The Caucasian., 1905-02-28

sage. Well, the children got a bless
ing from that children's service, but
the old folks got just as great bless
ing. First Dr. Shaeffer got all the lit
| tie ones singing Then he commenced
his address from the text My cup run
meth over" Oh he made it SO simple
He said practically this: Now, chill.
dren, here Is bottle half filled with
water. That water represents moth
er's love- Now, my boys and girls, that
bottle is not running over, is it?" mo,
no. came back a ready answer. well,
children, here Is cup full Of water.
We will call this cup food Here is
another cup full of water we call raj
ment' Here is another cup we will
call light Here is another cup we
will call life" Then Dr. Shaeffer,
after expatiating upon the benefits Of
all the cups, poured their contents into
the bottle and said, MY children, the
bottle is not overfiowing yet, is it?'
mo, no." came back the united an
swer. Then DR.. Shaeffer took up an
other cup filled with what looked like
blood This cup. children" said he,
represents the blood Of Jesus Christ.
Let me pour 1t into the bottle. Yes,
with that cup the bottle is running
over. All these gifts God has given to
you. children
While Dr. Shaeffer was talking the
children were learning the sweet gos-
pei message. They were being led to
trust In Christ and to give their young
lives to him. l said to myself: "Why
H., it that we ministers cannot preach
like that? Why do we not talk in the
simple, earnest, straightforward Ian
guage of these evangelists? They take
for granted that most people in this
Christian land believe In Christ. Their
great and sole purpose seems to be to
lead people to decision to give them
selves to him. Cannot we, as gospel
ministers, do the same?"
The Lords Work a Business.
But another weighty lesson Is pressed
upon our hearts by this series Of meet
ings That Is this: The Lords work is
a business. 1t Is not a hysteria. 1t Is
HUI n lC" AOky ~ ID AV&
lifting your head above the clouds SO
that the mists blind your eyes and
chill your enthusiasm for practical
duty on earth. 1t Is not few spasms
and few temporary gospel gymnas-'
tics. 1t is. business-a business which
we should study carefully and plan
systematically and press strenuously
with all our faith and energy.
When these evangelists began their
work, as far as human agency was con-
cerned they had almost perfect sys-
tenn of machinery. DR.. r. A. Walton
was the advance agent, who taught us
how to perfect this machinery. First
the meetings were systematically and
completely advertised; second, all the
workers of q district were gathered to-
gether under one head. Some went ill.,
to the choruses Then other workers
were detailed to certain sittings. Ev-
cry three or four pews had their over
seers or gospel sentinels. No sooner
was hand raised for prayer than a
Christian worker was by that persons
side to lead him or her to Christ.
Then, not satisfied with all this. one
night General J. Wilbar Chapman-for
he is general Of men-marshaled all
his forces for grand charge upon the
citadels of sin. That night the Chris
tian evangelists and their followers
came from all over the city. Down In
to the saloons and the places Of evil
resorts they went Everywhere tho
right hand Of a Christian brother or sis
ter was extended. Everywhere plead
ing voice said to sinners, "Come, we
want you for Christ" These valiant
soldiers Of the cross did not wait for
to come to the gospel banquet |
They literally followed out the COM |
mand Of Jesus, which said, "Go We out |
into the highways and the hedges and |
compel them to come In. that my house |
may be filed" And come they did. |
They came by the hundreds and tie
thousands. The drunkards, the liber-
tines, the outeasts-they came. Oh, how
they longed to come. Can any one who |
witnessed that wonderful and inspiring
meeting in the Grand Opera House of |
Los Angeles Feb. 8. 1905. ever forget
The revelation? Fl
An Impressive Spectacle.
The elements seemed to conspire
against the effort. When the hours
lrew toward the evening of that Won
1erfnl night we said to ourselves. Can
we go out into this storm, even to
bring sinners to CbristY' The rain
then was falling in torrents. All the
batteries of the elements were un-
imbered. Crash. crasfr' went the /
Of the thunder. "Zigzagw
vent the lightning. An electric thunder
bolt struck the North Methodist church
II Pasadena and set 1t on fire. The /
.ars were blocked. FresEets were every |
where. After the tieaters and places T
II amusements were emptied. long aft
II most Of the great city was asleep, |
hundreds OF men and women marched |
through the flooded streets. sometimes |
wading above. their ankles In water.
they marched singing and praisins
God. They marched down to the.
launts Of sin. Then, after they had /
collected the Magdaleness and tile hi
nan prodigals who had been walIow-,
ng in the swine troughs Of 'the far