Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

protracted or prayer eetings, what
ever title is given to the work of the
salvation of souls Is the great busi-
ness of the church and it's work
ers' Long before the great Welsh
revival in Wales, the great Worlds $
Fair campaign and many others,
the church of various denomina-
tons has held similar meetings and
they are continued to the present
day. The devil and his gang have
waged the most bitter opposition and
persecution and his work is only be-
ing more and more eXemplified IN
the war with Germany. The church
is a saving station and an agency
IN spreading the gospel throughout
the world.
synonymous with the name j.
Raymond Hemminger in recent CAM
paigns, goes the word Power"
There is a wonderful power and in
splration in the music of big Choir
uses OF gospel singers which Prof
Hemminger directs. At first glance
one is vtsibly impressed. AS he
takes his place on the platform, fac
ing the choir, his big powerful build
inspires conlidence-he is the dyna-
mo which radiates energy into each
member of the choir, every nerve is
tense and ready. The source of his
power is soon seen as he reverently
lnVokes Divine blessing upon the
singing of the morning or evening
for the salvation of souls. Then
everything is attention, as, with
arms raised a genial. contagious
smile and Il few words to inspire
confidence, you hear the familiar
come on now, choir, everybody
together, and away goes that choir
l ~ 4
weeks time, following him in every
movement. as he seems to be pump
ing some lift into them by his man
euvers and making them perform
their best.
The listener is thrilled; varied
feelings play tag up and down his
spine, ne seems lifted of himself
INTO a new element as the choir be-
! gins singing I'm loving kindness
Jesus came, My soul in mercy to re-
claim The tired workingman is
rested, the jaded housewife and
mother is refreshed; the young
PEOPLE catch the thrill of action and
the dance music is cheapened and
forgotten. The contagion of "Prais-
ing God" spreads until it's a case of
'Everybody's doing it,. We begin
to understand the eXhortation of the
VI
sing unto the Lord, make q joyful
noise to the rock of our salvation. 4"
one of the first selections that the
choir teaches the audience is when
L survey the wondrous cross, on
which the Prince of Glory died, My
richest gain l count but loss, And
pour contempt on all my pride"
We shall never forget those familiar
lines.
Between the choir of over 200
and sometimes 500 and an audience
of nearly 5000, that mighty wave
of song would go up with a shout.
During the first appearance OF
EVangelists Nicholson n-Hemminger
party in the Harris Street United
| Evangelical Church and then follow
ed with other big meetings in the
Grace Methodist Church and many
tabernacle meetings throughout the
state and other places thousands of
people from this city and vicinity
were in attendance.
Prof. Hemminger, gospel singer
and director is a Pennsylvania by
birth and his residence is in Car
lisle. The state has sent out many
| gospel singers, among them Sankey,
| Bliss, McGranahan, Towner and
others. Mr.. Hemminger is of Chris
ton parentage and was converted at
about the age of 20. He was edu-
Gated in the Carlisle public schools
and Dickinson college and became
! for time, 4 teacher in the public
schools All the while he was en-
/ gagged in musical affairs. Hearing
| different gospel singers, he desired
| that he too might become a gospel
! singer, and at home he developed in
| to such Il singer He received an
| invitation to join an evangelist but
| it took him two years to decide to
! do so. He finally launched out and
after one year in his own country
went to England where he had
a part in the great Torrey-AleXand-
er campaigns in all parts of Great
Britain. Later he became a member
of the Chapman-AleXa party on
it's tour through Australia, New Zea-
! land, etc, rs co-worker with DR.. w
! P. Nicholson. Mr.. Hemminger also
! assisted pastors of this state and
| other states in evangelistic meetings
with great success and now, his SER
! vices are much sought after from all
! parts, to serve in this capacity. He is