Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-11
THE HAMMOND REVIVAL.
interest increasing in the Meetings-Al

draw large numbers to all the services.
The morning meeting was we'll attended !;
Mr.. Hammond spoke on " Power" AT the
close Of the service the evangelist called for
volunteers to make a round of the saloons,
and company OF ministers and laynen,
headed BIZ Mr.. Hammond, called at q num-
Der of saloons, specially inviting those in
them to attend the evening meeting.
The children's meeting was at Calvary
Baptist Church, ana the little ones were
out il iocCe. Those attending are mostly
mature, from 8 to is wears old. bright in
telligent, and clearly showing BY their in
terest and attention that tkey understand
what is going on. Mr.. Hammond holds
closely their attention, now By anecdote TO
drive home truth. again by giving the
children part in the meeting. by skillful
questioning anu by concert repeating of
hymns and scripture passages and short
scraps of prayer. Yesterday he spoke of the
signs OF the - new heart that he urges all
the children to be sure thew possess before
they profess conversion. He characterized
these as love OF prayer, love Of Jesus, love
OF the Bible, love of church, love of song
and hate Of sin. Many new ones took the
covenant.
IAiV SNCLlIllS AlitttIilS WAS Inc largest vet
held, and showed a strong increase of in
terest; the audience was fully two-thirds
men, many being drawn by the subject
GOSPEL TEMPERANCE.
Mr.. Hammond first read the first three
verses of the l03d Psalm. and said this was
the drunkard's gospel. Here was promise
of pardon and healing and blessing, for the
sin OF drunkenness, for every sin without
70 he %.
Many drunkard has awaited himself of it.
He then told of the conversion of q saloon
keeper and keeper of gambling saloon,
and wildly described a raid of the police
on the den the night after the mans con-
version while il was being used for PRAYER
meeting and the surprise of the police at
being talked to about religion, saying he
wished that might happen TO the police of
Sacramento, evidently forgetting the i'm
possible conditions. He said they had
visited the saloons yesterday, and had been
kindly received. They said they had read
the reports in the papers every day,
and promised to come to the meet
Ings; all but one man, who, by his
bearing reminded him of man in saloon
in Syracuse, that he visited, who said he
didn't want No EesuS here, it spilled his
business" He said he had been in good
many places in the world, but never
had been in place where saloons were so
thick as they were in Sacramento, and
added: Do you know that there would
be boom III your Sacramento real estate,
and taxes would not be so high if they
were fewer? Do you know that people
from the East say as they walk your streets,
they do not want to set their children
down in city where they are so num-
erous?"
Next Mr. Hammond gave an account of
the conversion of Joe Richard, who had
been hard drinker for twenty years. He
said that in Marietta, Ohio, a gentleman
asked him to speak to two of his friends,
saying: These are good fellows, their
much - don't drink much" said one.
Now, Joe, You know you do, and so do |.
1t has cost me about $1,000 to paint my
nose this color, and guess it has cost YOU
about the same" One was the proprietor
of livery stable, and my friend asked
him to take me riding each day. He re-
piled that he had thirty horses and he
would do it. So the next day at noon l
was sitting in my house when nv wife
said, " Oh, husband, look at that drunken
man" l looked and saw it was
Joe Richard. The man bad come to
take me driving, as agreed. My wife
SAID Why, you are not going with
him he is SO drunk he cannot drive, and
it will cause talk" l said | was going
with him, and did not care for the talk
and | could drive a horse If he was too
drunk to do so. SO we started for orr
drive. | talked to him of horses, etc, but
did not say much of Christ or Christianity,
as | was afraid of driving him off. One
day he said he had two very fine saddle
horses, and asked me if | rode in the sad
die. told him yes; that preferred it to
buggy-riding. as ii was exercise | was sadly
in need of. He arranged to call for me the
next day at noon at the church door. AS
We had grand meeting that day, was de-
tained until l o'clock, and entirely forgot
my friend, Joe Richard. When came out of
the church an hour late on this cold and
disagreeable day, | saw Joe still there
waiting for me. He had stood in the cold
for full hour and waited for me to close
my meeting. | began to apologize, but he
walked around and kept warm while
waiting. | then remembered that had
made an engagement to go out for dinner
on this day, and | said TO him, Which
way shall we go?" He said. I'VE shall go
the way you say" l then said, " We will
go this way" starting in the direction of
the dinner. As we were about passing the
house where | had been invited for
dinner, the minister saw me and
came out and insisted in my coming
in and bringing my friend. We both
dismounted and entered the house
After dinner my wife and / talked and
prayed with Joe Richard and he saw that
he might be saved. He prayed for himself,
and asked for pardon. He was upon his
knees, changed man. Since then he has
Of
joined the church. l met his father re-
Gently, and he told me of his consistent
life.
We have only given the outlines of this
narrative, but in the way it was told it
moved the hearts of people, and no doubt
led some of those addicted to the use of
strong drink to believe they might be able
to quit it.
There will be no meeting tomorrow
evening. The morning meeting will be
held as usual. On Sunday. at 8 P NJ, a
| children's mass meeting will be held at the
Congregational Church, and the evening
meeting in the old Pavilion-the churches
being closed, excepting the Westminster
Presbyterian Church. held open as place
| of prayer for Christians, the Pavilion being
held for others.
Complimentary to Governor Waterman,
1t is a custom, honored by nearly a cent.
ury of observance, for Capital city, on the
taking of office by new Governor, to
| make some demonstration in honor of the
event and person. This eminently proper
Custom has generally taken the form of an
| inaugural celebration and ball. Where. bv
| reason of death of his predecessor. how
ever an officer of State becomes the Chief
Executive, there is of course no inaugural
but after the expiration of proper time il
is fit that the Capital city of the State