The San Francisco call., 1905-03-06
OAKLAND EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS
ARE BEGUN WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM
! Rev. j. W. Chapman of Philadelphia and Other Famed
/ Speakers Hold Impressive Services


a remarkable meeting at the First
Congregational Church. which inaugu-
rated in Oakland the great evangelistic
revival that has been sweeping over the
United States. This is a reflex of the
extraordinary religious movement be-
gun two years ago in the Antipodes.
extending throughout the British Isles.
thence to this country and working
steadily westward to the shores of the
Pacific. For a year the pastors of
Oakland have been preparing for the
visit of the notable band of Christian
workers. who have been preaching the
gospel throughout the land Not since
the days of the great Moody has the
religious world been stirred as by the
labors of the men who to-day began
their campaign in this city, The local
ciergymen have entered into the work
no less enthusiastically than their
brethren, whom they welcomed to-day
after the long march across the conti-
nent.
The campaign in Oakland will cover
TWO weeks and calls for five services
each week night except Saturday, with
special meetings on Sundays at five
churches in the districts into which the
city has been divided In the central
First Congregational Church and the
First Presbyterian Church For East
Oakland the Twenty-third avenue
Baptist and the Eighth avenue Metho-
dist churches have been selected. AT
West Oakland the meetings will be
held at the Chester street Methodist
Church. Meetings will also be held
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons at o'clock. Large chorus
choirs have been organized in each
church to assist with the music note
worthy feature of which will be the
solo work by the singing evangelists
in the visiting party.
THE FIRST MEETING.
The Rev. ]. Wilbur Chapman con-
Quoted the big meeting this afternoon
at the First Congregational Church
With him was Fred Butler. a basso of
much power, and Charles Allen Choir
lister, who led the choir and congre-
gational singing. Pastors of nearly all
the evangelical churches occupied seats
on the platform. The Rev. Ernest E.
Baker Of the First Presbyterian Church
opened the meeting. Prayer was
offered by the Rev. Thomas A. Bower
of the First Christian Church. Dr.
Baker said
The pastors of Oakland united in a confer
ence year ago to arrange for this campaign.
We have come together to present Jesus Christ
to the men and the women of Oakland From
work that has been done by our brethren and
1t is our one great desire TO have the same
blessed results here.
DR.. Chapman, forceful clean cut,
sympathetic and heart-reaching, led
the great audience of men in the reci-
tation of the twenty-third Psalm, 'The
Lord is my shepherd. He brought his
hearers into restful touch by prelude
TO his diGPnIIrCp dIriy1c w ha IA
This remarkable gathering tells us that these
are days of revival. God is certainly moving
in the world. Let every Christian man put
aside his cares and worries and call all of his
brethren TO the service of God. Ask them to
come. II they don't want to hear the preach
ing, tell them to come and hear the singing.
We viii take care of them after they get here.
NO FEAR OF THE JUDGMENT.
For the text of his sermon, DIR. Chap
man read from Hebrews 9:27: 1T is
unto man once to die. But
after this the Judgment" The evan
gelist said he had chosen that text be-
cause it was one that would make men
think. He continued:
There is no reason why a Christian need
fear the judgment If l could prove to you
that before this week ends you would be called
upon to face your conscience. your record and
who would turn TO his business tomorrow
morning The very thought of the judgment
is personal and because it makes men think is
the reason l have taken this text
The easiest person in all this world to lead
agree with me. Some Of the preachers may
not agree with me- but / know men and /
know their sins and their temptations and their
troubles. not all by personal experience but
by personal contact Men can be brought to
Christ If they will think. and 1 say this text
will make them think.
Eternity Where will YOU spend IT?
l hear men say they do not join the church
because there are hypocrites in the church.
them out of the church. There are hypocrites
in the church, but there are also many noble
men and women, and / count now your moth
ers and your wives more than balancing all
of the hypocrites you or / will ever find In the
church
The judgment is a place of meeting You
are going to meet your conscience and your
Is that which approves when you
are right and disapproves when you wrong.
1t is that which causes your face to flush and
heart to beat like trip-hammer when you
ere in sin
At the meetings. close DR.. Chapman
met many of his hearers personally
The Rev. Robert F. CoyIe of Denver
and John H. Elliott conducted services
this afternoon at the Second Congre-
gational Church. Charles e. Rykert
was soloist and chorister
EVENING SERVICES.
Services were held in the five ap-
pointed churches this evening, DR..
Chapman preaching at the First Con-
Church. During his dis
course he said:
God is respecter of persons This is
true of cities as well of individuals. The
fact that God has moved Atlanta Denver and
Los Angeles indicates his willingness to move
Oakland. God is no respecter of persons as
to the Judgment of sin. He rebukes both the
high and the low. and he is no respecter of
persons as to the gift of pardon. The poor
the gift of God the woman clad in silks
life from the manger to the throne. This is
my purpose. 1 will present him to you living
In Nazareth to prove his sympathy for you !
working in Galilee presenting to you a
great ideal, dying on the as your SUBJ
stitute, raised the third day with power and
Judging the world at the last great day.
There are some things 1 cannot do and |
you have not sent for to do them 1 can
not preach along denomnational lines. 1 am
a denomiilationalst but here first, last and |
Ill the time, I am a Christian. I cannot |
preach so as always to please you. The |
skillful surgeon must time use the !
xnife. cannot gather the results-an
sr of glad tidings-but If the people of oak |
and will be in sympathy with me and will |
give me their support whatever the condi- |
ions of the weather may be or whatever !
,ther engagements may entice them away. /
:an absolutely pledge a great ingathering of |
such as shall be saved
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