The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-01

Mr.. SchleVera ana his musical COL
league have addressed an aggregate OF
over II, 900 persons during the past two
days and last night witnessed the great
est gathering OF the entire mission.
During his address to the vast multi
tude last night the eloquent evangelist
made pungeut remarks as to the pau
city of attention paid by city newspa,
pers to the great work of salvation OF
souls represented by the mission, After
humorous remark that some Of the
press were too busily occupied with
Jim Corbett and Fitzsimmons on their
pugilistic work, he delivered warm
eulogium upon THE TRIBUNE. which
paper, hs declared, had been faithful
from the commencement in supporting
the mission in its splendid and success
full efforts.
Commencing on Saturday at noon.
the evangelist addressed five hundred
men at the Dickson Manufacturing
works. Penn avenue. The scene made
a vivid impression on ali present.
Usually the scene of activity and
hustle holy silence seemed to
pervade the vast building, while
the eloquent revivalist spoke to an
audience of workmen dressed in their
working clothes and with the sweat
upon their brow, Just after ceasing
their daily toll.
THE AFTERNOON MEETING
In the afternoon about l, 200 mothers
and children assembled in the gospel
tent when the evangelist demonstrated
his capability of opening the minds Of
little children. He explained his var.
ious lessons by simple charts and de-
scribed how the heart grew and was
controlled by sin at various ages and
reversed the picture by showing what
Christ had done for children, showing
the cross and his glory and on the top
line appeared heaven. Then showing
another chart with degrees OF sin in
black, he illustrated how the blood Of
Jesus wiped out all sins at the same
time wiping out the black and leaving
pure white on the chart. Many have
expressed the wish for repititiou OF the
address.
Saturday night was a climax in the
meetings for men and proved to be the
most successful in apparent results.
After powerful exhortation brimming
with telling anecdotes he made psror-
alton which seemed to penetrate every
heart present. and at the conclusion of
the meeting Schiverea had 300 men on
his trail to the Y. M. G. A. rooms,
where they boldly and fearlsssly ack-
nowl edged Christ.
Yesterday four meetings were al.
dressed by the revivalists. The first
meeting at the Second Presbyterian
church in the morning and address to
the Sunday scholars in the afternoon.
In the afternoon meeting at the tent
for women. ladies of every age and
position mingled together. Wealth
was represented by the line Of car
riages on Linden street and the array
of we'll worn shawls spoke of the oppo.
site element. Two thousand two hun
dred women were counted and hun
dreds were turned away Again
Schiverea made q great impression
upon the vast audience and the atten-
ton of his women hearers was remark
able.
LAST NIGHTS GREAT MEETING.
Last nights meeting, however,
proved to be the greatest of all the
meetings. Fully 500 people edged
around the tent to hear the words of
the speaker and double that number
turned disconsolately away. The sub
ject, "What Shall Do with JesusY
was treated with exquisite skill. The
logic was crushing and as applied tc
those present 1t was clearly demon
strated by the hundreds who stood up
at the close OF the address and declared
their allegiance to Christianity.
The theme of the address was the
free will Of man to declare for Christ,
and he illustrated the trifling objec.
tions which men regarded as an obsta-
Gle to their salvation. and as an ex-
ample he declared that when he was
converted he wrote his sweetheart of
his change of mind and hoped she
would be of the same mind, but she
wrote him her refusal, wherupon
the evangelist turned to his wife, who
was on the platform, and said, God
sent me new one. fresh from the coun.
try" The quaint application Of the
illustration provoked great mirth.
The increasing attendance is more
important when IL is considered that
all church going members are urged tC
attend their own churches, and the or
binary church attendance does not ap-
pear to be diminished, hence the i'm
portant truth that the revival reaches
the masses who hitherto did not reg.
ularly attend Christian worship.