The San Francisco call., 1905-03-07
OAKLAND REVIVAL CROWDS MANY Churches
Great Meetings Listen to Several Eloquent EvanQefStS

OAKLAND, March 6.-The first of
the weekday meetings of the great
evangeIstic revival that has begun in
Oakland took place tonight. In every
case the churches were full, but few
seats being unoccupied, and while the
attendance was not so large as on
Sunday evening, it was far larger than
many believed that a Monday night
meeting could be made in this city.
Much enthusiasm is shown by the
workers and il is expected that the
attendance win grow as the week be-
comes older until the success that
has followed these evangelists west
ward from London, England, will at
tend them IN Oakland. In every case
Il has been found that the interest
increased as the meetings continued.
AS on Sunday. meetings were held in
five great Centers and so they viii con-
tinue throughout the week. Central
Oakland has two big meetings every
evening, one in the First Congrega-
tional Church and the other at the
First Presbyterian Church. The West
Oakland meetings take place at the
Chester Street Methodist Church, and
there are TWO meetings IA East Oak
land. one al the Eighth Avenue MethO-
dist Church and the other at the Twen-
ty-tbird Avenue Baptist Church. All
through the week these. meetings will
be in charge Of those named below:
First ongregational-J. Wilbur
Chapman, evangelist. Fred Butler, So
iolst; Charles Allen. chorister.
First Presbyterian-Hen Ostrom.
evangelist; John p. Hills. soloist and
chOrlster.
Twenty-third Avenue Baptist. East
Oakland-H. ". Slough, evangelist;
". H. COLLISION, soloist and cherister.
Eighth Avenue Methodist-R. A.
Walton. evangelist; O. r. Pugh, solOist
and chorister.
Chester Street Methodist Episcopal
John H Elliott, evangelist; Charles
l.. Rykert, soloist and chorister.
ii. W. slough. who is 10 conduct the
services at the Twenty third Avenue
Baptist Church. has not yet arrived In
Oakland, but is expected tomorrow.
J. A. Thompson, one of the evangelists
took his place this evening and
preached TO an excellent cohgrega-
ton.
At the First Congregational
Church tonight Rev ]. Wilbur Chap
man addressed a large audience. Fred
Butler, solOist, sang. In the course Of
his remarks DR.. Chapman said:
AS was the leper who met Christ when he
came down from the mountains, those
SL gDu WHO nave. not joined me ChurCH. BfQ
the barrier imposed by law that he must keep
his mouth covered restrain the leper from
making his appeal for help and salvation
No He asked for help ano received it. Come,
al Of you, before it Is tco late; come 10 Christ
and receive his blessings. Let no barrier keep
You back, now the time is fit
Do not put CT repentance too long; come
now We, the ministers of Christ are here TO
help you 7 see men in this gathering with
tears in their eyes. That is not enough 9th
ers are down on their knees in prayer That
j not enough. To weep and TO pray are the
II aTst =, steps hasten 70 that last and glorious
ot all 10 embrace the faith Of Christ.
OSTROFS ADDRESS.
Rev. Henry Ostrom had charge of the
services at the First Presbyterian
Church, assisted by John 2. Hills as
the sOloist. Mr.. Ostrom chose for his
topic The Broad Religion and in the
course OF his sermon said:
Not broader but higher is the watchword Of
the twentieth century. Why not Ifberalist
IN religion? Everywhere in the Bible man is
represented as great except when in contrast
with Jesus. Then he is meaner than a pigmy
Man IS great creature. So great is man that
he can become a. pure as driven snow or low
ef than q beast So great is man that f5ie
possibility OF his greatness is not always man
Hest and when il becomes manifest it is as
tonishing. 50 great is man that he is called
not the cabin. not the adobe hut but the
temple OF the Holy Ghost. Man is no trfhing
tai PEAKS ana soft valleys with rivers and
lakes, with harbors and coast lines one man
is worth the whole world.
DO away with the contrast with God and
man and man goes 50 high up that he is al
most god. Yet man is a great sinner as
well I believe in the derravifv Of man The
scriptures tell us we born in sin. Even
the little child needs constant watching and
great caationing- Take the babe from the
best family In California, put him by himself
and he viii become lower than heathen
Man is an alien from God He will walk
tne streets Tor twelve hours and will not think
ol MS creator. don't like to assaH the
EaAArfnOOQ OF COD and the Rrrs 1aF aaod af
Man theory, but il is an overdrawn expres-
sion The fatherhood of God onIv cornss 70
him Who Joins Gods great family and himself
becomes son or a daughter. The Brotherhood
oI man exists only when man accepts Jesus
Chflst: the son OF God Man knows that he
Is guilty, Who would not rather be a guilty.
man than an innocent idiot2 If they tell vo,
ihere IS GOOD IN every man, that you sin in
ignorance ana that because you do not know
q lie. t 'oU
John II. Elliott has been conducting
the services for the West Oakland
district at the Chester Street Methodist
Eplscopal Church, with Charles e.
Rykert as his singing companion ne
spoke this evening from the tonic
sympathy for Sours," saying in part:
How little sympathy there is in tha ,,o-..
No wonder some grow cynical sour or nes~f-
ullsuc Nhen they see the common c,tetoy,,
- soIseslolness - ano the habit OF ignoring the
1lsHts oI otners The fnflIm man az the mol
IN the time OF Jesus illustrates how easy ~ fs
% g oespslr OF help or sympathy from the world
lhe man In the text said Il looked ~, ~,
right hand and no man regarded me NJ % ny ,.g
cared Tor my soul" Alasf That anv IN tIss
community should point the finger All Won snS
sav that - s0u anu
But why not care for your own soul7 ca
cares. Jesus Christ cares. Good men aEd
women care Why not care yourseIf9 Ya,,
care for. health wealth and other fbins. se. eo
not this2 You care for property but .strds ~ -
much better is than a sheer p, .loM sH
Jesus sslo
WALTON IN EAST OAKIAHn
Rev. r. A. Walton has the services
IN East Oakland at the Eighth Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church, with n
r Pugh as his singing companion. He
spoke tonight upon the tonic s.,r,l.,,