The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-02
ENTHUSIASM IS
FAST SPREADING.
.EvANGELIsTIc MEETINGS MORE
LARGELY ATTENDED LAST NIGHT.
Endorsements Of Mayor Jones' Stand
on Sunday Saloons a Feature of Gath
erings at Many Churches Throngs
Are Taking Up Work and Carrying
on Personal Campaign.

Endorsements Of Mayor D. ?. Jones
stand on the Sunday saloon question
were frequent at the district evangel-
istic meetings last night. Appreciation
Of the fact that Mayor Jones had taken
the stand on his own initiative was
backing Of public sentiment in the en-.
forcement Of his order to the chief OF
police was contained in the resolutions.
Standing vote on the resolution was
taken in the first district at Plymouth
Congregational church, of whose pru-
Dental committee Mayor Jones is a
member. Action was taken in the same
way at Westminster church, in the sec
ond district.
The evangelistic campaign in Mime
apolis is assuming great proportions and
interest is spreading to parts OF the
city not reached by the preliminary
work. More personal invitations, to
the meetings are being issued by those
who have caught the spirit of enthu-
siasm by attending district meetings..
This kind Of solicitation is found to
be very effective. Advertising cards
are distributed daily among the homes
in each district, announcing the sub
ject Of the evening address. While
among certain classes, people. are be-
ginning to want to see for themselves
what is the great power of the speak
ers and singers that causes friends to
give up social engagements to go to
religious services every night.
Those whose hearts have been touched
as to their personal salvation have be-
come enthusiastic workers, eagerly seek
! ing to bring others to the same state Of
mind. In this way the band Of assist
ants to the evangelists is being In
| aasa6 in numbers ranI0IV.
At Westminster.
At Westminster church it was neces-
sary for many to stand last night. The
night of the first meeting vacant seats
were to be found in the gallery and on
the main floor, and the late-comers had
no trouble in finding; sitttingsL The sec;
filed. The third night standing room
was at a premium.
AS his text DR.. Chapman took the
wrods from St. Mark: HAnd Judas
Iscariot.' He pointed out Judas as one
Of the danger signals SO plentiful in the
Bible. I'm all history,'i he said, "there
is no illustration Of the awful end Of
Continuing, he gave illustrations in the
denunciation Of sin. Requests fo]
prayer at Westminster reached ove7
the hundred mark, and tonight an after
meeting will be held for the seekers fo1
prayers.
DR.. Elliott's Address.
Two thousand persons gathered in tn
Swedish Tabernacle for the seventh
district meeting. DR.. Elliott 8 sugges
ton that personal invitation work b.
done to secure a larger audience thar
was present Tuesday night had its eff
q feet. The chorus has been enlarged tt
. Charles Rykert. Dr.. Elliott took a
a text the phrase: "No man cared fo
my soul" His. theme was. Method
the speaker laid to the selfshness Of tn
sinner, as we'll as that of the Christian
The singing Of Miss Bertha Chapman
} daughter Of the evangelist, was an at
tractive feature at Fowler 'Method {ll
} church, where she sang two, solos, TIL
J music, under direction of Professo
! w. S. Weeden, is one Of the great sue
/ cesses Of the campaign. Mr.. Weede
, is composer as well as singer o
renown.
DR.. Taylor's sermon was based on tn
text: "Search me, O God, and kno1
: thoughts; and IS see if there here be any ev
: way in me ana lead me in the wa
! everlasting
! "I would like to place over the plat
4 form tonight said the speaker, q
y few words which would burn down dee
= into our hearts. They are these;:. VII
;, am I not more used to Godq' Most Q
US here are disciples of Christ. Mos
u of us desire larger usefulness in God
9 kingdom, but ometimes we seem to b
9 cold and Indifferent and we see other
9 whose hearts are on fire with zeal an
q we. wonder why we are not in the sam
s condition. r ~ 4 +. ! ~.
; r. Sin. M1sft. +, s-.. -,
g z";The Joy of the Christian Life - We
s the subject Of H. III. :McQuilken IS tai
IS at Elm Swedish Baptist church in tt
!? twelfth district. Sin, he said, was sin
d ply misft. Man was not intended
d be a sinner. He urged the leaving {
!, sin and to, come into glad obedien<
=: and joy. fs~-, =. ~..:.,: =
declared the minister. 'You must flu
: fl the conditions. It comes not fro
a without, but from within. Joy is pc
~ feet articulation between man, esse
tial nature and it's environment. B,
t. man is spirit, so he cannot articula
d with animalism. He is made in Il
e image of God and must articulate wit
t, God before he can ever be happy
t Derelict church members were ha
j. died by Rev: H. G. Strouse in the ur
W versity district, at the First Congreg
It tional church. "Spiritual Poverty
e. was the subject. He called for a r
newal of the beautiful home religit
Of the fathers and for a revival of Il
f. family altar. He said: