Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-01
TRUE RELIGION
AIM OF LEADERS
PEOPLE EXPORTED TO LEAD
HONEST LIVES
The Spirit Of Evangelism Spreading
Throughout City, and Ministers
Expect Great Harvest
Of Souls

the evangelistic campaign the enthu-
slasm grows and ministers becomes
more and more convinced that the
whole city of Los Angeles will fall
into line with the work during the COM
ing weeks.
One Of the most eventful periods of
the day is the hour after the evening
meetings when the leaders gather at
headquarters in the Alvarado hotel
and discuss the happenings of the day.
They begin coming in from the diff
ferent parts of the city where the dis
trict meetings have been held, and each
man who appears has more glowing
picture of success to paint than the
others.
Conversions by the dozens are re-
ported and there is hardly a church
in the city which has not received ap-
plications for membership.
Services Throughout Day
Almost every hour of the day is now
taken up with meetings Of some kind.
In the morning conferences are held.
and today the MONDAY services will
begin. Afternoon meetings have been
begun in the central district, evening
meetings are held at all the districts,
cottage prayer meetings will be held
on Friday and even the midnight hour
on Friday will be occupied by what
promises to be one of the biggest meet
ings ever held for religious purpose.
Wonderful work has been going on
in the fifth district where the Asbury
church has been crowded every night.
Last night a testimony meeting was
held in addition to the regular preach
ing service and many beginners in
the Christian life took part with others.
A wonderful hold has been gained on
the young people not only by the evan
galist but also by Charles E. Rykert,
the singer who has had more people will
ing to sing in the chorus than there
have been seats for and the number
of young men present was greater
than at any other meeting during the
campaign.
Practical Conservation
DR.. Elliott's text last night was taken
from First Chronicles. 29-5, and the
theme was practical conservation. The
speaker defined the difference between
the conservation of self and the conse-
Grafton of service. Instead of point
ing out what service is he empha-
sized what it is not. mot ordinary
round of church going or church doing,
for too often this is only dress parade,
but service is the doing that is closely
connected with soul winning and char
acter building. Some people work
harder to keep from working than
they would have to work if they really
gave themselves heartily to it. There
are two classes of people, doers and
dodgers. To which class do you
belong?"
The district in which Rev. Henry
Ostrom breaches is one which covers
a large area, and Emmanuel Pres
byterian church is crowded every night.
DIR. Ostrom is one of the most spon-
taneous of the speakers and it is said
of him that it is impossible to tell what
he will do next. His methods of ap-
pealing to the people are varied.
More Real Worth
In the course of his sermon last night
the evangelist exhorted people to put
more of real worth into their religion.
1--WE are suffering from cheap relig-
ion," he said. Cheap religion is like
a cheap horse; it is lame, it will kick.
it is windbroken, it will balk.
1.-THE Lord knows there are too many
windbroken people in the churches
and who has not seen the kickers, or
what pastor has not been troubled
with the balky?
"Do you want young men to take an
offer them more than an ecclesiastical
buttonhole boquet. Call them to some
thing that costs. If you want life
savers at the seaside call and they will
come. If you want firemen to rescue
the children call and you will get them.
II you want soldiers to defend the
homes, call and they are there. Men
take to the heroic and the call Of Christ
is call to the heroic. You may seem
to conquer everything but until self is
conquered you have conquered nothing.
Conquer self and you practically con-
quer everything. An old farmer in
terpreted the illustration about the
corn or wheat falling into the ground
and losing itself, but coming forth in
the harvest. by saying that the starch
went out and the sugar came in. Any
body knows that If you lose your
selhshness the result is starchiness
driven out and sugar come in."
Great Praise Service
The meeting at the Advance Buggy
company's building was opened by
song service last night in which Mr..
and Mrs. Pugh both took part. The
subject chosen by DIR. Walton was
Gods Method of Solving Difficulties,