Evening journal., 1915-01-19
16 Conversions At
THE CITY revival
Madeley and ASbury Meet
ingS Win More Men
For Christ
MEETINGS WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT

Sixteen persons professed conver-
sion and others knelt at the altar
at the union Methodist revival ser
vices in Madeley Church yesterday al
ternoOn and Asbury Church last night.
The meeting at Asbury was one of
the greatest old time revival meetings
held in "The Mother Church OF Meth
odism,' for many years. There were
fervent shouts Of happiness and glad
"hallelujahs." from the audience as re-
pentant sinners announced that their
sins were forgiven and that they had
made their peace with God.
The Rev. r.. l.. Hoffecker, opened
the service. Professor George K. King
and his choir had charge of the sing
ing. Some of the familiar hymns
sung were, His Way With Thee, -
Let the Lower Lights be Burning,
81 Remember Calvary" "Sweeter as
the Years Roll On"
The Rev. l.. NJ. Broadway delivered
the sermon and his subject was "Peter
the Backslider." He spoke in part as
follows:
Peter made good promise of faith
fulness TO Jesus, but fell because he
under estimated the power of the dew
il. However, Jesus found plan OF
salvation to fit every man and defeat
the devil. Peter fell and the other
disciples left Jesus because they fail
ed to watch and pray. The church OF
the living God is largely asleep from
the pulpit to the pews while the world
is dying without salvation"
Church members go TO church on
Sunday, moving pictures on Monday
dances on Tuesday, play cards Wed
nesday. We may well pray lead us
not into temptation The power tC
say no is needed. Many present-day
Christians are walking far from
Jesus, setting down at the worlds fire
Peters lukewarm life caused him tC
fall at the point of a maiden's finger
and affirm his lie with an oath.
Moreover. one look from Jesus
turned on the light of hope for Peter
/ That look of Jesus Christ saved Petei
( from the bottom pit of hell. 1t con
/ verted Peter and he shook his tis
/ before the faces of sinners and faced
/ them with his own life redeemed"
After the sermon twelve persons
were converted.
At the afternoon service DR.. Georgl
Edward Reed expressed personal jol
over the revival spirit prevailing Il
the Methodist churches of Whining
ton. DR. Collins requested the Rev
! George White Dawson to speak. MI
/ Dawson made an appeal for the un
saved TO surrender at once TO Christ
Five persons knelt at the altar AM
four professed conversion.
The ministers present were: Tn
Rev. e. l.. Hoffecker, the Rev. Georg
Edward Reed, the Rev. Vaughan 5. Col
Inns, the Rev w. f. Corkran, the Rev
q. T. Anderson, the Rev. w. W. Sharl
the Rev. George A. Robinson, the Rev
Robert L Downing, the Rev. T. r. va
DYKE. the Rev. w. A. Wise, the ReN
George White Dawson.
AT 8 o'clock this afternoon a meet
ing will be held at Scott NJ. e. Churcn
Seventh and Spruce streets. The Rev
w. A. Wise, pastor, extends an invita-
Il tion TO all to attend. !. Elmer PER-,
1 will he the director of the meeting
and the Rev. j.. L. Hubbard d. u
an ex-pastor of Union Church' VII
be the speaker.
Services will be held again tonigh
in Asbury Church.
The original plan OF the reVlVa
movement contemplated a two weeks
meeting for the group of Methods
churches of the city. lying west c
Market street. and then two weeks
meeting for the churches lying east q
Market street. the two groups, how
ever. uniting in the mems mass mee'
ing on Sundays, and at the o'cloc
prayer-meetings
After the two weeks of union SCI
vices IL was to be left to the churcht
composing the west side group as
whether they would then begin separai
meetings. each church in its own wa.
or continue the group meetings. Befol
the second week of services were col
cluded the pastors decided it would
to the best interest of all concerned !
continue the group meeting at 81. Faul
and the large congregation present
the meeting Friday evening, last
congregation that filed the large aud
, torium and overhowed into the Sunda
school room adjoining, voted unan
mouslv TO continue the meetings as the
were being conducted.
To do this, however, meant son
change in management. DR.. II.
Hoffecker. superintendent Of Wi
mington district, who had been cleo
ed director general Of the group NEE
ings, and who had been in nightly a
tendance at st. Pauls, must no
attend Asbury, where the east sit
group meetings are being held an
so would Professor George b. Kin
who had been leading the great cor
bined choirs at ST. Paul's, transfer h
activities to Asbury.
To arrange for the changes tn
necessitated the pastors of the We
Side group met at the close of u
preachers meeting at Grace Churl
on Monday, and elected the Re
Vaughan S. Collins. pastor Of S
Pauls Church, as director-genaral
the West Side group, and the Rev.
r. VanDyke. pastor OF Mt Sale
Church, as musical director
Last nights meeting at Asbury W
the first under the new arrangemei
The street meeting at Ninth and Ma
ket will be held this evening at
o'clock, weather permitting
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