Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-01
CHURCHES FILL
PEWS AT TER THE
SUNDAY REVIVAL
Interest Aroused by Billy Sunday
Campaign Held Responsible for
the Splendid Turnout
Yesterday.
BRUSSELS CARPET HITTERs
Many Who Had Not Hit the sawdust
Trail Join the Church Hitters
Assigned to Churches.
EACH CHURCH IN OWN WAY

Yesterday was the greatest Sunday
that Omaha churches have ever seen.
In three score churches great
audiences we're gathered which, Ia
some cases. more than filled them.
In most of these churches new
members were received, being those
who have signed cards at the BILLY"
Sunday meetings.
In some of the churches, Brussels
carpet trail-hitters" were called for
and received.
Everything indicated that the new
life stirred up in the city by the re-
cent Sunday campaign is now
coursing through the veins of the
churches in all parts of the city and
carrying new life and vigor and
energy into them
1T is just the beginning of the
religious campaign" said Rev. Titus
Lowe, pastor of the First Methodist
church.
Different Methods.
Many of the churches received new
members at both morning and evening
Services. Others did not begin receiving
them, but will do so within the next week
or so. Every church is law unto itself
in this respect. Some denominations will
devote time to instructing prospective
members in the fundamentals Of doctrine
church history, etc. Others, like the Meth
ndfaf 20 fhnrn In m, nroha fiOnaTV
bership and will receive them into full
membership later.
At the First Methodist church 1lS were
received at the morning service. When
the pastor called for new trail-hiters two
more responded. The Wednesday even
ing meetings have grown greatly at this
church. as at others, and on Fridays
there is a special get together occasion
I'VE are going right into a red-hoi
evangelistic campaign" said Rev. Mr.
Lowe, the pastor. Every Sunday we will
continue to call for trail-hiters. The worl
has only started
On the BRUSSELS Carpet.
Forty-six were received at the Plymouth
Congregational church, and when the
pastor. Rev. f. w. Leavitt, called fol
Brussels carpet traIl-hitters at the
morning service. five came forward.
An inspiring service at the Walnut Hill
Methodist church was marked by the re
ception of forty-one new members by
Rev. Oliver Keve. the pastor.
The First Congregational church, fol
lowing a Sundayesque sermon by the
pastor, Rev. F, w. Rouse, distributed
cards to all present for remuneration
and on them each wrote what he would
10 70 haI al ha
received. as this ceremony has been re
served for next Sunday, but over 100 were
present who will come in at the appointed
time.
st. Mary's Avenue Congregations
church was crowded. The new members
win be taken in a week from next Sunday
At the Hillside Congregational church
twenty-three were received yesterday
morning, and as many more are expected
next Sunday by the pastor, Rev. w. 8
Hampton.
Special Meetings.
ut was the largest audience, by far
that we have had In the two years thai
have been here" said Rev. c. f. Cob
boy, pastor of the First Christian church
speaking OF his morning congregation
I'VE received fifty-eight, thirty being re
CONSIDERATIONS received into lui ulStlDeT
ship, and we had seven new trail-hitters
We begin special meetings next Sunday.
Twenty-one came into the Dietz Me
mortal Methodist church at the morning
service and others at the evening meeting
The Baptist churches are receiving th'
new members more slowly, and are TAX
ing them not only on Sundays, but a
meetings during the week, preparing then
b. instruction I'm doctrine for the ordi
nance OF baptism.
Rev. Mr.. Rowlands at the First Bap
tist church yesterday received new mem
bers by baptism, both morning and even
ing. the total for the day being twenty
five baptized. During the last week be
tween fifty and sixty signified their in
tention of uniting with this church.
Numbers Are Baptized.
At Calvary Baptist church, Rev. ].
MaXfield received sixty-one during tn
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