The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-04-28

chill your enthusiasm FOR practical
duty on earth II is not a few spasms
and a few temporary gospel gymnas-
ties. II is business-a business which
we should study carefully and plan
Systematically and press strenuously
with all our faith and energy.
When these evangellsts began their
work, as far as human agency was con
cerned they had almost perfect sys-
TEN OF machinery. Or, r. A. Walton
was the advance agent, who taught US
how to perfect this machinery. First.
tie meetings were Systematically and
completely advertised; second, all the
workers Of district were gathered to-
gether under one head. Some went in
TO the choruses. Then other workers
were detailed to certain slttlngs. Ey-
cry three or four pews had their over
seers or gospel sentlnels No sooner
was a hand raised for prayer than a
Christian worker was by that persons
side to lead him or her to Christ.
Then. not satisfied with all this, one
night General J. Wilbur Chapman-for
he is n general OF men-marshaled all
his forces for a grand charge upon the
ctadels Of sin. That night the Chris
tian evangelists and their followers
came from all over the city, Down IN
to the saloons and the places Of evil
resorts they went. Everywhere the
right hand Of a Christian brother or sis
ter was extended. Everywhere a plead
ing voice said TO sinners. come, we
want you for Christ" These valiant
soldiers OF the cross did not wait for
sinners TO come to the gospel banquet
They literally followed out the com
mand Of Jesus, which said, GO ye out
into the highways and the hedges and
compel them TO come in, that my house
may be filed" And come they did.
They came by the hundreds and the
thousands. The drunkards. the liber-
tines. the outcasts-they came Oh, how
they longed to comel Can any one who
witnessed that wonderful and inspiring
meeting I'm the Grand Opera House of
Los Angeles Feb. 3, 1905, ever forget
the reyelatlony
The elements seemed to conSpire
against the effort When the hours
drew toward the evening Of that won
derful night we said to ourselves, Can
we 20 out into this storm, even TO
bring sinners TO Christi The rain
then was falling IN torrents. All the |
batteries Of the elements were un-
.imbered. Crash, crashw went the
booming Of the thunder. "Zigzagw |
went the lightning. An electric thunder
bolt struck the North Methodist church |
of Pasadena and set it on fire. The
,ars were blocked Freshets were every |
where After the theaters and places |
# amusements were emptied long aft
,r most Of the great city was asleep,
Of men and women marched
through the flooded streets, sometimes
yading above their ankles in water.
rhey MARCHED singing and praising
iod They marched down TO the
iaunts Of sin. Then, after they had
collected the Magdalenes and the hui
nan prodigals who had been wallow-
ng I'm the swine troughs Of 'the far
.ountry," they started back to one Of
he largest theaters in the city. There
n that theater were crowded at least
ZOO men and women. Many were in
ags Many faces were Scared and
cared with the awful marks Of sin
All, whether outcasts or rescuers, were
nxious about souls-anxiOus about
heir own souls or about the souls Of
thers. Some curiosity seekers may
ave come 10 that meeting to scoff, but
early all before they left prayed as
he poor publican prayed. There were
ears-penitent tears-which welled up
rom breaking hearts. Yes, those tears
rere glorious tears, flowing unbidden
nd unchecked. -Four thousand men
nd women, many of them criminals,
altered together in the midnight hour
urlng the tempest to seek Christ. Did
on ever see or hear the like Of It?
an any one who witnessed that
'onderful and transporting meeting in
he Grand Opera House Of Los Angeles
yer forget the revelation7 Were we
OF then taught how Christ wants us
} 90 forth into the highways and the
edges, seeking sinful men and women
'herever they may be foundl
| want you TO pray for Gods evan
allsts. Pray for them when, tired and
ltlgued. they go to their lonely rooms
a hotel Pray for Dr. r. A. Torrey
nd Mr.. Alexander, far, far away from
ONE. Pray for these friends, DIR.
hapman and his associates. who are
ow going up and down the land, who
ave lately been among us. May their
" be the peace that passeth all under
anding. May their happiness be gain
! from the fact that they are winning
any, many souls for Christ God bless
ie gospel evangelists, that they may
ach us gladly TO do the Fathers will,
neither 1t be like Paul in faroff Mace a
mia or in our home Tarsus, (which
no mean city"
Won a Name Of Fame. I
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