Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-31
DR.. STROUSE IS
HIGHLY HONORED
His Work at Denver Has Been
Remarkably Successful.
PRESENTED WITH LOVING CUP

lutions-S Several Hundred Were Con.
verted.
Editor Sun; ORAL the great eyange.
lists engaged in the union gospel
campaign just closing, none has been
more successful than DR.. Clarence B.
strouse OF Virginia, in charge of the
fret district. The committee in charge
report over seven hundred and fifty az
confessing Christ. About five hundred
have applied for membership in the
churches.
Sunday DR.. Strouse preached in DR..
Chapman's district at the Central
Presbyterian Church. IL was packed
aud he captured the people. Dr.
Strouse preached IN his own district in
the afternoon and evening and the
spacious Asbury Church would not
hold the people. AZ night the audi
forum and galleries we're crowded with
men only The lecture room down
stairs was oyerhowing with women.
DR.. Strouse spoke to both audiences
and made great appeal to the men
one Of the greatest we ever heard-and
over one hundred men came forward
confessing Christ. DR.. Strouse
preached the sermon at the last great
union service at Trinity Church yester-
day afternoon. DR.. Chapman presided.
People were turned away before the
hour OF service.
Dr. Strouse was at his best and gave
a great message the audience often
burst into applause as he scored the
sins Of social life. He has truly won
the hearts Of the people, as was evil
dent at the closing service last night
in Asbury Church,
This closing service was a most mar
velous one. At the close of the evan
gelIsts iorceful sermon, we beheld q
scene never before witnessed in the
history OF the city. When the
invitation was cordially extended to
all who would forsake sin forever and
take Christ, men and women fairly
ilocked to tho front. All the space at
the front was filed and the aisles abb
solutely crowded hallway to the
doors Two Of the pastors on the plat
form Informed as that there were over
two hundred and fifty. Tears OF Joy
ran down the faces OF the pastors. DR..
Harris expressed the sentiment OF all
when he said, 81 have never beheld
such a scene in my life" Nearly
every one OF this vast number testified
10 sins forgiven,
AZ the close the pastors interrupted
DR. stfouse and read the following
resolution;
"Asbury NJ, T.. Church,
Denver, Colo, Jan, %, 1905
Whereas, Rev Clarence b.
strouse, Pm. d., Of Virginia, has been
in charge OF this Fret District OF the
Union Evangolistic Movement Of
Denver from January ith to the 23d,
1905, preaching to crowded houses and
delighted audiences both afternoon
and evenings; Therefore be il,
Resolved, That the pastors and
the workers, aud Christian people in
this service assembled express to
Our Eyangolsr our deep and sin.
cere appreciation OF his untiring, en-
ergetic, plain, aud foroelul uncover
ing Of sin, and los destructive effects
on both material aud spiritual lie,
That DR.. Slroust's clear prosenta-
lion Of Bible truth, and his earnest
enlrcaiy Tor new and better life, has
met with numerous and hearty re-
sponso. Therefore, We cheertully I
voice this That his methods aud 1
work calls FOR our hearty approval, a
leader THAI counts each helper "a
brother In short, real pastors
helper, as each pastor aud bls people
have been brought closer together
through The Chrisi-llt shown and che
work done by our Brother oar united
expressions Of approval are best voiced
ia Brother Strousc's Come seaju. and I
thc assurance that our prayers unite
around ,ho One Common Mercy Seat
Tor Gods richest blessing Go attend
you elsewhere, IS it has here
I'VE as Christians are stronger. aud
better by your clear and ioreelul prts.
entation Of Bible truth, and inspiring
presence with us
Signed by the several pastors aut
in behalf OF their people;
&c. i CourEE, Pastor Norihaido