The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1913-10-02
REVIVAL MEETINGS
NOW IN SWING
The City and Churches Awak-
ened to Greater
Activities.
GOD IS CI1y'S GREATEST NEED"
SAYS EVANGELIST WHEELER
Great Sermon to Come at Opera House
on Sunday Evening One of
DR.. Wheeler's Best.

city-wide revival campaign have been
held and already most encouraging
and hearty support is being centered
to the work of the evangelist for THE
campaign. The churches have form
ed themselves into line and are pre-
pairing for aggressive activities and
to the reaching of the non-Christian
people, together with the desire to
quicken and make stronger morally
and spiritually their local commune
ties and churches. To the men called
to this work Of leadership in the re-
vival these signs are but indications
that great wave of revival is to Wis
! it this city of Oakes The service Of
Monday and then again that of Tues
day night many stirring scenes were
witnessed as the faces of the people
making up the congregation could be
read and later on the conversation
that could be caught as they wended
their way to their homes. DR.. Wheel
er and Prof. Coffin are men of the
front rank of evangelists and stand for
the highest of and best for the caus,e
of Christ. Absolutely free from any
cf the wishy-washy, mamby-pamby
kind of work that sometimes is seen in
a religious meeting, these men are
worthy of the best of support and CO..
operation not only of the church going
people but the business men as we'll.
The men of Lisbon did their best to
retain the evangelists for continua-
ton. Of. the wonderful campaign as.
was waged there in the great Armory
but they had given their word to
come to Oakes and on they came.
They had been given full assurance
that they would be able to have the
largest building of Oakes to hold
their meetings but owing to the Corn
Festival they have kindly consented
to use the other building until the ter
nination of the festival. Mr.. Wheeler
and Prof. Coffin are used to swinging
things on large plans and this will be-
fully recognized in the coming days.
Plans are under way for a great
mems meeting for the coming Sum
day night. DR.. Wheeler has consent
ed to give his great address, "The
Bible the Word of God and Jesus
Christ the Son of God" This address
has been given in the largest of
churches throughout the country and
therefore is one every man will want
to hear. Special music is being plan
red for the meetings in the way of
large chorus. 1t seems that all the
churches need is just breath of a,
flame and sooner than it takes time
to tell it, great widespread of re-
vival fire would burst out all over our
city. Coupled with the leadership of
the evangelists must be the faithful
and consecrated endeavors of the
church members in leading their peo-
pie to such climax and determina-
tion to 60 out for the lost and for
their own spiritual growth as we'll.
Cakes Great Need as Seen by the
| Evangelist
"What is Oakes' greatest need q"
remarked the evangelist. "Some
would say, change in the political
situation; less work and more pleas
ure. But is that the real need of
Oakes? Or are there not deeper
needs? How about the hunger of the
soul? The unrest of the spirit-the
thirst which is never satisfied? Isn't
here deeper cry than all earthly
things in your answer? Does not hu-
manity need God? Is the soul a corn
chest, or safe deposit? Can the ma
terial satisfy the infinite hunger? Is
it not God we need? Only the diff
Guilty is to get men awakened and will
ing, earnestly to seek that God is the
need.
"Soul rest can only be given by Him
who created the soul only. God
makes the food, for the Bible calls
the bread from heaven, and this
alone satisfies the infinite hunger.
Strength for weakness, light for dark
ness, rest for WEAKNESS, home after
wandering, pardon for sin-real sin
which necessitates a real pardon.
These are the things that the people
of Oakes are needing. And these
things come from God. And He sees
as much now as he did in the .proph-
cts day. "Incline your ear and come
unto me. Hear, and your soul shall.
live, and ! will make an everlasting
covenant with you.'
"In Him all our wants are supplied.
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