Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-09
INTEREST is
MANIFESTED
CROWDS FLOCK TO OPEN AIR
MEETINGS
PROMINENT SPEAKERS TELL OF
THEIR EXPERIENCES
Campaign Against Sin Now Being
Conducted by Ministers and
Business Men Attracts
Great Attention

The church federation MONDAY meet
ings continue to be largely attended and
much religious interest is manifested.
Many Of the ministers and other speak
ers In this campaign have experienced
their first work as public speakers on
the streets. At FIRST there was more OF
a timidity i, appearing before the ir-
regular crowds which gathered to hear
them than in the regular forms of church
worship in their own churches.
This timidity is disappearing with many
of the speakers and they express them
selves as enjoying the work in the open
air with the realization that their serv-
ices are being the means of doing much
good
AT certain stations the speakers have
had to contend with an element trying
to excite. argument bearing outside OF the
methods prescribed and being carried
out by the evange.ists. These crowds
would like to introduce sensational fea-
lures and arguments into the meetings,
but the speakers have invariably turned
aside all arguments with the one idea OF
preaching the preeepts of the gospel
which has done much in at least decreas-
ing if not altogether stopping the argu-
ments.
Good. straight. simple preaching on the
one principal subject has been the method
adopted and carried out in this campaign.
And the excellent music has added much
in drawing crowds.
Blind Singers Entertain
Two meetings were he'd yesterday with
but few changes from the previous an
nouucements. Rev. E. P Ryland was
the speaker at Mercantile place, with
Rev. Mr. Emmett as leader. Prof. Stout
and Mr. and Mrs. William Baker, the
blind singers, lead the music.
Rev. Mr.. Ryland said in part:
'.rhe Bible is a wonderful book of great
human love and failure. which Is rot gem
orally understood.
"Dr. Watson spoke of a fisherman in
a certain village who was an artist and,
although his occupation was of menial
nature, he could see and appreciate the
artistic features of his home town. Ard
so 1t is we can see and feel the g.ories
of Jesus Christ, who is the very God of
our every day existence in whatever oc-
cupation in life we ere engaged.
I'VE are not in a position to know
Jesus Christ to any degree of profit to
ourselves or the advancement of his
kingdom urtil we go to him for shelter.
Il do not believe that Judas Iscariot
was more sinful ,-.an many people are
today He was a Jew anu at one time
believed in the Messiah. But ne would
not bend to his wishes and betrayed him.
Some think that he betrayed Jesus Christ
for money, but l do not think he would
do it for the paltry sum of $50 and then
hang himself.
Keep Work Up
I'VE must not stop talking about Jesus
Christ because he is divine. 1t is that
divine nature that should make us cling
to him. Some people, however, contend
that they could accept him If we would
stop talking about the sacrifices he de-
mands from us. But too much cannot
be given from us for the suffering he
has borne for humanity
Jesus Christ came into the world for
the just and the unjust We should bear
the burdens of each other
My mother bore many burdens for me,
for which Il praise my God, and it is the
desire of my life to do all in my power
TO alleviate the suffcrings of others and
see many coming to accept the precepts
Of jesus Christ"
Rev. Baker P. Lee. rector of Christ
Episcopal church, made a stirring ad-
dress at the meeting near the Burbank
theater.
Rev. William Horace Day, pastor of the
First Congregational church. addressed
the meeting in front of the city hall. He
spoke on The Religion of Reality" He
told of the crooked man in business as
not having the religion of reality and OF
the unrealities of the :. orld giving as an
illustration the col-ee dealer with fifteer
kinds of coffee at the front door, while
only three went in at the back door.
Tells of Tests
Dr. Day spoke of The relation of science
to religion and the test of common ex-
perience he sai1 the drunkard who
signed the Francis Murphy temperance
pledge found the religion of Christ q
reality and that the woman whose home
had been saddened by husbands or sons
knew the courage of Christian reality.
Mrs. T. c. Horton led the women:
meeting yesterday afternoon and las
night Major Waite of the Salvation Army
spoke at the gathering in Monarch rink
Today the speakers will be as follows
City hail. Maj. Hilton; in front of Hoe
gees, Oscar Mewby; Central park, w. H
Frost; Fourth street, Rev. y. r. Compton
Winston street, j. Dawson; Burbank the
ater Rev. Mr.. Emerson of Pasadena
Second and Los Angele5 streets Rev
Baker p. Lee; First and Los Angeles
streets, d. A. Schweitzer; Plaza, Superin
tendent Jamison.
A service will also be held at the Union
Tool company's shop. 1t will be in charg
of Mr.. Allison.
Mrs. Mai. Waite of the Salvation arm,
viii have charge of the women's meeting
this afternoon.
Among the prominent people in tn
campaign are Rev. A. B. Prlchard pas
tor of the Central Presbyterian church
ana his wife. Rev. Mr.. Prichard ad
dressed large gathering yesterday a
the corner of Second and Los Angelo
streets.
Mrs. Prichard has been one of tn
active workers in the women's service
and Is member of the committe on ar
rengements.
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