The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-18
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ers in triumphant songs of praise. Mr.
Butler stirred the audience deeply as
always, the chorus added greatly tc
the service but the feature Of the even
ing was the congregational singing
DR.. Ostrom gave practical talk 10
young people last night. taking as his
theme, What Do I Live F'or?" He
told OF the various follies 10 which
many men devoted their lives and then
showed how the real life was that pat
termed after the life of the Master.
me to Paradise he declared. 1T is a
life that should live, and Jesus Christ
is my example"
! At the opening Of the service the
evangelist administered a scathing re-
buke 10 those who have criticised the
great revival movement in 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 alb
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. I'VE 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 heart-to-heart meeting was
held. There many for the first time
gave their lives TO Christ. It 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
ter's 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 but |
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 non
believer at least with the conviction |
that the Christian people were in earn
est and confident of the power of pray
er 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 |
a weekday service since the opening |
of the campaign. As the address was |
especially for the young people they
were 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 P. 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 The Resurrection"
Dr. Ostron took for his lesson the
latter part Of the second chapter of |
Acts, portion of Peters address. |
During the reading the evangelist !
spoke Of the criticism that the revival /
has been subjected to ever since il be- |
gan a year ago 1t is easy TO criti- |
else" 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 II was true, that I had been taken J
there by the committee I would live
in corncrib If ii would help the Lords
work. The paper said il was easy
enough 10 be a Christian al the Wash
ington. Well l saw good many peo-
PIE there that seemed TO find it a hard
task- A pastor said that the revival
would not do any good vet. he receiv-
ed 40 members into his church within
three weeks after its close. We ex-
poet TO have criticism. but the move
Tnert Is here and II * going on to
victory. Critics are like little dogs Bit
ing al the heels---of an elephant. It
viii take z good many little dogs to
bring down the elephant Let US drop