The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-08

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COLUMBUS
(OHIO)
Remember this great Centenary
Celebration closes its gates on
Sunday, July 18th.
Described by William c. Free
man. Associated with Paul
Block, Inc, New York, Chicago,
Detroit, Boston. .--
The Centenary Celebration
Columbus, is open on Sun
days-except there is no
charge for admission and
none of the buildings in
which the special exhibits
are stored are open to the
public.
Yet Sunday is a. wonderful day
to visit the Exposition.
l spent Sunday afternoon, June
29. in the Coliseum. State Fair
Grounds. which seats, as you
know, $500 people-and 1t was
one OF the richest experiences
Of my life.
am old enough to 60 back to
the days when, as a young lad.
l heard Dwight L. Moody, the
evangelist. and Ira Sankey, the
sweet singer, hold forth in Madi-
son Square Garden, New York.
remember very well the great
crowds that attended these
meetings and l was tremendous
ly impressed with the great
chorus Of voices that Joined Mr..
Sankey in singing.
To my young mind everything
seem ed very wonderful
An impression was left on my
mind that has never been erased
from my memory.
But the meeting in the Coliseum
at Columbus, under the auspices
Of the Centenary Celebration.
est inspiration I ever experienced
in my whole life.
The playing of that wonderful or
chestra-the Cincinnati Sym
phony Orchestra OF rs pieces
thrilled everybody. Accompanied
as It was. by the music from the
Centenary management for this
occasion. at a cost Of $4,000
also accompanied by the singing
Of the great audience which FL
led the Coliseum to capacitv-the
occasion was most inspiring and
stirring.
heard two wonderful talks by
two remarkable men-one of
them delivered by Rev. John A.
Rice. D. d, Sumpter. S. Carolina.
and the other by Rev Lynn Har-
old Hough. D. D. President of
the Northwestern University. The
address Of DR.. Hough was the
most remarkable and most intel
lectual Interpretation OF the Bible
! ever heard.
Sunday. June 90, had been set
apart as Bible day.
There was big crowd in at
tendance at the morning service
"a larger crowd at the afternoon
service. and still larger crowd
at the evening service.
But there were services OF an
inpromptu nature held in all
parts of the State Fair Grounds
where the Centenary Exposition
Is held-and they had q wonder
full effect on the great crowds
that could not be accommodated
with seats IN the Coliseum
never heard SUCH svmpath etic.
powerful and wonderful singing
as I heard on this occasion
was brought up a Presbyterian.
and in my young days I recall
that there was not the best OF
feeling existing between the
people Of the Presbyterian and
Methodist faiths.
But what q change has taken
place in recent years! What
unity exists now among peoples
Of all faiths!
why notp why should people
quarrel about the routes they
take to heaven? Aren't they all
travelling the same way. haven't
At any rate I found my Presby-
terrain faith In harmony on this
occasion with the Methodist faith
and I said to myself every
Presbyterian, every Methodist.
every Congregattonalist, every
other faith should attend this
Centenary Celebration.
Don't fail to attend the centen-
airy Services next Sunday.
| Don't fail to attend this remark
ably interesting exposition on
| weak. for It is very much worth
while.
| People living IN The City OF COL,
| umbus-25n 600 OF them T under
stand-have a greater advanta &c
| than YOU who live many miles
| away from Columbus.
| The homo town neonIe of Co1u'r-
hue-EvERYoNE OF THEM
| should attend this Centenary
| Celebration not once but many
| times. because never before fr
| their lives have they had brouFht
to their doors ANYTHING SO in