Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-13
REVIVAL MEETINGS.
They Increase in Interest-Remarks
r. j. Burdette and Mr., Hammond

in union evangelistic work, under Mr..
Hammond, held their usual services in
their respective houses of worship yester-
day morning. In spite of the rain an i'm
provement was generally noted in these
services. At noon the Central NJ E. and
service that was addressed by Mr. Ham,
mond. In the afternoon mass children s
meeting was held in the Congregational
Church, which, large as it is, was well
filled. The song service led by the pipe
organ, was spirited. Mr. Hammond was
in an especially happy vein, the cold from
which he has been suffering since in the
city is disappearing, and his voice has its
old ring. Many children took the COW
enant.
EVERYTHING WAS PACKED
At the evening service at the old Pavilion,
Seats and benches were put everywhere
over the great floor, and every seat was filled
long before the time for opening. Fully
1000 people were present and the vast au-
dience remained attentive and silent till
the close. The hall has been made entirely
comfortable, is admirably heated and
| lighted, while by the alterations made
in the platform and hall interior every
NOiu SDOhtH Gdll Dt UtdTu dll over the nan.
An overflow meeting was held in the
Westminster Presbyterian Church, which
| was also well filed early in the evening.
At this service Rev. Mr.. Bander was present
and c. NJ. Campbell and others spoke.
Prayer was offered here for the success of
| the other meeting. This meeting was con-
tinued all of the evening. Note copies of
the hymn book used, that were delayed in
| the mails, have arrived, and the choir sang
with more spirit, and was largely reinforced.
The music rendered is excellent. Mr..
Clough leads with vigor, and the accom-
paniment of piano and organ, with corL ct,
by Mr. Holland, and violin, by DIR. Pink
ham, makes this part of the service
leading feature of the meeting. After
scripture reading by Mr.. Hammond, prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Needham, and the announce
ments by Rev. Mr.. Filben, Mr.. Hammond
INTRODUCED MR.. BURDETTE,
Saying that he had gone through meet
ing held by himself at Peoria, Illinois, and
had rendered efficient service in that cam
paign. Mr.. Burdette told how that meet
ing began with few people, and increased
in numbers and interest till it overlooked
the great Opera House and power
fully affected the city. 1t was hon.
| ored wonderfully of that God who
hears and answers earnest prayer
whether it be offered by two or three in a
closet or by thousands gathered together.
| Speaking of the profier of religion made in
the meeting and the spirit of men to refuse
| it, he said: " | don't blame man for try
ing to hold on to the sunny things of his
life; they are not any too many. but there
| is nothing somber in the gospel. wouldn I
myself believe in cloudy religion, but |
don't find at all that religion leads into a
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the Bible. The life to come is portrayed as
| all sunshine, and you could not prepare for
| such life by having dismal time on the
way.
Religion never makes life dismal. If any
| man protesting religion wears a long, SOM
Der face, he's got something besides reli-
gion-perhaps dyspepsia. Get religion,
| and Christ in the heart, and you can't
keep the sunshine out. Men say they can't
comprehend the gospel, but a man COM
prehends it well enough after he gets hold
of it. As rule you take
MAN THAT DOESN'T BELIEVE
The gospel, and he believes everything else;
all that he sees in the newspapers or his
party's platform from beginning to end,
even the speeches made in Congress
When Mr.. Hammond was in Peoria Mr..
lngersoll was also there. Many were at
| tracted by him. | never wonder that men
are attracted. A young man follows his
brilliant beauty of expression as naturally
| as he follows step TO the beating of drum.
I've read Ingersoll, and find most of his
sentiments are sound-that is, all sound
and no sense-like bass drum. Young
man, ii you follow him, and your reason
commends you in it, then follow him.
Whenever men try to simplify this Bible,
| that can bring into human heart all the
peace it can hold, they only make it
harder" He closed by urging all to do the
only safe thing, 10 sue God for the pardon
that is already held out.
MR.. HAMMOND
Announced his text from Philippians ::
For me to live is Christ, and to die is
gain" saying that what he would have to
say should be in support of the proposition
that " our future condition is not deter
mined by arbitrary law, but by character"
Heaven is prepared place for a prepared
people; preparation for it is the end of liv-
| ing, and 1t Is the most urgent question of
the world, Are we fitted for it? What do
| you live for? The merchant says be lives
| for gold, he is determined to be rich the
| laborer has crowded his view of life into a
purpose to get sustenance to fill the mouths
| of his children the student lives for knowl-
| edge; the soldier lives for martial glory. Paul
| set all these estimates aside, and said. For
| me to live is Christ" and said it rejoicing,
| though he said it in chains. The merchant
| may say, " Does it pay?" Paul could only
answer, = Not in your sense, yet am rich,
only they are treasures in heaven | have
no house here, but have a building of
God, house not made with hands, eternal
in the heavens" He told The story of Judge
Gay, an infdel of Peoria, read infidel.
far ;rEl II
If intidels are ever profound" who was con-
verted while he was there by the
SIMPLE STORY OF THE CROSS,
Just Jesus lifted up. He also told very
wildly the story of the man who came to
one of George Whitefeld's meetings to
stone Whitetield, and who was brought
under conviction by the preaching of the
great evangelist, and of Whitefeld's re-
turn after that meeting to Newburyport
| and his death the next day crying, For
me to live is Christ, and to die is gain"
Do you question that he was fitted for
death? Are your" During Whitefeld's
lifetime an infidel club was formed in Lon
don with the sole purpose of resisting
Whitefeld's work. They had
A WAITER WHO WAS A MIMIC,
And they used to send him to the meetings
Whltefield held TO return TO ape his sayings
and ways for their amusement. Al one
| meeting this man came under conviction,
and returning did not want to resume
his old position of mimicry. Being
pressed, he mounted the table and cried
in solemn voice: &c say the truth
in Christ, l lie not, except We repent We
shall all likewise perish.' They all in
haste put out the lights, and left the place,
never to occupy it again. The words were
made the arrows of King, those that
| David spoke of, to the hearts of these men.
He drew a touching picture of the death
of his mother, and singing a have q
| mother in the promise land" he closed
with an effective appeal to all to
| meet their loved ones in heaven.
About half of the immense audience re-
manned to the inquiry meeting which
lasted a half an hour, the choir keeping up
the singing during that time