Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-02
HARRISON's WORK.
He Appoints To-Day Tor Fasting ani
Prsyer-His Meeting Last Night.


Prsyer-His Meeting Last Night.
The early meeting last night was well
attended and Mr. Harrison seemed to in
spire some of his audience with his own
joyfulness.
The regular services opened with the
hymns, <'The Land of the Blest" and
bethesda is Open.' The church was
well filled and it was noticeable that a
large number of young people were in
the congregation. The ministers in the
pulpit. besides DR.. Marshall and MIR.
Harrison, were Revs. Cline, Smith,
Morgan and Rev. Sherln, general super
intendent of the Clear Lake park, Iowa,
where Mr.. Harrison expects to be
present and hold meetings in July.
Mr.. Cline led in prayer, followed by
the announcement by DR.. Marshall, of
the meeting of the Second Quarterly con-
ference, to be held in the parlors of the
church Saturday evening at s o'clock.
A full attendance of the members is re-
quested.
After an earnert prayer by Mr.. Harri-
son he announced his text-Isaiah ed
chapter, 22d verse-"And the key of the
house of David will lay upon his shout
der; so he shall open and none shall shut;
and shut and none shall open.''
l am glad that the key of salvation is
on the shoulders of Christ In the early
days of Christianity the Calvinist said
that some were fOreordained to be
damned. You could preach to them
till doomsday, but they could not be
saved. The ministers were taking the
key on their own shoulders. Don't like
that dark theology. Tonight 1 see a
door for the soul, door of infinite love
A young man lay dying, his mother shook
him and said, "Don't die, sonny, will
your" He said, "Why did you disturb
me? l was half way up the stars" He
says will shut the door and no man can
open it. When the door of Gods mercy
is closed against the soul it can never be
opened. Where are you going? think
all who have not entered that door had
better at once. Will you come? Will
you. respond to the pleadings of Christ
No one Gang afford to stay out. At
the door, after it is shut, some will say,
"Oh, my God, open the door, L intended
to accept Christ, but put it off," but
the door is shut and can't be opened.
When the invitation was given for those
to come forward who wished to be saved
a number responded. just how many
conversions there were we were unable TO
ascertain.
Mr.. Harrison has appointed to-day as q
day of fasting and prayer; and said that
he would, instead of going to the tea
table, 60 to his room, and be on his knees
from $50 till 7:20, and leave his room
just time enough to get
to the young peoples meeting.
He asked all Christians who would, as
far as possible, join him in the move
ment, to arise, and very large number
were on their feet.
Mr.. Harrison will preach tonight on
the objectionable SIM" He said that
for ten years he would not choose that
text, but one evening when he was hold
ing meetings in Cincinnati, DR.. Stowe
told him that he had been greatly i'm
pressed while on the train, and asked MIR.
Harrison to preach from this subject,
stating that he had three verses of poe
try that had been running through his
head all day, and desired to have them
read on thatoccasion. The result of it was
that the whole congregation broke down,
and after the altar and eight pews were
filled, every pew was turned into an al
tar, and it is estimated that about 500
souls were converted. If Mr.. Harrison
stops on his knees two hours to-day as he
says he will, and the Christians who
have pl dyed themselves to follow his
example will do so, there will no doubt
be powerful manifestation of Gods
power tonight. Mr.. Harrison stated
that he would talk very solemnly to-
night on very solemn subject-the most
serious subject in the Bible. The house
Is expected to be packed to its utmost
capacity, and those desiring seats had
better get there early There was a
deep feeling there last night, but it is
thought that tonight the spiritual inhu-
81, will o,zcaad oil .ofhor root