The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-14
EXPLAINS POWER
AT WORK IN CITY
DIR. CHAPMAN SAYS IT rs "JEsUs
OF NAZARETH PASSING By

Dk. Cf1APMAN 0A4 - IL Id o6oOO
OF NAZARETH PASSING BY"
Strange Manifestations Of Influence at
Work Turnout City Come Direct
from Holy Spirit, Says Leader-As
Campaign Draws to Close Interest
Deepens in ALI Districts.
Swiftly the religious campaign con-
Quoted by DR.. J. W. Chapman and his
corps Of speakers and singers is draw
ing to a close. AS The end approaches
the meetings seem to grow in sober in
terest, with little Of sensationalism.
The audiences maintain high standard
of attendance, with many new faces be-
side the familiar ones. Persons who
have neglected the opportunity to at
tend some of these meetings are COM
irg in on the, last END, because of their
curiosity to hear some of the famous
speakers and we'll advertised soloists.
AS the meetings continue, the attend
ants III the different audiences have be-
come accustomed to the regular pres
e9ce of persons who had been consider
evangelism. Many long-held impress
sions have been overturned, and the
city must adjust itself to the new atti-
tude of many prominent professional
and business man toward the church
One Of the strange evidences Of pow
er shown by the evangelists is the turn
ing about Of persons who had been con-
sion to preaching and church going as
to be absolutely. impossible to change
thru argument or persuasion.
"Jesus Passing By"
| In his sermon last night at Westmin-
ster church DR.. Chapman ascribed the
strange influence at work, evidenced
last Sunday, even in the Catholic
churches Of the city, which have not
been directly affiliated with the evange-
listic movement, as due to the influence
81 Rref passing 5f by Foi
lowing an effective description of the
curing Of the blind Bartimeus, DR..
Chapman. in the most unimpassioned
manner, led the audience thru the va
rious stages Of his appeal not to let
ing him. The fact that talk was on
every,one's tongue about the meetings
that husbands. who came out with theil
wives, reluctantly for the first time
were constant attendants, that the
evangelists were moving the people
with great power. he ascribed alone tt
the fact that "Jesus of Nazareth il
passing by.'
Tonight. at 1850 Fred Butler will sing
at Westminster church solo from the
oratorio, "The Messiah The sons
service will begin at 7:4O.
More Trust in God.
Plymouth church held a large audi
his talk on Thrust in Cod, He called
for more trust in God in earthly affairs
He called to the confessing Christian
who was drifting away from "tht
King - business into world 8 bushes!
entirely. He called to those who haC
never become Christians.
THAT is som mone gstes said ed Dr. 9st1om
> God, and not a perverse love of sin
!, The whale swallowed Jonah and knew
enough to vomit him up again, but tn
: goldfish too often swallows the bushes
The choir which Mr.. Hills had con
. Quoted in st. Paul sat in the gallery
This is the second trip this chorus ha
: made to take part in the Plymouth
congregational singing.
Tonight DR.. Ostrom and Mr.. Hill
will be at the First Baptist church, a
plymouth is to be occupied for tn
Harold Bauer recital.
AS, result of the Calvary Baptis
0 meetings some 600 adults have pre-
u fessed Christ. Many others are deepl
e preached as usual last night and A. G
s Davidson sang. DR.. Granstaff is
S strong, logical preacher. of the old-tim
e theology. Earnestly but with few ges
& lures he presses home upon his auditor
n With n peculiar power the great doctrine
l, ness of sin, not only the wondrous Low
Il Of Christ, but the infinite Justice of tn
l. ''The objectionable sin."
= DR.. Granstaff's theme last night VIZ
: "The objectionable SIN He con
n n pared it in some some respects to the secon
=; 10 the Word when Christ shall come; b1
q q we are informed as to some Of the sigl
~ of his coming. We are not given
Y the Word the details Of this Sin; b,
a we are given some of it's symptoms. A
~ sins are against the Holy Spirit, an
~ any sin carried too far becomes tt
~ ~ objectionable sin. Any sin that 60
~, ~ beyond the possibility Of repentan
IL ~ carries the sinner beyond the poss:oi]
20 | tY OF SdlVatlOn. NOu Will not be III
40 tied in himself OF in his love or in h
atonement.
He referred to gray-haired ma
II. who urged his pastor to devote all h
~ energies to the young and save the1
= AS to himself, he had rejected the offe
of mercy till he had no more feelil
- or desire in the matter. After mar
. years he died thus H. y. ..... =.
| The discourse was very solemn al
deeply moved many of the audience
some to tears.
Miss Granstaff sang "Despise Not t
TRUTH 49,
For Laboring Men.
At the Swedish Tabernacle Rev. I
John H. Elliott preached on 30
Lord s Message to Laboring Men
from the text, !" Come unto me, all
! that labor The speaker said:
"Christ was laboring man.. !
wrought in the shop at Nazareth
intelligently understood those who tc
He robbed hard toll of it's bitterne
He uplifted, he spiritualized labor.
o visited in Fifth avenue palace
New York where Christ was not II
ognized. There was no real JOY
las happiness there. I visited again in
h hn log shanty in southern Minneso
ne ne where chTist was accented by the
Ith mates. Oh. the Incompatible SUPERB
Ion ity Of the latter over the former! -
At Trinity Lutheran Church.
~ Rev. DR.. J. R. Pratt gave point
Es discourse on 9 The Parable of the Gre