The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-18
yArMAS,~ TirE EvAxeELIsr.
Revival Services to Commence ae Ffru.
NJ. r.. Church Tomorrow Nfxl1x,

Revival Services TO Commence at Ffruf
III. Il. Church Tomorrow Night.
Yesterday morning. at the First Meth
odiat Episcopal church. the Rev. W.. A.
shankiin preached on The Importance of
Evangelfstic Work. o sermon prepara-
tory to the special revival services 90 be-
En tomorrow evening under the auspices
OF Rev. G. III. YatHaan. Of New York. The
preacher emphasized the fact that q re-
vivai Is the joint work OF God and man.
tecrytng the id@a among members OF the
church that they can do nothing. that the
work Is not nj ali Dependents on them.
Every person has gu influence, and each.
generally has more direct influence on
certain individuals than all other persons
together. That influence may be- ssstsscient
10 bring them TO Christ. or 10 keep them
from Him. whatever may oppose This
view of the sabject explains why REVEALS
are eften 40 limited-hut few members OF
the church engage In Them The majority
are mere honorary members. doing no
work.
The Rev. G.. III. Yaiman, OF New York
city, who comes TO lead IN the special
Services. beginning tomorrow, Tuesday,
evening, Is one OF the most eminent
Christian workers new living. In New
York. brooklyn, Philadelphia and the
other great cities of the East moltittldes
have crowded to his services and thou
sands have been converted. Mr.. Yatman
mt Ocean Grove for twelve years, and
frum his leadership thereof his fame mas
gone to all quarters OF the gfot,e, although
his work haz. until within the last two
years. been altogether In the East. lie In
also at thu head OF the great Forward
movement In New York. Concerning this
work the Christian Inseiligencer In q re-
cent editorial said "A year ago there
was undertaken In this city the Methodist
forward movement, known as the Metro
politan meetings, under the leadership Of
the evangelist, the Rev. G.. H. yafman
Great success has attended this move
ment. The meetings were held In the
Academy OF Music. where congregations
numbering over 800 Sunday mornings. 1000
Sunday afternoons. and 3.5O Sunday
nights have gathered. besides daily
xeek-aght seryice OF several hundred.
with MONDAY prayer meeting largely
attended. There have been over 1000 i'm
qalrers, In tho meetings. mostly men >
After year OF experiment. the movement
has assumed proportions OF 30 great
power and permaneney that both the
Academy OF Music and the old Scotch
Presbyterian church OF Fourteenth street
have been secured as centers for future
work. with men ut the head who have
pledged themselves and their means to
Its thorough prosecution. The gratifying
and most encouraging feature of the large
Sunday evening congregations or 900 Ii
that often one-half are men. the proper
ton sometimes hclag greater. This, In
this city, where there are such crowds OF
non-ehnrchgoing people, IL remarkable
and hopeful
Mr.. Yatman is now II years old.
genial. whole-souied eonsecrated Chris
tan man. As a speaker. he Is magnetic.
enthusiastic. eloquent and Impressive.
The succoss OF year ago In California
has been repeated during the sast several
b. - $~Ss. a.
man comes 10 Seattle 20 assist the aE-
gresssye pastor and consecrated people of
the First Methodist Episcopal church. IL
IL believed that the commodious church
will ee taxed 90 the utmost capacity to-
morrow night by the host who will come
10 hear this noted evangelist, Mr.. shank
Hin and his people feel that they are ex-
ceedinsiy fortunate In securing him as
leader. for two or three weeks. OF the
Christian forces of this city.