The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-13
FORMER MINNEAPOLIS WORKER.

them from among the things essential to a
real, living faith in Jesus Christ"
FORMER MINNEAPOLIS WORKER.
Rev. Charles Sickle Takes Part in Inter.
terestlng ST. Louis Work.
Rev. Charles Stelzle. who was for sew
eral years pastor Of Hope mission in this
city but who is now general secretary Of
the Presbyterian City Evangelstic com
mittee of St. Louis. writes In the last
number of The Interior of the great sue
cess of the outdoor work in st. Louis. He
says in part: ~ 49, 81. rg.saB. NJ
"st. Louis Presbyterianism commenced
outdoor work in a modest way three years
ago in connection with one of the east end
church when. the pastor and an enthusiast
tic band OF young people began series Of
open-alr meetings on the city market lot.
| AS they marched through the streets with
| drum corps and flaming torches a crowd
soon followed to the meeting place where
the sound of music flung open the doors
or the ne1ghboring saloons and the men
deserted bar and card table to listen to
the gospel as it was presented from the top
Of an apple barrel. - '- .-@ ~
The interest was unexpected. The or
der was not excelled in the regular church
service. The results surpassed our best
hopes. And the story of that campaign
still fingers in the minds of the workers
and the people of the neighborhood, who
often refer to it with enthusiasm although
the workers entered into it with fear and
trembling. We found that we could afford
to adopt these radical methods because
of our natural conservatism
| 1T was an easy matter to begin services
in a tent the following season. And the
success Of last years work warranted the
Presbyterian Minister'S association to ap-
point a committee Of fifteen, of which Rev.
nr~' f~T nSo1r >1~zs
Rev. Charles Sickle general secretary, to
push the campaign through the summer
just closed. It was q 'Pan-Presbyterian
work, the ministers, elders and churches
of the Northern, Southern, Cumberland,
United and Reformed Assemblies uniting
in the movement.
Three tents, two seating 500 persons
and one seating 1000 persons, were In use
during six weeks. On every Monday at
the noon. hour workers meeting was
held In down town assembly hail.
about $4,000 dodgers were used. In
addition, several hundred large cards were
placed in store windows and tackled on
telegraph poles. Bill posters were used
on fences and the dashboards Of street
cars displayed placards, advertising spe-
cial features. During part Of the season
a wagon was employed every day between
IL and to draw a miniature tents by
10 feet-through the downtown streets,
advertising the meeting at a particular
point. Large muslin signs were also at
tached to the sides of the tents, and two
big bulletin boards invited the people who
came to the city market. About 40, 900
pages of tracts were distributed, ,princi-
pally to those who stood outside the tents.
1.-THE total attendance was about $4,000,
Or an average of about $500 per week.
Five hundred cards were signed by those
who expressed a desire to become Christ
ians, although many were converted who
Gil oor6a ha n
say that there were fully 1000 CONVEX
sions. At least $50 have already united
with Presbyterian churches in the city on
: confession of faith, but many Joined other
churches. OF these, about one-fourth
were formerly Catholics.
v Zone of the most active workers in one
: of the tents this summer was a man who
\ about a year ago stood over his wife
= with butcher knife, threatening to take
e her liege. Wisky had made a maniac
y of him. He was converted during tbs
s tent meetings held last year. His son was
then in the penitentiary, serving a five:
il year sentence for burglary. He was re.
g leased during the progress of the meet.
ings this summer, and the father came tt
n me asking prayers for his son., that hi
e might be induced to come to the tent. He
6 came on the second night that he was IL
9 town, and was the first one to come for
n ward at DR.. Wharton's invitation. Will
= him came a younger brother, and latel
9 his sweetheart -.s ~.
- Mr. Steze dwells further upon the re
g fex action Of the work upon the churche:
:, which was pronounced and promises tt
- be lasting ~
Il .. CHURCH NOTES. ST.
Lowry Hill Congregational church receive
] twenty new members Sunday morning, Dec.l7. 1:
t At Hennepin Avenue church Dec. 81 Bisho
\ I. w. Joyce will preach. Professor ODER Hoffe
r will conduct the Christmas music specia
music will be given tomorrow. -, .:3* =.
g. The Gideons will conduct services at TIL
y | Christian Workers. Mission 20 Washington ave
q nue. S., Sunday at $50 p. N. A special inyi
n tation is extended to all GideOns and travelling
:. men. =. ".ts': "--s'
\ | : At twilight. 3 o'clock. Sunday afternoon, Rev
} Dr.. L. H. Hallock will give sketch ;of. tn
$ Temple. TX =. =. - 49,.
Rev. g. L.. Morrill, of the. Chicago Avenu
Baptist church has returned from Sheldon Iowa
: to- occupy his pulpit to morrow He has bee
: leading series of successful revival meeting
e at the Baptist church in Sheldon, Iowa j. : .
O Professor Charles Horswell Phi. d. d. D.
il who has for fifteen years occupied the chair Q
;, Hebrew in Garrett Biblical Institute. Evanston
day HSit esns the
: Prophet - ~. .*E - r. .r->'> ~
n Rev. 7. W. Stout will preach two sermons o
: Methodist church the next two Sunday morning,
D The subject to morrow will be Fhe Divinity e
8 Christ: next Sunday morning, '"Ihe Humanit
- q ~ -ss =
: AT Fowler NJ. E.: church to morrow the mus
is by the quartet and chorus, directed by J. Austi
+ Williams, viii be as follows: Deus Mfseratur,
-, Buck response, by the quartet Offertory. tenC
> solo. Gently. Lord, Gently Lead Us,"Eby Nj
IS Williams. In the evening the choir will Sin
II '.Soft Floating on the Air. Root led by til
d quartet. > T. ....-- 7
j. There; will be preaching Sunday, 1890 a. N
a and 1870 D. M, at Midway Mission hall on tUn
- versity avenue near Prior acenue. by Rev. 4
- c. Jett. Revival meetings in progress
= the church at Newton and Fifth avenue N. The
J. Saturday. They are conducted by Rev. w.
- Tenner Of Chicago and Rev. A. C. lett, zeval
. | gelists .As ssts :. s.--s= ~ -. :
"a The following officers have been elected fl
le the Sunday school Of Bethlehem Presby terra
: church: Superintendent. William L.: Gardner r
- Fl. Coleman: second assistant superintendent
. Mrs. B. Phillips. Jr.: secretary. Miss Mae Xxi
IS bourne: treasurer. George Hamley; librarian
ID Granville Tyler; organist Grace Bronson; pr
= centor. f. G.. Oakley. .-.. .>SE
If Special Christmas praise services will be he
at Westminster church Sunday, Dec. p, mornir
: and evening. s H. S. Woodruff has organized
& large chorus consisting Of some of the best voic
In in the city. which will provide special mus
N for both services. r. John e. BUSHNELL tt
IT pastor, will make appropriate addresses at eat
= service The church will be artistically decorat,
with palms and cut flowers
. The music at Simpson church tomorrow mo
&c ming will be: Organ Resignation Whitin
i'd anthem. Jesus. the Very Thought of Thee
Of response. 'Incline Thine Ear; offertory sol
- the following music; Organ, (. Andante.'' VIII
ing; quartet Evening Abt; anthem, ..G
IN That NIadcst Earth; ofertory, Trust in Il
" Lord sBerridge.
< The Finnish Apostolic Lutheran congregati
T., announces that it's church at Humboldt and Sc