The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-23

ciousness in America .that|EAAgers a
great new era for the work Of the
Kingdom Of God. S;i5$s;:sss 1yi -: (
That men viii pause long sAHpugh in
their tremendous gripping ttivities
to give an attentive ear to tAe mes
sage Of the Christian church i'll most
wholesome sign. z.tT he nan With the
message of the hour, ,,,sNsays Gipsey
Smith, ''is getting 10 heAring.s East
and west, mort south, the slug
gish pulse of, religious fsrvor If being
quickened, the altar fires ap4 being
Tekindled, the house of God IN ecom-
in9 once more: the: house Sof prayer.
TIE great evange lical forces Of the
christian church are gathering to- the
Gihon. of high endeavor tc Drown
Christ King. ~ Nv .orld wide evangelis-
tic effort, is being fashioned and di-
rected in an undertaking :that q few
years ago would have been deemed
|superhuman,s 7herculian; and yet the
church is not misguided in its zeal,
nor is it quixotic in it's plan for great
world conquest for Jesus Christ. The
church is just coming to itself. For
years it has been prodigal in its
lethargic inactivity. 4 Today it, is
awakening as giant force that soon
will shake the earth. Not since the
days of Moody has the church been
stirred, and thrilled with high ideal
ism, with the spirit, Of consecrated
sacrifice, with exalted vision, and pur-
pose, AS in this hour Hundreds Of
millions of wealth have been given
that the multitudes of earth might
gather as in the days; Of Christ's
Galilean ministry to hear the glad It'd
.ings, the good news, the old, old story
Of a Savior's love: Glad tidings?
In. these, days Of strife and turmoil
and unrest? A paradox, this, you
will say! Not 50. This is just the
task that the church has, set itself
to do. To publish glad tidings. To
awaken the slumbering religious con-
science. To bring men face; to face
with the, great gripping task Of the
new day. To make the church Of
Jesus Christ 50 appealing, 80 chal-
longing, so soul impelling, that men
everywhere will rouse themselves and
say, "'This is mans job, it is big
enough for me-.
- In the past seventeen years OF his
evangelistic career more than fifty
Thousand souls have, declared their
faith in Jesus Christ as q result of
DE-, Weigle's ministry. Through the
united efforts Of Rev. Blaine Lam
bert Of the Methodist church and
Rev. Geo. w. Kehoe of the Baptist
church Of this city and Captain Ernest
Orchard of the Salvation Army, this
great singer and evangelist will come
to our city and the next two weeks
will witness the most thorough and
intensive preparation on the part OF
these churches and Salvation Army
to get all things in readiness for q
great revival work. A very enthusi-
astic meeting was held at the Metho-
dist church last night by the COM
bined forces Of the participating
churches when committees were
name and plans were formulated
for the campaign to begin July A.
The Rev. Robert r. Hedtke Of Fargo,
N. D., was present on behalf of DR..
Weigle and gave very encouraging
and inspiring talk on the Forthcoming
campaign and assisted the congrega-
tions in organizing the forces for the
campaign. q, 5lsa q II Z:
= The following committees have
been named in connection with the
series of meetings: r&E,Es i
Executive Chairman-C. T.. listed.
Secretary-Dr. J. M. Caldwell. 4
Treasurer-Dr. Charles Gunner.
Publicity Committee-G. w. Harm
well, Raymond Hannah, Conrad Est
by and Maurice Hinckley.
= Music Committee = DR.. Charles
GUNNER, Fred C. Carlson, Mrs. j. W.
Naugle. -. A~-G-
Neighborhood Meetings--Mrs. j. c.
|McGhee, Mrs. G. W. Slater, Mrs.