Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-01
DR.. OSTRUM MAKES
GOOD IMPRESSION
AS REVIVAL LEADER

Al REVIVAL LEADEk
Continued From Page One.)
naele Wednesday morning, February
Ord at eleven o'clock. This will be a
most impressive service.
/ Thursday is to be an all day of
prayer beginning with neighborhood
| prayer meetings in many homes fol-
lowed by public prayer service in the
First Methodist church new leader
each hour.
American Home Subject Tonight
Tonight at 7:3O DIR. Ostrom will give
his address on "The American Home. y
This is one of the great popular adj
dresses and the music Of the evening
will be appropriate to the subject.
One thing that seems to be a sur
prise to many is the great comfort
experienced in the tabernacle. Those
who expected to find it damp and
cold We're agreeably surprised to find
it warm and dry and those who rather
expected it to be germ-breeder find
that the smell of the fresh pine lum-
ber makes one feel that he is in a
regular health resort. Last night DR..
0strom took occasion to refer to theI
building, saying that it was one of theI
best built tabernacles he had seen any
where.
The sermon Of the evening was one
that struck home with great convic-
tion to all present for it applied to all.
| Or. Ostr0m Is text was: "This they
did but they first gave their own
selves" With one telling argument
after another he outlined the facts
of the average life showing that many
man and woman are giving their
time their money, their culture and
education to the service Of God and
yet they have never given themselves
lie showed that it was possible for
person to be prominent in church
work, sing in the choir teach Sun
day school class, pray in prayer meet
ing and yet never to have really given
themselves to God. And then with
great emphasis he would say "What
God wants is you, you, you" " At the
close of the sermon aud while the peo'
plc's heads were bowed in prayer many
lifted their hands indicating their de.
sire to make more Of their Christian
life.
The singing also promises TO be a
feature of the meetings. Already the
chorus choir representing volunteer
singers from all the churches has
proven their ability as singers to take
hold Of new. songs and make them ring
out with enthusiasm. And last night
the audience caught their enthusiasm
and joined in most heartily in the re-
frain Of some of the songs. Each sing
er is assigned to his or her own seat,
given a number and the place is re-
! served for them A reserve choir will
, thus be organized and those who can.
not obtain seats in the first choir will
be ready to take the place Of any who
may be compelled to give up theiI
. place on account Of illness or Other
necessary reasons. The leader, Mr.
Albert Simpson Reitz is quiet and un
pretentious in his work but gets quick
results and is rapidly gaining the con.
fidence of the singers, The solo last
night which Mr.. Arthur Mckee sang
= entitled "If Heaven 8 a Home" seemed
10 strike deep into the hearts Of the peo
) pie. His wonderful voice went straight
I TO the soul. II is a rare combination
r to find a man with great voice and
$ with good training able and willing to
J, devote his entire time and voice tC
] singing the Gospel. Mrs. Mckee at the
p piano makes it possible for him to give
fun scope to his work and her accom-
n painments are unusually sympathcti,
e and accurate in following his singing.
During the address Of the Afternoon
j Mr.. Ostrom took occasion to refer t
i ouarrclsome church members, saying
!. that they were the greatest Of all hind
@ RANGES. His subject was "Prepare V,
o tho way of the Lordo and he pleat
!. with them TO make a clear channel ant
p. remoye all obstacles which Nigh
|. hinder great work Of God in Salen
I during the next few weeks.
n The sneaker dramatically described
I. the great revival which John instituted
d ON the banks of the Jordan in that lonl
passed time, described the man as tn,
humble bearer Of Gods message, fear