The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-02
1910 PERSONS PRO-
fESS CONVERSION
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fine a bunch of preachers as any l
have ever seen. II there has been
any knocking amona you, | don't
know it, Every pastor has been an
inspiration to me. You people are to
be congratulated ca having such a
fine set of preachers.
This was vigorously applauded by
the big crowd They were also ap-
preciative of what he said of the Com
mittee of One Hundred.
Thanks Newspapers.
Let me speak of the press. l ap-
preciate the attitude of your press.
ANY people is to be congratulated for
a. press that stands fore-square for
every moral reform. | don't know any
agency that can do more to elevate
people or do more to throttle moral
work If the press is what 1t should
be. the town is sure to win. If the
press is in favor of saloons and
against the church. the best people
of the community are severely handl-
capped. | want to thank the press
for every consideration. Had we
bought the space it has given us, it
would have bankrupted us. The pa
pers have given us a large amount of
space We thank them for it,.
the best that he bad ever had in any
town. Rev. Honeywell went on to eX-
press his appreciation of the East
Main Street Friends church and 9TH
er churches which had been open for
the gatherings. the orchestra, shops
and heads of factories which had sent
delegations
The most interesting feature of the
evening was the raising of the mo-
ney. Rev Truman kenworthy stood
in the center of the platform with
Rev r. ]. Graham at his right and
Rev. F. Earle Parker at his left and
worked with the crowd for an hour
in getting subscriptions pledged for
the evangelist. They had the usher
OF each section write in a notebook
the name and amount pledged. This
was called out to two men en- the
platform keeping records. The three
men worked hard and enthusiastica[
ly with good natured and responsive
audience from six o'clock to little
past seven.
Chorus Gives Purse.
Ernest J. McAfee came TO the plat
form during the preliminary services
and called for Prof. and Mrs. Clasn
DO YOU realize" he said to them
that the time is getting very short in
which We have the JOY to see and hear
you? 1t is now my privilege to eX-
press the appreciation of the chorus
for your earnestness in leading us.
Here is little expression of our es-
TEEN and love. 1t has been very
great pleasure to all Of us to work
with YOU Every member of the
chorus has learned to love you. Our
thoughts and prayers will follow you
wherever you go" He then hand
I'd Prof. Clase a purse containing
S4S50.
With his voice choked with emo
ton. the young chorus leader turned
to the three hundred or more in the
choir and said: Il cannot say in
words that which will express by ap-
l could have done nothing in these
meetings without your hearty CO.
operation My heart goes out to you
thank you
At Rev Honeywell's request, Prot
Clase sang '"The Great Judgment
and responded to the encore with
What VIII You Do With Jesus"
Evangelist Honeywell announced
that conservation meeting will be
held in the tabernacle Wednesday
evening in which the seventeen
churches of Richmond and the out
lying churches of the county in sym
pathy with the campaign will partici
pate. Madison Swadener will preac ch,
Prof. and Mrs. Clase will direct the
music. 1t will be the farewell meet
ing Of the tabernacle campaign.
Speaks of Judgment.
After assuring his hearers that his
sermon for the evening was the
Hshortest in his BARREL" Rev. Honey
we'll preached on The Final Judg-
ment" The text was taken from
Bebrew IX.-27 1T is appointed
once to die, and after death the judg-
ment"
Part Of my text you all believe.
You may doupt anything else but you
must believe that part. And that is
that everyone Of you must die. And