South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15
REVIVAL WORKERS
ATTEND SERVICES
Prayers For Success of Cam
paign Offered Up at City
Mission Meeting.

Pastors and evangelists engaged
In the simultaneous revival cara
paign met Thursday morning at 10
o'clock at the city Rescue mission.
T. jefferson blvd. 10 pray for the
success Of the evangeiistic efforts.
Special requests for prayer by pas
tors OF several churches. were
granted. Another season Of prayer
is 10 be held Friday morning at the
mission.
Additional conversions were re-
ported at most OF the churches hold
ing services last night. According to
the majority Of the reports Of the
ministers the Iaymen OF the
churches are getting in some per
sonal work and they are well pleas
ed with the interest being shown iE
the revival
Revival services at the Trinity
Presbyterian church. corner COlfaX
av and ST. Peter st, viii come TO
a close Friday evening. Rev. c. o..
Shirley Of Fort Wayne who has been
conducting the meetings assisted by
the pastor. Rev. John s. Burns, will
leave today. The pastor will preach
tonight and Friday evening
This evening. Rev. ]. A. Groves, in
charge OF the evangelistic services
at the Conference Memorial church,
Will conclude a series Of three ser
mons begun Tuesday evening on the
subject. The New Life in Christ" "
The themes OF his sermons on the
three evenings are as follows: Tues
day evening, The Sin Of Divorce;
Wednesday evening. Methods Of
Getting Into this Life, and this
evening, How We Shall Know We
Have It"
Services End Friday.
Services at the Westminster Pres
byterian church will be concluded
Friday evening The pastor, Rev. A
Christy Brown. who came 20 this
city upon the resignation of Rev.
II. B. Hostetter. is in charge. Few
conversions have been made but
much enthusiasm and a Willingness
for service have been expressed by
mem bers of the congregation. Spec
ial music by a chorus choir and male
and female vocalists have been fea-
lures OF the meeting Leslie Whit
comb OF the Mccormick Theological
seminary of Chicago and Mrs. Ridge
way OF the church, have rendered
valuable service.
Congregational scripture reading
is scheduled for the meeting this
evening at the Mizpah Evangelical
church. followed by altar services.
VrFf1N
also deliver sermon. Services be
gin promptly at 1880 o'clock.
Two conversions were reported
last evening at the Conference Me-
mortal church. corner South and st.
Joseph SITS. bringing the total num-
Der OF converts 20 10 Rev. j. A.
Groves and Rev. G. F. Byrer in
charge OF the services are especially
gratifed because of the results.
Services for the Young.
Special services for young people
will be hello at the Trinity NJ. f.
church tonight A special song. both
the music and words Of which are
being written by Dorr w Sillaway.
the Milwaukee mission worker, who
is conducting the singing at the
church during the revival. will be
used this evening. A musical pro-
gram is being arranged for the ser
vices Rev. Melvin c. Hunt pastor
Of the church, will hold a special
meeting for women only Sunday aft
ernoon.
Rev. John Hills. known as the
singing evangelist. who has been
secured by Rev Henry l.. Davis. 10
take charge Of the music at the
First VI. r. church during the re-
yival. will lead the singing for the
first time tonight. Rev. Davis will
preach a sermon for women only
sunday afternoon.
Personal work is being done by
the members OF the Lowell Heights
NJ f. church 70 bring more people
into the church. This method was
used during the campaign at the
church last wear and as a result
many new members were brought
into the congregation. a meeting for
women will be held at the church
this afternoon.
VIII go to Culver.
At Hope Presbyterian church last
night Evangelist II I. Dunlop an
nounced that he would close his
services in the city next Sunday
night unless an emergency arose
The evangelist will go 20 Culver.
which place he says is worse than
south Bend Nine conversions were
received at the close Of the even
ing services. Mrs Dunlop, wife OF
the evangelist. will be in charge OF
the missionary meeting, which viii
be held Sunday afternoon at the
church at ESQ o'clock.
Three converts were received N
the Church OF Brethren last night.
where Rev. J. A. McIntun is con-
Quoting the services. Rev. w. a.
Brundige. in charge OF the services
AZ the Indiana Christian church. was
rewarded by three baptisms and one