Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-12-21
Gospel Meeting.

Gospel Meeting.
Fridays afternoon meeting was
given up to the children. who
attended in large numbers and who
followed with much interest the
entertaining talk Of MIR. Hunt. There
are but few evangelists who have
the faculty Of reaching both children
and adults, but Mr.. Hunt Ia equally
successful with each, and one OF the
pleasantest things about the meeting
Friday afternoon was the throng-
ing around Mr.. Hunt OF 80 many
children who wanted to shake hands
with him.
The best yet is the verdict which
is passed at the close OF each evening
meeting. This shows the untlagging
interest displayed and the success of
each meeting. But Friday night
the record was excelled every way.
Not only was the talk on Found
Wanting, remarkablefo for it's power,
and for securing the riveted attention
of the audience, but the results OF
the talk, and of former meetings.,
was brought out in all strength In
the memorable after meeting. At
that meeting which lasted perhaps
half an hour no less than one
hundred and thirty people rose to
testify for Christ. In addition Others
rose and gave silent witness while
still Others offered prayer. 1t was a
meeting that will never fade from
the memory OF those who were
present. Many gave their hearts to
Christ and large number OF cards
were signed.
The address Of Mr.. Hunt was well
calculated to impress people and to
lead them into new and better life.
He commenced with vivid
description of Babylon in which all
the glories, pomp and wealth of the
ancient kingdom werelaid before the
audience. The siege Of Babylon by the
Medo- Persian army and the drunk
en- revelry of Belshazzar were next
dwelt with in the same manner.
This was done to show how that
the monarchy notwithstanding the
blessings and prosperity God had
given it did not benefit ny it. but
grew worse and worse until at last
the Almighty weighed it in the balance
of his justice and found it wanting.
In making the application OF this
truth the speaker showed that God
does not call us to account until we
have had the opportunity of ac-
cepting Christ. II we do not accept
Christ, then, very rightly. we come
under condemnation. Speaking of
the fright of Belshazzar, which was
intensified by Daniels explanation
OF the handwriting on the wall, Mr..
Hunt very truly said that ''in the
flash of a moment, in some dire eX-'
tremity all a mans experience will
pass before him." In an ingenious,
graphic and telling manner the
speaker took up the ten command
ments one by one and pointed out
that testing our life by the Observ-
ance of the moral. law we would all
he found wanting, for If we have not
broken one commandment we have
another. and as the breaking of one
link breaks the chain 50 the breaking
of one commandment breaks the
whole moral law. In solemn Ian
guage the congregation was re-
minded that in the Bible one way of
salvation was revealed, and that
through Jesus Christ. "God does
not forgive us that we may 20 on
SHINING, but that we may go on in
the way of repentance."FV
Mr.. Browning was unable to be
present as he had to fulfill at St.
Paul d musical engagement pre-
viously made. But the music sang
was appropriate to the occasion.
Mr.. Hoover sang with excellent
effect zone Sweetly Solemn Thought
and Mr.. Laird rendered the very
beautiful selection "Belshnzzer's
Feast" The chorus choir also did
some effective work.
decided i'm Favor of Young.