Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-13

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Lecture to women only by DIR.
Slough at tabernacle. O'Clock.
Sermon at 7.30 O'Clock.
| past three months A few scattered
| persons rose from their seats.
Then he asked how many had got
| right with God since the opening of
the campaign, and some more re-
! sponded, probably a score altogether.
After a minute of silence he said:
! How many of this audience will say
i have not been right with God; /
have been cold and Indifferent; / have
dropped interest in the prayer meet.
ings and other activities of the church
i am out of touch with Christ and
want to get right? All of you stand
up"
One by One
One by one. slowly at first. the
troubled ones got to their feet From
all parts of the audience they came.
Graybeards and girls, and men and
women in the prime of life stood up.
DR.. Slough started in a quavering voice
the hymn, Just AS Am" and scores
more jumped from their seats Sobs
were heard on all sides and several
persons had to be taken aside and
quieted by the ushers.
DR.. Slough explained he would
rather have only one person come for
ward who knew and understood what
he was doing than 500 answering an
emotional call. He said he would now
ask harder task than merely stand
ing up, and invited each to walk down
the aisle to the front of the platform
and meet him face to face.
Five Hundred Hit the Trail
The crowd of converts hurrying
from all corners of the tabernacle and
pouring from the choir loft, iammed
the open space at the front and orders
were given Immediately to clear
enough seat sections to accommodate
at least SOC persons.
Spooner and Cartwright, as we'll as
all other members of the party and
the corps of personal workers, were
busy assisting as the trail hitters con-
tinued to come for many minutes. The
call was then given for non-church
members and those who long ago
drifted away from the church.
The touching hymns, 81 Am Coming
Home and Almost Persuaded were
sung by what was left of the choir as
the sobbing hosts took their places in
the vacated seats. The audience was
then partly dismissed, about half re-
naming for the after service.
What 1t All Means
When quiet was restored DR. Slough
explained that lit was no coward S
act to let the world know how you are
confessing. God knows it and you
know it yourself. In the first place
you never get right unless you repent
and second. return TO God. Confessing
Christianity is the easiest thing to un-
derstand and the hardest to do, be-
cause you must repudiate many of
your acts of former years. But re-
member. Him that confesseth me be-
wi I
father which is in heaven! Walking
down the aisle alone is not hitting the
trail. KneelinS in the sawdust is nee
essary to complete confession"
With all kneeling, including the rear
audience. DR.. Slough led in the follow
ing prayer of confession: Lord Jesus
do accept thee as my Saviour; | do
sincerely repent of my sins and | do
come to Thee. Forgive all my sins:
create in me a clean heart and help
me henceforth to lead a clean Chris
tian life, and give me courage to con-
fess before men. May / never be
ashamed of what | have here done. /
believe Thou hast accepted me ac-
cording to Thy promise"
Converts TO Tell Everybody
After repeating this prayer the con-
verts were required to say aloud 81
have prayed this prayer" The men
We're then asked to stand and a prom
Use eXacted that each would confess to
his family and to his associates in
work and daily life that he had hit the
trail Everyone promised by raising
his hand. Each also promised to help
in the work of saving others. The
women were made to promise the same
things.
a number of men spoke of booze
as being the cause of their downfall.
A mother said she was hitting the trail
so as TO influence her children to do
the same.
Decision cards were then passed and
each convert signed according to
whether he or she was church mem
ber, n Jn-church member or a person
with an out-of-town church letter.
These cards will be referred to the
ministers of the churches indicated.
The card bears pledge announcing
acceptance of Christ as a personal
Saviour. Trail-hitting buttons were
given to each convert.
after Services Hereafter
1t was 1890 when the meeting finally
closed. Announcement was made that
after tonight the regular service will
close promptly at $50 o'clock, after
which an after service will be held, to
which all may remain who desire.
Iashes Criticism
The sermon on "The Lost Christ
| began as a cutting, lashing criticism
of back-slidden Christianity that
| started many persons in the audience
| to sobbing and several into loud weep
ing and Mysteries. DR.. Slough told how
| Christ was lost to many by neglect or
| by disobedience He said people are
not walking with Christ when they go
places where He would not go; when
they say and do things He would not
! do.
He declared that there are some
ministers who have lost Christ, who
will never get back until they burn
| many of the theological books in their
libraries. He also spoke of the bust