Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-18
FOR Their GRIEsous SINS
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passed around 10 those who wers seeking
Christ
At 7:3o o'clock every sesi in the hal
was taken. every possible inch q room
had beer allied with chsiFa: ia The nsis
aisiss and around the aides q The aais
forum and galleries fully 80 persons
were standing and almost a. many q sre
were Et the doors clsmorfng for admis.
sion. A vast sea ~ faces stretched orf
from the pnipit and swept up 70 the
great cross braces of the gallery. The
ushers were poWericss 20 handle
the great throng, and those in the
rear pushed and wiggied Themselves
forward until almost 400 perS,ns xere
packed In like the traditional sardines
Not oDly were the seats and aisles tiled.
but esery box held twelve or fifteen per
sons and several hundred found places
on the stage ~ the sides of rhe Choir
seats. IL seemed Thursday night a. Il
the limit of the halls capacity had been
reached. bat iaet nights immenss throng
exceeded by several hundred that % the
night before and was the greatest crosd
that ever gathered in the bali. and an
great ss ever can be assembled there.
II was announced that an oFernow
meeting would be conducted ia tie lee
ture room and that those VIA would
prefer 20 60 there rather than stand Up
would be welcome. but the crowds pre-.
ferred 20 stand and listen 20 the great
revivalist.
Mr. wiiiiamson's Prayer.
The Rev. W. Hall Williamson made
the opening prayer. lie prayed that
they might lift their hearts unto Cod IN
faith; that the gift Of the spirit would
be manifested and that every soul might
be conscious that God, the Fsther. was
present He asked that Code word
might come with power. and that /;
might be accompanied by the great
spirit OF Christ
The choir and congregation sanx
Rescue the Perishing." after which NJ
Mills read the scripture lesson Of the
evening. he took the lesson from
Psalms cxxvi In the midst % the
scripture reading occurred an incident
that illustrated the self Possession ~
the revivalist With asharroxin scream.
a man In the balcony fell IN an epileptic
fit The entire congregation was immr-
diately excited. and all eyes were turness
toward the struggling man. In an 10
slant Mr. Mile asked Tor hymn. which
Mr.. Hills started; two ushers removed
the man from the gallery 10 the open
air. and before the singing was cOiD
pleted the audience Was a. calm as n
nothing had happened:
The text of the evangelist was taken
from Luke xxi, ~. And being in al
agony be prayed more earnestly The
speaker said there were tao men in the
bible who prayed ia the same spirit -
Christ One was Moses. when be vent
up unto the Lord 10 make atonemcnt
for the sins OF the children 81 lsraal.
The other was Paul. How many Of 700
pray with their earnestness for the iosi
souls among your be asked.
Men become excited over the getting
and losing OF gold, they get excited over
politics. The speaker related his es.
perience at a national convention when
the delegates went wild but failed 60
elect their candidate Men become ca.
cited over scores of fhings Why should
they not be exercised concerning thu
salvation OF their souls. and the soulf of
their friends-snd IL Is only through this
intense soul-enveloplng spirit of PRAYER
that men are brought TO God
Reaeons for harness. Prayer.
Il want % suggest eome reasons v hy
IL reveals fully the spirit of God aud
brings you into unity uith has work
Jesus Christ vas no more designed %
save the world by the measure u his IN
fiucnce than You and 4 are designed 10
save IL by the measure q our ibduence
lie cannot save IL without the aid -
earnest praying men aud women The
church Of Christ is prepared 60 he the
mother u her children. One reason
Why 20 many % Code children have
been born prernaturely Is because they
had no mother IN God You have
turned away from the cold form 81 the
young mother lying cold. listened 10 the
cry Of the little one for whom she has
given mp her life. and hearf some one
Say IL we're better II the child had died
with its mother than 10 gros up with
out care and love This is Too often the
case with the children % the church 4,
can give them no care no onourisbmsntand
they perish In the cold. A young nsn
in Indianapolis wss asked BY pastos g.
joan the church The preacher sait
Your mother aud sister are memhers
Why don't you loiny 4 don't believe IN
your religion. tsid the young man.
and ! don't believe my motbes ID ny
SISTER do DO you suppose tbrs think
Ne shall be separated IN another vipr'd
They don't ] know; FOR thsy ibtref
mentioned such q thing a. me II fhvf
believed in pour religion. they would
manifeet more concern, ana pithout
doubt the young mar wss RIGHT May
sinner ~ kept cut u the rhnrch
through the spsthy and indifference q
church members
saved ny a wtfe's Prayers
Il remember . wolDan-ths wife a q
bsnker-sho cane 20 ere u1t sbssut her
husband. She said sbe had wors1sd
sfout his spiritual welfare Ger tuo
weeks She hRd asked hin g.
p.ay and he refused. he had refused
10 permit her % pray fof him. ia de
said she ~ NY husband doss Doi corne
20 Christ Then I helisvs ne vii corue'
said |. The man vss snslly indpcsd -
coua o. church by he wife His vie
urnFed fof him ~ the meeting and be
was brought 20 CHRIST Snch uopcern
ss thIs n only ths natural resulf - clear
virss - 20 the cfsnditfon a lost men.
Nichsci AnReio osef tp shut hinsef up
sii night eIth . c,Hpse. IN order fbsi be
night better portriy Ia mariie hog
dead nsn icrks Wbuld ~ God there
We sorle way - showing ctristians
hsu = soul isESks fhat h pifheuf bore
ard without Cod Il D. strange fbff
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