Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-08

gentlemanly, earnest clergymen about him ,
he will awaken a profound interest in
religious matters before long. Mr.. Ham
mond will consider this profane. he will
deny that his personality has anything to
do with ii, except as an instrument but
admitting that, the instrument is force.
He began his first meeting last night
there were three inside of an hour and
three-quarters-by home talk to protesting
Christians. At Bradford, Penn, he saw
three oil wells, one was dry, dry as a bone
| but an oil well all the same. Another
was pumping well; strong suction by
pumps brought oil to the surface; the third
was flowing well, it dubbed and ran over
| in eXuberance of yield.
Out in Chicago was ]. Y. Farwell, man
of great influence. Some said he was
Christian, another denied it. He was asked
to settle the dispute. Certainly, | am
Christian" he replied. Then it dawned
on him that he was like the pumping well,
and he became after that a flowing well,
and power among men for Christ.
What kind of a well are you" asked
the Evangelist of his hearers, and then he
charged them to find out, and that right
speedily.
Rev. Mr.. Filben then took the stand and
| told of the children's meetings, held each
day at half past three, and what good they
were developing. He declared that they
had proved to be the link between the Sun
| day-school and the church a bridge
spanning gap nothing else could. He
urged parents to send their children, to
bring them, and see how deeply interested
they were. Already a large number of
youths had come out and declared for God,
and the interest was growing. The meet
! ing for children he said would be held
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in CAL
vary Baptist Church, ! street, between
| Twelfth and Thirteenth, at $3.50 every after
! noon.
Rev. Mr.. Mediation then made the an
nouncements for to-day, and he did it in
the most easy and pleasant manner
Imaginable, much as a friend would ex-
tend an invitation to a hospitable roof
| The evening meetings at the Pavilion are
to continue. On Friday evening there is to
| be gospel temperance meeting and the de-
| sire is that all men who wish to quit the
cup of the inebriates will attend and learn
of the best way to do. Every morning at
$50, at the Ninth-street Baptist Church,
there is held an inquiry meeting, and to it
an invitation was extended to all, it being
stated that it is deeply-inteIesting meet
| ing. After the announcements Rev. Mr..
Merrill offered feryent prayer.
There was singing next, led by an organ
and piano and a cornet. 1t was lively,
J fresh, good and not particle somber In
/ deed, there is nothing but cheerfulness
| about these meetings, and even humor en-
tiers in without offense. Mr.. Hammond
| then read a Scripture lesson and COM
mented upon it for five minutes-that we
are saved meritoriously, instrumentally by
faith, and lastly by works. A twenty-five
word PRAYER followed, and then the evan
gelist took up the evenings subject, after g
song from the choir.
What think We of Christ ?" he read the
question from Matthew xxi, A. Do YOU
think OF Him as more than man? Some
do not. Renan believed Him very good
man, but no more. But he was God You
can't understand it? Well, grain was found
in the hand of 3,000- year-old mummy
it was put into the earth, and under sun
| light and rain it sprang up and wheat
came and brea was made. Can you ex-
plain il? No, nor |. We know it is so.
The world is full of mystery Grass is
eaten by the horse the sheep, and hair
grows on one and none on the other, but
do you know why? Shall we be fools and
refuse to eat bread because we don't know
about the wheat in the mummy's hand
and its planting and why it grew? The
Bible Is full of mystery, q great many
things we can't understand. We know
Christ is God, we know it in our hearts.
Have you thought of Christ as one
| able to change your heart ?" was the next
question, followed by cascade of anec-
| Gotes aud illustrations tending to prove a
change of heart. He told the story-and
| told it well of distinguished clergyman
of the Church of England, who never
| thought right of Christ till one day when
preaching, and he suddenly saw clearly
and was converted-at the same time his
| gardener, devout, man was PRAYING that
| his master would see clearly. That clergy
man (the name was not given clearly, Mr..
Hammond speaks proper names too indis-
Iinctly), became a great evangelist, and
wrote the famous book From Death Unto
Life"
do you think of Christ as one who re-
ally suffered on Calvary for man, for your
| Then followed the story of the ruler who
| made the law, and his son violating it, the
father suffered the loss of an eye to spare
his son from the full penalty Oh, how
tenderly that son thereafter loved that
father for what he had suffered for him.
Have you thought of Christ as dying on
| the cross for you? Oh, yes, I've heard it,
you say, all my life. Yes, it goes in at one
ear and out at the other. But it must en-
ter your heart if you would be Christian +"
Have you thought of Christ as the one
to save you tonight? Now? Right here ?''
| He related the story of his acquaintance
with the first mate of the steamer Pacific,
made on a down trip from Victoria some
years ago, He wanted to be a Christian
Mr.. Hammond urged him to come then,
and told him Christ could change his heart
then, if he would but yield. But the mate,
who was a swearing man, replied that he
must put it off until he could give up the
Sea as no man could be Christian and sail
that steamer, for he NUT curse the men.
| Toe next trip the ship was lost and all but
one of the 429 human beings upon her
went down, and the mate who wanted to
be Christian but mot just then" went
down to. He told of the wonderful infu-
ence of Lord Ruddock, who became an
evangelist, and under his preaching Cap.
tain Alberg, of Stockholm, was converted
and how marvelously Alberg had moulded
into Christian character the lives of all the
many people employed upon his estates.
These and half score other stories-the
sermon or exhortation was string of ex.
periences-and then the evangelist said
with longing, pleading earnestness
=" viii you think of Christ as able, will
ing to work change of heart in you to
night?" And here and there in the rows
of seats there were covered faces, and anx.
ious expressions and evidences that some
hearts were moved. will you think o.
it? Will you consent? Come to our morn,
ing meetings and talk with us about it
And now let Us all pray, and let all repeal
after me-" And then the evangelist wen
down upon his knees and the people re
peated alter him sentence by sentence
"0h, Lord teach US how 10 pray"
Teach US to think of Christ as our Di
vine Redeemer."
AS one able to change our hearts,
"As ore who died on the cross for u.s."
"As one WHO loved u.s."
"Who loved NE"
who gave himself for me"
WHO is able to save me"
Lord, believe
Help mine unbelief"
Jesus, take this heart of mine"
q Make il wholly thine"
And this ended the second meeting
Then, while the singers fervently sang
Jesus died for you.
! Jesus died for me;
Jesus died for all mankind,
To make salvation free"
the Evangelist and all the olergymer
went among the people and talked will