The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-29
WILLIAMS AND HIS
WORK.

EVANGELIST WILLIAMS ANU HIS /
WORK.
For the past fortnight THE HERALD
has been publishing in It's local col
ulmns accounts OF the enthusiastic
held daily aud nightly at
the Armory Han, by EvASaEIIsr
WILLIAMS. The Armory Hall was
selected because OF its capacity 10 az
tho large assem blsgss that
1t was very correctly assumed would
attend. And yss hundreds were each
night unable to obtain seats. Tho OBJ
ject OF these sermons and lectures
has bssn the religious conversion of
the people, aud the success OF the
Evangelist has fully met his expscta-
tons aud wishes. The converts have
boon chiefly from among our best citl-
zens, who, after being received into
the Christian household, have selected
the especial denomination OF their
choice for future sfllllstion.
That EVANGELIST WILLIAMS has
herein done good work, excellent
work, non can gsinsay. If, instead OF
the scores that he hasturned from the
current of crime into the purer paths
of peaoesblo and peaceful life and su.
psrior citizenship, he has contributed
not more than u dozen, or a
half dozen, or single soul TO
the community as u true, pure man
he ia deserving Of highest commendg-
ton. But he has done this
and more, and tho obligations
of the community AFRO correspond
ingly enhanced. From what We
learn, not only has he boon as q
good plowman in tho preliminary
clearing Of tho ground from tho super
incumbent rubbish of ekeptlcism, and
made II ripe for the reception of good
seed, bnt he has already seon much
fruit borne therofr0m through his hus.
bandry.
That there has been soma critscism
of his methods which border on the
sensational, we arc aware. That there
has been even scverer criticism be-
cause of apparently personal thrusis,
Is also true. But the man mas boon
earnest and sincere as well assAcient,
and therefore he has been aggressive,
and he has impaired his zeal TO his co.
laborers, as well as his converts.
Asa news gatherer The HERALD has
cheeriully reported tho proceedings;
as a journal Interested in the general
Improvement OF this city by the eleva-
ton Of its moral tone, IL haR moro than
cheeriully observed the accessions to
his cause that MIR. WILLIAMS has go
cured. And all this 1t says without
the slightest intont toward inyidioas
comparison against that great mem-
bership outside the limits OF tho
church-Inilitaui, many OF whom are
better than some within tho fold. Yet
ii must DO coRoedod that all our truo
social organization aud political devel
opment In based on aud evolved from
Il recognized moral Snd religious
human nature, improved by certain
obligations aud coremoniais; and that
the only seif-sustaining power in any
form oGsocisl compact or structure, il
III individual virtue, ana which lnds
its rehex in tho government through
the aggregated influence. And this
applicable alike to jew and Gantile.
IL is immalarial to tho community,
therefore, whether Mr.. WILLIAMS hiss
swollen the lists OF Catholic or Pro
testsnt church, or synsgoguo, but II Is
important that he has swollen the list
OF citizens that havB been redeemed
from a bad course OF conduct, or use
Less life. And in this oil can
thank him, evon those who happen
To BIO following pursuits which
himself so much condemns, and which
number, let IL be here asserted, IS line
characters in heart and conduct NJ
thoho who kneel at the chano,l or par
take from the chalice, and who regret
excuses and abuses oiLener aud
deeper than tho weak or the evil
minded Individual who 80 shamoles,ly
INDUCES in them.
EVANGELIST WILLIAMS will remain
hero couple of days more, and then
goes hence to Iittlo Rock. wbara iCrtp
HERALD wishes Tor him the reward
that should bo metod out to ability
md sincerity and interchangeable indus.
try, exerted in tho IN oral vineyard.