The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-28
PREACHING m THE slUMs.
Major Hilton Talks TO Sinners i'm
the Biiou Theater.
He Presents the rrxess Necessity
% Immediate safvatisn-Meet-
inxs All Tn. week.

IL = rather novel thing 10 see the
auditorium Of variety thezts- turned
into place Of worship. but il i
reality here in Seattle. and il reminds
one fsrcihIy Of the scriptaral state
meat that the poor have the gospel
preached unto them Major Hiiton's
audiences at the Biioa ihezter are OF
the very orderly kind. too-somethfng
that eAnsot always be expected in
such eases. They are mixed largely
Of workingmen. other =eIl-saeaning
people, curious children and a thick
sprinkiing Of the class TO zhieh the
'serm ''pablicans and sinners" might
not be improperly applied
The good work q the ladies OF the
w. c. T. L. and the powerful pleading
Of Major Hilton are having very good
results. and las. night, as on otser
nights previous, quite few went for
ward 70 be the objects of the prayers
Of zealogs Christians. The major
chose for the foundation OF his gospel
talk. the record left by the evangelist
of the young ruler who asked the
Savior what were the two great COM
mandments. The Savior's answer is
well known. viz Thou shalt love
the Lord, thy God, with all thy heart.
with all thy mind. with all thy soul
and with all thy strength, and thou
shalt love thy neighbor a. thyseif. ("
The young ruler had kept ali these
commandments from his youth up, I"
and he desired to know what else was
necessary To be done for salvation.
The Savlor's answer to this is also
well known. GO sell all that thou
hast and give To the poor and come
follow Ne. No fault could be found
with such an injunction, but the Young
man, II = recorded. being exceedingly
wealthy, went away very sorrowfui.
This lesson the major applied. with
the eloquenee which is peculiar to
him, to impress upon his hearers the
urgent and immediate need of saliva
ton above all worldly considerations.
5 and his pleadings and arguments
we're punctuaied with facts and
anecdotes graphically narrated The
story of big John kershaw of Wash
f. ington, ID. c.. six and a half feet high
( and % years old, drunk and furious.
hurting a knife through his wife's eye
and almost kicking her 20 death. be-
cause her quiet demonstrations en-
ragged him. then locked in q cell to
brood over the supposed wife-murder,
and soon his repentance and CONVEX
sion, was intensely vivid and
pathetic
At the conclusion the ladies sang
/ softly that very familiar revival hymn
Almost Persuaded" Between the
verses the major begged those who
wanted 10 become Christians TO stand
un. None responded. Then he shout
ed spiritedly. All those who have ac-
cepted the Lord Jesus Christ for all
time and eternity. hold up
their right hands" Up shot hands
all over the house instanter
Again the major urged "All those
( who haven't vet accepted the Lord
Jesus, but want %, hold up their
( hands. One hand went up tinidly,
and the singing was resumed. The
meeting was closed with the hymn.
Come TO the Savior, make no delay, I"
and with prayer. and as the seats we're
being vacated a good number OF peni-
tents vent forward for prayers.
The-d meetings will continue
through the week. Lamps are still
being used. as the gas company has
failed 10 supply the needed light,