South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-08
CHURCH MEMBER
SHOW INTE REST.
Attendance at Revival is In
CreaSing as Cooperation
is Manifest.


tiers conducting simultaneous reviv-
ais - beginning 70 have effect and
the attendance at the various
churches last night showed i'm
provement over that OF the pre-
ceding nights
With few exceptions the ministers
are devotin-s their sermons to get
ting the members Of their cOngre-
cations Interested in the meetings.
Their aim has been 10 secure CO
operation and i'm this way bring peO-
pie Who need the teachings of Christ
TO the church. This branch Of the
revival is up 10 the individual mem
bers of the local churches and the
ministers expect the meetings 10 he
successful or unsuccessful depend
ing upon the labors performed by
the members in bringing people TO
the churches where they can hear
that facts may cause them 70 change
their mode OF living.
Special attention was paid by
Rev. George T. Enterline OF the
quincy street Baptist church TO cor
rect reading matter. in a sermon on
When Man Meets Jesus. This
evening ne viii deliver a discourse
on Are All the Children In?'
Opens Services Tonight.
Rev DR. Elliott. a visiting evan
gelist. will open the revival at the
EpwOrth Memorial NJ r. church to
night Prayer services were held at
he church last night. this being the
first meeting that has been held
since the simultaneous religious
campaign opened sunday evening.
Rev. Jesse Parker Bogue. pastor
OF the First Methodist church Of
Linden, Ind, will give the fiftn Of
his series of sermons at the River
Park NJ. r. church tonight. his sub
ject being Comprehensive Relig-
ion" Rev. Henry Il Davis will
preach tonight on "Belshazzer' 5
Feast" at the First NJ. +. church
The Masonic quartet assisted in the
services at the First NJ, f. church
last night.
one great objection TO Christian
ity. the fact that 1t is too easy, was
pointed out by Rev. Melvin g. Hunt
in his sermon at the Trinity NJ +.
church last night He said that If
there were more difficulties. there
would be more followers OF the re
iigion.
Special Service Tonight.
BY special request, Rev W. A.
.Brundige, at the Indiana Avenue
Christian church, announced that
ne would give his sermon on "God's
Great Library Thursday night. The
attendance at the special meeting
held wednesday night was not up
10 expectations but plans are being
made for a record crowd tonight
Though an appeal was made for
conversions after the sermon last
night, no one responded
Conversion will be the subject
Of the sermon by Rev. J. A. Robin
son at the First Church OF the
Brethren on Thursday night. After
this sermon the first call yet ex-
tended at the church for converts
will be extended by the evangelist
This will be the third of the Sc
rfes of sermons delivered since the
arrival Of the revivalist last Tues
day.
Tonight Rev. W. IT, Freshley will
speak on the subject. How Know
That I Am Saved" at the First
Evangelical church. on Friday
night for the last sermon Of the
week ne will speak on the subject,
sleep" choosing the natural con-
ditio1 OF rest as the prototype OF
spiritual inactivity.
Holds Factory Meeting.
An enthusiastic meeting was held
at the Wilson Bros shirt factory
Wednesday afternoon by Rev. Fl. 2.
Dunlap. the special speaker of the
Hope Chapel Presbyterian church.
The preacher reported that approx
imately 200 women and girls had
attended the meeting held there
during the noon hour. His wife as
sisted at the meeting. \ special
meeting Of the women of the par
ish will be held on Thursday aft
VrnoOn al 2 80 o'clock.
Rev. a. Z. Thomas. pastor of the
First Brethren church. announced
before the sermon last night that
Evangelist AIcIntuh would continue
the meetings throughout the week
with the last meeting on saturday.
The first call of the revival for con-
fessiOns wiz be extended on that