The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
N|CHOL SON REPLIES
TO CLUB WOMEN
REGARDING REVIVAL
Editor of Friend Brands
Statements AS Being
Absurd.
MAKE NO GUARANTEE
Says Program For Better
Conditions Will Get
Impetus.
MAKE NO GUARANTEE

S. Edgar Nicholson, editor of The
American Friend, today made reply
to the various local club women who
are opposing the Honeywell revival
meetings, to be held in Richmond in
January. He branded as absurd their
statements that such meetings would
interfere with the reorganization OF
the health department and other plans
for improving living conditions IN this
city. He said what the club women
proposed was admirable, but that the
revival meetings would not conflict
with their program and stated that
these meetings would not take a large
amount of money out of Richmond,
for no guarantees of any stipulated
amount had been made to Mr.. Honey
well and his associates.
at is to be regretted" said Mr.,
Nicholson, who is chairman of the
Committee of One Hundred having in
charge the Honeywell evangelistic
campaign, that anyone in Richmond
should find it necessary to oppose this
effort to bring about a revival of re-
ligion in this city. Especially is this
true when the opposition comes from
any of the women of the city.
clubs allowed their caution to get the
better of their judgment, when they
decided to oppose an effort already de-
cided upon by the ministerial aSsocia-
ton and seventeen of our city church
es. 1t is hard to see what purpose they
expect to serve. The campaign is al
ready under way, and the only effect
if any would be to hamper and dis
Nn tnH To n
moral and religious tone OF our peo-
pie.
Needs Moral Awakening.
But why should Richmond not have
a revival of religion? And why should
/. it not use extraordinary efforts to
bring it about? There come periods in
the life OF every community when the
better elements need to combine to
bring about a religious and moral
awakening. Whatever the causes may
be, there is a large portion of every
community that does not come with
in the circle of the ordinary gospel in
fluence.
Shall the religious forces be barred
from an effort to reach these, because
fOrsOOth it will cost something? Must
the eternal destiny of men and women
be weighed by dollars and cents? A
genuine religious awakening is worth
any cost. 1t might be we'll for those
who feel troubled over this aspect of
| the question to read Mark xiv: 3-9.
"N no are they who require the help
of charity? For the most part they
who suffer because of the reign of vice
and the saloon and sin. Why is the
| public health endangered? For the
most part because religion is shut out
r,-1,
| tricts. The breed of sin and disease
can not long flourish where the light
! of the gospel has shone.
1T may be well to say now that the
churches that are most concerned
about the after effects of a revival
stand ready to do their full share in
! taking care of the matter"
Meetings Successful.
The hrst week of cottage prayer
meetings in the pre-revival series has
been fairly successful despite the fact
| that last evening and Tuesday night
the rain greatly interferred with the
gathering of the crowds, announced
| the leaders in the movement today.
! AS last week was the first week of
| the meetings, those in charge were
we'll pleased with the outcome of the
new venture.
similar meetings Will be held each
Tuesday and Friday evening until the
time of the Honeywell revival, Decem-
| Der %. AS the meetings become more
widely known the interest will heigh-
| ten, is the opinion of those interested
the work of preparation.
| The ministers who have taken ac-
tive charge of the prayer services say
! they realize that it will take time to
spread the news of the services to
| the populace and are not disappointe ed
! with the showing made during the
! past week The list of homes for the
meetings Tuesday will be announced
| later.