The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-17
A YOUNG GIRL in TEARS
SHE WENT FROM THE GALLERY TO
THE MoURNERs' BENCH.
Another Dramatic Episode at the
Roberts Park Revival - Mr.
Harrisen's Sermon.

The temperature of the Harrison evan
gelistic meeting in Roberts Park Church
last night took sudden rise while con-
gregation and choir were engaged In sing
ing the hymn that was expected TO be the
last. A young woman in the gallery
startled every one present by bursting sud
denly into fearful Explanations that could
be heard clearly above the sound OF both
organ and voices.
Several young women who have taken
prominent part in the work OF helping penl-
tents TO "see the light during the present
series of services, hurried from various
parts of the church to the young woman's
side. She was tenderly brought down
through the choir loft to the altar rail,
sobbing loudly at every step. Arrived at
the chancel rail, the weeping girl threw
herself into a PROSTATE position, and began
to cry out: ''Oh, God, how sinful L nave
been, Oh, God, save me, save me right
nowi' and similar ordinations. Soon she
was surrounded by earnest women, who
tried to assuage her grief as best they
could.
Evangelist Harrison was all hustle and
excitement in a moment, and rushed to and
fro throughout the auditorium, now and
then darting up into the gallery shouting
out encouragement to others to follow the
young woman's example. when this
young girl came here from the gallery"
he cried, ''she could not see her way to the
chancel rail through binding tears. That
is the way millions have come to Christ.
These are tears of penitential agony. When
a young girl leaves the gallery, crying
every step of the way to the altar, plead
ing like that, that means conviction
When word was finally conveyed 10 the
evangelist that the young woman had eX-
pressed her faith in the saving power OF
Christ he shouted out joyfully: Just
think! That girl that came from the gal
lery and made pool of tears at this CHAM
Gel rail, has leaped to her feet three times
and cried: Il am saved This example
of the weeping young woman failed To
cause a stampede of sinners to the altar,
as is frequently the case in REVEALS. only
one young woman went to the mournerS
bench" afterwards, a member of the large
chorus choir, and the meeting came to a
close, after having been protracted half
hour beyond the customary time OF closing.
THE SERMON.
Mr. Harrison announced in his sermon
what he termed three tremendous truths
last night: 1.-THE Judgement, the Treachery
OF Death and the Nearness of Death" The
discourse was directed straight at the sin
ners, and had the effect of arousing an in
terest greater than that which has marked
any previous meeting this week. The altar
was nearly filled in a short time after the
invitation was issued, and nine conversions
were recorded by the young women whose
duty 1t is to collect the names and ad-
dresses of those who profess to be saved
each night
The musical portion of last nights serv-
ice was greatly augmented by the addition
of the splendid soprano OF Miss Ida NJ
SWeenie, u member of the regular Roberts
Park quartet.
Rev Dr. Hillary A Goblin, president OF
De Pauw University, Greencastle, came
over to Indianapolis yesterday on business
connected with the institution over which
he presides. and was an interested and at
tentive member of the congregation last
night. Near the close of the service the
evangelist asked Dr. Goblin how he liked
the meeting, to which the venerable edu-
Gator and divine replied: Its very en-
couraging." Mr. Harrison raised more than
a suspicion of merriment by crying loudly:
Just listen to that. He says il is very
of university. and they are usually so
staid, you know.
The evangelist took occasion, during one
of his brief exhortatio to pay a high
tribute TO DR.. Bacon, pastor of Roberts
Park Church, saying: when i was here
nineteen years ago IL seemed to me the
people were SO cold the first week Now
Ii is only the first week of this meeting,
and the thermometer is above rs. The fact
of 1t is that DIR. Bacon has kept this church
in splendid condition"
Last nights service closed the first week
of the revival. Tomorrow morning an
all-day service will begin at II o'clock in
the auditorium of the church. The meet
ing will be opened with a short revival SER
mon by DR.; Bacon, who will be followed
by Evangelist Harrison The night service
tomorrow will continue until 10 o'clock
and the evangelist expects TO hold a jubilee
for the first one hundred conversions at
that time.