St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-11


ioned and carpeted pews are we'll paid
for. At revival meeting there is no
such thing. If the laborer comes first
and wants front seat he gets Just that;
and no one will "size him up" with dis
dain or sniff at his soiled clothes with
up-tilted nose. This leveling. equaliz-
ing, Drotherly spirit is one of the most
pleasing features of revival.
So it was last night at the big frame
structure which fills an aching void
long existing alongside of fire head
quarters. Young and old; people with
stomachs we'll lined and people who
were perhaps hungry: white people
and black; fashion plates and ordinary
folks: Christian seekers after more
light and curiosity seekers after pas
time; men and their wives; beaux and
their best girls; mothers and children;
street angels and house devils and vice
versa; the "unco guid' and those who
simply try to do right; tolerant
Christians and intolerant church men,
bers; workers and drones; helpers and
no doubt some hinderers; men with two
sides and women with mind
yeXing hats; meek and proud,
frivolous. believers and scotfers. inter
ested and Indifferent, all divisions of
human kind. rubbed elbows, sang to-
gether. bowed the head in Difference to
the spirit of the meeting during the
progress OF B. Fay Mills first revival in
st. Paul.
Upwards of 5000 People,
no doubt, almost filed the seats down
ntr hot Il
ence in itself. looked out upon the null
on the platform were the following pas
tors: Revs. DR.. Ingersoll, c. B.
Wilcox, Dr. A. H. Heath. DR..
NJ. D. Edwards. DR.. S. q. Smith,
]. H. Chandler, c. G. Reynolds,
Frank Doran, w. A. Hutchison, w. W.
DaWley, j. p. Egbert. DR.. William Nc
Kinley, Mr.. Dairds, Mr.. Pringle, Mr..
Steiver, DIR. Hill, E. R. Edwards, George
Gains. r. G. Quades.
The platform arrangement was
changed in some respects. Just in front
of the main platform had been built an
extension, from which the main stage
was reached by steps. On this lower
stage was modest little organ. and in
line with this on the front sat Mr.. Mills,
at a table with Ii. Knox Taylor, chief
usher.
Mr.. Taylor is a quiet man, who per-
forms very important part OF the work.
From his seat he not only directed the
movements of the corps of ushers. but
by pressing electric buttons he closes
and opens the doors. AT signal, for
instance while prayer IS being uttered,
the doors are closed until the prayer is
finished. Then, at another push of the
button, the thrOnging crowd are again
permitted to enter.
Great Crowd of Singers.
Last night the immense Mills chorus
full a thousand VolceS-crowded every
inch of the vast space back of the plat
form and crowded down onto 1t. In ac-
cordance with the wishes of Mr.. Mills,
the front railing of the choir gallery
had been removed, and the result proved
his wisdom.
Mr.. Bllhorn, who led the singing in
the absence of Mr.. Hills, proved himself
fully capable to fill the task assigned
him. The new arrangement brought
himself and the chorus into close and
satisfactory communication with each
other, and dlssipated the feeling OF dis
tance SO apparent while Director Bald
win was conducting the chorus singing
Monday night.
A little incident which occurred dur
ing the preliminaries evidenced the
mettle of the great revivalist perhaps
better than could column of analysis.
Rev. DR.. Ingersoll had announced the
illness of Mr.. Hills and congratulated
the audience on the fact that MIR. Bill
horn, himself somewhat noted evan
gelist. had been secured for the meet
lings. The latter waited a little while
for the noise to subside. But the late
corners kept trooplng in, and it seemed
useless to expect one voice. backed by
one small organ, to make itself heard
during such tumult.
Mills Calls Halt.
Suddenly there was a diversion. LET
the ushers just where they are" rang