Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-12
GUNS PRINED TO HIT
SATAN in DARBY'S BIG
TABERNACLE REVIVAL
Nicholson Hemminger Party
Arrives for Evangelistic Cam
paign Which Opens
Tomorrow
TEMPLE is DEDICATED

All Darby. the extreme western part OF
Philadelphia and many towns in Del.
aware County near Darby are wildly eN-
cited because of the arrival today of tho
NichClson- -HemminEcr evangelistic party
which will tomorrow open n siN-wceks
revival in n big tabernacle, which has
been erected at the Rapid Transit ter
! minal in Darby.
Ever since BILLY" Sunday ended his big
campaign in Philadelphia the citizens Of
| Darby and the surrounding community
have been preparing for the tabernacle
meetings to be conducted by the Rev Or.
| Wil'iam =. Nicholson and Prof j. Ray
mond Hcmminger. the choir leader and
solost, and the shop and nciChborhOod
meetings to be conducted by their assist
ants. AS a result II is anticipated that the
rough wooden shed will be crowded to
overlooking tomorrow for the first scrv-
ices. Many of the church workers of
Darby and Delaware County attended the
meetings OF the Nicholson Hcnminger
party in the Chester tabernacle last win
ter, and they were SO much pleased with
them that they made arrangements at
that time for a tabernacle campaign of
their own.
Eighteen churches have been co-operat-
ing to make tho revival n success. PRAYER
meetings have been held for weeks to
gain inspiration for the work, and teams
of personal workers have been organized
to help lead the unsavcd to the services
And one of the most important parts of
the preparations for the campaign has
been the drilling of the great chorus choir
of wcll-known church singers. There are
about 500 persons enrolled In II, and the
music leaders are confident that the sing
ing will be great feature of the meet
ngs.
Services in the tabernacle. which will
comfortably seat about 1000 persons will
begin at 23O O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
and the evening service will start at Z.
In the morning each of the cooperating
churches will hold special services.
Throughout the campaign there will be
afternoon and evening services i'm the
tabernacle on Sundays. and until March
10, the closing day. there will be services
at the same hours on weekdays. except
ing on Mondays, when the cvangelists
and their workers rest.
Besides Evangelist Nicholson and Pro-
fcssor Hcmminser. the members of the
party are Miss Josephine Colt, who has
charge of the women's work: \. j. Kcl-
lerman. the assistant in charge of mems
meetings outside the tabernacle. l.. Il.
Lathem. the pianist, and Jesse H. Fox.
custodian of the tabernacle. T. r. Garth
wright, the advance agent, has finished
his work and gone to the West to pave
the way for n campaign that will follow
the Darby revival.
The tabernacle was formally dedicated
last night in the presence of a large
audience. John I. Pedlow, chairman of
the campaign committee, presided. and
song service. conducted by AlonZo II.
Hocum, chairman of the music committee,
opened the service. The dedicatory adj
dress was made by the Rev. Dr. T. w.
Macknney, of Coatesviile, II wCll-known
temperance speaker. Other ministers par
ticipating in the services We're the Rev.
w. l.. Haines, of Collngdale; the Rev.
y. b. Masters, of LanSdowne; the Rev.
DR. Davis Winters, of the Glenoden Pres
byterian Church, and the Rev. Alexander
Mackie, of the Tulley Presbyterian Church
of Sharon Hill.
Members OF the Executive Committee
which had made arrangements for the
campaign follows: John r. Pedlow, chair
man; b. T.. Magnin, secretary: George
Grayson. treasurer; the Rcvs. James Il.
Kerr, a. \. Thompson l.. +. NJ Myers,
A. f. Winkieman w. j. Morgan. w. l..
Haines, Edward Dewey, Alexander
Macke, David Winters. w. II. Medlar,
William Boyd. y. Barton Masters ~ y.
Witwer, II. Nesscr, William c. Weiss. T..
II. Hoffman and George r. Beck also the
chairmen of the different committees who
are John b. Simpson, finance; Milton l..
Staey, building; the Rev. 1t. X. Gallo
way, prayer meetings; f. s. Underhill,
personal workers: AonZO II. locum.
music; W. Albert Bernhart, ushCrs: John
4. Martin, press; Willard y. Gray, pub
liCity, and the Rev. w II. Shaw. COM
munity extension.