The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-29


seen many oiI-lashioued camp meetings
Men hugped each other, ran about tbs hal,
leapilz and shouting. and fell rigid before
tse puiIHf ard Ia the as.es OF tho churen.
Ncmen tarcw Their hats IN tie air. sno1t-
e. and fought 20 gain The minister's si4s
am al last fell painting for breath over
seats on the fiDor Hundi eds or women
would rush 10 the pulpit With the eVid.ht
Intention Of embracing the preacher, ana
on the first night many Of them succeeded
In reaching him and he WAS rescued from
their s3uOcatin& caresScs only Dy t'e
greatest gnde2Vor ON the part OF The cooler
headed men On subsequent nights,
guard of men we're paced directly In
front Of the preached % prevent iec1r-
renee Of the oscuIatory scene.
Absolute Control of Audiences.
While what To the less enthusiastic APP
pear a pandemouiam at Its height, the
minister shouts above the d@atenlnS ou'
"rAls h the sl.ri, VI God" and at the
sound OF his woke. scores OF women. and
a. many men. spring into the air ana
fau unconscious - the noor. All appear
10 be in a trance. The evangehsts eyes
grow CLASSY and his voice dies almost u
whisper he too seeming 10 oe In slate
OF coma lie simply toys WIFI MS ad-
dienees 9n4 seems - have them complete
IL ut mis- will After bY nus eioq4eheo
working upon tlsa feelings OF those before
him untl. tie whole auditorium or the
church b,comss 4 shrsking mass OF ho-
ipauity, the evangelist has a trick OF
STRENGTHENING himself up To his fQn height
throwing back has shoulders and stretch
Ing out his hand. commanding MS heaters
90 take their seats II has never tailed that
at that moment quiet is restored and the
men and women who but moment before
were screa ming and tearing their hair
Hike mauiacs suddenly recover their com
posurs and return % their seats lie VII
ther preach Quiatly for a few minutes,
gradually working up To another climax.
Three Of these Ciinaaxes leaves everyone
who has been brought under The Influence
of the speaker wonderful t4oIGenc@ ia
q state ~ exhaustion.
The Rev NJ Griffin has been engaged
10 SPEAK la Chicago for bat week, hut
has promised ~ return after njliDg ether
engagements prov idet a h4N with a ca
patty OF 3 ~ tc ..ea be provided for hlm
Does His Work DO Any coodf
There IL some doubt in the minds OF
the preachers Of the evangelical caufehes
OF Chicago Az TO whether or n0t a revival
of the sort conducted by Nr. Griffin IL
productive Of any great or lasting good.
They acknowledge that he has wonderful
soser-a power that excee Is that display
al by any reyiYs,liat who has ever as-
Year-i hcsore 10 Chicago AZ first his au-
differs were composed of blacks, AMI 81
whites I'm rather lew order of tnteNi-
Sencc bat the later lectures were listened
to by many OF the best people u the cry
identified IN any way with Religious work
among tho lowly there Was no protest,
uor can Il he sai3 that the protest that IS
no@ being mada Is very loudly uttered,
Gut there are 0lurmut'Hss among th1se
ministers who either fear the InFn1tSt~ OF
their hocks are being drawn away from
them or that their moral tone Hiil ha
lowered hY asaolatian with those wha for
the most part constituted Mr. Grlfhn $
audiences Mr. Grittin's return VIII 10
awaited with a great DIAL Of Interest "
those Who are Interested IN religious Re
viva!s
Jake kcrn's Rise In Life.
AZ an eNtG-Ere 81 The pos Utilities 81 "a
young s.,.tn having push IN Il democracy.
the career OF Jake Kern. IT o0e time states
attorney fog CoeH county. may be cI.td
Jake bsean ~. a8 az elevator hoy in tie
oittc~ Of It's ose Herald when 90" ia'e
ls4ncntsi James ". s+.ott NAs striving .
make tAat he Areet Democratic .Rp,r Il
the Norfhw est in opposition % N!thaf ].
St1roy's Time J@te vas a wi te-aV axe
lad ana attracted the nsti.# ~ Nj scott
daring naRy fftis w. a&1 teA1 tae tf"-
Vafov In ire o'J Herald building, 0n Ftth
HNtnUc When 1akc one dar tftttrE Scott
IN an unusually ae#d hu9l1r suggested
th9t hc he h.Nvn a b. Ter position an ne
HA5 rs SeaI in K go" natter N@jer @2
Nie,Hts ,t ana. h4S+uE no'. tsat JaNe W..
his 90 tHue ADt sturdy ~ frame. sonr pig
81 $50 Wotttd make "a Vat4R} II r3,G ira zee
HtnFc. tNptns department At tAs Nrss or-
roetIatty Jake was tHher oD ass au a9-
li.H(l-e. III Vas tHatata. sn3 Nhfa g"
became q to3G0t2 ctsH. @1- fat taE in
forging 80 tae irou as An ot'teyy vf tae
uu3ou. S-nft always krat an tte ~ JAKE.
a. ~ s@n az ars ts.s" ~tt&ke teFe .tttsl
g. tAe Hsyala otiee ~ >~ut tsr tts to4ug
grtr,*ff..e Ifte fs&s7&@ftf 20 + f.H- r.
sttteu thst Il Was 2eo,<'stN asglus 50 Soft
.at 81 as not UoW r-ne.aE aH elevator.
az '-'e"+d sly = a tfar sit q WIZ
th~ ".7H'-rr tff r. rake - th" tr.=n
thransa $3.50 1Ho matter. Wss i'--ae..t
ia go tt- ft.s.e4 W5t.s the =o*t tt~..t tnst
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