Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-31
OLD RELIGION
WILL SAVE ALL
EVANGELISTS EXHORT PEOPLE
TO F0RSAKE THEORIES
Immense Congregations Throng the
Churches In Each District-Ser-
vices for Children
Feature

Again last night the district meet
inss were attended by thousands of
persons eager to hear the words OF the
evangelists who are conducting the
great revival.
In the central district where DIR.
Chapman spoke, the audience was too
large for the church, and similar con-
ditions existed in the other sections.
DIR. Chapman said at the opening Of
his meeting that the fact that such a
congregation could be induced to come
out to a meeting on Monday night was
indication enough that the people had
already, been much moved. People
usually want to rest on Monday
night" he said, ''but if there are any
resting tonight would like to know
who they are
The chorus choirs were in their
places in as large numbers as at the
previous meetings, and in some places
new voices had come in. The whole
day was given up to meetings in some
form. In the morning the good cheer
workers were present was held, and
in the afternoon the children received
the attention of Rev. C. T. Schaeffer.
All the evangelists were at work in
their districts in the evening.
Enthusiastic Service
An enthusiastic song service pre-
ceded DIR. Chapman's sermon. The
text was from the goth chapter of First
Kings. and the leader brought out the
idea that God is placing opportunities
in the grasp of his people at all times
and if they fail to grasp them the con-
sequences will be theirs to bear.
God save us from the expression.
1T might have been' for even God
himself cannot reverse the wheels OF
time and give us back our lost oppor-
tunities. Many a mother has lost the
opportunity to speak to her boy, be-
cause she has not lived as mother
should who would help her boy so
shall her judgment be-
Dr. Chapman pointed out the bibli-
cal examples of men who had oppor-
tunities to be saved and let them pass
unheeded and followed with examples
of men who had opportunities to. be
saved and embraced them.
whether my message is to minis
ters, to Christian workers, to parents
or to the unsaved, l call your atten-
ton to the fact that 1t was when the
soldier was busy that the prisoner es-
capped. Many of you have been busy
about pleasure and some day it will
mock you. You have been caught by
the fascination of business. and itdoes
not satisfy you, your soul having been
surrounded by sin from which after
awhile you cannot escape.
Opportunity May Slip
"If the opportunity slips away, so
shall our Judgment be, for we have
decided it.
"In few years at the latest, in a
few months, perhaps in few weeks,
who knows but within a few days,
eternity will be upon us. If 1t is an
opportunity that is gone, and our
souls that are lost 1t will be sad
eternity for us. To this end may God
keep us watchful
After the meeting a special service
was held in the basement of the church
at which time DIR. Chapman gave a
more personal talk.
In the second district at Emmanuel
church Rev. Henry Ostrom spoke to a
large audience. and John p. Hills con-
Quoted the song service and led the
chorus. DR.. Ostrom commanded men
to cease their theorizing about relig-
ion, or else to greatly increase the
practical demonstration of 1t. why
should thousands of young people go
to prison every year in America while
men take the time of their patient par
ents discussing where Cain got his
wife. We need a religion which pro-