Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-20
IperisnOs has hOwn that the Leaven
Eas Cumulative Force,
iOOO ATTENDING R MONDAY NIGHT
DR.. TOrrey's Eagne ism Holds the Strict
Attention Of Auditors
UssTloN GoD P oP,uSDtD TO ADAM
"where Art Thout" Taken a. the Text
for the sermon aud Serves NJ
Medium for Powerful
Appeal 60 Auditors.

Nine conversions marked the second
nights session Of the great mission in pro-
gress at the Auditorium.
The inexperienced in revival work might
look on this as a small number. but not
so Or. Torrey and his associates, Their
years as evangelsts have taught them that
quick results do not always come. ana
that sometimes the greatest spiritual revo-
luauns take place in towns wnorc the con-
vcrts for the first few nights can he counted
on the fingers. They say that Omaha has
just about struck the average for tho irst
two nights.
Discouraged? Not at ALL" said w. s.
Jacoby. "On the contrary. there are the
most encouraging signs in Omaha It Ia
not the number OF professions on the OPEN
ing nights that we base our hope for sue
cess in this work, but on the extent that
the spirit OF revival works abroad. can
see It spreading in Omaha and entering the
/ homes of all classes Of people alike The
! churches of the city are fairly enthused
w.th It,
Down in Nashville, from which we have
! Just come, the Immediate results of the
! first few nights were less than here; in
fact, there were few conversions in the
] first week. AS the month advanced they
kept coming. moro and more, and on tho
/
! professed Christianity. on the next to the
last day, in a young womens college there,
I29 girls, weeping and praying, gave them
selves to God You can't tell by the way
! the mission starts
Monday Always n Light Night.
! Also. Monday night always brings the
poorest attendance of the whole week, say
! the members of the revival force. Last
night in marked contrast to the thou
sands who crowded the Auditorium
Sunday night and the hundreds
who were turned away, the big
building was between half and two-thirds
fun, DR.. Torrey expects the attendance
| to Increase each night until by the last
of the week E,any hundreds viii not be
able to gain entrance.
A large portion of those present last
night came early for the sang service and
stayed until $780, when the meeting was
over, Twice in the course OF the evening
the evangelist offered the opportunity for
all to leave who wished, but few availed
themselves of it.
The audience listened to the sermon with
rapt attention for an intense earnestness
that cannot fail TO attract characterized
every utterance of the evangelist The
cold that has annoyed DR. Torrey for some
days was worse last night. but in spite Of
IL his every word was heard TO the most
remote corner.
Dr. Torrey began by asking the women
to remove their hats.
Il suppose you are compelled to remove
your hats in the theaters and it is a good
thing" he remarked "Of course a. woman
can see through a hat, but man can't"
Just before the usual collection was
r taken. Rev, John Randolph Smith made a
plea for contributions, calling attention 20
the fact that the young people of the city
spent $4,000 for roller skating in the Audi
torium last season.
some Remarkable COnversiOns
DR.. Torrey's discourse was full of stories
| of conversions which have come within his
experience in many lands One was par
ticularly interesting, 1t was the story OF
a sailor who attended mission meeting
in Boston and carried away in his pocket
card handed TO him by one of the work
ers. out In midocean, between America
and England, he fell from a mast and
broke his leg As he lay in bed, he began
{ to look around and feel around for some
{ thing to amuse him and drew from his
g pocket the card which had been given him
p at the meeting. on # We're the words:
+ III l should die tonightI would go to
-"
Pondering 1t long he said to himself The
, truth is, If ! should die tonight. ] would
20 to hell" He became a Christian be-
: fore the day was over. filled out the blank
with the word heaven and when he
, returned TO the American port, presented
e. himself at the mission and handed in the
! card
. He described the conversion Of q number
. of educated Chinamen at Ballarat, who said
] they had decided TO become sons OF God
@ rather than remain children of the devil
+, He told of q woman IN Mnnea polls who
g said on her death bed; i've been a pro-
Z fessed Christian for forty years. and only
now on my dying bed I've found out that [
I've never been saved"
ONLY once did the evangelist relate an
amusing incident. 1t was the story Of a
moral business man who never felt the
need OF Christ until one night al a revival
meeting. He hesitated until the people
were leaving the church and then had
some one ring the bell and stop them. As
70 they stopped and turned TO see what had
5 happened he raised his hands and said:
Z Friends. I've heard a good many times
o tonight that we're either with God or the
Z derl ! want you all 10 know that from
this time on Em and are for the Lord "
4, En- his wife, was not IN the room, but he
\ spoke for her anyway. The next evening
i he brought his wife and five or six OF his
q relatives 70 the church TO accept Christ.
G Gods Can 10 adam.
n Ihe text or Dr. Iorreys sermon was the
o. first question over nut TO man by God,
i Where art thou?" asked Of Adam when he
s sought TO hide.
Is "As God called Adam from his hidinE
- place, so will He sooner or later. call all
Il Of u.s." said tho speaker Don't try to hide
from Him by saying. I don't believe IN
God I don't believe Jesus Christ is divine
Zach one OF you will have 20 come from
u your hiding place and meet God face "a
,G face. He will put the question, Where arr
a. thou?
I Every person here Is saved or lost Tn
less you have a definite belief IN a dennits
Savior. then you are definitely lost.
Think seriously OF this, think honestly
.e and think now. Wise men always put n,
"a most important thing first. The business