New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-22
COMING TO CHRIST.
MANY CONVERTS AT YESTERDAYS EVAN
GELICAL MEETINGS.
CROWDS AT COOPER UNION. METROPOLITAN
HALL AND MANY CHURcHEs-sERVicEs OF
SONG AND PRAISE, AND MANY STIR


RING ADDRESSES
The gloom OF Yesterday offered a marked con-
trast to the joyfuness and content that regned IN
,be various places where the evangestic crusade
went on Despite the inclemency of the weather.
crowds dlled the large hall OF the cooper Onion
and Metropolitan Hail. and in two-score OF cnurchfs
in every quarter Of the city the efforts OF the
workers met unbounded success. Men prayer a'
they never prayed before, and words OF comfort
and hone seemed to fiji all with JOY. Business men,
gamblers run-shop keepers and all the different
elements of prosperous or sorrow-strlcken human
ity found comfort and consolation Tne muscai
services contributed in no small degree IN c.hch-
ing the truths that to the heart cheering anu
giving renewed hope it did to the unfortunate
and sorrow-laden. The representative preachers
and evangelists OF half dozen different denoni-
nations Joined hands in spreading the Gospel, and
many of those who had come to jeer, kneit penn
tently when the meetings were over oe1ore auar
or platform. and professed their Willingness "
live for Christ
At noon Association Hall was about halfflled
with an audience which had come to hear the con-
verted Hebrew the Rev. Herman Warszawiak tell
OF his crusade in the Hebrew quarter ABOUT one
third OF those present were converted Hebrews and
there was also "A number Of Hebrews present VINO
had come out of curiosity hear the results OF the
missonary's work. The Rev. William j. Harsha'
of the Second Collegiate Reformed Church. of Har-
lem. presided After the hymn. Jesus Loves had
been sung. the Rev. y. G. Dixon spoke from the
text: For the name Of God IS basphcmed among
the Gentlles through you. 1t is written. Inc
speaker told in delightful way Of the sources OF
the Bible and how it represented the voices or
every condition Of mankind. Ii was he said, book
OF the heart CONSIDER In grief or ailicton' SPEAK
ing OF the part the Jews had in making the Bible
Mr. Dixon SAID: The Jew is walking commen-
tary on the truthfuness OF the Scriptures. ma
tionallty distinct yet without nation. Jew re-
mains a jew In spite Of everything and thank God
for Him OF the stock OF Abraham. OF the tribe or
Judah a Jew our God Incarnate, Jesus Christ our
King and elder brother.
Among the prayers TO be offered up were these:
For Gods ancient people. Israel" For man
who has driven a nail through the Bible FOR
gentleman Of culture"
TESTIMONY FROM CONVERTED HEBREW.
The Weeien sextet. composed OF women, then
sang some pretty hymns. and then the Rev Mr.
Warszawak told the audience, why am Chris
tan" He said. IN part:
I have been aborlng among jews for four years.
a Christian. and know why. There Is friend VINO
"stckcih closer than Il brother: lie y wh2n Il
God alone. Remember am speaking TO YOU as
lie said: Away from Me: you are condemned
sinner" DO you know the passage Prr.1re 10
net thy God, q Israel? This is what brought he
Men and friends stand before you and tell
YOU that it Is through the revelations OF that
precious Book that have found my inrouSh
Jesus Christ. II WAS God who found me. The los;
sheep had gone astray, and the Good ShepneFu cane
no -n in Jesus Christ II there had been, the
Jews would have pointed i out. Come, all we
VINO labor. and are heavy lIdeE. and Will give
You rest" That IS the friend whom l want 10
follow through NE.
Who loves a child better than a mother. yet to-
day my mother. with her human understanding, does
not love me. but Jesus Christ viii not desert me.
The missionary then told Of the great work that
IS being done among the Hebrews in this city They
are beginning. said h. to believe in the Man who
gave His lie for their salvation. Testimony was
then given by a number OF converts and others.
SERVICES AT COOPER UNION.
The trumpet notes Of bringing in the Sheaves,
PLAYED by the Park Sisters opened the biz after
noon meeting in Cooper Union ard George c. Steb-
bins. the composer sang The Home Land" The
huge volume Of sound made by the great audience
was Ike the inspiring shout of victorious army.
The Rev Henry VI. Wharton of Baltimore, gave
on. Of his snappy. characteristic addresses Mr..
Wharton Is a Nrsnian and he possesses rich'
/ deep voice that finds its way 70 waVerng heaIts.
Wharton said that in the endeIvOr 10 cast dscredit
upon the Bible. iniilcls lost sight Of the truth.
Nothing" he continued. lis done unsclhshly There
IS "A good deal OF selfshncss in my preaching CHRIST
ana the gospel. for love 10 DO H. Critics or Jesus
| should know that 10 is perfect Spurgeon had
three perfect people In his church, and he finally
had to turn them out. Even St Paul was not per-
feet Jesus Christ the only perfect man VINO
walked tho earth" The Rev. Mr. Wharton then
told of his conversion, and he continued: DOCS
the devil give You sympathy No; but you go 10
Jesus when YOU In trouble and you get human
sympathy" After abiding 10 many Instances OF
the sympathy and love Of the Saviour. the speaker
said;
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