The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-09
A METHODIST REVIVAL.
Interesting Services Now Going On
At ST. Paul's Church on
Broadway.
Methodists Making a House to
House Canvass for Con-
verts to Christ.
Rsvivai Services Every Night This Week
With . Chorus Choir Of Twenty
Avs Voices.

U0hVAe9D Wo1O Oh buo xoVIvAb 0fo0fs IN tn0
morning the presiding slider. the Rev. F. Il.
Brush. preached = very able sermon on the
duty Of Christian activity. which wal fol-
lowed by this sacrament Of the Lords sup
rer. The Sunday school which immediately
convened was largely attended, and was an
OCCASION that will be memorable in the his
tory Of the church. The evening before The
teachers and officers met and laid plans for
eniisting the interest Of tho school In spirit
unl concerns and % q result Of the special
appeal made 10 the school by the pastor
and teachers. oyer 1875 signed cards sx-
pressing a desire TO become Christisns. The
meeting in the evening was largely at
tended, the church being allied to overflow
ing. AT half past seven o'clock the special
revival choir, consulting of over twenty-five
voices. began praise service, which wal
followed By prayer by tho pastor. Ate,
the announcements were made, the pastor
Ray. J. Wesley Hill. arose and took for his
text. For Demas has fotsaksn me,
having loved This present world" '.This,'
hs said. 'is the spirit OF Benedict
Arnold in the religious world. We are
skocksd at the thought that Arnold eve.
profsssed patTiotisn. and 80 whom We think
how low Dsmas subsequently, fell, eve be-
eominRa priest in . hsathsn temple, II
hardly seems possible that he could ever
have been Z oolaborsr with Paul. svsn suf-
fering persecution with him. And YET such
10 the case. for Paul makes honorable msn-
ton of Dsmas more than once in hia
e~pistlss. but now he writes sorrowfully.
But Depas has deserted me- Why did
be desert the church? Paul does not at.
tempt to soncsal the secret. He lets IL ont,
aAd draws an indictment against Demaa
alleging that he has deserted having loved
the present world Oh. IL l could only
look Into the hearts of the dessrters before
me tonight. I oosld see written in thsil
very tissue. with q pen Of iron pointed
with diamond. these awful ehargsz, desert
cd through love of the wine glass; deserted
through the entieements Of wicked associa-
tions.' deserted through catering to lost
and passion and Appetite or in the words
Of Paul. having loved this present world.
"Demas loved the world and conss.
quently became sstrangsd from God, fsl
he that loveth the world. the love of God
ID not in him. It IL all right to be in the
world. but 1t 10 all wrong for the Christian
to have The world in him. Christ prayed
that his disciples might keep from the evil
Of the world, not that they might be taken
from the world. Some people think that
salvation means that they are ready FOL
heaven aud should be Immediately taken
there. Blu the crowning triumph Of the
gospel 10 not in transporting men ia
heaven, but saving them from ain here on
earth. We have passed the period Of mon
A0fnr1A0 And AIniatora Man me- $40 kh~k
Christianity 10 tho most practical thing in
the world and that it fourishes most in the
sunshine of everyday life. And 80 the
Christian lives In the world, bus lays his
treasure IN heaven, and opening his heart
for the enforcement of Christ there, locks
Mr.. Hill at the close made an appeal to
deserters to Ch'ist and those who had never
knows him to come back and take the OATH
of allegiance. He said 'the dessrter from
military duty is seldom psrdonsd. but in
the good fight Of faith mercy 10 long and
compassion il boundless. The Christ who
forRave Peter will recognize your tears Of
conttitiona and write your name on his mus
ter roll!' AT the CLOSE of the services .
large number signed tho card which roads.
II desire hencefotth to lead a christian
life" The congregation was then dis
missed and an latter meetinR'' was held
which resulted in many more requesting
psaystb &nu expressing Q desire to lead q
christian life.
Nr. Hill announced that these meetings
VIII eontinuo every night this week. His
theme this evening will be "Helenn's
Evil" Each evening the large
chorus choir will sing. Christians are
working from house to house among tho
neopls and from the methods adopted and
the number who are responding 10 the ap-
poals each night. together with tho ieiy
altar services, it looks like an old faahioned
revival had come to this city.