The herald., 1896-08-20
THE CR|TTEATON MEETINGS
The Evangelist Doing Good Work
at Peniel Hall
MANY NEW CONVERTS MADE
The Services Attended by Large Congre.
cations Day and Night
Talk by Charles Horton, Ono Of the evangeI-
MANY NEW CONVERTS MADE
Talk by Charles Horton, Ono Of the evangei-
lists Assistants Interesting
Song Service

The Crittenton meetings at Peniel
| hall, on Main street, continue with una
| bated interest Crowds of eager, ear
| nest men and women fill the auditorium
| each afternoon. and at the evening SER
vice the gallery and the space at the
/ doorway as well. to listen to the simple
| Gospel as it is preached by this warm
| hearted man who has given every effort
Of his life to the work Of saving the lost.
| Gratifying success has attended the
meetings so far, many responding to the
| appeals of the evangelist and seeking
| the pardon of their sins. But Mr.. Crit
! tenton is not satisfied with meager re-
! suits, and hopes to see wave of re-
| vival sweeping over Los Angeles such
| as the city never has witnessed before.
| Monday afternoon Mr.. Crittenton talked
| on the subject of Assurance, taking as
| his text Il know that my Redeemer
! lives" and with remarkable array Of
Scripture references which he seemed to
! have at his tongues end, showed what
| cause he and all Christians had for per-
J feet assurance of salvation. He said
many people ask him If he really knows
| he is saved, and he tells them he is so
| il at all. he only thinks how he can get
! others saved. No one who looks al Mr..
! Crittenton can doubt for a moment the
/ truth of his statements He has that
| supreme confidence in his convictions
| which inspires confidence in all who
| hear him.
! Tuesday afternoon one of his workers,
| Mr.. Charles Morton. took the service.
| Mr.. Morton's career, as related by him.
| self. is certainly an eventful one. He
! belonged to an ariStocratic family in
| Chicago and was a stockbroker and spec
/ ulator for twenty years, but became adj
| dicted to the use of liquor. morphine, to-
| bacco. etc, and these habits grew so
! fixed that he became a total wreck, and
! in his efforts to reform was in an inebrl-
I ate asylum twenty-seven times. About
three years ago. while in the city of
| Pittsburg, he wandered into one of Mr.
| Critenton'S meetings and was convert
I ed. Since that time he has spent his life
! in trying to rescue others. Mr.. Morton
claims also to have been freed from the
effects of his dissipated life and to have
! as perfect health as child.
| Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Crittenton
| gave an impaSsioned address. dwelling
| mainly on the agony of the son of God
| in the garden of Gethsemane, and urg
ing the Christians present to get the
| same agony for the conversion of their
| fathers, and mothers. their brothers ana
| sisters, their children and their friends.
The evening service was probably the
| most impressive and most productive of
| results of any of the series so far. A
| stirring song service, lead by Mr.. Wal
| lace, was held before Mr.. CrittentOn'
, arrival, and after the usual prelimin- =
aries of opening two solos Were sung
very effectively, Just the Same Today
| by young lady of the choir, and "Coake
| Home" by Mr.. Wallace The latter was
| nd xx-oS 1icta, n1 TO II,
perfect silence by the vast congregation.
| Mr.. Crittenton then took charge of the
| meeting and announced as his text
Where Art Thou" He said in part:
THAT is question that comes to each
| one of us at some point of our lives
! God asked II of Adam. and he asks it of
| each one of us tonight, Where art thou
The devil deceived Adam and got him TO
| disobey God. And the same deceiver is
hard a work In these meetings in Los An
' geles trying to get you to put off the day
| OF your salvation. and as a consequence
| many Will be lost who intended to reach
= heaven. 1t isn't safe to wait for more
convenient season. When | was holdin,
| meetings at Elko, Nevada the editor Cf
the Independent told me he intended 10
lead new life and join the church, but
would wait till l left, as he didn't wish to
take any steps TO that end while there
was any excitement. / pleaded with HI m
not to delay as God might be inviting
him for the last time, but it was of no
! avail. | felt as though he were sealing
his doom, and ten days later he died of
| pneumonia"
Mr. Crittenton related many more In
cidents, chiefly of the same tenor. show
Ing the danger of delay in spiritual mat
ters, told of his efforts In his office and on
the streets of New York at preachin, !,
the gospel to single individuals. and of
| the increased success In his business af.
| fairs since he took the Lord in os
partner
Mr. Crittenton was at his best in this
service. and so effective was his sermon
that at the close when he called those
who desired to lead a Christian life IN
rise men and women rose from every
part of the hall.
special service for children will he
| held saturday afternoon, and beyond
question the little ones OF Los Angeles
VIII be there to see the man who so dear
ly loved little Florence, and who hae
made her as well known a s he Is himself
The Sunday afternoon meeting will he
Tor the young people of Los Angeles and
vicinity, and Tuesday evening the meet
ing will be held a Simpson tabernacle
where a special effort will be made IN
behalf of the Florence Crittenton PES
cue homes, the cause which is dearest
to the evangelist.