Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-01-05
SPIRITUAL, REVlVA

Now in Progress ia This CITY
Opening Tuesday Eve
REV. ]. B. PRATT, DID, COMING
EVANGELIST A. B. clapp Begins the Meet.
ing, Assisted BY Devils Lakes
Local Pastors
The following is a. part Of an
editorial given in the Minnea-
polls Journal during the & Chan.
man Revival M etings'', lin .that
city and isl 80 appropriate. to- in
troduce the special meeting III
Devils y Lake that we quote as
follows: s,ssf,3i 81 3 ji1I
The revival in Wales lasr
year attracted the attention of
the whole civilized world. and
precipitated a general discussion
OF the psychology of revivals
What is the secret Of these
waves of feeling that sweep men
off their feet and leave them
changed in heart and purpose
and life? The church has one
explanation, the world another
But all agree that whatever the
cause, it is. q tremendous power
and brings about good results.
It takes those who are law
and makes them Industrious. 1t
takes those who are selfish and
makes them altruistic. It takes
the social outlaw and makes him.
a laW-abiding, God-fearing citi-
zen.
To denounce the revival be-
cause it appeals to the emotions
is unphilosophlcal. AS we'll de-.
nounce art or music or literature
for the same reason. The bastl
that there is in man is most
swiftly and most certainly.
reached through the feelings.
1t is the heart and not the
brain.
That to the highest doth at
The heart feels what the
brain fails to grasp. Intuitive
IN sight is even a safer guide
than pure reason.
The world goes peeging
along at a tortoise rate until It.
is seized with a great feeling
when it bounds forward with
long leaps. It leaps over, and
leaves far behind, problems
which wise economists might
discuss forever without settling
Such was the fact ia the Reform
alton. Such was the fact in our
own civil war. Such has always
BEEN the fact in history
He who attempts to. sum M
the case of Man versus Life, and.
strikes out the testimony Of
Feeling, !. will err IN his verd dict,
for
There are more things in
heaven and earth. Horatio, #
Than are dreamt uf in your
philosophy " !,
& Regardless Of religious
opinion or the lack of religious
opinion, we must ecognize the
fact that these moral waves
make for peace, prosperity and
progress. Not more does The
bleak and frost-bound earth
need the revival of spring than.
the heart Of man needs the re-;
vivai OF religion. Ali q that
spring is to earth, religion IS to
the heart. g
Everyone who is interested in.
the unfo fortHnates, who cares for
his felloWnlan's moral and spiir-
itual welfare, who believes in.
right living will be interested
in the success Of these meetings
which are now ii progress III
our city AZ
Evangelist "a. B. Clapp assist
ed BY the local pastols and
Christian workers. began the
meetings at the PRESBYTERIAN
church on I sday evening ofa
this week. Much interest isi
manifest, and the audiences are
continually increasing.
On Sunday night the meet
ingi, will be given III the
Methodist Episcopal church and
continue there until Thursday.
when they will be carried { to
The arnaogy Rev. B. Pratt,
D D viii then take charge al
the meetings. Dr. Isratt wilt
be felnelnb beted by Devils Lake
people az one VINO took such Ii
part id the Bible con
ference during Ehautauqua last
summer He is an evangelist Of
national repute and will Il ac.
rsf1Yssfiszfafsad f1yY HIS 81 = IS * = &C.,