The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-03-25
THE BIG SANDY VALLEY EVANGELISTIC CAMP AIGN
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and help me get that big auditorium
ready for service? Hold up your
handsl" A score or more OF hands
pointed skyward. and the work
had begun. Many an aspiration
went heayenward that the big job
might be accomplished, and it was.
BY dusk OF Friday stairway leading
from the vestibule to the auditorium
was built. a strong, big platform had
been erected and seven hundred and
fifty chairs covered the floor The
big room was piped for gas, a piano
was put on the platform, and when
the multitude assembled at seven
O'Clock Il was in well lighted, well
warmed, well seated room, holding
on Sunday at least thousand peo-
pie, Energy, industry and "perspir-
alton" had accomplished what Mr..
Holcomb's favorite "rauons," inspir
alton. aspiration and perspiration,
would accomplish for a noble pur-
pose.
All the night meetings and the
Sunday morning service we're held
in the auditorium, and the interest
remained to the final benediction
on Tuesday night
No one can tell how long the Hol-
comb meetings might have been
protracted, but the maa, not very
robust physically, had to rest, and
he left on the midnight n. 4 w.
train. not many hours after he con-
cluded the Tuesday night service.
This series of evangelistic union
meetings has done great and last
ing good for Louisa and the sur
rounding country All sorts and
conditions OF men--mankind is the
better word-haye been reached and
raised, many OF whom, probably,
could not have been brought under
the influence OF the Gospel by any
other way. Young men and women
old men and women. children OF
both sexes, business men. lawyers
doctors. mechanics, laborers, yield
ed 20 the strong appeals Of the
evangelist and the striving Of the
Spirit which would mot always
strive" professed conversion and will
walk in the higher way Of the bet
ter life.
Business men closed their stores
lawyers and doctors left their Of
fices, mechanics and laborers put
away their tools and implements
during the hours OF morning service
and repaired to the place OF service
Many did this at sacrifice Of tins
and money, sacrifice which will
bring It's own reward.
The churches and the communit!
will feel the good done at the Hol
comb meeting. No one was asked
to "join the church" but the evan
gelist exhorted all who had CONE
under the power OF the meeting I,
Join the church of their choice. T.
this end Mr.. Hoicomb asked tina
all the churches hold services Thurs
day night, and at those meetings al
who desire to lead better life o
, who have been converted shoul'
. enter the fold OF their choice.
This great Christian meeting ha'
several valuable auxiliaries, not tn
least of which was the music, brief
ly noticed in the NEWS last week
All the churches contributed to tn
. choir, and under the able leader
, ship OF Mr.,J. M. Ragsdale, of Louis
Vile, the singers and musicians be
came a power for good, singing an
playing the beautiful hymns, neN
and old, with force, harmony an,
I precision. Mrs. George r. Vinso
, was the pianist on nearly ever
occasion, and she played the accom-
paniments to the songs, many 0
! which she had never seen before
with skill and correctness.
The meeting will undoubtedly b
, of great and abiding good to tn
: school and the college. The pupil
, of both attended regularly, on NOR
! than one occasion going as bod,
, The wholesome advice given and tn
/ lessons impaired at the various SCI
! vices had their effect, especial
upon the young men and women VIII
} had left their homes and were, CON
! paratively, strangers among us.
4 May all who have found tha
! The Way of the Cross Leads Home
! find safe haven and eternal happ
ness In ''The Land Of the Unsettin
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