The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-13
WORE MONEY WAS GIVEN.
FUND FOR MISSION HOME FOR fall
LEN WOMEN NOW ABOUT $4,000.

the SermOn--ENanSe Ilst OrIttenton
Told of His own Conversion and
Experience-Itan Repeat After
Him Prayer of Conservation.
The question of providing a Florence
Crittenton Mission B-ome in Savannah
was taken up at the Tabernacle last
night for the second time, and again it
met with a ready response in subscrip-
tons. the total amount of which now
amounts to about $500 Mr.. Critten-
ton announced that the matter Of
establishing the home would be taken
up again at the meeting Thursday
night. when plans would be decided on
according to the amount subscribed by
that time.
At that meeting the speaker stated,
he will be glad to see everybody in
terested in the establishment of the
home in Savannah. The matter of hav-
ing a home of this sort in Savannah
was discussed some time ago among
some of the church people even before
Mr.. Crittenton made his talk on the
Florence Crittenton Missions. From
the trend of this talk as well as the
unexpectedly liberal donations already
made, there is little doubt that the
home will be established.
TO-dny's Meetings.
To-day in addition to the regular
meetings at O'Clock and at $50 p. M,
Mr. Crittenton will address the noon
time meeting at the Plant System
shops, a service that was originated
and has been carried on for some time
under the direction of the Y. Nj. G. A.
Before the sermon was begun 1t last
nights service, Rev. BascOm Anthony
took a turn in telling the congregation
of the necessity The pastors are under
to raise a thousand dollars to pay for
the Tabernacle We've got to have
the money" Mr. Anthony said. I'VE
expect to get it out of you, and were
going to get it, If you don't give it to
us here We'll come after you on the
street"
The subject of Mr.. Crittenton's SER
mon was "Consecration," subject on
which he built one of the most impress
sive addresses that he has yet deliv-
cred. He quoted profusely passages of
Scripture showing that God demands
the conservation to His service OF every
human faculty and part.
Many Converted.
lie told the story of many men and
women whom he had seen converted
and who had cOnsecrated themselves
to the work of God. but more at length
and more interesting was the recital
of the steps that led him in the same
path.
IL is more than nineteen years ago,
he said that he had cried to God ana
Nl,,A A1 rsh
then he went to his pastor and told
him of his conversion and his desire
to do something in religious work and
by the pastor was taken to the mis-
sion of Jerry McCauley.
There he was told by jerry the story
of his former life and conversion, ana
heard also the narrative of his wife,
then the party held an lmpromptu
PRAYER meeting and MIR. Crittenton was
asked to pray and made the effort
hfterward he was visited by the
TEMPER. he said and by him asked If
he didn't think he had made fool OF
himself. and this happened again and
again when he had made similar at
tempts.
The speaker said he struggled
against the feeling, but felt lees and
less desire for the church. a feeling
Oswego county. New York. he attend
ed a Methodist camp meeting, and
there, through the eXhortation and eX-
perience of a woman, and, later,
through the efforts of a friend VINO
came at his request from New York
he surrendered himself again and TINS
time felt the peace of God.
Returning TO New York he began
again the work in the missions and
the slums. but was misunderstood and
laughed at when not pitied. 1t was
even reported. he said, that he was
losing his mind, and friends with the
best intentions in the world, came and
begged him to change his methods as
they were causing unpleasant tax
among his former friends and associ-
ates.
Nor was the misunderstanding con-
fined only 70 his friends, for even his
wife complained that if he kept on
the way he was then doing he would
loose his mind and have to go to an
asylum. She accused him of neglecting
his family and being out at all hours
of night down among those hussies."
This sort of thing went on for six
weeks, the speaker said. until one
night feeling that matters must be
changed in some way he spent the
night and morning hours in thinking
and praying and finally was rewarded
by feeling his wife's arms around his
neck. she too. being on her knees.
THE remainder of the night" he con-
tinued, you may be sure we held a
camp meeting in that house. Since
that time my wife has been arm in
arm with me in the work.
Prayer of Conservation.
After concluding the address he call
ed on those to rise who wished TO con-
secrate themselves to God, then call
ed for those that desired a better life.
He prayed for both classes, then in
structed the first class to repeat after
him the following prayer of consecra-
ton, which several hundred did:
Dear Jesus, l give myself to thee
l give thee my mind to think through
give thee my eyes to see through; !
give thee my mouth and tongue to
speak with; l give thee my hands to
turn the pages of thy book and to work
for thee; I give thee my feet to run on
errands with, and l promise thee that
they shall never carry me into a place
where l have to leave thee at the door;
1 give thee my body to be the temple
of the Holy Ghost; l give thee all my
family and relatives: 1 give thee all
my possessions: I give thee my time
and talent: 1 give thee all / think OF