The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-06
SPEAKERS. THRILL
GREAT AUDIENCES
NEARLY ALI, MINNEAPOLIS AT
TENDS SUNDAY SERVICES.
Throngs Are swayed Turnout City by
Zeal of Singers and Evangelists,
Despite Downpour of Rain-Young
and. Old Flock to- Great Gatherings
to Hear Gospel Message.

" Evangelism was the sWaylng lnt1u7
ence yesterday in Minneapolis. Multi:
tudes attended the score of services held
in the different churches and audito-
of the day: The evangelists opened the
second week of the Chapman campaign
with series of most strenuous eff
forts to impress ON the minds Of the
the need of personal
salvation. Speakers and singers dotted
their coats, metaphorically speaking,
and plunged into the work of arousing
the city Of Minneapolis tota high stand
ard Of right living.
It is safe to say that many of those
in the audiences were from the class
that would have spent the time else
where had not Mayor Jones' Sunday
saloon closing order been issued. The
afternoon mems meeting at the Audi
torium and the evening men s meeting
at Wesley church were attended by a
more representative gathering than
usual.
DR.. Chapman at Westminster.
Except in the evening the evan
.gelistic campaign did not encroach on
the. regular Sunday church services. Or.
Chapman preached at Westminster in
the. morning. He expresse ed his pleas
ure at the invitation given by Dr..
Bushnell for, him to occupy the pulpit,
to- moving multitudes he found it re-
freshing to preach once more as pas
tor at regular church service.
The afternoon work was divided into
services for boys, girls, men. women and
for. university Students. In the eve
ming the regular district meetings for
mixed audiences were held. The latter
services were increased in number by
the addition of two new districts. In
the eleventh district the meetlngs were
transferred last night to the Trinity
Evanpelical Lutheran church, where
two meetings were held-one in English
in the auditorium, and one in Norwegian
in the basement: ...,
Rain apparently did not diminish the
growing interest in the great revival
Notwithstanding the bad weather the
various afternoon meetings were full
From all directions men and women
bows and girls, fought their way nobly
against the driving rain to get into
either the armory, the Auditorium, Yves
lev, Westminster or the First Baptls'
churches. =. The situation y, vas similar :
in the evening, when chill wind sud
denly brought the temperature, to the
freezing point.
DR.. Northrop Commends mayor.
Incident to the Y. NJ. c. A. meeting
atathe university armory, President Cy
rus Northrop of the university interpo
lated a powerful and concise address
commencing the action Of the mayor IL
closing the Sunday saloons. 49,.
The regular address was made by DR.
Chapman on q The Prodigal Son. H
said that when he first began to .preacl
he avoided the old themes, but he wa
| growing more and more to see that tn
old truths of scripture were acceptable
| to men and women. He therefore wa
not inclined to apologize for the them
| of his address. The father of tn
prodigal, he believed. was a picture o
God himself. The effect of the solemn
| discourse was enhanced by Fred But
| ler's solo, ttAlmost Persuaded. - Near
H quarters of those presen
| proved to be either Christians or willin
| to begin o new life at once.
The song service and chorus of 10
was led by G. F. Allen, assisted by tn
| Andrew church orchestra, conducted b.
H. G. Neal. General Secretary Hanso
/ presided.
At the Auditorium. -
Two hundred men were brought t
Christ at the Y. M. C. A. men s meet
1 Clarence B. Strouse. For more than a
| hour the speaker held his hearers spell
/. bound. The preceding song servic
i was led by Harry Maxwell and Kenny
: orchestra. Senator j. T. Wyman mad
an address indorsing the mayors att
i tude or the Sunday saloon.
\ With all his natiue Virrinian eli