The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-30
The Famous Evangelist Delayed
Until Friday Morning.
RICHARD TJADER ARRIVES
ACCOMPANIED b. ToWNER, THE
SINGER OF THE PARTY.
Services Held at the First Congrega-
tional Church The Attendance
Very Large-"A Walk With God"
Services This Afternoon and
Evening-Some Announcements.

The. fact that Dwight L. Moody. the
/ evangenst, would not arrive in the city
Yesterday was reported at an early hour
and by evening was understood by near
/ ly all who anticipated attending his SER
{ vices, but, as evinced by the large turn
out last evening, the fact had no effect
upon those people For two days past
the Y. NJ. c. A. committee had engaged
/ itself in carrying chairs and benches to
/ the First Congregational church, but the
/ seating capacity, nevertheless, fell lar
short of accommodating the vast throng
that gathered around the church before
time for beginning the services. Eleven
hundred people were seated and more
than half that number were turned away,
unabie to secure even standing room.
That the meeting was success goes
without saying. 1t is not often that Salt
Lake is privileged to greet the most
noted church orators of two nations, as
they have done or will do this week:
Mr.. moody was Delayed in san Fran
cisco. having received a telegram an
/ nouncing that his little granddaughter
was seriously i'll in Santa Barbara, just
as he was about TO board the train With
the rest OF the party. Word was received
San Francisco and would arrive here Fri
day morning. lie Will speak Friday after
noon ana evening, and it IS hoped will
remain IN the City over Sunday.
Richard Tjader, accompanied by ID. b.
Towner. chorlster for The party, and
George Perry, business manager, are
those who arrived IN due time and took
quarters at the Kenyon.
Mr.. Tjader was the preacher at last
nights meeting ana his discourse more
than repaid the congregation for the dis
fa Al MOOdU
appear " hen asked. Mr.. TJader lays no
claim TO fuency in the English language,
but his sermon proved very much TO the
contrary. 1t was oratorical, tull OF beau
tiful comparisons and sparkling with an
ecdotes concerning himself winch are re-
lated with such frankness and simplicity
that his hearers are. from the start, filled
with interest. Tjader is the Moody Of
Sweden" and no term more ntly describes
him. lie bears the same relations with
the people of his native country as Moody
does with the American nation. He has
held some wonderful meetings in COM
pany with Prince oscar, second son of
King Oscar OF Sweden, who is also an
evangelist. Tjader'S laborS have been,
for the greater part, in countries sur
rounding the Baltic sea, and he speaks
number of foreign languages, but this
year he will be the co-laborer of Moody
in America.
The stranger is at once struck with the
handsome figure of Mr.. Tjader. He stands
about six feet four or five inches, and is
is more after the Grecian tyne than any
other, though this hardly describes it. He
has large nose, steel-gray eyes and a
line military mOuStache. MIR. TJader is
an army man and a university graduate.
Though under 80 years of age, he is emf
nent IN Europe as an evangelist and pub
lie speaker. MS style is straightforward
and his personality magnetic. 1t was
positively touching to see the Swedish
people present come forward at the close
of the meeting last night to press his
ha;r f710r h11o pniY aatc
depicted the love they felt, and told how
proud they were of their countryman.
While here, Mr.. Tjader will address the
Scandinavian people.
The entire congregation was captivated
with the sermon, interspersed with vocal
selections led by Mr. Towner. This gen.
congregation superbly, and in less than
five minutes, apparently, had the gather
ing singing airs they never before. had
heard Mr.. Towner sang two. solos, very
Crosby,,s beautiful hymn, Saved By
Grace"
"a WALK WITH GOD"
Mr.. Tiader took for his text, "Enoch
walked with God" He spoke of a Chris
tian life from this point of view desig-
not running impatiently ahead of God, nor
yet tagging lazily behind. He said that
a, man who walks with God has a happy
life; he never tires of the walk. Il have
been in the life eleven years and three
months" said he, and it grows better
every day. once asked a friend of mine,
answer was, Eleven years When L
showed some establishment, he explained
that he was converted that many years
back. but counted all the years before
that lost
That a man who walks with God leads
busy life was another point demon
strated by the speaker. He could not be
a Christian and be lazy. His life is
blessed one, and his satisfacti is not
complete unless he is also trying to help
others. He also spoke of it as a safe life.
The speaker referred to a time when he
and Prince Oscar Were holding a meeting
in Sweden. The king sent for the prince
and reDroached him, saying it was be-
meath the dignity of a kings son to be
an evangelist. He counseled the prince
to refrain from the work, but received
only one reply: Father. l must tell men
about this, gospel that l enjoy
Mr.. Tiader related an experience while
on sea voyage. A fierce storm was rag
ing and ,shipwreck seemed inevitable The
first day out the weather had been beau
tracts to the passengers and crew for pc
rusal. Many of them did not hesitate to
express their unbelief, the mate, in par
ticular, declaring himself an infdel. and
saying ne was his own god. He flIrtber
expressed his surprise that great big
man like Tjader should be so foolish as
to believe in Christ. The storm arose
next day, and when the speaker crawled
on his hands and knees to the bridge.
where the mate was trembling with fear
the latter turned and besought the evan
gelist TO pray for him: L answered that
he should pray for himself" continued
the speaker. with great emphasis, and
there where he lay trembling and shak-
ing, this man, who but few hours before
had loudly declared that he was his own
god, Frustrated himself and prayed, in
fear of Cod
The sermon occupied somewhat over an
hour and dealt at considerable length with
the work of the eVangeliStS throughout
the country.
.ader is certainly one of the most in
teresting figures the religious world has
seen for some time. He will preach today
at pm. and again at o'clock this even
ing. The church will undoubtedly be
crowded to its utmost