Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-05
BISHOP DELEGATES
BIG TABERNACLE
Great Auditorium for BILLY" Sun
days Meetings Formally Set
Apart for Revival Use.
EVANGELIST COMES THIS MORN

The tabernacle in which BILLY"
Sunday will preach for the next
eight weeks was dedicated Saturday
evening, Rev. DR.. Frank NJ. ristol,
resident Methodist bishop, preaching
the sermon.
II was the first sermon preached
in the big building in which the
famous evangelist is to preach at
least fifteen sermons a week.
Bishop Bristols vigorous, vocifer-
Gus and eloquent style OF delivery
brought frequent applause from the
audience as he made point after
point in favor OF the great revival
and smote the evils of the city right
and left. His text was from Exodus,
xl:S4, THE glory of the Lord filled
the tabernacle"
lie pointed out that the tabernacle
mentioned in the text was built by the
lsraeltes In the wilderness; that II was
the first tabernacle In the worlds his
tory and that the Omaha tabernacle is
tho last tabernacle up to the present mo-
ment.
"God l. with U.s.
we have a splendid tabernacle" he
said, I'VE have a grand choir, we have
magnificent executive committee and
We have tho greatest evangelist OF the
century. but the best OF all is that God
" with US. III God be for US, who can
DE against us2 Nobody. Not all the
saloons OF Omaha, not all the brewerles
and distllleTies OF Omaha. not all the
cowboys of Omaha. whether Of high or
low degree. All these are powerless, for
God is with u.s.
II have every faith In Billy Sunday
and the divinity OF his call TO this divine
work. have complete faith In his sln-
certify and devotion.
There has never been another like him.
Some object to his slang. II your house
vas on fire and man came rushing In
and shouted, Get otua here. the whole
shebang's on fire would you stop and
find fault with his language?
To Bring God 10 People.
This tabernacle. like that first one OF
$500 years ago. IL filled with the glory
OF God. And this tabernacle through the
grace OF God will not only bring the peo-
pie to ood, but will bring God to the peo-
ple."
Following the bishops sermon the dedi-
cation took place. II consisted OF a re-
sponsivo reading. in which the audience
responded to each sentence OF the leader
with the words. I'VE dedicate this taber-
nacle."
The choir seats we're nearly all occu-
ntG6 ana fhA anAiNnrtttV,. aR b,,lI
was about half filled. A song service
preceded the program. Rev. Titus Lowe
presided. and after an invocation by Rev.
c. II. Cobbey. introduced Rev. II. d.
speer. secretary OF the executive commit
tee and one of the most tireless workers
IN the movement. DIR. Speer spoke briefly.
but forcefully. I'VE are here 60 do some-
thing more important than defeating this
building" he said 1--WE are here to dedi-
cate ourselves 10 this most important
work."
Recalls %. Fay Mills.
He was followed by 1T. ". f. Mllroy
and e. &c. Thomas. Mr.. Thomas recalled
the time when one other great revivalist
stirred Omaha.
TWENTY-FIVE years sEo in the old ex-
position hall, which stood on the very
spot whore this tabernacle now stands,
B. Fay Mills, preached TO audiences Of
5000 to 5000 people and interested the
city for God" he said. "Sam Jones
lodged over the city and refused 20
preach, saying II was too tough u soil
20 stick his pick into"
Mr.. Thomas predicted that 1000 peo-
pie will hit the sawdust trail" In the
Omaha tabernacle.