Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-21
TRAIL HITTERS
PRAY FOR MAYOR
Men, Women and Children Testify
and Ask ROdy to Pray for
Some One Else.
PRAYER FOR MAYOR DAHLMAN

Some One Else.
PRAYER FOR MAYOR DAHLMAN
Never has the Sunday Tabernacle
seemed more charged with spiritual
power than at the union prayer meet
ing held there yesterday morning.
Fully 1900 people. most OF them
women, were present. Hundreds gave
their testimony OF conversion and
reconsecration. Many sobbed Rs they
rose and asked prayers for husbands.
fathers, brothers, sisters, loved ones,
neighbors.
Homer ROdsheaver was the leader and
Mrs. Sunday sat on the platform also.
After more than 100 had risen and testi-
fled. 'sRody'' asked people to make their
statements Of those for whom they want
prayers. Time wasn't taken fer each
person to say even a sentence. They
simply rose and said; "A brother" my
husband" ''two sons" my boy" my
neighbour" and % on.
Several rose and asked prayers for the
mayor.
a have been praying that Mayor
pahlman might eome to Christ ever since
these meetings started" said one woman.
Pray for sehSol BOARD,
Several others asked prayers for the
school board. An aged woman asked
prayers FOR a lot OF people and the
mayer especlaily." Three persons ro-
auested prayers that the city officials
might be led 10 hit the trail.
IL the mayer only knew how many
good folks are concerned about his soul
he Just couldn't help coming" said Rode
HEAVIER and ons woman rose and said he
ala know t. for she had told him.
A white-bearaed man in front row,
win tears streaming down his ehOsks,
asked prayers for my boy"
A young fellow asked prayers for -tAs
gang used to belong to-"
A crippled newsboy asked prayers for
his father and mother and next door
neighbor.
''sody'' then offered the prayer for all
these classes OF people with special Pc
titions for the mayor. school board and
city officiais.
The meeting openei with quotations OF
Bible premises.
Young ana ola.
Swiftly they came from every part Of
the audience, sometimes several speak
ing At once. A little girl 5 years old
gave one quotation and was foilowec
soon by an aged woman. who said she
was q years old
Then testimonials Of persons converted
or reconseerated In this campaign were
called for and there were at least sew
enty-flve Of them. Many were given In
voices that haA q catch" In them and
Some sobbed outright. Here are FEW
IT roeonsscrated myself at these
meetinEn and have been abe to LEAD
thirty-six to Christ"
Il was too much entangied In business
bat now have reconsecrated myself
and ;oy has come into my life. brought
my son to Christ"
II hsve been hoisting booze for years.
sa,d n man, land 1t pretty near got me
Now. Whenever want q drink. d
aomething for God and. believe me.
never want II then"
1T gave my hand 10 MRS. Sunday at tn
Auditorium. and ] have brought M
brother and sister to Christ since then"
IT became . Christian when ! was
little Rsri." said q woman, but back
slsdeA and became q Christian Scientist
have seconsecrated myself and becOm'
Q personal worker"
Il was . Christian. but strayed away
Thank God, / came back. Pray for ms
husband and three soma"
A man said: II asked my daughter y
come 10 Christ. but she sAid. PAPA. yo'
haven't coma 30 / came. too. Pra,
for me. but I'm going to stick whetho
you pray for me or not"
"Tnis meeting has saved me and m!
husband, and my daughter and her hus
band. and my sister and her husband
Pray that my sen may coma. toe"
safe Among the Limba.
NY line - tree-trimmin. said {
young man. "And since Jesus has com
into my heart always feel safer whel
I am up among the limbs"
II praise God and bless him that mi
son came to Christ last Sunday after
noon. Pray for my husband"
| A woman said: II was backsiide
for seven years. My little e-year-Dl'
son said. Why should I go to sunda'
school when you and dad don't 80 q
churchr Wen set him an exampi
from now on"
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