The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-09-07
Gar PLACES HIMSEL +
At HEAD or HIS ARMIES
DIR. BROML Ely HEARD
BY FOUR q USAND
People at the Tabernacle Ser,
vices in the Religious Cam
paign at Salem.

SALEM, Sept. Sunday was dis
tinctly church going day in the his
tory of this staid old community for
thousands attended the services in
the great wooden structure that has
been constructed for the tabernacle
meetings under the directionn Of DR..
Henry w. Bromley, of Wilmore,
KY. and his stair of efficient work
ers.
The Sunday schools in the various
churches were largely attended and
increased interest manifested. Inn
mdiately after these services the
schools and people repaired to the
tabernacle where the great chorus
under the direction Of Prof. William
H. Myers, Of Nebraska. the chorus
director Of the Bromley party, led
the singing in one of the most spir-
tied song services ever heard by a
Salem audience.
Sunday nights services drew. the
largest crowd that has attended the
meetings up to that time, for there
was capacity audience in attend-
ance. Again the chorus Of two hun
dred voices stirred the great con-
gregation of people with the rousing
songs that characterizes these SER
vices. and already the meetings are
getting grip upon the people
of the city and is penetrating every
avenue Of life.
Never before in the history Of
this community has there been
shown on the part Of its citizens
greater interest in any movement,
than has been shown IL the meetings
now in progress. It is the topic Of
conversation on the street and in
the market place; in the store and
Office in the mills and at the oil
wells, in fact, in every walk of life it
is considered the greatest moral and
spiritual effort ever entered into by
the people OF Salem and community.
Fully 1000 people heard DR..
Bromley during the day as he
preached two of the most powerful
sermons and gave his lecture to men
and boys only that was regarded by
the men Of the professions as we'll
as the laboring classes to be the
most convincing discourse of its
kind delivered from the platforms
of today.
At the morning service the evan
gelist took for his text Matthew
3:3: "Preapre We the way of the
Lord, make His paths straight" He
said in part:
This text consists of an appeal to
the sinner; call to the Christian
and a command to the church. 1t is
an appeal to the sinner to prepare
to accept the loving Savior; it is q
call to the Christian to a higher life
and broader service; and 1t is a
command to the church to go forth
and help save a lost world. That
makes it applicable to every human
soul for it is an appeal to prepare
to accept the loving Savior, for He
will never be saved IN Gods world
IL he does not do something for that
salvation.
second-1t is call to the Chris
ton to a higher life and to q
broader service. He said, I'VE are
hearing much today about social SER
vice. the necessity of meeting and
mingling and having luncheons and
banquets and special doings to sort
and keep up the social side Of the
church life. Did it ever dawn upon
you that we can be social organiza-
ton without a bit Of Christianity.
Gods call to church Of Jesus Christ
Is to go and accomplish His will by
the conservation of ourselves and the
fulfilling OF our mission. These is
no such thing as a broader SER
wee for Christ without higher life.
Third-It is command to the
church to go out and save the world.
1t always has been and 1t always
will be Gods plan that the world
shall get the call through the
church and in this text lies the SUI
preme work of the preacher as we'll
as the highest duties OF the church.
He asked the question, what is the
modern church doing today?" and
said I'VE boast of our institution and
method: boast Of our great organizs.
lions and claim that the church never
was SO prosperous as today. What
are we doing. Why are we unable
to carry Gods command to the peo-
Pile? Is 1t from standpoint OF gem
A1A 00AASys GNVp tu0Eo u6N6Tr was b
time when the church had SO many,
educated men In 1t, and when I'll
was SO financially able to carry out
any financial or other proposition asI
1t is now. He answered his cues
ton by saying I'VE are able to full
I'LL our part humanity speaking. The
question is. are we willing2
The mems meeting in the after
noon was attended by about one thou
and men. the largest gathering OF
this kind ever assembled at any one
time in Salem. DR.. Bromley deliy-
cred the first OF one OF his greatest
addresses and was listened through
out with the closest attention. hold
ing his great audience In the grasp
of his oratory. When he concluded
there was unanimous request to-
have him deliver his second lecture
next Sunday afternoon at the same
hour to which. he assented. A call
was madelto the audience for those
who desired to live q better life and
to the platform and shook the hand
practically the entire audience came
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