Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-05-15
THREE SERVICES Held
WEtK BEGINS WITH
LARGE AUDIENCES
DR.. osTRoM SAYS HIGH TIDE OF
REVIVAL Is CLOSE AT
HAkD-MANY MEN
PROFESS.

PROFESS.
/ Heralded by DIR. Ostrom as the great
period OF the revival movement here,
the week started under suspicious cir.
cumstances. At the three special
meetings yesterday, the religious spir.
flor emotion-was decidedly great.
err than at those OF last week. The au.
diences are larger, the professions OF
faith and desire TO become Christians
are gaining strength In numbers.
There is no gainsaying DIR. Os.
trom's power over many men. Some
how, by the sheer force OF his voice
and by the conviction with which he
certainly speaks. he moves his hear.
ers.
At the special meeting for men last
night, the Opera House was simply
packed from the front seats on the
main floor to the gallery. II was an
audience that listened aitentively,
strove to put itself In the frame Of
mind DR.. Ostrom desired, and finally
rose almost to man when he issued
two calls-one for those taking the
first stand for Christianity, one for
church members who desired help for
q neighbor, friend or relative. When
DR.. Ostrom asked those who had first
risen, to come to the platform. II Is
ESTIMATED that between one hundred
and fifty and two hundred responded.
The Kamehameha Boys school and
Mills Institute, which had attended In
q body. came to the platform almost
In body.
At the union mass meeting yester.
day afternoon in Central Union
church Dr. Ostrom delivered an ad-
dress on the desirability OF knowing
Christ and oneself better. He made
a plea for hearty welcome OF
Christs teachings noe In a critical.
hut in a responsive attitude. Fred
Butler sang Fade, Fade Each Earth
ly Joy. Jesus is Mine" Mr.. Hills,
who has been handicapped by sore
throat, is recovering, and his chorus.
work is improving wonderfully.
The services Saturday night at Mr..
Ryder's Mission, South and Queen
streets, and Mr.. Rath's Mission, King
and Liliha streets, were both attend.
cd by overflow audiences, and the re.
suits were gratifying, for at both pla.
ces the responses to calls were very
large.
Last night at the mems meeting DR..
Ostrom declared his belief that the
revi,als strength and highest mark
was close at hand, and in these re.
marks he was seconded by several
pastors present.
In his address he said In part:
This meeting tonight is only in
line with what is happening all over
the country. for these meetings are
the answer to what they need and
they know II.
my text is from Luke 1914: When
they had spent ALL This expense to
creditors when a business goes into
bankruptcy is only a hint of the ex.
pense when the moral nature goes into
bankruptcy. Day after day this hap.
pens: That man gives way to drink.
or gambling, or best until as time goes
way the man finds himself poor NOR
ally, and dies In bitter despair. II is
terrible to think of man starving his
soul. | am going to call 1t losing his
moral edge or tone. It's time for man
to get warning signal up II he finds
himself telling an untruth easier than
he did, or laughing at a vile story
when formerly he did not. wish
some of us had the old Puritan con.
science. II we had such an awaken
Ing 1t would be great safeguard for
our country.
Living almost day and night on the
platform, | pray God that may never
become accustomed to 1t, may never
lose its sacredness. Do not lose you,
moral tone! Today's qualification Ia
yesterdays nervous prostration.
"Then there Is the vast expending
of pledges made in foreign years. The
ayarapa man Ennwe tho call nf rnn,