Rapid Growth

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=160 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="1b00a5023.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lombard Gospel Chapel"><U><B><IMG SRC="1aaf78510.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="81" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lombard Gospel Chapel"><U>Lombard Gospel Chapel</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="about_lombard_chapel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="welcome.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to LGC"><U>Welcome to LGC</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="what_s_new_at_lombard_chapel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whats New?"><U>What's New?</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="meetings_of_lombard_chapel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Meetings"><U>Meetings</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="ministries_of_lombard_chapel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ministries"><U>Ministries</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="statement_of_faith_at_lombard_chapel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Statement of Faith"><U>Statement of Faith</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="organization_of_lombard_chapel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Organization"><U>Organization</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="history_of_lombard_chapel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History"><U>History</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="site_map.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Site Map"><U>Site Map</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="building.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Building Expansion plans"><U>Building Expansion plans</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="members.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Members"><U>Members</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id142.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Intro to LGC History"><U>Intro to LGC History</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id144.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Birth of the Chapel"><U>Birth of the Chapel</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id145.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ash Street"><U>Ash Street</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id146.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Early Years 19281930"><U>The Early Years 1928-1930</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id147.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tent Meetings"><U>Tent Meetings</U></A></div> <div> Rapid Growth</div> <div> <A HREF="id149.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="First Four Years"><U>First Four Years</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id151.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Adam Ferguson"><U>Adam Ferguson</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id152.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunday School Picnics"><U>Sunday School Picnics</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id153.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1930 to 1933"><U>1930 to 1933</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id154.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1934 The Year of Changes"><U>1934 - The Year of Changes</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id155.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Young Peoples Activities"><U>Young People's Activities</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id156.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After 1935"><U>After 1935</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id157.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The 1940s"><U>The 1940's</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="1adce5460.jpg" border=0 width="229" height="70" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT></div> <div> <B>Rapid Growth</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Rapid Growth after the Tent Meetings of August 1929</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#rapid_growth_results_in_new_work_in" TITLE="Rapid Growth"><U>Rapid Growth results in New Work in Villa Park</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#people_saved" TITLE="Rapid Growth"><U>People Saved</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#olive_badger" TITLE="Rapid Growth"><U>Olive Badger</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#special_meetings" TITLE="Rapid Growth"><U>Special Meetings</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Four newspaper articles appeared soon after the Tent Meetings of 1929.  Each one makes mention of in the Chapel.  The first comes about one month after the meetings ended, on September 19,1929.</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 262 WIDTH="440"><div> <B>Lombard Gospel Chapel</B></div> <div> East Ash St.</div> <div> "We preach Christ and Him crucified"</div> <div> "Come and See"</div> <div> Following the vacation season, all the Chapel services were well attended last Sunday. The Sunday School was close to the high mark again, the morning service was one of the largest ever held in the Chapel and enthusiasm is growing in the evening Gospel service. This hour's service, from 8:00 to 9:66, is a service that is enjoyed by all and one where the Gospel message is very definitely preached, particularly for those who are interested in their soul's welfare...</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> October 10,1929, The Lombard Spectator</div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="11" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 437 WIDTH="422"><div> <B>Lombard Gospel Chapel</B></div> <div> Mr. Fardon returned to the pulpit of the Chapel last Sunday, continuing his series on the Revelation in the morning and taking his Gospel message in the evening from the book of Romans.  After more than a year of Sunday morning expositions on the Book of Revelation he expects to close this series in one or two more Sundays.  Mr. Fardon will preach both morning and evening next Sunday. </div> <div>      The Sunday School attendance is back to the high mark again and the Adult Bible Class continues to grow in both attendance and interest.</div> <div>       This class, under the able teaching of Mr. Keller, has from 25 to 40 nearly every Sunday. If you have never been there come out next Sunday and we are sure you will come back. An oil burner has been added to the Chapel equipment, which prepares us for the coming winter months. Additional seats have also been added to the equipment.  The outlook for the winter work is most promising and you are invited to all these services.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 109 ><NOBR><div>      Sunday School     10 20 a.m.</div> <div>      Morning Service   11 30 a.m.</div> <div>      Evening Service    8 00 p.m.</div> <div>      Prayer Meeting/    8 00 p.m.     Friday</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> ___________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> The third article appeared on November 7,1929.</div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 306 WIDTH="440"><div> <B>Lombard Gospel News </B></div> <bR> <div> Both the interest and attendance at all of the Chapel services is growing. At morning and evening services last Sunday the place was nearly filled and the Sunday School established a new record of attendance with 151 present. There were 28 in the Beginners and 38 in the Adult Bible Class and all of the other classes were filed...</div> <div>      A new feature for the special interest of the children, although enjoyable and helpful to the adults as well, is our stereopticon pictures with a gospel message in them, from 7:15 to 8:00 o'clock Friday evenings. This new feature was inaugurated last Friday evening with a very good attendance</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> The fourth article is from the Lombard Spectator, Nov.30th.</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 437 WIDTH="440"><div>      ...The Sunday School is growing fast. The new hour of stereopticon picture at 7:00 o'clock every Friday night is being well attended.</div> <div>      The Lombard Chapel continued to grow at a rapid pace into 1930   By the beginning of the second year, March 1930, the Sunday School had increased by 150 (60 to 150). Seven months later, October 2,1930, the paper read: " The Fall and Winter work in the Chapel is well under way and last Sunday saw good attendance at all the services.  With 165 at the Sunday School session, we are looking forward to big things during the coming months. Our Sunday School is crowded but as we grow God will open up more accommodations. A large adult Bible class convenes every Sunday."</div> <div>      November 13,1930: "Last Sunday set a new high-water mark in our Sunday School attendance, falling short of the 200 mark by only thirteen.(187) It is quite evident some new classes will have to be started as there are now many classes with entirely too many scholars to handle conveniently."</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id148_m.htm" TITLE="Rapid Growth"><U><B>top of page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <A NAME="rapid_growth_results_in_new_work_in"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Rapid Growth results in New Work in Villa Park</B></div> <bR> <div>      It is possible, that when the October 2 article stated as we grow God will open up more accommodations plans were being made to begin a new work in Villa Park. </div> <bR> <div>     The first mention of this came on Thursday, March 5, 1931.</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 285 WIDTH="440"><div>      Next Sunday will mark the beginning of the fourth year's operation of the Lombard Gospel Chapel. Not only has the work of the Chapel grown very materially but its influence is reaching many outside of our village. Quite a number of folks from Villa Park and vicinity have been worshiping with us at the chapel during the past three years but recently it was thought the time was ripe for a new work to be started in Villa Park.</div> <div>      The result is that a hall was secured and a group of these people have begun a similar work in that locality. While this move has taken quite a group away from the chapel, new friends are coming and the work is growing. Between 35 and 40 people left to begin the new work<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> ___________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> The Villa Park News ran this notice on January 2,1931:</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 197 WIDTH="440"><div> <B>New Church Here</B></div> <div>      A new church group to be  known as the Villa park Gospel Tabernacle will meet Sunday morning In the hall above Stahl's Drug store, Villa  Avenue and the C.A.E. RR</div> <div>      Sunday School will be at 9:45 a.m. and teaching services at 11:00 a.m.  Gospel services will be held in the evening at 7:45 p.m. Rev. Kings ley of Iowa will be the speaker on Sunday. </div> <div>      A cordial welcome is extended to all</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div>      Starting as a simple "hive-off", in January of 1931, this group continued to grow.  In the Fall of 1953 a new building was erected at Harvard Ave. and St. Charles Road and the name changed to Harvard Ave. Bible Church.  Today it is part of the Evangelical Free Church of America.  The pastor is J. Donovan.</div> <div>      Even with the new work in Villa Park, the Chapel continued to grow very rapidly.  Just fifteen months after 35 to 40 people had left, these words are recorded in the Lombard Spectator on March 10,1932:</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 198 WIDTH="440"><div> This new undertaking, the new Villa Park Gospel hall, has grown rapidly and it now has a splendid growing Sunday School of Its own as well as other regular services.</div> <div>      The loss of attendance suffered by the Lombard Chapel through the beginning of this new work, has gradually been overcome and the local Sunday School has grown again to the point where every available space for class room purposes has been used.  There are in all 16 classes in addition to the Adult Bible class...</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id148_m.htm" TITLE="Rapid Growth"><U><B>top of page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>___________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="people_saved"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>People Saved</B></div> <div>      The evidence is overwhelming that there was rapid growth at the Chapel during the first three or four years.  But the question is. Where did this growth come from?  Were there people leaving other churches?  Were new families moving into Lombard? Or, was the growth through new converts?  Well, the answer may be found in the comments of people interviewed about those early days at Lombard Gospel Chapel.</div> <div>      Many accounts have been given of people coming to Salvation through Jesus Christ.  Olive (Danker) Badger says, "There must have been a real spiritual revival going on!"  Yet, there is only one  mention in the local paper about people being saved, and that was on December 31,1931.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 197 WIDTH="440"><div> <B>Lombard Gospel Chapel</B></div> <div> <B>West Ash Street </B></div> <div>      <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >... The purpose and aims of the Chapel in all its services is to uphold and preach the Word of god, from Genesis to Revelation, with a view to the salvation of souls and the up building of Christians. Many have been brought to the Lord through the Chapel services and some twelve or fifteen were baptized during the year.</FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id148_m.htm" TITLE="Rapid Growth"><U><B>top of page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> ___________________________________________________________</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="olive_badger"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Olive Badger</B></div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >    As a child Olive Badger remembers attending the Methodist Church in Lombard along with her mother, Leola (Roath) Danker. Her father. Earl, didn't attend since he was Lutheran. But in 1929 Mrs. Kerr from the Chapel invited both of the Dankers to a tent meeting.  These meetings impacted both of them very much. In November of 1929, after talking with Mr. Fardon, they both accepted the Lord Jesus for salvation, on the same day.  Leola was so excited that she went home and told her mother, Mrs. Leroy Roath, about Jesus Christ and her newfound faith.  Soon after, Mrs. Leroy Roath became a Christian, left the Methodist Church and started to attend the Chapel.</FONT></div> <div>      The Kerr family, which was one of the original starters at the Chapel, had come to Lombard in 1922. They had attended the Methodist Church, but left over the Second Coming issue.  Mr. Kerr also felt the church was too liberal and didn't preach the gospel.  Eleanor Kerr, one of the daughters, was saved in 1929, at the age of thirteen.  Her brother. Bill Kerr, was also saved at the Chapel. Bill later went out as a missionary to Tibet. His son is also a missionary under Christian & Missionary Alliance.</div> <div>      Another young man. Bob Schultz, later to become Eleanor Kerr's husband, was under conviction of his sins as a teenager. Instead of going out with his friends one Sunday night, he decided to visit the young people's group at the Chapel.  That evening, in 1931, he opened his heart to the Savior.  Bob went on to serve the Lord in Venezuela as a missionary.</div> <div>      Olive (Danker) Badger was saved in 1933 at the age of 11. She had hear the gospel message often, but home alone during a severe hail storm, she believed it was the end of the world. Out of fear, she asked Christ to forgive her of her sins and come into her life.</div> <div>      Earl Danker, Leola's husband and Olive's father, was killed in an automobile accident exactly one year to the day of his salvation.  Mr. Danker was a contractor, building Sears homes, and his changed life had impressed many people in the Village of Lombard.  At his funeral in the Chapel, Mr. Fardon presented, as was his custom, a strong Gospel message.  Three individuals turned their lives over to Christ that November day in 1930.</div> <div>      These are just a few examples of what God was doing at Lombard Gospel Chapel.  Many were being saved, baptized and added to the church almost daily.  <U>Yes, there was a revival going on at Lombard Gospel Chapel!</U></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id148_m.htm" TITLE="Rapid Growth"><U><B>top of page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> ___________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="special_meetings"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Special Meetings</B></div> <bR> <div>     Not only were there tent meetings, but also Special Meetings at various times in the Chapel.  By "special" we mean Children's meetings. Ministry meetings, and Gospel meetings, held in addition to the regular services of the Chapel.  The following articles, from the Lombard Spectator, cover the first 8 years of the Chapel history which mention these types of special meetings. </div> <bR> <div>     We begin with the first article of March 6,1930.</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 284 WIDTH="440"><div> <B>Lombard Gospel Chapel</B></div> <div>      Mr.  Fardon has gone to Kansas City, Mo. for two weeks during which time pulpit of the Gospel Chapel  will be filled by Alfred P. Gibbs, formerly missionary to Africa.  Mr. Gibbs will speak at the Sunday School hour and all classes will remain in the auditorium for the session.  At 11:30 he will bring us the morning message of Bible teaching and again at 7:30 the gospel service will be conducted, Mr. Gibbs speaking. </div> <div>      Next Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings Mr. Gibbs will continue his  services in the Chapel at 7:30 each night.  Mr. Gibbs has spoken at the Chapel on several occasions during the past two years.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> August 3,1930 </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 133 WIDTH="440"><div>      Mr. James McKendrick from Scotland will be holding meetings starting on Sunday and going to Wednesday evening.  He will also be speaking to the women at their weekly meeting on Tuesday afternoon.  Don't let the hot weather keep you from these services as we meet down stairs during the hot evenings, where it is comfortably cool.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> October 28, 1930</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 89 WIDTH="440"><div>      On Tuesday evening, October 28, at 8:00 o'clock T. Ernest Wilson who has been laboring for the past seven years as a missionary in Portuguese West Africa, will speak at the Chapel on his work for the Lord in that field.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> April 19-24, 1931 </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 198 WIDTH="440"><div>      A.G. Bently, evangelist and Bible teacher, of Toronto, Canada. Is coming to Lombard for a series of services at Lombard Gospel Chapel, 40 West Ash Street, beginning Sunday, April 19th and concluding Friday evening, April 24th.  He is a gifted servant of the Lord and one whose ministry has been blessed to the salvation of many souls.</div> <div>      A cordial invitation is extended to all and a feast of good things from God's Holy Word is promised to all who attend.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> May 7,1931 </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 154 WIDTH="440"><div> Dr. H.A. Ironside, pastor of the Moody Memorial church in Chicago and a well known Bible teacher and evangelist, is coming to Lombard next Monday (May 11) and will speak at the Lombard Gospel Chapel, 40 West Ash Street, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 8 p.m.  All are invited to attend and are urged to come early as it is expected that the chapel will be crowed on those nights.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> May 25-29.1931</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 111 WIDTH="440"><div> William R. Newell of Deland, Florida, a noted Bible teacher, will  appear at Lombard Gospel Chapel, for an engagement of meetings starting Monday evening. May 25, at 8 o'clock.  The meetings will take place nightly up to and including May 29.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> October 18-30,1931</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 219 WIDTH="440"><div> Beginning next Sunday evening at 7:30 a series of two week's Gospel services will be opened in the Lombard Gospel Chapel. These services will continue every night to and including October 30, except Saturday evening, beginning at 8 o'clock week nights and 7:30 on Sundays. </div> <div>      James McKendrick, Scotch evangelist will be the speaker each night.  A hearty invitation is extended to the people of Lombard and vicinity to attend these meetings as far as possible to do so.</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> August 8-10,1932</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 241 WIDTH="440"><div>      Harold St. John, Internationally renowned as a Bible scholar and minister of God's Holy Word, will speak at Lombard Gospel Chapel at 7:30 o'clock (Sunday night) and on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 8:00, 9:00 and 10:00 o'clock.</div> <div>      This is a rare opportunity to hear a very pleasing speaker and Bible authority, and it is hoped that these meetings will be well attended.</div> <div>      All who love God's Word and who desire to know the way of salvation are invited and promised something vitally interesting and profitable.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> October 24 - November 4, 1932</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 219 WIDTH="440"><div>      It will be good news to the children of Lombard to hear that Alfred P. Gibbs is coming back and will present a new series of illustrated talks of the kind that won so much favor during Mr. Gibb's visit here two years ago.</div> <div>      These talks will begin next Monday evening, October 24 at 7:30 o'clock at Lombard Gospel Chapel.  Last time the subject was Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan.  This time it will be the Holy War by the same author.  The slides used by Mr. Gibbs to illustrate these talks are all of his own making and have never been shown in Lombard.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> June 14-28, 1936</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 111 WIDTH="440"><div>      Mr. Peter Pell, an evangelist of Grand Rapids, Mich. , will conduct a series of special meetings at the Lombard Gospel Chapel. Commencing next Sunday (June 14) in the Bible class at 10:45 a.m. and continuing each evening, except Saturdays, through June 28.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> November 30 - December 13, 1936</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="452" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 154 WIDTH="440"><div>      All are invited to attend special meetings for the young people. Henry Petersen will use object lessons for illustrating his Bible talks. Small prizes are to be offered to those who meet certain conditions by attending. All these services are free and there are no collections, so none of our readers need hesitate to attend from a financial standpoint.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>      The following is a copy of the original flyer that was distributed, announcing these meetings.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="693a7a10.jpg" border=0 width="679" height="417" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> ___________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> Services change as the Chapel grows!</div> <bR> <div> The Chapel began with basic religious services.  During the first year there were the following services:</div> <div>           Lord's Table        -  9:30   (Not open to the public)</div> <div>           Sunday School      - 10:30</div> <div>           Morning Preaching   - 11:30</div> <div>           Evening Gospel      - 8:00</div> <div>           Friday Night Prayer -  8:00</div> <bR> <div>      The second year started with the addition of a Cottage Prayer Meeting each Wednesday Night.  By November 1929, the Chapel had started a Friday Night children's meeting (forty-five minutes only) just before the regular Friday Prayer meeting. The Friday night session for the kids must have been very popular because by October 1930 more changes occur.</div> <bR> <div>           Cottage Prayer moves from Wednesday to Monday night.</div> <div>           Chapel Prayer meeting moves from Friday to Wednesday.</div> <div>           Friday Night becomes "Boys and Girls Hour" only.</div> <bR> <div>      Also in 1930 we see the beginning of the Young Peoples meetings.  They were meeting at 6:30 on Sunday evenings, before the Gospel service.</div> <div> The services remained like this for the next three years. Then in January 1934, more services were added.</div> <bR> <div>           The Lord's Table - (Listed in newspaper _ weekly)</div> <div>           Tuesday - Women's Prayer meeting</div> <div>                          Mother's Meeting (alternate Tuesdays)</div> <div>           Friday Night Choir practice - 8:00 p.m.</div> <bR> <div>      The Friday Night Children's meetings came to a halt sometime in 1934 and it was 12 years before this work was restarted (June 1946)</div> <bR> <div>      If you were attending Lombard Chapel between 1934-1940, these services would have been available to you:</div> <bR> <div>           Sunday - The Lord's Table-  9:30-10:30 a.m.</div> <div>           Sunday School    - 10:45-11:45 a.m.</div> <div>           Adult Class      -10:45-11:45 a.m.</div> <div>           Young Peoples    -  6:30-7:30 p.m.</div> <div>           Gospel Service   -  7:45- 9:00 p.m.</div> <div>           Tuesday -Woman's Prayer / Mother's Meeting</div> <div>                     (Alternate weeks) - 2:30 p.m.</div> <div>           Wednesday - Prayer and Bible Study -  8:00 p.m.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> ___________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id148_m.htm" TITLE="Rapid Growth"><U><B>top of page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>_________________________________________________________________________________________________</B></div> <div> <B>     </B><A HREF="id142.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Intro to LGC History"><U>Intro to LGC History</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id144.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Birth of the Chapel"><U>Birth of the Chapel</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id145.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ash Street"><U>Ash Street</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id146.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Early Years 19281930"><U>The Early Years 1928-1930</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id147.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tent Meetings"><U>Tent Meetings</U></A>   |   <B>Rapid Growth</B>   |   <A HREF="id149.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="First Four Years"><U>First Four Years</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id151.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Adam Ferguson"><U>Adam Ferguson</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id152.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunday School Picnics"><U>Sunday School Picnics</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id153.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1930 to 1933"><U>1930 to 1933</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id154.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1934 The Year of Changes"><U>1934 - The Year of Changes</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id155.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Young Peoples Activities"><U>Young People's Activities</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id156.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After 1935"><U>After 1935</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id157.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The 1940s"><U>The 1940's</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#3366FF" FACE="President" >    </FONT> <A HREF="id147.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tent Meetings"><U><IMG SRC="1ac61f1e0.jpg" border=0 width="31" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="history_of_lombard_chapel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History"><U><IMG SRC="1ac521200.jpg" border=0 width="33" height="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id149.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="First Four Years"><U><IMG SRC="1ac423200.jpg" border=0 width="35" height="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>