Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-16
PREACHERS TELL
OF THE AFTERMATH
Will Allow No Pessimistio Utter
anees in Connection with the
Sunday Campaign.
MINISTER'S PAY THEIR DUES


and happy over the results and flu
ture prospects Of the recent BILLY
Sunday campaign that they refuse to
be at all pessimistic or allow anyone
to throw cold water" on the out
look.
At a meeting of the Omaha Minis
terial union at the Young Mems
Christian association incidental re-
marks by two ministers, which were
at first misunderstood to be pessimis-
tic in nature, were met with a storm
Of protest, and several preachers took
the floor at once to explain away the
apparent cloud on the revival results
and prospects.
] II started when Rev. A. n. Marshall,
president of the Omaha Presbyterian
Theological seminary. CHANGED to remark
I that there seems to be a tremendous
discrepancy between the number of tab
ernacle trail-hitters and the number of
people who have Joined the churches since
the revival campaign,
Notes the Discrepancy.
with 1900 converts claimed at the
tabernacle" Rev. Mr.. Marshall said. land
only $500 new members so far Joining the
churches. there seems to be much yet to
be done by the churches. II seems to be
a very poor showing from so many pro
fessed conversions"
Immediately several ministers took up
the challenge. Rev. F. T. Rouse of the
First Congregational church, who was
| condurffnU diacuaoior, af fha
Unions meeting on Results Of the Cam
paign and Conservation Work to Follow"
made an explanation in reply to Rev. MIR.
Marshall.
AT least so per cent of the trail-hitters
were re-consecrations," he declared. Then
Rev. Titus Lowe OF the First Methodist
church, who was chairman OF the evan
gelstic committee. sought to further ex-
plain the situation by saying:
Many of the trail-hitters went up the
sawdust aisles just in fun, or on dare,
or for the mere purpose of shaking hands
with Mr.. Sunday. Many also were from
out of the city, and of course would not
join Omaha churches"
Again Rev. Mr.. Rouse took the floor
evidently not satisfied with Rev. Mr..
loves remark about hitting the trail in
ing hands with the revivalist
Want No Pessimistic Talk.
Let's not have any pessimistic talk
here" Rev. Mr.. Rouse said. "Pessimism
has no place in the wake of evangelism.
Enthusiasm and gospel work are what
we want now"
Then Rev. Mr. Marshall and Rev. Mr..
Lowe explained that they were just as
enthusiastic as any other ministers, but
merely wanted to emphasize the fact
that there is still a wide gap between
the number of trail-hitters and the num-
Der of new church members. and that
there is much yet for the churches and
preachers to do.
This great revival instead of ending
has Just begun" asserted Rev. Mr.
Rouse. THE campaign itself was fought
out on our knees and was the result OF
prayer and remarkable man. The
future results will be far greater thar
the results so far.
Sees Results Coming.
United, cooperation. broader-minded-
ness. brotherly love and mutual helpful
ness among the pastors and all man.
kind are following in the wake of the
seven weeks campaign.
Christian church said that one of the
chief results he noticed in the Ministerial
union. of which he is secretary-treasurer
Is that there is a wonderful revival o.
willingness on the part of the ministers
to pay their dues He was kept busy
writing receipts, which were unusual, HI
said.
In subsequent discussion of tn,
Billy Sunday campaign, which partool
of the nature of a thanksgiving anC
praise service, the assembled preacher
told how many new members they haC
received and what they had learned o
how thay har benefited In the reviva
campaign. Following were some of tn
remarks;
Wife Liked Sunday BETTER.
Rev. Edwin Hart jerks. First Pres
, byterian church-"The way to preach
is to give the people the pure. simple
j gospel. My wire liked Billy Sundays
preaching better than my own, becaus,
u ii was more straight, simple gospel. The
greatest thing MIR. Sunday did here wal
to put the liquor question up to thu
people of the state. / am in favor OF
: following up his anti-booze crusade with
all our heart"
Rev. F. w. Leavitt Plymouth Congre
gational churchill is not necessary t.
beat around the bush in personal worl
: for Christ"
Rev. ]. A. Maxwell. Cavalry Bapt,s
q church-'T find that people can go L
church IL they want to. even II tn
weather is bad, their health poor. tn
preacher long-winded or the seImoI
militant. One woman told me she didn'
a get faint in big crowd like she did II
a little one"
Rev. A. F. Ernst, Lowe Avenue Pres
byterian church-"Men will do churcl
work. II they are asked"
Rev. e. ID. Hull, Hanscom Parl
Methodist church - 'Earnestness Il
preaching gets the results. Mr.. Sun
days earnestness was what drew the BIZ
crowds and secured the train-hitters."
Rev. II. b. Spear. Central United Pres
4 byterian church-"The future Of the worl
depends on our hold upon God. Future
work will magnify the results"
Rev. ]. f. Hawk First Reforme
Church-"Parents sometimes stand In tn
way of child trail-hitters joining tn
church"
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