The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-15
WITH DEEPEST RELIGIOUS FERVOR YET SEEN IN THIS CITY
CHAPMAN MOVES
A GREAT THRONG
THOUSANDS RISE TO SIGNIFY
DESIRE FOR HELP.
Final Noon Meeting Affords Most I'M
pressive Spectacle of Entire Cam
paign - Every Person in Great
Throng Stands Unable to
Enter Theater. Hold Service in
Street.


Throng Stands Hundreds, Unable to
Enter Theater. Hold Service in
Street.
Three thousand persons standing and
pledging with "Yes' and "Amen =
that they would begin imme diateIy
their preparation for entrance into the
kingdom of God was the imposing
spectacle at the final noonday religious
service at the Metropolitan theater tins
noon. .r-.
Long before the hour for the service
had arrived the sidewalk On the north
side Of First avenue was dense with
persons who poured into the t theater tM IN
a black stream. Before the first hymn
had been announced this surging river
every foot of floor space in the body OF s
the theater, and hundreds were closely
packed on the open stage and in the I
wings. Hundreds of others, who had j
arrived ON time, found that they were (
too late to gain entrance to the theater q
and were accommodated IN an overflow z
meeting in the street.
This great multitude sang with one c
accord thru the early part of the serv-
| ice and listened to Tne powerful ser s
mon of DR.. Chapman with rapt atten-sa
ton. All this was impressive-mor {
impressive than any exhibition of the S
good seed sown by the revivalists yet
seen. 49,. s.@
But the imposing climax came when. 8
| preparation to meet God and after en-
phasizing the difficulty that the unpre-t
pared will have to enter his kingdom,
DR.: Chapman asked how many were
ai94s and Amen ne se issued from all parts of
the house. So frequent were the out
bursts Of persons who had been moved
that distinction was impossible. 1t was
then that DR.. Chapman asked all who {
would sing with the Savior to rise and
= with a single move, the entire audience
was on it's feet,
Meeting in Street.
Tears in many eyes showed that souls
had been saved in that brief interval,
and even men who were Christians iu'
every sense of the word, wept silently,
so moved were they by this great ex-
preston.
so Tee Reest evel9w Ena te heo%
those who had been unable to gain en-
trance 50 bitter, that DR.. Sheldon went
out and addressed 500 persons in the
,, street. Traffic was. delayed by this
multitude of attentive listeners, but
great good was accomplished.
Previous to the address by DR.. Chap
man were two solos, Professor Weed
en-, the Chicago composer, sang selec,
Pray Ppayer'h 81 The pieces was sung with
: : much feeling, it being the story in song
e Of the singers own conversion. Fred
) Butler. beautifully. sang "Face to
"The New Song,' was the subject
:, of DR.. Chapman s address this noon.
\ "I want to invite your. attention this
9 memorable day" he said, '.for 1T is
r dressed on the street just outside-to
: the fifth chapter of Revelations, ninth
y verse and they sung a new song,
"All thru the old testament we find
9 the mention Of singing of songs. But
: in this text it says Fthey sang new
s0ng gEater Like a this this cth5sRssr bfc1HSs s It tbs
d full description Of heaven. From it,
l. I know that if the streets in heaven are
y not Of gold they are Of something more
y precious. That if the gates are not
a a. Of. Of pea4rli they are of something more
Redemption the Theme.
% "The theme Of this new song is re-
= demption. There is no story in the
y, =, Bible that gives cheer like the thought
Il Of our dying Savior, dying that all men
If might be redeemed and live. When the
d angels sing yonder, they sing, with the
~ thought Of him who gave his blood
or s Ytsf by whss be9a our hen sns
10 shall pass thru the gates of heaven, the
10 10 gold Of the streets shall be forgotten
}; the pearly gates will be forgotten. We
10 shall only see him-see him and be
~ II. satisfied and then we, shall sing, the
" new song We all will sing yonder.
~ 1T used to be my privilege to sit OF
;n1y h,
I never sang more than two or three diff
er Ny Soul all were to the same tune
But today he sits above with God il
glory. Tell me, do you think Dwigh
, L. Moody sings today9
"a a, :..Henry Ward Beecher used to say
TO fI'd rather have written esus, Love
;. Of Ny soul' than be a king It is
lc. great, a beautiful song, that will liv
20 forever; but that isn't heaven. sRocl
O., Oh Of Ages is great song, but 1t won
u, N. do for heaven. General Gordon toll
n" ne me that one day, 7:a When the sir var wa wa
h., hs weary, they took up that old sons
"a "a ALIAS, and Did My Savior Bleed
of Moves Great Audience.
stAnd across a stream, the dlvidin
Is frain was taken up. 1t was memo
n
OF was not of heaven.
OF "'The new song will be unto hiI
gn. W. above. they'll come from every cline
toe they'll come from every city. One an
81 all will unite in music more beautlfu
MI more fitting thousand times tina
vi any song Of earth. They'll all sin
8tie new song Are you going to b
Of that glorious throng, who secure
their inspiration from the most wo'
ack derful Of books. the Bible9 Tell m
olis are you going to sing itR'
rel A dozen people in the audience al
ith swered eyes"
ich stThen if you are," concluded D
nts Chapman, "don It be afraid to acknow
St. edge it. Stand upio And the aud
ence as one person was on It's feet.
rti- "Now, it seems to mt" said Z
ink Chapman, "that we ought to sing II
1er. King IS Business as we never have do1
Zoo, before and the audience filed fro
boy the house with enthusiastic song.