Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-18
.ALL-DAY, PRAYER
PROVES SUCCESS
STREET CAMPAIGN CONTINUES
TO DRAW BIG CROWDS
Rev. Brown Builds Sermon on spear
Fishing" at Mercantile Place and
Draws Several Impressive
Illustrations

The ali-day service of prayer conducted
yesterday in conjunction with the street
MONDAY campaign proved a great sue
cess.
The day of prayer opened at 10 o'clock
with an address by Rev. Samuel Todd,
followed at IL o'clock by Rev. A. y.
Prichard. At IL O'Clock Rev. II. c.
Wadell took charge of the services and at
/ o'clock Rev. e. p. Ryland conducted a
ministerial testimony meeting.
Reports were made from the street
meetings and at 2:i5 o'clock Rev. Tucker
conducted the regular women's meeting.
Last night Rev. ]. Q. a. Henry spoke
at the rink.
The street meetings continue to draw
large crowds. Rev. e. R. Brown, as
sistalt pastor of the Temple Baptist
church. spoke at Mercantile place. He
referred to FISHING for pearls" making
spiritual application in extracting pearls
from the Bible. He said In part:
"In reading and studying the Bible
there are to be found pearls all through
1t by those who seek for them in the
right spirit.
IAN inndel, seated in a restaurant by
there were not many things in the Bible
he could not understand. The minister
replied that there was much in the Bible
teyond his comprehension, Tho infidel
then asked him sarcastically what he
was going to do about it.
well.' replied the minister. to Illus
trate the point, as you and both have
OF dered fish, will pick out the best OF
mine and eat 1t and leave the bones, and
. aota ~ paf fha homes
and choke to death, that is your destiny.
See Only the Bones
80 it is with people; they do not try
to extract the best from the Bible, but
find fault with the teaching.
God does not delight in the downfall
Of man. He is willing to grant the pro-
E.ationary state to those who will come to
him.
1--WE must work out our everyday az
fairs on the blackboard of life. 1t seems
strange, to look at it in one way, thai
the wicked are not cut off, but the Master
permits them to prosper with the good
in order that they may be saved.
MANY Join the church and live the
same lives as before. We do not make
e. ough Of the new life for Jesus Christ
we ought to guard and cherish It. Jesus
Christ does not want us to turn somer-
sault but to turn right about face
I'VE should follow the direction Of the
sign marked out for us to keep to the
right. If we refuse to obey the instruc'
ton given and tur nto the left we arc
led astray."
Today the services will be as follows
In front of Hoegees. Rev. William Da-
levies speaker; Chamber of Commerce
Rev. W. B. CAN'T; city hall, Rev. I'll
McClish: Mercantile place Rev. A. b.
! Prichard: Central park, Rev. j. j. Pritch-
EFT: Fourth street. Ray Petty; Winston
street, w. S. Taylor; Fifth and Broad
way, G. H Timmins; Second and Los
| Angeles, d. A. Schweitzer; First and Los
Angeles, d. F. Shelley; Plaza, Superinten-
dent Jamison.
This afternoon Mrs. Col. Mills of the
Salvation army will conduct the women
meeting, and this evening Col. Mills will
speak at the service which will precedt
the street parade and services at i
| o'clock. At ii o'clock the workers vii
again form in parade and return to tbs
rink for a service until midnight Rev
| C I. Horton will be in charge OF this
r,onster street sweep meeting
Sunday special services will be held
afternoon and evening as the opening OF
tie last week OF the campaign.