The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-04-28

movement led by Campbell Morgan
year ago. After the great Englisl
preacher had left the Pacific coast TN
ministerial union OF this city met 4
discuss the results Of those meetings
One clergyman after another discussed
the causes Of that awakening but NJ
solution was found. / confessed my
own inability TO understand it, for
had heard Campbell Morgan I'm the
east, when he did not seem to hav,
any such influence over men. Yet the
sermons which were pOwerless there
were practically the same sermons that
were fruitful here. With that the
Nestor Of the congregational ministers
arose, good old loving Or. Warren +
Day. He said: Brethren, you have
omitted TO state the chief reason OF
Campbell Morgan's success in Los An
geles. II was due to the fact that hun
dreds and thousands OF Christians
paved the way for his success by weeks
Of earnest prayer. The Christians pray
ed in their churches: they prayed in
their cottage prayer meetings; they
prayed everywhere" amen" said l.
"Dr Day is right Campbell Nor
gan's revival was due chiefly to the
fact that those meetings were lifted up
TO heaven by thousands Of pleading
! praying Christians. j. Wilbur Chap
man when he reaches heaven will see
there many saved during this Los An
geles revival. But the old mother In
Israel, the old Christian elder aud dea-
con, the old Christian church member.
will rejoice with him in this harvest
Christ from his throne will recognize
their services. you wondered" he
will say to the eyangelsts. "why it
was that your words so moved the sin
ner to seek salvation II was In answer
TO the prayers OF these humble Chris
tians that the Holy Spirit touched the
hearts Of your hearers so that the good
seed fell into good ground Let us
thank God for such prayers.
The Los Angeles revival teaches an
other great lesson. The vast number
Of people do not have to be taught who
Christ is. They know enough about the
gospel Of salvation 10 be saved if they
will. They must be led by the power
OF the Holy Spirit simply to make a
stand, TO come TO a decision. TO do what
they know they ought 10 do They do
not need to hear sermons on the au-
thenticlty Of the Scriptures, the diylnl-
ty Of Christ or the doctrine Of original
sin. They are for the greater part be-
levers IN Christianity. IL is the person
al appropriation OF these truths that
they lack. They love sin so much that
they will not come 10 the desired de-
cision. In other words, they believe, but
they do not wish 10 give up sin.
The city was mapped out into sec
tions. Then the different Protestant
churches, irrespective Of creed, united
in one central church OF their respec-
tive districts. Thus the rich and the !
poor, the educated and uneducated. pas
tors as well as people. had the bread Of |
life broken unto them. And how did |
these evangelsts break the bread Of |
life3 They gave their gospel message |
in the simplest language. first taking II |
for granted that all men believed in the |
divine personality Of Jesus And when
the invitation was given TO come 10 /
Christ men and women arose by the /
scores and often by the hundreds and /
came. Ministerial friends. Christian
friends, We as a class spend too much
time in proving that Christ is rather
than that Christ should be accepted. II
Is 10 bring them 10 public decision for
Christ which men already know they
ought to make that is the chief work.
Men believe in and know enough
about Christ for salvation II they wish
10 be saved. ] learn this fact from
Rll the evangellsts, but especially from
one. Rev. c. T. Shaeifer. commonly
,alled "the children's evangelist" "Oh,"
said /, III am going to get any bene-
1T from these gospel meetings / must
get a blessing for my children. and my
,hildren's friends" SO | went about
he neighborhood and gathered in about
en- little ones. ! was father. mother.
companion, all boiled down
nto one for the afternoon. I alone
ook the children left all the moth
RS home, and we, the children and my
,elf, went to hear the evangelist's mes
'age. Well. the children got bless
ne from that chlldren's service. but
he old folks got Just as great a bless
ne. First DR.. Shaeffer got all the lit
le ones singing. Then he commenced
IFS address from the text MY cup run
leth over" Oh, he made II so simplel
Ie said practically this: "Now, chill
Iren. here Is a bottle half filed with
water. That water represents a moth
RS love. Now. my boys and girls, that ,
Iottle is not running over, is ity' "No, /
TO-" came back ready answer. "Well, I
here Is a cup full Of water. \
We will call this cup food Here Is
mother cup full Of water we call raj
nent.' Here Is another cup we will
all light Here Is another cup we
VIII call 1se" Then Or. Shaeffer,
fter eXpatIatlng upon the benefits Of d
II the cups. poured their contents into =
he bottle and said "My children. the
'ottle Is not overfowing yet, Is itT
No, no." came back the united an
wer. Then Or. Shaeffer took up an
ther cup filled with what looked like :
lood This cup. children" said he, .
the blood OF Jesus Christ. i
.et me pour 1t into the bottle. Yes, {
With that cup the bottle is running
yer. All these gifts God has given to v
ou. children" o
While DR.. Shaeffer was talking the
hlldren were learning the sweet gos 4
el message They were being led TO r
rust in Christ and TO give their young b
yes to him. said to myself: why n
It that we ministers cannot preach
Ike thatl Why do we not talk in the
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