The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-31
A BUSINESS MAN EXPORTS.
Pendent WILLIAM r. HALJ BUsY
SAYIN SOULS.

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ana Seth Descrtbea-Nesh T~riumphant-
TIE Devils wovk Tor Haie HANDS.
The Baptist Temple at Third avenue and
Schermerhorn street, Brooklyn. was filed 10 the
doors twice yesterday. William p. Hail OF
Greenwich, Conn.,. President OF the Hall Signal
Company. q millionaire. who recently conducted
two weeks revival services at the Calvary
Methodist Church In Harlem. preached on both
occasions. He 10 over six feet tall and muscu-
lar.
The evening service was opened BY the pastor
Of the church. MIR. Myers, who said that the
work done by Mr.. Hall was entirely one OF love
and conviction, and was done at his own ex-
penso.
obeyine w. 8. weeden's command to Ia 'er
out, everybody" the congregation Gang with
enthusiasm several hymns. Then Mr.. Hall DO.
gan to speak.
81 want to say, first Of all, that he who COW
ereth his sins shall not prosper. Now o good
many Of you would say. Of course. that you had
not prospered by covering your sins, and the
history Of man shows that the experience IL
common. Now. Noah, I take it, was . business
man. Lots of people, you know, have their
mouths converted but not their pocketbooks.
Noah had both. and he put his money in tho
eANs AaoA NSehA "Ses vi. sho Ab@
family. and I tell you It 10 . mighty good test OF
o mans belief when he can convince his own
family. Then Noah went on with that revival
campaign.
"Nosh meets Seth one morning and Seth
says. Now. Noah, you're . pretty level
headed man. but you're letting this religion
carry you o little too far. Don't spend your
time in It, for you won't get . cent Now.
there are lots Of people who won't do O thing
except for money. and Just here Let mo say
that every man IL charged to do good to
every other man in his sphere Of influence. A
personal eIperienoe win ILLUSTRATE. Last win.
ter. when I was very III and thought l might
I f'S S;on1 1Snsa myself myself that TT 1 SSoSld sn Ssve dome snS
some work with o Vlce-Presiden OF one Of my
s s,., son,s,,I I In ms Gs.sls, wSSss I, him no : b IsstSf;
spoken to him., and then ! preached Christ to
him: The very next, day he came from New
fork r. my home' and as no came In the door
".Thst did me NOR. good, Mr.. Hall. than any.
He was q Christian from that moment. and
he insisted that should 90 on with my work.
business while 1 preached. He died on May Il.
and how I rejoiced to know that I had done him
SSEow. to &C. on with my story. Seth said to
man was only sincere Then there came tho
b Ssfow p MSse T sSs % Sn sSp y Il s" .%ssaas sn som sst aif Ess
makes Gil the uluer0nCe IN the WOrlO.
Mr.. Hall then related the story OF q poor
young fellow that he had converted in the bud.
ley Street Baptist Church In Boston.
That very, day. said Mr.; Hall, "that, young
man. pinched with cold, hungry, and just
p,loyment from a man VIII saw him leave tho
not fulfil his promise of giving materiaI-I say
material-aid. to those who give him their
hearts, tell you 1t will come true every time.
He will give you material aid every time, or you
sim msn s"v thai sf thev are .v,ll;n, n tab.
~justice.' I tell you they'll get it-in he'll. When
you have scorned Him you don't want Justice.
but mercy"
Mr.. Hall then told q story Of q drunken man
who had been led from the gutter to O decent
life by giving up his heart to Christianity.
1.-THE hrst TIM" said Mr.. Hall. that the mar
went by a saloon he was nauseated by tho smell
acle."
Mr.. Hall drew tears from the congregation by
relating his conversion at his fathers deathbed
to active Christian work.
"Be active" concluded Mr.. Hall. "Be ac-
tive. The devil has work for idle hands to do.
and unless you arc active he'll give you . job
quick"