The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-11-02
GREAT METHODIST REVIVAL
CHURCHES CROWDED At SER
VICES YESTERDAY.

D.. Henderson, of Brooklyn, a Speaker
of Much Personal Magnetism and
Force of Expression, Made Eloquent
Appeals-EnormOus Congregation at
Trinity Church Last NIght-This
Weeks Services.
Methodism and Christianity in gen.
eral is to have great revival if the
generous outpouring at the services yes
terday. inaugurating this second week
of special services, may be taken as a
criterion. If the interest continues and
increases wave of influence for Christ
and the church will spread over New
Haven in wonderful manner and the
meetings will in consequence have to
be continued for longer time than is
at present ANTICIPATED or arranged.
The first mass meeting was held yes
terday afternoon at half-past three in
Grace Methodist church and 1t was for
the male members of the churches of
the city. The church was filled to its
capacity and the speaker, the Rev. DR..
Theodore S. Henderson of Simpson
church, Brooklyn, man of much per-
sonal magnetism and great religious
fervor, who has unbounded success in
conducting similar movements in other
cities, held the undivided attention of
the men and moved them to thoughts
which stirred their inmost natures in a
wonderful way and fully prepared them
for the services of the coming week
His address was short but full of strong
thoughts which deeply impressed all
auditors. He gave. an excellent descrip-
ton of religion and its benign influence
on men. A belief in religion was to his
mind more or less a key to mans sue
cess. Nearly all of the Methodist cler-
gy Of the city were present.
The united services of the Epworth
leaguers of the city was held at 6:i5 in
the Sunday school rooms of Trinity
Methodist church and was under the
leadership of Secretary Lotze of the
Young Mems Christian association. The
rooms were filled with enthusiastic
leaguers and the meeting was one of
great interest. Mr. Lotze spoke briefly
from the thirty-third chapter Of Ezekiel
and the meeting then resolved itself
into one of experience and members of
the league from various parts of the
city gave short talks. Bright and stir
ring music was interspersed and the
young people were much edited.
Filled to overlooking with even stand
ing room wanting and with such an at
tendance that even the outside corridors
~ rnI,
service was opened at half-past seven
in Trinity church, corner of George and
Dwight streets. The pulpit was filled
with members of the clergy from all
| the churches in the city and the chorus
choir of the church was augmented by
members of the East Pearl street chorus
choir. The speaker Of the evening was
Rev. Mr. Henderson.
| He liscoursed most eloquently from
the first half Of the twelfth verse OF the
first chapter of Lamentations: Ifs 1t
nothing to you. all We that pass hy?"
For more than an hour Rev. Mr.. Hem
derson told Of the wonderful things to
be gained by leading the life Of the
| just and following in the footsteps OF
Jesus Christ. He said that he consiG-
cred one of the greatest words In the
English language to be helpful" that
is full Of help, and then asked everyone
present to try themselves and see If
they. were as much help to their fellow
| beings as they might and if they
thought that Jesus would have done
toward others as they were doing. He
said that Christ came here to save the
world and He was going to if the peo-
pie would only let him. You cannot sin
against the love OF Christ and expect
to be happy. If you give yourselves
to Christ and permit yourselves to be
used for his service then there is joy
in the world for you. 1t is never too
late to change and 1t is a great thing
to be saved when the energy is dimmed
and the vitality almost gone Then
there is a realization of the love of
Jesus Christ. You've but to meet
Christ and be saved.
An evidence of the deep religious
spirit which was abroad was manifest
ed by the very general acceptance of
the invitation to remain at the close OF
the general service for one of prayer
around the family altar. Almost every
seat in the church was filled and a gem
uine old fashioned love feast was en-
acted. Prayer by those who stayed for
themselves and by others who stayed
because of their feelings for someone
else were frequent and several persons
announced their intention to follow
Christ from that time on. This SER
vice was deeply impressive.
Every night this week commencing
Tuesday at half-past seven there will
be great mass meetings in the First
Methodist church, corner Elm and Col
lege streets. The Rev. Mr.. Henderson
will speak on Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings and the meetings will
be evangelistic in nature. On Wednes-
day evening the Rev. DR.. David Dow