Evening journal., 1916-02-08
SIN IS Due FOR
some HARD RAPS
AS LYON Resumes
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ings will be held as usual every
morning.
Yesterday was "rest day" for the
campaign party DR.. Lyon, accom-
panied by Professor and Mrs. Harold
c. Clase, Mrs. Grace Sutton Powell
and Guy r. Sutton, went to Philadel-
phia and attended a meeting OF the
PHILADELPHIA Methodist Minister'S
Conference and the New Jersey Min
lsterial Association held yesterday
morning in the Bishop Simpson
Chapel of the Wesley Building, cor
ner Sixteenth and Arch streets. The
party motored to Philadelphia as the
guests of Carroll b. Brown, a Penn
sylvania Railroad dispatcher. The in
vitation to attend and address this
meeting was extended to Dr. Lyon
and his party through the Rev. Or.
]. ID. c. Hanna, Of Philadelphia.
1--WE have too many sermOnettes
from pastorettes to Christianettes,"
said the evangelist. Man must be
saved individually. The great viifle
call of the earth is come and suffer.
Special music was furnished by Mrs.
Powell. Mr.. Clase and the quartet. and
George h. King made brief address.
The meeting was attended by over 400
ministers and laymeu. \ delegation OF
Wilmingtonains went up to the meeting
also. Guy r. Sutton went to Camden
as the guest of "a delegation from that
city to remain over today. lie will look
over the field in preparation for the cam
paign to be held there next October.
Delegations Tonight.
Several delegations will attend ser
vices in the tabernacle this evening The
Knights of the Maccabees, the Noodmen
of the World. Postmaster James j. kng'
lish and the Wilmington postoiicC
3 clerks and carriers, the student body OF
Delaware College Patrons of Hushan'
drv and the boys department of the y
VI. G. 4. will All be represented by IN
dividual delegations Special features
will be provided and an evening OF sona
viii nrecede the sermon on "Ihc Vita
Issuc.'
The PRAYER meeting districts north OF
the Brandvwine will attend as delega
tion this afternoon. a Joint meeting o
tho High School boys and girls viii b'
held this afternoon in Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church. Professor and Mrs
Clase will conduct this meeting Plan
will he perfected for "liigh schoo
Night" on Fridav evening.
DIR. Lyons Birthday.
Thursday will be DR.. Lyons forty
eighth birthday anniversary. He viii
address a meeting Of shop men 10 DC
held at the Pullman Company's shops
al noon on that day, and will preacf
at the afternoon and evening services
Thursday night will be "Churel
Night" Every cooperating church
will be represented by large dele
cation. The tabernacle Will be di
vided into sections. and each churcl
viii be seated accordingly. There
also will be delegations from the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Irac
lion Company and one from Carney
Point powder plants
The campaign in Wilmington ma
been one of the most successful evan
gelistic campaigns conducted IN an
citv In the FIVE weeks of the cam
naign 3.63S persons have made publ
nrofession of Christ by going to tn
altar. While this number Is seem
inglv large, Il does not represent al
nersons who "hit the trail for nun
dreds of persons who were well
known church members walked u
the aisles during various services an
these persons did not 20 through IN
formality OF signing cards. nos
who signed the cards represent IN IN
majority persons who were hitherl
not affiliated with a church.
Finances in Good Shape.
No other evangelistic campaign h'
met with the financial success I'M
this one has. DR.. Lyon said that WI
mington has outdone every other ci'
IN the matter Of giving toward u
local expenses Of the campaign. Op
date S11 .72s.7o have been contribute
and this. without the aid Of burg
sunday which is customary else
where Fifteen hundred dollars r
main 10 make up the estimated e
nenses but Il is thought that tn
amount may be covered through u
sale of the tabernacle.
Last Collection for DR.. Lyon.
No more collections for local 2
penses will be taken at any of Il
meetings. DR.. Lyon will receive h
reward on the last Sunday Of the car
paign when all money received
that day will be his compensation.
is expected that Wilmingtonians W
he generous in their contribution
the evangelist.