The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-11
Declared the Rev. 7. J. Ora
ham at the Big Meeting
Thursday Evening. &
A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING
10 ABOUT DUE IN RICHMOND, THE
PASTOR ALSO sTArED-RlcH.
MoMo HAS THREE KINDS OF
FOOLS, he SAYS.

Not for forty years has Richmond
had . great religious revival" de-
clared the Rev. Thomas J. Graham.
pastor OF the First Presbyterian
church. In his PASTORAL greeting at the
union evangelistic services at the
East Main Street Friends church
Thursday evening. He went on to
say that while there has been growth
in religious and other ways In the
city, there has not been q great spiri.
tual awakening. and he thinks we
ought TO be about duo for 1t. Mr..
Views on the things that should be
done to promote this union effort in
that he holds II Is the proper thing
% get foolish about the meetings.
People ge. foolish about nearly every
thing and he thinks 1t Is time to get
foolish about these meetings. There
are three kinds of fools in Richmond
says there IL no God. the other the
fool Of greed and avarice. and the
third IL the fool for the sake OF Jesus
Christ. A the religious work must
OF necessity be done among fools. the
workers and the Christion people OF
the city should get foolish about the
meetings. which would be to become
q fool for the sake of Jesus Christ.
Mr.. Graham regards this AZ q field In
which much effective work should be
done and he referred to the rich. the
pulled up. the self-righteous and the
society folk a. being among those who
were In need of receiving attention Al
the hands OF the workers In this great
effort. Mr.. Graham urged enthusiasts
tic support CT Mr.. Manly in his work
The opening prayer was by the Rev. J.
r. Radcliffe Of the First Methodist
church and tao scripture reading by
the Rev. II. Robert Smith of the First
Baptist church.
Sermon by Rev. Manly.
Mr.. Manly In his sermon of Thurs.
day night brought clear and definite
challenge from Christ himself. saying
In part:
you will find II In Matthew 1882.
Il II the word spoken by him In con.
nection with the evangelistic com.
mission which he gave to his apostles
before sending them out. This makes
the text . peculiarly appropriate one
for IN evangelistic meeting Whose.
ever therefore shall confess me before
men, him win confess also before my
father which II In Heaven. But who.
s0over shall deny me. before men,
him will also deny before my father
which 10 In Heaven. These are
Christ's own words and he meant
every word he said. He intends to do
just what he says. As a matter OF
fact. Jesus Christ IL always very def
mite In everything that he says about
the most important questions Of life
We will get closer to God and will
como into more helpful relationship
with him when We begin to listen to
the definite Christ.
There Ia cheap and shallow con
ception Of Christ which makes him
out 10 be merely weak and aimable
sufferer for other mems sins. Thank
God he did bear our sins in his body
on the tree. but he 10 also the judge
Of all men. He wept over Jerusalem
but he also drove the defilers out Of
the temple. He said I am meek and
lowly Of heart. but he also said. Woe
unto you Scribes and Partnerships
critics.. DO not let US make the mis-
take Of taking . narrow view OF the