The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-13
THIRD EDITION.


Ehrse Thousand Childrsn--seven Thou
sandwomen and Men -Habit-conver'
sion-Higher Christian Life--Redenp-
tian--One Hundred aud Twenty-Five
Thousand Personal Applications OF
The Gospel Message In Throo Weeks.
At the children's meeting, bringing
In the Sheaves' Mrs. L. I. Person,
soloist) Have Courage" Throw
Out the Life Line" and America,
with clapping of hands) were sung
by 5000 children and 500 adults In tbs
rink Saturday afternoon. Rev. Y, h
Hendricks prayed. Evangelist Pier
son gave them lively. categorical OBJ
They saw habit, sin cleansed ant
the easiest time OF life to become q
Christian. The majority OF thes'
raised their hands, expressing desire
to live Christian lives, and nearly th'
whole of them. to testify, they sait
their prayers every night.
The Evangelist made and exhibited
q .aabit" that two boys could no
break.
He easily broke single thread un
roilod from q ball OF cotton Irvine
kut while they were telling him Lis
Of bld habits and many good ones h
got several threads together and ask
ed them TO look at that habit, whic
he could not break. Then he sot tw
boys pulling on 1t, one at each end
and they could not break 1t. The chi
dren laughed.
He held up two.quart bottle file
apparently with clear, cold water. Bu
1t had half an ounce of the lodide q
Potassium in solution. lie poured II
to it about half an ounce OF Corroslv
Sublimate as poison representa-
sin, which Instantly turned the liqui
TO crimson color MIR. Hendricks +,
cited lisa. l: is. Come now and let l
reason together, saith the Lord :thoug
your sins lie as scarlet they shall lie /
white as snow; though they be re
like crimson they shall be as wool"
Mr.. Pierson poured about half @
ounce OF the Iodide OF Potassium
solution into the crimson liquid ar
, the chemical coloring matter was In
mediately precipltated to the bottol
OF the bottle and the water BEGAN
clear and the children clapped the
hands.
That early in life was the time
become Christian he showed by
large magnet which gathered UP
very large number OF steel tisini
representing children to 10 years
age as easily converted. some tao
represented 10 to Is years OF age, al
q large number collected on the Ina
net but not SO many as at first. Sol
nails stood for l6 to 20 years Of US
and still fewer were collected. Is
whom 1t came to 50 years and oldt
the magnet would not hold only o
oil tug crooked and rusty old spik'
They could be converted at any Il
but few in Old age and with gre
difficulty. The children sang ent!
STA ,ttcally and We're delighted.
EVANGELIST rIERsoN At CENTRAL.
Preceding congratulations to
congregation on receiving their gul
at Central Presbyterian Church ST
day forOnJol !, Rev. WIN. Z. Swar
pastor, read Eph. VI. Evangelist
II. Pearson spoke on l. Cor. Nil:
and XNI:13
Therefore, my beloved brethr,
be ye steadrast. unmovuble. aiwa
Astounding in the work of the Lo
1orasmuch as ye know that your ial
Is not in vain in the Lord"
Watch ye, stand inst in the fai
quit you like men, be strong"
lie regretted the halfway christ
lie of so many and advised all 81
Ito avail themselves Of all the seasC
Of revival which were like tho ii or
locke in the Lond on.Windsor car
lifting tie traveller to Queen Victor
summer residence TO a higher lie
each time. His subject was; III
Can We Keep In The Higher LIFE"
For physical lire we; |. Eat fot
Q. Breathe, 3. Take exercise.
The same three things are need
IN tho spiritual life. /. Feed on
BIBLE. Q. True PRAYER is the bre'
OF God in man. .. Do Christ
work. Or, as Mr.. Moody states;
Search tho Scriptures. Q. Pray W
out ceasing. 3. Go work to day
Chrlst's vineyard.