St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-11
SANITY CITY DOINGS.
About Fourteen Hundred Con-
Verts From the Munhall
Revival Work.
Two Hostile Crow Indians to
BE Sent to the
Agency.
Water Is Still Rising in the
Mississippi--Nelson's
District.
Summary Of the Doings Of
One Day Gathered From
All Sources.
ALMOST PERSUADED.
The Good Work Goes on at the
Munhali Meetings.

ATunhaIi Meetings.
The sermon of DR.. Munhall last
evening was in the nature of a per-
sonal appeal to those who realize the
beauty of the Christian life, but who,
from various reasons, do not embrace
the truths of Christianity. The text was
from Acts XVI, IS: "Almost thou
persuadest me to be Christian" DIR.
Munhall told the story of Paul's i'm
prisonment at CfeSarea, and his reply to
the king, and said:
81 have thought it must have been
privilege to have lived in those days
when itcost something to be a Christian.
To-day the Christian does not have to
struggle against the public opinion, for
he generally creates it. But opportuni-
ties are not lacking to Christian
workers in our day. There are plenty
of young men in st. Paul, who are go
Ing down to ruin, and it is a high and
glorious work to bring these souls to
Christ. It's good thing for you, my
brother, to make public profession of
your faith. But do you know that such
professions are of little value to con
vince a sinner that the Christian life is
a good thing? It's good thing to live
blameless Christian life; but people
say my friend here is blameleSS man
in all the relations of life, and he isn't a
Christian But there is a supreme test.
We are continually being tried by the
world. and, thank God, we are able to
stand the test. The test is spiritual
one. We may reason, and philoso-
phiZe, and find fault, and reject
that which seems unreasonable,
but we all feel. within ourselves, that
there is a God. Ii our words cannot
prove us, our works can. The infdel is
either
DISHONEST OR 4 FOOL.
The religion of iniidelity tears down,
but cannot build up. Four-fifthS of the
schools, the world over, have been built
by the religion Of Jesus Christ. Inf
deity never built school or hospital.
1t never made man better to live nor
prepared one to die. IngerSOll makes
more money than all the 11S Methodist
preachers, that contributed out of their
humble means tOhelp the sufferers from
the Michigan forest fires. The minis
tiers gave $l60 and IngerSoll didn't give
q cent.
Men are attracted by tragedy, but
NO tragedy was ever enacted, that
equaled in results or eloquent meaning
that sublime tragedy on calvary. We
may raise monuments to our Christian
workers, who offer themselves up for
humanity, but Christ raises his own
monument. The cross is the symbol of
hope, because Christ died on cross for
us. But as men estimate greatness,
Christ was an insignificant figure. If
he lived among us to-day we would call
him tramp, humanity speaking. But
Christ died with supreme power that
faScinateS the heart OF men. The cross
is drawing men nearer to Him, and
always will do so.
THE spirit of each and every one of
us says within us, Almost thou per-
suadest me to be a Christian But
there is last opportunity to come to
Him, and we know not when that last
time may come to US. The man for
Saken of God is in the worst possible
condition that man can be III. Help
can only come from Heaven, and that
help is sure. Let us live as Paul lived,
in spirit, if we do not have TO in matters
of the world. Let us give ourselves up
TO Him. and be not almost but alto
gether' persuaded to become Christ
ianS."
FOURTEEN HUNDRED CONVERTS.
At the close of the exercises gGodly
number came forward and made pro-
feSSIon of faith. The number of those
who have made confession since the
opening OF the MunhaH meetings is
now something like 1,400.
To-morrOw'S meeting will be for the
children, at the House of Hope chapel
at $3.50 p. IN. The main floor will be re-
served for the children and the Christian
workers, while friends will occupy the
gallery. In the evening Il sermon will
be preached to Grand Army men at
market hall. Sunday afternoon the
meeting at market hall will be for those
who have confessed faith, and invita-
lions will be sent to all such and one
friend. The Munhall meetings will
close next Tuesday with grand jubilee
meeting and concert.
One of the pleasantest features of
these meetings and one which is largely
instrumental in filling the hall with its
usual crowds, is the singing of Prof and
Mrs. Towner. Last evening at the close
of the sermon it was announced that
the choir would sing a number of hymns
and the result was that very few left the
hall. Prof. and Mr.. Towner sang a
duet, Dear Saviour, Come In" and the
meeting closed with the song, "God Be
With You Till We Meet Again. rem
dered by the choir.