Catoctin clarion., 1917-03-15
1000 Attend Sunday Re.
yivaI Services.
Great Religious OutpOuring
Marks Beginning of Third
Week.
Previous Attendance. 49,. .l7,UW
Sunday s Attendance. ..... 4'ooo
Total .2l, 900
Total conversions ......... l3l

The greatest religious outpouring tha
Frederick city has ever known wal
brought about Sunday last through the
Union Evangelistic Services, it being es
timated that there were upwards OF 4.oo'
persons at all the meetings or about one
third the population of Frederick. The
occasion was the banner day thus far OF
the months campaign. 1t marked the
beginning of the third weeks services
The sermons at the three principa
meetings were delivered by Rev. }. d.
Baker, pastor of the St. James Lutheran
church of Gettysburg, who, during the
whole day, was call upon seven times
to make addresses. His first ADDRESS
was made at the Church of the Brethren
in the morning, after which he spoke at
the services at the Lutheran church, In
the afternoon he gave talks in two de-
partments at the Lutheran Sunday school
and at three O'Clock he addressed the
mems meeting at the Opera House and
afterwards delivered an address at the
over flowing meeting at the Empire.
The Opera House was packed Sunday
evening long before 7.3O o'clock. Every
seat on the stage was taken. The lower
floor and the first balcony were Jammed
and then in little while the top gallery
was packed. The Empire Theatre was
opened for the overflow meeting and in
little more than Is minutes, that house
was also packed. A good audience was
in attendance at the afternoon mems
meeting. The lower floor and the first
balcony were well filled
A meeting for women was in progress
Sunday at the time of the mems meeting
at the Opera House. Rev. K. l.. Shlpley,
pastor of the Buckeystown Methodist
Protestant church, delivered very i'm
pressive and eloquent address to about
three hundred women. The meeting was
led by Dr. T. C. Forester, Of the Mary
land School. Charles B. T. Hendrickson
conducted the singing from the Rhode
HEAVIER hymn books.
With the fine attendance at all the
meetings Sunday, it is expected that this
week will be glorious one for the re-
yivalists. Tuesday night reservations
were made for the employees of the Hag-
erstown and Frederick Railway and the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone COM
panies. The members of the Order of
Owls attended in body on Wednes-
day evening. The volunteer fremen of
the three companies in Frederick will at
tend in body on Friday night. J. Ira
vers Thomas, chairman of the executive
committee, said other reservations would
be announced later.
At the afternoon service, Rev. Baker
took for his text, "The Wages of Sin is
Death" Behold Stand at the Door
Knocking" was his text at both even
ing services. He referred to the hearts
of people as the doors at which Christ is
knocking. He pleaded with them to al
low Christ to come into their lives. In
the afternoon Rev. Baker made an i'm
pressive description of sin. At the con-
clusion of both services he made an ap-
peal for penitents, after which Rev.
Wrightson also spoke. A total of twenty
conversions were added to the number of
penitents during the day, including five
that were gotten in at the Empire SER
vice. Rev. Rupp presided at the over
flow meeting. Previous to Rev. Baker S
address, Rev. W. C. Royal, of the Bapt-
ist church gave short address. News.