The morning call., 1895-02-09
AN INCREASED FOLD.
The Revival Meetings Last
Convert.
A BAPTIST UNION MEETING.
The Pastors Are Pleased With the
Work Accomplished.
HUNDRED And FIFTY NEW MEMBERS.
Closing Services at Metropolitan Hall.
ALI the Pastors Deliver
Short Addresses.

Last nights Baptist union revival meet
ing-the final meeting of the series at
Metropolitan Temple-was held without
the presence of the Rev. J. Q. A. Henry,
who is confined to his home with bad
attack of the grip. In his absence his
assistant pastor, Rev. NJ. a. BOynton, con-
Quoted the services, with the assistance of
the other Baptist clergymen of the city.
There was but one convert to come for
ward last evening, but the pastors are
pleased with the work done, for las alto
gether have come up during the meetings
and announced that they had found grace
The services, besides the songs of praise
and prayers, consisted of short addresses
from the different pastors
After the Rev. Mr.. Hayden of Mountain
View had read from the Bible Mr. Boynton
spoke of Mr.. Henry's condition, saving
that he was not improving and asked for
the prayers of all for his recovery. 1t was
announced that this was to be the last of
the union meetings, but that on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week
similar meetings would be held in the
evenings at the First Baptist Church on
Eddy street. between Jones and Leaven-
worth, and that tomorrow will be cele-
brated, atSthe same church, the fifth ami
versary of Rev. ]. Q. A. Henrys pastorate.
In introducing Rev. George E. Duncan
of the Third Baptist Church, Mr.. Boynton
said that San Francisco was most beauti-
full place to live in, but that it was not an
easy place for pastor to work in and that
it was very poor place for any sort of
Christian work. The people seemed to be
taken up with anything except religion
and every sort of religion except the Chris
tan seemed to flourish. He had great
respect for a man like Mr. Duncan, who,
in spite of all this, could continue his good
work for the fourteen years he had been at
it, Mr.. Duncan spoke of the benefits de-
rived from the meetings in bringing all the
Baptist churches into closer union.
Rev. II. L. Dietz of the German Baptist
Church, Rev. J. George Gibson, who has
led the singing at all the revival meetings
and who has lately been installed as pas
tor of the Emanuel Baptist Church, and
Rev. A. NJ. Russell of the Hamilton-square
Baptist Church all made fervent and elo-
quent appeals to those outside the field to
come in.
Mr.. Boynton then announced that as
this was the final meeting, he would like
to have all those who felt that they had
been blessed by the meetings to rise, and
nearly the whole audience stood up. All
Christians were then asked to bow in
prayer, and an appeal made to any who
had found grace and desired to announce
it and come into the fold, but there were
no responses. The last ten minutes were
taken up with brief remarks from those
who had been converted, and many spoke
a few words of thankfulness, large pro-
portion of them being men.
Single sentence prayers were asked for
from members of the audience in behalf of
DIR. Henry, and there were a number Of
responses. During the last song one con-
vert came forward and the services were
closed with prayer by Mr.. Gibson.