Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1885-06-26

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In prominent head lines / read The
Revivsl Progressing The revival
Meetings growing more Interesting.
Two Hundred Persons Converted
Yesterday A whole page was de-
voted to the publication OF three
sermons that Rev. Sam Jones had
preached the proceeding day. A
long editorial discussed the merits
of the preacher. Notes scattered
here and there all through the pa
per referred to the revival
ST forgot all about Fisk Unwersi-.
ty, and gave myself up to find out
what was the meaning Of all the ex-
citement. sCome and see. said gem
tleman whom 1 had asked for infor-
nation. But, replied /, 'it Is not
yet n,ne O'Clock, i know it, he;
rejoined. aud the meeting begins at
ten. We must hasten or We will
nor get seat. At the six o'clock
meeting this morning there were
six thousand people present In
short time we reached the place and
what a sightl Amonster tent with
a seating capacity Of Eve thousand
people and already filed! Chairs
were being carried into the aisles.
Long before the time for service to-
begin, every spot on which person
could stand or sit inside the tent,
was occupied, while round the en-
tire circumference there hung q
string of men, women and children
from. three to ten deep. There
could not have been less than seven
thousand people present.
Promptly at 10 O'Clock the evan-
gelist stepped to the front Of the
platform. A hymn was sung.
Prayer offered. Another hymn and
Pilates answer, What have writ
ten, have written was announced
as. the text. Eor an hour and ten
minutes the preacher held the audi-
ence spell bound, by the power Of
eloquence, wit sarcasm and pathos.
The discousse was fairly argumenta-
tive, but it wac dramatically illustra-
tive. The point Of the sermon was
that the individual can never get
away from bis record. and that at the
judgement day he win have to face
that record in the presence Of God.
Several times during its delivery
those who could not control their
feelings sobbed convulsively and cri-
ed out. Yet there was no excite
ment. All classes and conditions
and colors were there. Il
locked as il all Nashville, leaving
home. business and resorts, had
turned out to that meeting. An after |
meeting was held. Nearly every
body remained. When the question |
was put, Who desires to be on the
Lords side? so far as could. see
the entire congregation arose.
"The meetings. have now
been running ten days, three ses-
sions daily, at six o'clock in the
morning, ten O'Clock in the forenoon,
and seven o'clock ia the evening.
Results, of course cannot be def
nately stated. Some things however
may be noted. AL the evangelical
churches and ministers in the city |
are most heartily united. Christian
ity is on top. Denominationaiism is |
sunk Backsliders have been re-
claimed, and the fires of devotion |
have been rekindled in ths hearts of
those who have lost their first love
and grown cold. Hundreds have
been converted; the present estimate
is Eve hundred. 1t is reported that
two wholesale liquor dealers and
three saloon keepers have ANNOUNCE
ed their determination to abandon
the business. The whole city has
been moved so that everybody is
thinking and talking about religion.
It is, indeed, the Lords doing, and
it is marvellous to our eyes.
,sBut who is Rev. Sam Jones? He
is native of Georgia. AZ the time
of his conversion twelve years ago,
he was 3 lawyer addicted to his cups,
and although he was at that time
only twenty-five years old be had
even then become famous for his
ability, success and brilliancy at the
Georgia bar. He joined the Method
ist church. He became Methodist
preacher and now has become an
evangelist.