the union tabernacle revival of january 1917
In January 1917. the three protestant churches -- Methodist, Christian, and Presbyterian -- cooperated in supporting a Union Revival meeting. It was reported in the Table Rock Argus. It was also reported in the January 1, 1917 Lincoln Star, page 7: http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/40584456/
Revivals were huge then -- Billy Sunday had splashed across the headlines beginning in about 1906 with huge meetings in big cities, after years of tent revival meetings in small towns.
A "union" revival generally referred to revivals in which various Protestant churches joined together.
The 1917 articles in the Argus refer to a new "tabernacle" on the north side of the park. It was probably a huge tent in the park placed there for a limited time, although revival tabernacles were also described as temporary wooden barn-like structures.
Revivals were huge then -- Billy Sunday had splashed across the headlines beginning in about 1906 with huge meetings in big cities, after years of tent revival meetings in small towns.
A "union" revival generally referred to revivals in which various Protestant churches joined together.
The 1917 articles in the Argus refer to a new "tabernacle" on the north side of the park. It was probably a huge tent in the park placed there for a limited time, although revival tabernacles were also described as temporary wooden barn-like structures.
January 6, 1917
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January 17, 1917