The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-22
NICHOLSON AYERS
CROWD PROPHETIC
OF MORAL UPL|FT
Committee Chairman Says
Men Have Aged in Wait
ing For Revival. ~
MINISTER'S REQUEST
LARGE ATTENDANCE.
Meeting of Laymen to Be
Held Tonight to Com
plete Arrangements,

While the rafters yet resounded with
the swelling notes of anthems sung
by the mammoth chorus and rever-
berated with the call TO service extends
ed by ministers of the city. churchmen
of Richmond, both lay and clerical
yesterday consecrated a building to
the glory of God.
In opening the dedicatory services
of the Honeywell tabernacle. S. Edgar
Nicholson, chairman of the Committee
of One Hundred. declared that the
crowd of over a thousand people which
filled every seat that has thus far been
placed in the structure was prophetic
of the great moral uplift that is COM
ing TO Richmond.
1T is not for the benefit OF the Rev.
Mr.. Honeywell. that ministers of Rich
mond, representing seventeen of her
churches, have planned these revival
services. 1t is for the good of the city
itself. Forty years and more have
passed since there has been a relig-
ious awakening in Richmond Men
have grown gray haired, withered and
bent, in waiting and praying for an
other" #-..0
Reads Scripture Lesson.
Rev. B. Z. Parker read scripture
lesson from First Corinthians. third
chapter, beginning. According TO the
grace of God which was given TO me,
as wise masterbuilder. laid a foun-
/ datfon and another builded thereon"
Five ministers of the city then gave
five minute talks on different subjects
in connection with the coming revival
3 DIR. S. r. Lyons in speaking of the
party of eyangelists that are coming
to the city said that while he was un-
acquainted with them he had great
faith in them and believed that they
would be able to do the work that
would be required of them.
Its our tabernacle" said Rev. r.
G.. Howard, in talking on the subject.
"Our Tabernacle" "True In hasn't
been paid for yet, but ii is our taber-
nacle just the same. The Rev. Honey
well when he saw IL some time ago de-
clared that IL is the best one that has
| ever been built for his use" In con-
/ cluding he urged the congregation to
make special efforts during the next
: few weeks to bring their friends and
/ peighbors TO the services. He declared
Nat during the meetings II behooved
his hearers to put aside theatres and
| other places of amusement and give
| themselves to the work I'm hand.
Time To ReIuvenate.
Rev. H. s. James told those present
that now Is the time TO rejuvenate the
churches of the city. to remove the
old stumbling blocks that have imped-
| ed their work and give new power and
/ influence to them.
The revival services are hoped TO
| influence the members of the Sunday
schools of the city, who are not MEM
bers of the church, more than any 9TH
er class, according to Rev. r. C. Leon
ard, who spoke on Our Sunday
| Schools" He stated that many OF
! these persons are young and at an age
when they are most readily reached
/ by religious influence
Richmond is not essentially differ
ent from any other city Of its size"
/ said Rev. A. Gates. 1T Ia neither better
or worse than many others. We have
! prided ourselves upon our conserv-
atism. We are conservative. But on
! this account when we are moved, We
\ stay moved. The results of this revi-
val will be permanent"
/ Reaping Long Delayed.
! THE reaping has been long delayed.
With the close of these services. let us
! hope that the cifiZenS or RfchmOn1
| will return to the simple faith OF the
pioneers who founded the city
! The text for the dedicatory address.
preached by Rev. Conrad Huber. was
taken from Exodus, XII-2s," What
mean We by this service?"
by this service We mean to conse-
4 crate this building to God for the
. birthplace of souls. We do not mean to
make of it circus or place for sport.
1t was builded that the churches OF
I the city might better cooperate in
I their common work.
/. Ministers Labor Together.
| I'VE have buiided IL that We may
present a solid phalanx against ths
enemy. We are not divided among our
selves. The members of the ministerial
association of this city have labored
/ together before.
We have erected this structure 10
magnify Christ Many of US have lost
sight of Him The old time Christmas
| which commemorated the Birth in the
/ Manger has sunken into a fair or hoIi-
day in which the original meaning Of
1.-THE day has disappeared.
l secrate for the work the people here
assembled For it is upon their efforts
that the success Of these services to a
I large measure depends"
i Choir Meets Tuesday.
| The dedicatory prayer was delivered
by the Rev E G. Howard, after
which Rev NJ 8. Kenworthy pro-
l nounced the benediction- A number OF