The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-06
LAST WEEK THE
RECORD.BREAKER
GREATEST IN GOOD RESULTS
EVER EXPERIENCED.
DR.. Chapman Believes Yesterdays RaiL
Was Sent by God to Keep Hold on
City-Dr Elliott Says Saloon Sympa-
thizers Who Meant Trouble Could
Not Get into Swedish Tabernacle.


That last week was the greatest in
good results ever experienced by the
Chapman evangelists was the unanimous
decision at their meeting at the West
hotel this morning.
The meeting opened with an impress
sive prayer by Colonel Samuel Brengle
of tho Salvation Army, who has Just
returned from trip to Sweden. He
prayed that the words of the evange-
lists might be as a tWo-edged sword,
and that they might search out the
depths of the hearts Of needy men Of
Minneapolis.
DR.: Chapman, as usual, conducted the
meeting He said he believed the rain
of yesterday, which he had first looked
upon with much regret, was sent by
God to keep a hold on this city. "The
crowds which attended all the Sunday
services,' he said, "were phenomenal.
And because of the rain, those who
came were really only those who act
| ually desired to attend the gospel meet
week to have been blessed with greater
| results than any week since we began
our work together. Am I right?o
DR.. Elliott.
"There has been more depth of in
| terest than ever before,' responded an
other voice.
"The people have been much more
thoughtful than I have ever seen audi
ences,' said still another. az. =.
MI. Morrill's Text.
"I' IN going to speak of one more
thing said DR.. Chapman. Something
that has caused considerable amuse
ment. / understand Rev. G. L.. Morrill,,
| wi bo1 OF Tnin
preached yesterday about Chapman
and His Revival and that he -choseffor
his text, Hitherto hath the Lord helped
us. CLaughter) [ don't know, just
what emphasis he put on certain words
of that text in giving It,, but it has
rather amused me: Yet know Mr.;
Morrill, meant no harm and it was all
right. He and [ have been friend these
many years-in fact, he is somewhat
indebted to me in certain ways. DR..
Chapman's statement caused a consld-
cradle buzz of talk after he had fin
ished and much amusement was had
over the incident.
81 believe the Lord blessed and pro-
tected our meeting last night SAID
, Dr. Elliott, who spoke at the Swedish
Tabernacle. 1t was SO crowded before
, the service opened that several hundred
r had to be turned away from the doors.
: 7 learned afterwards that this was, IN
fact, blessing Some two hundred
9 men, representing the saloon interests,
f came to the church, as | understand It,
r with the avowed intention of entering
: and disturbing or breaking up the meet.
ing if possible. Upon their arrival
y they ound the house so packed that
Il none of them could get in.
, Army Was Annoyed. p:
II wish I could say as much for the
meeting we held in the Salvation Army
hall last night,' said Colonel Brengle
of the Salvation Army. ''Some of
those men, who could not get into your
? meeting got into ours. They made con-
= siderable disturbance Colonel Bren-
= ole then made brief address about
!, the Salvation Army work.
. 81 have just returned from Sweden, -
. he said, "where [ found many proml-
n nent people interested in our work L
q am here to see what interest the. Sean
y dinavian element in Minneapolis Is TAX
y ing in our work [ believe or organi-
q zation is doing good work here: We
are trying to do similar work to
yours, but to a different classic a
class you find it hard to reach. In our
+ meetings we not only try to get them
:. to confess their Christ. but to come
down to the front and kneel.
g $50 do we, colonel, - interrupted DIR.
a Chapman.
= ~ believe your simultaneous meet
# ings here will stir the hearts of men
/ EVERYWHERE continued the colonel.
Z "And I hope in your work you'll pray
d for u.s.
/. ''I had most remarkable confession
E. from a man at my Sunday evening
meeting,' related DR.. Ostrom of the
l. first district. "Among the many who
l. came forward at my invitation was tins
(. DOOR fellow. He was a victim of the
morphine habit, taking from fifteen to
It twenty grains a day He had Won
If dered ali over this country. In New
York short time ago he broke a limb
i in an accident He was given $4,000
= damages. In two days every cent OF
it it had gone. He told a story, too, OF
.. heartrending domestic relations, con-
1. Guiding with telling me that his step
8. father had shot his mother in this city
e of Minneapolis.
y, u, Encoura ging Reports.
al Reports were then received from va
u rious districts, only two not being rep
n resented in the call for district state
re ments. The reports, with hardly. an ex'
II ception, showed great work being ac'
le complished. In the first district, Sun
1t dav evening. all those who wished tc
n give themselves to Christ could not
gather around the front platform. In
every district there seemed to be 9
depth of thought shown by the audi
le ence. In the Scandinavian district
r there was regret reported that many
le of the older people could not under
er stand English. but that the youth OF
s. the district could, and were. responding
heartily to the appeals of the evan
he gelists. -. .-