Daily globe., 1879-04-30
MINNEAPOLIS
specially Reported for the DAILY alop
TIE REYIYALIsIS,


Three JHteresttND Sessions YESTERDAY, tcith
Large and Earnest Aw6iencrs.
The revival meetings held yesterday by |
Pentecost and Stebbins were the same as |
those held on Monday, with the exception
that bible reading was held at the Taber-
nacle in the afternoon.
THE NOON MEETING.
The meeting opened by the few assembled
singing "Come thou fount of every bIes
sing" Rev. A. A. Smith led in prayer,
Mr.. Stebbins sang solo, and DR. Pentecost
chose for the subject of his remarks "Un-
belief
Unbelief, he said, was sin. Christ fre-
quently upbraided his disciples for their un-
belief; if we believe the Lord IS able to be
with us in revival in Minneapolis, why,
ask for it; God is almighty, and is shown in
the case of Abraham and Sarah, who thought
because they were both old they could not
have child born unto them, it being con
trary to the laws of nature; but the Lord had
said so, and SO it came to pass; this shows
that the Lord is ruler over nature and not
nature over God; Christians often, through
their unbelief, frustrate Gods pur-
poses. At the close of the remarks
"Am soldier of the CROSSE" was sung,
and DIR. Pentecost asked all present (the atl-
dience had then increased to the number of
sixty to open their hearts to God and each
other in prayer. Three gentlemen and one
lady made short prayers and there being a
slight wat DR.. Pentecost remarked ssthat if
you have nothing to pray for don't, but if
you have, let prayer go up This seemed
to have the desired effect and prayer fol-
lowed prayer in rapid su :cession. The great
revivalist then stated that after speak
ing before 5000 persons since
| his arrival here not one
had to-day sent in request that prayer was
desired. Was it from the fact that there was
no sinners in Minneapolis, or was it indiffer-
ence? This gentle reminder touched several
present, and pencils and paper was procured
and several hastily written requests were pre-
sented; several requests for prayer were ther
made by persons in attendance, and after a
short prayer by Rev. Heard, the meeting was
dismissed.
| AFTERNOON SERVICES.
The bible reading at the Tabernacle wa.
well attended, about 400 persons being
present, three-fourths of which were ladies
Rev. Mr.. House opened the meeting will
prayer, the congregation sang ''Promis
God has Given," Mr.. Stebbins sang '.Ninet,
and Nine,'' and DR.. Pentecost took for th
subject of his remarks the twenty thir,
Psalm, and read and explained the first thre
verses. MIR. Stebbins sang SThere is Ligh
in the Valley and the beneliction close.
the meeting.
EVENING SERVICES.
A large audience assembled at plymouth
church last evening. The services wer
opened by prayer. The congregation then
assisted by the choir under the Leadership
of G. w. johnson, sang hymn. Mr.. Steb
} bins, assisted by the choir and congregation
sang again, and DIR. Pentecost announces
the meetings for the week. Mr.. Stebbin
sang "The Green Hills Far Away" Dl
, Pentecost announced as his text
"The Lord Jesus Christ our hope.'
: Hope was then explained as we'll grounde
, expectation in an immortal life. All presen
expected to go some wherewhen they died
, and they hoped that they would be saved
but the Christian hope is the only solidl
{ built one. Those who have no hope are di
/ vided into three classes: The ATHEIST, VIII
says that there is no present God, is certainl
, without hope; the infdel, who says ther
, may be God, but he does not know it,
another hopeless one: the most numerou
? class who have no hope are those who beliey
; there is God, that the Bible is true, ths
! Christianity is good thing, but they neve
3 give their hearts to Christ.
t The speaker held his audience on the sui
Q ject of hope for over an hour, and closed /
/ saying that the OILY hope by which heave
. could be reached was the hope in Jes,
: Christ. The meeting closed with the usu
r exercises.