St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-14

Clinton Avenue NJ. T.. church last
evening. Brother Potter touched up
the men, and said he believed in the
women, and while some said there
would be no marrying in heaven, he
thought the reason was that there would
not be men enough to go around Qaugh-
teri Rev. J. +. Stout remarked that
while at each meeting, in response TO
the call. several hundred people rose as
Christians, yet out of that crowd but
about twenty-five were workers, and he
advised them to read about the talents.
Mr.. Miller sang with his usual force and
feeling "The Sword of the Lord and
of Gideon" After that season
of testimony was INDUCED in
and Brother Potter, who was
in n facetious mood. said the re-
ligion of some people was like tire boys
fathers. We'll" the boy said. lit was
a fine we'll, only IL froze up in the win
ter and went dry in the summer"
Laughter. 81 like" said he, "a happy
Joyous religion that can laugh and not
grieye the Holy Spirit" Mr.. Miller sang
again the touching solo, My Mothers
Beautiful Hands"
Mr.. Potter spoke from Matt. xviii,
%. What shall do, then, with jesus"
He said the answer 10 this means heaven
or hell. How rapidly do things crowd
upon us at different times. and usually
those buSy times are preluded by times
of quiet, and to many OF you the
calm of to-day is prelude TO the storm
of eternity. The chance given Plate
III the text was the supreme moment of
his life. He could deliver Jesus or he
could sentence him to his death. Plate
had his choice; he ht = led the cries of
the crowd, made faiSe decision, and
the reason for his false decision was ne
lacked moral courage, and sought TO
please the people. We have our choice.
God saws, "Behold, l stand at the door
and knock" The piercing cry comes TO
each one of us, what shall do with
Jesus? There are no neutral grounds,
it is either the broad way to hell or the
narrow way to heaven. PLATE hesita-
ted; so do many of you here tonight.
Fathers get out of the way
if you are preventing your FAM
ilY from coming to Christ.
the rabble waited for Pilates decision;
so do many wait for yours, want to
say. Ii you have no love for your fell
lows. it is very questionable whether
you have any religion yourself. Ii
Jesus was here again there may be some
that would cry. If they dare, ''Crucify
Him, cruelty Him." but thank the Lord,
1.-THE head that once was crowned with
thorns is crowned with glory now" The
only happy old people are those who are
Christians.
Mr.. Potter closed his address with
some very touching remarks about the
love of Jesus, and the bone in heaven,
and of the fathers and mothers who
were over there; then he stopped and
asked ali who had mothers over there to
raise their hands. A large number OF
hands went up. Then he asked those
who had fathers over there to raise their
hands; number more went up. Then
he wanted to have those who had a
Savior over there raise their hands, and
some 500 or 400 hands went up. The
meeting closed with the usual exercises.
There will be another meeting this (Sat-
urdayl evening at 7:30 and on Sunday
afternoon at 2:30, and a young folks
union at $50. and union mass meeting
Sunday evening at 1880.