The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-05-19
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nights revival service, more enthusi-
asm than has been manifested at any
of the meetings of the campaign. 1t
was essentially Young Peoples
Night and the hundreds of young men
and women who made up the larger
part of the big audience that filled the
body of Central Union church entered
into the service with a vim that made
victory felt in the very atmosphere.
The singing last night was magnificent
Led by Mr.. Hills and the picked
chorus the voices of the young people
blended and rolled up among the raft
ers in triumphant songs of praise. Mr..
Butler stirred the audience deeply as
always. the chorus added greatly to
the service but the feature of the even
ing was the congregational singing.
DR.. Ostrom gave a practical talk to
young people last night, taking as his
theme, What Do l Live For?" He
told of the various follies to which
many men devoted their lives and then
showed how the real life was that pat
termed after the life of the Master
christianity is not a tag, to check
me to Paradise" he declared. TT is a
L
Is my example"
At the opening of the service the
evangelist administered a scathing re-
Duke to those who have criticised the
great revival movement in a light way.
Papers and ministers have accused the
revivalists of living high, of taking
immense sums of money out of towns
and of accomplishing little. DR.. Os-
from replied to these attacks with abb
solute denials backed up by facts. The
campaigners have been entertained by
the committees in the various cities
and have gone where they sent them.
AS for making great amounts of money
he cited the instances of some of the
campaigners who had to borrow money
for their expenses after some Of the
coast campaigns. AS for the accusa-
ton that the revival accomplished
nothing he said that results proved the
fallacy of such a statement. Let us
drop criticism and help the people"
he pleaded 1--WE may have differences
but there are souls to be saved. Let
us save them first"
At the close of last nights service
there was a remarkable after meeting.
The entire body of young people who
attended service, together with many
older persons went to the lecture room
where a art-to-heart meeting was
held. There many for the first time
gave their lives to Christ. 1t was an
inspiring sight to see young men and
young women, many of them students
in the local schools, rising up one aft
er another and in clear firm tones an
nouncing themselves to be on the Mas
ters side. The pastors and workers
passed through the congregation
speaking a word here, shaking hands
there and many were persuaded to
make their decision. Just how many
there were who allied themselves with
Christ last night is not known hut
there was a response that gladdened
the hearts of those who are working
for the success of the campaign. There
was another impressive scene at the
close when the entire body of people,
men and women, went down on their
knees and prayed earnestly for those
who are as yet unsaved. 1t was a
sight that must have impressed a nom
that the Christian people were in earn
est and confident of the power of pray
err in the fight against the devil.
LAST NIGHTS SERVICES.
The auditorium of Central Union
church was filed last night with the
! largest congregation that has attended
weekday service since the opening
of the campaign. AS the address was
especially for the young people they
were a prominent part of the audi
ence. A large body of students from
| the Kawaiahao Seminary was present.
| Students of many of the local schools
| were present. After an inspiring praise
service led by John =. Hills, the mag
netic chorus leader, the congregation
repeated the Lords prayer, standing.
An offering for the incidental expenses
of the campaign was taken up. Mr..
Fred. Butler sang in his magnificent
voice 1.-THE Resurrection"
DR.. Ostrom took for his lesson the
latter part of the second chapter OF
| Acts, a portion of Peters address.
During the reading the evangelist
spoke of the criticism that the revival
has been subjected to ever since 1t be-
gan a year ago. TT is easy to criti-
| cise," he said, but let US lay aside
| criticism and help the people. Ever
since the movement began there has
been more or less criticism, some ny
| individuals and some by newspapers
| One Seattle paper accused us of living
| at the Washington hotel. I told them
that 1t was true, that l had been taken
there by the committee. 1 would live
| In corncrib If 1t would help the Lords
work. The paper said 1t was easy
enough to be Christian at the WASH
| ington. Well, saw a good many peo-
pie there that seemed to find 1t a hard
task. A pastor said that the revival
would not do any good, yet, he receiv-
ed 120 members into his church within
three weeks after it's close. We ex-
pect to have criticism, but the move
ment is here and 1t is going on to
victory. Critics are like little dogs Bit
ing at the heels of an elephant. 1t
will take a good many little dogs to
bring down the elephant. Let us drop
criticism and join to save souls"
After a hymn and the giving of faxta