The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-09-13
NOTED EVANGELIST coMING.
Rev. Ralph Gillian win Be in Barre
Next Month.


The public will be interested to learn
that the Rev. Ralph Gillian is coming
to Barre on the 18th of Oct. to work in !
conjunction with Hedding NJ. T. Church |
in evamgelistic services. He viii come
here from st. Johnsbury and will 60 TO
other places in Vermont, his itinerary
being already arranged. Mr.. Gillian is
not stranger here, having conducted
q union Gospel movement about ten
years ago, when large number were
reached and many added to the church
es.
He possesses a strong personality and
has had an interesting history. He is
about IS years old of medium height,
well built, and whose face bears indi
cations Of strength Of character, homes
/ ty and fearlessness, while a genial smile
and twinkling eve relieve his features
lof anything like the sombre cast that
too often repels young people from the
professional evangelist. He was for
merly in a large store in Boston, where
The also was president and lecturer Of
an infidel club Through the earnest
land continuous solicitations Of Chris
tian customer, q lady, whose trade he
was afraid Of losing, he eventually con-
scented to attend the b. Fay Mills meet
ings, and was converted to Christ None
more sorrowfully regrets Mr.. Fay Mills
! detection and hopes for his restoration,
4 than Mr.. Gillian. Soon after his CON
version he felt that it was incumbent
upon him to advocate the claims Of
Jesus Christ as strenuously as he had
formerly sought to defame him, and for
lover 5 years has been engaged in the
eyangeiistic work, visiting thirty-fye
4 states of the Union, England, Ireland,
and Nova Seotia. Mr.. Gillian strikes
one as being a clear-headed business
man, whose chief business is his relig-
ion; and impresses one as being man
Iof sympathetic nature, strong faith,
earnest purpose and logical mind. His
presentation Of what he believes to be
the all-important truth of life,-beliei
in the atoning and redeeming grace Of
God, through Jesus Christ, is foreible
and his appeal is rather to the intellect
and will than to the emotions: yet he
does not hesitate to place before mef
the awful responsibilities and fearful
penalties that await those who neglect
50 great salvation. Hence he is never
! guilty Of WITHDRAWING, or as The
Scots say. "Spinnin' after his tow il
DONE" but, having presented the TACT
of lis case, with all the intensity ant
fervor Of lis being, makes d short ap
I peal that men should take that immedi
! ate and decisive action which his pre-
7 misses and deductions demand; in which
: he much resembles the late Mr.. D. !
Moody, with whom he was a co,workel
for some time. In the aftermeeting
!, the simple raising of the hand, standinl
( up, and the signing of the cards are tn
4 chief means Of bringing people to con
TESS Christ; but he invites TO persona
I conversation when the conditions de
I mand it,
I Mr.. Gillian is not sensational ~
does not resort to tricks and device
but presents the truth plainly and for
:, chilly. He il sane and sensible, and doe
e not follow fads nor run into extfaya
!. cances, For a number Of years he ha
X been d regular minister in a large cit.
e in Massachusetts,, and by reason OF TIL
experience is better able to sympathiz
= with pastors than some who have neye
been in the pastoral relation. He
= generally considered to be one of tn
!. very strongest men now engaged j
z eyangelistic work. The Methods
4 church feels that 1t Ii fortunate IN s.
{ curing his services. Those who hear
La him with delight and profit when he wa
: here the first time will doubtless be gla
I to hear him again.