The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05
AIDED BY AMANDA SMITH.
First NJ. r. Church where services
Are Going On. Crowded at After
noon and Evening Meetings-No
Services Todny-Ralfy 1omorfo".

Amanda Smith was the chief attraction
a. the union Methodist meetings IN the
First N. z. church last night. The church
was packed even 10 standing room with a
! thrcag OF people who had sacrificed the
delights OF divers political love feasts in
order 10 see and hear the most famous
colored woman in the world.
During the preliminary exercises Evan
geilst Potter espied Sister Amanda as she
entered the church ia company with Rev.
| H. - Brown and Mrs. Brown. and ne
forthwith hurried down the aisle, gave her
a cordial greeting. and then escorted her
TO a reserved seat on the platform among
the clerical luminaries-
Now get out your handkerchiefs and
give her an ovation" exclaimed the evan
geIist. out came the white banners. and
in a moment they fiuttered in a royal re-
ception 10 the guest Of the evening.
Why don't you make a bow! ez-
claimed Dir. Potter. whereGpon Sister
Amanda made an elegant courtesy which
sent a litter Of amusement ripping
through the audience.
After moro songs and collection, Mr.
Potter made a witty and characteristic
speech about Sister Amanda, in which he
told OF her high standing in Chicago and
elsewhere. Sister Amanda then stepped
out and sang Hell Roll the Sea Away.
the congregation joining in the chorus II
was a catchy piece with a swinging move
ment, and Sister Amanda unconsciouSly
swayed her body In time with the piece.
Mr.. Potter told OF the efforts that were
being made by Sister Amanda to raise
money for an orphanage for colored chill
dran TO be built in Chicago. In Portland
in one service she was given SO, and sold
"A hot Of her books after an Introduction by
Mr.. Potter. The evangelist asked Pastor
Randall TO say something. Mr.. Randall
said he wanted Sister Amanda 10 have
another collection.
The baskets were passed and the people
went down deep and brought out the big
coins. Following the collection MIR. Pot
ter introduced the book. giving the &C
count OF Sister Amanda's remarkable rise
from slavery and the washtub to become
the worlds evangelist. He said il was one
of three books that had made a deep i'm
preston upon his mind \ number of the
books were sold at SIS each. Sister
Amanda sang another solo and then Mr..
Potter announced that If the people would
pray real hard he would preach short and
then Sister Amanda would talk as long as
the people would listen. At this juncture
the statement was made that the colec-
ton taken for Sister Amanda amounted 10
s25.4
Mr.. Potter took the scripturai incident
out of IL. in which he emphasized the fact
that Felix tTembled when Paul spoke and
urged him to postpone the discussion un-
Ill 4 more convenient season. He urged his
hearers 10 begin the Christian life and and
not TO wait until a more Conven ient sea-
son. The discourse abounded with thrill
ing illustrations and strains of impassiou-
ed oratory, and during the after service
crowd OF penitents gathered about the
altar.
There will be no meeting this afternoon
or tonight. but tomorrow will he full
day. Mothers who cannot attend without
their children can have them cared for In
the Sunday school room by competent
persons during the morning service. Mr..
Miller will preach at II o'clock At l.:
| Mr.. Potter will address the Sunday school
/ and Mr.. Miller VIII sing. \ mass meet
/ ing. for men only. will take place at go,
/ al which Mr.. Potter will preach on Sow
| ing Wild Oats" Potter and Miller will d.
/ rect the Epworth League service. and at
| night Potter Will preach and Miller will
sing
| The golden wedding" service. for those
| who have been Christians for fifty years
and more. VIII occur on Tuesday after
/ noon az $50. They VIII he expected TO ten
/ about their conversion and sing their old
/ time songs.