The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-06

quence and free flow OF words DR..
strouse bent: his energies to illumi-
mating his subject, "The Race for
L Ii f.; It was the golden opportunity
aroused his energies to their limit IN
his wonderful appeal to the hearts of tho
$500 men before him. Prudent care for
the soul was urged and preparation for
the hereafter.
<"Only God knows" said he, "the
time when you will be called. Many Of
you will have departed before another
spring comes round or before the roses
have commenced to bloom again. If
some of you will come back to this city
in a few years you will find that you
self do not predict long life here or
earth, but am looking forward to my
thousandth, ten thousandth, and to my
ten millionth birthday in another
world.'' =. T..
In the midst of thrilling Aescrip-
ton, of a. tightrope walkers dangerous
trip across above the stone pavement, he
here are today walking the tightrope
that leads over hell or eternity7' From
the audience, composed Of all classes
and ages of men. the churchman and the
absolutely Indifferent, the young man
and the mature, over 200 stood in public
acknowledgements Of their desire to
turn from their old lives to a new one.
1t was after o'clock when the service
was over, SO intense was the interest.
-.- DR.. Granstaff's Meeting.
Fifteen hundred women gathered at
the Westminster church in the after
noon to hear Rev. DR.. Granstaff.
The large choir of young women was
led by Mrs. Granstaff and Miss Bertha
Chapman The song service was spe
cial feature. At it's close, DR.. Granstaf
paid a glowing tribute to DR.. Chapman
saying he; was the greatest of living
evangelists.. Upon Miss Chapman hac
fallen her fathers spirit. He then in
troduced the soloist: She sang. with eff
feet, "Open Thou, Ny Heart
The large audience repeated the TWEEN
ty-third psalm, after which Mrs. Gran
staff sang "Face to Face, in remark
ably sweet and well-trained voice.
DR.. Granstaff said the core of his text
! was sSJesus Christ Making HimseH
Known Thru Human Experierce::' =.
"You ask me- he said, els it posi-
BILE today to know him by experience!
I know by my own experience that il
is. God gives us heaven to go to
The child Of God is Or the borderland
Christ calls us not servants, but friends
l.
| is nearer&to you than any other friend
You know not what you do when you
shut out Of your heart the. persona
Christ. If you have not Christ, yol
/ have hard time in this world. Wome1
| III, this world are placed upon the thron'
By. men, because of the religion o:
! Christ. Trusts and tariffs are not thu
great questions of the world. The grea
question is, What will you do will
Jesus, who is called Christi -
Children Respond to Call.
Rev. G. T: schaeffer conducted tn
two children s meetings in the after
noon. He addressed 1000 boys at tn
First Baptist church and an hour late
he talked to nearly 1000 girls at Yves
ley church.
DR.. Scha effer succeeded in holding tn
close attention Of the boys, who wer
between and Is years of age. Scarce
ly a dozen-of the boys present failed t
respond to the call for those who woul
take stand for Christ. The boys re
sponded to the invitation, by crowdin
!, around the speaker platform. Severe
hundred Of them, who We're not churc
members, expressed their desire to unit
with some church. Their names wi
be given to the pastors of churches nea
| their homes. The subject of the tai
5 was the story of David and Goliath
The boy choir of st. Mark s pro-cath'
dral sang and Douglas Briggs, boy 81
prano, gave the solo. 49,
Even closer attention was given t
DR.. Schaeffer s words by the little CIR
at Wesley. The same invitation We
given to them as to the boys and was r.
: ceived in like manner. .. Hundred
signed cards announcing their. desire
take a church membership. eth
: Bread of Life' was the theme for til
girls talk. Loaves of bread illustrate
} The meaning of the words pleasure, cas-
envy, Jealousy, deceit, death an
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