The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-30
REVIVAL SERVICES
J, IN HAMILTON
REV. c. c. SMITH OPENS MONTH
OF MEETINGS WITH sPLEN-
DID SERMON.

Hamilton, Dec. 29.-(Special 1.-The
revival services, which will continue
for one month at the Lucas opera
house, opened this evening in that au-
.ditorium with powerful and practical
sermon by Evangelist C. c. Smith. To-
nights sermon by the noted evangelist
took well with an audience that filled
the opera house and was the means of
creating added interest in the meetings
to follow. The musical part oft the
program this evening was in charge Of
Director A. C. v. Gilmore and con-
sisted of chorus work by large union
choir gathered from the congregations
of all the protestant churches of the
city. Mr.. Gilmore is an accomplished
musical director and was able to get
both volume and harmony from the
many voices in the choir. The leader
was handicapped in his work with the
choir by the fact that the stage in
the opera house has not been ar
ranged for the chorus owing to the
billing Of a musical comedy for to-
morrow evening. Following tomorrow
evening raised platform for the sing
ers will greatly aid in the handling of
the large chorus. Solos were also
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soloist of fine training and voice. Rev
Mr.. Smith is also a cultured singer,
and as the two are to be associated
in the work throughout the month, the
musical part of the services will be
of high rank.
Tho Sermon.
Rev. Mr.. Smith this evening gave as
his watchcry of the campaign this
thought, Christ alone can save the
world, but Christ cannot save the
world alone" He chose for his text
this evening the filst clause of Mat
thew 5:14: ~Ye are the light of the
world" He first declared that this
was the greatest commission ever
bestowed upon mortal man.
ITO be a dispeller Of darkness and
a dispenser of light, especially when it
means the darkness of sin," said he,
"surpasses all other commissions in
life" He also said "a great commits
sion always means great responsible
ity, and one is in danger in Christian
life of being darkness to those about
him rather than light There Is no
more searching question than this, Am
l light or am I darkness in my home,
K among Hly IIIeHuS anu business assoc
ciates?'" The practical turn Mr.
Smith gave of his message was to APP
ply it to the union campaign just be-
ginning, by pointing out what
Christian must do in order to be light
rather than darkness. First he must
get a light if he has none, for no one
can let his light shine who has none.
Second, he must attend the meetings
regularly. Some people," said Mr..
Smith, ARE simply Sdeday Christians,
and never can be induced to attend
a special service while others are fair
weather Christians" Third, he must
do all he can to get others into the
meetings, and do it so earnestly that
it will be effectual. Fourth, he must
pray daily for the campaign. Here Mr.
Smith urged closet praying and MAX
ing prayer lists of people for whom
prayer should be made and every eff
fort put, forth to lead to their conver-
sion. There never was a successful
revival and never will be one that was
not born and bourn out in prayer
was Mr.. Smiths earnest words re-
garding this. He closed his sermon
with a most earnest appeal to the
Christians to stand by the coming
meetings from start to finish, and an
nounced that the campaign would be
a safe, sane and sensible one" all the
way through.