Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-28
THOUSANDS RAISE VOICES IN
PRAYER
Evangelistie Leader Asks Aid Of the
People, Assuring Them Mighty
Victory Over Sin viii
Follow
lie great revival has begun.

ing room. The seven chiefs were in
their places. The great choruses were
ready for the signal which would bring
forth burst of praise, and the people
were expectant.
At exactly the same hour thousands
OF persons were lifting their voices in
prayer.
The services of the Central church,
conducted by j. Wilbur Chapman, were
opened by Rev. William Horace Day,
who introduced the leader.
Singing Evangelist Butler, who will
be the soloist at these meetings, sang,
and the whole congregation, led by the
500 members of the chorus trained by
G. F. Allen, united in singing 1.-THE
Beautiful River and then DR.. Chap
man arose to address the meeting.
DR.. Chapman expressed the gratitude
which he felt at being in Los Angeles
and told of the faith which he has in
the blessings which will come to the
whole land through these meetings.
The speaker took for his text the
twenty-ninth verse of the tenth chap
1.-The whole influences of these SER
vices will be to persuade men and wo-
men to be true to Jesus Christ" said
the evangelist.
''You sent for me. For what intent
have you sent for me? l am persuaded
that know the intent.
Great Revival at Hand
"A great revival is at hand and you
know it. 1 see that you do. People OF
Los Angeles, your prayers have gone
up to the great Jehovah and the revival
is the answer. This revival is here be-
cause some one has laid hold of God,
praying, praying; that is why 1 am
here.
God is no respecter of cities. Be-
cause there has been success in Atlanta
and in Denver that is no reason that
there will be success here. l am only
a man, and a success has to come from
God. 1t is he that is great. If you
will stand true to Christ, if you will
give us your support, if men and wo-
men who can not darken these doors
will pray, and pray increasingly, then
I can promise you that this city will
be moved as these other cities from
which we have come were moved
"There must be certain machinery to
work in such a great city, but the
move compels the machinery. l am
here in answer to prayer. We are all
here because some one has prayed.
Every revival has come in answer to
prayer"
Power of Prayer
The speaker gave several historical
examples and told of times when
prayer had wrought wonderful trans
formation in the lives of men and in
whole communities.
"Peter's message is my message" he
said. God is no respecter of persons.
He is no respecter of cities or of coun-
tries He will move America as he has
moved England and Wales, and he will
move Los Angeles as he has moved
other cities. God makes no distinction
as to sex. He makes no distinction as
to society. He is no respecter of per-
sons as to power. Your life may have
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it on to God. L have a message; it is to
the richest man in the city and to the
poorest. 1t is to the highest and the
lowest in social standing. 1 preach
Jesus. l want you to know him as a
man, to know him as an ideal,
to know him as the living Christ
who will come to you and give you
~ 3d.
preach him as he was crucified
To Lead People
"There are some things 1 know
can do. I ask for what intent have
you sent for me and know that it
is that 1 shall lead the people back
to Christ. If you will give me your
sympathy, if you will give me your
selves, then I promise that you will
see thousands pressing their way to
Christ"
The singing, which was led by Mr..
Allen, was one of the most impressive
features of the meeting.
The verse of a hymn was sung by
the whole congregation, and then the
leader would ask those in the balcony
TO sing the chorus alone. Those in
the main body of the house would
then take up the refrain and by the
time the course had been sung for
the third time every voice in the
church had become a part of the
whole.
In the second district Henry Ostrom
spoke to an audience that entirely
filled the big church.
In the third district meeting, held
in the University M. E. church, w.
e. Biederwolf had charge of the
meeting, taking his text from the
tenth chapter of Luke, The speaker
said that there were three things nee
essary to the success of the revivals.
Get right with God. Depend upon
God. Go to work."
In Third District
The meeting of the third district
was in charge of II. w. Slough and
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