Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-18
SALVATION FOR THE CAPTIVE.
The EvaDgehstic Services of Yesterday
New Features.

new 4 6aLureSs
The feature of yesterday, in the Ham
mond campaign, was the all-day prayer
meeting at the Central NJ E. Church. This
service began at $50 A. NJ. and continued
without break or intermission, till P. NJ.
The pastors relieved each other hourly,
each taking place in rotation The church
was filled at times, those attending coming
and going at will, and deep, earnest spirit
marked the entire service Several hundred
participated in the service at various times
in the course of the day. Rev. Mr.. Merrill
had the closing hour, and spoke convinc-
ingly OF the worth of prayer and the fact of
definite answer to prayer, and urged on
ChrIstlans the importance of earnest, con-
unuous work in connection with the meet
lnes. A large company out of this meeting
went to the railroad shops at noon. and the
largest meeting yet had there was held
These meetings at the shops will be held
daily, the interest warranting large en-
deayor in this line
THE oPEN-AIR MEETING
On Fifth and K was held as usual One of
Leitch's wagons is used, and furnishes seat
ing and platform, from which, after the
singing, the ministers one by one address
and exhort the crowd. The speeches are
brief and pointed, without introduction or
formal conclusion, an incident, anecdote or
experience, and all are listened to atten-
lively. There is no disorder or rudeness,
no attempt at interruption or respones Mr..
Hammond frequently alludes to the cour-
tesy and gentlemanly bearing of the Sacra-
mento crowd. These outside meetings,
without doubt, reach many whodo not and
would not enter the hall.
AT THE PAVILION
Singing is in full blast on the arrival of
Mr.. Hammond and the ministers. who at
once take places on the platform, visiting
ministers being invited to a place on the
platform. The meetings are drawing ON
ministers and many lay visitors from the
towns around, many persons coming into
town expressly to attend the meetings. OF
the visiting ministers yesterday were Rev
Dr. Howell, of San Francisco; Rev. Mr..
Tobey, of Rocklin; Rev. Mr.. Scott, of Elk
Grove, and Mr.. Norval, an evangelist at
present at Alameda. Rev. Mr.. Mediation
opened the service with prayer, Mr.. Ham
mond read portion of the 23d chapter of
Proverbs, the choir sang, Its old, vet
ever new, and Mr.. Hammond announced
bis text Isaiah xix:4: shall the prey Re
taken from the mighty, or the lawful cap
tive delivered? But, thus saith the Lord,
the captive of the mighty shall be deliv-
cred, and the prey of the terrible shall be
delivered" He said " this was
TEXT FOR THE DRUNKARp
1t was full of hope for him. He is cap
| tive, but here is salvation announced for
the captive, and here is his only salvation
L have no confidence in any human efforts
at dellyerance from the thralldom of drink.
that they shall be final. When | was in
Denver prominent citizen of that city. a
man who had taken five degrees in Scot
land, and had been at the head of a medi-
Cal college IN Canada, now capitalist of
Denver, came to me when / was last there
and confessed his slavery to drink, and
SAID, will pledge myself 70 you, Mr..
Hammond, to break off the habit But
said, No, you need not, unless with it YOU
pledge yourself to become Christian.
But he persisted in pledging himself, and
the day came around only to find him a
| prey to his craving for drink, and to-day
knows him drunkard.
HERE IS LIBERTY,
| But apart from this help of God through
Jesus Christ there is no liberty. Men are
lawful captives, and none may deliver
them, nor can they deliver themselves. -
DE recounted numerous instances OF de-
liverance from the power of drink that had
come under his notice in his meetings in
various parts of the world, and concluded
by urging all to accept this deliverance,
| saying: Whom the Son shall make
| free, shall be free indeed"
The usual inquiry meeting followed.
A larger proportion remains to this
meeting from night to night 1t takes
on the nature of an easy conversation
meeting. There seems no undue urging,
and those not Christians seem to show
no spirit to resent the kindly advances OF
the workers: An experience meeting
closed all. There will be no evening serv-
ice at the Pavilion tonight. it being Mr..
Hammond's rest day. A meeting will be
held at the shops at noon, as usual, and a
mass children's meeting at the Congrega-
| tlonal Church at o'clock in the afternoon.
The evening service will be a union service
OF the churches, the address being specially
to non-church goers. The Westminster
Presbyterian Chuch will be kept open for
the Overflow, and the Sixth street NJ. E.
Church will be ready if needed.
A prayer meeting will be kept up at the
Presbyterian Church during the evening.
The services continue into next week.