Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-15
THE HAMMOND CAMPAIGN.
New misunderstanding Letter from
DIR. I. f nyyinelI.

New Departures-Interest Letter from
DIR. I. E. Dwinell.
The open-air service of the Hammond
meetings, at Sixth and X streets, drew a
large crowd again last night, just before I
o'clock. Brief talks, with singing inter-
spersed, were made by Mr. Hammond,
Revs. Bander and Mediation, and Rev. Mr.
Wright, of Ell Dorado. Another meeting
is to be started at Fifth and K streets to-
night. These meetings are intended to
serve as feeders to the Pavilion audiences.
Another new departure will be made to.
day, in noon meeting in the vicinity of
the railroad shops. The tide of interest in
the meetings rises higher every day, and
they are clearly taking hold of the city.
Mr.. Hammond yesterday received the fol-
lowing letter from DR.. Dwinell, which was
read in the meeting last night;
PACIFIC THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, J
OAKLAND, February l3, 1eSS
Rev. E. p Hdmmond-DEAR BROTHER: You
can hardly imagine the pleasure it gives me to
know that you are again in Sacramento. l re-
member what blessing attended your labors
when there before, and my heart still yearns
over that people. L put twenty years-the best
of my life, my thought and strength and activ-
lty-into that field, and cannot but feel deeply,
acutely for it, There are scores and hundreds
of souls there that have agoniZed over to help
them into the kingdom, and they are still out
side. For some of them l have prayed daily for
more than twenty years, and my prayers are
still unanswered No wonder my heart leaps
into my mouth when think of you there, and
of the pastors and churches uniting, and once
more throwing the warm broad appeals of the
Gospel through that entire community.
Many of the loved ones who were there when
you were in Sacramento before have passed
a ba ri of m M Nv
hear you will soon pass away. Shall they go
unprepared With some, it may be not few,
1t may turn on a wise use of the present oppor-
tunity.
am constantly praying for you and your co.
laborers and the work. May the Lord bless you
and the dear old church and all the churches;
and may the whole city, baptized with fires and
food and politics. now be baptized with the
/ E DwINELL.
The reading of the letter made deep
impression. The audience is beginning to
get familiar with the songs, and the sing
ing grows more spirited and general Many
doubtless are attracted by this feature of
the service. After half an hour of singing
Mr.. Bander offered prayer, Mr.. Hammond
read Acts XVI. with comments, and the an
nouncements were made. These included
an all-day pray er-meeting on Friday at the
Central NJ. E. Church, where the morning
meetings are now held.
The evangelist took for his text the
words, Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ
and thou shalt be saved" He said he pro-
posed to show the difference between a
mere Intellectual faith and a saving faith
" Something more than Intellectual faith is
necessary TO our salvation. We must in
deed first believe in the history of Jesus
Christ as we believe i'll the history of Ma
poleon; but there is a great deal more in
saving faith than that. We must accept
Him as our Savior this step each
must make for himself. The old theolog.ans
used to say there are four steps in coming
to Christ First, belief in testimony; sec
ond, assent; third, consent fourth, incum-
hency, or rest or trust in Him. The last is
the important one. All the other three
may be taken without salvation. These
verses may help US to take this step:
guilty, weak and helpless worm,
On Thy kind arms fall,
Be Thou my strength, my righteousness,
My Jesus and my ALL
In Williams College was a fine young
man, brought up in a Christian family,
and who knew the influences of Christian
ity, but he was not a Christian. He was a
classmate of mine, and | prayed for his
conversion. Shortly after had spoken to
him he came to my room for me to pray
Win MIN, ana was converted. A class
mate soon came in and quizzed me about
him; said l had been rubbing onions in
his eyes. l told him to come to the noon
prayer-meeting. He got all the boys to
come to see if Rutler-that was his name
would tell of his experience. The devil
made fool of himself that time The
handsome, bright young man stood up and
told all his friends how he had given him
self to God. When he was through there
was hardly dry eye there. Soon after, this
tai, vigorous young man died with apoplexy.
Mother, your son, your daughter may die
one OF these days. Why don't you bring
them to the meetings.
:" But some one says. All, Mr.. Ham
mond, after all you've said I'm sinner
yet l know, know. Cast yourself on
Jesus; that is your only hope"
After the speaker ceased the usual in
quiry meeting was held, to which large
part of the audience remained.
The meetings will continue as usual to-
day There will be a morning prayer
meeting at the Central NJ. E. Church,
Eleventh street, between H and l, at $3.50 +;
the meeting at the railroad shops at noon,
and the open air meetings on X street be-
fore the evening service at the old pavilion