Arizona republican., 1922-01-09

HI IIihUI lTlHlEI III
REVIVAL MEETING
At the II o'clock service at the
First Methodist Episcopal church
Mrs. Blanche Porte Runyon opened
the service with organ prelude, An
dante from Fifth Sonata" (Mon-
delssohn); anthem, Grown Him
King" by a full choir; trio, "Sing,
My Soul His Wondrous Love-" the
Corners.
The sermon was very much short
ened by a collection of sheckels for
expenses. Rev. James A. Stavely
found his text In Heb. %; "How can
we escape If we neglect so great a
salvation" The spirit Of the revival
rang true in the few comments the
preacher gave on the text. The treat
sermon OF the revival series, "If the
foundation be destroyed, what can
the righteous do?" There is abso-
lutely no escape If we are so indif-
fent as 70 neglect this one needful
thing. The supreme thing in this
life is salvation through Jesus Christ,
the Savior.
In spite OF all the admonitions
coming down TO us through the ages,
for the most part the world ignores
1t all VIII | be guilty if l cut short
a vital message that is so badly
needed by numbers here this morn
ing? / call upon you all In the name
Of = NJ "A
message Of the text. Heavenly
Father, bless us i'm this hour and
make the brief message to strike deep
into all the hearts here that are so
needy.
The evening service opened with
an oyercrowded house in a blaze OF
glory:
Organ prelude (Tschailxowsky),
Mrs, Runyon.
Anthem, "The Palms" trombone
solo, Mr.. Conner; orchestra bells,
Miss Helen and choir.
Pianolegue, "Echo of Old Hymns"
by Miss Helen Conner. A sympa-
theic audience was touched to the
depth by this splendid rendition. Miss
Helen is a consummate master of her
art of bringing spiritual messages
that touch the depths. She touched
the divine chord in every soul pres
ent
Solo and chorus. "The Beautiful.
City" O1indgren), the Conners.
Mr.. Conner's Farewell
The sad part OF all revival meet
ings we help with Is the parting-the
saying goodbye is sad indeed, but
we cannot sneak out, but must come
to the parting. You have been kind
and gracious to us. more so than us
ual, more than we had any right TO
expect. You have a big place In our
hearts which will abide. Your min
lister is jewel to be cherished; you
can scarcely know his worth. We
extend hearty thanks to the choir for
their hearty response; to the Boost
ers for their great help; to the
finance committee for their splendid
work. The newspapers are especial
ly TO be thanked for their hearty CO.
operation and unusual service.
The reporter for the papers is to
be commended for the spl6 ndid write
ups that have been daily furnished.
Rev. Mr.. Stavely brought the even
Ing message from Heb, 3, subject
To-day" The Holy Spirit said today
is the day Of salvation. In this SER
mon | would like to give the back
ground or foundation for this Won
derful salvation, but I must be con-
tent with discourses that have been
given. A wonderful salvation has
been arranged by the Father through
Jesus Christ the Son. We believe in
God the Father with all our mind and
strength, and through the blood of
IL ka fro uIa n1 4rt ltu
kingdom in His own good time Nor
tai man can claim the now only: so
the Spirit says To-day" God COM
pels no one to accept His plan, but
we must choose between the good
and the evil. There may be the
homeless, the friendless, the lonely
The evil one does not care. Only the
Heavenly Father cares and will be-
friend, cherish--will bless If sur
render is made.
The Holy Spirit says To-day" Now
Is the accepted time; now is the day
of salvation; there is a crisis; a sim
gle moments delay shows you are
not aware of the danger of delay.
Should there be a sweeping epidemic
in Phoenix and you were susceptible
10 its baleful grip, should YOU fail to
take necessary precautions without
delay, would put you i'm the same
predicament as the sinner. The
Spirit has called To-day" If you
harden your hearts, you may sud
denly be destroyed and that without
remedy. The crisis is great; the con-
tagion is virulent; we should at this
moment accept His wonderful saliva
ton; for every life of sin is a center
of danger that grows greater and
greater as the moments dole out their
numbers. Each victory won becomes
an inspiration for other victories.
Every passing day serves to fasten
the evils Of sin tighter and tighter;
thus every delay is a signal of dan
ger. To-day" is your opportunity.
Break the bonds of sin while you
may: while the Savior is passing by:
while He walks in our midst Now
is the day of salvation, Come while
you may-while mercy may be found
Showers of blessing fell on the al
tar service, which was a powerful
demonstration that the God of Israel
still walks and talks with His chill
dren, and is ever ready to meet the
poor sinsick soul with the crown of
eternal life if they will only meet His
conditions.
We now come to say good bye"
to the trio OF Conners. They will re-
turn to us Thursday evening for a
concert. We take the liberty TO in
yite everybody and assure you there
will be a program thar you cannot
afford to miss. The stamp of the
peoples approval has been put on
the work of the Conners. Your press