Paul Quinn weekly., 1900-01-27

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AUSTIN Many who have visited
Austin and frenquented the Metropoli
tian, would hardly believe that COM
modious chapel of that great church
was insufficient to accommodate her
visitors, frienps, and members; but last
Sundays experience demonstrates the
truth of the assertion, aud the coming
of DR.. Denham was hailed with
Thanksgiving and gladness.
The people had heard DR.. Harvard,
and passed npon him. They had
heard Rev. I. M. ChappIe and pas
sed upon him. They awaited the COM
ing of the presiding elder, and after
hearing him they are highly leated
over the action of the conference.
The children assembled early for Sun
Gay school and at 1920 a. m. They
were ready to file aut to music played
by Prof w H. Passon.
Eleven o'clock a m. DR. T. G. Den
ham, presiding elder of Austin dis
trict, came toward at the introduction
of DIR Howard and annouced the
theme for his first sermon on his first
quarterly visit upon the Austin district,
subject. "A crown of Righteousness. %
DIR. Denham seemed to divine that he
was to be passed upon at that hour,
and he resolved to show to all who
had came out for that purpose that he
was fure gold. He leaped into the
channel of his subject and led them
through the winding labyrinth till he
fixed their imaglnatins upon the high
est towers of glory. Having done that
he softly sang "Hallelpae its done.
etc - While this heavenly pathos
fioated toward the palace of the king,
DR.. Howard called for those who would
settle the controversy at once to come
into the life boat, and twenty six un-
converted men aud women came toward
to join on pro baton; but the fire from
heaven came down, consumed their sin,
and twenty of the twenty six shouted
their troubles over then and there. The
revival has been in progress two weeks,
and fOrty-fve souls have come to Jesus
out of darkness into light At 7:30 O.
clock the ushers were trying to seat
the people They began by filling in
fl ON the rostrum, and at $3.50 o clock
every seat was 1ncomfortably packed.
All the windows were filled, all around
the altar was crOwed, and the church
reached it's ideal as to congregation On
the front seat were some white pepIe
that Hiawatha thought were there Just
to hear the preaching and watch the
Negroes go fowOrd in a revival but
when DR.. Howard said, Brother,
pray" " and that Christian white man
knelt down, he showed to over eight
,,@1 L. 81, l. L.
DR.. Denham entered the ring with
satan at s O'Clock His theme was
Hope He fought desperately for
thirty minutis He landed heavily on
satan right, and at 6:45 he was de-
Jared victorious.
The protracted meeting will run an
other week, and there will be some
good fighting. Collection, S75.9S.
The church is being revived and all
her prestige, dignity, credit and Chris
tiaity is coming home.
Mrs DR.. Trapp, Captain of Club
IA, began her work of raising money
for the church. She gave a social at
her home beautiful residence, and
there were quite a number present
The social was of a high grade, and
all who came out were at their best.
Mrs K. Pallard and Mrs Alice Glass
were there and they were richly
clad in silk brccade, and rendered Mrs.
Trapp all the needed assistance: Mrs.
Jordan, Mrs. Brown Mr.. and MIS-.
Hall were also there and quite num-
Der of others. Among the men were
Mr.. Seals, Mr. Brown, Bro. H. Spen
Ger, Mr.. Wright, and others. The ac-
casSiOn was grand.
After the social features, were over
they all went to the dining room and
supper was served at 10 cents each,
Saturday week the CLUB will meet a.
Sain at Mrs Jordans.
Last Tuesday night the popular de-
bate that had been talked abo1t so
much and had been waited with ID
teEest came pass
Resolved, That the representative
colored man do not compare favorably
with the representative white men. Law
yer r. S. Stout, who takes the world,
assisted by Prof w. T. Mccall, one of
accomplished teachers of West Austin,
seid fervently the Representative Col
ored men will not compare.
DIR ] D Davis, one of the practicing
physicians of this city. and Prof L B
hlDCu6Ou Cudulp lplOnCA IAC CoN0N OA Vic
colored man. Both sides ably present
ed their claims, and everybody was
anxious to see who would he victor.
The corpulent lawyer, or silver tongue
orator, Stout was pathetic enough, but
in wit and eloquence Kincheon was his
master. And the Stout man OF legal
and ambitious companion
had to WELD to the knife of that young
man who has fought many a battle OF
the kind and winning with hands
down.
Last Monday night after class meet
ing, and after Rev. Howard had retired,
a host of his members pleasantly sur
prised him, and he did not have to go to
The grocery for several days.
James Block, one of the leading plum
oers of the city, hired yearly by the
water and light commission, is reader
If the Weekly, and firm friend to Al
'ican Methodism,-a strong member of
Mrs. Maggie Hurt demonstrated the
musical powers with which she is
raught, by bringing down the house.
Messrs. Lawrence M. Watson and A.
ropsalt are constant members and in
trumental young men in the IS School.
Ne are glad to have these bright lights
.mong us. We trust other young men