Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-11-27
The WHOLE COMMUNITY STIRRED.
The Tabernacle Filled Sunday Night
with a Throng.

The three services at the Tabernacle
Sunday were great in numbers, en-.
thusiasm and results. Over 300 ans
wered the invitation to rededicate their
lives to Christ and to confess him as a
PERSONAL Saviour for the first time.
The messages were timely and backea
home by the presence of Gods spirit
gripped the audiences with great pow
er. 1t was an impressive sight to see
that great host Of women, thousand
strong, gathered in the Tabernacle for
the women service in the afternoon.
and Evangelist Mathis made
strong appeal for womanhood and God
ly mothers and many responded by
reconsecrating their lives to Christ for
an active service in the leading other
souls to Him. The influence of the
meeting reached in every direction
Sunday night and many were in from
the surrounding country and the
neigbboripg towns until the old Taber
nacle was almost taxed to its capacity.
The choir of nearly 200 voices sang the
gospel with great earnestness d en-
thusiasm. and power. Prof. Vessey led
in his genial, whole souled way. and
every one felt that it waska privilege
to follow and to endeavor to do their
best. The male quartette of our local
boys and Prof. Vessey sang two delight
full selection which the audience appre-
ciated to the full. We must have
them again. Mr.. Vessey's solo was
most helpful as his message Of song
came to US in those beautiful tones.
Evangelist Mathis presented his mes
sage on the home full of directness and
power, and he held that vast audience
to the last word of that passioned ap-
peal for better homes and better home
life, and pointed the need of the Christ
in building the home on a secure foun'
dation. A Christless home is not Sc
cure against the powers of evil that
are continually arrayed against its
sanctity and purity. With Christ
reigning there it may be a heaven
upon earth 1t would do any old
heart good to hear and see those young
people of Tuesday night as the High
school marched in their enthusiastic
way into the Tabernacle, singing. vel
ling. laughing, their faces shining with
the zest of youth. The Tabernacle was
tastily decorated with pennants. flags
and drapery and large section was
reserved for this enthusiastic bunch
which they soon filled up. and then
they yelled and sang until the old
building rocked with their enthusiasm.
It was the power and spirit of youth
bubbling over, The High school boys
sang and the Evangelist took up the
story of Joseph and pointed some splen-
did lessons from that great character,
that are helpful and vital to the boys
and girls of today. Mr.. Vessey's solo
was especially touching and helpful.
Wednesday afternoon found the "kid
dies" all on tip toe for that was the
day of the parade. They gathered in
a great company in the Tabernacle at
2:3O for the afternoon service, then at
3:45 string Of as or more automobiles
were lined up outside, and the children
climbed in with banners and flags and
away they went through the streets
waving the flags and yelling with glee.
My what throng. How they enjoy
ed it. Up and down, in and out of the
streets until every ore in town must
have found out that there was some
thing doing about town these days.
Yes, there are mighty things just ahead
for Cresco. This is Gods special op.
portunity to speak to many hearts and
turn them from the incidental to the
real values and needs of life as they
are found in the surrender of the life
wholly to Christ. Oh. christians. let
US pray and believe and work and get
out of the way and into the active SER
vice of our Saviour. Friday night is
to be father and sons night with the
fathers attending and sitting in body
withDtheir sons by their side. Come
along fathers, bring the boys to the
service once AMI see how it will seem.
1t is expected that the city and county
officials and the city school board will
attend in body and thus lend official
significance to the occasion. Saturday
night the children will be the choir and
sing for US. No one who can be there
will miss this treat. Sunday there
will be three services, with a meeting
for men only at 2:30. Men this is your
meeting exclusively, fill up the old
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