The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-11
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sons rose IN different ports OF the house.
DIR. Pearson then asked all who had been
blessed by the meeting or had something 10
thank God for as the result OF it to rise, and
almost the whole congregation arose.
This, DR.. Pearson said, was a gratifying
sight, indeed, to him. He urged upon tho SO
present the necessity of family religion and
the family altar in the maintenance OF
proper religious status.
THE FAMILY PRAYERS.
He asked every man in the house who had
been in the habit of holding family prayer
regularly to stand up. Less than fifty people
stood up.
DIR. Pearson said that with such a show
ing it was no wonder whisky and the devil
had the town by the throat.
He asked for all who would begin at once
to hold family prayer to do SO. About
twenty-five others stood up.
DR.. Pearson said that he had been asked
to speak good word for the Young Mems
Christian Association. He said that he un-
derstood this was great town for
military and social and other clubs. He
said no had no objections to them il they
would leave whisky-drinBing and card
playing and other forms of dissipation out
of them, but one good, live, active Young
Mems Christian Association, he said, was
worth more for the good Of the town than
all the rest of them put together.
Brass buttons and sabers. and dress
parades, and bicycles will not carry a
young man to heaven" he said.
DR.. Pearson thanked God that he came to
Savannah. and he believed that he was
especially called to perform this work here.
He asked the pastors present If they de-
sired to make any expression with regard to
the meeting. Rev. I. H. Blenns, Rev. E.
7. Jones, Rev. DR.. bowman, Rev. R. Q.
Way, DR.. Vass and DR.. Dripps expressed
their satisfaction and qualification
at the conduct and results
of the meeting, the personal benefit
they had themselves received from it and
the pleasure It had given them to see such a
good work accomplished. DR.. Dripps laid
especial stress upon the harmony that had
prevailed among the members of all the de-
nominations during the meeting and the
unanimity with which they had labored to-
gether for its success.
HIT FOR SOMEBODY.
DIR. Pearson said that such harmony was
entirely proper as they were all trying TO
get to heaven upon the same Bible and all
accepted It as the truth, with the exception
Of the poor little dapper theologian of a
preacher, who polished the book down and
said 1t did not mean what it said.
DR.. Vass announced that he would be
compelled to leave the city tonight and re-
quested all the members Of his flock desir-
ing to converse with him upon spiritual
subjects, to meet him at his study between
10 and IL o'clock this morning.
DR.. bowman announced that the ushers
had a number of articles of all descriptions
left in the church during the meeting,
which had been placed in one Of the rooms,
where they would be identified by the
owners.
= Rev. R. Q. Way announced meeting of
the Minister'S Association at the Young
Mems Christian Association rooms at II
o'clock this morning.
Mr.. G.. N. Saussy interrupted DR.. Pear
son in his conclusion to say that it was the
unanimnus desire Of all present that he
should return to Savannah at the earliest
opportunity and resume his meetings. Mr.
Saussy's remarks were approved of
by several others, and by a
suggestion motion was put requesting DR..
Pearson to return to Savannah again to
conduct another series Of meetings. The
entire congregation, it seemed, rose in favor
OF the resolution when 1t was put
DR.. Pearson announced that he would
leave the city Tuesday morning for Mobile,
where he begins series of meetings next
Sunday night.
Ridden GooD.BY.
Upon the conclusion Of the services sew
eral hundred people came up to shake
hands with DIR. Pearson and assure him of
the good results accomplished by the meet
ings 1t was generally insisted that he
should return again and it is very probable
that be will do so.
A brief resume Of the meetings conducted
by DR.. Pearson will not be inappropriate.
The meetings began Sunday night, March
q, and since that time DR.. Pearson has
preached steadily two sermons q day, with
one or two exceptions, for five
days in the week. He did not
preach at all on Saturdays and on
10 ha ,j-b
church was filed at every one OF the night
services from beginning to end, aud after
the first week it was impossible to obtain
seating room after 8 O'clock at night. The
body of the church was always well filed at
the day services.
The attendance upon the night services
was from 1900 to 1000. The total attend.
ance at night during the three weeks was
about $1,000. At the day services the at
tendance was usually from 800 to 1000 and
the total attendance upon these services
would amount to about $4,000. This
would make a total If $4,000 attendance
upon the meeting. 1t is more likely that
the total attendance exceeded sc, 900.
AS a large number of these were present
nearly every night it would be fair to estl-
mate the total number Of persons who heard
DR.. Pearson during the series Of meetings
at Is 900.
THE CHURCHES INTERESTED.
The churches of the Baptist, Methodist.
Presbyterian and Christian denominations
were interested 10 the meetings and all of
them have benefited by them.
The pastors of several of the churches re-
ported a number of acce3Sions yesterday.
The number who have protested conversion
during the meeting is estimated at about
500. besides about 800 backsliders re-
claimed.
DR.. Pearson has certainly doue a wonder
full work in Savannah. The meetings have
been crowded and the interest has been
great from the very beginning This, too,
when it was freely predicted that
no preacher could be secured who would
secure and hold a congregation for any
length of time. Such a meeting has not
been known in Savannah in years. DR..
Pearson is certainly a preacher of wonder
full force and power. It is his
Elain, earnest, logical and direct man
ner OF putting things that attracts and
holds the attention of his hearers. He has
nothing OF the sensational about him and is
not Of the pulpit mountebsnk variety, which
have become so common as to bring the
name evangelist into disrepute. He is an
educated, intelligent and thoroughly posted
man.
What remuneration DR.. Pearson receives
for bis services here is uncertain. Envel-
opes Tor the purpose OF making contribu-
tions for this purpose have been distributed,
and all who desire to manifest their ap-
precialion Of his work In this manner will
have an opportunity of doing so.