The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-04
WICKED CINCINNATI
The Scene of q Remarkably Sue
co3stul Religious Revival.
SEVEN THOUSAND CONVERSIONS
III tho Meetings Held by Evangelist
Miils...A Mothodical Course Pur.
sued by tho Churchcs..-A Great
Meeting ut Music Hnll..Thrcc Thou.
sand Places of Business Closed Dur.
ing tho Meeting on Wednesday.

CISclNHATI, March ga religious re.
viv0l Of unusual features had It's culmi.
nation yesterday in services at Music
Hall, morning, afternoon and night, ut
which that great structure was each
tlmc filled TO overlooking. Business
houses all over the city, to the number
OF 5000, were reported by tho managers
OF tho meeting closed yesterday during
the hours OF service at Music hall.
Tho movement was arranged for early
last iall, and all tho churches OF tho
city united in carrying out the plans OF
the evangelist, Row. B. Fay Mills. These
were very mc,hodical, involving the dis
~tricting OF tho city with preliminary
work in cacll district. Whom Roy.
Mills came, over II month ago., he found
the fold prepared. Ills plan was to
first hold a union meeting in tho largest
church in one OF tho districts. oxclud-
ing from IL persons not living in that
district; then do tho Same in other dis
tricts, and finally unite tho whole city
in closing meetings Ut Music Hall. The
result has been n crowded house ut Ill
assisted for two weeks or more by Rev.
DR.. Chapman, OF Philadelphia The
number OF persons who have ut these
meetings signiiiod Il desire to become
Christians is now placed at over 1000.
Tho meetings close on Sunday next.
MID WEEK SABBATH.
The closing OF all tho large business
houses between certain hours, tho Sum
day quiet Of the streets, the great
crowds at Music hall to listen to tho
words and songs OF tho gospel in the
middle OF a busy day always devoted to
secular pursuits, these things iigurative-
ly speaking have directed more atien-
ton to the Nazarene IN Cincinnati to-
day than He received in Jerico.
No name is more appropriate for yes
tcrday than THE mid-week Sabbath"
1t was, during the closing periods, like
n Sunday, and there never was such II
Sunday in Cincinnati rs was this We'd
ncsday. The response to Mr.. Mills re-
qucs. that it be set apart US n day of
special devotion was such rs to make
the date forever memorable in the an
nails OF tho Protestant Evangelical
churches Of this city. Ii, as in other
places where Mr.. Mills has been, the
converts band together and form Il per-
mancnt organization, the successive an
nivcrsarie= should be celebrated on the
I'd OF March, for that day in 1892 was
the browning day OF the whole Mills
movement.
Many business men in all lines OF
trade and manufacture, including some
liquor stores, saloons and drug stores,
were closed from $50 Il. IN. till 70 noon;
from 8 p. m. until 5, and were closed at
I last evening. This action was so
unanimous in certain localities that the
places remaining open were conspicu-
Gus on account OF their small number.
Not only was the hum OF trade hushed,
but there was q widely felt feeling OF
soIemnity prevalent. With thousands
ol people the day was begun with
prayer; then there we're family gather
ings around the household affairs, and
at s o'clock in the morning in many
sections OF the city neighbors assem-
bled at some house in their midst and
united IN prayers for Gods blessings
upon the season and its services, upon
friends, relatives and strangers. at 8
o'clock in the morning in each one Of
the seventy churches cooperating in
this movement in Cincinnati aud its
suburbs. on both sides of the river, the
people meet together to participate in
prayer meetings conducted by the pas
tors. And from these meetings the
bodies OF worshippers proceeded to
Music hall to minGle as they got near
to that great temporary tabernacle with
the throngs and professions OF business
men and employees that were decorously
Fastening to the first mass meetings OF
the day.
ABOUT 5000 SIGNED TO CLOSE.
About 5000 men signed the pledge to
close, and doubtless there were many
moro who closed without solicitation.
On Fourth street, and in the neighbour
hood OF the large retail houses, the
effect produced by the closing was very
marked. The will close" cards were
conapicuuus by their number and prom.
inent positions in the windows. At n
good many places the employees were
dismissed for the day at 3 p. M, and 4
few stores remained closed all day.
Over the Rhine, along Vine street, the
places closed were few and far be ween.
When the canvasscrs went through this
section they frequently met men who
had heard nothing about the Mills meet
ings, and an cnlightment on the sub
ject was notify any means followed by
a conviction OF the propriety Of closing
the saloons and stores.
Tho response from the Hebrews rs a
class wus regarded by Mr.. Mills and his
workers with great satisfaction, and
they lose no opportunity to thank thom
and all classes who observed the day.
In its least significant aspect it was a
noteworthy tribute Of respect to Mr..
Mills and tho members and the prin-
ciplea OF the Christian church.
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