Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-08
CHURCHES TAKE ON
RENEWED ACTIVITY
Pews Filled and Number Attending
Prayer Meetings Greatly In
creased Since Sunday Left.
NEW MEMBERS ARE TAKEN IN

Another Sunday OF crowded
churches, enthusiasm and renewed
religious activity was yesterday in
Omaha
Beautiful weather for the morn
ing services helped to fill the
churches to capacity and in some OF
them additional chairs had to be
brought In.
Religious activity didn't stop with
the departure OF BILLY" Sunday two
weeks ago. It only began. Ministers
and members alike have entered on
an era of work for the church I'M
precedented in the city and the re-
suits are showing both at the Sun
day and the weekday services.
I'VE used to have about twenty
five present at our Wednesday even
ing prayer meetings." said Rev. NJ.
V. Higbee OF the North Presbyterian
church. Last Wednesday we had
200 present. The Wednesday before
that we had 1914"
In this church twelve new members
were received yesterday. A new adult
Bible class was organized In TIRE Sunday
school and two other adult classes
showed an increase Of 20 per cent in their
membership. A campaign has been
started to build up the Sunday school
membership to 800 by Easter
Rev. f. I. Rouse received sixty new
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church. After they were received eacn
new member stood vita an old member
and clasped hands while they sang
''Blest BE the Tie that Binds"
Young Men Active,
Assistant Pastor Cleveland in this
church has organized a class Of thirty
one young men who will be active in
Christian work. Next Thursday evening
they are to lead the services at the
Gospel mission.
Rev. Titus Lowe received twenty more
new members into the First Methodist
church yesterday morning. lie Is hold
ing evangelistlc services every Sunday
and Wednesday evening as are many
other pastors.
At the Central United Presbyterian
church Rev. Hugh b. Speer received
forty-eight new members. The church
was crowded to the doors. An enthus-
astic mems campaign has been started
at this church.
Rev. A. c. Douglass at the First United
Presbyterian church received twenty
more new members.
Rev. j. A. Maxwell at Calvary Baptist
church gave the hand of fellowship 10
ing service and at the evening servics
he baptized twenty others. The COM
munion service at this church yester-
day was the largest in the history of the
church. A new class composed of young
married couples exclusively was organ
lied.
Nineteen new members Joined Ply
mouth Congregational church at tho
morning service and the church was
crowded.
The offerings were unusually fine"
laid Rev. F. w. Leavitt, the pastor. "It
shows that people were not impoverished
by the expense of the Sunday campaign
it Just taught them how to give"
Twenty were received into the First
Christian church by the pastor, Rev. c.
e. Cobbey.
A church ''sociable" has been arranged
by St. Marks Lutheran church for both
new and old members to be given the
evening Of November 20 at. the church
and adjoining parsonage.
Rev. o. d. Baltzly. pastor OF Kountze
Memorial church. said he had received
no new members into the church yet.
1--WE don't do things that way" he
said. IF man wants to join the medl-
cal profession he must have instruction.
If he wants to join the church he must
also have instruction and our instruction
extends over a period OF five months
Last week 1 organized my regular
catechetical class for the instruction of
prospective members in the catechism
and church doctrines. had 262 persons
present to enroll in the class and LIZ
visitors. Many OF the latter will also
join This gives a total of 3ss. OF all
this number only seventeen came In as
the result Of the BILLY" Sunday cam
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