Evening journal., 1916-01-08
Sin Is HIT HARD
BY evangelist IN
Sizzling Sermon
continued from First Page.

OcAtAANNa AAOAl AAA1A + eENs
shalt not steal" and Thou shalt not
bear false witness against they neigh
bor." The reference to each COM
mandment brought forth fiery arraign-
ments against sin in general.
Vigorously the evangelist attacked
the moral standards of men and wo
men, saying that the moral standard
for men should be the same as that
held up for wOmen.
There is but one standard worthy
of our modern civilization" the evan
gelist said, "and that is the white life
for both men and women"
Or. Lyon deplored the prevalence
of divorce. declaring 1t to be one Of
the most potent evils of the day. He
also raped slander and gossip in no
uncertain terms
"The tongue is often an incurable
evil.' said DIR. Lyon. Lives are ruin
ed by the petty lies that originate in
heresay."
In conclusion the evangelist dis
cussed graft, business dishOnor and
the social eva. "The great question
we have today" SAID the speaker, SIS
not the war question, but the sex
question.
Throughout his sermon last even
ing, DR.. Lyon experienced, no difficulty
in holding the attention of his large
audience. The mastery and skillful
way in which he handled his subjects
and the fiery and vigorous manner In
which he dealt the blows against
sin in general greatly impressed his
listeners. Or. Lyon drove home his
thruSts with a firm hand and there
is no question but what he awakened
in the hearts of his audience many
cords hitherto long unstirred.
Up to. the present time there have
been no conversions. The meetings
this week while enthusiastic and
straight to uhe point have been
more as regular preaching services
than they have been revivals. No one
win be asked to follow the, sawdust
trail until Sunday evening when it
is expected that the evangelist will
follow his sermon with his first invi-
tation to accept Christ.
The musical program presented last
evening was OF exceptional merit. The
tabernacle quartet sang "In the Cleft
OF the Rock" and Mrs. Powell, So
prano soioist, sang THE Man From
GaliIee." The work OF the chorus
throughout the evening was excellent.
This evenings service will be feat
ured by a choral concert which fol-
lows the sermon. The women are
asked TO wear white and the men
black clothes. An especially fine pro
gram has been arranged by Professor
II. G. Clase, the musical director OF
the campaign. DR.. Lyon will preach
a brief sermon on Heart Failure
previous to the concert. Following
the concert this evening, Mr.. and Mrs
Clase will meet all the High School
students in conference. DR.. Lyon and
Professor Clase will attend the open
ing exercises at the Wilmington High
School on Monday morning.
Tomorrow afternoon Professor
Ciase VIII organize a chiidren's cho'
rus and previous 10 the evenings ser
vice he will conduct a regular men;
B6rvice.
The tabernacle will be CLOSED TO-
morrow morning and services win bC
held in all the cooperating churche:
instead. At the afternoon service DR.
Lyon will take his subject from
"Jonah." The service tomorrow even
ing win commence at z o'clock.
The collections yesterday amounted
10 S167.45. All the various depart
mental meetings held yesterday wer'
largely attended. A school teachers
Bible class was organized yesterda!
afternoon in Central Presbyterian
Church. DR.. Lyon will preach his
FIRST sermon for men only on Sunda!
afternoon and plans are being made Il
have various fraternal organization
attend in body. A special servic'
for the Boy Scouts is also being ar
ranged. Miss Parker has well de
Veloped plans on hand for holding
working girls dinner in the near fu
ture.
Announcement was made last nigh
that the regular union young people
service would be held in Hanove
Presbyterian Church at 6.45 O'clocl
tomorrow evening.
Churches to Drop Services
After tomorrow all the churches tina
are repres ted in the tabernacle evan
gelistie meetings will have no Sunda
morning services in their own edifice'
but viii Join in union services at tn
tabernacle.
This was decided upon at meetin
of the executive committee in charg
of the evangelistic campaign last nigh
The committee passed resolution ask
ing each church represented in the cam
paign to close Sunday mornings, afte
tomorrow. and it was stated this morn
ing that all the churches viii have n
Sunday morning services after tRol
row until the Lyon meetings close.
Police Sergeant David Wardle, i
whose district the tabernacle is locateS
gives particular attention each evenin
to conditions there, and stops at tn
tabernacle on all his rounds in that se'
tion.