Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-15
Mr.. CrittentOn Closes His Meet
ings Here.
TELLS STORY OF HIS LIFE
And the Change That Was Brought
About by the Death Of His
Little Daugh ter Florence

Immense audiences greeted Evangelist
Crittenton at all the union services held
yesterday over which he presided or else
took an important part in. The meetings
during the morning and afternoon We're
held in the Margaret theater. At the
morning services the pastors of the vari-
Gus churches of the city and the united
choirs occupied positions on the stage.
Tn services We're begun by Rev. Mr..
Cleland of the Presbyterian church., who
read the 18th chapter of ST. job Rev.
]. A. Jenkins of the First Baptist
church and Rev. Mr.. Cederberg of the
Swedish Baptist church offered prayers.
Mrs. Moffatt sang The Holy City,"
st. John II. IS, The master is come.
and calleth for thee" was Mr.. Critten-
n text His discourse lasted an hou
At 3 o'clock the theater was again filled
when Mr.. Crittenton spoke on Rescue
Homes" The audience was a large and
appreciative one. Singing by the choirs
n audience prevailed at the opening of
the afternoon meeting.
Rev. J.. A. jenkins of the Baptist
church read the story of Mary Magdalen
and Miss Macdougall Of the Presby-
lCTldu CIOlT SduS y, near Me, MY
Savior" H. Isman presided at the piano
and Mr.. Bryant on the violin. Rev. Mr..
Cederberg of the Swedish Baptist church
offered prayer. Mrs. Moffatt sang her
masterpiece, Nobody Cares"
Mr.. Crittenton spoke from the text,
Isaiah AZ, %. He said:
THE question is frequently asked,
why are these homes called Florence
Crittenton Rescue Homes?' I will tell
you. My little daughter died, and thus
called me, through repentance, which
was brought about by the death of my
child.
Il had too many friends who pulled
down my morals as fast as I tried to
build them up. With these so-called
friends l became bound in a chain Of
habits l found impossible to break.
When n one here below lifts up a cry
from the depths of his or her soul God
will bend the heavens and break the
chains, and he can rise up from the pits
of despair. After seven months Of
misery God brought to my mind the 18th
verse Of the Sd chapter of Revelations,
AS many as 1 love I rebuke and chasten:
be jealous, therefore, and repent This
l tried to get out of my mind, for I didn't
like it. l began to wonde how God could
love me. 1t broke my heart and l wept.
l thought of my little girl who was above,
and resolved I would go to her. 1 was
sick Of business and it's cares, n said
If 1t Is all burned up l don't care 1
knelt down and resolved that I'd never
come from my chamber until I had set
tied my fate for all eternity. should I
be lost or saved? I came down a saved
a My load Of misery rolled off and
l promised God I'd be obedient to His
commands. I went with a slum mis-
slonary and visited two poor girls, who
had sinned. l found them in a miser-
able cellar, and there they were redeem
ed. l talked to them and found they had
no place to &c should they leave their
miserable abodes, unless they went to
as bad. Sixty days later the
of the first Florence Crittenton Res
cue Home was opened. This was l61h
years ago."