Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-07-03
RENROCK
Evangelistic Meetings Close

The three weeks series of evange
listic services were brought to
close Sunday night in blaze of
glory-not mans glory, but glory to
the Most High. In many points il
was the most remarkable revival we
ever attended. Ten years ago the
idea of a revival out in the rural dis
tricts in midsummer was hooted at.
This gasoline age and improved
roads has wrought a mighty change.
Rev. Huff was fortunate in securing
the services of Richard Nyburg of
Belmont, Mich, who has consecrated
his life to evangelistic work, and he
has been on the job day and night
since the meeting started. AT this
writing we are unable to give the
number of conversions. Since so
many Morgan county folks were in
attendance, we will give some ran
dom notes: Mr.. Nyburgs first move
was to organize a chorus choir. Then
he organized the young folks into
two bands, viz. Pollyannas and Lol
ly-pops, and they were to contest for
points, such as attendance, singing
in the choir, etc. The Pollyannas
came out ahead. Likewise the chill
dren called the Booster" were di-
vided into two bands, called Bull
dogs" and Hounds and they too
were in contest. A half hours
program Friday night showed what
a we'll worked out plan with three
weeks training, would do with live
bunch of kids" On Friday even
;ra III,
pops held a banquet at the grange
hall. and formed an Endeavor SO
ciety On Saturday afternoon the
Boosters with Mr.. Nyburg lead
ing, visited many homes of the aged
folks and the sick, and cheered them
with song, and then wound up at the
hall with a wiener lunch. Sunday
was, "Nyburg day" We have OBJ
served various days here, but this
was a new one. 1t was also home
coming. and it brought together a
large concourse of people. 1t was an
ali day affair, and dinner was serv-
ed at the hall Mr.. Nyburg express
ed his entire satisfaction with the
musical talent he found here, and
the great chorus choir which occu-
pied nearly all the rostrum. Note
this: a delegation came all the way
from Mt Vernon to be with Mr.. Ny
burg just one evening, and returned
the same night. The strongest and
most convincing sermons in favor OF
Christian living were hurled from
pulpit nightly by Rev Huff. How
people could resist his appeals, we
know not.
When it comes to help, our hats
are off to HOskinsville. In singing.
altar and personal work, Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Teters are hard to excel.
Here are some plain cold facts that
some news reporters would probably
leave out: Most every good thing is
attended with some discouragements
or something to mar While good
people were working for the saliva
around in the darkness among auto
mobiles. 1t seemed that many had a
friendly attitude toward the church,
but couldn't be persuaded to put the
harness on. Some who started in at
the beginning of the revival dropped
out Of the game; evidently they
couldn't stand the pressure. We are
afraid that those who turned their
backs to this revival will never help
constitute church. Further, de-
ponent sayeth not.
Mrs. ely Dump Leonard. elena
Ramage) formerly of this place, but
now living in the Coal Hill com
munity, was taken to hospital last
Friday, to undergo an operation
Clyde Blackburn who has been
ailing for some time, is showing i'm
provement.
Wheat harvest is on, and farm
ers find it better filled than they eX-
pected.
The terrific wind storm which ac-
companied the only good rain we
have had for some time, did lot of
damage in various ways, but we
were glad for the rain.
Thanks, Brother Byron, wielder of
the Meigs quill, for the compliment
paid us for not stretching the
blanket" in reporting news. Per-
haps the reason were not given to
exaggeration, is because We've never
fiShed any.