La Junta tribune., 1917-02-10
GROWING INTEREST IN REVIVAL
Last Sunday Red Letter Day and
More to Follow-ISanQuct to Pu.
pills Of High School

'huINH slnCe january sotn, Is COLI
tinually growing in interest and at
tracing large audiences. Much in
crest has been taken In the cottage
| prayer meetings which have been
held in the many homes OF the city
as well as at Swink. On both Tuesday
and Friday mornings of this week
! there have been twenty-five differ
ent prayer meetings held and all
! have been unusually well attended.
Wednesday, at noon, the pupils OF
the high school and the faculty
were the guests at banquet served
by the various Ladies' Aid Societies
OF the city. The banquet was served
In the dining room of the Methodist
church and 21s partook of the sump-
tuous feast. During the dinner hour
toasts were given by Prof. McClin-
took, Supt. Austin, DR.. Ewert, DR..
| Allen, DR.. Finley. and Mrs. Emanuel
Payne who responded In the absence
of her husband. Several songs were
sung under the leadership of Prof.
SawtelIe and the final address was
given by DIR. Carson. His talk was
| full OF interest and held the atten-
| tion OF all present. As the climax
he invited the entire high school to
attend a special service In their hon
or tonight at 7:30 o'clock and
large percent of the pupils pledged
their attendance. The subject for the
address tonight will be. "The Way
Made Clear"
The old peoples meeting wednes-
day afternoon was attended by about
ninety people whose ages ranged
from so to so years. Four OF the
number had already passed their
sOth birthday. Fifteen states and
Canada were represented. Many old
s5aEsasau9ht theAi while they wcra
children were sung. which carried
them back to their childhood days.
and they left the church feeling
much younger than when they went.
Last Sunday was red letter day
In the morning at IL O'Clock there
was n mass meeting OF all the church
es, and Dr. Carson delivered one OF
his strongest sermons on The Pot
ter's Wheel" In the afternoon at. 3
o'clock the auditorium was filled
with mothers and their daughters to
hear the special address by the evan
geiist on "The Fourfold Life" At
the same hour Prof. sawtelle ad
dressed mass meeting of men and
boys at the Presbyterian church. Al
both meetings many pledged them
selves as personal workers.
The union young peoples meet
ing at $3.50 o'clock was lead by Prof.
Sawtelle and Miss Tecklenburg, and
the evening service conducted by Or.
Carson was the climax.
with the exception OF Monday ev-
ening there will be services all next
week and the following are the sub
jects to be discussed by the eyangel-
list:
Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
"Life's Crisis"
Sunday afternoon at 2:3o o'clock.
mass meeting for men. Subject.
THE Sins that XIII, or Damaged
Goods"
Sunday evening at 1880 o'clock.
THE Hiding Place OF the Devil"
Tuesday evening. Popular Amuse-
ments."
Wednesday evening. Excuses, or
Why Men and Women Are Not
Saved"
Thursday evening. THE Power OF
q Transformed Life"
Friday evening. Gods Master
piece"
Saturday evening. "Thc chal-
ienEe."
In connection with the regular
union services which viii be held
next week at the Methodist church.
the following special meetings have
been planned:
Tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
o'clock there will be n special meet
Ing for mothers and their daughters
II the Presbyterian church. Mrs.
Howard Goldie will preside and she
Will talk ON the subject, "The Daugh.
ter as the Mother Secs Her." and
discussions will be led by Mrs. Frank
Finncy and Mrs. J. A. Scvitx. The
next subject TO be discussed will be-
The Mother as the Daughter Secs
Her." Discussions will bc lead by
Miss Pearl !. Horn. Ethel Harris.
Mary Stevens aud Edith Bickle.
After the addresses q general dis
cussion viii take place.
Tuesday afternoon at I o'clock.