Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-11
MONSTER CROWD
ATTENDS MEETING
AT THE ARMORY
Confined from Page one.y

coming more and more intermingled
daily to the evident betterment of
both"
Leonard J. Carver was the next
speaker who talked from the "'View-
point of Fraternity" Mr.. Carver is
working in Salem in the interests of
a fraternal organization and stated in
his talk that he had been associated
with no less than 10 such organizations
in his life. All lodges, he said, instilled
high ethical ideals but he concluded his
thought with the statement, "Let no
man say that the lodge is enough fol
him. The power of religion is the blue
flame within which glows as the red in
the heart of diamond and the
diamond is a precious stone because of
its pure glow +"
John Turner, the well known at
torney of this city, was selected to
state the Lawyers Standpoint" Mr.
Turner's speech sparkled with wit and
cleverly constructed SMILES and pro-
voked rounds of applause. The evan
gelistic revival was summed up by Mr..
Turner as the, common meeting place
where the business man and the other
citizens of the town might come to-
gether to bend their thoughts toward
other ends than the sordid cares of life
or business.
Rev. Henry Ostrom then responded to
all of the previous remarks in a, faw
well chosen words In speaking of last
night S meeting Mr.. Ostrom said that
it might be said that Salem headed the
list for enthusiastic turnouts and sin
cere religious expression. He remarked
in passing that he had att tended such
meetings throughout the length and
breadth of the land and that the Salem
meeting accorded gratifying reception
As matter Of fact the meeting prob
ably exceeded even the expectations Of
its promoters and it was pronounced
to be about the largest and most rep
resentative meeting of this kind ever
held in this city for a religious purpose
or any other for that matter.
All great movements, said Mr., Os-
from, had followed religious awaken
ings. The religious revival he character
lied as the instance in which the people
arose to the best in them and gave it
voice and followed the spirit of its
teachings. The religious revival he said
was the advertisement that sought to
drum into the minds of the people that
God is Hope" when they lose sight
: Of His purpose in the rush Of daily
events The men with him and his
services, he said were always at the
disposal Of anyone who needed them
and that they were willing TO work any.
where at any time, TO the best of their
ability in the efforts to bring out the
best in Salem and its surrounding
country,
DR.. ostrom S View.
DR.. Ostrom made the humble state
ment at the Men S Supper that he
would be outright embarrassed with the
courtesy the men Of Salem are show
ing his work were it not that he con
sidered it from a downright Christian
standpoint. Nevertheless this SAINT
man is accustomed to asking great
I things Of the cities where the churches
engage him. And why saouldn t he ask
p When man 5 work has been befrendet
5 by Governors and Lieutenant Cover
nors, Judges and Mayors and by 9
Canon and Archdeacon in the Episcopa
I church, one OF America S very great
! est Lutheran leaders, as well as by tn,
leading lights OF the several denOmina
tions Of the Evangelical churches. Why
shouldn Z he expect the cities to 90 si
up and take notice When city o
Dln ,,an,,1n 1 II.
ness on week day and by order Of
the Governor, Mayor and School Board
State offices, Municipal offices am,
, schools closed for these Evangelist,
services for two hours, why shouldn
he be spurred on to expect the unusual
His has become a city.wide movement
Y Recently a Parish Priest Of the Roman
G Catholic church came TO one Of thes
y gatherings and arose beside DR.
r Ostrom and told the people that he con
e sidered the campaign must result in
!, great moral betterment Of the city
o That was in Pennsylvania.
II The next call Dr. Ostrom plans Il
Y make upon the citizens Of Salem is sal,
(. to be the best plan Of all. He has an
4 nounced it already. The citizens ar
{. asked to furnish their autos and car
5 rages to bring out all the aged mex
Y Thursday at three O'Clock. 1t ia re
9 ported that the largest buildings hav
y been too small to accommodate th
l. crowds in Eastern cities when tn
|, grandfathers and grnadmdhers wer
|. brought out The service will be calle
J. " A Tribute to the Aged".