The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-12
LENTEN SERVICES
SECOND NIGHT SHOWS CONTIN-
UED INTEREST-EXCELLENT
MUSIC A PROMINENT
FEATURE.

The pastors and people who are en-
gaging in the Lenten services at the
high school auditorium should feel
encouraged by the interest taken in
the meetings. A large audience gath
cred last evening for the second serv-
ice of the series. Rev. r. M. Nc
Bride, who is directing the choir, led
the music with his trombone in a way
that put every one into the spirit of
the songs The large choir with the
orchestra rendered some beautiful Sc
lections. Mr.. Mcbride and Mr. Smith
sang together and Mr.. Smith later
rendered a solo which was very much
enjoyed. A feature of the evening
was a trombone solo by Mr.. Mcbride.
The musical selections are of an eX-
ceptionally devotional nature, some
of the fine old church hymns being
used. as well as some of the newer
hymns.
Rev. Smith in making his an
nouncements for future meetings,
stated that 1t was not his intention
at any time to make distinctions in
the meetings or to try to draw lines
of distinction between those who
might belong to the church and those
who did not. His business is to pre-
sen the truth of the gospel and peo-
pie must make their own decisions.
1t was not for him to try to separate
between 1.-The sheep and the goats
Anyone and everyone might feel free
to come to the meetings without any
fear of being put in an embarrassing
position.
The speaker took his text from
Acts is, I've shall be witnesses both
in Jerusalem and in Judea and in
Camaria, and unto the uttermost
parts of the earth" Jerusalem was
their home city so the disciples were
to witness at home; Judea was the
adjoining community and they were
to witness there; Samaria vas the
region away from home and they
were to witness there; the uttermost
parts of the earth included all the
habitations of man and there the fol-
lowers of Christ are called upon to
preach his gospel. He emphasized
! the fact that Christian people should
show their Christianity by their con-
duct at home, and when they go from
home to some strange city that they
should take their Christianity with
them.
Mr.. Smith speaks in an easy, pleas
ing manner, is lever flippant, but al
ways r%everent. There is nc excoria-
there is the simple, pathetic appeal
to men to be followers of Jesus
Christ.
After this evening the meetings
will begin at 7:45 instead of 1880.
Tonight Evangelist Smith will be-
gin a series of short discourses which
he says will have much to do with
the future of the campaign. While
all are invited. Christian people are
especially urged to be present. The
music will as usual be very fine, two
duets being rendered and both
~evangelists will sing solos. 1t is an
inspiration to hear the audience sing
He Included Me-" the campaign
song. Hear the big choir sing the
great Awakening Song"
Tomorrow at 3 p. m, at the Meth
odist church the afternoon services
will begin. These meetings will last
just n hour, and Mr.. Smith says sc
far as the church members are con-
cerned, they will be the most impor-
tant feature of the whole campaign,
Bring Bible and notebook.
Right after school tomorrow, Prof.
Mcbride will conduct a junior choir
rehearsal. All boys and girls over s
and under high school age r urged
to become members of the Sunbeam
choir"