Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-19
BIG CROWDS HEAR
EVANGELISTS
Large Crowds Attend Services
at Camp Curtin, Covenant and
Sixth Street Revivals

Revivals in Covenant Presbyterian
and in Camp Curtin Memorial Metho-
dist churches were attended yester-
day by large crowds. The Rev. W.
A. Bodell, of Bloomington, ILL.,, and
the Rev. e. l.. Hyde, of Philadelphia,
respectively, were the evangelists.
Attendance at the revival conducted
in the Sixth Street United Brethren
Church by Miss Palmer, also was
large. There will be no service there
to-day to permit the evangelistic party
members to rest up. Tomorrow
evening will be known as Sunday
School Night" and Miss Palmer will
preach a sermon adapted to the needs
of the Sabbath schools.
Fully 600 men stood on their feet
and unanimously pledged to support
Harrisburg, Dauphin county, Penn
sylvania and national prohibition, af-
ter one woman challenged them at the
Palmer meeting yesterday afternoon.
VIXEN Miss Sara G. Palmer, the evan
gelist, preached her famous sermon
on Booze, the American Python"
Miss SaXman addressed hundreds of
women in the Camp Curtin M. e.
Church on the subject, The Bold
doings of women in society. Claude
Cartright, son of the Rev. +. Il. Cart
right, formerly with the Slough Cam
paign, when meetings were held in
this city, was in attendance at the SER
vices yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Dell, of Altoona, attended the meet
ings yesterday. Mr.. Dell took an ac-
tice part in the Slough Campaign
when the party was in that place in
1915.
The members of First U. b. Church
and Sunday school, this city, will at
tend the meeting tomorrow night in
a body. The Rev. DR.. Hyde, who is
conducting an evangelistic campaign
at Camp Curtin Nj. Il. Church, at
tended the meeting yesterday after
noon.
Bishop w. NJ. Stanford, D. D., cdi-
tor of the Sunday school literature of
the United Evangelical Church, this
city, pronounced the benediction at
the mems meeting yesterday after
noon. The Rev. c. f. Spangler, of
the Lebanon Valley College, offered
the opening prayer at the mems meet
ing.
Miss Palmer preached to 1,40O peo-
pie last night on the subject, Three
Solemn Days" On Tuesday evening
she will speak on the subject, Hell
and Why Pastor Russell and Founders
of Similar Cults DO Not Believe in
Hell.''
The following homes will be open
for prayer meetings on Tuesday morn
ings: Mrs. Alexander, 533 Violet
street; Mrs. Robert McNeely, 626
Emerald street; Mrs. Fitting, 1857
North Sixth street; Mrs. S. K. Bell,
527 Camp street; Mrs. A. McAlicher,
1920 North Fifth street; Mrs. NJ. Gar
man, 522 Curtin street; Mrs. C. Nc
Caslin, 529 Seneca street; Mrs. 1.
n ..N. -. nTrr. A
bright, GIG Geary street; Mrs. III.
Thrush, 1894 Fulton street; Mrs. II.
Latsbaugh, 2420 Jefferson street, and
Mrs. Daniel Fisher, 619 Schuylkill
street.
The Rev. DR.. Bodell, of Blooming
ton, ILL.,, began his campaign yester-
day in Covenant Presbyterian Church
a large attendance. With the evan
gelistic party is Harry L. Maxwell, of
Greencastle, Ind, one of the most
noted singing evangelists in the
country. Mr.. Maxwell has been sing
ing gospel songs for over. a quarter
associated with Dwight l.. Moody and
later with Wilbur Chapman
The Rev. Mr.. BodelPs subjects yes
terday were: "Unbelief" at the morn
ing service; "Consecration" at the af-
ternoon meeting; and "Hindrances"
at the evening service. The musical
program yesterday consisted of sew
eral renditions by a choir of rs voices
which has just been formed by Mr..
Maxwell, duet by Miss Mary Gar
land and Mr.. Maxwell, entitled, The
Victory Song" and several solos by
Mr.. Maxwell.
There will be services tonight at
7.30 o'clock and each evening this
week.
At Camp Curtin Church, the Rev.
DR.. Hyde, tonight will preach on
"The Man Who Quarrelled With His
Medicine" Special music has been
arranged.