The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-20
CHURCHES RENEW
EASTER SERVICES
Evangelistic Program in
Many Edifices Are
Resumed

Heralding tho coming OF Easter,
when the thought OF Chrlnendom
conters about tho death and resur-
rcctlon of Jesus Christ, the supreme
fact OF Christianity now cyangel-
lstic services will begin today, those
churches which will join the mum
bor already IN the midst OF rcyivals
being the First Christian, First Bap-
tist. College I'M Presbyterian and
First Lutheran.
Or y. a. Abbott Of 81. Louis. etii-
tor OF the Christian Evangelist and
wcllknown In the brotherhood OF
the Disclplos OF Christ. will conduct
tho evangellstlc services nt the First
Christian church. Doctor Abbott
knows thoroughly the problems Of
the church and OF the pastor, the
last pastorato which no occupied be-
fore becoming editor being In tho
Union Avenue Christian church at
st. Louis.
Doctor Abbott will occupy the pul.
pit for the first time Sunday morn
Ing Women OF the church vii. oc-
Cupy II reserved section In the audi
torlum ana the Loyal Womon's
class, one of tho largest OF its kind
In the state. will attend In u body,
The ovnngelistic services viii begin
at o'clock each evening with a
song service. Cottage prayer meet
ings have been held In preparation
for several weeks.
Mems Glass 10 Preside.
At the First Baptist church. serv-
Ices will be In charge OF tho Bust
ness Mems Bibio class. Enthusas-
tic and efficient preparation for the
weeks revival has been made by
this energetic mons class. the evan
geltst having been secured. music
provided for and an advertising
campaign neoessltating large expon-
diture begun. A special effort TO
reach mon OF the city and those men
who have been mombers OF the de-
nomination In the past Will be made.
Short meetings for men viii be held
Mt noon each day In tho Buttcrmilk
Bar In the Robinson arcade. The
evangelist will bo Dir. w. ID. Powell
of Louisville, Ky, who has been
conducting n number of revivals for
the Delaware association and who IL
the father OF Paul Powell general
secretary OF the local church. Lively
song services at the church Will be-
gin at 1880 nightly.
Pro- Easter services VIII continue
In the First Methodist, Grace Meths
odlst and Nogales Avenue Baptist
churches. At the Grace Methodist
church more than SO persons have
made definite decision to follow
Christ. Tho meetings will continue
through the week and the church
and Sunday school have set for their
goal an attendance In Sunday school
on Faster Sunday OF 500. a thank
offering of 5000 and an Increase In
church membership to 500 by the
end Of the conference year.
Several Rcvivnls Close.
Revivals which will close today
will be those at the First Presbyte-
rian. Second Presbyterian and Or
| cutt NJ. ". churches About 66
have been added to the membership
OF the Second Presbyterian church
| through their service.
| Union n, nday Lenten services
will be held daily this week. up 20
| Saturday. The order OF service will
! be similar TO preceding services, be-
ginning at 1905 and closing al
| 1890 o'clock and will consist OF n
short sermon, u prayer, special mu-
| sic and two hymns. The sermons
will concern the characters around
| tho cross. Bishop Theodore PAYNE
| Thurston OF the Episcopal church
will preach on "Caiaphus, the High
Priest" Monday, Rev. Rolfe Pomeroy
| Crum OF Trinity Episcopal chur.h
on ''Pllate, the Moral Coward" Tues
| day. Rev. Meade Dutt OF the First