The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-23
The RELIGIOUS Rambler

I The farmer has % plow and plant
and take care u his farm before the
I crops come. You can have spiritual
| blessings as regularly as the farmer can
have corn. wheat and oats. You might
as wen SIT around beneath the shade
| and fan Yourself and say Amt IL hot %
as 10 expect God 10 give you a crop Il
you don't plow the ground and plant
the seed
Herein lies the value Of the Scranton
/ experience 70 other cities where Mr
/ SUNDAY has Ted campaigns. Too often
1 churches regard a Billy sunday revival
al an experience which comes ln a gen
GRAFTON. the summit Of d mountain from
which the only forward direction is
downward Il seldom occurs 20 these
churches that there can ever DE- another
harvest
This is the s0-called reaction so fire
quently feared and sometimes expert
enced as an aftermath of campaign 0f
the extent and intensity of those con-
Quoted by Mr. Sunday. Scranton church
IS are on their guard.
Each Pastor His Own Evangelist.
AT meeting last June. the Ministers
Association of Scranton laid the ground
plans for the coming winters effort A
committee ON evangelism comprising
the pastors 0f eleven churches and the
secretaries o. tw0 Young Mems Chris
tian Associations. was appointed. Many
of those on the committee. Including the
chairman the Rev. Max c. Want. pas
tor u North Main Avenue Baptist
church. had been active leaders IN the
revival four years ago.
A program has been outlined and sub
mitted 70 the churches. with their unani-
nous approval 40 attempt has been
made 10 arouse the city 20 the expecta-
tion Of another Billy SUNDAY campaign.
The use Of professional evangelists" is
rather discouraged. The Scranton min
isters viii supply both the preaching and
the organization.
Every minister is asked 90 act as his
own evangelist or to- secure such non
professional evangelistic assistance as
thought necessary" the committees
prospectus explained The association
by no means disapproves the profession.
al evangelist, but desires that this plan
Of evangelism may be thoroughly tried
out"
The Scranton ministers are going into
the coming campaign to test the
strength Of the established church and
10 determine the possibilities Of a Bills
Sunday revival without Billy Sunday
The program begins with October mote
how closely il follows the Billy Sunday
programl in a series of rallies 10 arouse
every department OF church activity.
There are 20 be organized efforts 20 in-
crease attendance al Sunday schools.
prayer meetings young peoples sOci-
cites. At the end Of the month. the
churches viii take a religious census Of
the city
Through November and December
there will be- cottage prayer meetings
and special classes for instruction in
personal work The church is determ-
ined 10 enter the revival with her work
ers well trained. From the data obtain.
ei in the October census. church vista
tons Hil be conducted throughout the
last two months Of the year. Ushers
viii be organized and instructed. cho.rs
trained
Conservation Of Revival Results.
After these three months of prepare
ton. the revival meetings will begin and
continue through January. Following
the observance Of the week of prayer.
every cooperating church viii begin
simultaneous evangelistic meetings. The
committee has suggested that these
meetings continue two weeks II the
pastor Of the church thinks il best they
may continue longer.
One significant feature Of the program
is announced for the month Of February.