The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-07
NOBLE TRIUMPHS
BY EVANGELISTS
RELIGIOUS ENTHUSIASM MOUNTS
STILL HIGHER.

Religious Life Soul Stirring Adj
dresses and Rare Songs of Praise and
Appeal Move Throngs.
Strong counter attractions had no ap-
preciable effect on the evening evan
gelistic: meetings last night. The va
rious district meetings were m as well at
church was packed, altho there was a
remarkable musical attraction at the
Auditorium. DIR. Chapman expressed
pleasure over the progress Of the meet
ings and said he considered it an un-
usual thing that with the song recital
only a block away, the evening service
should be so generously attended.
The famous "good cheer'' meeting
yesterday at the Metropolitan theater,
followed Immediately by the monday
meeting for business people. may have
a permanent effect on religious condi-
tions. The interest yesterday was so
general and the eagerness of the people
to spend their luncheon hour at a re-
ligious meeting so genuine that 1T has
been suggested that they be made per,
manent, with good speakers who shall
remain week or more at time in
the city.
Will Clarity Perception.
The general effect of the religious
meetings has been forecast by lead
ing business man, who believes that
the conservative and dignifed manner
In which the services are being con, con;
result in clarifying of the sentiment
of the people. Citizens will have a
clearer and fairer understanding of the
premises on which Mayor Jones has
acted in issuing his famous saloon, or
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other civic matters, and were there no
other results from the evangelistic
services the general committee would
be well repaid for it's efforts.
The quiet, unassuming manner of DR..
Chapman has completely captivated at
tendants at Westminster church meet
tngs. Entire lack of sensationalism
services who would under no other cir
cumstances have been induced to enter
one Of the gatherings. The meeting last
night reached the climax, so it seemed.
Speaker and audience were in perfect
most delicate subjects that religious
speaker Is called upon to handle: ''The
Dnpardonable SIM
Many Accept Christ.
Such was the effect of the moving
of the spirit that at the aftermeetina
many young. men and elderly women
accepted Christ, and a man, with all the
struggle with temptation, was sc
touched by the words Of Dr.. Chapman
and the singing Of Mr.. Butler, that he
suddenly rose to his feet in the gallery
and, with lifted hand, promised to &C
Dr.. Chapman believes that no sin il
30 vile that it may not be forgiven by
God. His text was: d: All manner o.
the Holy Ghost.'' 0Inddels have takel
this very same verse; he: said, ga
the ground for their disbelief, sayins
that If God couldn't forgive sin H
was not divine, and that if He wouldn =
mind there is even q greater sin thai
this, and that is constantly, consistently
and finally to reject Christ. Then som
day God will take you at your wore
and it will be too late. Yet I believ
there is still hope for anyone who ha
not the belief or the courage to tax
an open stand for Christ, yet had tn
desire to lead better ife.'
Plymouth Church Crowded. p.
Young people crowded Plymout
Hhurch. The service was especially flo
them. Hundreds of adults were spri1
kled thru the audience also. At 1eas
seventyfve converts crowded to th
front when the invitation was givel
Miss Bertha Chapman, daughter of D.
Chapman, was one of the soloists.
"1mmortalityo was the subject ths
DR.. Ostrom chose for the address.
his peculiarly impressive manner, whi
many were standing to show that the
DR.. Ostrom made strong appeal I
those who did not take advantage {
the opportunity to rise for prayers. Fl
urged them to decide, when God We
making special effort in their beha
to settle the question definitely.
The First Congregational church WI
filed last night when Rev. G. B. Strous
began his talk on the story Of Ananii
sayeth Unto me-. Lord. Iord':l but, !
that doeth the works of my Father ths
is in heaven.' He dissected the cor
placent church member. Humor was
leading vein the address, whit
teamed with caricatures of differe1
people Of the class. In conclusion
said: "No man can live a pure, Chri
tian life who doesn't place that abo,
everything else.''
'Christian Work.
At the Como Avenue Congregation
church Rev. R. E. johnson took as h
subject, "Christian Work - His te
was: eco, work in my vineyard.
said that they that turn away many
righteousness shall shine as the sta
for ever and ever. We all like to shi
among our fellow men, and that is t
way to do it-by turning others
Christ. The Christian worker nee(
first, assurance of his own conversio
second, courage. "Dare to be a Da
iel,'' was the closing charge. Tonig
Mr.. johnson will talk about popu1
amusements.
Fully 1000 people listened to
.Granstaff's sermon in Calvary Bapt
church on Recognition in Heaven
The singing by the Sunbeam choir un6
Mrs. Granstaff' 8 direction was a featl
of the evening.
DR.. Granstaff said in part:
"The doctrine of future recogniti
does not belong to the realm of specu
tion. It belongs to the realm Of C
tainty. It is just as certain as the fact
heaven, and heaven is not whit less c
tain nor at all less clearly revealed th
the future itself. And we know there
future. We cannot have prese
without a future, and we know we ha
a present. 1t is no more wonderful tt
we should live over, there than it is tt