The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-02-03

The annual revival, held In the
Chapel under the joint auspices OF
the college and the Union church, be-
gan Sunday night, and altho II Is
only fairly under way gives promise
OF great success. The Rev. Mr. Bus
we'll who had such splendid results
In his two previous meetings here,
seems possessed OF all his old power
and blessing. and interest is awaken
inI lapidly among the students and
Others,
Already many conversions have
been made, and cards showing in
teresl nave been sent In. II is graf
ifying TO note that some OF these
cards have been sent TO each 81
the churches In town, according
10 the preference expressed by the
signor. Every religious body in Berea
should be strengthened as the result
OF tue meetings and no attempt is
made by the revivalist or his assis-
tants 20 direct the converts toward
any particular church.
Tha start OF the meetings has been
somewhat handicapped by the fact
that the final examinations of the
college semester were taking place
the first two days OF the week and
many students could spare very
little time from their work. Now that
this IA over the attendance Is increas-
ing. IL has been around nine hundred.
except on Sunday night. when it was
thirteen hundred, but the prospects
are that Il will soon run up to that
figure almost every night
One feature which contributed great.
~ q the rapid success OF the work
was the series OF addresses delivered
last week by Or. John T.. d. John.
These addresses took a wonderful
hold On the students. in particular.
and fully prepared them for the re-
vival now going on. Clear and logical
In matter, and torceful in statement.
DR. John had an influence over his
audiences such as Is seldom seen.
His work here will long be rcmem-
bered
While the chief daily meeting of
the revival is of course. that in the
evening, a gathering which IS scarce
ly less in importance Is that at $3.50
each afternoon for Christians. At
these Biblo readings, as they are call
ed, two or three hundred Christians
are also being revived thru Mr. BUS
wells exposition Of the Scriptures.
and they are finding the meeting Of
even greater personal value to them
than the evening services. the last
being of course intended chiefly for
the benefit of the unconverted.
The Citizen 10 sorry not TO be able
to give q full report of at least one
of Mr.. Buswells splendid sermons.
but the time since his arrival has
been too short. Following is a brief
summary OF his Sunday night address.
and we can safely promise to have a
much better report for next week.
SUNDAY NIGHT SERMON
Mr.. Boswell preached his first ser
mon in the chapel on Sunday night to
an audience which numbered between
twelve and thirteen hundred, and lis
tened with marked attention, and feel
ing On the platform with him were
the pastors of all the local churches
except the Disciples. The service af-
ter opening songs, was begun by the
revivalists teaching the audience
the verse. And they ovorcame him
(the DeviD by the blood of the
Lamb, and by the word of their testi-
mony, and they loved not their lives
unto the death" Rev. 1911. After
music by the Ariel Quartette Mr.. Bus
well took the stand, and after express
ing his pleasure at being here again
for the third time, and recalling the
previous meetings in the Old Chapel
and the Tabernacle, he said i'm
iovial way that he was planning to
take away with him when he went
home both the orchestra and the quar-
tette. He brought greetings from