The Leon reporter., 1900-03-22
The Revival meetings.

The Revival Meetings.
All of the arrangements have been
for these meetings, and the
final work will be done before the close
of the week. All that remains to be
of the hall, and that will be done on
arrive all will be ready for
the beginning Of their work.
AS announced last week ali attempt
was made to secure the closing Of all
places Of business during the evening,
while the meetings are in progress, the
results appearing by the notice which
will be found elsewhere. While all have
not entered into the agreement, 1t is
hoped that such pressure will be
brought to bear upon those refusing, by
the members of the churches and others
interested in the success of the meetings
that they will Yet see that it is to their
interest to comply with the very reason.
able request which was made.
Soule persons, laboring under serious
mistake, have caused a wrong impress
sion to 60 abroad, which the executive
committee desires to correct, Because
the people of Bedford raised so large a
sum for the Evangelist, it has been
asserted that we are laying a heavy
burden upon the community by bring.
ing these gentlemen here, and that It
will be necessary for us to raise for
them hundreds of dollars, for which, in
some way, the churches are responsible.
The facts are these: Mr. Sunday makes
no charge whatever for his services.
Of course there are certain expenses
which We will be required to meet, but
these are mparatively light. As COM
pensation for his services he agrees to
accept what is given in the form of a
free will offering, when the work is
drawing to close, probably on the last
Sabbath of his work among us. If his
work is blessed in large measure, as il
was i'll Bedford, and has been elsewhere
our people will naturally be grateful fol
it, and will express their gratitude in a
liberal Offering. But there is no require.
ment for any specified sum, and he will
be content with what the people pre-.
sent in that way.
For the incidental expenses collec.
tions will be taken each evening until
sufficient amount has been raised ther
those collections will cease, and no more
collections will be taken until the time
for the thank Offering at the close of the
work.
Now, then, let all members Of the
churches heartily cooperate in the work
which we undertake. Doing this all the
churches and the community will be
richly blessed.
AN AGREEMENT.
In entering upon the revival work
which is now being undertaken, the
pastors and representatives of the
churches have entersa aaunnkan agree
ment BY which q hat they
and the governed
while 1 PROGRESS. II
invGl 1fes. All the pri
l>lle churches are to be
hstd ih reserve, which might in any way
| hinder the progress of the work
The pastors unite under the leadership
Of the Evangelist, being subject to his
direction. The matter of gathering up
the results of the work is to be left till
the work is done, and no pressure is to
be brought to bear upon any one as to
the choice they shall make as a church
home, leaving that choice entirely to
the persons themselves, and no members
are to be received into any of the
churches while the meetings are in pro.
gress: AS the meetings are drawing to
close an announcement will be made
as to where those desiring to unite with
the churches are to meet the respective
pastors and church officers for that pur.
pose, and the choice will be left entirely
to them. While the meetings are in
progress committee, appointed by the
Evangelist, will confer with inquirers
and take their names and denomina.
tional preferences, and those names will
be put nto the hands of the respective
pastors but this will be only for the pur.
pose of allowing the pastors to give
them such help and instruction as they
may need, in order to make the way ol
becoming christians clearer, but, in nc
sense for the purpose of allowing effortt
to bias them in the matter Of church
connection. 1t is, as matter of course
expected that all the churches, whether
they are engaged in this united effort
or not, will consider themselves morally !
bound by this agreement.