Evening journal., 1916-01-22
Sin Dealt HARD
RAP BY DR.. Lyon,
54S HIT TRAIL
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cases singing and cheering. Ovor
1000 children attended the afternoon
service. which was notably their SER
vice.
DR. Lyon preached ON what ItI
Means TO Be a Christian" Following
his sermon 512 children walked up
the shavings trail and profesaed
desire to be Christian boys and girls.
The total number Of conversions for
the day was 54S Upon asking yester-
day afternoon for a showing Of hands
as to those who had already "hit the
TRAIL it appeared that practically all
young people had done so were pres
ent The ages Of the young folks
who responded yesterday ranged from
10 TO 80 years.
Judas Iscariot, Traitor" was the
subject OF. DR.. Lyons sermon last
night II was one of the most vigor-
GUS and gripping sermons that has
been preached yet in the tabernacle.
! The evangelist bitterly scored the
self satisfied. well-fed church mem
/ bors who sit cOmplacontly back and
do absolutely no personal work
Traitors and other kinds of sinners
also were denounced.
None of us is perfect" said Dr.
Lyon, and If we got our just desserts
we would all have been in he'll long
ago"
DR. Lyon was more vigorous in his
gestures last night than i'm any pre-
viOus sermon. He preached for sew
eral moments from his knees. At
times he became intensely dramatic
In concluding his sermon he initiated
the suicide of Judas lscariot. portray
ing the horrible end of the betrayer OF
Jesus Christ
Everyone here tonight" said the
evangelist, rs going to leave this taber-
nacle either to follow Jesus
Christ into heaven and glory. or to
follow Judas lscariot into damnation
and hell"
The Rev j. II. Crawford made the
opening prayer last night The mu.
sic for last nights service was Cspe.
clally noteworthy. The chorus choir
was never in better voice and the
singing generally afforded much
pleasure. No. 30 school was awarded
a pennant with Lyon Meeting on it
for having the largest delegation at
the afternoon service.
Previous to the chidrens meeting
Miss Mary Parker conducted her daily
Bible class. About 400 attended
The subject for tonghts sermon
will be The Great Confession" It
will be Boy Scout night Various
troops will attend I'm uniform and
special music will be rendered for
them.
There will he three services in the
tabernacle tomorrow. Or. Lyon will
preach In the morning on. Leaving
Thy First Love"
In the afternoon there will he a
b "men only" meeting. DR. Lyon vii
> address this meeting on: "The Battl,
With Booze Previous TO the after
noon meeting an orchestra OF fft,
pieces under the direction OF Charlie,
NJ. Banks. will render a sacred con
cert a delightful program has beer
/. arranged. This concert will commence
at 2.15 o'clock.
The orchestras OF West. First
! IdNlidhts NtniNllNoitI ana iiuilOAti
Presbyterian Churches. Second and
Delaware Avenue Baptists and Grace
W. E. Church. will join with several
Of the best local musicians in the
concert. The members Of the or
chostra are requested TO be at the
tabernacle at $50 o'clock
While the men only" service is
on In the tabernacle. Mrs Lyon will
make her first address to women
, only" i'm the West Presbyterian
. Church. Mrs Lyon arrived IN this
/. city on Thursday and from her briel
remarks of that evening the womer
, OF the city have rare treat in store
for them Both of these meetings
; will start at three o'clock.
!. The evening service i'm the taber
I. nacle will start at seven o'clock ant
the evangelist will speak on the
I Great Election"