Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-05

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aDIulng ana mas revoIurlonIzed our
city. Many prominent men were con-
verted and have been a tower of
strength In the church. Out Of this
meeting came the Layman's Evangel-
istic teams that have secured over
5000 conversions In $50 towns. Sew
eral churches have been rejuvenated
and the work is still going on"
A press dispatch from Wichita says
"Just one year from the organization of
the first team. 1913 men and boys have
been reported as converted as the direct
result of the work of this aggressive lay
ministry. Converts in other towns in
turn have organized teams and have ex-
tended the work into other districts, and
report similar harvests. A letter from a
town in Oklahoma expressed gratitude for
the visit of one Of our teams, when 40
converts were secured, and the writer
added significantly, We now have a team
of our own and have visited a number of
places. and down to date'-a period OF
about two months-'we have 15 con-
verts.'
There are bankers and BARRIERS, capt.
talists n cattlemen, dentists and drivers,
editors and electricians, lawyers n la
borers. merchants and mechanics, teach
CAS dAlu lidFClAHB nltHy ali DOunQ IOKeLQoT
by one bond of faith in Jesus, one stead
fast and consuming purpose to win men
into the kingdom. These men walk long
distances to hold meetings., go in auto
mobiles, or charter Pullman cars, as the
case may require, each man paying his
own travelling expenses and hotel bills,
giving freely Of his time, substance, and
service for the master. Lately, however,
our independent Kansas towns, when
visited, prefer to pay travelling expenses
and give entertainments"
Conservative Canton, Ohio, was the
next place to feel the sting Of the
activity Of a Sunday campaign. The
meetings opened there December 81.
1911, and ended February IL, 1919.
W. A Ernst. of the Canton Depos-
itory, a y the accepted number Of
conversions was 1854. This excluded
a large number of youngsters, perhaps
several thousands. The free will Of
fering amounted to $4,000.
Three campaigns interviewed before
Mr.. Sunday again returned to Ohio for
active work, Wheeling, West Virginia.
had a series of meetings which started
February Is and closed March 81, 1912.
Charles e. Miner quoting from the
press of his city says "S.437 is the &C
cepted number of conversions, the free
will offering wal ST, 000." This was a
new record In offerings at that time.
Rev. w. 8. Dysinger, pastor Of the
First English Lutheran church OF
Wheeling, in a public meeting two
years after the campaign said every
church in the city had derived wonder
lful results from the campaign; that
practically all Of the new members
who were converted during the re-
vival are still In the church and that
Wheeling people were benefited NOR
ally, physically and financially. Rev.
Mr.. Dysinger cited three instances OF
good Mr.. Sunday had accomplished
that had recently come to his atten-
ton.
'sThe first" he said. was the case Of a
huckster he had met on the street. You
see that good horse and wagon and that
wagon load of producer the fellow said
to the minister. We'll, that's what Billy
Sunday did for me-
'sThe second was the case Of a wife de-
serter, who had been converted and had
returned 70 MS lauily TO proteCt hnu pLO-
vide for them. Another was that Of a Ia
borer who had, previous to the campaign
been satisfied with living in a little shack
entirely too small for the needs OF his
family. Hc hit the sawdust trail during
the Sunday meetings and Immediately
doubled the size of the dwelling. Billy
Sunday and his preaching made me do IT.
the fellow told Rev. Mr.. Dysinger, when
the minister asked him. what had brought
about the change.
'srhe minister said his own church had
received 223 new members as q result OF
the campaign, and less than q dozen had
dropped out since. He ~laughfngly ex-
plained to the audience he wished to lay
particular emphasis on the fact he il the
pastor OF q Lutheran church
II the people don't Stick the minis
ter said in conclusion. don't blame Billy
nundax- II isn'f his fault Rather you