The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-09
....s -. REVEALS ..s's n
THRONGS KNEEL
w. SEEKING GRACE
PLYMOUTH CHURCH SCENE OF
REMARKABLE MEETING.
Weeping Is General Thruout Large Au-
dience, and One Young Girl Is Car
ried Out i'm Hysteria-Many~ Sing
Hymns on the Way Home-Deep
Feeling at DR.. Chapman s Meeting.

An unusual meeting was held by Dr..
Henry Ostrom last evening at Plymouth
Congregational church. Three hundred
people remained to the after meeting
on Invitation of the evangelist, and
there, weeping and crying on their
knees for divine mercy, they presented
a, scene unique in the present series OF
revival gatherings:
The after meeting was held 5a, IN the ne
it's utmost capacity. Two verses Of the
familiar revival song, "Oh, Happy Day
That Fixed Ny Choice were sung
whileethe audience was assembling, and
then, after a brief exhortation by Dr.
| Ostrom, the entire company, with hard
! ly an exception, fell on their knees at
suggestion Of the leader. ,
GA house-cleaning is due here IN
Minneapolis said the leader, "and
if we do our parts it will begin right
here. l. If there are trinkets in your
homes which God cannot smile upon
give them up, and do it now. This is
the night for turning to the right.
DIR. Ostrom then gave a marvellous
prayer, praying for divine mercy and
/ forgiveness for those present who ha6
sinned. The prayer was made witt
emotion: and deep sincerity. Before 1t
! had concluded many were weeping II
various parts of the chapel. After the
4 prayer, several remained on their knees
and continued to cry to God for mercy
i One young girl became so overcome
7 with emotion that she was hysterica
and, had to be removed from the chape
!, by her parents. Several others, over
, come: with emotion, also left.
! .,. VIII Do Good. ~-a
"We do not hear crying in tn
churches very often,' said DR.: Ostron
, as the few were passing OUT" but il
J, will do us good. It is time we heart
something Of that sort here. There viii
be plenty of it at the seat of Judg
: ment.'' -.- :
After an appeal to his hearers t.
, hereafter live pure Christian life, tes
: timonials were called for. Many re
;. sponded. with testimony Of Gods merc.
and his blessings.
!. said the evangelist, H:but do not wan
YOU to forget that you have been a
this meeting, and in order that, yo
won It forget it, sing on your way home
o Sing in the street and on the streetcars
o Sing the songs everywhere OF the low
. of God and show that Christ has en-
Q to this instruction, the audience az
. parted singing in the streets.
Q Previous to the after meeting DR.. Or
Q from delivered an address on So1
: row. which was attentlvely hstene
r to by large audience.
n s& Dr.. Chapman's Meeting.
e Westminster church last night coul
. not accommodate the throngs that al
Y peared to attend the service conducte
It there by DR.. j. Wilbur Chapman. 81
Il Il fore. the service began the house wa
" packed to its capacity and scores ma
= been turned from the doors when tn
II first hymn was announced. Proof OF
growing interest and increasing scoop
in the evangelistic campaign was oub!e
when these persons denied admlsslo
: to Westminster church hastened to otl
= er places of meeting.
u = The building inspectors have ordere
e that persons must not be allowed to s
ie in the aisles Of the churches, and til
st ushers experienced great difficulty
,.ee living up to the order, for, with ever
y seat occupied, the throngs that surge
= = thru the door tried to crowd to tt
:, front. Scores stood in the rear of tt
church during the entire service.
= DR. Chapman was impressed by tn
d! manif festation Of the religious spiri
le and his encouragement was augmente
q when, after he had preached powerf1
g g sermon, fully one hundred hands wei
lifted when he asked how many fe