The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-19
ORGANISATIONS SERMONS.
AUTHOR on .IN HIs STEPS" HEARD
BN 1000 PEOPLE.

Large Congregations Greeted Him ~
Four Announcements indrpr
.nt Presbvtcriau church Tiiied 80
osernowinE Last Might. several
CONGREGATIONS tnitinE There.
GLOW 90 Make rhis better
world" m Appropriate Ttti~ Tor
Mr.. -hcIdnn's >~rmon-A Union of
the churches one OF the Hopeful
siEns ~ tao Times from hitch
Mr. sheldon Expects Much.
over two taa4s1r4 people heard the au-
,rar 81 ..u His steps, az tho various
pa-rs ~ worsHi p at which he spoke Ycs-
teTd.g Good congregations greeted rho
Rtt Uratl. 81 sheldon az tar First
Presbyterian. mo Second African Haptis.
the Young Mems christian Asso iatsor.
ara tbe lnlcpcudsnt PresbyteIln cnurrl.
"A tho latter church. where Mr -ae.
don preached al rrat the congreeafl.n
exceeded those Of an tue other p.a-,s come
b.ned DO was % union mfctiue t.r GONE
grcFatlors Of tho F.rst Presnyte.iau Hrd
wesley ard Trinity Mclnoi.st calre1,.
uniting with that of me lnas pendent
Tresbytcrian. There were 1850 many mem
b-rs o. other congregations than tHosc
mentioned DOE ATTENDANCE there helms
very genera desire 10 hear one Hau who's.
work mas attracted NOR. attention iu both
the Icaeo4s au1 secular world
durine the last year or - thnu
that az any other divine. There was also
considerable curiosity 90 st, the man VINO
had run daily newspaper for q week "as
christ would have run &c."
These yar.ou. motives of sympathy. In
torest and curiosity made Mr sheldon The
religious feature Of the DAY. and attracted
more attention to him than would other
wise have boon the case Those who heard
him were generally well pleased. with "a,
exception. perhaps. OF the curiosity seek
era
The author a. I'm His steps g. man
% plain appearance with practically moth
fng Of what is known as "stvle' about
him. Iis speaks iu pain. einple.
ftralahtforw manner. and is evidently
very much 10 earnest On what hs saws
He dld not advocats any new theories for
the regeneration ~ the world and the inn
yrovement ~ society. but simply urged
that the churches and their member
should follow more closely after Christ
and that they should always bear in mind
90 conduct themselves 10 manner go
meet with Ills approval
Mt sheldon was seen after the service
al tie y n G. A. by a Morning News
reporter. WHO desired 90 obtain from him
SONG information as 20 how DE had been
led 10 write his hook and whether its
eneot from a religious standpoint hhi
been altogether what he expected or dee
sired. az well as what his future plans
were Ia reference 40 religious work. and
what his views are 81 the situation iu The
religious world. Mr sheldon very courte-
ouslv declined. however, 20 enter into any
discussion of these topics
Il made b. ruic some time ago NOT
l., d. interviewed. q" h, said. 81 hove put
on so many newspaper men on account OF
this rule thas -I.J not in justice. either
20 them or myself make an exception
now
Mr. Sheidon's manner was very pleasant
ana he fpoke as ~ he would have no OBJ
5crilonE 10 talking on these various sub
3ects. had it not been for che rule which
b. felt obliged 70 conform 90.
Mr. Sheldon is a guest - tho Dc 500.
where be- VIA b. entertained at breakfast
this morning bv a number or the lo'lI
minister Hc viii take the 1880 =. ~.
train for Charleston. where Doe has en-
Eaeemeuts ~ nature similar 60 those
which brought him 60 Savannah.