Evening journal., 1915-01-09
Shout IN THE CAMP
thrills NETHODISTS
Dance Before Altar of God
All Right Pastor Tells
WorShippers
URGES HEARERS TO
SHUN DEATH DANCE

Religious fervor still increases at
the union meetings being held nightly
in st. Paurs Church by the
group of Methodist Churches
west of Market street. Last night for
the first time there was "a shout IN
in the camp" when one worshiper be-
came so much excited that she lCaped
and shouted for JOY.
The Rev T. f. Beauchamp, superin-
! tendent OF the Wilmington City Mis-
sionary Society. was the preacher OF
the evening, using as his theme the
question of PLATE to the Jews.
"What will you do then with Jesus,
which Is called the Christi" The SER
mon was a straightforward attempt to
make the hearers face the question Of
life's highest duties, and Mr.. Beau
champ drove home the truth with tell
ing effect.
Following the sermon the altar SER
vice, began. during which ,he Rev. T..
lR. Van Dyke urged his people to set the
good example that all Christians should
follow in such service by coming to
the front and standing by the altar
At once scores went forward. from all
the churches represented and the music
rolled out in a volume that made the
building tremble. Mr. Van Dyke then
, struck mp the old chorus, "'Tis the Old
= Time Religion 1t seemed TO cnthus,
! the entire congregation and they sang
3 it with will During the singing a
woman went forward and in front of the
altar place testified to her JOY in Goo
! bv leapiHg time after time in perfect
s time to the music shouting aloud hei
e. praises. It was an innovation scarcely
z looked for. "Amens" echoed through the
1 church.
5 As soon as the song ceased, an'
with it the shouting, DR.. Vaughan
Collins, pastor of st. Paul's, requested
e the audience to be seated for a mo
ment, and said: There may be SOM
. here tonight to whom this unusua
n sight may be Objectionable. Your re
a fined sense of what the proprieties o
d Worship call for may have been rudel
n disturbed because this dear womal
e has declared her happiness in God b
h thus publicly leaping and shouting.
5. have known those, who counted them
s. selves Christians, too, would be shock
It ed at what they are pleased to cal
1t such an exhibition of excitement
a And yet that same individual, who's
n refined sense is so easily shocked. b
N a decently dressed woman keepin
d time with her feet to the music in th
d. sanctuary would watch a half-nake
I'd woman dance in the arms of ma
m all night long and declare il was a
right, when every decent man know
m il is all wrong There is a right kin
ID of dancing that the Bible even al
q" provos,-the kind of dancing Kin
~ David did when they we're bringin
)r up the ark of the Lord. when ]
danced before the Lord with all h
Dr. might That is the kind of danciI
n We have seen here tonight, and il is a
T. right II is another kind of dan
n, ing tL-. is all wrong. and eternal
d. | wrong: the kind of dancing tn
nd simply stirs the basest passion
e. men. God help Christians to shl
g. that dance of death"
a Tomorrow, SUNDAY. will be a gre
NJ day in Wilmington Methodism. Sevc
rk teen different Methodist church
of have opened their pulpits to a ca
RS. load of "Trail-Hittors" from Coate
Vile. Pa. who are coming to tell q
story of their conversion. In anoth
column the list of churches cO-OpC
,et ating is given.
fe The meeting at Slverbrook vest,
ed day at 3 o'clock was addressed
100 Dr. George Edward Reed. The str,
on meeting at Ninth and Market |;
CIV night was largely attended. The r.
Vaughan S. Collins and William
Norris made prayers.
Services will be continued eve
Al night next week at ST. Pauls.
N To Hear "BilIy' Sunday.
Headed by a brass band dele
Al ton of 600 persons will attend {
NJ of the evangolistical meetings n
one being conducted 10y Billy sunday
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