The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-26
An Immense Audience Assemblies
ct the Armery.
lsuMoREps ARE TURNED AWAY.


the closing day Of the state convention
Of the Christian Eudcavof Union OF Wash
ington was by far the largest in point Of
attendance 1T tho various meetiugD OF the
day during the week
u was the day Of rest for men and wom-
en- who work during six days Of the week
and not hundreds. but thousands. Of them,
people who had attended other meet
ingS Of the convention. docked to Armory
hall yesterday afternoon. many Of them
only to be denied admittance, since every
seat and every inch Of standing room had
been occupied before their arrival
The pretttest and the most holy service
Of the day wax that held In Plymouth Con-
9regasional church before the great evan
gsIistic meeting al the Armory.
Here were gathered the children OF the
city without regard 10 station In society.
They were oil gathered together under the
banner hearing the words. Suffer little
children to come unto Ne and forod them
not"
Miss May Little. superintendent OF se-
attie's Junior Christian Endeayor Union,
led the service. Song and choruses by the
little ones. followed BY SOLOS and duets
by the children, formed the programme
Into pleasing whole.
Nos notable OF ali the performances of
the hour was that Of little Matte Collins
and cora Lawrence. TIVE colored children.
Bssntfful. and even pathetic. were the
devotions Of the children that closed the
Win vi folded hands and upiifted eyes they
asked God 20 make them men and wom-
On. GOOD and true. TO God. TO country and
~ the Arnesy.
The great eyangeiis&ic meeting at Arm
orr hall followed. II Was the close Of the
convention from = religious or . recreattye
point Of view. Four thousand people were
present 10 take part In the services and
listen to the talks Of the evangelists. There
would have been twice the number lad
tharo been space for them to stani. but
~ on CORNER OCCASIONS the doors were or
81 space had been occupied. and hundreds
were turned away, unable to gain admit
After singing several hymns. Rev. Ira
opened the meeting
Evangelist IAndrith has q manner and
speech OF his own. He speaks at times
With . decided lisp which. while not confus-
zion Of his words gives a peculiar twanx.
In ssssure and stage presence he Is I'M
VII thrust both hands In hts trousers
sSS ssy Now e ns TSen e Se Win point
ns s, 8 :s e n . e ss ssu 1 =.
it!' '.Did you get THAR" All right Now
listen." ana then he win ITO himself on
the toe Of one foot and flre another yoliey.
rad. He gives . life and a vim 10 certain
sentences and sentiments that cold type can
not reproduce. good story teller. he uses
s.sry apt ns can can lay hs hand.
eether With hts action. that lends force to
what he Gays to an audience.
Lake Tsimags he wants all q the ten
there and everywhere on the rossrum and
he Jams under his arm the Bible or his
notes. whichever ne may BE- holding at the
dresa and xestlculates with the free arm
shadow 81 the Parting.
hut yesterday Rev. Iandrftn was sub-
uued IN mien. manner and speech. He
opened the great meeting merely 10 intro
tiuec DIR. II. n. Tyler. OF New v~~s known
~ the great Bible reader. and he seemed
70 feel the shadow Of the narting az he
made his last address,
There were tears In his eyes an In the
eyes OF scores OF men and women In the
audience a. he lifted his hands asking tae
presence of God I'm the meeting to follow
Dr.. Tyler II a learned man In Ethical
lore. The years Of his life, and they have
the Scriptures ~-s-> ne may lack the en-
thusiasm Of youth he carries dignity OF
age which gives weight TO Dis attefances.
lie sS,eaks ~ one who knows by experience
and hts words gain an eloaaence all their
own a. the audience realizes that II L. from
the years Of trials and suffering and from
years OF observation among men the con-
clusions uttered are drawn.
He anid in part yesterday
MY text il the ninth chapter OF the
Episfi- IN the Hebrews, verse y; IL is
appointed unto men once to die, but after
this the Judgment There ara ap-
sentiments that We fail 10 meet. We have
opra,insmeuts before us that we may not
meet. We have engagements that we may
not keen. There IL an appointment that
you with meet. You cannot gel rid IT II.
The rasv-cheeked chtld. the maiden IN her
beauty. the young man In the vigor OF his
manhood. will meet ~. Tho busy man
with great responsibilities upon him viii
not fail. the gray haired veteran the
swhite-hatred saint, all will be there. II il
q decree IL God. II IL unconditional II Is
trrcvccehie, God has appointed man must
die. II IL appointed unto as SO 90 do II