The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-06
Meetings, In Pittsburg, Under
Presbyterian Evangelization
Committee.
REV. Or. CHAPMAN SPOKE.
He Said Many Ministers Had Lost
step--Must Read Their Bibles More
to Regain Lost eround--Rov. Dr..
Carson Spoke.

Pittsburg, Dec. 4.-Different meet
fngs were held under the auspices OF
the Presbyterian general assembly
eyangelistic committee. Distinguish
ed ministers were present from the
presbyteries of Plttsburg, Allegheny,
Washington, Butler, Redstone, Erie,
Steubenville and Blairsville. Such
wellknown ministers as the Rev. Dr..
Daniel A. Cunningham, Of wheeling;
the Rev. DIR. W liilam M. Iayior, VI
New Castle; the Rev. ID. Edwin Wal
lace, of Groensburg; the Rev. Dr.
James ID. Moorehead, of Beaver Falls;
the Rev. Perrin S. Baker, OF Belle
vernon; the Rev. ID. g. G. Hays, Of
Johnstown; the Rev. DIR. James d..
Moffat, of Washington; the Rev. Dr..
William Speer, of Washington; the
Rev. DR.. Theodore S. Negiey, OF
Brownsville; the Rev. DR.. j. s. Nc
Carrell, of Mcheesport and at least
100 other strangers were present. The
meetings were under the management
OF John I'll. Converse, of PnliaaelpIIa,
the chairman and supporter of the
committee. The other members Of
the committee present are the Rev.
DR.. j. Wilbur Chapman, Jonn Balcum
Shaw and John f. Carson, of New
York.
Rev. DR.. Chapman Spoke.
Rev. DIR. Chapman apoke last night
before the anselisLic convention in
the Second Presbyterian church, TAX
ing for his subject the expression OF
Mary Magdalene, uttered at the foot
OF the cross, They nave taken away
the Lord" He said many ministers
and elders had gotten out of step with
Jesus. 1t was all because of sin, he
said, and they would nave to go back
to where they had taken their first
misstep and read their Bibles more.
He said ministers and people were
lost because they let one sin enter
their mind and they failed to drive
1t out until along come a second sin
and Joined it and two sins were too
hard to drive out. He said wellfilled
pews did not make a church, but sim
less, sanclined people. He urged the
ministers and elders to open their
hearts for the reception of the spirit
Of God.
DR.. Carson held an after meeting
held in the Sunday school room OF the
Second church. DR.. Chapman spoke
briefly there. He told of the great
6Obu uOuO by ouu SOuNtTbf, VI
Philadelphia, who is chairman, ofEtfe
assembly committee and who had pre-
sided at meeting Of elders in the
afternoon. He SAID Mr.. Converse had
given $4,000 to carry on the work
they were doing. 'Dr. Carson and |
are going back to New York to tell
our rich men what Mr.. Converse has
done and see If we cannot get them
to give some Of their riches for the
purpose of evangelizing the world"
DR.. Chapman said.
Called For Personal Testimony.
DR.. Carson called for personal tes-
timony and several of the ministers
and elders told of the great impress
sion the conference had made on them
and promised revivals. Rev. DR.. ID.
s. Kennedy thanked the visitors for
their services and suggested rising
vote Of thanks, which was given.
Rev. DR.. John f. Carson, Of Brook
lyn, maze two eloquent appeals yes.
terday afternoon for "consecration
and dedication Of God" At 2 O'Clock
he addressed the students of the
Western Theological seminary and at
4 o'clock he talked at a second meet.
ing.
Rev. ]. Wilbur Chapman, of New
York, also spoke at both meetings,
but talked simply ON the method of
soul winning"