The morning call., 1894-03-21
REV. CASE HIS SUBSTITUTE.
ALTAR SERVICE BY Or. HIRST.

Great interest is being shown in the
meetings held by DIR. c. 81. Yatman of New
York. The well-knOwn evangelist preached
three times Yesterday and declared in one
of the sermons that he was delighted with
the size of the congregations and the en-
thusiasm manifested by those present.
The division of the Bible into chapters
of helpfulness" was the subject of the
monday address delivered at the Young
Mems Christian Association Hall on Sutter
street to an audience composed largely of
business men. The helpfulness of prayer
was the keynote of the discourse. pray
for everything you want" exclaimed the
doctor in his jovial, energetic way. You
have as good right to pray for gold as for
grace. Pray, too, that in this magnificent
city, this beautiful anu prosperous city by
tie Golden Gate, all the churches may take
up this grand revival work.
The first of a series of five addresses
upon The relation of the word OF God to
human life and expression" was delivered
by DR.. Yatman in the afternoon at the
Central Methodist Church on Mission
street.
The trouble with US is that we are
apt to discount the promises Of God
We do not trust in them as we trust
in the promises OF our human friends.
Now would you be willing to sell q
$40 piece for $40? OF course you would
not aid if you know of a man who
would Just send him to me. And vet you
are willing to let the promises of God go
below par. | tell you there is more faith
10 be placed in bis words than in those of
any human friend.
1.-The trouble with so many of you is
that you want TO 10 something great aud
high whenever you think OF buckling on
tie harness of religion instead of being
content to do the work that just lies TO
your hand. We cannot all be preachers
and elders.
"a little care-woTn woman came to me
timidly not long ago and she said oh.
Mr.. Yatman, l am not doing what is
right, because l cannot come TO church.
That little woman seemed to think she
was a great sinner because she stayed
away from church to perform all the
duties of good wife and mother. She had
seven children, and she could not have af
fordeds il she had been willing to relegate
the care of them to Bridget aud to Grselle
She Just took care Of them herself and
shaved all day end every day.
'Weli. there was cheerful, joviaI man
in that church who looked like a ripe saint.
and she was worried 10 think how much
further from grace she was than that man.
L OuSUl DDb 10 nave SAID Hnat i
did TO her" continued Mr.. Yatman, his
face fairly beaming with amueement .'but
L told her my thoughts when | said: Let
that man you think such saint have two
cross babies to take care of for twenty-four
hours at stretch and be would know what
grace meant
Yes, ny friends, a woman who does
her duty nobly as wife and mother is as
sure of Gods grace as any preacher, as any
bishop, even II She Is too hard worked TO
attend church regularly. You can all help
TO spread the gospel, every one of you.
You can get into homes that the preacher
cannot reach; you In your daily work can
touch hearts that | cannot get near. Oh,
my brethren, do good deeds now. There
is nothing higher or sWeeter in this world
than having made an others life purer and
better"
Both at the morning and afternoon ad-
dress brief service of song preceded Mr..
Yatman's sermon.
In the evening monster meeting was
held In the spacious tent that covers the
POstoffce site on Seventh and Mission
streets. The tent has now been made
more comfortable, all the pertures being
closed. so that the constant dangers from
dTaught have been TO great degree
leSSened.
Unfortunately. DR.. Yatman had con-
tracted such severe cold, and in conse-
quence suffered from such extreme hoarse-
ness, that it was necessary To get a SUBJ
siitute to fill his duties. Rev. W. w,
Case. pastor of the HoWard-stroet NJ. Z.
Church. came to the rescue and conducted
the service, ably assisted by DR.. A. c,
First and others. DR.. Yatman was pres
eat on the platform. and lent enthusiasm
to the meeting.
The subject Of the preachers discourse
was THE Deeper Baptism of the Holy
Ghost In The course of his remarks Dr.
Case made graphic use of an incident that
had occurred 10 him on Sunday night He
was called out of the meeting to go to the
bedside of a dying man on Fourth and
Townsend streets. The scene was a most
affecting one. and through it DR.. Case
eXhorted his hearers to do their duty
while health lasted, so as to be prepared
with cheerfuness and resignation when
the hour Of sickness was at hand
In effect, Dir. Case advocated present
surrender IN view of all conditions of life
and complete trust in the power of God to
save and to keep all those who were
faithful to him.
Pass Me Not, o Gentle Saviorv was
cbarmingly rendered by Mrs. Harrington.
after which Mr. Burpee related his expert
ences of conversion from a life of drink
and gambling.
After the service, DR.. Hirst led the altar
service, an innovation in revival meetings.
The meeting was enthusiastically attended.
and expressions of gratitude and sympa.
thy were received from numerous converts
DIR. Yatman will, if sufficiently recoy
cred, take charge OF the services TODAY.
There will be noon service at Young
Mems Christian Association Hall on Sutter
street, service at2:30 p NJ. at the Central
Methodist Church on Mission street, and
the usual evening service On the Postofiee