El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-08

THE TOWN TO BE CANvASSED.
City Preachers to Go From House to
House Inviting People to Attend.


House Inviting People to Attend.
Trinity church held another large
audience last night, as Revivalist Bur-
nett remained over for another day,
and did very effective work. He was
not well in the morning, SO Rev. Mill
can, of the Baptist church, preached a
forcibie discourse, and there was a good
meeting in the afternoon. Lat night
the evangelist stated that there were
many people in town who did not know
that a prOtracted meeting wss in pro-
grcess. Every body does not read the pa
pers, so the ministers interested in the
revival had concluded to divide up the
town between them and visit all the
residences, ask people to attend the re-
vival services and interest themselves
in the welfare of their souls. The
would if he could >outdo the theatre
companies in advertising. Mr.. Bur-
nett wished every church m mber es-
pecially to be out at the 400 p. m.
meetings. The Catholics were putting
Protes ant christians to shame for they
got up at 500 o'clock in the morning
to go to Mass. Don't mako religion
subservient to other things. The
evangelist said he was sometime COM
ing back to Ell Paso for extended labors
and it was his plan to let the public
know of the time cons sid cradle ahead,
so preparations might be made for q
big time.
The speaker took as his text, 'The
harvest has passed, the summer is end
ed, and we are not saved" Jeremiah
WHO. TOO late, or the cry of
The prophet was in sad humor. The
people would not be converted, and he
, felt as did the savior in looking over
Jerusalem. All the aggregated hor-
rors of the world will not, can not
approximate to the horrors experience
ed by the Uncovered at death, on
realizing that they are lost forever. 1t
face from the sinner. To live saved,
and to die saved is a most glorious
thing. God help everybody to have
their souls insured in the insurance
company of eternal life. Give me the
privilege of talking to a praying con-
gregation. Infidelity has done IFS best
to show God originated evil, but it has
signally failed, aud it is shown that
God saves our souls, and sows only the
for heavens sake don't do it in the
church. II you will dance, if you will
play cards, if you will drink go outside
of the church aud do it. Don't remain
in the church to sow your tares among
the wheat in Gods field. Sow
W wId oa 9a''' for ana you MAN will sor rssp
that shall he also reap. God g all see
ing eye never slumbers or sleeps. Farm
ers sometimes pillow under q weed rid
den field where the weeds have got the
upper hand; so God does with the field
of this world; and he did this in Noah's
time when he plowed the whole world
under. But for the Christians, the
world would have been plowed under
again, and been in hell long ere this.
Sinners live by suffrance.
A Christian woman with two young
sons also protesting Christians, went to
Houston where the young men secured
employment. But in the church to
which the three attached themselves,
there were woman and two daughters
who were society people and rot only
played cards, but set out wine on their
tables as we'll. Those two young men
wine through the influence of the
three ladies, and the result was that
they started on a downward path that
ended in the two brothers getting into
quarrels wherein the one slew the
other aud then went to the penitentia-
ry for life. If you will will go 10 hell,
go alone, don't try to take others with
you. Oh, what will the harvest be?
1t will be the black harvest of eternal
of eternal life. The preacher closed
his discourse with a graphic pr
traiture of life in heaven as contrasted
with life in hell. The good night
here ought only to Immediately
precede the good morning on the |
bright side of the river of death. The |
gates of heaven are open all the time, |
and the saved Of the nations OF the
earth are daily pouring through |
them into the eternal city, the new
Jerusalem. Settle the question to |
night whom We will serve, God or NAM |
mon. and whe' her your harvest will be |
of eternal life or eternal death. Oh,
let it not be said at youl death bed,
the harvest is passed, the summer is |
ended and you are not saved.
In response to the call for sinners to |
gather at the altar, number of peo- |
pie left the house, bnt not a few re-
NAMED to gather at the altar and seek |
salvation for their souls. It was late |
before the meeting finally adjourned |
the meetings continue today as usual, |
The evangelist speaking tonight |
again.
The music has been good during the |
meetings. Last night special choir |
of about doze- singers was organ zed |
under Rev. Hoffman, and last Sunday |
night, the First Methodist choir fur |
the Y. M. G. A. was unable to sing last |
night because of sore throat, after act
ing successfully a precentor for num-
Der of evenings. The evangelist would
like to have the en'i"e McGinty band
of forty men furoi.h the instrument al
music: but the cost, especially in in
tatipg The music for SO many
prevents aoythiDg Ike the
of concert band. Writ
would cost nearly 5000, and the band it
self would a. fair estimate cost $3.50
to $500 week. A volunteer orchestra
is the be st form of Instrumentation for
revival music.
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