The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-16

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. Dec. 10
With every seat filed, all open space
inside the tabernacle packed with
standing spectators, aisles filled with
chairs, and other spectators crowded
at the doors and windows looking in
from the outside, the largest crowd in
the history of the Bulgin revival cam
paign viewed the performance of the
special program given Thursday night
by the members of the juvenile chorus.
Although the youthful performers
had been in preparation for the event
for the past four weeks, spectators
last night voiced an opinion that their
efforts had been expended to good
purpose, and that the work of their
trainers had been well rewarded.
The 200 children who have been
drilled as two competing teams of
reds" and "blues"-were equipped with
attractive uniform caps Thursday
night, red with blue tassels for the
one team, and blue with red tassels
for the other
Ranged on the platform in full view
of the audience, the children proudly
carried through every part of the per-
Torrance in a way that would have
done credit to much older entertainers
That the audience fully appreciated
their work was shown by the generous
and enthusiastic applause which fire.
quently interrupted.
Songs, yells and various unique
stunts" made up a diversified pro
gram which held the close attention OF
the audience and by it's rapid changes
kept the children of the chorus at a
high pitch of enthusiasm and pep"
Welcome Song opens
The program opened with a wei
come song, and a welcoming hand
shake given Chinese fashion, without
moving from the platform. The songs
and yells which the boys and girls haC
been practising followed. yell tina
excited amusement was one entitled
Driving the Devil out of Cambridge,
which eliminated in a ferocious grow
which the children delighted in giving
and did give with a will that aduet
materially to its force.
Some of the songs that were givel
were: Cambridge City for Jesus,
I'VE Are the Bulgin Boys and Girls
Joy Bells" and Columbia" In 10
Bells" the children were equipped witt
bells of some size, varying from small
TO large, which with a care unusual il
performers of this age, had been KEEP
silent during the preliminaries unit
the time came for their use. Tn
verses were sung by four girls AM
then as the choral voices swelled out
the bells, swung in unison by the sins
ers, rang out an accompaniment, ris
ing to its highest pitch when tn
word bells" was held in the next t
hnal line. At this time the childre
had been encouraged to make as muc
noise as they could with their bell;
an injunction which they heartily III
filled.
Singers Wave Flags
Columbia was sung with flag
which were waved in air in time wit
the chorus. and another song, begiI
ming, THE Bible of Our Fathers Is III
Book for U.s." was sung with the us
of the small Bibles with which III
whole chorus has been equipped fro1
the beginning. The Bibles We're throw
high in the air at the proper time du
ing the chorus emphasizing the sta
cato beats of the music; and, when
note was held, subsiding slowly with
pretty effect that drew appreciatiy
comments from the audience
signal Lights" was another uniqJ
song that intrigued the attention (
the audience. At a signal, all lights
the tabernacle were turned off, and ii
figures of a quartette of boys on II
platform were revealed by an ind
pendent source of light. The fir
verse was sung by the boys while a
other members of the chorus preser