but were well
founded on the teaching of Gods
word {
The wind had its periodic frolic
with the tent on Sunday evening.
and the service Of that night was
,eld in the NJ. Z. church. The
tent was raised again on Monday
by hands which have become quite
expert for any but those Of show
men.
II is hoped that everyone In La
mar will avail himself of the ops
oortunity of hearing the evangelist
md singer before this week ends.
Sunday will be the closing day with
$ three services for all. at IL a.
m. and 3 and 7:15 p m. respective
ly.
IL would be impossible TO salts.
'actorily repors the night sermons
n such limited space. They have
cen great sermons on great and
interesting themes. Monday night
THE objectionable Sin" was the
,ubject. and II was shown to be the
sin of unbelief in the Savior. mas
much as the rejection of Him IL
he refusal of mercy.
Hell" was ably discussed on
Tuesday night and It's reasonable
ness and justice displayed at length
The deceitfulness of sin was pro-
claimed on Wednesday night Every
sermon seems in a remarkable de-
gree TO contain a message for every
nearer.
Many of the stores consented 70
close for a couple of hours on La
mar Day so all should have
chance to attend the meeting that
Afternoon.
The bulge tot Incidental expense
was presented on Sabbath morn
ing and more than $500 promptly
| raised.