Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-03-31
REV|VAL|STS Open
CHESTER CAMPAIGN
Twenty-Five Methodist, Bap-
fist and Presbyterian
Churches Aid Work
METHODS MUCH
LIKE SUNDAYS

CHESTER. Pa, March 3l.--Wiih the
Nicholson-lIcnminger campaign yet in
the opening week, this city already is in
the grip Of real, old.fashioncd revival.
Twenty-Five Methodist, Baptist and
Presbyterian churches are solidly behind
the e,angelistic movement, two Episco-
pal aud ono Lutheran church being the
only Protestant ones not cooperating
For weeks in store windows and IN
front OF hundreds of homes have been
displayed placdrds, 1--WE are co-operat-
ing and swung across the main streets
in the business section large banners, in
foot high letters, advertise the campaign
to the visitors
Some 400 cottage prayer meetings this
morning, quiet hour" service Or
prayer and conservation in the Third
Presbyterian Church, tho largest Protcs-
tant ediice in the city, yesterday after
moon. and n typical revival preaching
service in the tabernacle last night
ushered in the first week OF the cam
paign.
The Rev. William T.. Nicholson, like
BILLY" Sunday, accords applied psychol-
ogy a large part in his organization and
methods. lie breaches in pine taber-
nacle, Mt Eighth and Welsh streets, in
the center Of the city. The building,
which cost S2l21. erected almost wholly
| by volunteer labor. is small rcproduc-
ton of the big boarded structure which
served Sunday in his Philadelphia cam
paign Prof. j. Raymond Hcmminger IS
the "Rodcv" Of the Chester revival, and
the stirring Gospel hymns Of Moody and
Sankcy, and Sunday, arc sung by we'll
trained chorus OF 500 voices under his
direction.
Crowds Fill Tabernacle.
The crowds, the Fought wooden
benches. the smell OF fresh sawdust
and the tin pans for the collection
scenes about the tabernacle last night
might have been reproductions OF
those attendant upon the opening days
OF the Philadelphia campaign. lacking
nothing in enthusiasm if reduced in
point of numbers.
Evangelist Nicholson. in his first
sermons. has demonstrated that. like
Sunday. he is a fearless exponent Of
the Old-time religion and Pentecostal,
fiery evangelism. His sermon last
night to an audience of 5000, mostly
church members, on "a First Century
Message to the Goth Century Church. "
was an arraignment Of apathetic
! church methods. I'm a cross-fire OF
invective he hurled his scorn Of men
and women who "sneaked out from
under" in church work "Sponges,
suckers were terms he applied TO
some persons in the churches.
Some people" he said, have the
idea there are only dead ducks and
dying women in the churches, and
half tho time they're right. Church
work means seven days week. aud
not laying down ON the job because
The preacher didn't tip his hat to you
yesterday
The Rev. Mr. Nicholson probably is
one of the most remarkable figures IN
the modern evangelistic field. Unlike
Sunday. he is man of large build. hut
this does not prevent him being a live
wire" in action. From boyhood his ha'
been life OF adventure. lie comes iron
a family of missionaries, and two sis
tcrs and brother are now in foreign
fields Born in the north of Ireland. he
still retains much of the native broeu'
and an OVERLOOKING fund OF humor
which continually finds its way TO the
surface in his preaching. He was a fore
mast hand ON sailing vessel at IL, an,
during his sailor career made a numbc
of voyages around the world. lie inter
spcrscd ten years of this kind OF liz
with occp ional tricks" ashore, when h
worked as a laboror ON the construction
Of the Capeto Cairo Railway and il
the Kimberly diamond field OF Africa.
Following his conversion he attcnde
the Moody Bible Institute in ella gov
and since has boon an evangelist in Eng
! land. Scotland, Aust Hla and this coun
. try. Ills carly work was with th
Chapman Alexander party as an assist
ant on the party tour OF Australia.
With Mr. Homminger he has conduct
cd number of successful campaigns 4
j. Pennsylvania citie- the last before com
n Ing 10 Chester being in Milton, wher
r. in six weeks the converts numberc
h 1900. Millions irec.Will Offering 20 th
N revivalists was 81. l3S. Bloomsbur,
j. which opened the current season. CAV
IS the evangelist 1880 trail-hitters an
II $500 as a personal Offering. The Ches
ter campaign is looked upon to break a
previous records of the Nicholson Hem
: mmger party in America, as II Is one q
the largest cities ON the circuit.
Professor Hemminger is q Pennsyl
4 vanian. His birthplace is Carlisle
and he was graduated from Dickinson
4 College. He possesses a fine teno
4 voice. and his choir leadership seem
OF the magnetic quality that has char
& acterized the work of all successful
\ evangelistic singers. The singn,
promises TO be real feature OF tn
4 Chester campaign.
While not as extensive, the Rev. Mr.
3 Nicholson's organization in Chester (
! as complete as WAS Sundays in Phil
4 adelphis. Besides the Rev. ]. Is. Nc
4 Clure. his assistant and Chorlste
q Hemminger. there are six others il
the party. Miss Annie A. Smith dt
reefs the womans work of the cam
paign. the Rev. r. NJ. Honeyman take
4 charge OF tho shop meetings and Cor
n don II. Johnson is the official pianist
Mr.. johnson is an Australian aud
: Joined tho Nicholson party IN Mel
bourne several years ago. Miss Brau
tigsn. whose position is that Of privst
n secretary. and J. II. Fox, tho tabor
nacie custodian, make up the list o
workers.
4 The party is housed in z comfort
able residence on West Scvent
street. within few blocks of The tab
ernscle. The Chester campaign 4
planned TO continue for six weeks. an
the expense budget is estimated a
about $4,000. of which about 81 900 al
20 haD a..