Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-05
GOOD | !
Start Has Been Made in Re-
llgi i[IlI S Meetings VI Last Night
Church Was Crowded

church 'llll|I j Vas Crowded [
That Evangelist Jones Isl going to-
do a world of good in this vicinity by
his revival meetings is a sure thing.
He is just the speaker for this sec
ton of the world and the originality
Of the man will draw full houses
whether the people go after religion
or not. 81 tss.sS$
# the audience don't turn over d
new leaf it will be no, fault of the
leader in this movement.
He. is earnest; HE is convincing:
and the way he throws coats hats
and shoes about the 4 audience is
bound to find many who can secure a
fit. Hs,g.s 5 Is Il, 5
At any rate, if those who hear him
don't aget religion they will get a
good shaking UP mentally that will do
them and the community good. His
work will not be in vain. 35ss z$ 3s
I The Presbyterian church. was
crowded to the doors last night to
hear Mr.. Jones. Every church in the.
city had large delegations there and
from start to finish the meeting was
full of interest to everybody. The
exercises opened with the singing of
that rousing song, Glory for. Me, /.
the song that brought thousands to
Christ in the great revival recently
swept over Wales. Rev. Magin lead
the preliminaries. which consisted OF
songs and a prayer. Me. Harris them
introduced Mr.. Robert IL Jones and
from then until the close a pin could
have been heard drop, SO close was
the attention given the speaker. 81 #
Mr.. jones' opened his address by
telling story which caused much
laughter and d the removal of the
ladies' big hats. He got the house
ventilated while the people sang. and
in speaking of his own peculiarities
ripped up those of most other people
and cautioned them against letting
these peculiarities get the best OF
them. He said this was no revival
meeting -he didn't like that term
but harvest Of souls. II II was right
| for the farmer, the merchant and
others to take advantage Of the ripe
crop, the good times; to garner their
crops and make their sales. it was
right for the church people to gather
| in the sinner and The TepeItant when
the time and the spirit of mankind
twas ripe and Waiting eologians
!, had made a beaten track for ministers
/ to- parade up and down their pulpits,
i they seldom got of that track; but he
frequently flew the track in his
Methods and was thus peculiar.
DOUBTLESS his peculia rites would not
suit everybody, and he didn't expect TO
accomplish much until the audience
Igot used to him, but he wanted the
people espe cia1ly church people to
/ say a good word for him rather than
1 rip him up the back when they got
/ home. In this way he got III q few
Imaginable stories of the tendency to
stcriticise each other when a kind word
would make the; wheels of the world
go around much easier. He said he
didn't want anyone to- come an tell
i him an the had things about their
Ineighbors; that Smith had been q
bacRslider for years and that Olson
was no good, anyhow. He didn't
come here for that purpose and the
4 sooner the people forgot all about the
past and looked forward and tried to
make the future what It should be the
aooner the love of God would cover
4 the community One church member
Il said he. can do more harm 70 these
& meetings with an evil tongue thar
could ten saloonke He was
4 here for the good sof mankind ana
wanted the help Of the people. He
Il Just loaded up a cannon with oil
tsttsS taipsr ~ ~ " AAA.S
i the audience. II any of the article:
4 fit they would have to be worn. He
made no personal illusions !; his re
marks were general, and he hoped By
q would be able to wake up some Of tht
Told sinners to their innate cussednese
J. and bring them to see themselves q!
others see them and that the cuss
4 edness was not confined TO those wiki
d were outside the church, either. Sss
He then read the 18th chapter b
First Corinthians, oInmenting as hs