Evening journal., 1916-02-21
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CONTINUED From rage H.
entire seven weeks. From the begin
ming of the evening service until its
close, the vast congregation to a per-
son seemed to be alive and awake to
the fact that it was DR.. Lyons last
Fall here. Consequently when the in
vitatlon was given there was an im-
mediate response from all parts OF the
big building,
Deep Religious FeryOr Prevails.
Judging from the amount OF enthu-
siasm and deep religious fervor that
featured Yesterdays services, the re-
ligious life of this city has received
an electric shock. the effect OF Whlcn
II is thought will be permanent Inc
religious nerve has apparently been
re-yitalized. Ii is tingling with new
life Minister'S Of the cooperating
churches are sanguine that the church
membership of both the city and state
will be greatly increased as a result
NJ the seven weeks evangelistic CAM
II is felt that the influence of the
campaign has not only been city VIDE
hut Statewide. Thousands of per
sons from various parts of the state
have come to the city expressly 10
hear DR.. Lyon.
A feature of all the services yester
day was the effort made by the imam
ciaI committee to raise the SlO,OoO ioi
Dr LYON. The total contribution was
sfO1SS.SO. Up until last nights ser
vice only fS,47O11 had been raised
Previous to DR.. Lyons arrival at the
tabernacle last evening the commit
ice GOT busy again with the result
that in about twenty minutes more
than the amount was in hand. "A mum
her of pledges of 500 We're received
The amount contributed by the choh
v-ae st 22S.3S. General Charles Birt
was the first to announce a one nun
drad dollar pledge T. w. wilson
7 = Nullin and s. II. Hamilton ant
Company made similar pledges. lh'
business Girls gave S24S while MANY
firms of this city and Representative
citizens pledged amounts ranging IRON
etO mn to SiOO. The Financial lalk
s1-as given in the morning by the Rev
II Franklin Smiley; in the Afternoon
NV the Rev. Joseph 7. Irwin and II
Tho evening by the Rev. II. f. Car
ncnter Mayor James f. Price als'
assisted. An announcement was mau'
ot the evening service that Samue
II Bavnard had promised to nay 10
uniting the triangle in condition lol
lowing the removal of the tabernacl
nrovided the executive commute
would contribute the $3.50 needed 10
that purpose toward the free VIII ol
foring TO DR.. Lyon. Mr.. Baynards OF
rer was accepted with appreciation.
Tbrouehout the campaign Mr. Bay
nard has been one Of the staunches
supporters, contributing much towar
tho success of the campaign here.
Professor George Z. King. choris
fer made things lively during collec
tion time last night by Offering chal
lenges to the congregation on certal
amounts which the choir pledged an
which he dared anyone in the au
dience to cover. Numerous $40 an
s25 and one $50 contribution were Sc
cured in this manner.
Services were conducted throughot
the entire day From 1915 in tn
morning until after IL o'clock las
night there were only short breaR
in the days devotions. At the COZ
clusion of each service hundreds
persons stayed in their PAGES in II
tabernacle and between services IN
promptu song sedvices were held.
Previous TO the afternoon serVl'
Richard Smith, leader OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad shops male choru
and Professor Jacob T. Clymer, a.
companied by Miss Mildred Jenne:
and Mrs. SaXton. organist OF hpwor'
NJ. Z. Church, led the song servic
When Professor and Mrs. Clase a
rived another song service was eol
Quoted. Professor Clase spoke re
words OF appreciation to the choir an
TO the congregation, thanking the
for the hearty support he had +
ceived and expressing deep regret
leaving the many friends he hi
found here. He spoke Of this cho
as being the largest one he has ev
conducted and 1.-THE finest one in Il
United States.
81 want to say said Mr.. Clas
"that have enjoyed my work he
immensely. I think this choir is Il
best in the United States and new
have had one to give me SUI
excellent support and work as tn
one has. George f. King is the grea
est choral organizer / have ever M