The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-09

the need of special prayers. Scofers
who have declared that the evangelists
depend upon hysteria to make conver
sions We're branded liars in scathing
paragraph Of DR.: Chapman sermon.
He denied that his men worked on the
could, bit viii not, ,, he said.
"What Must I Do to Be Saved9",
was DR.. Chapman S subject. ''To be-
come true Christians,' he. said, "you
must first. have true conviction. You
triton. Almost always the person com
ing to Christ does so in a contrite spirit
full of sorrow and lowly spirit. Then
there is conversion and, most important
Of ALL. confession. # you have been a
Christian all your life in your heart,
openly. confessed it9 = I don t believe
there is ever a perfect content in UNI
confessed Christianity. But there is a
perfect peace that comes with acknowl-
edgement of Christ that surpasses any
other earthly peace .E
Nearly every person in the vast audi
ence arose Ito testify that he desired
~ In the Sixth District.
This group Of churches consists
of Oliver Presbyterian, Emmanuel Bap-
tist, Vine Congregational, Welsh Pres
byterian, Norwegian Bethel Lutheran
| and Bloomington Avenue Methodist
churches. This furnishes a strong body
of active and aggressive workers. The
nightly meetings are held in Oliver
church and the afternoon meetings at
| Emmanuel church. The capacious all.
! ditorium of Oliver church is thronged
nightly with an eager and attenti We
audience Of more than one thousand
persons-who engage heartily in the
service of song and respond earnestly
to the evangelists' powerful ant
pointed appeals.
his theme last night, "The Great Sal
vation.' Salvation is set forth in thu
Word by the plain familiar, forcibl'
and helpful similitude of water, sale
the evangelist. Salvation is full, ther.
is nothing lacking, everyone is in
vited. Salvation is very comprehensive
ter Of life freely" The The mes message se wa wa
clear in language, simple and direct
spoken forcibly and eloquently, an;
held the undivided attention Of hi
\ large audience from the beginnin;
unto the end. DR.. Toy enlarged upol
the Immortality of the soul. He em
phasized the old-fashioned doctrine
Of hell and death, and the judgment
'Every man carries into eternity enougl
of brimstone to last him clear thr,
trast, the beauties and glories of heav
en-. He denounced vice. The Nes
Testament he said, abounds in teach
, ings of the future and eternal punish
ment of the wicked. He put aside a
untenable the theory Of probation al
ter death:
i Nnl
the singer, reinforcing the stirring az
peal Of the speaker. A large numbe
I More than 200 have confessed Chris
, publicly at these meetings. ..z
Frank Dickson, the Irish baryton,
sang sweetly and with great power on
Of the old familiar Moody and Sanke
: hymns-the one which caused his COZ
: version--"T The Gates Ajar.'
:. DR.. Toy breaches at 8 O'Clock tn
: afternoon at Emmanuel Baptist churc
! on Holiness .~.ssR "
y At Fowler Church.
!. DR.. Taylor spoke last evening {
, Fowler M. E. church. His subject wa
4 "Follow Me- The church was crow'
: ed and the audience was greatly move
The result Of good work was show
more last night than at any previol
meeting. At the close of the sermC
: Professors Weeden offered an unusual
i effective and heartfelt prayer, whie
). brought tears to the eyes of many. A
3 after meeting was held by DR.. Tayl
4 and several stood at. the same tim
e ready to give testimonies. Those fro
a the new converts were very clear, son
E were from mothers unused to speakir
d in public, but with firmness and sati
n faction that told of the great chan,
l. that had come over them.
! Seventh District.
It At the Swedish Tabernacle Re
9 John H. Elliott spoke to 1000 peop
d last night. Colonel Brengle of the Ss
! walton Army spoke on the fifty fir
= Psalm. In an after meeting of 1,0
. people scores were led to take star
= for Christ. The tide is running We
i high and strong here. Tonight /
+ Elliott will speak on What Chri
I Thought About the Hereafter. =
I'LL Rev. j. r. Pratt spoke to crowd
e house on "rhe Redemption 7
It singer, Mrs. Fulton, sang 3 sole of sr