The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-29
Hard-Working People Pour Out Their
Savings in Their Fervor for
""the Cause"
CALL YESTERDAY BLESSED
GREAT REJOICING AT THE NATIONAL
CAMP NORTH OF CITY.
Some "Shrewd- Persons Contribute,
the Leader Says-One Man Tries
to Buy Peace for His Soul.

The enthusiasm that had been generating.
seething and bubbling over at the camp OF
the PentecOst Bands of the United States,
north of the city, was coined yesterday into
ST, 600 to be used in promoting the work Of
the organization.
A hundred tents have been standing in
the grove at Pennsylvania and Thirty
fourth streets for a week. In them live
the Pentecosters, who have come from
many States for their annual harvest
home in this city. The Journal has de-
scribed before the Pentecosters' method of
rousing themselves to religious fervor of
great intensity.
Yesterday four hundred Pentecosters
gathered under the big tent in the center
Of the camp at 6 o'clock in the morning to
"consecrate themselves" for the day. After
this meeting, leisure was given for break
fast, and at $50 O'Clock a session was be-
gun that lasted for three hours. BY prayer.
eXhOrting, song and shouts of JOY the Pen
tecosters worked themselves up 10 a nigh
pitch, and when d call for contributions TO
carry on the work of converting unoe-
levers was made, the workers poured
out their savings into the ORGANIZATIONS
treasury.
POUR OUT THEIR SAVINGS.
ut is a blessed day was the way Mr..
Nelson, the Pentecosters' leader, expressed
it. God has certainly touched the hearts
here as he seldom has before"
The Pentecosters gathered at the camp
are mostly from Indiana, but some of them
have come from South Carolina, Virginia,
Kentucky, Georgia, Texas and other States.
Most of them are people that work hard
for their living, but they believe so strongly
in the approval by God OF their religious
crusade, and are so sure that He manifests
himself to them that they give freely all
the money they can spare 10 support their
missionaries.
And don't you believe" said Mr.. Nelson
last evening, that the people that are CIV
ing themselves and their money to this
work are all OF the class that depend en-
tirely on their emotions. Some OF our
largest contributions have come from men
OF great business ability and shrewdness.
One Of the best known brokers OF he town
gave me a check the other day. Mr.. Mat
thews. one of the biggest stone quarrymen
in the Bedford district, told us not long ago
That we could have all the stone we wanted
for our new Indianapolis church. We took
fifty carlaods. What do you think of
THAR"
While he was speaking, a stylishly
dressed woman, of apparent culture. APP
preached him and handed him a check. l
heard you say you needed money immedi-
ately," she said.
TRIED TO BUY PEACE.
AS this woman moved away, Mr.. Nelson
SalQ, Dlu you HOtlCt lndl WOlldI. lOu Cdn
see at a glance what grade of society she
belongs to. Her husband is as sharp a
business man as there is in Indianapolis.
There was one man here to-day who came
TO me and said, Here is five dollars. l hope
the Lord will give me some peace now.
have prayed in the woods all day without
result. Maybe my giving this money will
save me from this torture
All afternoon and we'll into the night the
PentecOsters and the I"ndianapolitans at
tracted 10 the camp continued the services.
Experiences were related. a ring meet
ing was held and several sermons were
preached. The PentecOSters were in a state
Of high excitement and delight over the
thousands of dollars that had come to them
through the efficacy of their getting clear
down into the heart"
mo political organization could raise the
amount of money from this number of peo-
pie that We have said one worker. 1T
shows the wonderful enthusiasm with
which God fills a man when he opens his
soul"
The camp will not break until next Sun
day night. 1t is expected that the Pente-
cost campaign will receive a great impetus
from the new strength born OF exercise and
the great amount of money contributed at
this meeting.