Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-14
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
HAMMOND'S CAMPAIGN.

Series of 0pen-Air Meetings - An
nouncements for the Week.
A series of open-air meetings was begun
last evening as an adjunct TO the Ham
mond evangehstic campaign. Rev. Mr.
Mediation held a meeting at the Second
and K streets Mission, which was largely
attended At Sixth and X, in front of
Politz' store, Mr.. Hammond spoke from
two-horse wagon, with the consent of the
proprietor. Mr.. Hammond said the meet
ing was held with the consent and courtesy
of Mayor Gregory, and he and the Rev.
Mr.. Somers held great crowd attentively
for half an hour. Then the line of march
was taken up for the Pavilion, many fol-
lowing. This service will be continued
from night to night, commencing a few
minutes before Z o'clock. Mr.. Hammond
also announces his intention of holding
noon meetings in the vicinity of the rail-
road shops as he did when here thirteen
years ago.
In the Pavilion singing had already be-
gun before Mr.. Hammond arrived, most of
the ministers of the city occupying seats
on the platform. Rev. Nj. Winton opened
the service with prayer and made the an
nouncements. According to his usual Gus
tom in his Monday evening services, Mr.
Hammond said that the meeting would
have varied programme; for himself. his
talk should be largely a bible-reading,
based on the fourth chapter of the Acts of
the Apostles, and reading the chapter in
portions of a few verses each, he kept up
running commentary on the subject mat
Ter. He said, in the course of his exposi-
ton: believe in knowing Gods word.
In Scotland the people always attend meet
ings like this, with bibles under their arms.
In that country, thus saith the LORD
counts for something, if it does not in Sac
ramento. wish could get men to see,
and get Christians to see, that they are
living in the dispensation of Gods Holy
Spirit, and that men do not need
even to pray for its coming. 1t is
waiting to come into every heart.
1t is poured out into the world of men as
the sunlight is poured out on the earth.
God is willing to come into human hearts,
in the power of his spirit bringing saliva
ton, and Gods spirit is efficient for the
work. Before the power of Gods spirit
care nothing for any opposition. l would
not care If there were 800 men around this
building threatening to burn it down, if
only there were SOC Christians inside pray
ing. We need more praying in the spirit"
After the close of Mr.. Hammond's talk
NC Sdiicu O1 IleN. Ut. 1Opper, Oh the flrSt
Baptist Church, and he made stirring
address, calling on men to turn to God.
He said in the course of his remarks {:
" You are all of you deciding by your ac-
tons, If in no other way, tonight what the
future of your souls is TO be; whether you
are to be eternally with Christ or in the
blackness of darkness forever" He urged
men to decide for Christ at once
Following DR.. Hopper, Mr.. Hammond
made a stirring exhortation, saying that
there was gospel enough in the chapter
commented on to save 10000 souls The
inquiry meeting followed very few of the
audience retiring. There seems a steadily
rising tide in the meetings. and there are
indications OF great work and of much
moral profit to the city. The morning
meetings continue every morning this
Aweek at $50 o'clock at the Central N. E.
Church, Eleventh street, between II and l,
and the evening meetings at the old Pa
vilion, preceded by the open-air meeting at
Sixth and X. Mr. Hammond as yet sets
no time for the close of the meeting.