The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-02
PROGRESS OF GOSPEL
Demonstrated by SChlVerea Last Night 10 an
OVerdoWlns Audience
He SAYS Circulate THE TRIBUNE
That Was His Advice to Thousands
1t Helps the Great Work AIong-A
Notable Incident in Pittston-The
Great Invitation EloquehtIy Ex-
planned And Sixty Fathers and
Mothers Respond.

Evangelist Schiversa enjoyed we'll
earned rest yesterday and addressed
but one meeting, In giving out the
announcements last evening the Evan.
gelist said: TIT Is hardly worth my
while giving out the notices as you all
read The TRIBUNE, and ! would like to
say right here that 1t would be good
thing il friends would buy about ten
copies of The TRIBUNE and hand them
around to acquaiutances 80 that they
can read what we are doing In the city.
l believe that reading about our meet
ings will help along the work wonder.
fully"
Last night the great interest and
overfowing attendance in the meeting
was continued. The subject of the ad.
dress was Come" This was Gods
greatest invitation and the evangelist
said that 1t pervaded the whole Scrip.
ture from Genesis to Revelations. God
distinctly shows his wish to save fam.
lilies and never intended man or woman
to be divided and IL they were united
in Gods love there would be less work
for lawyers in Scranton. God made man
and wife here to be man and wife In
heaven. What can there be more sad
than to see home divided, the wife
saved and the husband unsavsi or the
children saved and the parents unsaved.
Mr.. Schiversa then said:
BIBLE AND BEER BOTTLE.
Go into some houses and see the Bible on
the one side and the beer bottle on the
other the wife loving Christ and the Bible,
the husband loving sin and the bottle, and
there my friends lies the secret why so
many Of our boys and girls turn out so
badly and 1t is to be surprised at when
they are brought up in such an atmos-
phere. Not long ago a man asked me
where was heaven and I pointed across
the street to a mechanics house where the
man and wife were Christian people and
the children seeing this were full of Chris.
tian love and made what seemed place
where tie atmosphere was full of the in
fuence Of heaven. Why should not there
be everywhere the same blessed and happy
state OF homes.
To-day was speaking to saloonkeeper
OF Pittston who is just giving up business
and he told me that for months he had not
been able to rest and was awakened in his
sleep and confronted with the fact that he
had been taking the hard-earned money OF
men wading In mud and water digging
coal in the bowels Of the earth, money
which should have gone to the wives and
little children and he could not stand it
any longer This was an unsolicited tesJi.
monial to the work OF the mission, and
ask you men why do you give room for the
saloonkeeper to say this OF your How
much better II husbands and wives ac-
Gel tel the invitation and entered the ark
OF the covenant and be saved.
AN EARNEST APPEAL.
There is another 'come"-the come OF
reason. God left the association OF angels
and comes into this tent. He is here now.
this night, and says, "come now." He
comes to you men and does not wait for
you to 60 to Him. Why live in sin when
there are brighter prospects, great bene-
fits, joyous hopesi Why ruin body and
ruin your soul? Why not accept the invi-
tation tonight
There is yet another "Come," "Come ye
Weary" This includes all, the wealthy
and poverty-stricken, you all want rest.
There is only one way to get rest and that
Is by throwing your burden on the Lord.
Weary soul, Jesus is ready He will give
you rest Will you come?
The invitation is for all tonight, the best
man and the worst man. He means you.
WhenH Now! Ny friends this very night
the invitation Is ringing out to all? Not
tomorrow. Not next week, but now, this
night?