The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-21
POTTER MEETINGS CLOSE.
ROI xD-IP OF THE METHODIST RE-
yIyAL CAMPAIGN.
Evangelist Conducts Five Services
Within Twenty-fonr Hours. Clos
Ing With Farewell Advice Last

After 4 three weeks campaign. the
Methods; meetings 81 the First Meth
edist Episcopal church closed last night.
The service was Of the nature of a gem
erai Methods: roundup, liz which Meth
odists ard their friends from all over the
city participated
Saturday night Mr. Potter preached AT
the Madison Streer Methodist Episcopal
church ard was favored with "a good con-
sregaton In spite OF the fact that it was
an .'offs night. Yesterday morning at
First ~church he preached 10 the new con-
verts. and during the service there were
over 500 pubic testimonies in less than
thirty minutes. Al o'clock Mr. Potter
preached a. Grace Methodist Episcopal
church. The church was packed and the
altar was crowded with pentents. Ia the
evening ne closed the league service al
the First church and induced a number OF
young people 10 come forward. Then al
40 he began his nth service within twen-
ty-four hours.
In spite Of the exaetions IF the preced-
ing services. Mr.. Potter was fresh and
vigorous The services az the Madison
Street and Grace Methodist Episcopal
churches bad been dismissed for the oc-
caslon and Mr.. Potter faced the largest
congregation Of Msthodists that has as
sembled In one building in Seattle for
some time.
Rev. ". II. SelIeck led the singing. and
he did it Wei. Two members of Grace
church. by special request, sang 4 duet
which they gang at the afternoon service
Rev. A. S. Gregg made the psaper and
Rev ". n. Selieck read the scripture
lesson. Rev f. NJ Randall announced
that a little more money was needed for
the expenses Of the meetings and took
special collection for that purpose He
then exhorted the people 70 purchase good
reading for their homes. and especially
urged them 10 subscribe for the Pacific
Christian Advocate. the official paper of
the Methodists for the Pacific Northwest.
In his preliminary remarks Mr. Potter
urged his hearers to study the Bible pray
attend church and help the pastor He
said he had been away from home for four
months. engaged In revival work continu-
ousiy with the exception Of six days He
declared that he had been delighted with
his stay in Seattle. and thought the city
had bright prospects-however it needed
more Righteousness. Then he preached
sermon from the words BE sure your
sin VIII find you out" He said he wanted
tn swing the red light OF warning" and
he did swing 1t in dead earnest with
thrilling illustrations apt Scripture quo
tations and bursts of passionate oratory.
The burden of his discourse was that sin
would be punished both in this world and
in the neXt-and that in many Instances
retrIbution began this side % the grave.
The congregation was so large and un-
wieldy that large number We're allowed
TO leave before the usual after service took
place.
The meetings have been eminently sue
cessful. and are highly satisfactory to all
who were interested in their promotion.
Il is estimated that at least $50 persons
came forward as peni'ents. large pro-
portion being men. All the Methodist
churches Of the city have been benefited,
and the accessories viii by no means be
confined to one church In addition to the
actual conversions. the older members
have been greatly revived. Mr.. and Mrs.
Potter will leave this afternoon for their
home in Chicago. Mr.. Miller will hold
meetings alone during the spring. and will
join AR. Potter again for camp meeting
services in the middle states during the
summer and autumn.