The herald., 1893-11-25
VINCENT RELIGIOUS CRUSADE.

The Features of the Services Yesterday.
Tho Epworsh League. f=Ts.-
The last weekday meeting OF the re-
ligious crusade being held at st. Vim
cent Msthodist church, on Twenty
ninth street, was opened with a praise
and song service led by Mr.. Tubbs, as
Sisted by q choir of 20 voices. Mrs.
President Moffatt sang the song, No
Book is Like the Bible, as a solo. Rev.
Fretz led in prayer.
Rev. B. Corey OF Pomona conducted
the evenings service as Bible reading
on the subject of What Shall Do to Be
Saved? The announced topic had been
a discourse on Beginnings, but consider
ing this was the last evening of the re-
vival, the speaker considered it more
important to make this meeting aerv-
ice for the unconverted.
The speaker took three Bible charac-
ters, explaining the means Of conversion
which were used in each case. Like
characters live today.
Timothy was the first character taken
up. He had bedrock of character on
which to build the truth. He was
honeet and had descended from godly
parents; was educated, and when Paul
proved to him that the gospel was the
truth, he lived it and became a dis
ciple. There are such young men today.
Every such young man should do the
right as he sees it, and leave quibbling
and doubts behind. NJ
The second character taken up was
woman named Lydia, a seller of purple.
She was devout, but was not Christian.
She became Christian through Paurs
preaching. There are such people TO-
day-people who claim to be religious
but have no saving knowledge OF the
gospel. They are afraid of being scoffed
ut by their friends If they make strong
stand, but have half belief in the
righteousness of Christ's work.
The third case was that OF the rough
Roman jailer. He was q hard, strong,
brave man, afraid Of nothing, scoffing at
the Christian discipleH. At midnight,
when the earthquake came to deliver
Paul, he accosted this man that he had
scoffed at but few hours before, and
was changed from bitter man to the
simplicity Of child, crying What shall
do to be saved ?'' He was turned to
the Christian faith.
God will not throw away a bit of a
mans morality, but will build upon it
and make it stronger in Christ Jesus.
The wicked muat be changed wholly.
The speaker related many personal in.
stances Of the unconverted saved by the
gospel. Mrs. Moffatt sang "He Saved q
Poor Sinner Like Me-"
A conservation service was held
around the altar. participated in by
young and old Christians. No services
will be held this evening.
but services will be held on Sunday as
follows: l0a. M, Junior league prayer
meeting !; Vincent Guard prayer service ;
young ladies' meeting. IL q. M, SER
mon, The Mission Of the Christian. Rev.
+. Y. Fisher. 8 3p. M, Sunday school !;
Home Sunday" review chart; chart
talk on the home, by David o. Cook |;
Miss Kendall will sing. $3.50 D. M. ED.
worth league. subject, The Christian
Home. led by E. l.. Vogel. 1880 D. M,
cong service; gospel address by Rev.
Fisher.
One Of the most active agents in the
religious works of Vincent M. E. church
is the Epworth league, the young peo.
pies society. 1t keeps the Christian
young people at work, enthusing life
into all departments OF the work. The
officers OF the league are President
p L. vogel; first vice-president, Rev.