The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-09
WHERE MANY STOP TO PRAY
CROWDS ar THE NOOHDIY MEETINGS
m IssOCIl TIOy UkLL

every day. Women with their arms full OF
bundles come In from their shopping. busi-
ness men leave thsir cents and dollars alike to
take care Of themselves for = vhlle. clerks
SPEND their hour for rest there. vagabond
loafsrs edge IN shamstscsdly. and recent con-
verts eli aslow. bring their doubling friends
with them. On the platform yesterday sat
some Of the leading ministers Of New York
and Brooklyn. and = converted Jew. an Indian
evangelist negro slngers. and other workers.
from England. Scotland. and Canada There
wasn't much excitement New York au-
disncss are not apt TO be feverish. Now and
then fsrtent "Amsns" would be uttered. and
enes. during the singing Of step over the
Line" ~ Miss Uphsm. q woman near the
pistferm sebbsd aloud. But for the most part.
The feelings. though evidently intense. - one
could zee by the faces. was not Of the rsving
and rantine sort.
Ny friend" said one OF the workers after
the meeting. the people who come here arc
too deeply. not too little touched. New York IL
passing through time OF great trial Many OF
these people have had great losses or are In
peculiar straits. They have been. as II were.
knocked breathlsss By circumstances You
don't shout and cry and make . great noise
when Tou are GREATNESS Neither do they.
But thank God Christ has heard many a
murmur that has gone up from this hall Of
which the poor soul that uttered II was itself
hardly conscious"
Three speakers occupied most OF the time
yesterday They were the Rev. Mr.. Weaver. q
Canadian evangelist Dr. W. I. Sabine Of the
Reformed Episcopal Church. and Frank
Wright q Choetav Indian. Mr.. Weaver spoke
from the second and third verses Of tho fortieth
Psalm: lie brought me up out Of q horrible
pit. out OF the miry clay. and set my feet upon
. rock. and established my RoinEa And He
hath put o new song In my mouth even praise
unto our God many shall see II. and fear and
trust In the Lord"
" The testimonies we had Yesterday" said
Mr.. Weaver. In a big voice with strong Eng
lish accent, reminded me OF this remarkable
testimony here. This man Acknowledged that
he had been down In the nire--in horrible
mire Now We aren't always willing to ac-
knowledge that we're not Just about perfect.
We seem 10 think that all we need IL pair Of
wings and we'll be quite celestial Lots Of
people kind Of stroke themselves down and
act rs II they were altogeths ready to be called
home to be at rest with Christ How about the
horrible pit In which so many OF US have been 2
We don't say anything about It, We ought to.
The keynote Of true testimony is bad self.
good Christ That's what IL i. When we
think what the grace OF Christ has done for US
how can We be silentp
There was once Toronto baker who pros
psred and grew very rich. And he built One
house and left II TO his son on condition that
the son should have In every room q picture
Of his father In his bakers apron ard with his
sleeves rolled ND to the elbows. The young
man loved his father. and as for the house. he
certainly did want that But that picture! He
was ashamed Of what he had been. SO ne
hung up the picture Of his father all right and
then he turned IL to the wall. That's the way
We dol We are saved by Christ and we intend
to take the salvation He gives US, but we keep
have Christ lust ss surely as know that am !
sIisnt aif So's II s:n APa an sSs
I'M q Ss.SSsr front at so M H.
angels sref LOOK down " on earth and point INT
out some mes sacred spot and say So.snd-so Vas
hall .. lie SrthpIae. q ,hcussaS G" into lie
ssBns as e. SsIs
d1 ohn anSns ths people Hsss, Of Him
'1f hat nsn for %s a ~
used to Be In our bosish games. whsn there
was slways one place where ". could not he
s%sns ss PsSp M: %ssR Hs s ss
sS%s SAID. as hath a devil; others SAID Il
He bath devil how can He do these works.,
one Of them. because Of lis anbsiisi. vent
down. down, down. and the other Was with
The difference between these two thieves
10 the difference between Christians and sin:
ior salvation, DO not want H" to iS si,ts bsp.
tism. or the Lord's supper or the Church Of
sa oE .hr s sna %
the Lord Jesus Christ.
aos n New sf hav.n and hs sadsnts al
Ssrs very deeply Influenced By It, Two young
,s,,Sws college ehr nI were yer, much L.
Lets go up 70 the Professor : house and have
talk With him. 30 they started and when
of them was irresoiuie. Aud as they stood
there the gate swung back aud forth in the
Oh said the irrssoluts one. ! guess I
won, go In tonight guess I'll walt.
up I'm s .SoS n IL. and , f% solns now, .
pcnt n Ss lie lie found CRsi.s hat nrSs
end went out to an honored and useful lie.
died nrsradsd death This very yA hour aE may a
i%ss turning that Ssin soa In s as an ;Ss
81 Writ TIE s.m. Sn
there was a percsptible deepening Of
Interest. lie 10 the Indian syangelist who. In
En- sSpf ne & heart. 81 .sns ,f h:
yl1sng People Of the town that they Voluntarily
iiSisnds:s he said. people say 4 Ike 70 TAX 70
do. u isn't that don't like to see sinners
saved. but how can We save them II We are no.
right ourselves Two been rea,ling over tina
book Of Amos Itss great book. And want
pare TO meet thy dodP Are you ready
=. God IL q God Of proyidsness. There have
People are asking Themselves how they shall
md bread for their families where they shall
get clothing 10 keep them warm what TOoi
Nlll shelter them. | tell You, my friends, I
think II 10 God speaking to the people He
leila here In this twelfth cha pier OF Amos what
He has done for Israel. aud then says. Yet
have " not returned unto Me- and that 10
what He 10 saying to this city and this eoun-
~. You are hand IN glove with the world.
mlHed up In them yourselves"
Amen" said man near the front.
We can have AL sorts OF pious sentiments"
exclaimed Mr.. Wright and shout out
: Everybody laughed. and the man said
Amsp" AKAin. louder than before aud add |
=. 3D., F1har' true OrO'A'rF It.EslthOnstO
:. But II We doa't clean out our lives" con-