The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-17
THE MEETINGS.
TODAY MEN ARE AWAKENED.


We cannot report the monday meet
ing of yesterday without first speaking
Of the meeting of Friday night. the
grandest Gospel messing ever seen iD
Seattle. Yesler's Hall was densely
crowded. hardly . vacant space left
large enough for standing room for a
single person in eli. that building, and
without the doorwsys. platform and
stairwsys were covered with waiting
ones seeking an opportunity TO hear
those beautiful songs OF Gods love and
the Gospel message from Gods word
Never wss there an Evangelistic work
begun in Seettle that rea bed the
hearts OF the people g. the prss-Dt
work 10 doing; never did ths spirit 50
seem to be getting hold Of the common
people. touching 50 many hearts So
deeply ~ nov. Mr. Ha.lenbeck's sub
jet was Mans excuses" from that a
milisr text 10 Matthews Gospel. And
they all with one accord began to make
excu So land from it he preached deep.
impressive. heart searching discourse.
and his words plowed down into old
hardened esnuad. sol. that had no,
been broken up for long yrsr. Some Of
those who listened and who heard glad
iy. we're Den hardened by years Of sin
and vice, men whose only recourse
heretofore in times Of trouble whether
coming from wi.hou. or within wse the
Intoxicating cup. Others were there
whose lives hal always bsen moral and
upright aud who could zee that Gods
penetrating word went ~ ell heaits and
probed them down deep. la some cases
it almost slew them. but that il Just
whereGod brings men and women when
He wants ~ bless them. So last night
men were made 10 see that the excuses
that they had been making. whether
petty or great. were all small in the
sight Of the Eternal Father. aud not
worth mentioning in such q question
Of life and death as is held up before
ones attention now.
Mr. Hailenbeck relies much on the
power OF song TO express the truth, aud
all his meetings are interleaved with
tbOse same songs that Mr. Ssakey has
sung 10 all the larger cities Of Britain
and America 10 the conversion of thou
sands
When the hour came for dismissal that
evening . few went oct, but nine
teDths Of the congregation staid to the
after meeting. and the few vacant seats
thus made were more than filled by
thoss who had been standing outside.
When ones eye was cast over that 10
quiry meeting. be could see more clear
~ the interest taken. II WAS hand
10 hand conflict. such as i, II -n seen
on the battlefield when tue two oppos
log forces meet on the brow Of some
fortificatian. Christians felt that il
was then life and death struggle: .
critical moment, and worked accord
ingiy.
THE NOON MEETING OF SATURDAY.
The meeting In the Y NJ c a rooms
st noon yesterday wss the largest Of
any. Evidently tho work h on the iu-
crease.
Mr. Hallrnbeck took the lesson Of the
hour from let John. ID chapter. COM
menting on the most important verses
~ he read them. and showing clearly
that God Is sble 10 do for Seattle great
things, which will make all hearts re-
joice-the one great and only hin
drnce being unbelief.
II the Ckrixsisns of Seattle viii only
have large hearted faith and DO Of one
accord and one mind in this thing, we
shall not be able TO measure the re-
suits that will flow from this stirring
up Of the community.
Out from the hundreds of inquirers
many have come to the light. and some
have been converted. and realized the
exceeding brightness. beauty and salts
flying power Of Christ's love. The
sick and the poor. the high and the
low, the old and the young are all
coming to the same level In this, being
made one In Christ Jesus
This evening there will be union
prayer and inquiry meetingat the NJ E
Church on Second street. led by Mr.
Hallenbeck.
Tomorrow. Sunday morning, ct l04
o'clock. the meeting will be ct Yesler
Hall-all the churches uniting-and
Mr. Hallsnbeck's subject will be Faith.
The usual Y IL G A meeting in their
rooms at 4 o'clock y. IN. f.. and in the even
ing again at y o'clock. Subject
long halt ye between two opinions 2
Seattle. July 18th. G.S