The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-23
AUSP|C|OUS OPENING
Of REVIVAL At THE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

church began n most auspciously sun
day with all three evangelists present
and good audiences through the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. SaXton assisted DR..
Brooks in a successful campaign last
March and became members of the
local church. At the close of the meet
ings the congregation voted uuani-
mously to recall them for a revival
this September.
The SaXtons and the church have
long been planning for these meetings
and looking forward to them with keen
interest. Reorganization in the sun
day school marked the beginning Of
the day. DR., Meacham made an in
stant hit with the Bible School and the
church. Ills wit and humor kept
everybody awake and interested while
those who were not smiling were laugh
ing uproariousy. The good humor
however. did not interfere with the
serious import of the message. lie
is a rapid fire speaker Of intense earn
estnesS. Sometimes he is like a placid
lake, then like a mountain brook and
precently Il prairie fire. lie is splon-
didly equipped in education, travel and
experience and draws with prodigality
upon his descriptive powers, perfect
memory and rare career.
In the Bible school sermon lecture
delivered in the evening, Or. Meach-
am said in part: I'VE are called upon
to consider q sarious situation ,s re.
spects the program Of religions cdu.
cation in America We must face the
facts nc tbn, ore and sael, to find an
answer 70 our problems. If is q mat.
fer Of tremendous concern to the whole
church that the er,,llmcut i'm the
Protestant sunday schooIs of America
was loss law moro than two millions at
tbe end of 1918 than at the end of
1914 This loss in enrolment was ac.
commanded of course by a CORRESPOND.
ing Ioss in average attendance Since
about eightv.fiye per cent of all who
come into fine church come from the
,onI.s of fin. sunday school any agency
NJ, combination Of circumstances that
binde,... rho yvorl; of the school retalds
tho Growth of the church
o,yitbout ,tonnina to onaIyzc the
s;t,,tio, fuu c,. IN exnlnin i'm detail
,yhot ! tbirl, to me tbo causa or causes
or mi, tr.r,nrdou. slunn in Sunday
school work let me remind YOU that
tbn ter,ors Of war caused. not a les
comm, or ralioio,is convictions brt a
obo,ga il, nroprom The peop,c were
oannd ur,on ,o meet emergencies and
20 o,sv,e,. cuic,,lv and cfrectuaIly the
orv or need that came from so many
o,,orto,,s This called thousands Of
foi,hr,,1 nroochars from the pulpit in.
70 tho chorI,incv of the army or into
Y NJ C. A work and the work of kim
drod organizations. Also. other thous.
ards ,,bo had NOT been capable and
enthusiostic leaders in Sunday school,
Cb,istiar Endeavor and general church
,corl, turned aside to serve i'm Red
Cros., work and relief work of various
lirds
",rl,a ,,oorts or motbcrs ana fathers
,rora danrassnd Heayiness and hard.
,bi,, cane to millions. Christ was not
loss real to any but the program Of
ro,igious activity had to be changed.
\yhotover contributed to this regret
otJ, slumn il is Ours now to find the
,,o,. o,,t of the valley and to climb
a,,no moro to mountain tons of re
Iinio,. achievements.
">ra tiror AGENCY is at work in the
,cf,ir. of mon today TO create ideals,
to rnnd insniratjon to life. to awaken
,,ra nohiIitv and TO lead the world to
,irhteo,lsnoss than the great organized
e',,,1,,. school army That's the finest
=, ,,,o,.ic, What a marching
,'., ,'''.I lI;oitaon million sunday school
-, tt, I-nitod states Have YOU
i.la, of ,,.hat 1S O00 600 people
,,"I ,.o,,d Ioo,, like we're they formed in
"'''o - MIA ,ou over see 5000.
ooo -,a +, ,.o,,r. Iire9 If we could
Ce,.,, his connanv Of Sunday school
,,,',,,to into line and let them march
Io,,,o tbn street. eight abreast and four
.'Y'.' s''. ,,,a,+. tban LET thcm march down
49,. ..,.ot tbe LITTLE folks in front-the
,',,..,,..,. obildran the juniors. the in
.'a,,ali,to seriors Young people and
;. ,,.o,,ll ,oouire marching ten
,''"','' ,,. 1.,. and six DAYS i'm the
,,.ool, met one wear and seven months
s.. ,,,',t crowd IN mass n given point,
~, .ho.o ,,o some grown up men,
.'.,.'. ,,.,or asked to 90 to sunday
1ro,, "lr9 trno+ the invitation with con.
tor,ut bncause they feel themselves to
,'''t, ~, ;r,nortont to go to a little
~. Zinc ike sunday school,
,r. ,,o toll Won something, the big
- this countrv are Sunday school
nv" nbal,anpe Won TO name one
,m ,,',m' ,,ho is ot the head of great
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