Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-18
BIC CROWD AT LAST
MEETING OF REVIVAL
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publicly thanked Mr.. Fredrickson,
the sexton of the church, for his serv-
ices and f%aithfnlness during the
many services. Tofthe press, he also
extended his thanks for helping him
in his work and bringing it before
the people. DR.. Elliott said that in
all the cities he had held revival +
ices he had never been treated bet
ter than at Perth Amboy.
Mr.. Rykert Sang two solos, 1.-The
Holy City" and "Ill Meet My Mother
There" Mr.. Rykert's singing has
delighted the audience at all services,
but probably never pleased them
more than last night and had it been
appropriate to give an enchore Mr..
Rykert would have had to respond
many times.
DIR. EIliott's Subject.
DR.. Elliott took as the subject of
his address, How Long Halt Ye Be
tween Two Opinions?" He told the
story of Doubling Thomas and APP
piled it to everyday life, and gave
some advice to Christians as to their
attitude as Christians at prayer
meetings. He made a striking con
trast between Sunday and weekday
Christianity. A "Jack-in-the-BoX"
religion he called it, and added that
the fact that a person was a church
member and cloaked themselves with
a slipshod religion was only a mill
stone to drag them down to a deeper
hell.
Denounced Insurance Frauds.
The insurance frauds and the in
surance officials, many of them mem
bers of the church in presumably
good standing, were denounced. He
made an earnest appeal to those who
were still hesitating, to do SO no
longer, and cited an incident where
hesitation came very nea proving
fatal. To those who were standing
on the dividing line between sin and
Christianity, wavering first toward
one side then toward the other, were
his remarks directed.
He thanked the Christian people
of the church, who had helped him
in his work and who had helped to
bring others into a better life. He
then addressed himself to those who
had come into a Christian life DUR
ing the revival and added a few re-
marks for their future guidance.
Cards were passed around for those
who desired to become Christians to
sign, and those who came forward de-
| surfing to lead q better life and to ask
for prayers filled the aisles complete
ly and the entire space in front of
the choir platform.
AT thisttime a%1striking and impress
sive feature of the service was the
singing in a whisper of I'm the Sweet
Bye and Bye" by the choir and the
congregation alternately.
Received BOokmaPkS.
All the young men of the choir and
the majority of the young ladies
stepped to the front of the platform
and together, with those who crowd
ed the aisles, received Bible book
marks from DR.. Elliott. These book
marks contained suggestions to be-
g~inners in a Christian life and a half
tone photo of DR.. Elliott.
The entire congregation then sang
'Blest be the Tie That Binds in one
grand unison. The volume of voices
filled the large edifice and could be
heard for a distance outside.
AS a fitting closing of the impress
sive service DR., Elliott and Mr.. Ry-
kert sang I'VE Scarce Know Our
Friends Until We Bid Them Fare
we'll"
The song was touching and many
persons We're in tears at its end.
Thanked the Choir.
After the service Mr.. Rykert
thanked the choir heartily for the
work they had done, saying that he
had never had charge of a choir
which responded more readily or who
entered more earnestly into the work
than the union choir which he was
leaving.
Hundreds of people bid DR.. Elliott
and Mr.. Rykert farewell and the
adieus were in the nature of an i'm
promptu reception.
1t is safe to say that the service
WdS one VI lut iiOSt Impressive ever
held in the city. The audience far
surpassed that at the dedication of
the church or that of the Elks' Me-
mortal, which were supposed to have
been the largest services ever held
here.
Great Good the Result.
The good which the revival has
done is paramount. 1t is hard to es-
innate the number which have been
converted and brought into a Chris
tian life, but the influence upon the
city as a whole is evident. The con-
ditions are pronouncedly better and
crime of all kinds has been in abate-
ment during the last few weeks. The
city has experienced a religious up
heaval and out of the chaos has
come a condition better and purer
than has existed in many years.