Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1920-02-04
EVANGELIST
MEETINGS
OPEN SUNDAY
Rev. DR.. Milton s. Rces BE.
gins His Work Here
Sunday Afternoon

Union cvangcliStic services will
open in st. Johnsbury Sunday under
the leadership of the widely known
and unusually persuasive evangelist,
ftcv. DR.. Milton S. Rccs, of Roches-
ter, n. Y. Mrs. Rccs comes with him
to lead the chorus choir and will also
sing solos.
DR.. Rccs became il christian at the
age of II and joined the church at
that time. After making the most Of
his opportunities at school he enter
ed the ministry. His six years us a
pastor were marked by notable ac-
ccssions to the church, and his special
fitness for a wider field in evangCl-
ism was so marked that he soon gave
up hi; time exclusively for this work.
He is a man OF broad culture, has
travelled extensively in America, and
made three tours to Europe and the
! Orient.
There is nothing sensational about
Dg. ReeS. He never uses slang, but
in pure English presses home the
truth with great power. His meet
inps for men are rotablc and his
study in many lands gives him Il
thorough understanding Of men and
their problems.
DR.. Rees has conducted campaigns
in our largest cities, including New
York, Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Buff
falo, etc. In the Brooklyn combina-
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and 5000 Y NJ G A members. He
has labored with some of the strong,
est churches and most prominent
pastors in this country. He has beer
with same pastors five times. Has
conducted eight campaigns in sever
years in Boston. Every year he re-
turns to fields where he has previous
= ly labored. Among the converts il
his services are many leading men
lawyers, bankers, physicians, colleg'
professors, and other leading profes
sional and business men. But hi
preaching and appeal are so simpl
and direct as to reach equally all mel
and he has special power with tn
young.
Mrs. Rces, who will conduct tn
music, is a native of New York, am
from her earliest childhood was
student of music, and after her grad
uation she became teacher. Sh
became member of the church carl
in life, and soon became active i
Christian work, not only as an organ
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spiritual part as we'll. After her mai
ragc to Dr. Milton S. Ree', she ha
taken an important part in hi
work; and from the beginning of hi
evangelistic work she has been tn
chorus leader and -oloist, and ha
travelled with him in the Unite
States and abroad. She has not onl
led large chors and congregations i
song, but has had charge of the mu
sic in summer assemblies. Mrs. Rec
is an enthusiastic and inspiring lead
cr of music, and is very helpful i
the inquiry room and in other part
of her husbands work.
n The churches uniting in this selic
of meetings are the Methodist, Bap
d tist, Advent, North and South Con
: grcgational and the meetings will b
held in the South church. Next Sun
day morning there will be unio
= service at Grace Methodist churc
and Dr.. ReeS will begin his labors b
an address at the Globe theatre Sur
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. This vii
be meeting for the men only. Be
ginning Sunday evening there wi
be services at the South church ever
evening except Saturday evening a
7.30 and Tuesday and Wednesda
- there will be afternoon meetings 70
everybody at o'clock. Thursda
afternoon the meeting will be for tn
Il women and Friday afternoon at
. o'clock there will be meeting for tn
4 young people and children.