Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-05-07

Il have noticed that Thomas March
mount is making the Courier Il real
factor for progress" said Mr.. Townley
IA little later. Ibid you read his article
in yesterdays paper entitled Give Bill
Is Sunday a HearingY
Il surely did" responded his com
panion, .nnd | want TO tell you that
Mr. Marchmount's change of attitude
is due IN part to the fact that he came
over to some of the ~evangelistic meet
ines | have been4holding lately every
Sabbath evening"
Albert Townley looked at his fellow
minister in surprise at this speech.
81 tell You it Is true said the other
la%ughingly. you know. ! have a spe-
cial friend in the Courier office. Reg
maid Nelso.l told me that Mr.. March
noun was deeply stirred by a sermon
OF mine on he text. How shall We es-
cape If we neglect so great salvationE
BY the way. when we begin our work
of redeeming the social life of Bronson
we shall need TO depend greatly on the
Courier. ! I'm praying that both Mr..
Marchmount and his young city re-
porter will be converted through and
through during the Sunday meetings.
and | think they WILL"
"Reginald Nelson seems to me to be
pretty much OF a Christian already"
replied the other.
But he has never confessed Christ"
answered Allan. and the non-Chris-
tians of Bronson are already hiding
behind him, as they do behind every
good man who refuses to align himself
with the Christian forces
Il thought was going to have that
young immigrant in my church. said
Albert Townley regretfully. You
know, | discovered him and directed
him to Bronson. but you oon captured
him.
." plead not guilty. said Allan Rut-
ledge. 1T was our young people who
captured Reginald. You know, he met
JOY Graham on the boat"
"Of course | know that. introduced
them myself
On the afternoon of the same day
Allan Rutledge met by appointment
with Mr.. Graham and his daughter.
and he accompanied them to the great
tabernacle which had been erected for
the Sunday campaign.
The tabernacle was located in the
northwest part of the city on a large
vacant stretch of land. 1t was some
what out of the way, and Mr.. Graham
remarked as he approached it: II am
afraid, DR.. Rutledge, that Vou have
made a mistake IN the location of the
tabernacle. 1t will be utterly impossi-
BILE to draw the people out here"
"But we could not get ground enough
any nearer replied the minister.
ut would have been better to have
built a much smaller building and had
it full than to have this monster taber-
nacle half empty
ut will be full from the first night
and will be kept full during the entire
five or six weeks of the meetings. re.
sponded DR.. R~utledge, with enthusi,
asm. Il know Mr.. Sundays record too
well to be disappointed
"But Bronson people are different.
Iucy WOuiu HOl CUNT Out dS AAi oS
this. no matter who is here"
"Do not the circus people camp here
when they visit Bronson?' asked the
other.
"Oh. yes said Mr.. Graham, smil-
ing, but Mr.. Sunday is no circus
HE attracts the crowds better than
the circus answered DR.. Rutledge.
''There is nothing that attracts men.
Mr.. Graham, like the religion Of Jesus
Christ, and Mr.. Sunday presents it in
a way that appeals to the average
American citizen, especially the work
ing people
They had entered the tabernacle and
were surveying its immense proper
tons.
"See our choir loft" said the minis
ter. We will have 1000 singers seat
ed there every night. won't we, JoyY'
He turned to the young lady as he
spoke. Miss Graham had been silent
while her father and the minister dis
cussed the outcome of the great effort.
"We WILL the girl exclaimed in a
Joyful TONE Vi NOlCt. II VIII " +"
beautiful sight tomorrow night to see
this great building all lit up with lights,
filed with the people of Bronson, and
with the singers massed behind the
evangelist. can see them listening to
the old, old story, and | know that this
tabernacle means a new Bronson by
and by"
"a vision of joy" said her father
mockingly.
ut is a vision of what is to be" said
DR.. Rutledge confidently. Il trust, Mr..
Graham, you will be able to attend
these services regularly"
II am afraid l cannot promise to be
a constant w%orshiper in this taber-
nacle,'' said Mr.. Graham. THE fact
of the matter is, DIR. Rutledge, l will
be glad when this business is over with
and the community has returned to its
regular mode Of Sunday services. !
faar tha Influence of MIR. Sunday will