The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-15
Evangelist RanISin.

The Rev. H. w. Rankin opened the
Union Gospel services. as announced in
the Sunday Herald. at the Westmin-
ster church last evening. The house
was packed; every seat that could be
crowded in was filed. and every inch
of available standing room was occu
pied
The union in this work is that of the
First Baptist and the Westminster
Presbyterian churches.
Mr.. Rankin preached yesterday morn
ing to the congregation of the Westmin-
ster church, at noon to each of the Sun
day schools, at the Y.M.C. A in the af-
ternoon, and last evening he chose for
his text the 18th verse of the 18th chap
ter of Mark, GO We into all the world,
and preach the gospel to every crea-
ture" He said: "a band of disciples
sitting around the little table were
commanded to go out and preach this
blessed gospel to every creature. They
were to be aggressive and earnest in
the work, no matter what obstacle pre-
scented itself. From this seven or eight
that sat at that table has grown
mighty host of 450, 0O0.0 900 Christian
workers of today. Our blessed gospel
is today spoken in $50 languages, and is
now proclaimed in every land of this
globe.
w thank God for the increase. Never
was such interest taken in the herald
ing of the Gospel as in this generation
and even in this year"
The speaker spoke of 10000 souls
saved in New York in one month
time, of DR.. Chaplain's work in De-
troit, where business men closed their
houses of business from 3 to every
afternoon to go, and to let their en-
| I 4xr-ls -ld
| to the Old Gospel! He also referred to
| the mighty work done in Omaha and
Des Moines, and how in five of our
middle western states $4,000 had united
with the churches in only a few
months.
He referred to the Y. P. S. c. e.
movement as an evidence of God
mighty working in this generatlon
How they have grows from a little
handful to the largest organization of
| the time, now numbering over mil
lion. The motto of the time is, as the
! Cleveland c. E. convention has formed
it. 1.-THE World for Christ"
He then spoke of the work that could
and is being accomplished by the bust
ness Christian men of this age. Inc
mighty work and influence that the
mother does and has in carrying this
gospel to others is wonderful, and then
the earnest childlike faith which the
| children can use is another means OF
advancing the kingdom of Christ.
The minister intersperses his remarks
with thrilling illustrations and &C
counts of conversions which soften
the hearts of the hardest and with
such simplicity that the children can
understand every thought. Every
heart of his large audience must have
| felt keenly the Importance Of personal
surrender and personal work.
Mr.. Rankin came to this city from
his home in Pueblo. His work is not
new one, having been engaged in it
for fourteen years, working principally
in the west.
The music of the evening was very
good The anthem by the choir was
especially enjoyed and was right to the
point.
The evangelist will conduct meetings
each evening this week in the same
place at 1880, preceded by a fifteen
minute prayer meeting. Every after
noon from 3 to he will hold his Bible
readings. which are said to- be the most
practicable and helpful of all the meet
ings. On Thursday and Saturday af-
ternoons he conducts children's grand
mass meetings. The general public is
invited to all these meetings.
All the meetings this week are to be
held in the Westminster church, 49,
South Fourth West street; after this
week in the First Baptist.