The Springdale news., 1915-09-03
Evangelist Hankins Preaching Strong sermons-choir a Splendid Feature With Near Sixty Voices Strong Pleas Made to Christian People to Fall in Line-"Worst is Yet to Come"

Ch u SQIICs
 The biz union revival campaign opened Sunday evening, as per sched aIe with a3arge crowd in attend ance. The weather for the opening was rather cool, but the teHt was comfortable The tent is supposed to seat something near GOO people. and the crowd Sunday night was far above the expectations. as very few seats were vacant.
 The choir loft was well filled, some thing near fifty voices being pres ent. and under the direction Of Prof Howey, who arrived Sunday morning bids fair to be excellent before many days have passed. A short rehears al was held Of the choir Sunday af- ternoon but the weather Was nath- .er incIemeRt and only forty-fjRe at tended The choir is made ID o1 singers from the various churches oi the city.
 Rev. 4 L. Cline outlined the gen eral purpose Of the metine. and said that he had been in Sprinsdale four wears and had been trying to get q Zanion revival. but this Was his First success, and when he faced the large audience Sunday evening he teIt that it was one of tae happiest moments of his life He told of tae large amount af waFbt that lad been done 10 bring t6e meeting about, about =the many meetings tae pastors Of Ioli.# 9zIl#I5=911#as# 1a.! HsI4!. a95d then stated taaf.tAe. meetiHs =sas-n HON .aunched, and that it's success de pended upon tAe members ef the var iaas conversations He said il was not a campaign for the four churches alone. bul WAS q campaign for the entire te8n. That the meeting Was not being held 10 build Up any par ficular church but every church in Sprinedale To the other churches not affiliated ill the meeting, he gave an e3rnest appeal to cone and help them. and begged the earne st assistance of every Christian man and woman in Springdale
 He stated that Rev Hankins, the evangelist, had decided 10 give the month of September to the holding ot campaign in his home town. and that it was now up to the Christian people to make il a success. If you want to get anything out of he meet ing, put something into it, says Rev Cline. and as he closed his in trodu tory remarks by saving that he was going into the eampaisnn with great confidence, and believes that it will result in the greatest re riyal campaign Springaale has ever h1own
 i'rof HaRex. tbe sinee.,. aad who won his MY into the hearts Of aaeh member ef the choir and fAe al Hence aS vii. by his splendid e9atr1. aHa knauledae ef music. stated that he would a-e tWo new zo19s Hie4t. ana 7id eee in 2A h sa aoaa join Tte service, CD ially the song service would commence promp.Iy at seven thirty and Int twenty to thirty minutes and he asked every member of the choir to be on hand n seven twen- ty-fiye
 Rev. Phillips then asked the rich est bles iees on the camfaiga. and Re- Hankins started his sermon af- ter the soae following.
 That EvFn seli4t Hannkins intends t2 in his services cn time. was eIearly evideHt Sunday nfeht when ht stated that God must not be robbed of his time. and that t gave him the nervous chills to announce : n atin- ta D sin at 7.3o, aud ther cammeHee Il <, as they did Sunday night ta said that each individua n < ri s3al had part in the cam liea. 8 f1fztt he eXpeet=a to sec the l1ree chorus ever gotten to ge her in spriHsdale before th' n tine Wls over. He announced collection fer every night service ts take care Of the incidental expenses O. the netting He also announced eott1ee prayer meetings at 9:30 or Tuesday morning. and business men prayer meeting at 930 at some business house
 Rev Hankins sang very beautiful so'O Sunday evening, which waS much appreciated. and listened tt
 Evangelist Hankins took his tex