The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-07
FOURTH EDITION
PEaRsoN's HorEruL mETHops.


Messrs. Moody and Sankey have
| brought young Evangelist, by the
name or Pearson here to help in the
1 revival work. 1t appears TO the writer
/ that our methods are too Glow, that
We have made II faonstrous idol OF our
methods, that this souldamning idol
airy OF methods IL 50 enthroned in
long 'established position that 1t op.
crates In many of our ehuI ches as a
| mighty barrier 10 prevent numerous
persons from becoming converted.
Now. the Holy Spirit sends light to
| every person including the unslyed
and especially such of them as attend
Christian worship. And what, by this
light, do the uncurverted sinners seoq
IL Is tfor the writer to sit in iudg-
ment upon his brethren. But he is
permitted TO ask questions, believing
that the Holy Spirit can answer them
BY convictions OF truth In the con-
sclous souls OF mankind
| DO we not see u great many appar-
emit and professed workers In tho
ehurchesY Do they especially desire
their co-reiglonlsts to sec what active
workers they are and what great work
( they do FOR the church, Who can meas.
| IRE and toll us whit percentage of
these do any real work and thereby
truly lay up treasure In Heaven, and
are not therefore simply performing
to be seen of mon?
Are not tho churches in tho direst
need OF real workers? Are they not
more than ever needed now to take
care of tho hunlrGas WHO having be
come spiritually awakened In this re-
vlvai, VIII express Il hope OF salvation
n Christ and profess the Christian re-
| ligon?
/ What then do You think of workers
| VINO appear as such to their congregn.
ions ana yet are so idolatrous OF their
| particular methods, respectively tfor
we are not limiting our question and
| tillIlklng to any one denomination
| That they seem unwilling for souls to
be born into eternal lie In Jesus
| hrist by any other method than
| theirs?
At the conclusion of the rink preach.
I Ing OF Mr.. Moody, Monday evening.
| tie women had a prayer meeting, and
the men retired with a rush to the
4 Delaware Avenue baptist Church.
Evangelist Pearson had several lively
AMI familiar hymns sung while the
men were gathering. Rov. j. Il. Mil
/ llgan and DR.. Bainblidge were the
| prayer leaders.
4 Now, said AIr. Pearson, in part and
/ pnrport, let every saved man state
4-Aow long no has been Christian and
answer he question has 1t paid2 The
answer oil tho flrst man, the writer,
was: 30 years 10 months Yes. y
/ scores followed, one after another,
with brief answers.
These who have lean converted at
this revival now answer" There were
many and they gave such answers as
last night AMI Pm glad three days
pray Tor me, 'ons week and IL pays .
Then all who are backsliders ana un-
converted, were given an opportunity
TO rise and say pray for ms 7" Many
rose. LASTLY every Christian that
4 would try and be instrumental In
bringing ono soul per day during the
meetings to the Saviour, was asked to
remnln an'l say so by rising. The mu-
! lbflly aSSentod. 1t was tho liyeiiest
prayer meeting of the series SO far
1t ~ hopeful indeed TO get our vii.
! mihgton Christians out of tho dead
forms aud joyful to believe that tho
4 same divine power that breaks down
+ the idolatry oil method will also do.
stroy all the numerous idols that n
minority oil church msmbers worship,
| whether OF wealth, society, famiiv
| blood and distinction. fame business.
success. minister's learning or fashion,
tioi forbid that. any reader OF this
should lie permitted TO construe our
remarks into any reflection upon tho
Christian hurch III general, which wa
honor above all institutions on earth.
ana love so much as To he always
ready to dio FOR her protection, honor
and success.
1t is because OF this love and deyo.
ton that we are rejoicing together
with thousands OF devoted, raithful,
honest and loving Christians in this
eitS, to see tho holy light OF this great
revival exposing and casting down the
Idols which waning minority has set
| up IN descfatipn of the sacred ultars
In Gods temples Of worship.
God bless i4vangelists Moody, San
key, ami Pearson, aud the great chris.
tidn congregation, TO utterly delnolish
forever all idolutary of method winch
prevents immortal souls from being
born Into everlasting life.
jouN Z. iiAEKNE6s. Reporter.