The Holt County sentinel., 1917-07-06
New Point Meeting Now in Progress.

| WV WIN s'o'' ." '"e'>'T'
Tie big evangelistic campaign at
New Point. in charge Of the Moody
| cvangCiistic party, started of on
third speed week ago Sunday. Tho
biz canvas tabernacle did not arrive
until $50 Saturday evening, but a
regiment of brawny farmers and town
people were on the ground with sledge
hammers. saws and nails, and by IL
o'clock that night the tabernacle was
lcrcctrd. platform built, chairs placed
for tie choir, electric lights installed
and enough seats, with comfortable
back, to them, erected to accommo-
date thousand people. What is US
ualy Il day and halls job was ac-
lcomrished in little over six hours
and much credit H. due the men who
worked 30 faithful TO get the taber-
naclc ready for the opening service,
Sunday morning.
| Seven different churches are affili-
ated in this fight to put the devil in
the hosrital. sunday mornings dur
ing the campaign the several churches
will conduct their own Sunday schools
and then 90 to the tabernacle for the
lmoiung service. Three services are
held each Sunday. morning, afternoon
and evening. During the week the
services begin at $50.
Evangelist Moody /. a fine, 10th
ccutuIy preacher and he serves every
thing hot. He expresses himself in
language that puts the gospel hay
down in the rack where folks can get
lit. There j. no need Of consulting Il
! dictionary TO disscct hi- words TO get
, hi- meaning. lie says he believes in
: a literal hell. not hadcs. and II any Of
! the ~, achcrs are afraid to SAY HELL,
! iust send for him. lie says he be-
licyC. IN personal devil too. II
I there isn't any devil. he would like
c to know who in the devil Is doing the
{ devil work. The other night he
I said Some Of YOU old gals 20 out
= | from the tabernacle and say, i just
! cant stand To- hear Mr.. Moody preach.
The language lie uses just CRATES on
i my nerves. II isn't my language
Q that hurts you, sister. You've got q
I dcy ia you bigger than a sucking
Q mul'."
"lfrn a lot Of sou NUTS left tho
tai, ruaclc tie other night maddcT
! than wet hen and said you would
= never como back or allow your wife
0 ano daughter g. come and hear me
T prcuyU. ard you've been sitting here
= on the roDst for an hour waiting "a
{ see b. could Say something Moisc.
Nou Ni'l turn up your old shoots nj
som, ~ the thIngs | say. then when
= you are oYt ia the field or sitting IN
I thc harm on a rainy day, yOJ will
. ,pvN out dirty loI,.mJathyI .tOrIc,
r in IT, presence of boys that would
| ftt' 81. a. D tFHtflaNfFf
Ilf SO. must tell dirty stur.c., 70 out
T behind the barn ana tell them To- the
: ,kuuh. and jat k-assCs. and then hire
I some rough neck 10 sccUr SoSr mouth
! out with sapolio."
( TIE tuuucis. with the ~ i,tancc
9 Of a iarl, ChuIJ. choir ald orchestra,
ado much enthusiasm To the meetings.
The CuuUoIs sing sp,cial number
each evening, which h. looked forward
tn and appreciated. Mr.. Conner, the
, Choir, lvadcr. H. clatCd over the splcn'
, did voice, of his choir aud the fine
, orch' TIA that adds 80 much founda.
: ton u the song services. Miss Hca,hc,
! the Personal worker In the party, has
perfected her organizations and H. do
: INK Elective work.
SUNDAY nights service brought the
biggest crowd that ever assembled in
/. New Point. Between two and three
hundred automobiles were parked for
blocks each way from the tabernacle,
and extra scat, had 10 be provided.
1, Was "A patriotic service, given In
the Interest Of the Red Cross, and
"hcn the offering was taken, the col.
lection plates were piled high with
checks, silver and grccn-backs. and