The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-16

Nearly thousand men gathered at
Plymouth church yesterday afternoon
t. attend the Y. NJ. G. A. mass meeting.
the initial meeting Of the Chapman
evangelistic campaign in Minneapolis
The feature of the meeting was an
address by DR.. Clarence B. Strouse of
Richmond. Va, one of Dr.. Chapman s
gospel singer who for number of
years was with the late Dwight L.
Moody, rendered several selections. DR..
Strouse held the attention of his au-
dlence for nearly an hour. He said
the great effort of the meetings to come
would be to start not a religious senti-
mental wave, which would only temper
arily bring people into the. churches,
but deeper form of conviction which
would carry with it lasting good results
The address took on great deal of
personal character, being in good part
a recital Of the speaker 8 own expert
ences. - Z
"The trouble with the modern revi-
val,' said DIR. Strouse. is that it is
| open to the criticism of being super
fetal. Men and women respond to some
the church only to drop out as soon as
the stimulus IS past. When it is the
Holy Ghost that enters into a man and
leads him to the altar. there is no back
sliding or equivocating. Once inside
the church, he is there to stay, and the
community is that much better off. - .
Music was furnished by Kenny's or
bone solo, and Christian Erck, formerly
of the Royal orchestra at Amsterdam,
Holland, played a cello solo.
DR.. Chapman in ST.. Paul.
Thousands attended the opening
meetings Of the q Chapman campaign -
in St. Paul yesterday, the attendance
at meetings last evening being, espe-.
flow. meetings held In the morning
the evangelists were divided among the
various churches. In the afternoon a
large meeting was held at the; Metropol-
itan opera house, one for women was
held at the Central Presbyterian church
and a meeting for children was held at
church: In the evening, the evangelists
took up the work in the respective dis:
tricts to which they have been ASSIGNED
! for the campaign of revival. These
assignments are as follows; =.
! DR.. Chapman at the Peoples church
! Rev. Henry Ostrom at the Contra
Presbyterian church, Rev. Clarence b
terrain church, Rev. R: w. Slough at the
j Swedish tabernacle, Rev. J. H. Elliott
] at the Clinton Avenue Methodist church
Rev. Daniel s. Toy at the Dayton Z
i Bluff German Methodist church, ant
Rev. E. F. Taylor at the Merriam Parl
] Presbyterian church. Mr. Taylor will
; divide his time between the Merriam
! Park church and the Hamline Meth
u odist church. 49,. ..,....-.i ,,.,>-.
The meetings in the various district
! will continue every evening for tw
n weeks.
s. DR.. Chapman spoke to crowde'
3 house at the Peoples church last eve
4 ming, outlining something of what h
81 desired and intended to do during tn
n next two weeks.
q "Altho I am denominationalist an
81 love my own church, I s. II not preac
q along UNCONVENTIONAL lines,'' he sale
q II know shall not please all. I ma
81 say something that will cut to tn
81 quick; but if it will turn anyone bac
q from evil, it will do good. believ
Il in revivals. and if everyone Of you wi
n stand by the ministers, we shall sc
y in this city something we have neve
y seen before. We must have person;
r workers, however, if we produce r
Isl SultS'' 1870.