South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-06
PASTORS BEGIN
SERMON SERIES
VIII Devote Rest of Campaign
to Spread of GoSpeI-TWo
Churches Delay Opening.

With the second night OF the ST.
multaneOus revival, most OF the pas
tors and evangelists began their ser
les Of sermons leading up to ma
tural climax at the end OF the sec
ond or third weeks The sermon
Sunday night proved in most cases
10 consist chiefly In an introduc-
ton To the work at hand and a
promise and plan Of the lectures
70 follow.
At the First Brethren church. SER
vices were postponed until Tuesday
night when Evangelist McInteff is
expected TO arrive and take charge
OF the revival II has been found
advisable 20 postpone the opening
of Stull Memorial Methodist EpiscO-
pal church revival services for sew
eral days Owing 20 the failure OF
the heating plant OF the Wesleyan
Methodist Episcopal church on r.
Broadway, the pastor, who is con-
Quoting the revival, did not hold
his audience long and delivered in
stead OF his regular sermon a short
talk on the first sin.
Urge Need of RevivaIs.
Most OF the sermons dealt with
the sin that is found I'm the world
today and the necessity of revival
10 cope with its evil effects. Time
was given by various pastors TO the
explaining Of the proper relationship
existing between man and his crea-
tor inasfar as it affects his fellow
men.
At Hope chapel the pastor. G. w.
Allison, assisted in the musical pro-
gram with the rendition Of a vocal
solo. Miss Lucille Snoor and Miss
Mildred Turner gave a piano solo.
II was announced that at $3.50
o'clock Tuesday afternoon there will
be a special meeting OF the women
of the congregation with Mrs. Dun
lop. The purpose of the meeting was
not announced.
Starts Services Tonight.
Services at the Epworth Memorial
NJ. +. church were cancelled last
night on account of the cold wealth
er. No meeting was held at the
Lowell Heights NJ. +. church McE-
day night, being the only night of
the week that no services will be
held at that church. Rev. I. Cham
pion OF SeIby. o., will begin his cam
paign at the Lowell Heights church
tonight He has just completed a
revival at Selby.
Rev. NJ. II. Appleby. superinten-
dent OF the South Bend district Of
the Methodist churches. will deliver
the sermon at Epworth Memorial
church tonight and Wednesday
evening. Rev Elliott and Rev. S. P.
McAlpine two evangelists, who will
conduct the campaign at that
church. are expected to be here for
the meeting Thursday night. They
are closing a campaign at Union
Mills. Ind.
Rev. John Hills. a noted evange-
list. will preach the sermon at the
First NJ z. church Thursday even
ing. Rev. Jesse Parker Bogue, who
is conducting the revival at the
River Park NJ. +. church, Will preach
on ",rhe Origin OF Religion" at this
evenings services.
Plan Future Services.
Announcement was made Monday
by Rev. James L. Gardiner OF the
St PaGTs Methodist church that be-
cause OF the cold weather. his church
had decided 20 postpone their re-
vival services until the week preced-
ing Easter. II is expected that the
Grace VI. r. church will conduct sim
liar services at that time.
Sermons at the Westminster Pres
byterian and Mizpah Evangelical
churches Monday evening, were
preached purely TO give advice con-
corning a revival and to define 1t.
Amusements taking the place of re-
ligion were scored heavily by Rev. J.
A. Groves. evangelist at the Confer
enCe Memorial church. while Rev.
Charles r Watkins in an address at
the First Baptist church, pointed out
the value of the personal touch IN
conversion.
As vet. non-Christians have not
been asked 10 hit the "saw-duct
traf''. but il is expected that pastors
will issue calls at the services this
evening.