The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-20
Monster Building to House Cam
paign of Evangelist in City;
Work to Start Tomorrow
Morning
.BULCIN SAID BE
One AMERICAS BEST
Was Lawyer; is Orator, Preacher
and Humorist Now; Many
Features on Bill for Big
Revival Here.

The great evangelistic campaign
which has been launched as a. union
community affair by many of the
leading business men and citizens OF
Chickasha under the leadership OF
one of Americas greatest platform
lecturers and orators, Rev e. j.
Bulgin, and his corps of efficient as
sistants, which is to begin Sunday,
September ], will rapidly take on a
material aspect tomorrow morning at
o'clock OF Vinca Park, corner Suuth
Sixth Street and Minnesota Avenue,
when about fifty men, doctors, law
yers, merchants, politicians, preach
ers, carpenters and many others will
be on hand to help erect the big
tabernacle, G4x112 feet.
The building when completed will
accommodate about two thousand peo-
pie. The structure will be completely
closed in on all sides, but a special
plan will be used to ventilate and
keep the building cool and comfort
able. A large terraced platform seat
ing about 800 singers will be con
structed at one end of the tabernacle
for the great chorus choir, and just
in front of this will be the speakers
platform.
Mr.. Lewis, DR.. Bulgins general as
sistant, will superintend the erec-
ton of the tabernacle. Mr.. Lewis is
an expert tabernacle builder, and
many people who say that large
building of this character cannot be
constructed in less than two weeks
time, will be greatly surprised to see
it up and nearly completed in two
days, is the prediction. The ladies of
the several churches will furnish a
splendid dinner Wednesday noon at
the Christian Church for all men that
WI Ou the ldDbi udClt.
Our city is highly honored and fa-
vored in being able to secure as it's
leaders in this evangelstic campaign
people of national fame, such as DR..
Bulgin, his son Arthur and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis" said Chickasha minis
ter today Mr. Bulgin often carries
with him from eight to nine people in
his party, but because of war condi-
tions and in order to conserve as
much as possible, he has condensed
his party to four, and this party of
four, because of their versatile abil-
ity, will be able to accomplish as
much as the much larger company"
Not one cent of guarantee is in
any way asked by DR.. Bulgin, the
total expense of the campaign will be
met by the local offerings taken at
each service, not one cent of this
going to Bulgin. His only remunera-
ton is a free-will offering taken at
the close of the campaign by those
who appreciate his work.
Speaking of the evangelist today,
Mr.. Lewis said: DIR Bulgin is more
than preacher, he is a genius. AS one
has expressed it, "he has the logic of
Finney, the eloquence of Tai
mage, and the fighting quality of a
Billy" Sunday. He is a lecturer, an
orator, humorist and a story-teller
of marvellous ability and pawer. He
was born into very poor home in
the hills of North Carolina where
the people are known as the poor
whites. He never owned a pair of
shoes until he was fourteen years
old and those he made himself. He
went to school only three weeks in
his life, and yet he became a noted
lawyer and is now a d. D., Phi. D.,
and one of the worlds greatest lee
turers and preachers. AS a lawyer he
was a skeptic, agnostic and infidel.
When he became a Christian he left
the law practice and now for over
twenty years has been preaching
the gospel that brought him out OF
his unbelief.
DR.. Bulgin is very tall, about six
feet three inches, very slim, lean
and lank, and weighs about 10,
pounds. He is very homely until lie
smiles, when his ugliness is quickly