The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-01-28
REVIVAL SERVICES
|. moved TO court HOUSE
CHURCH BUILDING TOO SMALL
TO HOLD THE
CROWDS.

The revival service which started at
the NJ. IL. Church. South, January 2, is
continuing with unabated interest. On
account of the very large congregations
II was determined last Sunday morning
to hold the subsequent meetings in the
court house. The auditorium of the
church was entirely too small for the
large numbers who attended, and those
who tried to attend and were prevented
by the absence OF room. Accordingly
on Sunday night the services were con-
tinued at the court house and will be
held there every night this week and
next Sunday morning and night. The
Sunday school also of the ME.Church,
South. will be held in the same room
On last Sunday night not less than be-
tween 500 and 900 people jammed the
large court room to its utmost capa-
city. Late comers had to leave with
out gaining admission, many az them
going to the other churches of the city
There is no lack of interest in these
meetings and time only can tell what
the harvest will be. Some have pro-
fessed conversion, some have Joined
the church. many have sought an in
terest in the prayers If the church peo-
pie. There has been no let up in the
fervor and earnestness of the Rev. Mr.
McEldowney. He has preached more
than 25 sermons, all marked with elo-
quence, earnestness and sincerity.
The musical part of this series of
services has been special and very
attractive feature. A large choir, good
singers, under the aple direction Of Rev.
Marion Powell, has done much to at
tract and please the large congrega-
tions. Mr.. and Mrs. Powell are very
pleasing and effective singers-he, with
his fine tenor. and she. with her very
rich contralto, have on each occasion
sung beautiful duets, the memory of
which win live long after the singers
have left us. There has also been good
singing by others, in solos and duets.
some OF which have been mentioned
heretofore. On Saturday night last
Mr.. Seeley, OF New York, who is the
possessor of fine baritone voice, sang
in musicianly way, "one Sweetly Sol
emn Thought" skillfully accompanied
by Miss Opal Spencer. On Sunday
night MI Robert Edgington, of Hunt
ington, and Miss Kate Freese, sang a
very pretty duet in way which pleas
ed all. Mr.. Edgington is a member of
the choir OF the Episcopal church of
Huntington. Besides these we are glad
to mention the presence and singing of
Evangelist ]. E. r. Miller, of Indiana
He has very pleasing voice, express
sive and melodious and sings with the
spirit and the understanding also He
is also skillful as a conductor as was
shown on several occasions during the
meeting.
II may not be out of place to say
here that Mr. Miller. who is an evang-
elist of the Christian church. came to
Louisa to hold series of meetings
When he came, however, and ascer-
tanned that Mr.. McEldowney's meeting
was already in progress, he expressed
an unwillingness to begin his meeting
while another minister was conducting
one. 1t is his intention, so we are in
formed, to begin his meeting at once
upon the close of the one now in pro-
gress.
Rev. and Mrs. Powell. after stay
with us of nearly month, left We'd
nesday morning for their home in Enid, |
Okla. They made many friends here
who will miss them greatly. Each of |
Lhem has an attractive personality and |
manner, and should kind |
ever return them to Louisa.
their coming win be received with
pleasure.
The NEWS can not refrain from
lgain alluding to the gratifying fact,
hat while the meeting began as a re-
iival service OF the NJ. E. Church, South
I has been to very large extent, a
inion service. This paper does not re-
any previous meeting in which
his fraternal sentiment has been so
,leasingly manifested. All churches
we're represented at nearly, IL not ev-
ry service. which has been held-not
'nly represented by the membership
md ministers of the other churches,
'ut all have taken an active part in
Ielping the good work along. The Z
hoir. as has been stated before. con- {
aims representatives from every 9TH
r choir in the city. and for their SER l
ices on these occasions. the NJ f.
'hurch, South, feels grateful. I