Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-24
RESULTS

Revival Meetings Come TO Close
81 A Summing Up Of ResultsAn Ap-f
J. probation Of the Work Accom-
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The evangelistic campaign has |
come to "a triumphant close. The |
churches have put in four weeks of |
strenuous work, and their labors have |
been crowned with success, The.
campaign began with an evangelistic
conference under the leadership of
DR.. ]. R. Pratt of Albany, Y. He !!
gave an impetus to the work which,
made it well nigh irresistible. Fol-
lowing his brief stay came a week of
cottage prayer meetings under the
leadership Of the pastors and chris
tian: laymen. There were eighteen-of
these meetings held in various quar-
ters of the city. Then Evangelist.
Eobert Z. Jones took up the work.
Under the. wise direction of this
evangelist the work which com
meneed so auspiciously went on with
increasing interest. At the first invi
tation 81 started to lead a Christian
! life. Hardly a night passed from that
time when from ten to twenty have
! not come forward in the after meet
ing. and entered : into solemn
covenant to serve Christ +.
The church attendance has been
unparalleled. The oldest inhabitant
of Bismarck has never seen the like.
1 Night after night, whatever the social
attractions elsewhere, the Presby-
terrain church, where the meetings
have been held, has been filled with
people. The services which were to
have been held, in the M. E, church
the second week could not be carried
there because OF the large audiences;
4 nor could the meetings close at the
end Of Mr.. Jones second week, as had
been advertised. They had to go on.
If the evangelist had accomplished
nothing more than to get people in
the habit of attending church, surely
this was a great result. The plane Of
spiritual life in the church has been
elevated. Christians have been doing
personal work, living better, and they
return to their own churches tomor-
row to take up the work there with a
new will 9gss55.. rs Ssl. = & s
/ The cost OF the campaign has been
met by free will offerings taken on
Sundays, and one week night. There,
fore the money has come in easily
and there has been no constraint. No
one has complained of being robbed.
The pastors OF the city have asked
A the Tribune to express publicly their
appreciation of Mr.. Jones work. He
is what they call a s. middle OF the
road I evangelist He has had no
hobbies to ride, and the gospel that
he has preached he has presented in
"a new and attractive way. They be
lieye that the results will be far
reaching and they follow with interest
his work in new fields 4 81
j: What Evangelist Jones does not do
is quite as noteworthy as what he
4 does. He does not allow personal
work in the audience, nor use the
card" method in gaining converts.
4 He never counts disciples. He says
nothing about money for himself
i He is never side tracked on a dead
4 issue. He does not preach sermons
but simply talks to people; he never
tells a story without a point. He
never cries when he breaches. He is
much more apt to laugh. In short
j he is a preacher Of everyday chris
! tianity with a power Of making one
. feel that the christian life is the only
. way to live