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(b) Add to the church officers the Sunday school
officers and teachers and charge them specially with
personal effort in behalf of the children.
(c)-Next add the officers and active members Of
peoples society and commit their
the young people of the church and congregation,
(D Finally call for volunteers from the church
membership from those who not reached by the
above classes and when the force is gotten together
would suggest the following:
First-Give this great body of workers a special
name and for want of better name call it the
& Committee of 100, $50 2oo the may be.
Second--Give to the members of this committee
the Of those who have signed inquirers cards
expressed any interest in their personal salvation
and also the names of any who may occasionally at
church.
Third-Hold frequent meetings with this great
committee and receive reports Of the work accom-
plished and plan and pray for the of future
effort.
4. Fourth-These meetings may be called at the close
of the Sunday services the midweek services and
the frequently the committee is mentioned the
deeper will be the interest in the congregation
Fifth-It has always seemed to that imme-
diatdy following such campaign it is good thing
open the doors of the church to receive members
every Sunday, and at every mid-week service When
the people to understand that the church is ex-
d pecting addition to the membership, they naturally
take deeper interest in the public confession Of
Christ. .--,. 'F ...'-..' e.
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been the largest Of the kind undertaken
EixpenSe Small.

The expense in Minneapolis has been
small considering the results obtained.
Not over $4,000 has been expended and
this paid not only for the advertising,
but for the entertainment Of the work
ers and the salaries of the singers
Everything has been conducted on a
strictly business basis.
DR.. Chapman explains that this whole
movement is in a peculiar sense a
business men s movement. He. gives
initiation to Mr.. Converse, who was
deeply moved years ago by suggestion
Of Dwight L. Moody to the effect that
hold Of evangelistic work. AS result
with DR.. Chapman, the general assem-
bly, appointed it's special committee,
which was fully authorized to proceed,
but was not supplied with any funds.
In this dilemma, Mr.. Converse imme-
diately made an annual subscription
Of $4,000, which enabled the move
ment to become reality at once. Ever
since then Mr.. Converse has been a
heavy contributor, although his funds
have been used particularly for work in
smaller churches in outlying districts
without regard to denominational lines
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-15

BY J. Wilbur Chapman,

The results Of the evangelistic campaign will be
most unsatisfactory if the work is allowed to drop
with the departure of the evangests It is not pos
sibe to emphasize too strongly the Importance Of the
continuation of the work in which may
satisfactory to the local pastors and churches It IS
in order that some plan concerning the continuation Of
this work may be proposed that this leahet sent
forth. 2 sy ts[#
First-It may be that some Of the pastors will
consider it wise to continue special services in their
individual churches, it may be that g group Of
churches be united for district This
the first thought that would to the minds of the
pastors and people. If such services are continued,
there should be large union choir the force of per-
sonal workers should be held together, and pass
tor should do the most Of the preaching Tt is
possible to continue the interest with change of min
listers for each evening Pastoral letters should be
sent out asking the people to support the work
Second-My experience, however, justifes me in
saying that of the best ways of continuing the
work and deepening the interest is for each church
to take advantage of the increased interest spirit
ua things which is certainly brought about by the
united evangelistc meetings, along the following
lines: ~-... -.... ..-f,, y - ..Esss'
I. Let each pastor organize at once his entire
church for personal evangelistc effort to last for
at least three months.
(a) First call the church officers together and
lay upon them the burden of responsibility, which
every christian must feel at this time.
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DR.. FoWler's Opinion.

The addresses of DR.. Frank Granstaff
An the fourth district have been earnest,
searching and spiritual. There has been
ian entire absence Of sensational, ex.
aefixs methods. e~fspsaA EacR hight has Witnessed
,an intense and direct appeal to the
hearts and consciences Of men. AS the
tmeetings draw to a close, the question
fRrises, what are the results? To which
there can be but one unhesitating reply,
that for breadth Of effort; for the
breaking down of barriers between man
to spiritual appeal, nothing had been
seen like it in this district before. The
results have been many, from whatever
point the movement may be viewed:
The various influences set in motion
,for good cannot be measured, but among
the more specifce results the following
EEmight be mentioned: First, the move
ethef Setter the Ghrstian friendship ds e1ss be-
tween men of different faiths have been
made.
Second, there has been deepening
OF the sense OF obligation on the part
of the Individual member to his church.
The stimulation of personal faith and
zeal has been remarkable.
Third, there has been created an in
tensifed desire on the part Of the
churches to realize the purpose for
which they exist in the world.
Fourth, many have been led to accept
Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord in
their lives. The gladness which has
come to Individual lives and homes
cannot be estimated. Between four
/ and five hundred persons in this dis
trict have expressed the desire to begin
The Christian life.
Arthur Thomas Fowler,
Pastor Calvary Baptist Church.
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What DR.. Guild Says.

j. Wilbur Chapman has the prophet g
grip on his time; he feels it's life cur
rents and he has for it the word of the
lord. His executive administration is
masterly and thoro, his spirit genial and
sweet; he breaches the great, skmple
fundamentals of the gospel. He is as
free from sectarianism as human nature
can be. Two things have especially i'm
pressed me: he has discerned that the
chief hindrance to the work Of Jesus
Christ is the mass of affiliated
church members who drift spiritually :;
who bear no responsibilities, taking no
part in the conflict between sin and
Righteousness, and gradually settle down
ito live carelessly upon low planes. Time
alone can tell what the result will be
lin the number Of accessions to the
churches, but the good done is immeas-
frable, nevertheless. The movement
stirs hearts: arrests the attention of the
careless; calls men to think of eternal
Hnterests; arouses their consciences.
Then while the mass is stirred up it
filters the gospel, sweet, sanitary, heal
ing, from top to bottom. 1t cannot but
be great moral disinfectant as well as
spiritual inspiration.
Lewis Thurber Guild,
Wesley M. e. Church.
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ings thruout one large city, or even ex-
tending into the surrounding territory,
remains as originally evolved. This is
DR.. Chapman's peculiar form Of work
and was developed by him after many
years devoted alternately to pastoral
and evangelistic work. After entering
the ministry he was particularly, inter,
a series Of meetings conducted upon the
simultaneous, plan in Philadelphia met
with such success that three Years ago
he forsook regular pastoral duties to
devote himself exclusively to the evan
geIstic field, His previous experience
in this line had given him wide ac-
quaintance among men particularly ft-
ted for the work, and he had little diff
fculty in choosing his first staff, which
consisted of ten men and singers. With
some alterations, these men, or their
successors, have been continually en-
ployed in the simultaneous-campa
movement ever since.
The Present Staff.
Dr. Chapman present staff of evan
gelists includes Rev. Messrs. Henry
Ostrom, R. A. Walton, F. E. Taylor.
Frank Granstaff, Daniel S. Toy, Clar-
ence B. Strouse, J. R. Pratt, II. D. Shell
don, H. W. Slough, John P. Engstro1n,
R. r. johnson, John 3: Elliott, Har-
GeG George w SReafop anG 2 + sebaef paef
fer. The singers who accompany the
R. Ward, Mrs. George W. sheafor, Mrs.
William Asher, John P. Hills, o. F.
Pugh, Fred Butler, Charles Allen, Gust
Schneider, A. G.. Davidson, Frank Dick
son, Harry L. Maxwell, Miss Bertha
Chapman. e.. NJ. Ross, W. 81. COLLISION,
Francis B. Stevenson, M. q. Martin,
R. T. Fulton, W. S. Weeden and Mrs.
Frank ,Granstaf.
How the Work Began.
It was due particularly to the encour-
agement Of the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church that DR.. Chapman
has been enabled to carry on his great
work. -Four years ago the assembly
appointed a special committee upon
evangelistic work, with John H. Con-
verse of Philadelphia as chairman and
DR.. Chapman as secretary. The two
were close friends and each had a keen
appreciation of the possibilities Of
thoro organization in eyangelistic work.
While DR.. Chapman devoted his. time
to the cause, Mr.. Converse gave Of his
large business ability and his large fer
tune. The work has been carried ON
with absolutely no reference to denom-
national lines, SO Tar as the special
campaign conducted by DR.. Chapman
is concerned.
The great success which has attended
the simultaneous movement in Mime
apolis is but a reproduction of what
has been accomplished in many cities
since this peculiar form of work was un-
dertaken. From here the workers go
to New Jersey to undertake what will
be the most formidable task they have
yet assumed, namely, the arousing of
ever, the Minneapolis campaign has
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tions and have yielded great results.
Multitudes have quietly and intelli-
gently surrendered to God. A solemn
God has seemed almost visibly near.
We no longer need to turn to ancient
records to learn what Pentecost was
like Christians have been refreshed
and annointed for service. They have
in large numbers learned the secret of
working for Christ. All conditions Of
life have been equally sensitive to the
call. The strongest and the weakest
Dr. Chapman presents a sane, reason
able conception Of religion, the claims
of which it is hard to resist. It is
impossible yet to summarize even the
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-15

conversions seem to have been thoro;
church members declare that they have
a new Pentecost and the fidelity of the
Christian ministers and members of the
churches will surely bring a harvest
thru the week of prayer and thru Pas
sion week out into the summer months.
I believe that Minneapolis will never
hear the end of it, We cannot place
Of men, enough for us if by-and-by we
may hear our Lord say word of com
I consider that DR.. Chapman's s noon
meetings have been tho most Temarka-
BILE of any series Of noon meetings l
ever saw.
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BUSINESS MEMS VIEWS
EWere so Aroused. -

R. D. Jones, Dry Goods Merchant
During my twenty nine years residence
in Minneapolis do not recall anything
equal to this. Never has the religious
feeling. Of Minneapolis been so thoroly
aroused, and church members impressed
with their personal responsibility; the
results must be beneficial in winning
souls into the Kingdom Of God and re-.
newing the zeal Of those already pro-
fessinG allegiance to the Lord. -.
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A Visiting Pastors View.

Rev. N. h. Burdick, Pastor of Sec
ond Presbyterian Church, .omaha--
city evangelistic campaigns are con-
Quoted, known as simultaneous meet
ings, came from Omaha to study the
Minneapolis movement. have received
three or four distinct impressions. First,
the simultaneous meetings have reached
the entire city as no single meeting ever
could Second, there has been altogether
absent from the present Minneapolis
movement that sensationalism which in.
the past has characterized much evan
gelistic effort and discredited it in the
minds of the better classes of society.
Third, There seems to me to have been
many more men reached in proportioa
to the whole number of apparent con.
versions than is usual. Fourth, Mime
apolis seems to be profoundly stirred.
Ii the pastors and Christian people of
the city will do their part after the
evangelists have gone it is inevitable
that there will be great numbers gath.
cred into the churches.
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Favorable Every Way.

Rev. John B. Elliott, Seventh District
MY impression of the great simultan-
eous meetings in this city is most fav-
orable every way. Possibly [ knew
this city better than most Of the men
who came here to labor and from the
first I had great hopes for Minneapo-
lis. My hopes have been more than
realized. The large and satisfactory
results will be augmented I believe as
the days go by. Important as the local
this entire northwest is deeper than
words can express I have never seen
the pastors Of any city more united
nor the church membership moro re-
vived and uuickened,
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Remarkable Noon Services.
Rev. Henry Ostrom, First District
taking an interest in the gospel any
where as have in st. Paul and Min
neapolis and [ think that the Minneap-
oils meetings transcend those of st.
Paul The unity of the churche. is
distinctively in evidence; the throng,
ing Of the people guarantees the pow
or Of the old gospel over the thought
and the heart Of the modern man; the
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"Of Inestlmable Value.O

John McCulloch, Lumber Dealer
AS a business man I would say that the
services that have been held here by the
evangelists, have been of inestimable
value to thousands in this city and the
good that they have accomplished can
only be reckoned up at the day OF
Judgment .
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DR.. Thonlpson's Testimonial.

In many ways this IS the greatest
bvangelistic service I have ever wit
messed The attention of the multitude
has been tense. Not single objection
able oddity has been induleged d. in; ,s,,,; I
ber converted that have startled me:
Personally I have a conviction that
none save God knows how many have
with true penitence turned unto him
and found. peace thru saving faith in
fectly clear: that many active church
workers have been graciously quickened
and inspired for increasing effective
service, that many other church mem
bers, lukewarr, and list less, haye en-
tered into honest fidelity to their former
vows, that a goodlv number of the re-
aigiously irresolute have been lead into
IA clear acceptance of Jesus Christ as
"a personal Savior and that much
aarger number of the utterly careless
have been so awakened that they are
ApprOachable by the gospel message.
-Fayette L. Thompson,
Hennepin Avenue M. E. Church.
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OPINIONS OF PASTORS
From DR.. Rollins.

/ The Chapman evangelistic campaign
has brought great spiritual uplift to
severy portion Of the city. Christian
Epeople have been revived. The life of
The churches has been quickened.' The
CITY in gneral is pervaded by spirit
of religious concern. Everywhere peo::
pie are talking about religion. It would
appear at this moment that the religious
quickening of our city had only fairly
begun. The promise is that deeper
religious life, greater moral convictions:
more aggressive work on the part Of
our churches, and higher type Of citi-
Hensbip will be among the results of
this great campaign. DR.. Chapman and
the men who are associated with him,
all honor the church and the pastorate.
Their sound words and hearty co-opera-
Zion with the pastors is calculated to
strengthen the influence and work OF
livery pastor. -G. ;. Rolilns,
Park Avenue Congregational Church.
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DR.. Bushnell's View.

The meetings under the personal di-
,rection of Dr. Chapman at Westminster
have exceeded even our expectations.
The impressions made seem deep and
lsi sialoermanent. The appeals made have
apeen more to the will than to the emo
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Movement Well Balanced.
Minneapolis Campaign Leads.

Rev. Frank Granstaff, Fourth District
Il am impressed more and more that
simultaneous evangelism is the might
apostolic days. The obstacles in the way
Of American revival are being removed.
The problem Of our country is the prob
lem Of the city. and our cities are be-
ing swept for Christ. The church has
been waiting for man like DR.. Chap
man. He is e-eminently the man. for
the times. He Is man Of tremendous
vision, man with mind big enough to
devise plans, with heart human and
tender enough to love all men. Mr..
Moody said some years ago to DR.. John
Robertson Of Scotland that in young
man whom he would have the privilege
to meet the next day at Mortified, was
wrapped up the future of American
vangelization. That man was DIR. J.
Wilbur Chapman The Minneapolis
work may be surpassed in future, but it
has not been excelled or equaled hith-
9ff0-
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HOW THE WORKERS
VIEW THIS. FIELD
Members of the Chapman Staff Give Their
Impressions of the Minneapolis Campaign
but Point Out Where There Is Still Work
to Be Done.


simultaneous movement which drawing Minnp
OF DR. bun Chapna his
associates In view Of the magnitude of the undertaking. conditions
of
Of
calint INTEREST,"
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This the Best Yet.

Rev. R. A Walton, Fifth District--1
have been a member Of the party in
simultaneous engagement in New York.
Ph1ladel phia, Pittsburg, Columbus, Los
Angeles, Oakland, Portland and Seattle
and I frankly confess that I have never
seen SO many very encouraging features
to work as have witnessed here. [
do not believe a work could command
the attention of better class of men
than have been enlisted in this city
From my very first visit to Minneapolis
to look after matters Of organization [
found that the men here were willing
to put the evangelist to. the test and
when they discovered Just what. he
wanted, it was supplied and without
counter suggestion the responsibility
was placed where it rightly belongs.
The people who have been members Of
the personal Terkers' .ssomgd committee eee and
spopsibii:ty for the faithful perform
ance of their duties. The result will be
that the work will be carried on as
effectually after the evangelists leave as
It has been during their stay.
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City Reached For God.

Evangelist R. E. johnson, Twelfth
Revsa u Ss w
to reach the city of God. Every dis
trict of the city from the lowest dives
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''IIave Paused to Reflect.

j. L. McCaull, Grain Dealer-The
meetings now drawing to a close have
resulted in. much. good; in fact, more
than. is evidenced by the known con-
versions. They have set men. women
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Work in Slums Successful.

William Asher, Saloon Evangelist
One of the great features of this
movement is the exalted position in
which it places the churches and their
pastors. Another feature Of this cam
paign is the opening of the saloons
for the preaching of the gospel. This
could not be accomplished by sectional
or denominationa1 movement Those Wno
have followed the work closely, testlfy
to the intense interest and respect
shown to the messenger and the mes
sage. The attention given demonstrates
the fact that the people are in attend.
ance, not thru curiosity alone, but
thru a desire to listen to the old gos.
pei story. The campaign In st. Paul
and Minneapolis has demonstrated be.
yond reasonable doubt, that religious
meetings in saloons, poolrooms, dance
halls, houses Of questionable repute,
iails and workhouses, can be carried on
with effectual results in any city in
the world.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-15
From DR.. Riley.

The simultaneous evangelistic cam
paign has many features with which it
has been my privilege to be associated.
1t is very delightful to see the evangeli-
cal churches cooperating in common
cause. The pastors of the city are bet
ter acquainted with one another and the
churches are bound by new cords The
atmosphere has been charged with a
religious interest. Sixteen preaching
stations, crowded with people several
Of even the most goddess men among us.
The ability of the evangelists has not
been questioned in any Quarter. Their
methods have been very commonly ap-
proved. To a man they have stood for
ffhe authority and integrity of the Word
.5of God, and hence have confirmed faith
bon every side. w. B. Riley,
First Baptist Church.
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MINNEAPOLIS MEN
OFFER TESTIMONY
Pastors and Laymen CotDorkers of DR.. Chap
man and His Band, Express Their Appreci-
alton of Noble Efforts and Their Effects
upon the Religious Life of the City.

RONENT Minneapolis pastors laymen have been give
opinions Of the accomplished by Dr. j. Wilbur Chapman
in
below. compile
entire sfacon with results
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-15
NO EXPERIMENTS
IN CHAPMAN CORPS
SUCCESS IS THE MAIN REQUIRE
MENT FOR SERVICE.
DR.. Chapman Says the Movement Is
Pre-eminently One of Business Men,
and Shows How John Converse Of
T Philadelphia Made It Possible.

these are the elements With which DR..
J. Wilbur Chapman has built up the
most effective evangelistic force in the
history of the country.
F There are no experiments in making
up the corps of workers. Himself, in
a measure, q protege Of the famous
Dwight L. Moody, Dr.. Chapman, even
before he devoted himself exclusively
to evangelistic work, was thoroly IA
miliar with the field and it's needs.
When it became possible for him to
devote his full time and energies to
evangeistic labors, he knew just where
to look for his ieutenants on whom he,
perforce, depends so much. From all
parts of the country and from varying
denominations he called preachers and
singers to the work. Every man ha d
already won recognition; had achieved
success. With this sort Of staff, the
high efficiency of the Chapman cam
paign is no mystery. Nor is it any
wonder that engagements now available
are sufficient to keep the leader and his
staff continuously employed for five
years. aE ~
System Carefully Developed.
The Chapman campaign in Minneap-
oils has been the reproduction Of simi-
lar movements carried on for the past
three years in twenty cities. Altho DR..
Chapman IS idea has not been materially
altered in this three years of practice,
it has been amplifed to a. great extent.
The original idea of simultaneous meet
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"Not Dependent on Hysteria."

H. P. Gallaher, Mill Manager have
seen many revivals, but never anything
like the present. Men who ordinarily
do not think Of such things are now
greatly interested and are regular at
tendants at these meetings. The meet
ings have not been dependent on a mo-
mentary hysteria, but have brought
about their results thru calm, sober
work and thought. Minneapolis has rea-
son to feel indebted to these workers
for they have wrought great good.
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s:Most Beneficial.

s. A. Harris, Banker-The 1abors in
Minneapolis of DR.. Chapman and his as.
sociates have been most beneficial to
all kinds Of people attending the serv-
ices. The religious and moral uplift
that has come to our city thereby will,
I ain sure, assist in developing high
be helpful in working out Is some @ Of the the
social and civic problems that now con-
front u.s. t-