Evening journal., 1915-03-26

an important part of our Sunday !
school work. These classes are found !
in a considerable number OF our
churches and others will be organized I
II is a mems movement that deserves |
TO succeed in all our churches. It is /
impressive to see hundreds of earnest !
men in these classes studying tho
word of God. We are solving the
problems Of getting men to church.
II is through the organized Bible
class that men are led back into the
church after wandering away for
many years. We heartily commend
the movement and hope many more
such classes may be organized
THE EpwOrth League is doing good
work and the annual convention held
in McCabe Church was all that could
be desired. 1t was spiritual and help
ful in all respects and the delegates
returned home full Of enthusiasm.
The EpwOrth League Union o. Will
mington and vicinity. which was or
ganized nearly five years ago, has won
! its way and has vindicated the wis
dom Of its sponsors. Its meetings are
held bi-monthly and the attendance
rarely falls below five hundred. The
work done is of inestimable value 10
our young people. Its moonlight sail
! last summer on one of the Wilson line
steamers to Philadelphia will be long
/ remembered by members of the union.
More than four hundred and fifty per-
sons enjoyed the trip.
Eve fear that our benevolent COLI
| lections will show a slight decline
from the excellent figures of last year.
If so, il will be due 10 the industrial
conditions; factories and mills, shops
and shipyards have been closed or
/ running on short time, and with re
duced forces. our pastors have been
attentive to every demand made upon
them in behalf Of the great interests
of the church in her worldwide w1rk.
Two Thousand Converted.
I'VE have seen a modern pentecost
in the district during the last four
months. We observed day of prayer
November IS. Bishop J. F. Berry.
Rev. 4. W. Mckinney and Rev. !. G.
Wilson delivered addresses. We sat
together in heavenly places that day.
It was followed by the district super
intendent requesting the Methodist
Preachers Association to appoint a
committee TO consider the question Of
; Methodist revival movement. The
committee was raised and presented q
plan which provided for dividing the
, city into two groups Of churches fog
: a revival campaign. The program was
p carried out and large crowds OF pco-
! pie attended the meetings and the ciiy
I soon felt their influence and hundred.
. of souls have been converted and tn;
4 revival is still on and all over tbs
}. district revivals Of unusual power
/ have been held. Permit me to name
, some conspicuous instances of reviva
=. power. At st. Johns in Elk Neck
S where scores were converted, and ;
s new appointment has been added L
the charge The pastor Rev. J. II
,. Thornton was the evangelist. Principle
n has witnessed the greatest demOnstra
I. tion of converting power in her histor.
+ Early last autumn the Rev. b.
s Jester began revival meetings. IL
# visited the people from house 4
house, prayed with them. talked saliva
+. ton with them. ate with them an
e stayed all night in their homes. Il
II the pulpit he preached the word an
r. the Holy Ghost convicted the peOpl
e of sin. and seventy converts wer
made. ranging in age from twelve t
eighty years. The mighty work q
d God has been witnessed as in the day
le of old
p "At Zion, Nd. more than forty soul
N were converted. There had not bee
b. revival in the church for a gsnerl
S. tion. Rev. Wilmer Jaggard preache
is the word with power and led his pee
e. pie in the fight and won a victory
.li the name of the Lord.
"The revival fres were kindled
as Perryville. Md, February Z. by Il
MT pastor, Rev. j. II. Beauohamp. Notl
as ing like it was ever seen in the hi
We tory of the town. Sinners of all az,
es and classes have confessed their siI
he and have sought pardoning grace. III
70 pastors pungent preaching under q
IT, influence of the Holy Ghost cut sii
lie ners to the heart and they cried un
,st God for mercy and he saved them al
gave them peace. More than on
ed half OF the population Of the town hi
DO. been converted.
zee Pastors As Re,iyalists.
Il successful reviyals have been he
u in the following churches: Nor
ps East, Nd: New Castle, Del: Silye
he brook. McCabe. Grace, Mt. Sale
T. Harrison Street, Goodman, ST. Paul
tly Union. Madeley, Eastlake, Asbui
cir Epworth. Scott, Kingswood. Trini
Hillcrest, Elk Mills. Stanton.
Till Johns, Port Penn, Elkton. Nj
nj. Cayots. Md, ana Wesley and Ebenez
ev. charge and at the union meetings
ac- Chesapeake City.
More than two thousand perso
ge. have bee. srted at our altars d
Ion year. T ats have been edif
ve- and the t..l strengthened. I
an pastors leen the evangeli
90. honored in this great wo
led We have the art of prcachi
lev the word passion for the S
md vation xs In all these ehurcl
we're with the Odd time pov
is and men omen prayed III
, they found the pardon Of tn
my sins in the fashion way. I
the meetings ne churches W.
! a pupctuated houtings and nal
est. luiahs. and md modern Ne
)ur odism met ,mmon ground. .
lew demonstrate they are one
gift spirjt and d Fruitful meetii
ich have been he iany other chari
and good Ina done and
at churches bles
,ot- Pastors Claim Death.
,me zone year the Rev. r.
nth Adams. ID. d., Dpointed pastor
of the church in East. Md AZ
the a painful illnt passed to his
has ward Soptemh We buried |
)ris in Millington, the family
He sleeps the of the just.
day awake IN the tC OF the res