The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-21
THE RICHMOND REVIVAL.

Last week a subscription paper was
circulated among some OF our liberal
Christian citizens, and money enough
raised to buy out Capt. Prices grocery
on Main Street, between Franklin and
Fifth, for the purpose Of putting Mr..
Clark Green, the converted saloon
keeper. who abandoned the business
and gave up his saloon property into
the hands of a committee OF Christian
gentlemen to be disposed of. again
into a living business. 1t was pro,
posed that as the saloon business had
been closed with prayer, It would pc
proper to open his new legitimate
business in the same way.
Monday morning at z o'clock was
the time set, and promptly at thaG
hour the crowd Of Christians from all
the evangelical denominations began /
TO gather in and about his grocery, |
and after filling the room full of |
ladies and gentlemen, both In front |
and behind the counters, the crowd
extended out into the street.
The exercises began by singing
Come thou fount Of every blessing,
and There is rest for the weary.
and Come anew our journey pur-
sue" the audience Joining In with a
hearty feeling that made the singing
90 with the spirit and understand
ing" s. G. Mendenhall (Frlend)
then read a portion of the 18th chap
ter of Luke, after which Rev. Kinnan
(Methodist) offered prayer, effective,
direct, aud pertinent to the case
The entire audience then sung LIN
glad salvation's free" with such
power aud evident feeling as made
all hearts rejoice. @. jackson,
(Episcopalian) then offered prayer
the audience then sung esus the
water of life will give freely" etc.
Rev Kinnen made some appropriate
remarks about the conversion that
mad taken place in business" and
said It was a proper occasion to ex-
anime ourselves, and for each to IN
duire If we did not need conversion
In business" Mr.. Harper (Presby-
terian) led IN prayer. a charge to
keep I have was sung. y. W hlte
(Friend) said he had been reading
Muller's Life of Trust, and re-
fecting, and had determined to carry
his business in prayer to God and
ask His blessing on it.
Mrs. S. G. Mendenhall (MethOdlst)
made a most feeling and appropriate
prayer, after which We've listed in
the holy war, battling for the Lord, =
was sung. G. Jackson said he used
to have the opinion that a person
couldn't be business man and be a
Christian, but he thanked God he
knew Il man could be a Christian all
the time and in all things. Alfred
johnson (Friend) prayed. Clayton
Hunt, Jr., Presbyterian thought
whenever business came to stand IN
the way of serving God, it should be
made to stand aside. The assembly
then sung with marked effect, Happy
day, when Jesus washed my sins
away" S. G. Mendenhal offered
prayer. Andrew Mcdowell, (Meth-
odist) young man who was recently
very Incorporate, hoped that all pres
ent would come to Mr.. Green's gro
Gerry with their baskets and patronlz'
him. c. 7. Seaman (Methodist) spoke
of the happy change in the passing
away of the old and the ushering IL
of the new business. The audience
with all their force, sung " Nearer
my God, to thee" Mr.. Harker made
some remarks on the effect produced
by the piacards Thou, God, sees
me"
L. Doan (Friend) spoke of the con
secration of ones business to God
Philemon Virgins (Presbyterian) SAT-
he dared not say man could cOnse
crate himself and not his business Il
God at the same time: both must g
together. Mr.. Virgins was recent.
converted from a lite of Influential
intemDerance into one of the mos
Jealous, active Christian workers
George Page gave a few words of ex
hortation. Come, come to Jesus, h
waits to welcome thee" was sung wit
excellent effect. Mr.. Green. the pro
prietor, came forward to the middle O
the crowd and said that song Happ
day, when Jesus washed my sin
away" had been ringing in his ear
ever siuce Christ made him quit hi
business and get happy. He was no
now ashamed of his business as h
was before
Rev Kinnan asked, Brethren
shall we not pledge ourselves anew t.
the work OF cOnseGratiDg our power
and laboTs TO God?' Mr.. Farnhau
(Baptis) offered prayer that othe
saloon keepers might be convertet
and brought into the fold Of Christ
Mr.. Gibbons wanted them to pray 70
young man who had said to him
was but recently Mr. Green issue
drinks over the counter, down In tn
saloon on Marion Street, which " ha
made him mad" Phil. Wiggin
hoped all Christians would reduc
their doctrines to practice by patron
izing Mr.. Green.
sc Mendenhail announced tina
there was a sick, suffering and dest
tute widow with five children, o
South Pearl Street, who had lost thei
support aud protector In the recer
war, and that donations to relieve be
would be received at the close of th
exercises. The doxology was sun
and the benedictiou pronounced.
After the audience was dismissed
SIS and p pounds of -four were de
mated tor the widow, drayman gi1
ing 50 out of his own hard ear1e
funds. Several of those present i'm
mediately stepped forward and boupL
different articles of Mr.. Green. an
he was at once given active wor
weighing out.