Thousands Storm Tremont Temple for Revival Meetings
Crowds pack Tremont Temple Faneuil Hall and Park Street Church with noon sessions growing in interest. Dr Chapman’s revival expands nationally with plans for Chicago campaigns next year. An extra Boston Central meeting opens tonight led by Rev Weeks. Tremont Temple hosts men only. Mother’s Day and Rejoicing Day are slated to boost attendance and aid families with essentials.
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Tremont Temple
Faneuil Hall
Park Street Church
Dr. Chapman
Chicago
Boston
W. W. Weeks
Springfield
Friday Religious Meetings Program Highlights Boston Venues
A Friday schedule lists congregational gatherings across Cambridge Boston and nearby towns starting at noon with speakers including John P. Squire J Wilbur Chapman Frederick E Taylor Ora Gray and J Ernest Thacker Evening meetings will feature Park Street Church speakers and evangelists such as W W Weeks Springfield and Arthur Spooner among others and note Boys and Girls sessions and children events through late afternoon
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John P. Squire's
Cambridge
Tremont Temple
J. Wilbur Chapman
D. D
Park Street
Frederick E. Taylor
D. D. Faneuil Hall
Ora
Gray
Melrose
First Baptist
Mothers’ Meeting
Second Mile
Central
Bowdoin Square
Tabernacle
Quincy
Bethany Congregational
Charlestown
Charlestown Universalist
Pilgrim Congregational
Ti—Lrst
Codman Square
Dorchester
Second Congregational
Melrose Highlands
Congregational
South Boston
Thousand Stood Up at Tremont Temple Evangelistic Meeting
At Tremont Temple Greater Boston evangelistic rally draws over 1000 men to Lorimer Hall to profess Christ with Rev J Wilbur Chapman. An 80 year old Toronto sea captain among those who pledged faith. women also present. Chapman urges confession of sin and salvation, noting hypocrites do not justify staying outside the church.
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Greater Boston
Tremont Temple
J. Wilbur Chapman
Lorimer Hall
Christ
Toronto
Jerry
Davis
New Testament League
Marion
Chapman
City of
New York
Old Country
Ireland
Jesus
God
J. I Wilbur Chapman
Jerry’s Gang Converts at Bowdoin Square Tabernacle
A 60 year old self confessed criminal named Jerry, leading 15 companions, entered the Bowdoin Square Tabernacle seeking shelter from cold. Evangelist J Ernest Thacker and Rev Frederick Heath offered aid but Jerry rejected their hand saying the church was not for him. He claimed to survive by lifting pocketbooks.
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Jerry
J. Ernest Thacker
Bowdoin Square Tabernacle
Tabernacle
Frederick Heath
Boston
Reform School
Navy
Deer Island
New York
Blackwell's Island
Boston Gardiner's Redemption Through Church Visit Story
A former career criminal from Boston recounts a life of theft and prison terms across multiple jails and islands. After disclosing his past to a pastor he resolves to become a Christian and leads 15 former gang members to the church for a communal moment of reform and fellowship.
Evangelists Banquet Boston Press at Bellevue Hotel
Evangelists thanked Boston newspaper representatives gathered at the Bellevue Hotel yesterday. Rev J Wilbur Chapman and Charles M Alexander hosted a banquet with Dr Chapman praising the press for co operating in their meetings and noting the newspapers’ role in handling the news.
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Boston
Hotel Bellevue
J. Wilbur Chapman
Charles M. Alexander
Herbert S. Johnson
Dr. Chapman
Boston Press
Evangelistic service held by Mrs. Asher in women’s jail laundry
In Charles street jail a rare scene occurred as Mrs. Virginia Asher led an evangelistic meeting for female inmates in the prison laundry. No outsiders were admitted except Mrs. Asher, with her husband William unable to attend, though he accompanied her to the jail and brought a small organ. She sang several hymns.
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Charles Street
Virginia
Asher
William Asher
Prison chorus during short church service noted
A correspondent recalls a brief 20 minute service where a female prisoner choir joined the organ accompaniment and their blended voices impressed the writer with the music.
Choir of Little Girls Brighten Revival Attendance
At the People's Temple a girls choir ages 8 to 12 sang It's All Right Now under Benjamin F. Butts. Rev. H. D. Sheldon preached to over a thousand on God so loved the world. 500 attended the First Presbyterian afternoon meeting with Rev. Dr. Sheldon. Rev. Daniel S. Toy spoke in Tremont Street Methodist Church on The Gift of God is Death Through Eternal Life with about 900 attendees. Frank Dickson led singing and performed Almost Persuaded.
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People’s Temple
H. D. Sheldon
Benjamin F. Butts
First Presbyterian Church
Sheldon
Tremont Street Methodist Church
Daniel S. Toy
God
Frank Dickson
Park Street Church Woman Evangelist Preaches to All Female Congregation
Mrs. William Asher preached at Park Street Church to a women only audience last evening. She spoke on sin from multiple angles and highlighted Christ lifting women from mistress and slave to the honored role of motherhood under Christianity. Many women signaled a desire to accept the revival invitation as the service ended. Singing was led by Miss Margaret Conrad.
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William Asher
Park Street
Asher
Christ
Margaret Conrad
Rejoicing Day Planned On Lincoln’s Birthday
Plans for Rejoicing Day on February 12 focus on supplying necessities of life to applicants. Food and other essentials will be requested from the public to aid those in need.
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Lincoln
Rejoicing Day Committee Formed Under Ismery Chair
Large business concerns will be petitioned for provisions and wearing apparel. Hundreds of men and women connected with city churches will serve on the committee now being formed. Exercises will mirror Flower Day. Allan C. Ismery named chairman of the Rejoicing Day committee.
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Allan C. Ismery
Evangelist Schaefler Draws Boston Children to Campaign
In South Boston the evangelist Rev. Charles T. Schaeffler leads a children oriented campaign at South Baptist Church. Youngsters aged 2 to 12 gather daily to view stereopticon slides and hear short decisive sermons. Singer W. H. Culllison is a local favorite as tunes like Hold Me Fast echo on the streets.
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Charles T. Schaeffler
South Boston
South Baptist Church
Peninsular
W. H. Cuotlison
Post
Boston
Swift's Unemployed to Attend Revival Today
Morrison T. Swift leader of Boston's Army of Unemployed calls followers to Tremont Temple at noon to attend the Chapman service and petition the revivalist to pray for the unemployed.
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Morrison T. Swift
Boston
Army of
Tremont Temple
Cambridge shop meeting draws near 300 Simplex workers
Nearly 300 men and boys of the Simplex Electric Company of Cambridge attended a shop meeting yesterday led by Lawrence Greenwood, the shop evangelist. He plans another gathering at Squire's big factory today.
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Cambridge
Simplex Electric Company
Lawrence Greenwood
Squire
Benson Brooklyn coins fetch high prices at Sotheby’s sale
London sale of F. S. Benson’s ancient coin collection saw a rare Greek tetradrachm sell for 2150 dollars and many other coins fetch from 10 to 1600 dollars amid keen competition.
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London
Sotheby’s
F. S. Benson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Christ Centered Message Moves Boston Readers
Dr. Chapman urges allegiance to Christ in Boston sermons praising Him as history’s central figure. He retells a tale of sacrifice in Ireland showing personal cost for another, then warns against denying Jesus and calls for public witness to the faith.
Grout Divorce Alleged Void in Probate Court
Mrs Ellen Grout claims she is the lawful widow of William L Grout and that his Arizona divorce was fraudulently obtained, challenging the second marriage to Elzira R Grout. Testimony from Asa P French suggests Grout suffered long-term mental illness. a trial set to begin with further testimony tomorrow.
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French
Grout No. 1
Grout
Worcester
Jelly
Boston
Hot Springs
Elzira R. Grout
Aifrea Hemenway
Supreme Court
Thompson
Women urged to organize for workers in Boston talk
Mrs. Raymond Robins of Chicago urged Boston Women’s Trade Union League members to organize for worker protection. She cited California laundry workers who improved wages after organizing, noting a $7 minimum weekly wage and nine hour day, and she highlighted women voters influencing recent Colorado eight hour law rulings.
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Raymond Robins
Chicago
Women’s Trade Union League
Boston
League
Phenix Hall
California
Robins
Colorado
Germany Jails Navy Officials for Embezzlement
Three imperial navy yard officials at Kiel were sentenced to three years, 20 months, and six weeks in prison for embezzling several hundred thousand dollars over years. Three colleagues were acquitted for lack of evidence.
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Kiel
Imperial Navy Yard
Cooper's New Discovery draws New York crowds
Crowds still seek Cooper's New Discovery as it goes on sale in New York druggists. Testimonials from Mrs. Charles Trensch and her husband claim long-standing indigestion rheumatism and fatigue improved after two to four weeks of use. The firm offers a free treatise on the medicine's supposed causes.
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New York
Cooper
Charles Trensch
Desbrosses Street
Tam
Cooper Medicine Co
Dayton
Ohio
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