The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-06
DIR. DAWSON'S MEETING. Speaks at Dwight Place Church OH the Golden Opportunity for Work

uie nOIueH opportunity Ior Norh.
 The first time that New Haven has had an opportunity to hear Rev. Dr. William J. Dawson speak in connec-
 ton with the Chapman movement came last evening at the West Chapel district which convenes at the Dwight Place Congregational church. Consd-
 erable reputation has preceded Dr. Dawson and something about his ca reer would not be out of place.
 pr, Dawson had a recognized place in England not only as the pastor of great church, but as lecturer on history, literature and art. Besides a number of books on religious themes has published Makers of Modern Poet
 ", Makers of Modern Prose, The 1 Redemption of Edward Strahan,"
 Through Lattice Windows" Table Talks with Young Men, Essays on
 Life and Literature" Poems and Ly-
 rics," Makers of English Fiction"
 Makers of Modern England, etc. He has turned to the field of evangelism
 only because of new religious experi-
 ence and a new conception of the call ing of the Christian church.
 He is rather an eccentric looking man l disappearance. He wears his hair very
 long, much like a musician. During
 the preliminary services last evening
 he oftentimes stared up at the ceiling
 and appeared to feel not at all at ease.
 But when once he begun to speak one
 forgot all the little pecullarities. He
 talked very logically. His references
 to books and book men, and to higher criticism stamped him at once as what
 he really is. q thoroughly we'll informed
 man on every subject Ills voice was
 in two distinct ranges. Sometimes
 when he wanted to lay particular em.
 phasls upon some part of his theme his
 voice dropped way down to deep, i'm
 pressive, mellow tone that held his au,
 dience spellbound.
 The church was crowded The con
 gregation was made up almost entirely of the people of the West Chapel stree neighborhood which showed that the interest can be expected to keep up The convener was Rev. D. D. Munro
 MT. Muro, in introducing Dr, Dawson said that he felt for his part that tn, prayerful preparations that he and hig : congregation had made for the comins of the Chapman evangelists had done . much good. Even if they did not g on with the work there would be ;
 great gain. How much more could b } looked forward to now that they hay } seventeen days of earnest, hard worl before them in New Haven. % f Dr. Dawson took for his subject s' } Luke xix-l2: "The Son of Man cam to earth to save that which is lost"
 Tn work like this" he said "muc depends upon the spirit of prayer wit [ which the work Is gone about, Thi , very morning I heard preacher sa B in this city that he thought New Ha 1 ven was more pagan now than 1t ha ? ever been in i5 years, If that is SC 3 the coming of this movement is we . timed. The city whose churches do nc keep pace with its development surely in bad way.
 f T come to seek the lost, whereve t they may be found, these who hay 2 lost love, life, truth. or honor. Tn { Master had three great processes c g learning. First there was the educa a ton of His own spirit"
 l Dr. Dawson alluded to the voice l, that Christ heard early in life and h said He spoke what the spirit taugh , Him to say at that time in His life. ' Other processes He had were the ed s ucation of the event. "A roadside trae e edy suggested His great parable of tn y good Samaritan. At one time we fin
 Him instructing His disciples not
 go 10 samaria. Later events show til people of that place to him in a ne ? light and we find Him going thei :, Himself. He cancelled His own ol a ders. It Is the education of the even l, The third and last process is the edi . cation of pity. He saw the peep = ashamed, not having a leader. The . longed for shepherd, but no one sav
 1t till He did.
 V Just so there are many souls with . out a captain. without guidance. Th - way 10 get Him as your personal car . tain is to pray And it Is not enoug 2 to pray, nor even to pray in agon. = - - -