The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-08

The Sehiverea mission services of
Saturday and yesterday were attended
by the same enormous crowds which
have thronged the Gospel tent through
the entire campaign. Ii the evening
Evangelist Schlverea delivered Lis
farewell address to men.
Yesterday morning Elm Park church
was crowded to hear the evangelist
who preached upon "Prayer" explaining
what a prayer should bs to be Elective
The remarks were specially ADDRESS ID
to the mission converts. In the after
noon meeting was held at the tent
Tor those who were not church mem
bers or in the words of the evan zelis5 a
meeting for those who had recently de-
cided to take Christ and those who
We're inQuiring rbe way.
Rev. DR.. Robertson. of the Presby-
terian church, spoke upon the subj c!,
How May We Know That We are
Saved" 1t was his protection to en-
sure him rest In his home. In the
same manner is Christ the protection
for the tired. weary sinners. Cnrist is
the door which shuts out those things
which prevent rest and peace.
REV. MR.. PARTRIDGE SPEAKS
Mrs. B. T. Jayne sang, "CLrist Ia
Passing This Way" and WAS followed
by Rev. Warren G. Partridge, who in
brief address said that during his
residence In Scranton he had not seen
a time when people Of the city had
been so anxious to hear Of Christ and
it was glorious privilege to him to
stand there and commend to the
young converts the words, "That
without faith 1t was impossible to
please God" They had heard the
ruff1e of the clothing Of the Divine
Presence in the meetings and the emo.
tions Of men and women had been
stirred, but as Evangelist Schiverea
had said early in the mission 1t was not
quantity but quality of Christian dis.
ciples they wanted. He then made a
powerful exhortation to the young con.
yorts. urging them to remain strong In
their new faith and to put their entire
trust In Him who could save all.
Rev. W. Ii. Pearce said 1t was Joy
for him to utter his thoughts and ad.
vised the young converts to have an
unyielding faith in Jesus to carry them
through their whole life, and they
would journey through the world suc
cessfully In the face of all assailants.
General Secretary Mahy Of the
Young Mems Christian association also
spoke upon the same subject. The
greatest temptation to young Chris
tians was that they allowed their ligh t
to 90 out when they should shine
brightest, and urged upon them that
wherever they may be to let their
Christianity be known. to gather
strength and also to do good unto
others.
Evangelist Schiverea spoke upon the
word Now" Gods time was NOW"
so far as mans peace, salvation, re-
demption, pardon aud heaven was con.
cerned, 1t was ready ''now," and now
we may know II we are the children oil
God. 1t was only question of princi
pie. God must be taken at His word.
Faith in Him would bring about the
certainty in the young convert that he
had been saved.
LARGEST CROWD YET.
The largest crowd gathered during
the mission was assembled last night
within and without the tent. A praise
song was held for about an hour, con
Quoted by G. F. Whittemore. The
evangelist delivered sermon on the
parable of the rich man who set uI
greater barns and said:
| could not understand why Christ called
this man fool" He was man who
was wisely preparing his plans for thu
| future. If this man was in Scranton and
carried out the same plans, he would bt
highly respected aud would be tie center
of attraction, yet God calls him a fool
| Why does he SO call him2 Because he does
not tnKe God into his calculation, although
he makes use Of Gods sun, his dew, and
his grounds; he has no use for God himself
God was not recognized in his plans.
| Have we not many Of these men In our
midst tOdayg Why, only today mar
publicly acknowledged that he did not be
lieve in immortality; that he would die "a
a COW, and his children as puppy dogs
The young man going to coil ge who
shaping lis future destinies leave God out
OF his plans, can hope for no ultimat,
good, and the father or mother who, Civ.
ing their children all educational facilities
but leaving out all prayers and all mentioi
OF the name Of Jesus, cannot hope for tht
welfare aud happiness of their children
| was preaching at the county jail thi
afternoon, and did not meet with one maj
who had laken God into his plans. II W,
did so we would not know what police
man was the jails and saloons woull
cease to exist.
AN INSANE ACT.
It Is an insane act to try TO satisfy th
spiritual soul with temporal things lik
| the man Of the text Travelling snd luxu
ries will not satisfy the craving Of tin
soul ana that feeling Of unrest until Coz
ir part Of your plans
| 1t Is also insane 10 make all Ms plans
for this earth with no thought Of the here
after. There are plenty of men befor
me who have never given five minute
thought to the great hereafter although
they have witnessed the scores who havt
been swept away unprepared what an in-
sane act for man to live for this liz,
without preparations for the next work
Lay not your treasures my friend
in trying to satisfy yourselves OF
earth and having no treasures
In heaven. He says to you tonight, Thy
soul may be saved" HowS By taking hiu
as your Saviour. BY laying treasures il
heaven as well as on earth. We ought t
take care Of our bodies, but how mucl
more care ought we to take OF our souls.
man has been after me through the valley
wanting to insure my life, but I told hin
that my life was insured, and against fire,
too. The man appeared surprised, but ap
peared to grasp the matter when / tolt
him 1t wss the FIRE Of eternal damuation
Let me beseech you in Gods name get your
souls insured. Your wife and children
will be we'll provided for. Don't stop there
what about your own soulP Remember
there Is next world. Don't, pray you,
leave this tent and God to call you "!fhor
fool" Be man by deciding to have you
soul saved, and God bless you, men ant
women. let your never-dying soul be saved
tonight.
An after meeting was held, In whicf
several knelt at the penitent bench.
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