The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-09
FIRST GUN IS FIRED
The Great Revival Started at thu
Christian Church.
MANY PEOPLE TURNED AWAY
Rev. Mr.. Brown Makes an interest
Ing Talk on the Subject of Re-
vivals-Announcem
for the Week.

annearance before an Anaconda au-
ddence Many were turned away Tor
lack of seats and the aisles were filled
by men who stood up during the entire
service which was longer than usuai
but very entertaining and at no time
what 50 many people who seldom go
to church, complain OF In the sermon dc
dry. 49,,
A choir composed of the singers from
the various churches led the singing
which consisted Of familiar hymns anu
songs.
Elder Barnaby introduced Mr.. Brown
with a few fitting words, Saying tha,
me is already friend and ne hopeo
before the meetings closed he might De
called "our benefactor."
Rev. Mr. Brown said In opening mis-
address that he should Follow pre-
cedent established by Joseph Cook OF
boston, and before beginning his tank
would give a short prelude just by way
of introduction mainly personal but
which he said seemed proper that tney
might be better acquainted ana when
ne hoped would not lay him open TO the
criticism of blowing his own horn.
ssMy home" said he, is in Morgan
Park, a suburb of Chicago. which as
NOTED for its schools and institutions Oh
learning. I am an ordained minister OF
rba IA r,thst church, not the hard shell,
but the soft she'll Baptist. have been
preaching for 3S years and had churches
In wisconsin dn charge for IL years. AL
that time i was appointed state evan
gelist and served as such enrougn ene
cities and villages of Wisconsin for one
wear. The board wished me TO continue
at the end of that time but the work
seemed to be my calling and wanted
TO be at liberty TO go out side OF tine
state and declined reappointment. 30
for 26 wears I have been an evangelist.
Most of this time have been holding
union meetings like this On which all
churches worked together. L am
Baptist but / like the Methodists, my
wife Is a Methodist and in holding
meetings where / had "a singer l took
one along to sing for me. that is how
Brother Avis and I got acquainted you
see the Methodist furnished the hre
and 1 supplied the water, then we got
up steam and the meetings moved along
gradually.
ct have worked in every state in the
aynfon but three Louisiana, MISSISSIPPI
and Texas and all of the territories ex-
cept Alaska l.,
Montreal and we belonged to the clan
Macdonald, race of lighters.
traced my 'pedigree back 300 years
once and then stopped because up &c
THAT time Ut was a clean record and
was afraid ito go back any further. My
ancestors were warriors and / am
lighting the world, the flesh and the
devil. We are beginning a battle IN
this city of which / have no doubt as
to the result the victory with God:
help will be ours. Tt will be a hare
light six months of 1t IN Montana.
1T preach nothing but the Bible. and
my belief is founded only upon what
taught In the scriptures. There arr
three things which the people have
right to ask of any preasher, and theS
expect an affirmative answer, withou
1t the power of THE man amounts K
nothing. The first ds do you believe
what you preach? second, do you prac
tice what you preachf third, do yo'
mean us any harm, are you here TO
our good? / believe thoroughly all tina
preach and / practice 1t, and / an
here for your good. I do not know
any of you and don't want TO know an.
thing about your affairs IL / do befor
have been here many days you WI
say am getting personal in my ser
mons. and some one will be hurt i
feelings.
That ended the prelude. The speak
er then announced his theme for tbs
evening as "Revivals," considering tn
points. What is a revival? the objec
tions to revivals. When are they neces
sary? and what Is essential to the sue
cess of revivals? He illustrated his re
marks by many stories and anecdotes
amusing. many of them, but such a
serve to point a moral. To revive
TO bring to life; the dead only can b
revived. There are many objection
TO revivals brought by religious pee
pie. too. but God has been holding re
vivals all down through the age:
There have been seasons Of depressio
and lack of life followed by awaken
fngs and great activity. Revival
seem to be a part of Gods plan.
Wise people shake their heads; thes
evangelists get up too much excite
ment: the converts don't stick and tn
excitement is too high. They like quit
ho0 n lad
affairs where the programme SCENE
never ending. Those quiet meeting
are longer than the stirring kind, bl
one finds them effective only in II
grave yard. and one might as well 9
there to hold them, so far as doing an
good is concerned. Men get excite
over politics and over fires, over acc
dents. but in religion some people o.
tect to il. Now a man who really b
lieves his Bible can't help getting e,
cited about his salvation and about n
neighbors and the preachers or IN
town can't help getting excited by u
throngs which pass the church 200
and I'LL the saloons.
Another objection that CONVEX
made in revivals do not hold out, d
DIR. Bonner of Glasgow, after 80 year
experience through every revival
that citv in that time maintains IN
a majority do hold out and live Chri
tan lives. The speaker himself kne
of hundreds of active Christians
day. some pastors. some MISSIONARY
Others workers in Sunday schools a.
other fields. who had been convert
in revivals. 1t is true, some fall a.
go back to their wicked ways, D
when a man goes fishing he does n
catch all good fish. He lands DC
fish some times. but that does not sp
the other fish caught and il is no N
son why he should stop fishing.
cause the man who never catches an
thing fishes at all. laughs at his dc
fish.
Some religious papers object to trs
cling evangelists, but the Bible sa
that Christ sent out his apostles 1
and two. one 10 SOW and one TO re-
The preachers are thessowers and
evangelists, the torch bearers, are