Evening journal., 1916-01-03
10000 PERSONS
JAM TABERNACLE
TO HEAR Gospel
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lengthy ovation when he entered the
tabernacle yesterday morning, and was
given the Chautauqua salute when he
was introduced A.inisters who assist
ed at yesterdays services were the Reys.
DIR. Herbert +. Randolph, X. J.. Jackson,
j. r. Stonesifer, Vaughan $. Collins and
T. 7. Holloway.
Owing to the fact that the seating
capacity of the chorus is but $40 it
has been found necessary to divide the
great chorus into two sections. More
than 1,400 names have been submitted
and it IS thought that the latest ar
rangement will be far more satisfact-
ory than otherwise
Mrs Grace Sutton Powell the So
prano soloist; Guy r. Sutton, Mrs. II.
( C. Clase and William Edie Marks, the
other soloists, will help make the
singing at these services a special
/ feature. At each of the services yes
terday many Of the Old familiar hymns
were sung. Among them were:
Come Thou Almighty King How
Firm a Foundation Revive Us
| Again Marching to Zion.' Rescue
the Pershing," 81 Love to. Tell the
Story Onward Christian Soldiers"
"Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus" and
many others. A large number of chill
dren were seated in the front seats Of
the tabernacle. They sang Friend
ship for Jesus" with telling effect. A
quartet of boys Norman White. VIII
lard Laird. William Edwards and
Brinton Donaldson, also sang.
The seating capacity Of the taber-
nacle is approximately $500 plus the
1000 chorus seats. Announcement
was made by DR.. Lyon that all Sunday
evening meetings would commen at
IL o'clock and the weekday evening
services at 7.30 O'clock. On Wednes-
day afternoon the regular afternoon
meetings will be inaugurated. Ser
vices will be held every evening this
week A meeting of the chairman of
the prayer meetings and members OF
the executive committee was held af-
ter the afternoon service yesterday,
while a meeting of the ushers was
held following the evening service
On Tuesday afternoon DIR. Lyon
will meet all the pastors of the CO.
operating churches and the captains
of the neighboring prayer meetings
in the Y NJ. c.. A. building.
The subject of tonights service will
be, Preparing the Way for the Lord
and on Wednesday afternoon at 2.30
o'clock "A Model Mayor or Rebuild
ing the Walls" will be the text of
DR.. Lyons sermon. On Wednesday
evening the evangelist will start a Sc
res Of three sermons on the Ten Com
mandments.
DR.. Lyon asked that all boys over
10 years of age meet him in the taber-
nacle on Tuesday afternoon after
/ school, when he will have a surprise
in store for them.
Collection for the Day.
At the close of the evening services
z announcement was made that 81 ,000.12;
: had been contributed in the collections
Of three services. At the morning SER
vice, which was announced as Dollar
Day." 650 pennies were found in the
collection box
DR.. Lyon announced that the collec-
tions would be made up to the time
that the tabernacle and the routine
work of the campaign was paid for.
When that is met, the collections will
cease. While no official cost has been
announced it is thought that the pre-
liminary expenses of the campaign
range between $4,000 and $4,000.
Evangelist Is Received
Upon his arrival in this city on Satur
day. DR. Lyon was accorded a reception
J in West Presbyterian Church Sunday
school room by the pastors Of the vari
Gus churches in the city that are co
J operating in the campaign. In the ab
sence of the Rev. Dr. Charles L. Candec
pastor of Westminster Presbyterian
, Church, and chairman of the reception
committee, the reception was preside,
over by the Rev. r. p. Holloway. pastor
of Second Baptist Church. The address
of welcome was made by Mayor james
Il. Price, who was introduced by Mr.
Holloway as the city's Christian mayor
In extending the welcome to DR.. Lyoi
and his associates, Mayor Price said:
Wilmington will always be ready L
extend to you and your associates
hearty welcome, and may God bless yol
in this work. My earpest hope is tina
the souls of Wilmingtonians may b.
/, saved by the thousands"
The greetings of the clergy of tn
city were presented by the Rev. J. Ros
Stonesifer. He said Dr. Lyon had conn
to Wilmington ON faith alone and tina
he had not seen his official call. It wa
, explained that this was due TO the fac
that it was retained by the committe
to secure the addition of every churcl
possible. In return for the delay. 81
, signatures were secured, including 3
/, signatures of pastors of Wilmington
. churches and that of the Rev. +. j. Hof
, fecker, district superintendent.
DIR. Lyon thanked the mayor and tn
others for their warm welcomes II
said that hc would rather have the vii
mington call than six calls from TN
, middle-West, where he had spoken I
|, or 10 times within a single State II
: pointed out the many advantages tina
Wilmington viii get out Of the cam
paign.
! He said: Il am here TO fight the
devil and / will fight him with all my
, might; and at that I will give him z
long run for his money. / want Il
. lay bare the sins Of commission anC
. omission. / am here to bring soul,
, 10 Jesus Christ; not 10 fight any mar
!. who belives in Jesus Christ. ever
: though that belief be OF other Greco
than represented at our tabernacle
meetings"
DR. Lyon said his grandfather wal
a minister az Camden. ~ ]. He com
: mended the workmen for the taber
! nacle here, saying that il is the bes
aa.N. l. 4. Il.