The Mankato free press., 1906-04-13
EvangeIistic Meetings to Be
Opened Here April rs.
ReVS. 0SIROM AND STOUGH
They Will Be Accompanied BY Noted
Singers; Meetings Are to Be
Held simultaneously.
From Saturdays Daily.

ENangellstS henry Oslioih ah'
Henry w. Slough of the DIR. J. Wilbur
Chapman band of workers will com
mence their labors in Mankato on Wed
nesday, April 25. Preparations for these
meeting are now being made.
The meetings will be held in the Pres
byterian and Baptist churches stimuli
taneously. John P. Hills, one of tho
most noted evangelistic singers in th,
country, will accompany Mr.. Ostrom. Mr.
Slough will also have singer with him
Besides this choir made up of local tai
ent will be engaged. President c. H
Cooper of the normal, chairman of the
music committee, will begin next weel
to drill the chor.
Henry Slough, writing to The Mobile
Register of the Champan movement
said:
"The great Dwight L. Moody SOM
time before his death turned on a Ger
tain occasion to friend of mine an
said, ''Do you see that man yonder? II
will be my successor in evangelistic wor
in this country" That young man, the
a successful pastor in an eastern city,
today completing the evangelistic cam
paign in your city. Mr.. Moody was IT.
less than prophet and the passin.
wears have revealed that no Eiijah's man
tie fell more truly upon on Elisha tha:
did the power and place of Dwight /
Moody fall upon the life of j. Wilbu
Chapman,
Notwithstanding what many hav'
seen, heard and felt during these las
days, few people comparatively realiz'
that the man who has been leading ha
under the wisdom and evident guidanc
of God originated and. for the first tim'
in history of modern church life, devise
successful and comprehensive plan fo
reaching the cities of our nation for God
The simultaneous movement to whicl
/ refer is absolutely unique and unpre
cedented. 1t comes at time whe'
preacher and laity have been actual,
baffled as to the church's future in tn
city and the merging and reclaiming o
our cities for Christ. CommercialisT
unscrupulous politics, growth of ever.
form of wickedness to frightful proper
tions have simply poisoned our cities.
Revival movements have been spor
adic, local and largely Intellectual so tina
unbelief and harsh criticism have me
all revival movements.
'If ever man came to the kingdor
for such time as this, it is this grea
and splendid man. With an idea orig
inal, untried, and timidly supported, h.
has grappled with the problem of th
cities redemption with a faith and :;
courage and leadership that is like tina
of a great army hero. He has met oh
stacles and contingencies that wOult
have discouraged one of weaker stuff.
Mobile needs to know more, as shf
certainly will, of this man if God spare
his life. | have been closely identifie
with him almost from the beginning. +
have studied his plans, watched hin
work, have seen him meet emergencies
arise to every one and bring victory ont
of every situation. What he has ac
complished here under some most try
ing conditions could be infinitely sun
passed were the time extended.
''The simultaneous movement il
a few words, of which Dr.. Chapman i,
the originator and leader is union AM
organization of all the Protestant force.
of city for its evangelzation. 1t diff
fers from the old movement in that i'm
stead of one man preaching, there are
many as the population of the city de
mands Instead of one great centra
meetings, there are many. Instead OF
taking Christians and those to be reach
ed out of the section of the city wherf
they live, the meeting is brought to thei
doors. Instead of seeking primarily con-
verts it seeks to move the church's in
dividual life, believing that to move th'
Christians is ultimately to move the un
churched.
1t has the many branches of the
church under one leadership and plan,
like so many crops and divisions of an
army, moving against stronghofds of
evil.
"Besides this, the special meetings and
specialists at work; aim to appeal to ev-
cry class of people and problem. The
work of Mr.. Schaeffer for the children
of Mr.. and Mrs. Asher among saloons
and abandoned places, and the meetings
for. colored people or Chinese, or any
other special classes are held. Theatre
meetings, street meetings, shop meetings.
midnight meetings, parades, days of
prayer, church days. meetings in clubs,
before boards of trade, for mercantile
establishments employees at noon hour.
with competent workers to speak and
sing, are features that mean that no
class of people in a city are untouched.