The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-17
DECISIONS
ARE MADE
Large Response to Stir
ring Appeal OF DR.
Ostrom.

My Jesus, love Thee, 1 know Thou
art mine.
For Thee all the follies of sin I resign
My gracious Redeemer, my Saviour art
If ever I loved Thee, my Saviour, It's
now
That was the keynote of the revival
service at Central Union Church last
night The congregation was not as
large as that on Monday night, but
what it lacked in numbers it made up
in enthusiasm. The whole spirit of the
whole campaign seems to have been
Not how big, but how deep" 1t is
true that there have been many crowd
ed meetings, impressive from the stand
point of numbers, but whether it be in
a meeting attended by thousands or by
hundreds. there seems to be a deep un-
dercurrent of genuine spirituality that
is the essence of a true revival.
Last night after DR.. Ostroms power
full appeal there We're many who raised
their hands and publicly confessed they
took Jesus Christ as their Saviour. 1t
was an impressive scene, for it was no
mere form that they were going
through There were those who raised
their hands last night whom the act
cost much. 1t meant something to them
to come out and take their stand in
spite of the scoffing of many of their
associates. 1t has been said many times
TT doesn't take a sissy-bo to be a
Christian. 1t takes a man." And there
were many who were manly enough
last night to stand up for their prin
ciples
Last night Evangelist Ostrom preach
ed a most powerful sermon. Taking
the death of Christ as the central
theme, he traced the varying views of
Christ seen by different kinds of men
and Illustrated them by the effects of
the crucifxion on the various charac--
tiers most touched by it. AT the close
he made his appeal: Are you to be a
who would like to be a fol-
lower, but is afraid of his fellows? Are
you to be Joseph of Arimathaea, who
acts of simple courtesy? Are you to
be one of the soldiers, caught in the
endless chain of routine existence? Are
you to be an impenitent thief, too
proad or prejudiced to accept the Saw
iour? Or will you be like that other
Or like Paul and look up into the face
Of that Saviour whom you have despis
I'd and cry, Lord, what wilt Thou have
me to do?'''
The response was instant. While
heads We're bowed in silent prayer hand
after hand went up all over the great
each signifying that the
Message had gone to some heart. Many
IF those who raised their hands were
Toung people and it has been notice
lble fact that young people and espe-
tally young men have been most deep |
y touched by the revival campaign. |
There We're many older ones also, and I
It the close all remained to speak to /
he pastors or friends who stayed to !
ak with them.
Today there will be two services, at |
loon at the Y NJ c. A, and in the I
at Central Union. A change t
las been made in the hour of the noon
Meeting. The service proper will
Ienceforth begin at II sharp and close
t 12:40. The subject this noon will be
The Meaning of Liberty" This even
ng at 7:30 there will be another mass
Meeting at Central Union Church. DIR.
,strom will speak and the singers will
ing. An "Old Peoples Meeting is be-
ng arranged and the date will be an
ounced later.
Yesterday there was a large attend
nee at the noon meeting. In the early
lorning there were seventy-five home
rayer meetings throughout the city.
,ext Tuesday there will be about one
undred. On that date the meeting
f the Hawaiian Evangelical Associa-
on, a gathering Of delegates and pas
1rs from all the Congregational
hurches of the Territory. will open.
n connection with this Territorial con-
ention DR. Ostrom will conduct great
;ible Conference. and it is expected
lat ministers and workers of many de-
ominations from all over the Terri
ory will be in attendance.