The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-11
THEY SPOKE TO MANY
EVANGELIsTS CROssLEY AND HUN
TER OPEN IN ST. PAUL
Held Services Yesterday Afternoon
In the Central Park Methodist
Church-MethOd Divines of
the City Occupy Seats on the Plat d
fOrm-Meetfngs to Be Held Ey-
cry Afternoon and Evening

The first of a series of evangelistic
meetings conducted by H. II. Crossley
and John e. Hunter, Of Toronto, Can,
was held yesterday afternoon at the
Central Park Methodist church.
Inc meeting are under the auspices
of the Methodist churches of the city.
and On the platform with the evange-
lists yesterday afternoon were the fol-
lowing Methodist divines:
Rev. Benjamin Longley, Rev. John
Pemberton, Rev. Charles Griswold.
Rev. A. l.. Koeneke, Rev. E. r. La
throp, Rev. w. K Marshall. Rev.
Thomas Hambly, Rev. F. B. Cowgirl,
Rev: Peter Clare and Rev. w. n.
Jameson.
clal one for the Sunday school children.
but the adults in the audience outnum-
bered the children five to one
Mr.. Crossley, who made a short talk
alter the meeting proper had been
opened by his colleague, is a very in
teresting speaker, and, in addition to
this, has a wonderfully clear and
pleasing voice, which he used to the
best advantage in the course of his re-
marks. To emphasize his points and.
anecdotes he frequently sang three or.
four lines of well known gospel hymns.
each of which fitted the occasion ex-
actly, delighted his hearers and made
his talk unique and entertaining.
Evangelist Hunter spoke particularly
to the children in opening the services.
He said, while many were of the opinion
that children under the age of eight.
cen were too young to join the church
and give themselves to Christ, his OBJ
Servation had been that if the children
were given to the devil until seven cen
and eighteen years old it would then
be too late to turn them to the church
and Christ.
He related anecdotes of young chill
dren who had become converted. ard
outlined how those desiring to follow a
Christian life, whether old or young, {
could do so through the open doors of
prayer, church, opportunity, Christ and
heaven.
Evangelist Crossley took for the sub
ject of his talk Isaiah xxxv, $40. He
spoke in part as follows:
The narrow road mentioned is in the
center, and the broad roads on the
side. Some claim that they have been
Christians on and off for years These
who make this claim are more off than
on. Many are on the broad way but
near the narrow. The next thing to
heaven is the way. 1t is not an ex-
pensive way, ard is free for every oneS
even those WHO are not Christians
The way is safe one, and there should
be no fear to start. People, and some
of them Christians. talk of religion in
a sorrowful way. There is nothing in
religion that should make one sorrow
full. All one needed was to yield to
God. There was no hand-to-hand fight
required. All that was necessary was
to say: Lord, take me as am"
The services concluded with a prayer
by Evangelist Hunter. and while the
choir sang God Be With You Til We
Meet Again" the evangeHsts shook
hands with those of the audience who
crowded forward to meet them
Meetings will be held each afternoon
and evening at the same church for
the next two weeks. and then the
evangelists will go to the Clinton Az
enue church, on the West side, for a
fortnight.