San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-28
REVIVAL MEETINGS.
Meeting With Abundant Success at
the st. PauIs NJ. T.. Church.

lut 81 Il iul NllulNh
To the Sunday Light.
AS your valuable Paper has justly
wide circulation, your many readers
delight to know that we have in pro-
gress a protracted meeting of increas-
ing volume of interest in st. Paul NJ.
f. church. We began on the 18th inst.
and have had with us the Rev. II. c.
Morrison, twice. He breaches with
power and acceptability. His dictiOn
is clear and his persuasive powers are
uneXcelled, and wherever he goes
preaching the gospel of salvation the
prayers of st. Paul NJ. l.. church ac-
company him. Realistic ceremonies
can never renoyate our homes and
elevate the moral standard in any
community. Rev. X. l.. Selle. of Trim
Oty NJ. +. church, has our most sin
} ere thanks for his assistance in the
services conducted by DR.. Morrison
with us.
At the late session of the West Tex
rs conference, held at Cuero, Rev. S.
Y. Smith was granted leave to do
'vangelistic work in the bounds of
our confereice, and he is here conduct
ng the first series of meetings of the
kind by him. He breaches plain, and
his reasoning is sound, his logic, good;
and his conclusions just. To date we
have twenty-four conversions. Among
which. are numbered persons of the
best families in this city. Last night
over forty of most promising young
men and women came forward for
prayer. To win these from degrade
ton is the object of this effort; il
would heighten the moral tone of our
community, and greatly add to the
peace and dignity of our grand old
Alamo city. Our city needs the good
ness which always results from Il gen
uinc revival of the religion of the
Lord Jesus Christ. All the races
need it. and ought TO have it, through
the earnest efforts of the churches,
respectively, in order to promote sol
i'll piety and holiness without which
none can dwell with God, the world
of eternal bliss. Such revival would
render police duty easier, and less ag-
gravated. Pure and natural mother
could rest without tormenting fears
Of hearing or seeing i'll newspapers
the heart rending criminal dramas
in their darling boys, and sometimes
girls have played Il conspicuous part.
We speak not idly when we say that
there are many young men getting
good wages. but are wasting it TO no
benefit to those who are now honor
ably dependent upon them to make
the evening of life truly golden. The
small homes erected by the honest
tolls of their best friends on earth are
let go into dilapidation without sin
gle coat of paint, or Il stroke with the
white wash brush. Front yards need
fixing up. i'll the back yard might be
cultivated neat little vegetable gar
den: on the center table the holy BIZ
bic. and the great daily and weekly
newspapers, the family thus situated
will enjoy peace and prosperity and
not suicide out of trouble into eter-
nal woe. Both sacred and profanC
history points with inclosed hand TO
such hours as the schools where the
rulers of Il great country are reared,
whose record is clear from start TO
finish. Where these homes multiplieS
into majOritieS politeness. deCency and
good government prevails; and the
characteristics of such Il pOpulace in
NlltS lclSiDOlS W lltIi
lot and share with us these pure and
singular blessings. The Industrious,
law-abiding Sabbath keeping part of
a community are the most reliable ell
ement in the time of peace or war.
The dashing along our streets and av-
enueS on bicycles at break neck speed
do not show wealth nor good sense.
The intended health producing effect
has degenerated into fashion and per-
verted into lewdnesS. This protIacted
meeting aims its heaviet blows at the
hypoclftical pretentions and senseless
upriSings of this evil day. If these
irregularities would end with their gil
ant patrons there would be no need of
increases with the increase of our rap
idly increasing population. Wherever
there is n lack of character and nobil-
ity we find fast men and women who
are always naked. hungry and dry
and as a general thing they are God
daring and law defying. Let the peo-
pie who delight in good government
renew their strength and redOuble
their efforts. The meeting continues.
Yours truly, MACK HENSON.