The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-02-06

God be with you TIL we meet again"
three thousand voices joined In the
refrain that last night marked the close
OF the final meeting of the Lowry
series Of revival services. The vast
chorus swelled to the high roof over
head. rolled back and magnified the
chanted petition which six thousand
lips repeated. "rill we meet again.
till we meet again"--the chorus wellcd
from earnest hearts and found express
sion In earnest tongues. Then the sig
nificance of the hymn was borne in
upon the singers and there We're tears
I'm six thousand eyes, tears of regret
AT the parting. tears of joy over the
experience of the five weeks that the
evangelist had spent In this field. And
the chorus rang louder. stronger. more
soulfully than ever-"God be with us
till we meet again."
1t was an occasion never to be for
gotten by those who were present.
The scene must be indelibly stamped
upon the memories OF all who partici-
pated. There were earnest handclasps
and fervent God-speeds. The services
were ended; the work of the evangelist
was turned over to the laborers in the
local field. these laborers had wrought
side by side with the evangelist in
the busy weeks of his sojourn in Mis-
soula they had learned To know him
well. to love him. to admire him and
To respect him; small wonder that
their voices trembled as they said their
farewells. In the thousands of eager,
earnest faces that looked Up from the
audience were hundreds who had becr
brought to public profession OF re-
liglous belief during the meetings then
closed strange would II have be n
had not their eyes shown traces of
tears ~ which they had no reason to
feel ashamed.
And so the meeting closed and with
1t, the series. Last nights service
marked the climax of n busy da.r.
Four services were conducted during
the day by Mr.. Lowry and his asso-
ciates. At these services the freewill
offering, amounting to more than
81 500, marked the sincerity of the
good wishes which were otherwise ex.
pressed. The sum was the largcst I
ever given at any meeting in the
eyangellstlc experience OF Mr.. Lowry
Of that much material manifestation
Missoula is proud.
The morning service filled the taber-
nacle. In the afternoon there were
fifteen hundred men at the exclusive
service conducted by Mr.. Lowry at the
tabernacle; In the Methodist church
Mrs. Moody spoke TO as many women
lit %, tf.tt Ma
final service was held at Z o'clock.
Long before that hour the building
was well filled. II seemed that there
was not room for another person, but
more and more crowded In, The aisles
were filled: 1t was the largest audi
ence that ever assembled for any pur-
pose in Missoula.
Preceding the scrm1 Mr.. Lowry
expressed on bfhalt of himself and
party his heartiest thanks for the hos-
pitality shown him while in Missoula.
He also made special mention Of the
work of the ushers and The Mis-
soullan for the splendid write-ups they
had given 10 the meetings. To the
choir he expressed his thanks for the
faithful manner with which they had
attended the meetings and unhesltat-
ingly told them that they were one
of the best choirs he had ever had in
his meetings.
The subject of Mr., Lowry's sermon
in the evening was Almost, But Lost
In earnest, forceful tones he pleaded
with men and women at this the last
! meeting to accept Jesus Christ. When
the invitation was given, from all parts
] OF the house persons came forward