Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
BUSINESS MEN
FLOCK TO GOSPEL
STREET MEETINGS DAILY 5EcoM.
ING MORE POPULAR
Rev. Robert Mcintyre Addresses At
tentIve Crowd in Front of City
Hall on Prayer and Its
Ennohling Virtues

Increasing in interest from day to day,
the street evangelistic meetings are being
carried on by pastors and business men
of the city.
AT the meeting yesterday, following the
street services at the rink, it was decided
to be prompt in opening the meetings
and to limit the speakers time, so that
people will not become wearied during
the noon hour attendance.
The meetings are gaining each day and
much good Is accomplished. Added inter
est is manifest and many people attend
the services several days in succession.
Several of the services yesterday were
| of special interest and attracted large
throngs. These meetings are no longer a
curiosity TO the general public, and''worlt-
men and professional men stand side Fby
| side. listening to the story of the gospel.
The meeting In front of the city hall
was one of special interest. Rev. Baker
7. Lee, who was expected to speak at
this stand was called away and Rev.
Robert Mcintyre spoke in his pace
Mrs. Lucy S. Blanchard we'll known in
the temperance work. who has taken
prominent place in these meetings, sang
a solo. Rev A. Il. Prichard and others
also assisted In the singing and speaking
Rev DIR. Mcintyre said in part:
Eastern people have an idea that so
many flowers the year round in Califor-
mia have a tendency toward the artificial.
They seem to think there cannot be a
Christmas without snow and ice and the
jingle Of sleigh BELLS they forget that the
first Christmas, celebrated In Palestine,
was in a climate much as ours in South
ern California.
Not New Thing
ts1Tbia. coming ntif ipfa ontn IN
these meetings is nothing new. Chris |
tianlty began out In the open air. My |
Lord spoke to people in the lanes and |
byways, though without choirs and sing /
ers, we have today, but his efforts
were blessed with the victory that has
been handed down to the present day,
anu therefore the old IS only renewed
when we endeavor to spread the gospel of
our Master on the streets today.
my text at this time is contained in
the sixth chapter of Matthew, beginning
with the ninth verse, which is the Lords
prayer, as you know
''It seems to me that Christ used the
biggest little words in this prayer that
can possibly be spoken Ills expressions
are very simple and yet very compre-
lensive.
Right here I will say that I love to
meet and talk with a southerner. He
yreets you with How are you ALL taking
n the whole family If only one person is
n his mind.
"Christ implied much in what he said,
'ut his methods were to teach people
low to pray.
The Values of Prayer 7
"a man who doesn't pray is less than
man, and a woman who does not pray {
; less than woman.
Prayer is the only thing that a man G
an do hot la q
ever saw beast In prayer; he does not I
now his Maker. I
mo man was ever more faithful than 6
he beast A dog is faithful to his master.
And why should we not be faithful TO
ur Master and pray earnestly to him
or the help he is able and willing to !
i've? i
.ual nature is half cut off, and therefore !
OF susceptible to great blessings.
''The devh and the agnostic are ever Il
eady TO present themselves to interfere c
18th the Christian attitude of prayer. Z
God is our Father. and he always
ives us, even in our sins. am a father 9
nd my love for my family gives me T.
,me idea of the love of the great Heav- IL
lly Father for his children. "
"A father may have a sinful wayward
m. He will always love him, but not II
Is sins. a.
Men may insult God, but even II they II
AXE their beds in hell he will always m
We them" o.
At the l o'clock meeting yesterday at h
le rink, Mrs. s. II. Payne sang her own
imposition, accompanied on the auto =.
arp. Mrs. G.. z. Foster led the wo- |
ems meeting yesterday afternoon, and
ajor George A. Hilton spoke at the
nix last night.
Speakers for Today
The speakers for today will be as fol- n
ws:
Central park-Captain Z. w. Campbell,
ader; Rev. A. B. Prichard, speaker.
City hall-Adjutant Charles Gearing,
ader; Frank Pratt, speaker.
Winston street, near Main-E Leary,
lder; Mr.. Radford. speaker. n
Mercantile place-Rev. p. II. Emett and
athan Newby, leaders; Rev. George ~,
,ster, speaker. VI VI
Burbank theater--R J. Haskell, leader: "a
". Dowling Of Pasadena, speaker. a.. al
Frank Waite, leader: li'
". c. G. Willis, speaker. - -
second and Los Angeles streets-Captain N'l
ighes, leader; Nathan Newby, speaker -"
first and Los Angeles streets-Johnl =
we. leader; II. -. r. Moote, speaker. NJ
'laza-L. II. Jamison, leader. (Services oh
Spanish.)
'ourth and Broadway-Rev. r. II. Had pr
l, leader; Major George Hilton, speaker.