The times., 1897-05-10
sALVAT|ON's SWEET STORY
Touching Scenes at the Peoples
Tabernacle Dedication.
WORDS OF SAVING GRACE
The Evangelisi's Elaboration Strikes
Tender Chords In the Hearts of
Many Attentive Listeners-Sev-
eral in the Congregation UEahie
To Restrain Their Emotions.

The Peoples Tabernacle, on Eleventh
street southeast, between and streets,
was dedicated yesterday morning
In the pulpit with Rev. A. g. Harrison,
pastor Of the church, were Rev b. Cara
dine, of St Louis, Mo; w. L. Bruen, and
other prominent religious workers. On
the right OF the pulpit was large cher
of Young ladies. The pulpit was bahAed
with flowers.
Rev H. Carridan preached the sermon,
selecting as lis text Malachi iii;l o-'Bring
ye all the tlties into the storehouse chat
there may be meat in NY house, and prove
me now here with. saith the Lord of Hosts
He depicted the blessings that were sure
to accrue to a church that had preached
from its pulpit the simple story OF saliva
ton, that lad members who were alert
TO welcome the stranger within its gates
and that had FORTS objectthe demonstration
of the Fatherhood of the Lord ana the
brotherhood of men With such church
in Community that community would
turn out en- masse TO attend divine worship
and scores of souls would be saved. III
every church in Washington were OF the
foregoing description the city would be
turned upside down as regards indifference
to divine worship, and the churches would
be continually thronged. What is wanted
in the churches OF today, he said, is not
learned treatise of some abstract soien-
tific, political, or sociological proposition,
or q Skillfui manipulation of words in
ascending to oratOrical heights, but the
narration OF tie simple story OF saving
grace When he had concluded his sermon
Rev. Carradine requested all those who
had received or who wished 10 receive
spiritual blessing tC stand.
Many OF the congregation arose and after
a short prayer Nj. Carradine began an
exhortation that resulted in one OF the
strangest scenes that was ever enacted IN
a ehurch edifce in this city. The words
OF the evangelist seemed charged with
electricity and struck home to the hearts
Of the congregation with SUCH force that
many could not restrain their emotion.
While the congregation were listening 10
the words OF the evangelist an aged lady
elegantly dressed, jumped 20 her feet aud
shouted at the top az her voice, God saves.
God saves, al the same tiuIe waving her
arms wildly. Instantly there as con
fusion that was not quelled until lady
VINO sat Just across afle aisle crossed TO
the side of the excited woman and, piac-
ing her arm about her neck, drew her
down into the pew. A few moments later
the audience was again startled by a half
choked sob OF ION, God; Oh, God Oh, my
mother; on, mother" Down in the center
OF the auditorium a middlc-aged man
was resting bis head on the back Of the
pew In front OF him and was shaking with
sobs that he could not control.
The auditorium has been quiet some
few minutes when a lady on the right
side of the church arose and shouted,
'6lory TO God. Glory To God,' repeating
the cry at least twenty times before she
resumed her seat.
On the right arose feeble cries of deeply
moved hearers. On the left several started
from their seats and knelt at the chancel.
Up in the gallery, where previously tile oc-
cupaDts of the pews looked upon the scene
and quietly smiled, a young lady of quiet
demeanor started TO cry out, GLORY to
God" and, abashed, sank hack in her seat,
having finished the first two words.
BY this time the gentlemanin ia the middle of
the church had resumed his sobs, the first
lady 90 be visibly affected was still rest
Ing her head, exhausted, on the shoulder
of her friend, and there We're many VINO
were engaged in silent prayer, leaning their
heads on the backs of the pews IN front
of them.
TIE evangelist stepped down from the
pulpit and told ali those who wanted to
be saved to come up to the railing. About
forty went down the aisles and knelt in
silence, with the single exception of the
middle aged gentleman, who continued
cohbino his heart wore hraal-ino
he knelt on the carpet and leaned his head
heavily ON the railing.
For about half an hour the praying, the
sobbing and the rendering Of hymns con-
tinued simultaneously. The evangelist
then arose, made a final prayer, and the
detiicatory services came 70 an end.