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Show I Churches- United (he Efferfs of lev, ISeisry Osfrom H Successful beyond the expectations H of ministers and laymen -who arrang ed for the United Christian revival B jonipaign in Ogtlon, the scries of H meetings at tha Union Tabernacle B will end on Monday evening. Nine B churches have been united In the H movoment, which started early in March. Dr. Henry Ostroni, the ovan- H gelist, ha3 been in charge of the H meetings. 1 Not only have moetings beon hold at tho tabernacle but there have boon H (extension services in shops, factories, B .railroad yards, small nearby towns B and several special meetings m local H churches. B The success of the movement has B been apuarait to everyone as there B have boen numerous conversions, H 'many church letters have been dug B from trunks and been handed to local H Business and professional men who H have not haxl direct connection with H the United Christian campaign have H watched it with Interest and consider H e that Ogden has been materially ef- H 'fectcd by tho services conducted by H Dr. Ostrom. One notable featuro has H been the fraternalism of the churches. H -Frequently in the west each pastor H works singly and alono but in the H Ogden campaign there lias been de- H veloped a friendship among the co- H laborers that is expected to bring fur- H ther concerted efforts along religious bYbYJ j -j- H Tho general committee composed of H men from nlue churches has been H headed by C. C. Mlchener as chair- B man. Dr. E. P. Mills and Dr. S. W. H Wherry have been vice chairmen. The H secretaryship has been handled by B Dr. J. G. Bates and J. B. Gebhart has M been treasurer. "Working with these H officers has been the pastors com- H mltteo composed of Rev. J. E. Carver, H Rev. Frank G. Brainerd, Rev. G. F. H J Rasaweiler, Rev. 'G. F. Lowe, Rev. B. M B. Leesman and Rev. Mr. Westenbcrg, M together with, the general committee M and a corps of ushers, the latter be- H 'lng professional and businees men of M tho city. H Many of these men have been con- M stant attendants at the services, some H having a record of attendance at each m evening gathering besides many other B special asessions. As tho weeks have B progressed in the work, with, revived B interest at each service, these men B and many prominent churoh-women m have seen progress which they say H augers well for tho future of Ogden H churches. B Two choirs have been In attendance H during the last two weeks of the re- H vlval. The federated choir was or- H ganized by Albert Simpson Reltz and H Guy M. Rockey, soloists with Dr Os- B trom, at the opening of the series. H Later a children's choir of 40 voices B was arranged. H There is a possibility that further H federated work will be carried on, m with frequent union meetings. Defln- H ite arrangements will be made along M this lino In the near future. H Octrom Pleads for Reality In Religion H If concerning any subjects in the m world a man has a right to certainly H that subject is religion. The objec- H tion which I make to very much of tho H conduct we find among our neighbors H and within ourselves Is aginst Jp- H parent unreality. That Is what we ob- H ject to in church. We want reality In H friendship. If a man is our friend let H him be our real friend. Wo are tired H of sham friendship. H Tho great virtues cannot be weigh.t- m ed or photographed to be sure. But H neither can the mind be weighted or pnotographed. It Is not tho absence H of the power to encompass things with H tapellne or stand them on tho scales H or picture them with the camera H against which, we object so earnestly, v for we have come to tne aay wnen we B pronounce upon both disease and the H conditions of health, by what is reveal- Hl ed through, the -mlscroscope; but it is H beyond our power to weigh, or measure H or count what vre find the"re. We Hi have come to the day wlien we propel H our cars with invisible horses. Nov fl and agnin we see the flash of their HL eyes but what really constitutes these R invisible forces we are not quite able j to tell. We say electrictly; but it is Hj quite a long word, and we do not quite H know what we mean. H What we object to in religion is H tne talk about prayer instead of pray- H er, the talk about regeneration m- H btead of the living of the new life, H the talks about Christian love when B there Is the presence of every indica- H lion of unkindncss, the talk about the H chuicli being the place of hope for the B people when we talk out of it and M feel that heaven did not really touch H us there. H It is as the Hindoo said the other M day that wo would convert India in H' six months If we would only live tho B Boole, and we can live it. B Really we must have beter living. B Wo mubt have not less profession but B more possession. We must none the Hi less (to quote the street) "produce the H good," but we must have a beter brand H of goods. Jesus said "He that fol- H loweth me shall not walk in darkness, j! but shall have the llgbt of life." And H that is reality. H Some people have been asking m "vhen does Henry Ostrom sleep or eat?" for the evangelist conducting H the United Christian revival campaign H in Ogden is a seemingly tireleBS woik- BBb er. To mrmv Dr. OKtrnm q n mnn-m 1 for endurance and capacity for hard H work. fl With a 9 o'clock conference each B morning with, his own men, frequently B a morning service, then a noonday B meeting in some factory or shops, B with a 3 o'clock afternoon mooting 1 mass meeting In the evening and com- BBj mittce meetings galore tho evangelist BB finds plenty to do. for he is in attcn- BB) dance at all. Besides he vlBits BB schools, colleges, prisons, calls on BBj bhut-ina and dictates masses of cor- H respondenco. Incidentally ho has had BBj time to write a number of books. This fl work, he continued day after day, H month after month. Hj Some days ago in Ogden he said H "men don't die from overwork, they H die from over-worry," and again he Hj said "a man can not bo a true Christ Hj lan unless he loves hard work; mind H you, I don't, say 'works hard' I say H unless he loves hard work." H Perhaps the secret of his ability to H do tho great amount of hard work he H accomplishes lies in tlrti fact that ho H loves his work and, added to that, the H fact that he is a good sleeper when H he retires. Seven hours of sleep is H his usual allotment but he sleeps M "sweet and fast during that time. He H also claims that the true Christian has H a right to be a good sleeper and referu M to the fact that Jesus could sleep dur- Scenes Cfi5iecteci With Henry Ostrom Revival . , . Illl II I III llllll l I II.. I II I ' .1.1 I I Old Folks Day at Tabernacle. lng a storm on a like with all noise and excited men about him. Some people have also asked what Dr. Ostromo does in tho summer for his vacation. Albert Simpson lleitz who has been with the evangelist for a number of years says that he has seen Dr. Ostrom work as hard In the monthB of July and August with tho temperature around 90 to 100 degrees as he does in winter or spring campaigns. cam-paigns. Dr. Ostrom's view of church vacations vaca-tions is voiced in tho words: "Why should the church people give their religion a vacation in hot weather; the devil and the forces of evil Are right on the job; they don't lay off." |