The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-26
YESTERDAY.
Large Throngs Gather toI
Hear the Evangelists.
INTERESTING MEETINGS
Miss De Merritt Opens Revival Season
at the Primitive Methodist Church and
Evangelist williams Talks to Men at the
Hnglsh Baptist.

Miss De Merritt the lady evangelist who |
concluded work at Wilkes Barre last week, |
opened revival service in the Primitive
Methodist church, at the corner of Jardin and
Oak streets, yesterday morning. Rev. J.
Proude the pastor, assisted the evangelist.
Miss De Merritt conducted a series of revivalS
at the church last spring very successfully
and her re- appearance has occSsioned no little
pleasure.
The young lady was neatly attired in
black with a small black bonnet of exquisite
taste perchsd sbove her high, wide forehead
She arrived little late, but made an apology
in such pleasant way it was evident the
congregation granted its forgiveness before
the statement was completed.
Miss De Merritt said she would give but a
tort talk in starting her revival season and
lay foundation for the work contemplated.
Her idea is not that there is no foundation
for revival work in Shenandoah but in be-
ginning revival work in any town she finds
it good to start out with little talk with the
people.
The evangelist took as a text the first nine
verses Of Isaiah vi, in which is described
IssiAh'S vision of Gods throne, and put
eighth verses. When we behold the Holy
One it is then we see our hearts in contrast
with what they should be- but as long as one
beholds only men, then he may say, 81 am
as good as anyone" and he may
boast Of his holiness and power. The
life Of man is not to be measured by the
life of another man. This is the secret
of so many failures. Look away from this
place; away from mon and women; away, far
away, from earthly scenes of wiGkedness and
into the face of the Holy One; and then who
will say"l am good ens ugh, j sm pure enough? p
Who will boast Of his holiness in the presence
Of the holy One? No one, if he be q sane
man. OF she sane woman There are some,
| it is feared who couldn't join the angels aud
| sing "Holy, holy holy, is the Lord Of hosts"
but rather Woe is me for | am undOne."
The sanctfed men and women are moving
the world to-day. Let the man or
woman who is not sanctiied get out
of the way God cannot use him He is
| only mere block in the way. There is no
| need Of so many sOuls going to hell God
lives, and He lives to save and sanctify as
he used to- 1T makes my heart bleed as l
think, from day to day, thstI people think
| that by sending for an evangelist town can
be saved, or that the preacher can save the
whole people. Do their best they cannot do
the work but you men and women must
carry the message to the workshops and
everywhere that sanctifcatiOn can save every
sinner. If you do not live right then it is OF
no use. It is not the word we need so much
There are many people who can talk, but
! that won't do the work. 1t is the Holy
Ghost that takes hold of mems hearts God
is calling, "Whom shall l send, and who
will 90 for us" God help the timid one who
would rather see a sinner die than to 20 and
save him. Miss De Merritt disClaimed the
credit OF saving people purely by her own
| eXhOrtations, but said she did it with the help
| of Christ and the people While at Wilkes.
Barre, season of two weeks and four days,
there were 1913 conversions.
The evangelist said that no matter how
young a child may be, if it had the inteli-
gence to feel that it had sinned before the
| sight of God it should be allowed to go to the
| bench and pray if it wished to. The speak.
er's eyes moistened frequently and her fer.
vent appeals caused display of many hand
kerchiefs in the congregation. A number of
! people kneeled at the chancel rail before the
meeting closed and the meeting last night
was also very successful. Miss De Merritt's
stay here is indefinite, but will continue at
| least two weeks.
Evangelist Williams will close his two.
| week mission here next Wednesday night
| He was sent here by the Reading Association
Next Sunday he will conduct meetings in
| Brooklyn He will then go to Hartford
Conn, and remain two weeks after which he
will 20 to Minersville, this county, or
| Chicago III. This has not been decided
/ definitely. This evening he will tell of his
| life, to morrow evening he will speak on
| Life on the English Stage and ON Wed.
! nesdsy evening he will make his farewell
address aud close his mission at the English
| Baptist church.
EVANGELICAL CHURCH,
! The temperance services held in lions
| Evangelical church, ON West Oak street, last
evening, caused a large attendance The eI-
| ercises were held under the auspices Of the
| Young Peoples Christian Endeavor SOriety,
an auxiliary Of the above church, and the
program rendered was as follows;
Singing, "Ihe Future Lies Before Me"
prayer, J. II. Keller Jr; address, "Temper.
ance," A. l.. Graf, Pres. Of G.. E, S quartette,
| Ter, g. H. Sampse and Charles Willmau;
recitation, "Close the Bars Hattie James;
quartette "The Angel Of Prayer" Annie
Derr, Sadie Hasser, Charles Willman @, II.
| sampsel; recitation 'YOice from the Poor
House." Verde Keller; singing, Temper
ance song" Christian EndeavOr Society;
recitation, "Woman's Mistake, Emma Eisen-
hart; singing, Keep in the Middle of the
| Kings Highway" Sadie Hassler Annie Derr,
| Charles Whitman, @. H. Sampsel; recitation,
"Whose business vas dot?' John Snyder;
singing, "The Home that Used TO Be- read
ing, Sowing and ReapinP" Emma Faust;
| dialogue, Meeting of the Official Board of the
| Bloomsbury n. E. church Messrs. A. L..
| Graf George Wagner, Albert Eisenhart
| John Snyder, o. ID. GOhO singing, "All Will
/ Depend Upon You" Christian Endesvor So
eietyi recitation, "The Moderate Mother"
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