The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-22
AT GRACE M. E. CHURCH.

At Grace M. F. church yesterday
 morning Mrs. Grace Weiser Davis, the evangelist, addressed large congrega-
 tion on the interesting subject, of her l change from skepticism to faith. She
 related first her early religious experi- | ence, showing how bright and clear her early childhood was, and told of the
 rnquiet era which followed her lapse into skepticism through the deceitful- | ness of sin and the careless indifference of many about her. She said that this
 was the most unsatisfactory period of
 her life, Camp meeting after camp meeting attracted her, she said, in the hope that she would be enabled to see the light" She went to all the, ser- vices and nothing moved her. One day she was present at the conversion of
 an old man, whose appearance at the
 railing was received with shouts of
 praise Tt pained me- the speaker
 said, Ito see so much made of this man
 when no help of any kind was offered
 to me, who was stumbling along dark
 ness. I just laid my head on my arm
 and sobbed as if my heart would break.
 After awhile I felt better and then I
 began to reason with myself anew. Be- fore I left the meeting I said to my sel, no matter what the Bible says, whether I can understand it or not, will believe it hereafter Friends up to that time I had expected great deal of God, but after my conversion he gave me more than I expected"
 At the mems meeting in the afternoon Mrs. Davis treated of the difficulties men often find in their way as they be- gin seriously to think of becoming Christians. She showed how those mountains of difficulty shrank away as men with honest purpose faced them; and also pointed out the fact that often those very difficulties proved to be not difficulties at all but stepping stones to nobler conditions and worthier per- mits.
 Mrs Davis addresses are attractive by the kindness of her tone and gentle ness of the manner. The alarming side of the gospel is presented faithfully and clearly and yet so kindly and with such gentle womanliness and such anxiety that every one should keep alcof from peril and be surely safe, that none can complain of harsh judgmentco or lack of sympathy on the part of the speaker.
 This evening Mrs. Davis will, by re- quest, treat of the general subject Of popular amusements. The church is large and commodious--the seats are free--all are most cordially invited to come.
 On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs day evenings the services will be con- tinued at 7:30, Thursday evening clos ing the series.
 The church was filled last evening with one of the largest congregations that has assembled there in some time, the service being revival service. The lecture room was crowded to overflow | ing and the adjoining Sunday school | room was opened to accommodate those | who could not get seats in the lecture room. |
 When the invitation to come forward was given the front seats were quickly filled and besides those who found seats there about thirty persons arose in dif- l ferent parts of the room and asked for | prayers. In all about sixty persons l asked for prayers for their spiritual ! welfare.
 The topic of the evangelist's talk to- | night will be Popular Amusements."