Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-06
CULPEPPER REVIVAL
BROUGHT T0~CL0SE
Evangelist Concludes Meetings OF
Last -Four Weeks; says Clad lie
Came TO Tulsa.
at is FINISHED" SUBJECT


Burke Culpcppor's great revival
ended last night with smashinE
finish. II was one Of the biggest
meetings Of the scrics and fUlly half
"A hundred persons went forward
In Response tu hiH last appeals and
promised 10 'put God first While
the meetings are over and the
evangelist R returning 10 his home
In Memphis This Wurning tho IN
fmengr uf his scruonB VIII be fclt
In the wonder city for long time
tG"Comc Nearly five hundred per
sons--mcn and women IN The twi-
usht OF years and little children In
the sUtiuEtimc Of youth and young
men and young Etrb have been
started op their way 10 better liV-
ing by his sermons.
II was flesh that It Is probably
the evangelist has seldom Witnessed
while he was about TO close hls last
appeal tine Rev II. +. Clark. pastor
of Tir,rt Memorial church, went 10
the platform ana asked for one more
BonC. Nj clark had what the
street calls "hunch" and there
were u lot Of sinners in the tent
who could be reached with one
moro appeal. lie told of his feel
irg drd ns the choir struck up
family the words OF the song, al
most Fersunded." the call was made.
It w0r productive Of Immediate
results. A gray haired man, past
co was the first to answer Az he
went forward Culpepper tired and
worn from the long four-weekA
grind, jumped to his feet and inter
rupted with ihese words:
Clark's appeal 81 never had a
preacher do that before"
Another verse and n woman went
forward. She was followed by an
other
ia lie afraid to let this service
close, on me until I'd settled with
God said the evangelist
The sopg continued and a young
man welt forward. Then n vorit-
able procession started down the
aisleS.
Pastor Clnrk's Inspiration had
wrought a great response. lie had
knock d IA home run and cleared
the bases
Preached Great Sermon.
I'll O final sermon was one OF the
greatcYt efforts Culpcpper made dur
Ing h1s stay here, the vast crowd,
which jammed the tent, listened to
his every word with fascinated In
terest.
81 am mighty glad came to
Tulsa" said The evangelist, by way
St on Hn inttroaaaios9 ~ - hay have to,e,h, hes9
every form OF the devil In his shop
from prize fights and wrestling
matches to Sabbath dcsecraton. but
thank God, we've won out
'I'll takr away from Tulsa moth
Ing hut the ncst pleasant recollec-
tlors. You've got a wonderful city
When l was communicating about
coming 10 Tulsa | hesitated TO come
because the cersua figures gave you
only $4,000 population, The World
Almanac. AMI every source | con-
suited said the Same thing But !
really believe you've got fully TO-
000 and they're coming on everY
train. You've got a i've town. I've
said Il before but | rcltoratc It,.
You've got n much better spirit than
Oklahoma City You've got tonic
in your atmosphere that ] have
found in no other town In your state.
admire tie Tulsa spirit.
'-rhe newspapers have been fair
unC square anu nave WV WV N'hN
est appreciation. | know they do
not endorse all Two said. don't
myself But II I'VE said anything
I shulld not have said just tear II
out and substitute what | should
have said" he continued And
that's what | intended TO tay all the
time"
The evangelist then began his
farewell sermop.<spcaking on the
suhiec.--the hrst words OF jesus
at is finished"
He described the finish OF Ma
poleon at St Helena, leading his
victorious army In his fevered i'm
aginatIon. over the battle fields OF
Europe, and told how he himself
hoped to die
~ could choose my own end"
he said, 'I'd like for Il to be some
night at tho end of great cam
pa'gn and die before a great crowd
ike this and let It be flashed to
my wife back home. Your husband
died In the pulpit here tonight
MEN your little life will soon be
over How has II been spent? Are
you afraid to face the record? Are
YOU ready to meet your God Are
yol ready for the finish?
"Your wife and your children beg
you Listen, men. you don't have to
20 "a hell. It's up 20 you.- What
are you going to do about 1t? Some