The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-09
GREAT MEETING IN
union SERVICES
REV. A. E. PETERSON or FIRST
BAPTIST cHuRcH BREACHES
ONE or THE GREATEST SER.
MONS or THE SERIES LAST
NlGHT-AcAIN TONIGHT.

The union evangelistic. service last
evening at the First Presbyterian
church. was attended by a large and
deeply interested crowd, who filed
the main auditorium and a good share
of the lecture room. Rev. A. e. Peter
son had been announced as the speaker
and he gave his hearers one of the
very best evangelistic sermons heard
in Fargo.
Mr.. Peterson spoke upon the text
And They Shall Sing a New Song,
from Revelations, chapter v, and his
handling of the subject was most i'm
teresting He pictured those who sing
the new song as the redeemed Of the
world who have overcome the trials
and temptations of life and earned the
reward which God gives to the right
eous. They are the friends and loved
ones who have gone before us 10 the
better land
The song they sing must be a tri-
umphant one, a song of fulfilled re-
demption, for the songs We now sing
carry petitions, express the trials and
the temptations we bear, our longings
for a knowledge of God. All this will
be unnecessary in the new song that
is sung in the presence of God him
self; all things will then be fulfilled
and the new song will be a glorious
song of victory.
In impassioned language he pleaded
with those present to live the life that
would entitle them to the reward which
an eternal life Of glory is to bring
to those who are numbered with the
redeemed, those who through faith in
Christ lead the life He would have
them lead. He used illustrations of
most timely nature and eloquently
compared the beauty of the life which
the true christian leads, with the dis
appointments and the dissatisfaction
that comes from leading a life of sin.
His remarkable effort made a deep
impression on his hearers and a num-
Der came forward to signify their in
tention of becoming christians In the
after meeting others came out and took
their stand among those who follow
the banner of Jesus Christ.
Miss Beckman sang last evening in
her usual sweet manner and was lis
tened to with pleasure. The chorus
was good and in every way the service
was of unusual interest.
Contrary to the announced pro-
gramme, Mr.. Peterson will again speak
this evening, that Mr.. Walters may
have opportunity to close the weekday
meetings of the series by a sermon
to the converts Friday evening. To-
night and tomorrow night are the last
two meetings of the campaign which
has done so much to arouse religious
activity in Fargo. There will be gem
uine regret on all hands that the meet
ings must close.
Tonight Mr.. Fulton will be the solo,
list. Those who have heard his Won
derful bass voice will be sure to at
tend. Other musical number of inter-
est are on the programme and Mr..
Peterson may be expected to eclipse
all his former efforts in his closing
opportunity this evening.
Cottage prayer meetings were held
today at the following homes.
H. M Talbot, 102 Eighth street
north; Mrs. j. w. Brown. s1S Fifth
street north; Mrs. Ashland 71S Elev-
enth street north; Stewart Wilson.
1926 Third avenue south; e. r.. Foster,
1913 Fifth avenue south: Children's
Home. Tenth street north; c. G. Boyce.
l2S Seventh avenue south.