Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-09
THE GREAT REVIVAL.
Tho Successful Work Now In Progress at
the jackson Street Church.

The Successful Work Now In Progress at
the jackson Street Church.
The above title may with truth be applied
to the Harrison meetings, at Jackson street
church, now in their second week. Sunday
evening was such a remarkable one in SO many
respects for st. Paul to witness that the MEN,
oryof it will be indelibly stamped upon many
minds. Several hundred people failed to get
into the church, among them many from
Minneapolis.
A certain man was lost on a bleak prairie,
on cold winter afternoon, and night coming
on, after wandering some time, he at last came
to a house, with all thesoutwardg signs OF
warm, cheerful interior; but instead OF
at once knocking tor admission and getting
on the inside where he would certainly have
been made warm and comfortable, he began
to reason with himself. He didn't like the
looks of the house, the color was not accord
ing to his taste. The front door was too
small, and the windows were too small,
and several other equally important defects.
To be sure he was very sure of hearty well
come, but he didn't like the manner in which
the proprietor dressed or wore his hair. So
he thought to himself, 81 will climb
upon the roof and See what the inside looks
like. So he climbed up and looked down the
chimney and of course saw nothing but smoke
and SCOT, and got his throat, eyes and nose
full for his pains, land got nothing else, and SO
went off and spent the night in wretchedness,
and published to the world at large, and
no doubt believes it, that that house contains
nothing but smoke and SCOT.
The above is an old and
homely fable, but we thought OF it Sunday
evening as we observed the two parts of the
interior Of the church. At the front end all
was bright and warm, and at the rear end,
judging by the expression on some of the
faces, there was nothing but SCOT and smoke
Come to the front, brethren, and get near
the fire.
The meeting below at 7:3O last evening, was
of course not as well attended as heretofore,
owing to the threatening appearance of the
weather, but at SIS, when the meeting up
stairs opened, the church was we'll filled.
The meeting was opened by singing:
"There Stands Rock on the Shores of
Time
"Have you been to Jesus for the Cleansing
Power"
Followed by prayer by DR.. Marshall.
The hymn weeping Will Not Save Me-"
was then sung and was followed by prayer by
Mr.. Harrison.
Mr.. Harrison then announced that the meet.
ings to-day Tuesday would be 7:30 and
TO attend the 1870 meeting for fear of not
getting seats above at o'clock, as seats are
always reserved for attendants on the 7:3C
meeting.
John, 2, ii: We have an advocate with the
Father. A young man in Boston was
charged with a crime. His father offered
his whole fortune to the lawyers, but they
could not save him. A young lady lay dying
in Washington, and the most skillful physi.
clans were in attendance, but they could moi
save her. But here / offer you a physician
who never lost a patient; an advocate who
never lost case. How many will put theil
cases in his hands tonight? A young man
was converted in one of my meetings and s
few months after lay dying in a hospital
in Brooklyn. His disease was such that any
effort gave him great pain, but his
last words were, 81 can't pray, but he il
a splendid Christ" How many here will &C.
cept this splendid Christ?
An invitation was then given to all who
wished salvation 10 come to the altar, wheI
quite number came forward.
We noticed Rev's. Dana, Barnes and Ed
wards in the audience.
Many of the Hamline students are attending
the meetings.
There will no doubt be a great crowd to
night: so all who wish TO get in must s.
early.