Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-12
THE HAMLlNE REVIVAL
Evangelist Potter Delivers an Eloquent
Sermon on the Great Salvation
A Large Number of Persons Respond
to the influence and Profess
Christinnity.

Mr.. Potter. the Chicago business man and
revivalist, assisted by his co-worker, Pro-
fessor Miller. drew another large crowd to
'Hamline Church last night. Mr.. Potter is
a natural leader, and possesses personal
grace and magnetism that easily enable
him to hold the closest attention of his
hearers. His dctio and manner are deep
ly impressive. The subject last night was
THE Great Salvation" and was based on
Hebrews 3. 2: How shall we escape If we
neglect so great salvation?'
After pointing out the greatness of tho
OTnipotent and omniScient Giver of the
salvation, Mr.. Potter drew a fancy picture.
Follow me-" said he, ''for a moment in
Imagination. 1 see the Son of Man seated
on His throne, high and lifted up beside His
Father-God. All is happiness. for not a
wave of trouble rolls across the breasts of
the inhabitants of the land that is fairer
than day. Music sweet and seraphic
floats out from the throne of God eter-
nal, and is echoed back by millions OF
happy harpers that line the banks of the
disc, when 10! the Son beckons the throng
to silence. and as the last note of the per-
feet symphony dies out on the AR OF
heaven, He rises from His Fathers throne
and tells them of mans lost condition and
that He alone can save them: Then hid
ding a farewell until He should have trod
den the wine press alone, he steps out
from the portals of heaven. out through the
cursed and Borrowing world to take up His
abode in a manager that He might get be-
meath the sorrowing. the signing, the tears
and the dying of our lost race and roll hack
the lowering clouds which sin had gather.
ed, that He might let into mans sad heart
the light and hope Of heaven. was ever
love like this? l-
Mr.. Potter then declared that 1t was a
great salvation because of the great SUI
fering which Christ endured as our SUD
stitute for sim I'VE shall never Know. ne
continued, 1.-The depths of the sorro" "nich
Christ bore for us. There were two sizes
to the Christ life-the human on the one
hand, the divine on the other. We might
understand somewhat of the suffering OF
Christ's human nature had not his dlFihe
nature been interlocked and interviewer
with it to bear it up that 1t might endure
greater suffering"
Several other considerations were tnen
presented by the evangelist, and NUMBER
of incidents in his experience were related
for the purpose of emphasizing the SAD
consequences of neglect of the salvation OIL
fered by the NaZarene.
At the close of the address an appeal was
made by the speaker to those present VINO
were unsaved to come forward for prayer
A large number responded to the invita-
ton, and during the course OF the evening
professed saving faith In Christ Inc meet
ing was regarded as the best of the series
thus far and the Christian people from the
various churches of the city who are at
tending predict that next week will be
time Of great victory 1t is anticipated
that an overflow meeting will be necessary
Sunday, in which case Mr.. Miller Will as
sumo charge of it in the lecture room.
Death of Col. Hampton ID. DenmaR.
Col. Hampton B. Denman died at his
residence, 1923 10th street, at O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, after brief illness.
Col. Denman was born in Lancaster,
Ohio, in 1890, his mother being sister of
Mrs Thomas Ewing. At the age OF eighteen
he went to California, by way Of Mexico,
being accompanied by his cousin, Hugh
Ewing. Whilst there they both were vol
unteer members of the party which. under
the command of Capt. Rucker mow the
venerable generaD, carried relief across the
left California in 1855, and settled in Lea
venworth, Kan; was the first MAYOR OF
that city and a member of the first Kansas
legislature. He was subsequently engaged
the territory that was then the great west,
and was the friend and companion of Col.
Boone, Carson, st. Vrain and other noted pion-
GERS, as well as of many of the old officers
of the army. He was for some years sup
erintendent of Indian affairs for the north
western district, and in the autumn OF 1866
was married to Miss Mary Young, daughter
of George Washington Young of GieSbcro,
who, with one son, survives him. He came
to Washington to reside in 1863, and has
since made this his home; his health hav-
ing been seriously impaired by the exposure
of his early life.
Col. DeIman was a man of wide reading
and of varied experience, and was intimate
for many years with prominent men all
over the country, particularly so with his
cousin and friend, the late James G. Blaine.
He was courteous gentleman of the old
school, a devoted husband and father, and
a staunch friend. and his death will be a
distinct personal loss to his many friends
throughout the country:
The funeral will take place Monday morn
ing, at 10 o'clock, from his late residence.