Evening journal., 1916-01-10
EVANGELIST RAPS
Sin HARD; 10000
CROWD HEARS HIM
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AOnllnutU llOAI lA-A ar's
cred under one roof in this city to
hear the gospel. Or. Milford Hall Lyon.
evangelist. preached sermon IN the
tabernacle last evening that will not
be forgotten by the 5000 Wilmington
ians who heard it.
Not only was every seat in the big
/ frame structure occupied but standing
around the sides and in the back of
the building were hundreds of per
sons Long before o'clock, the time
announced for the service, the build
/ ing was throngcd. Hundreds of per-
sons were unable even TO get inside
I the building and were consequently
forced to return home. A large num-
Der who attended the afternoon ser
vice did not go home at all but re-
mained I'm their seats until the evening
service so as to be certain OF their
places. In no other city where SINH
lar campaigns were conducted by the
I evangelist was he accorded more
enthusiastic reception nor was greater
interest ever aroused In his work. Re
ligiously. it was the greatest day VIII
mington has ever experienced.
Those who heard the evangelist last
evening felt largely repaid for their
attendance. Not since his arrival In
this city has DR.. Lyon been in better
voice nor has he preached a more
stirring sermon than he did last night.
The fame of the evangelist as a
speaker and soul saver has gone
broadcast. Yesterdays service was
noteworthy from the fact that the
Rev. Alex. Allison, Jr., former pastor
of West Presbyterian Church this city,
came all the way from Chicago to
hear the evangelist.
"The Great Crusade" was the sub
iect of last nights sermon. Through
out the entire sermon, the speaker
hurled fiery epithets at sinners in gen
eral until his immense audience list
ened spellbound and moved not a
! muscle so as to be able to hear every
word the evangelist spoke. The pres
ence Of the great crowd that filled
, every nook and corner Of the build
ing revealed a previously unexplained
, problem. Hitherto, DR.. Lyon has had
5 difficulty in throwing his voice into
, the farther corners OF the building
r Last night, however with all sections
, packed, the acoustic properties OF the
, building became such that the speak
n er's voice rang clearly in all parts
OF the tabernacle.
4 In developing his theme, "Iht
Great Crusade" last night. DR.. Igor
q spoke OF the Crusaders of the middle
7 ages and of their martyrdom for theil
l. king. The evangelist put great exer
? ton into his sermon. using many dra
> matte gasticulations and CALCULATIONS tC
Z lend point to his iiercy statesments anS
scathing denunciations so that by the
ID time he finished his sermon he wal
% practically exhausted.
s. In speaking of the European wa
al DR.. Lyon said that "rhere were 81
a. many unmuzzled dogs springing a
epch others throats forgetful of tn
I'd Word OF God and His goodness II
Ia followed this statement by making
*. dramatic plea for one and all to wor
ne for the salvation of the world to tn
A cause OF Jesus Christ. The way
OF success in this effort lay only throug
. sacrifice, said the evangelist, and b
'er deplored that there were 20 few pc
,st sons in the world who were willin
IN, TO sacrifice enough 10 touch even th
foot of the cross. Childless marriage
I6. were also vigorously denounced by th
na speaker.
-" The sermon and the inspired sins
nd ing held the large audience spell
lis bound throughout the evening. Fo
er. lowing his sermon DR.. Lyon, clad /
cr. his fur-lined overcoat. led in praye
q The Rev. Thomas r. Holloway paste
"a of Second Baptist Church, opened III
ny. evening service with prayer. Tli
ne singing OF the choir. tho like Of whic
'i. has never been heard I'm this city b,
et, fore, again proved a feature of III
. evenings program. At no time sine
=" the campaign was the choir in bette
ie, form. Professor Clase kept his singer
,. under magnificent control with I'll
md result that the way IN which they r.
eth sponded to his magical baton ";
on; nothing short OF wonderful. III
~ tabernacle quartette composed Of Mr.
Grace Powell, Mrs. II. c. Clase, Pr
- fessor Clase and Guy Sutton aga
excelled. while Mrs. Powell. sopraI
end soloist, also sang several selection
sa, ace. with telling effect.
Ter. Yesterday afternoons meeting vi
ain also largely attended. DR.. Ly'
ies spoke from the book of Jonah.
inc exceptionally fine musical progra
was given. Yesterdays collectio'
end amounted to S555. The total amou
of received in collections for the fir
loa week is now S2,44417
RiS, lvn,, Women Whistle Hymn.
ing There was a dramatic moment ID
ing night. when after Evangelist Iy'
finished his sermon everybody eNpe
6, ed him to call for trail hitters."
H. stead he raised his hand impressive
lend and suddenly there was blare Il
al by the men and then by the wom
the and then the women were called M
pei to whistle the hymn. They respons
i''' in a manner that astonished the m
el6, One OF the features Of the sery
late yesterday afternoon was the whist
tend by women in the choir and in the G.
piel gregation. The hymn Tell Il VIII
4 N ever You Co" was being sung "
Ca many variations Of a bugle.
o,e "Let everybody sing onward Chi
tian Soldiers called DR.. Lyon. II
60 hitters may be called for the lat
the part OF this week
l4l4 No services will be held I'm the {
.s9tt Y ernacle today. Dr. Lyon and his pa
terry. spending the day in rest. The w
y s, will be resumed tomorrow.