The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-09
ALL BUTTE ATTENDS
Men, Women and Children Flock to
the Great Auditorium.
THE ROOM WAS TOO SMALL
An Overflow Meeting Held In the
Mountain View Churoh-The
Crittenton esouers VIII
Remain Till Friday.

uglOuS history OF butte. Inc AuultO-
rum. which has been given over en-
tirely lately to religious gatherings,
was occupied nearly every hour on the
Lords day. ALI day young and old
from all parts of the city and it's SUBJ
urbs turned their feet towards this
common center of interest and all day
the walls of this large and handsome
audience room rang with sacred song.
whose refrain fioated far out over the
city. The services began at 10 o'clock
a. m. with a delightful testimony and
experience meeting. One hour was the
time appointed for this meeting, but II
did not begin to be sufficient for those
who wished to participate in IT. Very
many were on their feet at once in all
parts of the house waiting to speak.
Eleven o'clock found the large choir
upon the platform and the pastors of
the churches with the evangelists. The
churches were closed and silent and all
their forces were concentrated here.
Rev. Mr.. Healy of Anaconda led in
prayer, and Rev. ]. H. Spencer read
the 91st Psalm. quartet composed
of Messrs. Fourth, Kippen, Furch and
Turner sang 1.-TWO Paths Lie Before
Us; Which One Will You Take?" Mr..
Wallace sang, How Can / But Love
Him?" the congregation Joining in the
concluding refrain.
Mr. Morton was the preacher and an
nounced as his text Luke 1888, "Whoso-
ever We be of you that forsaketh not all
that he hath he cannot be my
disciple" People ask did Jesus mean it
when he said that a man must hate his
father and mother If need be to follow
Him? How can this be? The fact is
that love to Jesus will enable us to
love them better than we could other
wise. But Jesus must have first place
and we must countenance nothing in
those nearest and dearest to us which
is opposed to Christ. There are hus-
bands and wives who lead lives really
separate from one another because one
loves God and the other does not The
ideal relationship exists when they are
bound by the double tie of love to one
another and love God. A man does not
know how to truly and thoroughly care
for his family who is not a Christian.
Don't get the impression that to take
up Christ's cross is to draw a long face
and make life grievous Jesus asks us
to cast our burdens on Him. He will
bear them with us and we shall find
His yoke easy and His burden light.
After you have started out to follow
Christ, don't look back. Remember
Lots wife. There are many spiritual
pillars of salt to-day; let us go on as
Lot did We don't have to run away
from our friends to follow Christ We
simply tell them of our determination
and II they are not willing to follow
our Master they leave US, not we them.
Leave all at once and follow Christ.
At the close of the sermon Rev. E. ].
Groeneveld led in prayer and the usual
after meeting following with the same
blessing which has uniformly at
tended it.
At o'clock there was a prayer and
praise meeting for an hour and then
Mr.. Crittenton preached. His text was
John 11:2S-"The Master is come and
calleth for thee" The beautiful Incl
dent of the Sisters of Bethany and
their bereavement was described. God
has special times Of calling men. The
great revival of 1857 was one. Butte is
being called now. Christ calls upon
you to roll away the stones that hinder
His work. These are the stones of
neglect, of indifference, of worldliness,
etc. Many striking instances in the
preachers personal experiences of Gods
calls accepted or rejected were related.
Then there was anther good after
meeting But the climax was reached
in the evening. The sidewalks were
covered with people on their way to the
Auditorium and long before time to be-
gin there was not standing room in the
Auditorium. So an overlooking meet
ing was held. At the Auditorium Mr.
Crittenton preached, his text being
Isaiah 21:11: Waterman, What of
the Night" Mr.. Crittenton said that
without Jesus even this life and this
world is all darkness-and what must
be the world beyond? He pictured sew
eral scenes in the life of Paul. His con-
version on the way to Damascus, by
Paul praying. Praying and Bible read
ing men are not dangerous and he told
how a father and son from the East
were travelling in one of our western
territories one night far from any town
or village. They were taken in by a
ranchman for the night. The youn &
man, who was an infidel called his
fathers attention to the roughness of
their surroundings and the unfavor-
able appearance of their host and said
to his father, while you sleep, I'll
keep watch" But on retiring for the
night, the ranchman gathered his fam
lily around him and invited the strans-
ers to join them to hold family wor-
ship. After the reading and the pray
ing the young infidel said to his father:
We'll. / am not afraid; l think IL Is
perfectly safe here. a praying man is
a safe man." very vivid description
of Paul's intercourse with Peter fol-
lowed and with Felix. the governor,
and with Kink Aggripina- At the close
of the service many expressed a desire
to become Christians
At the Mountain View church Mr.
Morton was the preacher. Mr.. Wallace
was with him TO sing and several pas
tors were in the pulpit. Mr. Morton's
text was Proverbs 1925. There Is a
way that seemet bright unto a man
but the end thereof are the ways OF
death" There is no peculiar way for
YOU 10 be saved. however right IL may
seem TO you. Jesus says. / am the way
Obedience TO him is the way for an
Nobody has ever found any other.
Many have shipped in the bark. false