St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-21
AN EXCITING DAY.
Caustie Comment of a Minneapo-
lis Paper Stirs Resentment
at Red Rock.
3"Boy Preacher Harrison Ener-
geticaily Pleads for Additions
to the Churches.

There was double excitement On the
grounds at Red Rock yesterday. The
second train from st. Paul brought a
neapolis, and several other trains
brought several hundred people from
both cities. In thes columns of one
Minneapolis paper was something over
column of very sensational article
rejecting on the management Of the
grounds. Scores of people bought the
paper, and when the article was read
there was more excitement among the
crowd than there was over the meet
ings. All day long the fever ragged, and
in measure placed damper upon the
ferver of the Mills meetings. The
article in question alleged that prosti
tutes frequent the grounds, that the
ticket seller at the hotel is a Liar, ana
several other things.
Your correspondent has had the pleas
/ ureaof eating several square meals" at
|. the restaurant and hotel spoken of by
|. Minneapolis paper, and has round that
the victuals given are much better than
those sometimes given at 81 a day
houses. At the restaurant pie is 5
cents, coffee cents, two SANDWICHES D
! cents. Everything is 5 cents but ice
cream, which is 10 cents.
Rev. c. II. Sweat, of Waterville, said
to the GLOBE: IF there is anything at
fault, it is not the hotel management.
1t is the ministers who have made this
meeting failure so far. 1t is the pre-
siding elders. Why. in many of the
Methodist churches in st. Paul and
Minneapolis this meeting has never
been announced except in tine news
papers. If anybody is roasted, it ought
to be the preachers-not the manage
ment." @E51
The various trains brought some 300
Mills converts so the grounds from
Minneapolis and st. Paul. while the
steamer brought not more than 100, out
of a total number of 5000 converts, and
taking all in all the Mills revival meet
ing was not a success as to numbers.
Ats O'Clock large congregation of
about LOCO gathered in the pavilion,
when monster experience and revival
meeting took place, lasting until 5. 1t
was conducted by the boy Preacher"
together with twelve other ministers.
Great enthusiasm prevailed. Sounds of
song and sobS of weeping making the
roof of the huge tent resound. The
sweat dripping into the straw down
trout" from the scores of excited women
gave evidence that Mr.. Harrison has
aroused some excitement. Seventy-five
young women and men went down to
the anXionS seats who never expert
enced religion before. At the close OF
the meeting general shaking of hands,
lasting half an hour, took place.
During the meetings Oh the grounds
children'S church will be organized,
some $50 members having already been
secured.
Rev. S. White, White Bear. came on
to the grounds yesterday.
One hundred and seventy-fye guests
took dinner at the hotel yesterday.
There was large attendance at the
children's meeting. Three hundred, all
little boys and girls, were instructed by
Rev. G. E. Murray, at O'Clock.
Fifteen hundred dollars have been
subscribed by Harry Cobb, general
superintendent of the grounds, to make
the meetings success.
: A series of pleasures for the children
was discussed yesterday, and several
days will be set apart for fishing and
various other outdoor sports.
Thirty ministers came to the grounds
yesterday, making forty altogether,
among whom are the following: Rev
Glare. Doran. Wilkins, Briggs, Jamison,
Gusterfer5on. Higgins, Davids, Fry,
Turner, Hanson, McCiory. Powell,
Brooks, White, Castle, Kingsley. Stat
ford, Sweat, Johnson, Cornish. Langley,
Cochran, Murray.
A large number of Epworth leaguers
from the late convention have moved to
the grounds, and will remain throughout
the meetings.
The Alton church has put up large
tent, where prayer meetings will be
held during camp.