The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-20
AT THE TABERNACLE.
Revival Services Conducted by Rev.
Abe NuIIScy


Abe NuIIScy.
Yesterday at the Tabernacle church there
were several services conducted by Evan
gelist Abe Mulkey. At II a. M. he preach
ed to house wen filed, having for a
theme Total Neglect" Many were the
striking statements of the preacher and
many the happy "amens" from responsive
hearers The service closed with large
number OF Christian people at the altar,
earnestly praying Gods blessing upon
them. Three persons presented them
selves for church membership.
special service for the children was
held at 3 O'Clock p. m. aud at that hour
there was large number of children pres
emit Mr.. Mulkey proved his ability to IN
terest and instruct them and for an hour
conducted service that was sparkling and
earnest lie gave the children three rea-
sons for becoming Christians aud urged
these upon them He got very near to
their hearts and led many Of them to
definite promise to begin Christian life.
He preached to them a religion OF happi-
ness and urged them to have that kind.
The night service was a fitting one with
which 10 close day of great good. Long
before the hour for beginning every seat
was taken and when Mr.. Mulkey began the
house was crowded. many persons having
10 stand. After a song by the congrega-
ton the contribution was taken and Mrs
Van Week aud Rev d. II. Hotchkiss sang
duet DRIFTING Away from God" Mr.
Mulkey then, in his happy way, began
preaching from the announced theme.
Restitution" and it is not too much to
say that for sixty minutes he held the
undivided attention OF the large audience.
He gave much of his experience promising
to complete the subject on Tuesday night
next. When a boy from TO 9 Mr.. Null
..1I
to support the family. At the opening of
the war his parents removed to Waxa-
hachie, Texas. When IL years of age he
entered the mercantile world and soon be-
came proprietor. Reverses came and he
made an assignment Some years after,
in desperate straits, and after eontem-
plating suicide, he was converted and in
ten minutes after led his wife and friend
90 Christ Meeting skeptical lawyer on
the next day he told him of his conversion.
and was met with the question, well,
Mr. Mukey. how about the debts yolI
owe? | have some claims against you
that you have not paid and God has not
paid. What are you going to do about
them?' He saw he must pay those debts.
and undertook it at once. He put his home
and furnishings all he had-into the auc-
tioneers hands and sold them. and then
gave notes for the balance and paid these
up in time. The recital of his experiences
mixed with much pathos and humor.
A man who will break with his pock-
cts full he charecterizes mercantile
thief and declares they arc no better
than any other thief and will be damned
as quick"
He said to God, "A broken and contrlte
heart has paid the debt / owe YOU but
it won't pay the debts I owe my fellow
men"
When he gave up everything to be an
honest Christian people said, MIR. Null
| key has gone crazy" but his wife replied
10 them, HE has been crazy for twenty
| Ave years but is now clothed and in his
right mind"
When a man fails in business the devil
writes a sign. CLOSED because of the low
price of cotton"
lie said that a man who had failed and
then began business in his wife's name
had lost his jeans" that Is to say had
lost his breeches," and had better go the
whole act and put on a mother hubbard.
He said that "Agt." after the name of a
man doing business In his wlfe's name
stood for "a great thief"
In China they have not had a bank to
fail in 500 years because they chop off the
head of the president and officers of a
bank that fails. That kind of thing would
stop bank failures in Texas.
Suppose | had some mesmeric power
by which 1 could move my hands over this
congregation tonight and all the dresses
and suits hats and shoes not paid for
would fall of You? My! Wouldn't we
have to put out the lights, and wouldn t
some Of you crowd under the seats"
MIR, MullIoy breaches square, honest,
debt -paying religion and the sermon OF
last night can not fail to do good.
The service closed with n solo by Mrs.
Mulkey and Il prayer by Mr.. Mulkey.
The pastor announced that more seats
would be secured so that the people could
be more comfortably cared for tonight
There viii be service this morning at 10 80
and tonight at 1:45.