St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-28


many this is considered low climate. The
morning service in the pavilion, in which
Sam Jones preached, drew hundreds that
could not possibly get within hearing dis
lance of his voice. Upwards of 5000 peo-
pie sat in the pavilion and hung around the
edges. and he said he had never spoken to
q finer congregation in his life, and the
same was repeated in the afternoon, when
Sam Small spoke. and in the evening,
when Sam Jones preached again. The ire
mendous press of people was admirably
handled by the managers OF the grounds,
and under the careful direction OF Manager
Sherin, about 1, 200 people were fed at the
hotel. 1t was very respectable and or
derry crowd, and there was no sign OF a
disturbance on the ground during the day.
THE PAVILION PACRED
with Listeners TO San Jones' Morn
ing Discourse.
Rev. W. W. Satterlee opened the morn
ing services with prayer, while the vast
congregation stood with bowed heads. His
Invocation was an appeal to God to send
down his choicest blessings, and to I'LL the
hearts of the people with will to do their
duty toward Him. At II o'clock Sam
Jones faced the crowd and announced that
he would preach on the camp grounds to-
day and tomorrow. After the singing or
him by Mr.. Excel he said:
I'll throw myself, brethren,i upon your
syInpathies to-day aud ask your prayers on
this occasion. 1 will call your attention to
these words: 'tAnd the Spirit and the bride
say come and let him that heareth say come,
and let him that is a-thriSt come, and whose
ever will let him come and take OF the water
of life, freely
These were Gods last words on the last
page of His word. After all the utteranceS
in this book thank God for these, His last
words. Thank God we can turn to these His
last utterances, this morning and bank on
hiSword in our hopes OF the eternal life. That
was grand day when the Lord and the
angels shouted over finished world. When
they locked out upon finished world and in
the mountains saw Gods thoughts piled up
and in the valleys saw Gods thoughts spread
out, and in the dew drops saw Gods thoughts
IN pearls. That was grand day in this
worlds history, when in the parliament of
heaven il was announced that the seed of the
woman shall bruiSe the serpents head; that
was d grand day in this worlds history when
$4,000 sturdy soldiers fell beneath arch
angels wing into their winding sheets while
encamped around the city of God.
That was a great day in this worlds history
when the star of Bethlehem pointed down
into the manger at the little babe lying there.
1t was u grand day in this worlds history
when the Son of Man hung on a cross be-
tween two thieves. 1t was grand day in the
worlds history when the body was taken from
the cross and laid in the sepulcher. That was
q grand day in this world s history when that
120 were gathered in a chamber in Jerusalem
and prayed that the glory of God might be Ie-
vealed to them. You remember, brethren,
that Jesus himself said, 1t is ex-
pedient, brethren, that I go away.
How that must have sounded in the ears of
his disciples when he had been so good, SO
kind and so solicitous for their happiness.
They might have said; Cannot you avoid
leaving u.s. But He said it is eXpedent that
l leave you, for when go the Comforter will
come. am the way" Blessed be to God
that he has given US way to heaven. The
disciples said we have been cropping in dark
ness for thousand years. but we have now
got light, and the way to heaven is opened
unto us. Here is person who will lead us
away from the graveyards of the past thou
sands of years. He has said: am the water,
tnln, come and drink thy fill
He said am the bread, am the door and
that means thy home.
On blessed Christ if thou art the way the
light, the bread and the truth, is there any
thing more that we can WANT" Thank God
when bid wife and children goodbye. I leave
the spirit of God with them. get on to the
train and God gets on with me, but He leaves
PEOPLE IN MINNESOTA
and the whole world. Brethren, the cross of
Jesus Christ is but dime outline of some
thing covered with cloud of doubt, but
where Gods spirit shines through that cloud,
we see on that cross the Son of God hanging,
God for His presence in the
world. and that He has said
"Come to me and Live" The
Spirit says come. My brethren, I know
God is in earnest in his invitation for us to
come to him. 1 know the church OF God
makes thousand mistakes. L know we
preachers are not what we ought to be- but
] am willing when Jesus says the door is
open, come ill.," TO lay down everything al
Jesus feet and go in. Many time have !
felt my unworthiness, and l never felt more
so than do to-day. / am poor servant, but
If Jesus Christ should come down to-day and
tell me that he didn't want me any longer,
would throw myself at His feet and battle
them in tears and plead with Him
not to turn me away. I owe the
church debt CT gratitude that
] can never pay, for it has lifted me up from
the lowlands of sin, and to-day thank God
for the church Of Christ. Brother, we haven
lived right, but the church of Christ hasnt
lived day during the past 5000 years that il
hacn't prayed for sinners. Thank God fol
the church. The church says come, the Spirit
says come and the bride says come, and lei
him who hears say come. There is
NO GRANDER SIGHT
than to see sinner stand up and. strong il
his resolution to do right, turn his face TO
his old associates and say tt
them Come" l remember an old woman
who thought that God would not save her
she was so wicked, but she would work for
Him and save every soul she could. ] said t.
her, You are working earnestly and cousci-
Cntiously to save sinners?' and she said Eyes,
and said, swell. sister, if you keep on in THU
way you can make up your mind that if Coz
don't want you He'll have to make anothe
world for you, for the devil won't have YOU
Just think of letting an old woman of that
Kind down into he'll. Why, she wouldd't bt
there more than 1ifteeu minutes before she'C
start revival. God to-day has spread His
feast and has rung His old dinner bell
and that means come and let us go in Coo
is going TO see that there is waite for us anc
bread for us. Thank God for those words
whosoever will. Do you know that when
God gave one man chance He gave every
man q chance? We were all created OH ,
common platform and we were all redeemed
on common platform. Whosoever will;
like that expression. You can bank on thi:
and die happy. 1t don't say whatsoever be
lieves. Thank God He puts it on the. will, tn
supreme arbiter Of the mind. Thanl
God for this broad invitation t,
whatever we suffer for. may we never suffe
for the water of life. Whosoeyer will ma
come. AS we stand to-day, thirsting for tn
water of life, brother, all you have got to d.
is to turn the faucet and you will receive tn
blessed stream. Will you do it? God ha
dug down every mountain and filled up ever
valley. and now says to the people: Come
come and drink of the water of life" Go,
bless you all to-day, and save you in Hi
kingdom. Before l dismiss this vast audienc
to-dayI want TO see how many there are her
who will come and drink of this water of life
Now.everyone who will come stand up
Nearly 1000 people rose to their feet, an
after few words of thankfulness and eI
couragement the benediction was pro
nounced.