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THE

HGREST * REYIYSL^

AT

ROBERTS PARK M. E. CHURCH

AND OTHEK CHURCHES,

BY

REY, J. C. BELMUN.

" For by graceare ye saved, through faith, and that not of yourselves, it
is the gift of God."Ephesians, xi,8.

" I have asked God, and believe him." Rev. Thomas Harrison.

INDIANAPOLIS:

JOURNAL COMPANY, PRINTERS AND ELECTEOTYPEKS.

1881.

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INDIANAPOLIS, July, 1881.
-fit'?;. /. C. Bel-awn:

DEAK BROTHKK: Your work on "The Great Kevival in Indi-
anapolis" meets my unqualified approval and endorsement, and
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will result iu great good in the salvation of the people.

Yours in Christ,

THOMAS HARRISON.

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PREFACE.

In the presentation of this volume to the public, as
an epitome of religious revivals in America, and of the
recent awakening in the city of Indianapolis, the au-
thor craves the kind indulgence of the reader for not
giving details as largely as might be desirable. He
has sought to produce a clear, unvarnished history,
trusting in God for guidance, that such results be se-
cured as shall give abundant increase to the honor and
glory of His dear name. The interim, between the
28th day of March and the 30th day of June is an
epoch of no ordinary importance in the history of In-
diana's "city of churches." The community has been
aroused and awakened on the all-important question
of their spiritual concerns, as perhaps never before,
and hundreds, who were members of the church and
not members of Christ, have been brought to realize
that they were lacking spiritual religion and a God-
loving salvation. Rev. Thomas Harrison, a messenger
inspired by the Most High God, commenced an evan-
gelistic work, and in regular and well considered ways
urged Christians to believe in God and wholly trust
Him, and great results would follow. Sinners were
entreated and exhorted to repent and be converted,
and ever after live in the light as God is in the light,

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and by the great number who responded there hast
been a glorious achievement.

Therefore, the object of this book is to give an ab-
stract of the great revival from its commencement, its
wonderful progress, and the controlling themes and
brooding presence of the Divine Master, as it developed,
more and more, to the grand peutecost on the two last
days of the feast. The pages of this volume are sub-
mitted to the gracious and prayerful perusal of a gen-
erous public-, and may the benediction of the Great
Master of the feast accompany to every heart a deeper
and holier interest in the things that work for their
eternal good, and keep them, by His abiding love, in

grace, to the end everlasting.

THE ATJTHOE.

THE GREAT REVIVAL.

CHAPTER I.

Before commencing on the sketch of the great re-
vival , it will not, I trust, be considered out of place to
.give a brief history of Roberts Park Church, where
this fact of Divine operation commenced.

In October, 1842, under the direction of Bishop
.'Roberts, Indianapolis Station having about six hundred
members, was divided into an Eastern and Western
charge, Meridian street being the separating line. To
the Eastern charge Rev. John S. Bayless was ap-
pointed at the date the same was established. There
"was no church building provided, and the old court
house was improvised for services on the Sabbath, while
the social and weekly meetings were held at private
residences. The first year about three hundred were
on the roll of the charge. At the first quarterly con-
ference, James Havens, Presiding Elder, authority
was given the trustees to purchase a lot on the iiorth-
east corner of Pennsylvania and Market streets, at a
cost of $1,300, and, in the spring of 1843, the churcn
edifice was commenced, the corner stone being laid by
Dr. Matthew Simpson, then President of Indiana As-
bury University. During that year the basement was
completed, and at the close of the first conference
year the name was changed to "Roberts Chapel," in
honor of Bishop Roberts. The first report of the pas-
tor gave the number .of members at three hundred and
twenty-two, and two hundred and six scholars in the
Sunday-school j and five hundred volumes in the li-

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brary. At the conference of 1843, Roberts Chapel
was placed in a district, under charge of Joseph Mar-
see, Presiding Elder. In the fall of 1844 the build-
ing was inclosed, and during the winter the inside
work was carried on, and the basement finished and oc-
cupied early in the spring of 1845. During this year,
Indiana was divided into two conferences, and Roberts

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Chapel placed in. the North Indiana Conference, Rev.
John L. Smith, pastor. '

During the summer of 1846 the entire church was
Ijnished, at a total cost of about $7,000, and the base-
ment was divided into a Sunday-school or lecture room,
and two class-rooms. The main audience room above,
with a gallery across the south end, seated about five
hundred persons. The church was dedicated in Au-
gust, 1846, by Dr. Matthew Simpson. The bell in,
that chapel tower now

"Rings on in the light, in the dark.
And gathers the weak and the tempted in,

From the gates of death, from the paths of sin,
To the beautiful courts of Roberts Park/'

The old bell, in 1843

" Long ago

- This city was only a village then

A pioneer band of God-loving men
Brought it, with blessing, thanksgiving and prayer,
To its whilom home.
The -sky-pointing dome
Of a chapel their hands had built there.

And for twenty long years,
Through seasons of joy and seasons of tears
In Avar and peace^through bloom and bliglit,
In evening glooroy;in morning light,

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It faithfully called the young and the old . . ..:
To the gates of peace to the Savior's fold.
And many a soul that worshipped there,

When the days of those years were going,
IB worshiping, now, where the land is fair,

And the river of life is flowing.*'

During the year 1848 a Sunday-school was started
in the Madison Railroad depot, under the auspices of
Roberts Chapel, and on November 17th, 1849, this
school grew into and was organized as the "Depot
Mission," afterward "Asbury Chapel," and now it is
"Fletcher Place Church." During this year there
were four hundred and seven members of the church,
parcelled into fifteen classes, and there was not one
member who did not attend class. May this truth
impress itself on all the hearts of the readers of this
volume. During the last conference quarter of that
year three hundred and thirty -nine Sunday-school
scholars read 28,116 chapters of the Bible, and many
read the Bible entirely through. In 1853 another Sab-
bath-school was started, which developed into "North
Street," or recently "Trinity" Church, now Central
Avenue Church. Two years afterward, a brick par-
sonage was erected, in the rear of the church, costing
$2,500.

In 1860, the young men Methodists in Indianapolis,
organized the Ames Institute, and held their meetings
in Roberts Chapel. It entered the mission field, and
in three years, they organized five Sunday-schools,
which developed into two Presbyterian churches, viz.,
" Indianola" and "Ninth ;" two Methodist churches,
4 'Third Street "and "Aimes ;" while one school is still

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flourishing as "East Indianapolis." Out of this latter
a mission church has been started. In the fall of
1868 there was organized another school, merged into
"Grace M. E. Church." During this year the old
Roberts Chapel and its grounds were sold for $40,000,
reserving the "old bell," pulpit and seats, and the last
service was held in the chapel, July 5th, 1868. Thus
ended "Roberts Chapel," where extensive revivals had
been held ; out of which sprang new and substantial
churches, at the same time supporting several misr
sions ; no church trials of its members ; while the
records show " complaints, none," and " appeals,
none." By the sale of their property the congrega-
tion were homeless, and the "First Baptist,"- "Wesley
Chapel" and "Trinity" threw open their doors and bid
them welcome, but the services on Sabbath were held
.at Morrison's Opera Hall, and the weekly meetings
were held in Wesley Chapel.

The trustees purchased the present site on the
corner of Vermont and Delaware -streets, and were
ordered to procure plans for a new church. In the
meantime they built a "tabernacle," within thirty
da3's from the time of giving up the old chapel. This
tabernacle seated about five hundred, and cost $1,785,,
mid was dedicated August 9th, 1868, by Dr. Thomas
Bowman. Roberts Chapel was transferred this year
to the Southeast Indiana Conference.

During the fall of 1869 the foundation of the new
edifice was constructed, and in May, 1870, the name
was changed to Roberts Park Methodist Espiscopal
Church. On May 14th, 1870, the corner stone was

Roberts Park M.E.Ghurch.

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laid. The basement was covered by a temporary roof,
and the inside completed and dedicated for Sunday-
.school purposes December 25th, 1870. In 1873 the
work on the upper story was begun, and all was com-
pleted in 1876, so that on August 27th of that year
the church was dedicated, Bishop Simpson officiating,
and preaching the dedication sermon.

Roberts Park M. E. Church, situated in the center
of a lot one hundred and ninety-five by two hundred
.and one feet, on the corner of Delaware and Vermont
.streets, is built of cut stone from the Elletsville quar-
ries, and presents an exterior of simple grandeur not
often found in modern church buildings. The style of
architecture adopted approaches the Eomanesque, but
is treated freely with essential modern feeling. The
dimensions are about sixty-eight by one hundred and
twenty-three feet, with a tower twenty-one feet square
projecting from the southwest corner. The upper part
of the tower and spire are not yet built. It is designed
to be built likewise of cut stone, so that the entire
exterior of the church building will show the same
material.

The depth of the massive foundation walls allows
room for a cellar under the entire building, for the use
of the steam heating apparatus, etc. The first, or
basement story, sixteen feet high, contains the Sunday-
school and class-rooms. The auditorium, on the prin-
cipal floor, is sixty-two by eighty-four feet, and
thirty-four feet high, with galleries all around the
room, sweeping down to the singers' platform in front
-of the organ. The auditorium, including the galleries,

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will conveniently seat about 1,100 persons. The inte-
rior wood-work is of black walnut, and the heavilv

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paneled ceiling in the auditorium is decorated with
fresco painting, in a neat, appropriate manner.

The organ is a beautiful and grand instrument of
sixty stops, three manuals and thirty pedal notes. It
occupies the entire recess in the rear of the platform,
twenty-three feet wide and fifteen feet deep, and is
enclosed in a walnut case, of rich design, with silver
pipes. Two life-like carvings of seraphs, with their
instruments, adorn the top. The organ contains two
thousand six hundred and six speaking pipes, and its
capacity renders it not only capable of giving the most
elaborate organ compositions ever written, but a ma-
jestic power to sustain two thousand voices in full
chorus', a noble leader of the kind of singing in which
the Methodist congregations so heartily engage. The
organ was consecrated to the service of praise, June
12th, 187ti.

The total cost of the church and lot has been about
.$130,000, and this is the noble edifice in which the
greatest revival of the century has been held for the
same given length of time, and God grant, as the
movement may be narrated, the unction of the Divine
Spirit may rest on all hearts to their edification here,
and eternal welfare in the infinite beyond.

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CHAPTER II.

An eminent divine has said, "A revival is the result
of special impulses on the religious sensibilities of a
community characterized by these features : a change,
a religious change, wrought by the supernatural action
of the Holy Ghost, tending to the advancement of
the true religion, directly or indirectly." Another
puts it just as it has been demonstrated in Koberts
Park and other churches : "a time of spiritual awaken-
ing, when different classes in the community have
their attention directed to the great subject of salva-
tion, and earnestly desire to lay up their treasure in
Heaven. Take the case of a single true conversion to
God, and extend it to a community to many individ-
uals passing through that change, and you have all the
theory of a revival of religion. It is bringing together
many conversions ; arresting simultaneously many
minds ; perhaps condensing into a single place, and
into a few weeks, the ordinary work of many distant
places and many years. The essential part is, that a
sinner may be converted, by the agency of the spirit of
God, from his sins. * The same power which changes
him may change others also. Let substantially the
same views and feelings and changes which exist in the
case of the individual exist in the case of others ; let
a deep seriousness pervade a community, and a spirit
of prayer be diffused there ; let the ordinary haunts of
pleasure and vice be forsaken for the places of devo-
tion, and you havje the theory of a revival of religion."

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Another, confining his definition more strictly to the
meaning of the word, defines a revival as a "work of
grace, which includes conviction of sin, repentance,
new obedience and faith in the church, breaking the
power of the world and of sin over Christians, a con-
dition from which reformation and salvation of sinners
will follow, going through the same stages of convic-
tion, repentance and reformation."

There can not be a genuine, true revival of religion
outside of the vitalizing power of God's holy and sov-
ereign spirit, for it has certain necessary elements, or
causes, always present, by which a movement among
the people is produced, by the power of the truth, and
the agency of the spirit, accomplishing the quickening
of His children of the light, and the awakening, con-
version and reformation of the children of darkness.
Dr. Boner, in his work on Revival Philosophy, observes :
"Viewed on the human side, the philosophy of revi-
vals, as they term it, is just a department of the phi-
losophy of history. In no region has progress been
uniformly steady and gradual ; but it has been now
-mid then, by great strides, by fits and starts, and such
events as the Germans call epoch-making. In all the
affairs of men there have been tides with full floods.
Every channel along which human energies pour them-
selves, has had its "freshets." We are all familiar
with revivals in trade, science, literature, arts and
politics ; times of refreshing and visitation are not
much more frequent in sacred than in secular history,
and they indicate the most interesting and fruitful
periods in both." . . . : : .: . :

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The soul of man is confined in the citadel of mortal-
ity, and has no inherent power of its own to burst the
bonds holding it within that sepulchur, but when God's
spirit is sought after and received, the work of that
holy spirit is quickened, and the bars are unloosed, and
the soul emerges into the liberty of a personal religion.
The Master said: "The spirit shall convince of sin,,
of righteousness, and judgment," and, "except a man
be born of water, and of the spirit, he can not enter the
Kingdom of God." In every revival the Holy Ghost
must be the sovereign author, of all the quickening and
all the sanctification, for, if we are sanctified, "it is.
through the spirit unto obedience." As in all the
affairs of life, "God energizes the feeblest human
agency," and the work of man is governed, and made
successful by the touch of Jehovah, so in spiritual af-
fairs, the soul must reach up for divine aid, and with
the kiss of the Father, hallowed by the Son, and made
effective by the Holy Ghost, the victory is complete,,
and the truth of God is the agency for the liberation
of men ; and let it be understood that in every revival
of religion, human agency has its part, and often be-
gins at the minimum of church coldness and formality,,
for human experience and God's word teaches, that
weak instrumentalities are chosen to be the avenues of
His strength, for "It has pleased God, to save men by
the foolishness of preaching." A tide of religious
thought, and feeling, is a revival of religion, and often-
times follow times of depression, failure and strains
of wordly excitement. When these relax, and the "all
is vanity" becomes a gathering conviction, and men.

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lop off their hold on the transitory^ then, in the con-
scious want of spiritual manna to fill the aching void,
revivals of spiritual power are started, and augmented
as the truth takes hold of the heart and its affections.
We mijjht illustrate. The commercial disasters of

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18578 were succeeded by one of the greatest revivals
of that period, while the late financial panic and dis-
turbance crushed its millions, and revivals everywhere
followed. Then again, special providences of one
kind or another, ever so insignificant, have rocked cities
and towns and neighborhoods, and the consciences of
citizens have been quickened, and aroused, and aston-
ishing effects have developed in giving power to the
truth. The missionary element and apostolic simplic-
ity enter very largety into genuine revivals, and the
light and truth of God, as it is in Jesus, forms an es-
sential factor in every work of grace. Let us, there-
fore, conclude that revivals are the product of the laws
of grace, under the guidance of that omnipotent power
Who also controls the law of nature, to the end that
perfection and completeness are the rule, and not an
exception. A revival is God's sublime method, or-
dained to bind up and perpetuate His church on earth,
and hasten the time when, in every household, a pen-
tecostal flame shall continual!}' light up every altar,
and "the kingdoms of this world shall become the
kingdoms of our Lord Jesus Christ." Selah.

The first general revival of religion in America, by
which those who had once lived in the faith were
quickened again into newness' of life by the calling of
God's Holy Spirit, took place in 1740. Up to that

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period, as Rev. Samuel Blair states it, "Religion lay,
as it were, dying, and ready to expire its last breath of
life in this part of the visible church." Another
divine writes: "The difference between the church
and the world was fast vanishing away. Church dis-
cipline was neglected, and a growing laxness of morals
was invading the churches. And yet never, perhaps,
had the expectation of reaching heaven at last "been
more general or more confident the young men aban-
doning themselves to frivolity, and to amusements of
dangerous tendency, and party spirit was producing
its natural fruit of evil among the old."

Jonathan Edwards, inspired from on high, saw the
danger, and drew from its sheath the sword of the
Spirit, and, as early as 1834, delivered that remarkable
series of sermons on "justification by faith/' for he
saw the growing spiritual trouble in the land to be the
denial of the necessity of regeneration and of personal
faith in Christ as the sinner's only hope. Unbelief in
the atoning work of Christ had the ascendancy, and a
self-satisfying reliance on outer supports of church
fellowship and morality engulfed the people. God
gave him the evangelistic endowment, and gradually
false hopes began to drop away, and men and women
to reason together, and query in the most earnest man-
ner, as to the "old paths" of a merciful God, and a
suffering Redeemer, and their religious grounds and
hopes took wings and were gone. Thus the evangelist
exhausted on the nature of sin, the fulness and com-
pleteness of divine love, and the absolute necessity of
conversion. "Except ye repent ye shall likewise per-

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ish;" The ministry asked for more grace and better
experience, and more fruit in their work, while the
membership mourned and deplored the "unworthy
character of their Christian life," and the un-Christ-
like nature of. their hope and experience. The gospel
was unfolded in its simplicity and power ; the con-
science Avas awakened with the sense of guilt against
a just, holy and merciful God ; the great love for souls-
and their salvation was presented in the gentle but in
the unsparing energy of the truth. In short, the-
evangelist Whitefield of that day, in his age, in his-
faith, in his unselfishness, in his consecration, and in
his holy living, was a counterpart of the evangelist
Harrison of the present day. The revival influence
augmented until 1770, and from that time until 1800-
Avas a time of great spiritual dearth. During the first
year of the present century Edward D. Griffin, a young
man, inaugurated revival meetings in NCAV England,
obtaining great results. Spreading to all the States of

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the Union, those in Kentucky and Tennessee Avere of
the most extraordinary character. Mr. Griffin had
many co-laborers, and further long there appeared upon
the stage Asahel Nettleton, Daniel Baker and Charles
G. Finney, all spritually endowed of God, and won--
derfullv successful in evangelical labor. From 1800

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to 1825 there Avas an uninterrupted series of these
glorious seasons of grace, spreading all over the Amer-
ican continent, and it may be added that, as late as
1842, the period Avas a memorable one in the history of
the churches in America, for all denominations Avere-
graciously visited by copious effusions of the Holy

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Ghost, and drank largely from the fountain of living
waters.

A lethargy came over the people until tlie fall of
1857, immediately after the financial crash that shook
all the monetary centers of the world, on October
14th, 1847. The disaster was overwhelming, and no
one knew where he stood, or the condition of his neigh-
bor. Human resources had been exhausted, and there
was all over the laud a bewildering pause, and a cry
went up, almost involuntarily, "Lord, save, or we
perish ! ? ' Men everywhere fell on their knees and be-
gan to pray ; the churches were thrown open and
crowded. The beginning of this revival work came
through a German missionary, Lanphier, who sug-
gested a business prayer meeting, and three persons
attended ; the next da}^ six, and the next twenty. The
papers took notice of the meetings, and the number
increased until all the rooms and churches and lecture-
rooms were crowded for prayer ; and thus commenced
a revival that extended all over the Union, giving spir-
itual strength and increase to the churches, and bring-
ing entire families into the household of faith. Very
briefly has been mentioned the progress of revival
work from 1732 to the present time, and yet each have-
been characterized by peculiar methods and appli-
ances, and will it be presumptive to state that the
present is an. age of revival and mission work through
evangelistic labors ? This brings us down to the present
awakening, which is so universally believed to have
only commenced.

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CHAPTER III.

In the Greek Testament, two Avords, "Herald" and
"Evangelize," are expressed In' one word in the Eng-
lish "preaching." The word "herald" denotes au-
thority, and "evangelize" is the word of experience;
while the literal meaning is to tell the good news, and
is the leading idea where joyful news or tidings are
brought before the people ; as, Paul "preaching the
unsearchable riches of Christ." It will be well to note
that whenever the apostle divested himself of the title
of an "ambassador" or "herald," and was only a man
among men, he was an evangelist, and so used the un-
official word. See Acts xiv., 15. Evangelize is also
used to express the labor of unordained men, who yet
are preachers, as, for instance, the disciples driven
from Jerusalem by persecution, " went everywhere
preaching the word."

With this slight divergence, we now enter upon the
present period of evangelistic or revival work, which
has been going on during the past thirteen years, at
local points, and principally during the winter season.
The present period of revival work in America com-
menced in the fall of 1869, after a spiritual dearth of
about ten years. The fratricidal strife, succeeded by
financial embarrassment through those years, occa-
.sioned a deadness in the church, and shocking god-
lessness outside of the church, while infidelity and
skepticism pervaded all ranks of the community. The
nation was in a storm ; righteousness of a limited

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quantity was rapidly being displaced by an utter aban-
donment for wealth, Avithout regard as to how riches.
Avere to be obtained. It seemed as if God had given
the nation over to hardness of heart and reprobacy of
mind ; for the consciences of men were seared ; self-
ishness Avas increasing to an unparalleled degree, and
reckless, profligate expenditures hurried humanity to-
ward the inevitable precipice. The reA r olution came,
jmd, as in 1800, a universal petition went up to the
God of Providence for moral and divine help to bear
the unusual burden, and be relieved from the distress
so stern and severe. Then there sprang into the arena
humble instruments, evangelists Avho Avent every where,
preaching obedience, repentance, and a fleeing from
the Avrath to come. A national Avave of prayer took
possession of the masses, and all Avas left with God,
Avho holds the nations in his hands, to solve the pros-
trating and perplexing problem of the hour.

The history is doubtless fresh in the minds of

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the reader, that Moody, Sankey, Bliss, Hammond,
Pentecost, Graves and a host of others, unfurled the
banner of the cross and bid the people look up and be
healed. The "boy" preacher, Thomas Harrison, was
then in his teens, and in the hands of God was Avonder-
fully employed in the presentation of the truth as it is
in Jesus. From the very commencement of his young
Christian life, his supreme purpose was the salvation of
souls, and the honor and glory of the Father. He had
been converted through and through, and Avas eminent
for his faith, his correctness, his simplicity, and un-
qualified reliance on God. The Bible Avas, and is, his

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only book ; the saving of .sinners by a- crucified Savior
was the all absorbing idea, and the salvation of men
and women the paramount and uncompromising object
of his evangelism. He walked with God, and whether
on the street or in his room, in the church, or wherever
his lot was cast, as indicated by God, he was con-
stantly in sweet communion with God by prayer. He
met the conditions of God's own appointment, and
his conversation and walk of life were a living epistle
of sweetness, humility and true holiness, to be read by
all men. He fully comprehended what it was to live
the life of faith und trust, and of close fellowship
with God ; and in all his manifestations he evidenced
as a certainty, this all-hallowed spirit. To-day he is a
man in Christ Jesus, with larger experience, a firmer
hold on God, and as he gladly sings, "Trusting Jesus,
that is all." Pastors and people everywhere receive
him with the utmost cordiality, and hang upon his.
utterances with bated breath, and are sorry when the
time arrives for his departure. Christians, without
any. effort on their part, love and honor him, and we
venture the assertion that, in the history of the world,
there never lived an evangelist who so cordially won
the respect, admiration, approval, and love of the peo-
ple, both saint and sinner, as Rev. Thomas Harrison .
His experience (which we give in another chapter)
was too deeply engraved on his own heart to forget it
in his preaching, as the way in which God had revealed
the Son to him. He could not wander beyond them,
for the impressions of a personal Savior are stamped
with singular and unerring fidelity. A brief sketch of

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his birth, etc., will not be out of place just at this
point. Thomas Harrison was born December 25th,
(Christmas) 1854, in Dorchester district, Boston,
Massachusetts. His pious mother, whose devout and
earnest prayers were answered in his early conversion,
presented her son daity at the Throne of Grace, that he
might be imbued with the Holy Ghost, and made the
instrument in leading thousands to the fountain of
living waters. At the age of fifteen years he felt the
wooings of Divine love, and during a visit to New
Brunswick, the news of a younger brother's death
startled and alarmed him, and he cried for mercy.

His experience will tell the reader how, on a wintry
night, December 31st, 1869, he accepted Christ,
through faith, as his only hope of salvation, and at
that hour, on a stormy night, he consecrated all his
future life on earth to God, who had done so much
for him. Nearly twelve years he has been loyal to his
vow by a faithful, spiritual life, and an unfolding of
the gospel scheme to thousands upon thousands of
hearers, in a manner veiy remarkable and impressive,
and, with it all, immense power with God in prayer.
At the time of his conversion he was engaged as a
clerk in a store, but under divine intimation that God
had other work for him to do, he commenced immedi-
ately a course of study in "Wilbraham Academy" and
the ''Brooklyn Lay College" for the evangelistic work
of the Christian ministry .His revivals from time to time
were in several of -the churches in Baltimore, in 187(>,
and again in 1877, from which city he made trips to
Trenton, N. J., to Washington, D. C., and to George

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town, D. C., and attended camp meetings in Ohio and
Pennsylvania. We may not give all the localities of
his meetings, as he goes from point to point as fast as.
the express train can carry him. In 1878, hs was in
Washington at the several churches, also at York, Pa. ;
Lima, Ohio ; Emory Grove camp meeting, Md. ; camp
meeting in New England ; Washington Grove camp
meeting ; Chester Heights camp meeting, Pa. ; Martha
Vineyard camp meeting ; Loveland camp meeting j
Lakeside camp meeting ; and Seaville camp meeting ;
N. J. ; iii 1879 at Wharton Street Church, Philadel-
phia ; at Dr. Talmagc's Tabernacle, Brooklyn ; Scott
M. E. Church, Philadelphia; and Mcriden, Connecti-
cut. In all these places, and hundreds of towns and
minor points, his success was astonishing, and up to
the time of his coming to Indianapolis, he estimates
that about sixteen thousand souls have been converted
under his ministrations.

CHAPTER IV.

In Indianapolis there have been revivals at various
stages of her history not of any great significance,
however, until the year 1865-6G, from December to
March, in Roberts Chapel, under the then famous re-
vivalist, Rev. A. S. Kinnan. The record shows three
hundred and twenty-six conversions during that meet-
ing. Mr. Kinnan was an indefatigable worker, and
most successful in visiting stores and addressing peo-

THE GREAT REVIVAL,. 23.

pie on the street. He was u wonderfully social man,
and everywhere regarded of no uncertain piety, and had
the 'co-operation of the pastors and membership of all
the churches. An incident is told in which Mr. Robt. F.
Kennedy, the well-known hanker, was trapped by Kin-
nan's shrewdness. Kennedy was always on the alert,
and whenever the preacher came about he was careful
as to his utterances, and avoided all attempts to draw
him into religious conversation. Kinnan did not give
up hope, and watched for an opportunity to get his
hold, and "corner" on the then wholesale dry goods
merchant on Meridian street. Kennedy had said, "He
will never corner me." One day Kinnan came into
the store and said, "How do you do, Kennedy?"

"All well, but very busy," replied Kennedy.

"What in the world are vou busv about?" asked

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Kinnan.

"Oh, we are taking an account of stock," answered
Kenned v.

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"That's good ; but, Kennedy, how is your stock for
Heaven ? ' '

"Cornered, by Jove!" said Kennedy, and he ran
out of the store. The words rung in his ears, and he
found no rest until he decided that he was a bankrupt,
went to church, and surprised everybody by standing
up for prayer, and went to the altar and became con-
verted.

Another illustration is told of Kinnan' s peculiarity.
The altar was full. of penitents, including Will. Heis-
kel, the dentist. Kinnan came up to him, and slap-
ping him on the back, said, "Will., there is a quantity

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of spiritual power and saving grace bottled up in
Heaven for you."

Heiskell replied, "Oh, Lord, pull out the cork, and
let me have it !" and in a moment he received the full-
ness of the divine love.

"I told you so," said Rinnan.

These two illustrate the man. That revival wave is
cherished by a great many as the precious event of
.their lives.

In 1869 the evangelist Hammond had a season of
revival, lasting four weeks. The meetings were full

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of power, the churches were greatly refreshed, and a
great number added to them of such as should be
saved.

This brings us to the present awakening, and to Dr.
S. M. Vernon is the community largely indebted for
the active inauguration and conception of the initiatory
work which has stirred the city so auspiciously. By
perseverance and earnest diligence he gave it the start,
and by cool judgment and indomitable faith in God he
held on to the work from first to the last, and is now
engaged in organizing and disciplining the large addi-
tions to the church as shall be binding in all the
future.

Rev. S. M. Vernon, D. D., the present pastor of
Roberts Park M. E. Church, and whose likeness appears
elsewhere, is a native of Indiana, and was born in
Montgomery county, near Crawfordsville, November
27th, 1841. At the age of ten years his parents
removed to Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where he was con-
verted and joined the Methodist Episcopal church, being

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then fourteen years of age. The church very soon rec-
oonized in him a divinelv-called herald of salvation, and

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gave him license to preach, his first sermon being-
delivered when in his seventeenth year. After a few
months spent upon a large circuit, he became conscious
of the need of a more thorough preparation for the
work of the ministry, and entered the Iowa Wesleyan
University as a student. After graduating from this
institution, he sought the higher advantages afforded
by our theological schools, and entered with the first
class in Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, New
Jersey. There he enjoyed the instructions of the
finest scholars and the ablest theologians the church
has produced. Returning to Iowa, he was stationed at
Keokuk, and then Des Moines, and for two years was
president of Simpson Centenary College, the estab-
lishing of which institution, according to Bishop Simp-
son's Cyclopedia of Methodism, was largely due to Dr.

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Vernon's masterly efforts. In 1869 he was trans-
ferred to the New York Conference, and stationed at
Perry-street Church, New York City. In 1872 he was
transferred to the Pittsburg Conference, and stationed
at Christ's Church, Pittsburg, one of the wealthiest
and strongest churches of the Methodist denomination.

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In 1875 Allegheny College, unsolicited, bestowed upon
him the honorary degree of doctor of divinity, and in
the same year, through the kindness of some friends,
he enjoyed an extended tour through Europe. He
remained eight years in Pittsburg, serving the three
most important churches of the conference, in tvro of
which he had extensive revivals. At the solicitation

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of Bishop Peck, and the committee of Roberts Park
Church, he accepted the pastorate of that congregation
in September, 1879.

He first heard of Rev. Thomas Harrison, at a camp-
meeting near Pittsburg, in 1878, and at once recog-
nized in him remarkable gifts for evangelistic work,
and sought to engage his services for his then pastor-
ate charge. Mr. Harrison readily consented, and there
were high hopes of a great work in that large congre-
gation. When the time arrived, however, the great
revival work conducted by Mr. Harrison in, Foundry
M. E. Church, in Washington City, wax in full prog-
ress, and he could not come to Pittsburg. With many
regrets the engagement was given up. When Dr. Ver-
non came to Indianapolis he thought Roberts Park a
peculiarly favorable field for the kind of work which
Mr. Harrison was engaged in, and renewed the cor-
respondence, claiming that the former engagement,
though postponed, was not yet given up, and might
be fulfilled at Roberts Park Church. Mr. Harrison
first proposed to come in May, 1880, then in Septem-
ber, but he finally consented to come during January,
1881. When the time agreed upon arrived, the great
work in Mcriden, Connecticut, was in progress, and
the brethren there were unwilling to part with Mr.
Harrison. A spirited correspondence, urging, entreat-
ing and 'expostulating, was kept up all the time. Mean-
while that valiant and dashing knight of the cross, Dr.
T. De Witt Talmage, came upon the field with a claim
to Mr. Harrison's services. He used all his great per-
suasive powers, prophesying three thousand conver-

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sions if Mr. Harrison would come to the Brooklyn
Tabernacle. For a while it seemed uncertain which
would prevail, Koberts Park or Brooklyn Tabernacle,
but Dr. Vernon and his official board stood firm, and,
having the unquestioned advantage of a previous en-

o-arement, they won the field.

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Mr. Harrison arrived on Monday noon, via Cincin-
nati, and began his work on the evening of March 28th.
There were but few in the city, except Dr. Vernon,
who had heard him, or knew what to expect, but there
was a marked interest the first night, and, as thes&
pages will reveal, the house soon became too small for
the crowds that were anxious to hear and enjoy his
ministrations.

The vxiy was well prepared for this work. Dr. Ver-
non had conducted a series of meetings for seven

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weeks, holding services every afternoon and evening,
in which there were some very 'clear conversions and
remarkable revelations of the presence of the Divine
Spirit. Every one attending these meetings felt the
presence of unusual power, and the prediction was af-
terward made that a great revival was near at hand,,
and in fact had actuallv commenced.

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A few scenes in these meetings were not surpassed.,
if, indeed, equaled in spiritual power, by anything that
followed in the larger meetings held in the main audi-
torium. There was at this time, a general cry of dis-
tress through the churches of the city, and there was
earnest prayer for a revival, but the work did not ar-
pear, while lawlessness, crime and irreligion seemed
to walk our streets unrebuked. Many of our pastors

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and people felt that a crisis had come when something
must.be done, and though not favorably inclined to
evangelistic work, the}' were ready to accept a revival
in airy way the Lord might send it, "because of the
present distress." The Sabbath morning before Mr.
Harrison began his work, Dr. Vernon preached a ser-
mon on "Evangelists and Evangelism," f rom Eph. iv,
11, "And He gave some Evangelists," The sermon
was designed to prepare the way for Mr. Harrison's
coming, and we here give a brief outline of the main
points : "In the Apostolical church, there was an or-
der of ministers known as Evangelists, men who went
from place to place, as they might be called of God,
preaching the gospel, without undertaking the work of
pastors. The use of evangelists is not, therefore,
an innovation, but a return to apostolical methods
developed under the inspiration and guidance of the
Holy Spirit. We may safely take Paul and Peter by
the hand, follow where they lead, and allow carping
critics to say what they please. Philip, 'one of the
seven,' was of this order, a traveling missionary. We
-find him preaching among the Samaritans, arresting
:and rejoicing the Ethiopian nobleman in his chariot
-with the offer of salvation, and at Cesarea he hospita-
bly entertains Paul and his company on their way to
Jerusalem. All ministers were to be Evangelists, as
far as possible ; thus we find Paul exhorting Timothy,
'do the work of an evangelist.' Matthew, Mark, Luke
and John were called 'evangelists,' showing that in
the early church it was a position of honor, often filled
l>y the most learned and capable. This order, and its

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peculiar work, has come into more prominence, the past
few years, and is now to be emphtyed in this congre-
gation, under the direction, as I trust, of the Holy
Spirit. I therefore call your thought to it.

"I. Evangelism is the chief mission of the church.
Why does the church exist? What is it here for?
What does it undertake to do? Its one mission and
work is to save men to redeem the world from the
dominion of sin and death. It must nurture and care
for its own members that is, save itself ; but this is
most effectually done where it is most forgetful of
itself in its supreme devotion to the work of saving-
others. The selfish, narrow spirit that is chiefly con-
cerned about one's own salvation, loses the reward of
savino- others, and fails of the character necessarv for

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its own salvation. The church must attend to the
education and culture of its own forces ; hut this work
is preparatory, and in importance secondary to evan-
gelism. Congregations sometimes form into a kind of
social guild, build nice churches, get the pews taken
by nice people, and sit down to have a nice time, hear-
1112; nice sermons and beina; educated. A 'sinner'

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could hardly get into such a church ; is not wanted ; in
fact is warned off by the conditions and the attitude
the congregation has taken. Our own denomination
may have neglected the work of Christian culture in
the past, but it will be no amendment for that error
to now fall into the worse one of rejecting evangelism.
"The church is Christ's representative in the world,
and is to do what He would do if present among men.
Does any one doubt what he would do if he were here

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in our midst? He would 'go about doing good,' as
Avhen he was here, and that to all classes, to the poor,
the lo\v, the vile, as well as to others. It is His glory,
iin d it is the glory of the church, to stive, to give sight
to the blind, and life to the dead. It is the glory of
the artist that he can see an angel in a rough block of
marble, and can bring it out till others sec it also. It
Is the glory of the church that it can take the vilest
creature from the gutter, and make it an angel in the
home, and at last in Heaven. Nothing is so glorious
and wonderful as salvation. It is the work and proof
of the divine presence and power, and the church that
saves the people will be thronged and supported by
them.

"II. The history and state of this work, in our de-

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nomination, Methodism, is a revival thus it was born,
grew, continues, and will prevail. Dr. Chalmers
christened it "Christianity in earnest." This is the
philosoplry of Methodism, and all efforts to mend but
mar and break it. At first, every sermon was expected
to l>e like the breath of the Almighty, in the track of
which the 'slain of the Lord would be many;' often
before half finished it would be interrupted by the
shrieks and cries of the penitent. Strong men would
fall to the ground, and, after a short struggle, in
prayer, rise 'new creatures in Christ Jesus.' Pro-
tracted meetings and altar exercises were unknown and

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unnecessary ; the power was so great, an hour was good
us an age, and every spot was a consecrated altar of
prayer. Later, special services became' necessary. A
'two-days' meeting" was regarded as a great gospel

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privilege, a season of grace, when many conversions
were expected. Then the 'protracted meeting' and
the camp system came up, with the 'altar of prayer'
or 'mourner's bench.,' to which penitents must be in-
vited, since their convictions for sin, were not now,
as formerly, sufficient to cause them to fall down any-
where and call upon God for mercy. Once, to hold a
'protracted meeting' was almost certainly to have a
revival.' It is not so now. This method, also, has
lost much of the power that once attended it. In this
emergency God has visited the churches by evangelists,
leading us back to apostolic usages, through the failure
of means which a more vigorous piety might still make
effective. Evangelists have become a necessity of
modern church life.

"III. Wherein the necessitv consists. Too much is

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required of the pastor now for him to do effective re-
vival work, with the obstacles it encounters in most
churches. He is required to be a theologian, a sci-
entist, a linguist, a philosopher, an orator, acquainted
with literature, and a man of society. He is to pre-
pare at least 'two discourses a week, visit the sick,
bury the dead, comfort the sorrowing, and be ready
to answer the call of airy one who chooses to seek his
services. Either he must neglect regular work, or he
will not have much time or strength for revival work.

"Some men are specially called, and endowed, for
evangelistic work. This is according to Paul's doc-
trine of a 'diversity of gifts.' It is philosophical as
well. Division of labor, with each man in his own
department, which he carries to the greatest possible

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perfection, is the secret of the wonderful achievements
of pur Christian civilization, the law of highest achieve-
ment in all departments. One man may have special
gifts as an evangelist, another as an instructor, ruler
and guide to the church. The kingdom of God is
laro-e enough, and has need of both these workers.

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The difficulties of revival work, especially in large
cities, have, from various causes, greatly increased,
and special agencies seem necessary to overcome them.
"IV. The church assumes great responsibilities in
this work. If the evangelist succeeds, it will be by
uniting the efforts and prayers of the people. When-
ever the people unite to work and pray, they will have
a revival, with or without an evangelist. His value is
largely in his peculiar ability to move the people to
this. This work is still in your hands and mine,
though a score of evangelists should come, and there
is the additional responsibility that your indifference
may cause the failure of a successful evangelist.
There is also the responsibility of conserving the re-:
suits. After revival, comes reaction, and this is greater
where special agencies are called into the work. There
is, therefore, great need of special watchfulness and
care on the part of the church. The community may
be worse than before, if we allow a general decline
after a great revival. There is a demand, also, for pa-
tience and forbearance. If 'we shall realize, as I doubt
not we will, the one -thousand conversions for which
we have been praying, it will be with such commotion
as will certainly bring out many things tiying, possibly
offensive, to our feelings. We shall need patience.

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There is a special call for personal consecration and
work for God. This is the sure way to prevent sen-
sationalism, dangerous or undue excitement, and to
secure solid, true abiding results."

The lirst night (March 28th) that the Rev. Thomas
Harrison, the "boy" preacher evangelist, faced an In-
dianapolis audience, the weather was very unpropitious.

A rain of sleet commenced to fall at 4 p. M., and con-

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tinued until after darkness set in ; then it commenced
snowing and blowing cold. There was a very small
audience, not more than two hundred and fifty present,
and these had come undetermined as to what the line
of movement would be, or as to the ability and capac-
ity of the leader to inaugurate and carry on a success-
ful revival in Indianapolis. Promptly at the hour there
emerged from the pastor's study a personage small in
stature and exceedingly youthful in appearance. He
ran up the steps leading to the rostrum, and dropping
on his knees, he offered a silent and exceedingly short
invocation. He then stepped to the lecturn, and after
gazing earnestly into the faces of his audience, as if
to read their thoughts and feelings, he began to sing
softly, and yet very impressively

"Lord, I came not for riches,

Neither silver nor gold ;
I would make sure of Heaven,

I would enter the fold.
In the book of thy kingdom.

With its pages so fair.
Tell me, Jesus, my Savior.

Is my name written there?

: CHORUS !s .my name written there,

^ On the page white and fair,

In the hook of thy kingdom,
Is my name written there?

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The audience at once became en rapport with the
preacher, for his methods and peculiar movements
awakened an interest very impressive. His conduct
of religious services are peculiarly his own, and the
very antipodes of regularly employed ministers and
pastors. His unbounded enthusiasm and nervous ex-
citability created a sympathy with his audience, and
on this first appearance he kept up a continued origin-
ality of utterances and gesticulation, now provoking
mirth, because of some facetious saying, and then the
deepest gravity and seriousness, all the time moving
from one side of the platform to the other, then down
the steps into the chancel, keeping up a rapid walk-
ing, and then again on to the platform, thus continu-
ing, until he concluded his talk. His actions are very
dramatic. At the commencement of his prayers, he
occupied a reverent kneeling posture, at the edge of
the rostrum, then, in a few moments, he would rise to
his feet, then on his knees again, and then standing
upright, with both hands uplifted. He commences his
prayers without any formal introduction, and closes in
like manner, while all the sentences are terse and em-
phatic. He has no sympathy with religious etiquette
or formalities, and is Harrison in all that he says or
does, regardless a? to what effect it may have on his
hearers. On this first night he dwelt largely on the
results of his meetings elsewhere, and without boast-
inaiy talking of himself. He said that effect . would

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follow cause, and that the preaching of an earnest,
cheerful Christianity would always prove effective and
^successful. He does not pretend to be an orator, and

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while having an abundant flow of words, his sentences
.are epigrammatic and forcible and very rapid. His
hearers all the time sit, as if spell-bound, listening to
his pointed illustrations and touching incidents of con-
versions and those dying without hope. He is very sar-
castic on graveyard and vinegar Christians, whose relig-
ion, he says, is dyspeptic, and makes men and women
look as if they had the headache, or some other ail-
ment of the body, to turn their countenances all awry.
"Your religion should be a joyful one ; all peace and
smiles, and all love, and the very consummation of all
cheerfulness." On the first evening, as already stated,
he gave an account of his meetings heretofore, and
their success, and especially the day previous (Sun-
day), at St. Paul's Church, in Cincinnati. After the
meeting was dismissed, Mr. Harrison practiced his
songs with the choir.

The second evening (Tuesday) was characterized
by a terrific snow storm and a blowing cold of great
severity, and the attendance was about the same as on
the previous evening, except there were persons pres-
ent from other churches. "Harrison's own" methods
of conducting the service were similar to the night

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preceding. He was never in the same attitude forgone
minute, and it was evidently to be seen that he could
not keep still ; it wasn't in him. There was no style
about him, and his thrusts at the cold, lukewarm
Christians were intended to cut deep, and had the de-
sired effect. His topic was "Faith in God," in all its
simplicity and earnestness. On this night he made the
famous prophecies,, every one of which has proved

36 THE GREAT REVIVAL.

true. He said: "I predict that before this meeting
doses there will be one thousand and upward conver-
sions, and they will come from all ranks of society;
that this church^ on no night , will hold the people
thronging here; that all the churches in the city will
be compelled to throw open their doors for revival
work, and all parts of the city will be rocked with
the divine power, and the State and Nation will be
aroused on the matter of religion!" He further
added: "This altar will be crowded with anxious
penitents nightly. Your vinegar Christians, who are
going through a chain of graveyards to reach Heaven,,
are to face about and get out of the ruts and gulleys r
and take the high road, full of love and peace, and en-
joy a happiness that produces smiles and inimitable joy
and grace. In all households and factories, offices and
stores all business places and on the streets, in the
cars and everywhere, the revival and God's work will
be the topic and theme of discourse."

A book containing eighty-seven Harrison songs and
praise hymns, for revivals, in cheap form, was placed
on sale at ten cents each. These are mostly new, while
the language employed is very effective, and the music
set to each impressively adapted.

On Wednesday evening there was a depth of three
inches of snow on the ground, and the weather very
cold, and yet the main body of the church was com-
fortably filled, there being a marked increase in the
attendance . The rally of the ministry and members
of other churches to co-operate with and aid Mr. Har-
rison to their utmost, had given the work an impetus

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very flatter! 112: for immense, results. An interesting
song service of three-quarters of an hour preceded the
regular exercises. The theme of the exhortation was
<< Consecration and Trusting in God." He said : "I
will not, at any of the meetings, preach a regular ser-
mon, but make short talks, as God may inspire me."

A number of interesting incidents, as to blessings
given to cold-hearted, lethargic Christians, and conver-
sions of sinners under the preacher's .personal knowl-
edge, interlarded the exhortation. "A great revival is
to take place in this city, and the church will have
good and abundant reason to exult and rejoice. A
victory never before known in the West, will be yours,
through this revival ; and I want to say to-night, March
30th, I am in a hurry for it to come. Let us all.be
partners in this great work, and share each other's bur-
den and responsibility. We are to engage in a great
conflict and battle, and we are going to have, in less
than three months, the grandest victory this side of
Heaven. But, to have this, there must be a united,
earnest and oneness in effort." He then made a short
talk to the unconverted, urging them to place their
interests in the hands of a willing Savior ; and, in re-
sponse to "All who would consecrate themselves un-
reservedly to God, and those who desire the saving
grace," several scores of hands went up, all over the
house. The benediction closed the meeting.

On Thursday evening the sky was clear, but, on ac-
count of the melting snow, the streets were sloppy ;
yet the attendance was larger than on the three nights

38 THE GREAT REVIVAL.

previous, and the galleries were necessary to aeeommo-
date the crowd. The singing of

"What means this eager, anxious throng?"
opened the regular service, and the evangelist offered;
a few thoughts on John's preaching in the wilderness,,
and the character of his discourses. "He did not go-
into the temple, or any consecrated sanctuary, but went
into the wilderness, and there preached, 'Repent
Repent !' That was John's key-note, and will be the
subject of these meetings, from first to last. What
brought this large audience here to night? You did
not come here to be pleased, or to satisfy your curios-
ity, but you are here to find saving grace. Is that not
the fact? My mission among you is not exclusively in
the interest of the Methodist church. My service is
wholly to have souls saved, and bring sinners to Christ.
Then, you who want to join the Baptist church, go
there ; or, if any one has a desire to join the Presby-
terian church, follow that inclination ; and may God
abide with } r ou. So, as to all other churches. All we
ask, is that you flee from the wrath to come, and be a.
child of God ; and then place your membership wher-
ever you prefer. Let the thought of the church mem-
bership dwell upon consecration and the indwelling of
the Holy Ghost, and you will find that to be a great
factor in this great work. We Avant the membership
of all the churches to have a part in this baptism of
fire, as I term it ; and let me impress on the minds of
all church members who are unconverted, and want to
have their sins rolled away let them come to the foot
of the Cross and trust God's promises, and you will

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have the victory." These last thoughts were inter-
spersed with incidents of awakening and conversion,,
suitably adapted, in illustrating the argument of the
evangelist. An expression as to those who desired to
enter into this covenant, was answered by forty -six
holding up their hands, and the meeting ended.

On Friday the weather again turned cold, and freez-
ing hard, with the thermometer twenty degrees above
zero, and in the evening snowing heavily. At the 3
o'clock meeting the evangelist indulged in very plain
talk to the professing Christians. "If you want to--
enter upon this work of saving souls, and insure suc-
cess, you must enter into a complete consecration ; for
no namby-pamby religion will for one moment be ac-
cepted by God ; and you must immediately arrive at a
definite conclusion as to what is to be done. It will
not do to lag behind,, or permit this effort to drag
and trail in the dust. You must be active, and vigilant,,
and earnest, and be full of grace to Avork with all thy
mind, soul and strength, and whatever thy hands mid
to do, do it with all thy might. We have arrived at
that point where there must be a united, covenanting
preparation and determination to go into the conflict
and Avin. As you decide, so shall it be. You, who-
Avill this day covenant to go with Dr. Vernon and my-
self into this battle, and by God's grace secure the
victory, rise to your feet." And thirty-four rose and
declared their readiness to make the consecration. It
was apparent that there was an unusual manifestation
of God's power.

The song service Avas unusually inspirational, and at

40 THE GREAT REVIVAL.

a quarter to 8 o'clock the house was filled in every
part. In reading the opening hymn, "There'll be joy
by and by," the preacher said: "You may have this
joy if you will, for I have known many to receive this
blessing just as they left their pew, or just as they
reached the altar. To decide this matter, solely rests
with you. God is ready when you are ready ; but you
must feel your need, and then exercise an earnest
faith, and Christ is yours. There are professors of re-
ligion who hope and imagine that they have got relig-
ion, but who are going down to despair the eternal
death. Save them, my Father! Save them, my
Christ ! My tears, my Bible, nor my knee work did
not procure me this light. The vulture has the bright-
est eye of any bird in the universe, and yet that bird
could not see what 1 needed ; for my salvation de-
pended upon true faith ; and that was the faith of
peace which led me into the fold of Christ. Of this
variety of people here to-night, how many have com-
pelled Christ to leave them by saying, 'Go thy way
for this time !' Depend upon it, God will leave 3 r ou,
and will not return until you send for him. There are
hundreds here without Christ, who is ready and wait-
ing to accept them. Will you seek him? God will
help you. I come to you in love and affection, and
ask you to be saved. In the fourth verse of the fifth of
Isaiah, God says : 'What could have been done more
to my vineyard that I have not done in it?' I will
ask you to read the tirst eight verses of that chapter.
God calls on you, and how dare you refuse. He says
to you, unconverted church member and sinner, 'I

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o-ave my Son and my Holy Spirit for you. I have
sent the preacher, and the evangelist, and the church,
and these have lovingly entreated you, all the days of
your life, to be reconciled to God. What return have
you made ?' God lets down His rope of redeeming
love and asks you to take hold. Do you refuse? That
rope is still dangling, and within your reach. Will
you continue to go around it and push it aside;
'What more could I do than I have done?' To all
who want a fullness of God's love professor or sinner
we ask you to conic forward while singing, 'Let not
conscience make you. linger.' " The front of the pulpit
.and altar was thronged by nearly two hundred, includ-
ing many sinners. One young man, No. 1 on the
record, soon received the sunlight of pardon, and de-
dared that he had experienced God's loving blessing.
Many of the membership were gloriously revived, and
the meeting closed with the benediction. Saturday
night a praise meeting was held, and was effective.

Sunday, April 3d, was a cold, raw and unpleasant
day, and yet a goodly number were in attendance at
the 9 o'clock general class-meeting. Eighty-three per-
sons gave testimony, and these were from the very
aged to the child of ten years. They gave evidence of
the saving power of God's grace, and had faith that
the church was on the threshold of a powerful revival.
Amens and hallelujahs went up from various parts of
the house, and, as Presiding Elder Pye observed, "the
Pentecostal power of the Spirit is present here this
morning in unmistakable power." Old men shouted,
'Old women clapped their hands, and the young people

42 THE GREAT REVIVAL.

cried for joy ; and indeed it did appear that the audi-
ence-room was crowded full of God's glory. Requests
were made for prayers for unconverted parents, broth-
ers, sisters, friends and travelers. The meeting was
closed by Rev. Mr. Harrison saying, "There are those
who say I am always speaking of myself. Why, bless
your hearts, I must speak of myself in connection With,
the meetings of the past ; and yet it is not me. I am
nothing, and the Lord keeps me down. I do not wish
to exalt myself ; no, never ! But the success obtained
wherever I go is because of the sustaining power of
God. Long ago I committed all my trust to God, and
that is where I stand to-day. We must take the cita-
del by a lively faith, and it would be utter folly to de-
pend on singing and experiences only. I can not take
every person by the hand and invite them to Christ.
I must have partners who will go with me, and share
the labor, and the duty, and the victory of leading the
unconverted to the altar. May God help you to do
your part ! "

At 10:30 o'clock Dr. Vernon, the pastor, preached
one of his ablest discourses, from Acts xvi : 30, "What
must I do to be saved?" The sermon was full of rich
thought as to the method employed in obtaining salva-
tion from sin, and what the unconverted must do to
possess the pearl of great price. From first to last the
discourse was one of Dr. Vernon's happiest efforts.

The ovaii<relist followed in an exhortation. He had
"never known ;i revival of religion without excite-
ment, and that, too, in churches of all denominations.
Wesley and others never would have succeeded except

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through these seasons of awakening or excitement and
God's power. Why, bless you, there are tornadoes
of nature ; then why not have tornadoes of grace ? I
have no sympatlvy whatever with cold, chilly, back-
sliding ministers, who do not enter into this sinner-
saving work with all their hearts ; for all such men
love formality ; they attend all the festivities of life,,
and sympathize with the world and its fashion and
folly. Such ministers like riches and the gain of this
world and the praises of men. The true Christian
loves the rich and poor alike; who, by word, conver-
sation, and their walks of life, talk to their moral
natures and to deathless souls of the one thing need-
ful. Everybody must have gospel repentance, and
that answers fully the text and grand sermon of Dr..
Vernon ; for unless you repent you will be lost!" On
invitation, scores of hands went up for saving grace.
At the afternoon meeting! the church was crowded

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to its utmost capacity, and continued singing of Har-
rison's songs and a short talk by the evangelist made
up the service. The preacher said : "I believe that
that there are present very many who are saying to
themselves, 'If an invitation is given, I shall seek for
this salvation.' Well, come here to-night. This is
not Dr. Vernoii's work, nor my work, but it is the
work of God. Let every Christian believer take hold
of God, in unison, and, depend upon it, that priceless
victory is sure to follow. There are thousands of souls
in this city yearning to be saved, and every Christian
has a duty to discharge in this regard. There are some-
who want encouragement, by a simple look of love:

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others, the gentle but affectionate shake of the hand ;
and many who are waiting to be pleaded with, and
asked to come to Jesus. All can do these ; and it is
your Christian duty, in the sight of God, to clear your
skirts of their blood, and, if you fail to perform that
dinvv, God will hold you responsible at the day of judg-
ment. Can you afford, in this day of God's willing
power, to peril your acceptance at the bar of God be-
cause you failed to do his will in this matter? May
my God, who is merciful and kind, help you to be val-
iant and strong in his vineyard, for his Son's sake."
To the request, "Who are wanting this salvation
members of the church or not" hundreds of hands
were raised,

Long before the regular hour for the night service,
the church was packed in every part, and hundreds
were compelled to return to their homes. The main
audience room never had so many inside its walls be- .
fore. After introductory songs and expressions, Mr.
Harrison said: "This crowded house is convincing
proof that the interest is wonderfully increasing. The
community is aroused, and everywhere, all over this
city, this revival is being discussed, and hundreds, by
and by, will find Christ, to their soul's eternal good.
The Bible tells us of the throng that surrounded Jesus
when the woman pushed her way through and touched
the hem of his garment, and she was cured. If you
decide to touch Jesus, and be healed, you can not be
kept from coming to this altar, just as you are. Are
you praying? God help you, you may all be praying,
but possibly it is that kind of a prayer which, if you

THE GREAT REVIVAL. 45

continue, will sink you into perdition ; we ask you to
change that kind of a prayer, and I am going to give
you one word as a text 'Eternity' and my sermon
will be live words 'Where will, you spend it?'' " The
exhortation was deeply thrilling, and all through its
delivery the audience was spell-bound. "It was a ques-
tion demanding serious consideration, and the answer
will be recorded on the judgment record, to pass you
into an eternity for life or for death. Are you pray-
ing God to excuse you? He can not. As thou de-
cidest, so shall it be. Be careful how you are speak-
ing to God on this matter, and may God help you in
this the hour of your peril." There was audible weep-
ing throughout the audience ; and when the invitation
was given, forty-one pressed their way to the altar,,
and ten experienced the pardon of their sins. Such
another season of awakening was never before experi-
enced, and only at the judgment will be known the
great good accomplished- by the several services, one
and all, held in Roberts Park Church, on Sunday,,
April 3d, 1881.

CHAPTER V.

The second week was auspiciously inaugurated by a
crowded house on Monday night. The preacher dwelt
upon the matter of salvation that saves from eternal
death ; and while God was willing to save the sinner,
he required that certain conditions be met, and a will-

4(> THE -GREAT REVIVAL.

ingness on the part of the unsaved to accept Christ.
"You acknowledge your lost condition, and express a
desire to be saved ; but have you come up to these
meetings determined to be saved? You ask me, 'Have
you not seen a great many converted and receive par-
don?' I reply, yes, I have ; not less than sixteen thou-
sand. You then ask, 'Can you give me an idea when
I may be saved ?' Yes ; the very instant you accept
the promise for the promise is, 'You shall seek me
and find me when you search for me with all your
hearts.' As your future destiny possibly hinges on the
decision now made, who in this large congregation will
accept this promise?" A large number held up their
hands for prayer, and soon the altar and front benches
were crowded with penitents, and twenty-two conver-
sions were announced.

The next day, (April 6th), at 3 o'clock, a meeting of
great power was held, song-singing, prayers and expe-
riences filling up the hour. Those testifying pro-
claimed their full faith in the divine power, and that a
revival never heard of before Avas imminent, and that
sinners would be saved by the hundreds. At the re-
quest of the evangelist, all covenanted on their knees
to assist by their prayers, personal effort and their
means, to not only carry on this precious work, but do
anything that God required of them. The large con-
gregation dispersed very largely blessed with the bap-
tism of the Holy Ghost.

At 7 o'clock about one hundred young people met
the "boy" preacher, and a solemn, impressive com-
.m union gladdened all hearts. When the time arrived

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for the regular service, the main audience-room was
crowded in every part, and hundreds failed to gain
admission. The evangelist took advantage of -this fact
by asking," What means this great crowd this throng
of people? Let me answer for them : 'We are inter-
ested in this gateway to Heaven, and we are strongly
tempted to enter in at this gate and be saved.' Yes,
indeed, there are hundreds here who want this joy and
have not got it, and for your sake we will sing

-There'll be joy by and by.'

How is it with you to-night? Are you praying a great
deal ? Ah ! my dear sinner, this revival is life unto
life or death unto death. It is not my work to preach
sermons, and if you expect them you will be disap-
pointed, for my mission is to counsel you to act upon
what you have got. All in this house know that you
ought to be saved. I present your claim on the atone-
ment, and it rests with you to say I will or will not
accept. What does the Bible say? 'Acquaint now thy-
self with God .and be at peace.' You must not seek
God to be happy, but seek God that you may be saved,
and then you will be happy, and happiness will be
your boon on earth and certainty through all eternity.
I do not design to talk much at any of these meetings.
Our chief employment will be altar work, for our great
desire is to persuade and aid sinners to acquaint them-
selves with God, and be at peace with God, and for-
ever after possess the Christian character."

The invitation to come to Jesus thronged the altar
with penitents from all parts of the house, and m a
short time twenty-four professed conversion, one

48 THE GREAT REVIVAL.

of the number being a prominent Episcopal lady, who
testified openly, "I never knew before what it was to-
have a change of heart."

The tenth day of the meeting the fame of the
revivalist had, gone into every household ; into stores,
factories, and into all parts of the city. Harrison and;
the revival was the all-absorbing theme, and no two
could agree as to "what is this something" that is

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rocking Indianapolis on the great question of salvation.
The ministry of the city were in attendance nightly,
and by their prayers and talks with penitents ren-
dered invaluable assistance in the great work.

On the afternoon of April 7th an increased attend-
ance, and another reconsecration gave those present a
royal feast of good things fresh from God's bounty.
In the evening the young converts had a rich repast,
and were refreshed and strengthened by a wave of the
Divine love. Another thronged congregation was
assembled in the upper room, and many hundreds
failed to get inside. The evangelist said, "I never
knew a lazy person to be converted. I have reference
to those who are lazy in spirit, and will not seek the
Lord with all their hearts, and the Bible says you
must seek the Lord while he may be found ; call upon
him while he is near, and seek him and be -saved. If
you really want this you must be in earnest about your
soul's salvation. As I stand before you this night I
want to impress upon you that all I want, as God shall';
be my judge, is your conversion. Therefore I beseech
you, in the name of your destiny, be in earnest. Your
soul is at stake, and unless you are guarded the devil

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deceive .you and you will he lost. You are out oil
.the sea .struggling for life,, and now, this moment,
.'Jesus is before the .Father, pleading that you may ho
.taken "into the life-boat of God's mercy, and be 'housed
on the other shore. But -you must tirst liave the de-
, sire, 'then feel yoiir need, and hy faith lay hold of the
promises. 1 charge 3 7 ou, in full view of the judgment
and eternity, 'Seek the Lord while he may he found ;
call upon him while he is near." Incidents of a touch-
ing character were grouped in with the ahovc exhorta-
tion, and had an impressive effect on all present. The
congregation was requested to rise. "Now," said the
evangelist, ^'you who know that you are saved will
please take your seats and bow your heads in prayer,
and let none take their seats who are not saved. Ee-
. member that you who take your seats are saying to
God, who knoweth your hearts, and this audience,
'I am saved !' Oh, what a conclusion for you to make.
If you are unsaved and sit down, you are telling a- lie,,
.and God will take a note of your falsehood. I would

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not do that under any circumstance. Now, you know,
-and please act accordingly ;" and about one-half took
: their seats ; but a few sprang to their feet again as if to
say, "I will not take that responsibility." The
preacher continued, "More than one-half of this gre;it
audience are standing, and thus declaring '1 am not
saved.' " Now, how many would like God's saving
power iu their hearts, and would like that God's peo-
ple would pray for them? As many as are so inclined
please hold up your hands," and hundreds .of hands
went up all over the house : and when. the invitation to

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the altar was given thirty-four responded, and twehty-
two were converted. The presence of God in great
power was felt at this meeting, and all conceded that
it portended a mighty wave soon to sweep over the
community.

The next day, April 7th, at the 3 o'clock meeting,
the greatest pen tecostal feast of any of the series took
place. The lecture room, with its crowd of worship-
pers, was filled with the glory of the Lord. Many a
shout of triumph went heavenward to the Giver of all
Good.

At the 7 o'clock assembly of young people, Mr.
Harrison urged complete consecration to God by the
young converts, and in a forcible manner pressed upon
all the necessity of an entire yielding to the Divine
will. He entreated them to go to their unsaved friends,
and by prayer, by tears, and by the word of God, per-
suade them to come into the kingdom. Before the hour
for the regular services there was not standing space
in the main audience room. After the introductory
services of song and prayer, the "boy preacher" said:
"The Bible says, 'If I had not spoken there would not
have been sin.' " The theme of the exhortation was
"the wrapping of the cloak of morality around one's
self, and then chopping off the branches of vice and
wrong-doing, instead of striking at the root, and de-
stroying the entire sinful nature. If you are guilty of
one sin, you are guilty of all, and, unless you are com-
pletely saved, you will never enter the kingdom of
Heaven. * The cloak of reformation will not shield
you from the storm ; uprightness is not salvation, and

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the cloak of resolution to be right, and the cloak of
morality to be good, will not do, and all will be blown
away by the whisper of God's wind. Are you willing,
dying sinner, to take the chances, that when you come
to die, you shall say : 'I have nothing to hold to, and
will sink into perdition.' God grant that your decis-
ion may be, *I will take Christ and his salvation, and:
put my trust alone in his atoning blood.'" The in-
vitation was given, and the altar was crowded, and ten
professed conversion. One of these was a prominent
Catholic lady, who under great sorrow came and knelt
at the altar. The light soon broke in upon her heart,
and she rose, praising the Lord. When asked, "What
brought you here?" she replied very sweetly, "Oh,
Brother Harrison, I needed peace, and I was determ-
ined to have it ; and, I thank my Heavenly Father, I
have got it." On a subsequent night, her sister and
father were converted at the altar, and all three are
rejoicing daily.

"I am so wondrously saved from sin,
Jesus so sweetly abides within,
There at the Cross, where he took me in.
Glory to bis name!"

The 3 o'clock meeting, on April 8th, was a repetition
of the preceding afternoon meetings, only more inter-
esting, on account of the richness of the testimonies
and the unusual manifestation of God's power. Those
of the young converts were specially exhilarating, that
they were peacefully and trustingly dwelling in the
clear and unmistakable light of the sun of righteous-
ness.

5:2 THE GREAT REVIVAL.

The evening was stormy and very inclement, and
yet the church was well filled, a large number being
Strangers from other towns in the State. The meeting,
from the first, was one of great power, and all were
impressed that God was dwelling in his holy temple.
Mr. Harrison went right at his work, and said : " 'Be
not filled with wine, but with the spirit.' Let the
prayer of intense earnestness ascend to God, the givo.r
of all good and the purest of all love. There have
been conversions every night, and the question, 'how
are you taking this goodness of God,' demands an an-
swer. Are you accepting this display of power as a
matter of course, as men ordinarily pass over God's
mercies and providences? Are you forgetting your
closet prayer and morning and evening devotions ? If so,
you will soon relax your hold on God, and God will
loose his hold on you. What then? Oh, I entreat
every Christian, of all denominations, to pray to God,
often and earnestly, for an abiding love, and be as-
sured there is nothing this side of eternity more pow-
erful with God than sincere prayer. It will lead a sin-
ner to Christ, and give us the baptism of the Holy
Ghost. I am pleased with meetings of a varied char-
acter one time all bathed in tears, another time as
quiet and peaceful as an old-fashioned Quaker meet-
ing, and then have a meeting full of enthusiasm and
fire but in all, and through it all, let every meeting
be earnest and determined, Oh, I thank God, 'we
have an advocate with the Father,' and I am here to
declare that if there are Christians who are beclouded,
and can not see your way clear'in the sunlight of His

THE GREAT REVIVAL. 53

righteousness, this advocate is before the Father for

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vou ; and if you, sinner, want this life, and to be re-

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lieved of ) r our burdens and sorrow, you have an advo-
cate with the Father. Lawyers are continually losing
their cases, and physicians are losing their patients,
but Jesus never one, and it was never known of any
poor soul who truly repented, that Jesus did not take
such soul in his arms, and no one ever died in despair
who gave God his soul. Blessed be God, when we
trust him, he will carry us through. When I was a
boy, I put my guilty soul in Christ's advocacy, and I
asked Jesus to intercede and plead with the Father
for my forgiveness, and, glory to God, he carried me
through. Will you, this night, put your case in this
great physician's hands? Do it, and I assure you he
will give you an effectual cure, and save you through
all eternity. I beseech you, affectionately, by the mer-
cies of God, to make the resolve now to place your
cause in the hands of this great physician of souls.
'We have an advocate with the Father.' A few weeks
ago, a message was sent across the ocean to a loving
mother, living among the hills of Scotland : 'Your son
Charlie has repented, and been saved through the blood
of the lamb.' The happy mother, having the true, ring,
sent back the response, 'Praise the Lord,' thus giving
God all the glory. Oh, that this night a message may
,go forth over the hills of time, 'Saved, saved, saved,'
and angels will take up the refrain and send back the
answer, 'Praise the Lord,' and 'Glory to God in the
highest.' You have to die you know that ; you have
got to descend into the grave you know that ; and

54 THE GREAT REVIVAL.

you must go into judgment and you know that ; and
all these you dread. 'You have an advocate with the
Father,' and you may be saved. Will you consent,
and believe this promise, or will you dare to turn Him
aside, and reject his offers of mercy? Now yield to
his call ; this is the accepted time ; now is the day of
salvation. We will do our duty, and give you an op-
portunity. "

The invitation being given, forty-three came to the
altar; one lady from Peru, who came hither to find
relief from her burden of sin. She obtained the par-
don and returned home on the late train, giving praise
to God. Twenty-three were ushered into the sunlight,
one hundred having been reached, and thirteen added,
and the pastors and people all full of the holy unction
from on high, it did seem that the entire church was
in a blaze of glory, and this night was pronounced as
the most glorious and powerful of the revival. A
party of young people came over from Terre Haute to
attend this meeting, and returned on the 11 o'clock
train, full of the revival spirit. A number of farmers
came into the city in their wagons from distances ranging
from three to ten miles to attend the revival, and, as
far as we could learn, they went home rejoicing at the
return to the religion of the fathers. One man, a well-
known citizen, was so powerfully blessed that he rushed
from the altar and church without his hat or cane,
shouting "Glory to God !" on the streets, and hurrying
to his home to tell the good tidings of a risen Savior
in his heart.

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meeting was held on Saturday that a good rest
might be had for the Sabbath.

On Sunday morning the class-meetings were largely
attended, not only in Roberts Park, but in all the
Methodist churches, evidencing a marked increase in
spiritual power, which filled every heart, while the
experiences were full of abounding faith in the work
of the Lord. At 10 :30 o'clock Dr. Venion preached
a sermon of great power, on the fifteenth verse of the
1st chapter of 1st Timothy : "This is a faithful saying,
and worthy of all acceptation that Christ Jesus came
into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief."

The sermon was followed by a thrilling exhortation,
from Rev. Mr. Harrison, on repentance: "Except ye
repent and be converted, and your sins are entirely
blotted out, you will be damned ; but, if you will cry
out to God mightily, He will forgive you. He has
promised this, and He never goes back on His prom-
ises. It is not good for a wicked man to pray and
hold on to his sin. God will not hear your prayer,
and all your pretensions and praying to be heard of
men, is an abomination in the sight of God. If one
little thing stands between you and God, there must
be a letting go, and then God will most surely speak
peace to your soul, and give you the blessing." Ho
illustrated this point by a touching incident of a lady,
who, for twenty-nine nights, had been to the altar and
failed to receive the blessing, because she was angry
and stiff-necked toAvard a lady neighbor.' "She came
to the conclusion that she must go and ask the lady's
.- forgiveness,. and said: 'Dear Lord, I will do that, or

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anything else,' and immediately shouted 'Glory -to
God.' That entire g-ivinsr up was necessary for her

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salvation. The Bible tells us to keep the command-
ments, and in the keeping of them there is great re-
ward." Tins service closed with a prayer of great
power by the evangelist, causing scores in the audience
to be melted to tears, and audible sobs were heard in
various parts of the congregation.

At 3 : 30 P. M. the main audience room was crowded
to its utmost capacity, the standing room being all oc-
cupied. One of the daily papers, of April llth, con-
tained the following as to the services :

"Whatever may be the sentiment of the church-
going and the general public in regard to the work of
Mr. Harrison, the revivalist and it ranges all the way
between contemptuous ridicule and enthusiastic ap-
proval there is no doubt as to its having created more
of a sensation, and elicited, in some circles, a heartier
sympathy than any similar labors for many years in
this city. The attendance at the meetings the past
week has only been limited by the capacity of -Roberts
Park Church, and it was evident from the crowds
turned away yesterday from the doors of the church,
that a building three times as large could readily have
been crowded. Yesterday afternoon's service was the
most interesting of the day, and, in some respects, the
most interesting of the series. Its principal object -was
the formal reception into Christian fellowship of a
number of the converts of the preceding week, and, at
the invitation of Mr. Harrison, about forty presented
themselves, and received the right hand of fellowship,

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in recognition of their professed desire to associate
with one or other churches of the city. As the best
means of indicating the methods of the revivalist, and
the nature of the proceedings, a complete report of his
remarks is appended. Upon entering the pulpit, Mr.
Harrison commenced the service as follows :

"The fortieth sing the fortieth. Everybody sing !
Most precious hymn ! Let every one pray as they sing
this precious, this soul-experience hymn :

" 'Down at the cross where the Savior died,
Down where for cleansing from sin I cried,
There to my heart was the blood applied,
Glory, glory, glory to his name.'

"Now. everybody sine:. This tune is as easy as

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Heaven. Everybody try to get it. Now, everybody
sing. The thirty-fifth for the opening hymn :

" 'Come, ye that love the Lord,

And let your joys be known ;
Join in a song, with sweet accord,
And thus surround the throne.'

"Can we sing this from our hearts? Are we lovr
ing the Lord? We may all sing it. It is- a joyful
hymn about Heaven. I hate death. I dread the grave.
I love to sing about Heaven. I don't like to sing about
death. Now, everybody. [After the hymn had been
concluded.] Will Brother Brimineman lead in prayer,
and we all will join. [After the prayer had been offered.]
I have received letters from many persons who know
they are in the dark and are weary. 1 got two letters
to that effect this morning. There may be some such

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here this afternoon. This may be the gracious oppor-
tunity when God shall bring you to the light and cheer
your hearts. One hundred and thirteen have been
converted here. Can't you be converted? If one
hundred and thirteen have found God's joy within the
last six nights can't you ? What a wonderful week
this has been. But what we have seen is nothing;.

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There is going to be an emancipation to-night ; per-
haps this afternoon.

" 'Though the night be dark and dreary.
Though the way be long and weary.
Morn shall bring the light and cheer;
Child, look up, the dawn is near.

There'll be joy bye and bye,

There'll be joy bye and bye,

In the dawning of the morning

There'll be joy bye and bye.'

" 'Though mine eyes are sad with weeping/ Been
a great deal of weeping the last two weeks. I have
been at revivals ever since I was a boy. I have never
seen a deeper conviction than the last week. Convic-
tion that brings tears ; brings a crown ; brings glory.
That's the kind that has been here. 'Though your
eyes are sad with weeping.' To-night there will be
scores seeking God. 'God shall wipe your tears away,
and turn your weeping into joy.' 'Blessed day wheu
God gives joy.' This church is getting happy. Other
churches are sharing in our joy. Parents are glad
because their children are praying. Neighbors are
being brought in, and the strangers that are within
your gates. Nothing goes more to give joy to a church
than receiving conversions. Every real Christian is glad

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"because souls are coming to Jesus. If anybody is not
0-lad it is because their souls are so cold that no fire
can thaw them into Ohristia.n life. Every Christian
loves to see conversions. We have had a hundred and
thirteen twenty-five last Friday. [A voice : 'Bless
God !'] Yes, we may well bless Him. We are going
to get beyond the Maryland revival. So we have got
a great deal of joy. But there is much more coining.
We have had the drops, but the clouds are beginning
to lower, and there is going to be a deluge. We want
a thousand conversions. Won't we have a good time
then? Now let us all pray.

"Oh, Lord, \ve thank Thee for having commenced Thy work.
We have made up our minds to-day, those of vis that are Chris-
tians, to he better Christians those of us that love Thee, that we
are going to love Thee more those of us that have been serving
Thee, to serve Thee better. We felt the awakening and convicting
power in this church this morning, when Thy servant, was preach-
ing and the people were listening, as for death and the judgment,
and Thy servant was holding up Christ as the only refuge, and the
cross as the only place where they can get shelter. A great many
of us feel we have Thee. We are here happy, and have peace and
joy and comfort. And we feel that this place is being lilled with
Thy glory. Thy power has been manifested. There are many
here in whom friends are deeply interested. There are, in this
assembly here, youths who are praying for their parents. Oh.
Lord, bring them in. Here are young men who arc blessed with
praying parents, as I was blessed. Bring them in. Here arc hus-
bands praying for their wives. Bring them in. Here are friends
that live in the same street with us, and we associate with them in
the pleasures and traffic of life. We associate with them, and they
tell us they are not converted. Bring them in. Oh, God, they are
coming by scores they have been already. But they are to come
by hundreds. We thank Thee that we have had the breezes, but
we feel that we are yet to have a cyclone. We thank Thee for the
sparks that have come upon us in the work, from Thine ow.n iirc.

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indicating that we are going to have ;a conflagration. Wc'come i.o
Thee just as Thou hast told us to do, for Thou wouldst be inquired
of to do it for them. We would not be right if we were, not thank-
ful for the hundred souls. What joy there is in Heaven! What
rapture on earth! Mothers have joy in their hearts, because they
have seen the daughter that had never prayed bow the head wheii
the father asked the blessing over the table. Parents have been
nuide glad, as we heard last Wednesday, when that young man
vent home and told his father, M have got religion/ Families
have been made glad, as when that husband went home last week,
and said to his wife : 'We have not. been living right. Let us have
a family altar. Get the children, and let's pray. 1 Where shall we
begin to praise Thee for what Thou hast already been doing? But,
Lord, give us more more, until a thousand houses shall be made
the homes of prayer, until a thousand hearts shall let down the
bars of their souls and let the loving Christ come in. They have
room for the world, but no room for Jesus. Room for the poor
friendships of earth, no room for the Friend of friends? Oh, Je-
sns. Jesus. Jesus, come. And may everyone say, -There shall be
room; 1 arn going to make room.' Amen."

After making sundry announcements as to the ser-
vices of the day and week, Mr. Harrison continued :
-I now ask probationers to come forward and, join the
church. There are some that can not be here to-day ;
they have written and told me so. Some have given
their names to other churches. They have parents or
friends in the Presbyterian or Baptist churches ; that
is all right. Some who are here may wish to join
Brother Talbot's church, or Fletcher Place, or Grace
Church. If they do, all right. Only, if you have been
converted, come forward and let me pray with you,
and let Dr. Vernon give you the right hand of fellow-
ship. Then he will give you a certificate to any church
you want to join, and you won't have to go through
any other form. (Twenty-six came forward to the

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OKam.tmion-rail.) They, arc coining in great numbers.
Bless God ! This is a goodly number for the first Sab-
bath of joining, and a great many more arc consider-
ing what they will do. This movement will be one of
the most momentous of your existence. You give your
hand to the church militant until you are transferred
to the church triumphant. The more solemn we can
make such a moment the better. I have sung this
third hymn over more than ten thousand probationers,
.Some of that multitude have crossed the flood, and as
they did so they gave evidence they were going to
glory Here are young men, and their fathers will fol-
low. Here is a mother ; her children will follow. Hus-
bands are here, and their wives are coming. Sabbath-
school scholars are here, and their classes will come.
A young man at Washington, who had been away from
home during our meetings, when he returned came to
me and said: 'Every one of my class has been con-
verted ; all my friends have been converted, and I want
to be saved.' Here is a boy ; here is a father ; here is
a young man ; here is a young woman ; they are all
coming. Young men all over the house are watching
these probationers, and they are saying, 'I must join,
too.' Why can not every one receive a blessing here
to-day? I hope the congregation will help in prayer.
I want each of these probationers to pray, 'Lift us
higher.' By and by we will come where it is high
enough, when we get to Heaven. I promise God, I
promise angels, I promise Dr. Vernon, I promise the
vast congregation here, I promise all these probation-
,ers, that from this hour I will try to be faithful to

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Christ. I want to work for Him every moment j and
if I forget my promise, let my hand forget ita cun-
ning and my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth.
I make this promise as I expect to die and go to judg-
ment. I make this promise as I expect to stand with
this congregation at the judgment-seat. I will try to
be faithful to Christ. And all around this altar all
of you probationers who want help, who want joy, who
want peace, and who will make this promise with me,
that you will be faithful unto death > lift your right
hand. Every one ! Now get down on your knees, and
-sing, and all the congregation sing, this third hymn :

" 'Come let us use the grace divine,

And all, with one accord,
In a perpetual covenant join
Ourselves to Christ the Lord.

" 'Give up yourselves, through Jesus' power,

His name to glorify ;
And promise in this sacred hour
For God to live and die.

" 'The covenant we this moment take

Be ever kept in mind ;
We will no more our God forsake,
Or cast his words behind.

" 'To each the covenant blood apply,

Which takes our sins away;

And register our names on high,

And keep us to that day.' "

After the singing of this hymn Mr. Harrison offered
another prayer for the probationers, and then each
one was taken by the hand by Dr. Vernon in token of
being acknowledged as members of the church, the

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congregation, meanwhile, singing with great enthusiasm
the- hymn entiled "Beulah Land." With some brief
concluding remarks by Mr. Harrison, the meeting was
closed. .

Never in the history of Indianapolis was there such
a scene witnessed as this covenant consecration. Old
men broke down and wept like children ; old women
shouted " Glory to God'!" and the youth and middle-
aged bowed their heads like reeds under the awful
presence of the Almighty. The memory of this great
event will linger as long as life lasts, and will be called
up in eternity as one of the bright and precious links
between earth and heaven.

Long before the time for opening the doors of the
church for the evening services, the streets and ave-
nues leading to Roberts Park were thronged with
tbe people, and hundreds failed to get inside, and
were compelled to return to their homes, or go else-
where. After the introductory services, the evangel-
ist said : "There is a tremendous . crowd within these
walls, and we ask you to be as quiet as possible and
give to what may be said your serious and undivided
attention. I propose to talk to your deathless-bound
souls as for eternity, so that, at the judgment, yowc
blood shall not be on my skirts, and yon shall not say,
'Brother Harrison, you failed to do your whole duty.'
Crowds do not prevent any person from reaching out
and touching Jesus. If you want to. come to the altar,
and are in earnest for salvation, and can not get here,
fall on your knees where you are and no power on
earth can prevent your taking hold of Christ." The

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preacher then read selections from the Bible : "Son
of man, I have set thee a watchman in the house of
.Israel," etc., closing with, "Escape for thy life,"
found in the seventeenth verse, nineteenth chapter of
Genesis. "There are worldly ministers in Indianapo-
lis, and you know who they are, who never sound the
gospel trumpet of repentance, and never stand on the
walls and give one single note of warning. You will
always mid them maneuvering and manipulating for
popularity. I am not on that line ; and if you have
come here to hear a sensational discourse or a sermon
to please your ear, you will be disappointed, for I in-
tend, God helping me, to give you the warning, and
cry aloud, 'Repent !' Otherwise I will be condemned.
'Escape for thy life !' There are two things to every
soul : First, your past guilt ; and secondly, your fear
of death and the judgment. In every house there is a.
winding-sheet, a corpse and a coffin, and you can not
escape that. God has sent forth the mandate, and
there is no remedy. The messenger of death is com-
ing into every house at the midnight hour. Is the
blood of Jesus Christ sprinkled on the lintels of your
homes? In olden times, sheep Avere slaughtered to get
the blood to sprinkle on the lintels and door-posts as
security against the assaults of the death angel. Those
who believed God, and sprinkled the blood as directed,
went to sleep in full confidence that God would be as
good as His word. On the other hand, men boasted
that they were not afraid, and laughed ; but at twelve
o'clock the rapping at the doors "was heard, and the
clatter of the white horse with the pale rider was oil.

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the streets, und through bars and locks and into the
houses he went, and God's sentence was executed. So
it is to-day with you. in Indianapolis. Over yonder
hills, and in sight to many, and not far away to others,
is the death rider. He is most surely coming, and
when he enters your house you will cry, 'Go back, go
back ! I am not ready to die ! Go back ! Please give
me one more chance !' Aha ! it's too late ! The sen-
tence must be executed ; you must die, and you shall
appear at the judgment. Are you ready to meet that
death? 'Escape for thy life!' Run to the refuge of
God's grace and mercy, and be housed and saved. I
remember being in a hotel on fire, and the cry went up
and down the streets, and the alarm re-echoed back to
the inmates of that burning building, 'Escape for your
life ! ' Did I stop, in my perilous situation, and pray?
No, indeed never ; but I did pray as I ran, for I was
escaping for my life. You are in peril. Make good
your escape. Pray as you run ; get saved, and then
you will challenge death, the grave and the judgment.
Come then, take the step, and crowd this altar."

In response, seventy-four filled the altar and front
seats, and twenty-eight were ushered into the ark of
refuge and God's dear love. There was a wonderful
display of God's astonishing power never before ex-
perienced in Indianapolis.

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CHAPTER VI.

The third week of the revival work opened full of
promise, the especial feature being the spiritual ad-
vancement and condition of the membership, not con-
fined to Roberts Park, but of the various denomination^,
Monday 'evening, April llth, was wet and inclement,
and yet the attendance was large. The pastors con-
fessed an increased religious enthusiasm, and a determ-
ination to press the fight into the very citadel of Satan's
domain. There prevailed the belief that great and won-
derful things were to take place in the name of the Lord
Jesus, and to the accomplishment of this end all were
earnest and ready for the conflict that should result in
a victory never before known in this country. Up to
this date one hundred and forty had been won for

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Christ ; the new recruits coming largely from the Sab-
bath-school, and almost entirely made up of young
people, ranging from fourteen to twenty years of age.
The awakening spirit was spreading everywhere, and in
every house and business place and factory the great
revival was engrossing the thought and causing wide-
spread discussion. The afternoon meeting of this day,
by its unusually large attendance and great interest,
gave evidence unquestionable as to the hold of the
Christians on God and his promises. The testimonies
were full of richness and profit, and the congratula-
tions were unanimous. "It was good for us to be
here."

The audience at the night service were under the

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wave of divine power, for during the opening prayer
of the evangelist several were seen to rise from their
seats, and falling upon their knees they cried for
mercy, and were loth to re-take their seats when the
prayer was ended. The preacher went directly at hi:*
work and said : "How many have settled this matter
for time and eternity? All are interested in this great
salvation. Souls are in danger, and ought to be saved,
and there is no better time than now. One question 1
will propound to every church member, and every non-
church member, and every sinner, and those who pro-
fess to have God's love in their hearts, and have not
the slightest touch of religion, I want you, in view of
your destiny and eternal welfare, to answer before God,
as you will meet in the judgmenthow is your soul
to-night? This momentous query is filling the sanctur
ary, and crowding the atmosphere all around the earth
as never before: 'Are you saved? Are you saved?
Are you saved?' Now, in the presence of this stillness
and solemnity, what is your answer? God is taking
down jrour thoughts and your decision. Young man,
are you saved? Young woman, are you saved? To
the old and middle-aged, the question has a peculiar
significance, 'Are you saved?' There are doubtless
some here who reply, without weighing the cost, <I
guess I am.' Oh ! I charge you in this solemn hour,
as you are moving toward the grave and the judgment
bar, will this guessing save your soul? It must be an
absolute personal knowledge, and I pray you to rivet
the question on your deathless souls, 'Am I saved or
not.' That lady answers, 'I hope I am.' Oh ! dear

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me, as you arc born to die, and arc rapidly hastening
to the grave, do you expect to cross the river and
enter heaven on a hope ? Then there is another in the
gallery who says, 'I trust I am saved.' As you are in
the hurried line to eternity, are you willing to continue
on a trusting only? Is it not far better to know?
I was once on a train, going as I supposed, from New
York to Cincinnati. The conductor, taking my ticket,
said : 'Where are you going?' I replied : 'Where
that ticket says to Cincinnati.' 'You are on the
wrong train; you are going to New York?' 'Why,
bless me, how is this?' Sure enough, there I was,
hoping, trusting, and guessing I was on the right train,
but I was all wrong. My difficulty was in not knowing
for myself, and then such a mistake would not have
occurred. So it is with you, dying sinner. You are
on the wrong train. One car is lettered all over,
'Hope ;' another, 'Trusting ;' another, 'Guessing ;'
and you have switched off from the main track, and
.cut loose from the through train, and you. will, as sure
as the Bible is truth, land in perdition. 'Know for
thyself!' 'There is a way which seemeth right unto a
man, but the end thereof is death.' Why, there are
some men who imagine they are saved, only to be
damned. You must know for yourself that you are
safely housed on the good old ship Zion, lettered all
over with 'Free salvation, free grace, and unlimited
pardon,' and then you will reach the kingdom of Eden,
'the land of pure delight.' Oh ! that you could be
like the German who, when he is saved, it is through
arid through, lasting and continuously, and solid as a

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rock. When Germans are saved they don't guess
they have got religion; they don't hope they have
got it ; they know they have it, and they never let
go. This revival tells you in language not to be
misunderstood that your method of. religion is all
wrong, and, I may add, you know that, is wrong, and
to-night there is present that sweet power that is mov-
ing the people to do right. Will you share in this
blessed privilege? What every sinner wants, and what
the 'moral,' 'trusting,' 'guessing,' 'hoping' Christian
wants is reality, reality, reality. God help you to
obtain it before leaving this house."

In response to the call thirty-eight cried for pardon-
ing grace at the altar, and fourteen professed conver-
sion. One young lady, receiving the knowledge of
saving grace, sprang to her feet exclaiming, "Glory to
God ! He has washed my sins away. I can not wait.
I must go home and tell mother that Jesus has re-
ceived me as his child," and away she hastened down
the back stairs, all alone through the storm to the pa-
rental roof, singing as she ran, "Praise God from whom
all blessings flow."

At the afternoon meeting of Tuesday, the lecture
room was crowded for prayer and increased consecra-
tion and religious experience. It was a service of
great power, as all claimed to receive additional inspir-
ation from the Giver of all good. A number of those
in attendance had come in their farm wagons a dis-
tance of many miles around. . The young people's
meeting was largely attended at 7 o'clock, and an un-
usually interesting service was had. Notwithstanding

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a heavy shower was falling, the upper room was
thronged in every part. The "boy" preacher said:
''This journey to Christ and be saved, is the simplest
thing in the world, and every one. in the church may
be converted if you will only let Him. Let go your
sin and open the windows of your hearts, and give all
to Jesus. You may say, 'I will go through tears,
through struggles and through fasting.' That is all
right as far as it goes, but it is not Jesus and is not
salvation. This work of God's saving power may be
instant if you will that is, if you only yield to God
your all ; it will not take long to obtain full pardon
and joy and peace and love. You are not happy, are
you? You want peace, and you desire this joy, and
want to enjoy this love. Now, all who feel this way
inclined, hold up your hands," and all over the house
the sign of hands went up by the hundred, while
"Glory to God!" "Amen !" and "Hallelujah !" as-
cended heavenward in one mighty volume. Seventy-
three came to the "mourner's bench," and twenty-five
were converted. One of them, a young man, came to
the altar from the gallery and shouted, "Oh, I am
saved, but the only thing troubling me now is the sal-
vation of my friends." Another, a young lady, said :
"I came to this altar every night last week, and just
now I gave up one little thing, and bless the Lord, I
am saved." Others gave the clearest proof of their
acceptance in Christ, so that all present prononeed
this meeting as the greatest event of all the revival se-
ries, especially as so little was said by the preacher,

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and such au unusual number of penitents were at the
altar.

On Wednesday the 3 o'clock and 7 o'clock meetings
were crowded with worshipers, and an exceedingly en-
joyable feast was had. Reports were made from all
parts of the city of the deep hold this awakening had
obtained oil the community. The army of the Lord
of Hosts was enthused to a great degree, and -was
grandly stimulated for a renewal of the battle. The
hour for the regular services found the main audience
room occupied in every part, and many hundreds
turned away, unable to get even a foothold. The
churches of the city were largely represented by both
pastors and the membership ; and a very distinguishing-
feature of the work was that all the ministry and lay-
men labored with a hearty co-operation and zeal. The
evangelist made reference to revival meetings in other
places, where bankers and their clerks, and storekeep-
ers, closed their stores and factories, and employers
and employes went to church, commencing at 3 o'clock
in the morning. "They were earnest in this great mat-
ter, and sought God and his love with determination,
and scores were happily converted. If we have im-
plicit faith in God, and do our whole duty we may
have the same interest and the same results here ; and
if on any other line you expect God's help and bless-
ing you will be disappointed. For weeks the believer
and the sinner have been looking forward to this revi-
val, when Zion will be strengthened, and hundreds
will flock to the standard of Immanuel. Now this
privilege is at your door, and you want to get out of

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these meetings . all you possibly can, for it may be
your last opportunity this side of eternity. You have
had instructions ; you have had sermons without num-
ber, line upon line, precept upon precept, and the
time has come to put into practical -use what you have
been taught. A great many are settling their destiny,
and you can not afford to be left out, for now is your
opportunity to seek the Lord and be saved. Ah, if
you postpone and fail to improve this privilege, there
is a time coming when you will be passing through the
caverns of eternal darkness and dwelling in the realms
of despair. You will then wish that you had heeded
the admonitions of the Gospel and been saved. I warn
you not to quench the desire brooding over your soul,
nor grieve the spirit, for that spirit will not always
strive with you, and you may be deserted by God and
your house left unto you desolate. Oh, I plead with
you not to neglect so great salvation. Have you ever
thought, 'where will / live in eternity?' May God, in
his infinite mercy, grant you pardon, that, in eternity,
you may live as the one hundred and seventy-eight
have determined thus far in this revival. You must
give God your heart, all of it, if you would spend your
eternity in Heaven. There is great earnestness of
thought in this audience as to their spiritual welfare,
and all who want the prayers of God's people hold up
your hands." A general response followed, and upon
invitation to come to the altar, the penitents hastened
to improve the privilege, and fifty-six were asking
God for mercy, and twenty-five professed conversion ;
one, a young lady, springing to her feet and exclaim-

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ins, * 'I have found it! Glory to God!" Another, a.
young man, rose and said: "Thank God, I know
ivhcre I will spend eternity. I have the light, my poor
soul is redeemed," and in a moment a loving mother
md a doting sister and a converted son and brother
ivere in each other's arms, giving glory to God. The
^cene was deeply touching. An old man of fifty-eight
years, who had lived all his life in sin, and, as he said,
;< violated every law of God," was sobbing and crying
for mercy, and saying, "Oh, my God, take me as I
fim and give me a clean heart," and instantly a hap-
pier man this side of Heaven was never seen on earth.
A.S he expressed it, "I hardly know what to do with
myself T am so very happy. Hallelujah !"

The Thursday afternoon meeting was more inspira-
tional than any preceding, and the exercises were not
[>nly joyful, but grandly edifying. The young people's
meeting at 7 p. M. was equally profitable. At the hour
for the regular service the church was thronged, and
hundreds turned away. The evangelist prefaced his
prayer by saying, "To have religion, we go out of
slavery into freedom, and two hundred and three have
tasted this liberty, and hundreds of others are waiting

/ ' CJ

and praying for the riches in Christ Jesus. For these
let us pray :

ik Oh God, our every cry is for the need of our mortal natures
Thee our only help, we come to Thee. We have for certain friends
an abiding friendship, and in return we have the blessed assurance
that we are blessed in this friendship! O God, grant, us the great
ift of Thee pur best friend Thy love is so great. Oh. draw near
to every unblessed spirit here, dear Savior! Thou hast u great
abundance, and thy giving is free and full, aixd still them hast an-

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overflow. The sinner need not have a scar left, but, glory to God,
they may be washed as white as snow. Redemption is plenteous;
Thou delightest in mercy and grace, and glory and peace thou
wiJt give freely to all those who ask liberally. We do thank Thee
that the light is sown for the righteous, and to all who arc seeking
they shall have it abundantly. We bless God that we may have
blessings not given to paupers seeking homes in the poor-house.
These blessings are full aud complete, and every believer may re-
ceive. We may all be re-revived, as individuals and collectively,
and may have a personal blessing. Oh. Father, Father, Father,
give us all the precious blessing. The young men are awakened
and convicted, and we beseech Thee to throw thy arms around
these eternal souls, and may they say. "I will. I will/ They have
not come to hear sermons, but. to learn their escape from danger;
and. above all, dear Father, they want to be converted. They may
try to hush and drown the voice, but they can not. No, no, thank
God, they can not. By and by, the sinner will cry out, 'Where's
that voice? where's that calling', and will cry in anguish, ; Oh, God,
call rnc again, call me again.' But no reply. God will say: "Be-
cause I called, and you refused, I will laugh when your fear and
calamity couieth." Dear God, dear God, dear God, help us, for
Jesus 1 sake. Amen."

In the exhortation on "I did seek you,"' and "I be-
seech you, in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God,"
the evangelist said : " 'I did seek you,' means energy,
intense feeling, importunity, and entreaty, and during
this time of conversion and refreshing, I beseech you
to be reconciled to God. Was you ever embittered
and angry and ugly toward a fellow-being? I have
been, and was so cross, and at variance to such a de-
gree, that I thought there never could be any reconcil-
iation, and I had a heart as heavy as death. This was
before J was converted. I wanted to make up, but
would say, it's no use, and postponed making the
effort. But when I resolved to be reconciled, and
went to them, and extending my hand, said, 'Foigive

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me,' and we .both smiled, and were friends again, and
both happy, the great load was gone, and I was re-
joiced, because I was reconciled to my friend. Dear
sinner, there are a great many here who ought to be
reconciled to God, and as tin ambassador, I am here
to beseech you to kiss the Son ; kiss Jesus ; and in
Christ's stead, be reconciled to God. Unless you
make an effort, and a struggle, you can never with-
stand the storm : and as you are passing through the
valley, you can never breast the stream, unless God is
your pilot. At the midnight hour, last night, I cried
out, 'If I let go of God, I must lose all bless the
Lord, I will not let go, and he will sustain me', and I
was full of joy and the Holy Ghost. How many young
men are a little fast, and a great man} 7 very fast, and
and what is the end thereof? It means your destruc-
tion sooner or later, and that is a dreadful thins: . Oh,

*

sinner, God says, Come home, do not remain in the
storm of death, unsaved, but be ye reconciled to God.
You want help to fly to Jesus you want salvation.
Come home to God, and be saved. Make a complete
sacrifice, and you may be one in Christ Jesus."

The invitation brought twenty-seven to the altar, fif-
teen of whom emerged from darkness.

O

Good Friday, at 3 o'clock, there was an increased
attendance and interest in the lecture-room of the
church, and God's power was wonderfully manifested,
for the testimonies came from souls filled with arace

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and love. Twenty-four stood up for prayers, and de-
clared their determination to continue seeking: until

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At the night service another great crowd was pres-
ent. After the introductory exercises, the evangelist
said : "A week ago we sang a jubilee for the one hun-
dred souls ushered into the light. This night we have
two hundred and nineteen precious conversions, and
several hundred have been to the altar seeking Jesus,
and the wave of power continues to sweep through
every house in this great city, with its center in this*
church. To God be all the praise and glory ! The
Bible tells us that Lazarus was laid in the tomb, and
although Jesus had been sent for, there was no sign of
His coming. Mary came to the conclusion that her
brother had gone too far in decay, and that it would
be too late, if Jesus did come, and this unbelief over-
mastered her, which, with great grief, caused her to
retire to a secluded spot, and sorrow and mourn over
her great loss. Now, Martha had more faith, for she
was on the outside, standing on her tiptoes, looking
up to the hilltops and down through the valleys, and
presently she saw in the distance the Master approach-
ing. Jesus never turned any soul away who exercised
an earnest faith. Mary thought it strange that Jesus
did not come, for she was very anxious for his coming.
She loved Lazarus with the utmost affection. There
she laid on the couch, and could not be comforted,
and the Jews said to her, 'Aha ! Jesus has forsaken
you ; He is an impostor !' Martha said to Jesus, when
he came up, 'Why didn't you come before?' He made
no reply, for he had a plan. She continued, 'If you
had been here, my brother had not died.' Still he
kept silence, and then inquired, 'Where's Mary?' Mar-

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tba replied, 'She is in the room.' Then Jesus uttered
one of His sweetest replies, and an utterance was made
by Him that every one ought to take to his heart. He
made Martha a messenger, and said to her, 'Martha,
you go and tell Mary to come quick.' Did she hesi-
tate and say wait a little? No ; she ran, for her faith
told her there was a great event to take place, and she
said to Mary, 'Jesus has come.' How many there are
who dare to say that when Jesus comes it is to make
them slaves? Nay, nay ! It is to make you free, and
give you life ; for when you are sad and gloomy, He
gives you great, joy ; and when you are downcast and
sorrowful, He gives you good cheer and peace and life
everlasting. See Martha, as she kissed Mary's cheek
and entwined her arms around her neck, and in confi-
dence exclaimed, 'Mary, Mary, the Master has come,
and is calling for you!' Did she turn over on the.
couch, and hesitate and doubt? Nay, verily; she in-
stantly bounded to her feet thank God ! and did
that we want you to do this night : give heed to the
Savior's call, and run to his arms, as Mary did,
quickly and believing. Will you? God grant you
may ! "

In response to the invitation, hundreds held up their
hands for prayer, and forty-seven congregated at the
altar, crying for help, while twenty-three gave praises
to God for their redemption, and received the assur-
ance of the Master, "Thy faith has saved thee!"
This was certainly a night of demonstrative power, for
the writer never saw clearer conversions nor more con-
vincing proofs of the power of God in saving to the

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uttermost. And we may add here very properly
the almost uninterrupted song singing of the revival
hymns, complete as to pathetic and soul-stirring words,
has added very materially to the interest of these re-
vival meetings, and are a great auxiliary in this grand
work.

CHAPTER VH.

The fourth week opened with two hundred and sixty-
five names on the official record of persons who had
passed from death unto life. A looking back -at what
has been accomplished, and the methods adopted to
bring about these results will not be out of place at
this time. Koberts Park Church has been the center
of attraction, "a sort of holy shrine whither pilgrims
have journeyed by thousands," and the peculiarities of
the preacher, his exhortations and prayers, the songs,
etc., have served to daily increase in interest these
meetings, notwithstanding all sorts of criticism has
been provoked, and the populace are puzzled and
wonder, and fail to solve the problem as to why the
masses are thus attracted and held. Mr. Harrison
preaches no sermons, indulges in no controversies on
theological dogmas, makes no parade of oratory, nor
does he indulge in flights of eloquence, nor philoso-
phize in fine spun disquisitions. His forte lies in ap-
peals to the emotional nature, and in this he has great
strength, and is necessarily successful. He deprecates a

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revival, or conversion, or religion, or an experience
based on the scientific order, and without emotion or
sentiment. The people are told that they are sinners,
born to die ; required to appear in judgment and enter
an eternity, just as they decide what that eternity
shall be to them. Mr. Harrison proves that God is
all love, and abounding in grace and mercy, and that
salvation is possible to all men, if they will do their
part in the great scheme of redemption, and come to
Jesus. His earnestness and action proves his great
and unwavering faith in God, and that when he asks
God for help and power and souls, he firmly believes
that God will answer. He assures his audience of a
free Gospel salvation, not to be enjoyed by a select
few, but by all of God's creatures ; the poor, the un-
lettered and the wayfaring man are invited and may
possess the gift unmistakable, for God is no respecter
of persons. Firmly planted on this rock the interest
necessarily increases, the "excitement," or religious
enthusiasm augments, and success and victory is in-
sured.

We make the Easter service the leading feature of
this chapter, on account of the immense interest attach-
ing to that service, and illustrated elsewhere. The
day was exquisitely beautiful, and the sun shone
brightly, and the birds sang sweetly. It was every-
where remarked, " 'Tis a lovely day." At Roberts
Park, Meridian-street, Third Presbyterian, Second
Presbyterian, and other churches, the decorations were
elegant, consisting of a variety of rare and beautiful
plants, wreaths of flowers, pure, white lilies and

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mime 'to the church. Her aunt followed, and then her
father and mother, neither of whom had been con-
verted. They stood behind the daughter, sobbing, who,
turning around, saw her parents. She had never sus-
pected that they were under conviction, or had even a
desire to have religion. Of course she was surprised
beyond measure. Giving one scream, she grasped
them around the necks, and tears of joy bedewed each
other's cheeks. The pater familias soon said, "Oh,
daughter, we are determined to have this washing in
the blood of the Lamb, which you have received."
The scene was very touching, and the entire audience
were moved to tears, and men who never knew the
saving love of Christ were melted, and gave audible
expression of their sympathy, at what was transpiring at
the altar. It was an incident not soon to be forgotten.
The covenant scene was the same as on the precening
Sunday afternoon, and to be found elsewhere in this

/ *

volume. To one of the probationers, Mr. Harrison
said :

"Have you been converted?"

Young man "No, but I will be."

To another, he inquired "When was you con-
verted?"

Young man "Last Friday night."

"You are sure and clear about it?"
: "Yes, indeed no doubt about it."

"Yes," said the evangelist, "he was as miserable as
sin, and now he is as clear as the sunlight of Heaven."

At the evening service the crowd was beyond any-
thing ever witnessed in Koberts Park Church. The

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throngifilled the aisles and the windows, the vestibule
and stairways, and hundreds failed to reach the front
doorway , and those who saw the crowd estimated that
nearly three thousand failed to gain admission .

The introductory exercises over, the evangelist said :
"Men are converted in revivals, and God sends times
of refreshing to whole nations, and to-day Indianapolis.
is being shaken from one end to the other. Over 1800
years ago the people went from Jerusalem to Judea,.
into the wilderness, to hear the preaching of John,
'Repent and be converted.' The people went in
throngs, confessing their sins. At that time there was
a very wealthy man living on the roadside, past which
the people went to the meeting ; and this rich man
said to his wife : 'We will not go down to this meet-
ing, but we will make these people envious and jealous.
We will put up a new barn of great size to house our
large crops of wheat and other grain. I will send for
the architect and the carpenter, and we will build the
barn right away. We have no time to go to this meet-
ing. Now, these people who are going in. such num-
bers to the wilderness to hear John preach, at that
revival and excitement down there, must go by our
house, and they will see how rich we are. Aha ! we
are so wealthy, and have such good health we do not
need to go, and will not go, to that meeting.' Just
then, far away over the hills, God was bridling the
white horse, and the pale rider was mounting the steed,
and, with the mandate of the Almighty, he was started
on his errand of death; and God said: 'Thou fool!
This night thy soul will be required of thee.' (Just

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as on Fifth avenue, New York, a millionaire, who was
dying, said : 'Dr. Hall, one million of dollars for one
single ray of light/) About dusk, as the people in
regiments were passing along, this man of wealth sud-
denly cried out : 'Wife, I hear a knock at the door,
and a strange noise on the outside ; I see a rider on a
horse coming over the hilltops, and he is rapidly
approaching this house. Wife, hurry and bolt the
door, and lock securely all the windows, and under no
circumstance permit any one to enter this house.' He
was trembling from head to foot with horrible fear.
He again sprang forward : 'Wife ! wife ! there he is
at the corner of the barn, on a full gallop don't let
him in.' But it was no use. Bolts and locks did not
keep him out. He did come in, and the poor sinner
cried : 'I am not ready, go away for this time ; I am
not now ready.' But the rider replied: 'My orders
are imperative. Thy soul is required.' And putting
his arms around his victim they were gone 'to that
bourne from whence no traveler returns.' Oh, my
God ! how is it with this congregation this Easter
night. I know of a man who once said to me : *It is
no use for you to talk with me ; I will do as I like,
anyway.' And in less than twelve hours he was dead
and damned. Before he died he said: 'I'll defy you,
and defy God.' God said to them also, as he will say
to 3'ou ere long : 'Thou fool ! Thy soul will be required
of thee.' Young man of the counting-room or store,
repent and be saved, or God will require your soul,
and that veiy soon. The Queen of England has said :
'I will give all rny wealth to live, for I am not prepared

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to die.' John Randolph asked for a dictionary, and not
receiving one, he asked for a card, and wrote on it,
'Remorse I Remorse !' and, handing it to his attendant,
died. Byron was accustomed to laugh at death ; but
when in his thirty-third year, and while dying on his
couch, in great despair he sobbed aloud : 'Shall I sue
for mercy now? God has sent his messenger and
requires my soul/ He died the death of the wicked
partly debauched, and in the deepest sin. So I have
known many who have died suddenly and without
hope, and the Bible says to you, dear sinner : 'There is
only one step between you and death.' How many
are there here to-night ready to receive the light before
their souls are required ?' '

To the invitation seventy-nine made their way to the
altar and front benches, and cried for mercy. Twenty-
three crossed the line and were saved, and what was
specially noticeable was, that all the conversions were
clear and powerful, and, as one middle-aged man
expressed it: "Oh! what a radical change. Where
all was darkness and blindness, now all is light, and I
see clearly. Thanks be to God, who is filling my soul.
Brother Vernon, there is no mistake about it, and I
know it."

Another, a young lady said, "Brother Talbott, I
was afraid of the pale horse and his rider; but now I
am not afraid, for God is my staff and my sure sup-
port. Oh, how much more do I love Jesus now than
ever before." And as she said this her aged father
came up, and, clasping her in his arms, exclaimed,
M Praise God for mv child's conversion !"

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Monday was a day of unusual interest and power;
the 3 o'clock meeting being all that the most sanguine
could have desired. The converts gave their experi-
ences, which were freighted with positive assurances
of the Divine love, and that they all would continue
firm and unyielding in the service of the Master. The
evening service Avas attended by a packed audience;
and the spirit power impressed all with remarkable
solemnity. The evangelist was on the high planes of
joy and happiness, and every utterance went like
arrows, tipped with Divine love, to every heart. A
power other than man was dominant and overshadow-
ing the people, and to God was given the glory, frotti
whom all blessings flow.

The preacher exhorted, saying : "There are those
who do not want an emotional conversion, but that
something they would know to be genuine. Why, bless
you, there will be no doubt when you receive the true
riches. One night I had the toothache so violently
that I thought I could not remain through the meeting,
and that I ought to hurry off to the dentist. I rushed
out and ran to the toothpuller, and he told me, 'I can
relieve you in three minutes.' 'For mercy's sake,'
said I, 'help me.' I took the chair and was relieved
immediately. Do you suppose I failed to realize that
I did or did not have that toothache? To be sure I
did. So it is when you are converted ; you will lidt
make any mistake, and you will know whether you
are converted or not.

"I do pray God that we will reach that point duriiig
these meetings, experienced in this city forty : years

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ago, in old Wesley Chapel, when eveiy pew and every
seat will be a mourner's bench, and the revival power
will sweep through the city like a cyclone. At that
time the members came together and made concessions
and were forgiven one with another. The Bible says,
'If any one have aught against his brother, first be rec-
onciled to thy brother and then bring thy gift to the
altar.' Are you doing that, my brother, my sister?
If you neglect that requirement your worship will be
in vain, and if you expect a blessing of complete full-
ness you must meet the conditions laid down for your
acceptance. Those dear brethren who, at that revival,
met the conditions of Jehovah have passed over the
flood, and are now dwelling in Paradise, and in a short
time we, their product, will meet them in glory, pro-
vided. When I go over I hope I shall never touch
the river or feel the mists. I shall hail with delight
the sixteen thousand and upward converts as they
spread their wings and meet me on the way and clasp
me in their arms of love, and with one swoop usher me
across all the hilltops and the billows of the river to
the celestial pastures of the eternal Zion. Oh, that
God would let down from the ramparts of his glory a
mighty wave of infinite power this night. You do not
want an imaginary blessing, but that something which
will make you men and women in Christ Jesus. Dear
Father, give us an hundred fold this Monday night.
At one place where I held a revival we had no sermon
for sixteen Aveeks, and I did not talk much over an-
.hour in all that time, and nine hundred and sixtv souls
found God. Now, I am persuaded; that there are

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scores here who want to reach this altar, and there are
angels of mercy waiting to refresh and bless you. A
young man came to this altar on last Thursday night,
who, through curiosity came into the church, and on
Sunday he had been gloriously converted, baptized,
and joined the church on probation, and is here to-
night happy as an angel. If you, dear sinner, would
do likewise, you must give up eating the husks and par-
take freely of the sweet honey. Do not conduct your-
self as though you were going to a funeral , or behave
well on the Lord's day and cheat anybody on Monday.
How mairy of you are on that line? Blessed are they
who taste and see that the Lord is good. We have a
splendid Jesus, young man; and won't you come,
young lady, and exchange your sins for this precious
Jesus?" He extended the invitation, and in response
sixty-four thronged the "mourner's bench." One of
these was an elderly man, a leading merchant of Indi-
anapolis, who said: "Brother Harrison, niy business
almost seemed to imperatively call me from the city,
but I could not go. I felt impressed to come to this
meeting, and here I am at the altar ready and willing
to give up all for the salvation of my poor, guilty
soul." On this same night a young lady suddenly rose
to her feet and left the altar, and when Dr. Vernon in-
quired of her why she did this, she replied : "It is no
use for me to try. I have not the least feeling in the
matter, and I am fully satisfied that God has given me
,up in despair, and there is no light for me. I am lost,
I am lost, and that forever," and there she sat unmoved
.and as stoic as so much marble stone.

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Twenty-six conversions were placed on the record^
with the residence of each attached.

The Tuesday afternoon meeting was one of great
spiritual power, and many of the clergymen of the
various churches were present. They all gave express-
ion of 'hearty sympathy in the work, and said: "We
will do all in our power to further its success." lii
addition to these were several strangers, ministers froiii
abroad.

The night meeting was without diminution as to
numbers, for every part of the church was "brim-
full." After the song-singing and introductory serV
ices, the evangelist said : "Jesus saw that he answered
discreetly, and concluded to answer him in a proper
manner, and said : 'You are not far from the king-
dom of God.' There are many here who are swaying
to and fro, and hesitating to make the decision, and
yet you are so near the kingdom, that if yoa Would
only reach out your tip of desire, Christ would touch
the same with his kiss, and you would be saved and
redeemed in a moment. The door-stands wide . open*
and while there are hundreds on the outside, wishing
to go through, you are on the threshold, and one step
Avill take you over, and while you are so near, you
hesitate ; and one, or more, is sayin<r : 'Your remarks

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I like, but you don't mean me, for I am too far away
from this open door.' God pity you. The Bible sajrs
'there are some afar off,' and that's you. Let me eli 7
treat you to speedily get near the kingdom ; step iiito
the river, and cross over. A steamer was returning
from a joyous excursion, and had come so near 'the

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shore that her passengers could hear the bells of the
churches ringing and the rumbling of the wagons on

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the streets. The pilot answered the captain ; 'All's
well,' and young and old were hilarious and happy.
Suddenly a fog was encountered ; a rock was struck ;
and all went down amid the shrieks and cries of pass-
engers and crew, and all were lost. Dear sinner, you
are hearing God's promises and the ringing of his hells
on the shore, and if you do not conic into his kingdom
you will drift far away, and some day, sooner or later,
you will encounter disaster, and go down to perdition,
and he lost. Do not resist any longer and contiiiue
your rebellion. You say: 'I am not a bad man.' But
you go to the dance, the theater, and the club-room,
and then drift away into something worse. Over there
is a worldly young lady ; she, too, delights in the dance
and the theater and the novel, and goes to church to
keep up appearances and exhibit her wearing apparel
and gewgaws. In the name of your eternal destiny - y
stop ! stop ! and turn about face, and get into the old
paths."

Eighty-three can ie forward, and twenty-six- "Were
converted, among them two Italian ladies, one sayingj
"I have obtained peace ;" and the other, "It is all
right now, and I am sweetly saved." A young man
from Terre Haute, who was at the altar, while on his
way to the depot to return home, was soundly con-
verted when about half a square from the depot, and
on the street he shouted "Glory to God ! "

Up to this date, day by day the awakening increased,
and while sinners cried for mercy by the scores j

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the church inquired after sanctification and how to
get it. On Wednesday afternoon this subject of sanc-
tification, on the Wesleyan plan, was the theme, while
at the evening service the evangelist exhorted on "As
thou decidest, so shall it be." "No man can be neutral
as between God and Satan. If you decide for Heaveiu
it will be Heaven ; if for hell, it will be hell ; if for
Satan, it will be Satan ; and if for Christ, it will be
Christ, and if purity, you will be rewarded for 'As
thou decidest, so shall it be.' I knew a man who took
Heaven, and died happy; while another decided to
take and enjoy this life, and God summoned him, and
while dying, in great agony, he exclaimed, 'I have
nothing to take hold of,' and went to the realms of
woe. When you decide for the right, Jesus will strike
the harp, and all Heaven will shout 'Hallalujah !' and
your 'name will be written there.' Will you throw
yourself on the mercy of God?" and to the invitation
eighty-nine responded, and thirty-two shouted redemp-
tion through the blood of the lamb.

The Thursday afternoon meeting was chiefly taken
up with altar work, twenty-one kneeling at the foot-
stool of repentance, and eight passing through the
open door into gospel liberality. The night 'service
was largely attended, although the weather was inclem-
ent. The preacher confined his talk to a plea that sin-
ners should accept Christ. He said, in conclusion :
"There is a remedy for guilt and condemnation. If
you refuse to take medicine, and die, the fault is in
yourself, .and not in the medicine. So with the sinner.
If you. .will reject the Great Physician and his. panacea,

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and are lost, who is to blame? Is it because Jesus
wants to save you, or that you refuse to let him? Oh,
come willingly to him now," and forty-seven respond-
ed and ten were cured of their malady.

The Friday afternoon meeting was very large, and a
pentecostal blessing filled all hearts ; and as God's lov-
ing grace controlled all the experiences, the lecture
room became crowded full of glory and God. Twenty-
three pressed forward to the anxious seat, and two
received new birth. The night service was held in the
presence of a "jammed" audience, hundreds being
unable to get in. The preacher dwelt upon the words,
"If ye seek him, he will be found of you." "He
stands there beckoning you to come into his fold, just
as you are, without one plea. You will soon die, and
you are without hope. Will you be redeemed and
ransomed? No 'perhaps' will save you, and if you
say, 'I don't object to being saved,' you will never
find salvation on that line. It must be earnest, de-
termined seeking, and then the prize is yours. At a
campmeeting a young man said, 'Brother Harrison, I
have not been saved, and I am disappointed.' I re-
plied, 'Are you not bargaining with God ? and are you
taking the proper step to find him?' He answered,
'I fear you misjudge me.' I said, 'Do I? We will
see. Will you be willing to rise on your feet, and
walk down the aisle, and go to the altar, and cry to
God for mercy?' He rose to his feet and promptly
answered, 'Yes, sir . ;~I am read} 7 : to go and do anything
to be -saved.' I took him by the hand, saying, 'Goino
on, and I believe. God will save you ;' and he walked

92 THE GREAT REVIVAL.

down to the altar. He fell on his knees, atid gave
one scream and all was over ; for he had sprung into
the clear sunlight, and had been converted through
and through in less than three minutes. Will you,
sinner, seek God and be found of him ?' ' And seventy-
nine crowded the mercy altar, and twenty-four found
to their joy and salvation the truth of the precious
promise. One of the seekers observed, "I am not con-
verted, but I will be, for my sister has found Jesus."
A young man, a member of the church for five years,
for the first time entered the kingdom, and was won-
derfully happy.

The general class-meeting Sunday morning was a
great feast of fat things, and over one hundred gave
testimony that the Gospel of Christ was the power of
God unto salvation. Dr. Vernon gave the young peo-
ple a very cheerful exhortation. He said : "You are
commencing a religious life with this revival, and it is
very necessary that you begin aright ; not like a young 1
man who said to me a few days since, 'I wish to wait
and see if I will hold out/ How very wrong is such a
decision. Suppose a mother was to say about her babe
that it was in such poor health, I will not give it food
until I see if it lives. How long, think you, woulcl
that child live? It could not possibly hold out, and
must die. So with the convert to God, and his pre-
cious life. You must be continuous in the discharge
of every duty and service for God, and fulfill all tne
obligations imposed upon you, with fidelity and earn-
estness. You will then grow in grace and ill
knowledge of God in Christ Jesus."

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10:30 o'clock Presiding Elder Rev. Mr. Pye,

delivered a most excellent sermon from the eighteenth

t

chapter of Matthew, the eighteenth to twenty-second
verses inclusive.

At the 3 o'clock meeting forty-five united with the
church on probation, the covenant ceremony being
postponed on account of the illness of the evangelist.
4- short love-feast followed, and the meeting closed.

In the evening the heat was very great, and the
church was packed to its uttermost. Rev. Mr. Har-
rison appeared on the rostrum and said : "I have been
confined to my room with illness, and the doctor was
at my bedside. I prayed to the Great Physician and
he cured me, and when the doctor came I said : .I
don't need you any longer ; I'm all right,' and I has-
tened to this meeting, and I am feeling first rate."
He then exhorted on, "My Spirit shall not always
strive." "There are many persons who have marked
across their forehead, 'Doomed and damned.' There
is a boundary line, and there are those who have com-
mitted the unpardonable sin, and there are those who
never go to church, or think of God as their merciful
preserver and benefactor ; and there are those whom
God has given up. I know a man, who told me, 'I
came just in time.' In his case one more "quenching
of the spirit, and all would have been lost. Men want
to be saved on their own conditions, and will not yield
to God's way, and are lost."

To the invitation seventy-nine surrounded the inquiry
bench, and thirty-two gained the victory over Satan,
seventeen being young men.

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A daughter of a well-known citizen was converted,
and her father, bowed down with age, pushed his way
through the crowd, and both shouted, "Glory, glory
to the blessed Redeemer !"

A champion billiard player said: "Oh! Brother
Harrison, how clear. I have quit, and will henceforth
give God all my service."

A gentleman, prominently known, was persuaded to
come to the altar and find Jesus to the joy of his soul.
He said : "I will ; I can but try." A speedy conver-
sion followed, and rising to his feet, audibly to the
entire audience, he said : "I am a member of the
Presbyterian church, but never was converted until a
few moments ago. Glory to God ! It's all right now.
I am so glad I came to this altar."

Another, a young man of twenty years : "This is
the happiest hour of my life. The Great Physician
has also healed nie, and I know that I am also a child
of God."

CHAPTER VIII.

It is not too much to say that, at the beginning of
the fourth week, when four hundred and twenty-six
footed up the total number of conversions, the reli-
gious interest had arrived at fever heat. The work of
a month was the chief topic everywhere, and all classes
were giving attention to those things which concern
their spiritual welfare, and it did not enter into any

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one's thought that the heated weather would he an
objection to holding a revival service, as all revivals
are held mainly during the winter months.

On Monday night, April 25th, the rain fell in tor-
rents, and notwithstanding this fact, the church was
filled. The young people's meeting, below stairs, was
most exhilerating. These babes in Christ gave their
first testimony, and it did not appear to be any cross
for them to rise and say ; "Jesus has washed me
white as snow;" "All my sins are wiped away;"
"Whereas I was blind, now I see;" "I am a child
saved by grace," etc. All countenances were full of
smiles betokening joy and peace.

At the regular service only a short talk was given,
and it was observed that a deep solemnity brooded
over the audience. Fifty-three penitents came to the
altar and eleven received the baptism of God's grace.

The afternoon and evening meetings of Tuesday,
April 26th, were, as usual, noted for great religious
zeal and spiritual power. At a quarter before 8
o'clock an immense audience were facing the evangel-
ist, who deprecated half-way Christianity as no Christi-
anity at all, and that no man or woman holding on to
the world with one hand could reach God with the
other ; never, for when you have not time for religion
you are a pauper on God's bounty ; for you are a pro-
fessor on both sides and therefore count as nothing,
and, consequently, will sink down into perdition. "Be-
hold now is the accepted time behold now is the day
of salvation." "There is no time like the present. A
young man the other night was so powerfully blessed

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that all he could do was to say 'Glory- to' God.'
ing well known I asked him to tell how he was helped ;.
but all he could say was 'Glory to God.' To him it
was unspeakable. A stepping beyond into the full-
ness of glory into the fullness of Heaven, and there
you must stop. You are stripped of all your tilthy
rags and clothed with the beautiful robes of righteous-
ness," Mr. Harrison urged the unconverted to im-
prove the opportunity, and eighty-four cried for mercy
at the altar, and thirty-four professed the love which
is in Christ. It was a night of conviction and power-
ful ' awakening, and as each one sprang through the
open door. "Praise God from Whom all blessings
flow" and "Beulah Land" were sung with power and
volume so as to be heard for squares distant from the
church.

The Wednesday night meeting was well attended,
considering the heavy rain which fell before and after
the hour of opening the doors of the church. The
evangelist said : "Where God is, there is paradise and
happiness. It rests with us, as to how much of Jesus
we may have, and the sinner may be placed on the
highest mountains of God's glory by a simple touch
of his divinity, if you will only let him, and you alone
must make the decision. The trouble is, you don't
think, or you would stay away from the theater and
the dance and the saloon, and all places of amuse-
ments. You are not thinking of the future death,
the grave, and the judgment. Your are admonished
all along life's journey to think. The crape on the
door knob ; the funeral bell ; the banker and merchant

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taking ah inventory of cash, stock and goods, are adr
monitions. Are you thinking of the inventory of your
soul's wealth or poverty, as you will be judged in eter-
nity ? You can not take this account of stock to-mor-
row, for the Bible makes no mention of to-morrow,
nor is it to be found in God's mercy or economy.
The cold hand of death will soon be placed upion you,
and what is your destiny? Come, and decide this
matter to-night." And sixty-four made their way to
the altar; and thirty-one were converted, one of whom
;fell on his knees in the gallery, and received the gift
.of love.

The Thursday afternoon meeting partook of a dif-
ferent character from the preceding day's services.
Reports were made, by ministers and laymen, of the
spread and extent of the revival power over Indiana-
polis. Children telling parents how they had found
Jesus, and parents inaugurating family prayers, and
.admonishing their children to give their hearts to God.
Others reported the names of employers who had given
their help full liberty to attend the meeting, and their
pay to go on.

At 7 p. M. the lecture-room was filled by the young
converts, all of whom pledged themselves to each bring
person into the fold of Christ, and they gave testi-

monies of the religious feeling among their associates
and comrades. The upper room and gallery were
packed to their utmost capacity long before the open-
ing of the meeting. A jubilee was held for about
ttwenty minutes, over the five hundred and one souls
already brought in, the converts crowding the chancel

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and platform. The singing of Harrison's jubilee songs
was such as to create the greatest enthusiasm and aban-
donment all over the house, in the general rejoicing,
and the audience was in complete preparation for the
closing services of the meeting. The preacher re-
rejoiced at the wave of God's power sweeping over the
city and extending to the outside, and the heat was not
to be considered for a moment in the continuance of
this revival. " So he shall open." "When you die and
go into the grave, you want a clear way, for what will
you do, in the swelling waves of death, if you have no
life-boat? This verse, in Isaiah, tells us how to get
through the open door. 'So he shall open.' No closed
mercy, and no closed pardon ; and if you will fly to it,
you may go through and be secure. But, listen ; it
goes further. 'So he shall open, and no man can
yhut.' When God opens, no man nor the Devil can
shut it ; and if you will take one step, by faith and
prayer, over the sill and through the door, you will be
made supremely happy. How sweet this open way to
the Christian in death, in the grave, and all the judg-
ment ! Take hold of the knob of God's promise, give
it a turn, and you will see the light of a glorified Sav-
ior. This verse goes still further 'and he shall shut,
and no man can open.' And yet, to all who will come,
thank God this door will open, and no one can shut it.
But when God shuts the door, no man can open. Dear
penitent, let your cry go up for mercy. Do not decline
to go in at this open door."

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eighteen turned the knob and passed through the open
door.

At this service a very touching incident occurred. A
well-dressed lady, led by an eight-year old girl, was
seen coming up the south middle aisle and fall on her
knees at the altar. This little girl had been taken to
the church by a colored neighbor, and was converted
about a week before, and on her return home had been
telling her unconverted mother how good and sweet
Jesus \vas, and how she loved Him, and then, with a
sweet smile, said : "Mother, go with me to those meet-
ings, and you will see how the people and ministers
love Jesus." The mother, who never attended church,
listened to her child, talking as never before, and con-
sented to go, and thus please the child's wishes. They
took a seat in the rear part of the church. The moth-
er was very much interested in the exhortation, and
when the invitation was given, the daughter, wreathed
with smiles, commenced her labor of love. "Oh, my
dear mother, I do wish you was converted, and loved
God. Won't 3^011 let me take you to the altar, and you
will be sure to find Jesus there?" and suiting the ac-
tion to the Avord, took hold of her mother's hand, and
continued, "Now, do come, mother!" The mother
broke completely down, and sobbed aloud, and weep-
ing, was led by the child to the altar. The little girl
threw her arms about her mother's neck and prayed,
"O, dear Jesus, bless my dear mother as you blessed
me," and in less than five minutes the mother shouted
"Glory!" and the happiest child on the round earth
was clapping her tiny hands and exclaiming, "Oh,

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glory ! My mother has found Jesus, too, and we are>
so happy ! ' ' The scene was electrical , and sent a thrill
of joy through all who witnessed the incident.

The afternoon meeting of Friday was a success in
every way, for the Lord God of Hosts was in attend-
ance, and all hearts received an overflowing fullness
from his unlimited fountain of love.

The night meeting was thronged, as usual, and many
failed to get inside. The preacher addressed his words
to the sinner to accept Jesus as the Great Redeemer
and be saved. "Jesus said, 'I came to call sinners to
repentance,' and no one here, or anywhere, can stand
up and say, 'Jesus never called me.' You can't and
dare not do it. You know that you ought to be con-
verted and washed in the blood of the Lamb. Along
the avenues of life you are called to give God your
heart. Will you make an unconditional surrender?
Will you come and respond to his call !" Forty-nine
came forward, and sixteen were converted, many of
the saved being very clear and conclusive.

The general class Sunday morning was very joyful
and impressive. Eighty-tw T o converts, twenty-nine old
members, and one penitent rose and spoke. The latter
enlisted the sympathies and prayers of all present. It
was a wet. and rainy morning, and yet, at 10 : 30, a
good attendance listened to an evangelistic gospel ser-
mon, by Dr. Vernon, from the fiftieth verse of the
tenth Chapter of Mark: "And he, casting away his
garment, rose and came to Jesus." The topic. of the
discourse was the coming to Christ ; the passage from
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-death to life ; the act of coming to Jesus, because it
is the way of cure, the only cure, and is rational and
easy. The text was handled masterly, and in an unus-
ually brilliant and forcible argument.

The 3 o'clock service again brought together another
crowded house, to witness the interesting ceremony of
thirty-five joining on probation, and seventy-four con-
secrated and covenanted, on Mr. Harrison's most ex-
cellent plan, as fully described in the fifth chapter of
this work. In concluding the intensely interesting ser-
vice, Brother Harrison said that he "believed in a joy-
ful Christianity, and not in such a religion as makes
men's faces as long as a gravestone. If you have re-
ligion, the Bible tells us to 'serve the Lord with glad-

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ness.' There are msmy professors of religion who go
into the class-room and chill it- through and through,
with their past sorrows and cares, trials and tempta-
tions, and troubles of every character and hue known
to mortality. I would not give a mite for such vinegar
Christians. They are always feeding on the husks, and
will bear watching, God don't recognize them, and
to a true Christian they are repulsive and offensive. I
much prefer and so do you, Dr. Vernon a religion
that has for its product a clear, transparent and un-
mistakeable sunlight. We want a baptism of fire,
through and through, and have the light of God's
approving smiles reflected from his children, all the
time, and that continually."

The night meeting eclipsed all previous ones in the
crowds who began coining at 6 o'clock, and swaying

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to and fro, were compelled to attend other churches
or 20 back to their homes.

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The evangelist went into his Avork as if to tear down

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the castle of the enemy and take it by storm. He
said : "All persons have a refuge. There is one who
inquires, 'I am not converted. Do you say, Mr. Har-
rison, that I have a refuge?' Yes, you have ; not one
will appear at the judgment but has a refuge, and may
be sheltered and housed. The Bible tells us that a
storm is coming ; that a horrible tempest will flash
over the world, and that the dead will appear in judg-
ment. 'It is appointed unto man once to die, and
after that the judgment.' Dying will be the first storm
and the judgment the second storm, 'and the hail will
sweep away your refuge of life,' and 'you will be ex-
posed in the day of his wrath and the water shall over-

flow your hiding place.' Are you not concluding that
the best thing for you to do is to get out of the hiding
place of sin ? God help you to seek the right shelter
to-night. Ungodly men speak lightly and contemptu-
ously of revivals. What do they know of revival
power? They are against excitement. You are? Well,
there is coming a time when you will groan on account
of your sins, and then there will be excitement sure
enough. You have been awakened from your mother's
knee, and if that young lady says that she never was-
under conviction she tells an untruth before God..
There is one who bases his refuge on the inconsisten-
cies of professed Christians, and lies in doing so. Shall
any man stand out and rebel against God because there-

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are a few Judas devils in the church? There area

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great many who cling to the refuge of self-sufficiency.
Then there are some basing their hope on resolutions,
and let me tell you that no where this side of eternity
will resolutions save you. There is no other name by
which you may be saved except the name of Jesus, and
He says you must be born again. God is calling ; this
revival calls you ; will you postpone your opportunity,
or will you come now? Trust God. Try faith and
prayer and there will be no drifting or uncertainty."
One hundred and three knelt at the altar, and thirty-
three were saved through Jesus. One of the converts
was an old man who had been dissipated most of his
life. Another was a young lady who, as soon as con-
verted, ran down one of the middle aisles, and throw-
ing her arms around her mother's neck, said, "Oh,
mother, I have found Jesus," so loud as to be heard
all. over the congregation. Hundreds wept tears of

At the close of the meeting all the young men con-
verts were invited to come inside the chancel rail, and
the entire space was thronged by over one hundred
young men. Led by the evangelist they sang "Beti-
lah Land," and the organ, choir and chorus joined in.
the chorus. The enthusiasm exceeded anything ever
before witnessed in this city, and we venture to say,
the whole United States. It was an extraordinary
scene, and as Dr. Vernon and other ministers remarked,.
"the grandest they ever saw," and what was most re-
markable, was the fact that every person in the house
more or less shared in the jubilee.

During the singing of "Beulah Land," eleven per-

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sons were soundty converted. All who were present
lit this most remarkable meeting were unanimous in
declaring that it was the most unquestionable of God's
presence and power they ever witnessed. An illustra-
tion of this jubilee scene will be found elsewhere.

CHAPTER IX.

There never was a time in the history of our city
-where a revival had assumed such gigantic proportions,
and was so universally discussed, as the great work
which commenced in Roberts Park Church on March
28th. Rev. Myron W. Reed and other ministers made
the revival power the theme of their discourses, on
Sunday, May 13th, and on the next day (Monday) the
Ministerial Alliance, composed of all the ministers of
the city, Dr. Bartlett in the chair, heartily indorsed the
revival work, and alluded in a very praiseworthy man-
ner to the mighty wave of God's power as it was being
manifested and felt in all the churches of the city.
Congratulations were extended to Dr. Vernon, the
evangelist Harrison, and Roberts Park Church for the
initiatory steps taken in the salvation of sinners, and
the shaking from the center to circumference the city
of Indianapolis. As a matter of history, the author
desires to put on record, as a fact worthy of all com-
mendation, that the Christian ministry and laymen
were a unit in this great strengthening of the Redeem-

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er'-s kingdom, and have given their earnest and unremit-
ting services toward evangelizing and converting the
entire city. The} 7 " all agree that the work has only
begun, and that as soon as the heated term is over, the
work will be renewed with uncompromising zeal and
energy. The Lord grant that their labors may be
crowned with unprecedented victory !

A banqueting of glorious richness was had at 7
p. M., Monday evening, by the converts, the dear
Savior presiding in his inimitable loveliness. After
all had been filled, they retired to the upper room to
give efficiency to the pleasing task of leading souls to
Christ. The crowd in the main audience was even
greater than ever before, and a scheme was being dis-
cussed by the official board and pastor to erect a tem-
porary tabernacle to accommodate from eight to ten
thousand people.

The evangeltst alluded to the instrumentalities at
work all over the city portending a mighty victory.
He promised the Lord when a boy not to bow to any-
thing or anybod}^ except to God, to whom he owed all
glory and salvation. He then spoke of a recent lec-
ture delivered in New York City by a very bad man,
whom the devil will hesitate at the judgment to claim
as his child. "This man had the coolness to say,
*When I am called to meet my God, and he is dis-
pleased with my conduct, I will say I regret it. I will
tell God I am sorry, and that I have made a mistake.'
What will be the end of such a horrible, wicked man
after the judgment? If you, dear sinner > should die
to-night, and appear at the bar of God, would you ex

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case yourself by saying, 'I was too busy during the
revival to seek God ?' That young lady who is now
preparing her wardrobe for a trip to the sea shore and
a summer tour, is she forgetting her soul and eternity?
and will she tell God at the judgment, 'Please excuse
me ; I was too busy?' That young man who is having
a delightful time with his companions, will he say,,
'It wont do for me to go to the altar, and when I
reach the judgment I'll tell God I am sorry, and he
must please look over iny conduct on earth !' What a
condoling with conscience ! Like the young lady at a
revival meeting who wrote on the fly-leaf of a book,.
'I'll run the risk,' and died in her sins shortly after,,
and went down to perdition. When a man says 'Til
excuse myself at the judgment,' I say, 'No, you wont ;
for God in his wrath will put his hand on your mouth,
and his linger on your lips, and you will be speechless.
When you dare to give utterance to such a thought,
you are inditeing your doom for death, the grave, the
awful judgment and the endless eternity of your soul's
damnation. The Bible says so, and God's truth will
stand forever. The Great Judge will say, 'Friend,
how comest thou here without the wedding garment?'
You visited the sick, saw the dvins:, attended funerals,.

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went to revivals, thought of your own approaching dis-
solution and the future, and why are you not saved?
Will you trump up a budget of excuses ? Didn't you
have a praying, Christian mother, or, like Ingersoll, a
pious father? Then, how is it that you appear at the
judgment without the wedding garment and oil in your
vessel?. Well, you say, 'God, I hated my father's and

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mother's infernal doctrine ; and if I have made a mis-
take, please excuse me.' Aha ! the Bible says, 'He was
speechless.' God will ask Ingersoll and all others the
question, and there will be no answer, and they will be
speechless and dumb. Do you say , .'I will answer God
by my regrets and sorrow !' Indeed you will not ; for
your tongue will be palsied, and your mouth will be
shut by the whisperings of his Almighty breath. You
may have hundreds of imaginary excuses here, but not
one there. Oh, that you may get into the life-boat
that will carry you over safely and securely through
the judgment, and give you eternal peace and joy in
the endless hereafter." Ninety-seven applied for
passage, and thirty-two secured their passage for "the
land of pure delight." An old man of sixty-two was
one of the number, while a lady of ninety-six years of
age was struggling hard to get on board. She secured
her passage the following evening. Of the converted,
two prominent young men were happily saved Cooley
Newcomb, who declared the change to be "inexpressi-
ble from the deepest darkness to the most dazzling sun-
light;" and Theodore McCune, "I am clearly con-
verted, and there's no mistake about it." A wife
rushed into her husband's arms exclaiming, "Mv dear

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husband, it came to me like a flash of lightning;.

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Glory! Glory!" A young lady, a queen in social t
circles on account of her intelligence, brilliancy of
moral worth, and considerable wealth, was inducted
into the joy unspeakable, and said : "Oh, what a trans-
formation. Dear Jesus, I am thine forever. No
more' gayeties or useless world-pleasures for me.

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Only Jesus ! Only Jesus ; that is all ! If all human-
ity only knew how precious this love of God, no one
could refuse, and the world would be altogether for
my Savior." All radiant with smiles, she had the lov-
liest countenance on mortal face.

A lady came down from Lafayette, having been
awakened by the reports in the newspapers, and hav-
ing been grandly converted at the altar, returned home
on the late night train, a new creature in Christ. Dr.
Vernon thus alludes to this incident, in an interview :
"There had, at different times, been many people at
the services from different parts of the State. They
would read the accounts of the meetings, and would
become so influenced that they would take the train
and come here to be converted. They would seem to
have just as definite a purpose as if they had come to
town to buy a parcel of dry goods. On this evening
a gentlemen came up to me in the vestibule of the
<-hurch, and said : 'Can you tell me if a certain lady
from Lafayette (giving her name) has gone up to the
.altar yet?' I did not know, but, as the man was very
anxious about it, I made inquiries, and found that the
lady he referred to was at the altar, with the peni-
tents. 'Then,' said the man, 'will you please try and
get her converted quick, because we want to go back
to Lafayette on the 11 o'clock train, but I don't want
her to go until she is converted.' That looked like
a very singular request to get her converted quick,
ready for train time but it so happened that at 10
o'clock she was converted, and therefore had plenty
of time to catch her train."

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Tuesday evening, May 3d, witnessed another packed
house and the utmost quiet and good order prevailed *
as, indeed, is true as of all the meetings from the first
to the last.

The "boy" preacher talked on "The light, the way
'and the truth." "The people, over eighteen hundred
years ago, inquired of Jesus, 'How shall we get to
Heaven?' and He answered, 'I am the way.' They
continued, 'Show us the light,' and He said, 'I am the
light, and while you are living in error, I am the
truth.' All kinds of questions were propounded and
each promptly answered save one, which never was an-
swered. If you want to get rid of your guilt, I am
ready to wash your guilt away by My blood ; if you
want to be full, you may be full indeed if you put
your trust in Me, and you may have pardon and peace
here and life beyond. But there was one question to
which he opened not his mouth. Angels shake their
heads and say, 'We can't answer.' The ministers and
churches are still and dumb. The business man fails
to answer, while the young man exclaims 'I am going
to seek the kingdom of Heaven, and all things else
will be added.' That one all-important question is,
'How will you escape if you neglect so great salva-
tion?' Can you answer? Are you neglecting pardon-
ing mercy? How can you escape if you neglect?
There are hundreds here who are not sealed for eter-
nity by the blood of Christ, and unless you repent and
make your escape you will be sentenced to everlasting
perdition. Let your escape and safety be secured to-

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night." Eighty-three forced their way through the
crowd to the altar, and twenty-six exclaimed :

"I know that my Redeemer liveth,
His pardoning love I feel."

The 3 and 7 P.M. meetings of Wednesday were all that
could be desired, and God's love and power were dis-
played in a wonderful manner. The night service was
well attended, although not so crowded as on the previ-
ous evenings, owing to the inclemency of the weather.
The evangelist exhorted: "The Bible says that the
King's business demands faith, and God asks you to
hurry and run, for He hath no pleasure in the death of
the wicked. Some men would give a million of dol-
lars to get rid of their convictions that they ought to
please God and be reconciled to him. Do you excuse
yourself that you are not as bad as other men ; that
you are not a drunkard, not immoral, and being
'churchey,' etc., your lives are consistent. Jesus has
said, 'Except ye repent and be converted' you must
all perish. You have taken two steps : the agreement
by showing your respect for Divine worship, and
familiarity with the word of God and the plan of sal-
vation. Very excellent steps. But, as an ambassador
for Christ, I am here to declare that unless you take
the third step you will be damned, and that forever.
That step is the salvation of your souls, and, as the
apostle preached, 'Lay hold on eternal life ;' make
your agreement with the truth ; verify your knowledge
of God's blessed word, from Genesis to the amen in
Revelation, and take hold of his promises and be
saved."

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Forty-three took the third step, and twelve accepted
the promises and were saved. Two of these, one man
from Greensburg and the other from Noblesville, came
specially to obtain pardoning grace, and returned to
their homes rejoicing in the God of their salvation.

Thursday evening was very stormy and disagreeable
for pedestrians, and yet the church was comfortably
filled. The introductory over, the preacher said:
"The waves were dashing over the boat, and all on
board believed that they were going to the bottom of
the sea, and they began crying lustily for the Master.
He arose from a pleasant sleep and they said : 'Lord,
save or we perish.' This crv has been uttered all down

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the cycles of time and for ages. Jesus was not alarmed,
but was smiling, and putting his foot down, he spake
as never man spake, and there was a great calm. Now,
sinner, there is in your heart a great commotion or
storm decision or indecision resolve or failure
death or victory. You want the foot of Jesus stamped
on the storni in your hearts, and then there will come
the calm, the peace and the precious quiet. 'Who
is this that the sea and the wind obey?' Dear sinner,
as you are born to die, and will sink to the very bottom
of the sea of perdition, I beg you to cry aloud, 'Lord,
save or I perish.' When a steamer sank beneath
the waves of an eastern sea, a telegram was sent to a
distressed family : 'Edward Jay is among the lost,' and
sorrow and sighing and mourning was in that house-
hold. ' Among the lost' is now harped through the'
universe, and you who are anxious to be saved, I
beseech you to fall on your knees in prayer and cry for

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mercy, for the angels are waiting to lay your founda-
tions, and build you a mansion in eternity. A second
telegram read : 'Edward Jay is among the saved P
Speedily the crape was torn from the door-knob, and
the house of mourning was turned into a house of joy
and rejoicing. Oh ! that the refrain to glory may go
up to-night from scores of souls, 'Among the saved.'
With an unwavering cry to God, let sinners say, 'Lord,
save or I perish !' Countless millions now in glory have
made that cry, and were never mistaken. See Esther,
who was admonished not to go into the presence of the
monarch, at her peril. Did she hesitate? No, indeed ;
but exclaimed : 'If I perish, I'll perish ; but I will
go,' and did go, trusting in God, and the kino; cleared

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her, and saved all the people. Dear sinner, do thou
likewise. Throw away your own conditions, and go
to your Heavenly King, though you perish and are
lost in the effort. Do it, and God will cleanse you
from all unrighteousness."

Seventy-nine came up to the doorway to see the
King and present their claims, and sixteen received
the pardon of their sins. One lady converted is a
teacher in one of the public schools in this city. She
had been to Antwerp and Italy, and other places of
celebrity, and had seen sculpture in all its perfection,
and more especially, statues of Jesus from His infancy
through the various stages to his full-grown manhood ;
and while all these filled/her with admiration, she
'never, with all her intellectual endowments, realized
how overwhelmingly precious Avas this Jesus, babe of

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.Bethlehem, until he became her Savior, and, as she
.expressed it, "Jesus is now my all in all."

A touching and affecting incident is told of a whole-
sale merchant on Meridian street, who was converted
on Monday night. Going home, full of a saving love,
he had family prayer for the first time in all his life, and
the family received a precious blessing. The next
morning the family devotion was repeated, and God's
blessing asked at the breakfast table. The little daugh-
ter of eight summers was in bed all this time, but was
present at the noonday meal, and with astonishment
heard her papa ask God's blessing on the bounty of the
hour. She buried her face in her tiny hands, and burst
into tears, and then, clapping her hands, she exclaimed,
"Oh, my dear papa, I is so happy." All hearts were
joyfully melted, and the precious scene will never be
forgotten.

This same night a Quaker lady went to the altar,
.and was powerfully ushered into the great light. She
clapped her hands, and shouted "Glory to God. ' ' When
Brother Harrison inquired, "How is it, that you. a
Quaker, can shout and be so demonstrative?" she
replied, "I will tell thee. It came to me so over-
whelmingly that T could not help it."

On Wednesday night a well-known gentleman testi-
fied, in the First Baptist Church, that he had been
attracted to Roberts Park Church, and becoming
awakened, he went for several nights to the altar, but
finding no relief he became discouraged, and concluded
not to go any more to the meetings, or "have any
more to do with that business," as he expressed it.

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The spirit of conviction and awakening had taken such
hold upon him, that he found no rest in business, in
society, or in his home. On the Monday preceding, he
decided to take a walk, and, if possible, throw off the
burden which was weighing him down. He said: "I
will go by the church, and listen to the singing, but I
will not go inside," He made a tour back and forth, and
finally obtained the consent of his mind to go inside the
church'and take a back seat. He did so, and so crush-
ing was the power of the spirit, as he witnessed con-
version after conversion at the altar, that he buried his
face in his hands, and said to himself: "O, my Father
in Heaven, I give up all, I can hold out no longer ; ac-
cept me, just as I am, without any excuse, and I will
be thine forever." And God spoke peace to his soul,

Friday night, May 7th, another crowded church, and
a very short exhortation on the words "not willing that
any shall perish." The evangelist was very much fa-
tigued, and ; the few words he uttered were directed to
the unconverted, in the nature of an appeal to accept
the willingness and loving desire that no one should
perish, but that all might be saved. At the close forty-
eight knelt at the altar, and twenty-seven were con-
verted.

On Sunday the weather was delightful, and the gen-
eral class was very largely attended nearly all present
being young converts.. Dr. Vernon said, in opening
the meeting, that the past two Sabbath mornings had
been remarkable in the matter of the testimonies. He
had been in many revivals, and had never witnessed
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the hour one hundred and forty-four gave evidence of
the love of God in their hearts. It was a wonderful
exhibition of fullness of joy and peace and victory,
and all present enjoyed the spiritual convocation.

A large audience was present at the 10 :30 regular
service. Preceding the discourse Dr. Vernon said : "I
wish it distinctly understood as the sense of the mem-
bership, the official body and myself, that this revival
is only for the conversion of sinners and the salvation
of souls. I make this statement understanding^, that
this revival work is not carried on for the upbuilding
of this church alone. I do feel that it is best for fam-
ilies to remain together in the same church. At the
same time, I am not inclined to recommend your
entrance into a cold church. There are many dear
brethren of other churches, and their pastors, who
have done noble work with us in these meetings, and
may God' s choicest blessings rest upon them ; and we
want to urge all persons, after conversion, to connect
themselves wherever they feel inclined and will be
most happy. If you wish to hold church relation with
Roberts Park we will cordially welcome you ; or, if
you desire to join as a probationer, and then request a
letter of dismissal to another church, we will gladly
comply with your wish." Dr. Vernon discoursed
from Jeremiah xxix, 14 : "And ye shall seek me and
find me when ye shall search for me with all your
heart." Dr. Vernon acquitted himself most ably in
presenting the method of seeking God, and that imme-
diatelv and with ALL thv heart. Man has exclusive

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willingness, and a spirit of obedience in giving up that
heart. Your judgment must say, "It is wise;" the
will, "I decree it," and the faith, "I accept it." You
must throw wide open the door, and bid the King to
come in and take full possession. He will not accept
a part, but you must love him supremely, above every-
thing else. The peroration was the sublimest effort
ever listened to, and the penitents trembled as "reeds
shaken by the wind." The service was closed by a
thrilling exhortation by Rev. Mr. Harrison.

At the 3 o'clock service five adults received the rite
of baptism by pouring, and twenty-two were received
on probation, on the plan of the evangelist as given in
full in Chapter V. The night service was attended
qy an immense throng of people, and thousands
failed to gain admission.

The evangelist said, that in all his experience, he
.never had known seven hundred to be converted in a
revival of five weeks duration, the first week being de-
voted to preparation. While Dr. Vernon was preach-
ing this morning a young man in the gallery was struck
by an arrow of conviction, and wept aloud and said,
"Oh, God, have mercy upon me." At the close of
the meeting he came down and inquired of Dr. Vernon,
"Will there be an opportunity for penitents to come
to the altar to-night?" and being assured in the affirm-
ative,, he said, "I am truly a penitent, and will be
here;," and that night he rejoiced in saving grace.

The evangelist then proceeded to say, that in Thes-
salonians i, 5-19, "A path is named, that all men are
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get into it. Many have got one foot into this path,;
and unless you take it out, you will be ruined. But,,
if you ask God, he will prevent you running in that
path. A man in debt avoids him to whom he is in-
debted, and when the officer takes hold of him, he
asks, 'What do you want?' It is no use to resist he
is under arrest. God has an officer on your heels, and
his name is Death, and he wants you to -pay the debt
of nature, and you ask him, 'What do you want? I
am not ready.' You can not help yourself, and being
under capture, you must accompany him. What then!
What then ! Get into the right path, and then you !
will have no fear, and when called on you will be
ready to pay all thou owest. Oh, how dreadful to be
in open rebellion ! and I beg the sinner, in this the
hour of his peril, do not take the opposite line and
quench the spirit. A young man,- whom most of you
know, was in this church three weeks ago, and to-day
lies in his newly-made grave in yonder cemetery. To
you who are wishing to be converted, and not making
any effort, let. 'me caution you, that quenching the
spirit a few times more, you will -have -taken a step top
far, and it will be too late. Yield to-night, yield at
once, and God will give you victory." Seventy-nine
publicly proclaimed their unwillingness to quench God's
spirit, and at the altar sued for mercy and forgiveness,
and thirty-two were converted. One young man jumped
to his feet, exclaiming, "Glory to God! I have got
what I came for." Another said : "I am as light as a

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feather. Oh, why did I not get this before?" And
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gave expressions of gratitude to God, At the close, 'a
jubilee was held for seven hundred and sixteen eon-
versions. The converts, male and female, crowded the
chancel and pulpit, and sides leading from the organ
to the gallery, to the number of about five hundred ;
and these, aided by the organ and choir, sang the
verses of "Beulah Land," the congregation joining in
the chorus. The enthusiasm was tremendous, the en-
tire audience entering into the excitement, in a manner
never before heard this country ; and all agreed that
this was the grandest and greatest religious meeting,
ever held on the continent.

CHAPTER X.

The extraordinary scene in the church on Sunday
night, and the great achievements by the hosts of
Israel, was the almost only topic of conversation and
discussion in all portions of the city. The hitherto
credulous and doubting Peters were inclined to acknowl-
edge "there is something in it," and "if this over-
whelming and unparalleled revival is not of God, what
is it?" while Christians, in rapturous emotion, shouted
the glad tidings and exclaimed : "Oh ! how glad I am
that the spirit of awakening and conversion is being
manifested in all the churches." Groups of men were
assembled on the street corners and in counting-rooms,
and public places of business, discussing the trenieu-

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dous wave-power of Divine influence that was perme-
ating -all parts* of the city ; every household tasting
the joys of heaven. It had come to be a mania to he
religious, and there was a rush to get into Christ's king-
dom. Church coldness was a thing of the past, and the
membership were revived and warmed up and strength-
ened, and the query of the hour was, ' 'Are you saved ?' '
The ministry were alive and rejoicingly happy, and the
laity trusting in God for all things.

The Monday evening (May 9th) meeting of the
young converts was a refreshing season of grace; the
youthful soldiers testifying of God's goodness in a
manner that would have cheered the hearts of the
Wesleys and all the founders of Methodism. They
sang in the Spirit, and rejoiced with hearts crowded
full with Divine benisons and the Holy Spirit.

At twilight the upper audience room was crowded
with a deeply interested and anxious people. The
evangelist said : "I am deeply impressed with the con-
viction that I ought not to exhort, but go at once to
altar work. Let all the congregation rise and sing :

44 'Is my name written there?'

"Before singing, let all who know they are saved, and
can truthfully, in the presence of God, say, 'My name
is written there,' and 'I know I am saved,' please take
your seats, but I charge you, don't for your life, tell a
lie, and take your seat unless you are positive you are
saved." Several hundred remained standing, and a
few who. had a doubt rose again from their seats.
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Those who want peace and the salvation of God, please
hold up your hands," and this sign was given from all
parts of the house. Then, upon invitation, there came
forty-eight to the altar, -ranging from the man of sixty
to the boy of ten years. No exhortation, and yet -the
altar and front benches crowded with penitents !

Rev. Brother Smith, the Baptist revivalist, observed :
''I have never seen anything like this in all my thirty-
six years' experience. There is no undue excitement h\
this, and only a desire on the part of the people to
snve their souls and flee from the wrath to come.'*

Eight were brought into the light, one of these, a,
bright little lad of twelve years of age, who shouted
and laughed and wanted to shake hands with every-
body, so great was his joy. To Dr. Vernon he said :
"Oh ! how happy I am. I just let myself all go, and
God has turned me inside out. I don't know what I
am doing, I am so happy."

At the close of the meeting a gentleman of promi-
nence came forward, and said to Dr. Vernon: "Dur-
ing business hours to-day, while I was engaged in
solemn prayer for conversion, God spoke peace --to
my soul, and I want you to take my name and resi-
dence." Eight were changed in the inner man,,

The Tuesday night (May eleventh) meeting was
attended by an overflowing crowd of people deeply
interested and very attentive. The evangelist quoted
John iii, 16, as the bright side of the gospel, and the
cheery side of redemption. "Jeremiah tells us how
to find God, and John tells how God comes to us.
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him, for he he had a wonderful power m love' for
Jesus. John was one of the three on the mountain of
transfiguration. John was at the last supper wkeii
Jesus leaned his head on his bosom. John took to his
home the mother of Jesus from Calvary. Indeed,
John and Jesus seemed to be knit together, and when
our Savior came forth from the sepulcher, John was
the first to ciy out : 'It is He. I know it. That's
nry Christ !' Jesus loved that disciple. I will read
you the sweetest passage in all the Scriptures, which
John has given the world as a beacon of light, of
mercy, of love and free grace, for your solace and com-
fort as you are rocking to and fro on the billows of
time ; and as I read it please notice that there are three
glimmering ways pardon, mercy and free grace:
Here is the sweet passase : 'God so loved the
M r orld that he gave his only begotten Son, that who-
soever believeth in him shall not perish, but have
everlasting life.' Here is the picture of your des-
tiny the lively hope and the shadow. 'Perish' is the
dark phase, and John puts it in that you might be
saved, and have the opposite everlasting life. We
take medicine to make us well , and I reach down to
rescue a man from drowning, but if he declines to
reach -up and take my hand, he Avill perish. Now,
John puts in the consideration, 'Whosoever believeth on
Him might not perish.' Life on earth is like the lily
which you pick up, and while you hold it, it fades, and
droops and dies. A mother may forget her suckling
xjhild, but John tells us that God never forgets you,
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have everlasting life. 'Whosoever will,' John declares,
will be among those who meet the condition give up
all and accept this dear love. I greatly prefer the
sunnyside of Calvary and the bright promises of the
gospels, than the thunderings of Sinai. Don't you?
John believed that there would be many who would
not come. to Christ that they might not perish and have
everlasting life, but are determined to go down to per-
dition."

Sixty-seven, by their coming to the altar, announced
their determination to be among the "whosoever will,"
and nineteen came under the banner of God's redeem-
ing grace. One young man said to the audience : "I
was afraid to come to this church, through fear that I
might get caught. I could not stay away, and I know
it's all right now. Glory to God !"

The afternoon meeting on Wednesday was largely
attended, and the time was spent in earnestly making
the great gift of completeness in Christ. Ten received
the blessing, while all were strengthened in Christ Je-
sus. The heat was intense, and yet the upper audience
room .was crowded in every part. The preacher ex-
horted on the third verse of the third chapter of John :
"I do not believe there is one here who will dare say,
'I do not believe the Bible.' If so, you who are sin-
ners, let rne ask you, what are you ^oino- to do with

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the words of this verse, which is addressed to every-
body : 'Verily, I say unto you, except a man be born
again, he can not see the kingdom of God.' Attending
church will not do, for the devil is in every pew of the
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of every heart. Outward church ceremonies may cause
your damnation. Jesus said : ' Verity I say unto you,
except ye are born again ye can not enter the kingdom
of God.' You who claim that you are doing no harm,
and are doing nothing your trouble is just there. 'Ye
must be born again.' And if you fail to give heed to
the words of Jesus, you will be dashed to pieces on
the rocks of despair. Your morals, your good inten-
tions, and your prayers will not save you. Oh that
the spirit of Calvary and the spirit of Sinai may help
you to resolve, 'I will be born again.' " Thirty-three
came to the altar, and eleven received the new birth.

The Wesleyan plan of sanctification occupied the
afternoon hour of Thursday, and many entered into
the covenant to live "nearer, my God, to thee." The
heat was very great, and yet there was a thronged au-
dience, who remained almost spell -bound under the
awakening spirit which brooded in deep solemnity
among the people.

At the night service the evangelist urged personal
work to win souls for Christ. "The word of God tells
us that Jesus said of Mary, 'She has chosen the good
part, which shall never be taken from her.' God holds
you responsible, my dear sinner, unless you choose
this good part. Will you?" And twenty-one came
to the altar, five of whom were wafted into the king-

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dom. Governor Porter's son was one of the chosen,
and a dear friend of his, who saw his conversion, rose
in the back part of the audience, came to the altar,
and passed in triumph through the gates of the new
Jerusalem.. He said to Dr, Talbott : "When I saw my

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friend so happy, it went like an arrow to iny soiil, and
I determined to have it too, and I came forward, an*},
here I am, at his side, on our way to Heaven." An-
other young man said : "This is my mother's birth-
day, and I want to be converted, and make her dear
HOU! happy." Another middle-aged man jumped to
his feet, exclaiming, "Glory to God, I've got it."

Friday night, though intensely hot, brought to Rob-
erts Park an immense audience, a large number being
strangers. The young people's meeting, preceding the
regular services, was a grand ovation, all present re-
joicing in a full and unspeakable salvation, and a com-
plete enjoyment of Jesus's love.

The evangelist addressed the crowd in the upper
room, from Mark x, 21 : "Jesus smiled on one-and
frowned on the other ; and while he was satisfied with
one, a cloud hung over the other. He had the look of
approval for one, and the utmost disdain for the other ?
and while there were many who said, 'I'll take Heaven
and have all glory,' there were others declaring, 'I
will not, and prefer to be a bankrupt forever.' But
to these how lovely Jesus appeared.' The man spoken
of in the text had morality, wealth, uprightness and
character, very good things to have ; but notwithstand-
ing he had all those, the Savior drew the knife and in
love cut him to the quick. While I have inexpressible
affection for you, I must say you are in the wrong way.
You may be perfect as to your morals, and have, no
doubt, kept all the commandments from your youth
up. What of that? You deserve no credit for that.
'Yet lackest fhou one thing.' 'Mercy on me T cried

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.the man, for he was cut to the inward heart. The
.choir called on a very sick man an evening or so since,
and sang, 'Are you'ready?' a man dying, and soon
.will be in eternity -and he said, with his pale hand
raised, 'if I only had health.' That was the one thing
.he felt he lacked ; for the one thing needful he had
obtained glory to God. There are men who have all
of earth's wealth and pleasure, but have not Christ,
and no hope beyond this fleeting, transitory joy. How
soon they will die and enter eternity God only knows.
What then? 'Yet lackest thou one thing.' The man
in the Bible went away sorrowful. In a few days
death will knock at the door and say, 'Young man, 1
want you?' and to the young lady, 'I have a summons
to take you to the judgment ; are you ready for the
master's call?' or are you contented to enter therein,
hoping that your morals, and integrity, and forms of
religion will give you a passport to endless life? Ah.
you are lacking one thing, and the Judge will say, 'I
never knew you.' Come and secure the true riches
and completeness of the Savior's smiles and ap-
proval'." Thirty-three went to the altar, and eight
stepped across the border. One of these Avas Mr. J.
W. Howe, a leading clerk in one of the largest dry
goods houses. He rose from the altar and said to the
audience, "On last Sunday night week I came to Rob-
erts Park Church for the first time in seven years that
I was inside of any church. I listened attentively,
and was interested in Brother Harrison's prayer, and
when J realized something unusual coming over me I
said to myself, 'This wont do ; I must get out of here,'

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and rose and left the church. I remained away from
the church for a week, and was very much troubled in
my mind. There was nothing right with me. Icon-
eluded again to go to church, and that night I was.
more interested than ever ; and felt that if the world
was full of sinners I must be the chief. The tears
filled my eyes, and my heart bled with anguish. I
came to this altar, and felt better for my coming, and
repeated it for seven nights ; all the time feeling
easier, and more determined to go through. This
Friday morning, I had occasion to go into the cellar
of the store for wrapping paper, and involuntarily I
fell on my knees and cried for mercy ; and asked God,
with all the faith and power I had to remove the bur-
den from my soul ; and instantly I felt it going, and
all was as bright as the noonday sun. Oh, my friends !
I tell you I was happy. For a little while I was so
completely turned upside down I could not tell where
to place Jesus ; and thought all the time he was trying
to run away from me ; but I held on, and he came into
my heart, and is abiding in my soul. I found relief,.
thanks be unto God. I gathered up my paper and ran
up stairs laughing and joyous ; and I have been happy
all day. I came here to the altar to receive a com-
plete blessing, and I have received it most gloriously."
Mr. Harrison asked Mr. Howe: "You arc sure about
it? No guessing or hoping, is there?" Mr. Howe re-
plied : "No, indeed ; it is as clear as sunlight. There
is no guessing or hoping about it, I assure you."

Another pleasing incident was developed at this
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verted a few nights si nee, had been scolding arid protest-
ing because his wife attended these meeti ngs . He made
sport of the revival, and was violent in his denuncia-
tion of Harrison. He had forbidden his wife going to
the meetings, and he went one night and took a seat
in the gallery, to see if she was there contrary to his
orders. He saw his wife rise and go to the altar. He
saw her weeping and struggling, and then spring to
her feet, giving glory to God. He left the church and
hurried to his home greatly agitated. His wife soon
followed, all wreathed in smiles. She fell on her hus-
band's neck and said : "Forgive me ! I have been to
church and found Jesus, to the joy of my soul." He
made no reply, but for several days was in deep
trouble. At the supper table this Friday evening he
said : "Wife, will you help me to do up certain pack-
ages for shipment, and then we will close up the store
and go to meeting?" Of course she would, for a more
happily surprised wife never lived. Tears of joy be-
dewed her cheeks and a whispering from her loving
soul buoyed her up, "Have faith in God." That hus-
band was among the first at the altar and the third to
receive the blessing of spiritual baptism. They went
home full of rejoicing, and have been so ever since.

A young man of eighteen years, who had buried his
distinguished father the day before, was completely
subdued at the altar, and crying, "Oh, my God', I
want to make sure of Heaven."

Sunday, May 15th, was a charming day, all nature
redolent in the balmy and zephyr breezes, every leaf-
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thenas of praise and thanksgiving, arid all hearts in in-
spirational unison to Him, the Giver of every good and
perfect gift. The churches were filled, and as the
benedictions of "Praise God from Whom all blessings
flow" welled up from thousands of satisfied saints, the
echo of glory from the sanctuaries crowded the air,
and that Sabbath was, indeed, a heaven of love and
joy to the hosts of Zion.

The 9 o'clock general class-meeting was the largest
in attendance of any preceding, while the testimonies
of the young converts, interlarded with experience of
older Christians, were full of spiritual richness and
power and purity and love and peace. Sixty-seven new
converts and thirty-eight older disciples told of the free
gift of pardoning love. The feast was eminently en-
joyable.

At 10 : 30 Dr. Vernon preached an exhaustive ser-
mon from John ix, 27, the last clause : "Will ye also
be His disciples." An exhortation from the evangelist
to redoubled diligence and more consecration on the
part of the church made a good impression, and hun-
dreds rose and pledged themselves to greater diligence
in this revival work.

In the presence of a crowded audience at 3 p. M. Dr.
Vernon baptized nine children and twenty-four adults.
-Following this ceremony fifty persons presented them-
sdlves at the altar to take upon themselves the conse-
cration vows and join the church on probation. Three
brothers, one of whom was near the gate-way of death,
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aged mother was received by letter. The scene was
deeply touching and melted many hearts.

The night service was a crusher. All the standing
room was occupied. The stairways were thronged,,
while all around the church, on the grass, the crowds
swayed to and fro to hear the songs, and catch here and
there the utterances of the preacher. Other churches
were also crowded, and many hundreds returned to
their homes. The evangelist exhorted from 1st Kings

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xviii., 21 : "How long will ye halt between two opin-
ions?" He introduced in a very effective manner the
narrative of Elijah and the people who were at
enmity with the living God, and who were worship-
pers of Baal and "other gods," and who, under a
challenge one to the other, went up on to Mount Car-
mel to test the power of their respective gods. The
description of the entire procedure and the triumph of
Elijah, in consuming the altar flooded with water, by
the power of God, and the complete discomfiture and
overthrow of the Baalites, was most complete, and no
report or pen inditeing could do justice to the effort.
And he likened the chagrin of the followers of Bual
when defeated to a great many Christians, who come
to church with faces as long and sepulchral as tomb-
stones iu a graveyard. "I have an utter abhorrence
for 'compromises,' for while it is and maybe done in
politics it could never be tolerated in religion. You
can not hold to two opinions at one and the same time,
or compromise salvation and damnation, and one of
these you must choose. You can not escape making
the decision, and you can not occupy any middle ground.

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To a large number an important crisis is at hand, and
your decision is soon to be recorded by the angel hav-
ing charge of the Great Book. Let me entreat that

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you decide on the Lord's side."

Thirty-nine crowded the chancel rail, and sixteen
had their names registered on the Book of Life, mak-
ing the total to date seven hundred and eighty-three.

CHAPTER XL

The eighth week was entered on with a deeper convic-
tion resting on the minds of all the community that
God was in the great revival awakening that was stirring
the city to its very depth. Men who had hitherto
scarcely ever entertained a thought about religion, and
were always engrossed in politics over everything else
whose leprosy was like a cancer, leading them rapidly
to an eternal death these were inquiring as to the old
paths, and crying for mercy, and from all phases of
society the cry was heard : "Men and brethren, what
shall we do to be saved?" The converts and Christians
were traversing the city and visiting hamlets and work-
shops, factories and counting-rooms,' and stores and
the residences of the rich to hunt out the prodigals
and wanderers, and persuade them to return to their
Father's house. To this work, 011 Sunday, upwards
of one thousand dedicated their service. The scene

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must have produced intense joy in the courts of heaven,
for on earth such a sight was never witnessed before.

Monday evening the covenanters to do personal
work began bringing in their reports, and all expressed
their surprise at the kindness and willingness with
which they were received. Their faith was strong in
the Lord and in the power of His might, and so
anxious were all to speak of the heavenly love, that
three and four were on their feet at the same time. It
was certainly -a most delightful repast.

At the regular service the ; evangelist indulged in a
very short talk on repentance and the benefits of salvation
to the lives and characters of men and women . ' 'Men who
are homely-looking and repulsive in their sins are
handsome and joyous and happy when they receive
God ' s love . " In response to the invitation thirty-eight
went forward, and ten were announced as saved.

On Sunday night a young man, well known in the
city, was at the altar, but failed to get through. He
>vas under deep conviction, and on his way home he
stopped at a lumber-yard, and falling on his knees,
cried out : "Now, Lord, I must be saved or I perish.
I give thee all ; now, have mercy and save my poor
soul," and he rose entirely changed.

Tuesday night was pleasant and cool, and the main
auditorium was crowded to repletion. The bowed
heads, streaming eyes, and the all-pervading solemnity
indicated too surely the brooding influence of the Holy
Ghost and the reaching out to find God. It was so
palpable that as soon as Mr. Harrison ascended the
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audience he said : "That's right- -kee^itnmkmg. God-
is watching this deathless yet dying multitude. Let
us pray."

"Eighteen hundred years or more ago, the cry went forth : 'To
whom shall I go when in peril? to whom apply when in difficulty ?'
So to-night, my Heavenly Father, these sojouruers and pilgrims,
who are liable to lie cut off in a moment, are conscious that on
this earth they have no continuing. Here i.s a voting man saying
good bye, and he crosses the river unsaved, and proves the great
truth that there is no exemption and no discharge from death.
The queen, with her 'million for one ray ol hope;' Randolph, with
his 'remorse,' and Byron 'suing for mercy," are not discharged
from the demand of the King of Terrors. Oh, my God, will angels
convey us across the river, to a heavenly home, or down into the
darkness of despair? Oh, God, let the spirit come and work, and
help this people to settle their accounts with Thee as for judg-
ment. Oh, we know the beauties of Heaven, as the Bible tells it
to us ; but oh, how many are losing their hold and slipping into
hell! *What if you gain the whole world, and Jose your soul? 1
said the Master. Dear Father, how many have not yielded, and
by persistent rejection, have gone too far! Help, dear God, that
they may retrace their steps and get into the shelter and be housed
in thy redeeming mercy. Oh, may many be sheltered to-night"
under the wing of Thy love and in the arms of the Divine mercy ;
and may they be saved from perdition, bj' the scores. We are on
the march and in line, moving toward the graveyard. And, Oh
God! what then? Are we hurrying to the realms of joy or to the
pit of ruin and despair? Oh God, how many at the judgment will
the Judge address: 'How came you here and not saved?" And
they will be speechless. Oh Father! Father! Father! have mercy,
and save every unsaved soul, for Jesus' sake. Amen."

In his exhortation the preacher said: "Christ was
invited to dinner, given by rich men, and was sumptu-
ously feasted. Although in full sympathy with the
poor, he went to the banquet and partook, but he drew
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them of another feast at the table of the King, and
that a certain class who were bidden would never par-
take of that supper. You ask, 'What supper is that,
Mr. Harrison?' The supper of God's mercy and re-
deeming love. And of that class who will never taste
of that supper is the young lady all taken up with the
fashion and frivolities of the world ; the business man
engrossed in the worldliness of every hour and moment,
to the exclusion of things divine ; and the young man
\vho is running after the pleasures of time and space
that never satisfies, but is like a broken cistern holding
no water. That young lady says : 'I am happy now,
but if I get religion I must be somber and solemn, and
that would make me miserable.' Who told you so?
Jesus says, 'You were bidden.' That's the worst part
of it. Suppose you die suddenly and awake in the re-
gions of despair. There's a man who has bought a
farm, and it is seed-time, and he makes that an excuse
and is lost. There are thousands of souls who are
thinking more about their business and their own self-
ish interests than they are upon the matter of salvation.
A man has bought a yoke of oxen and wants to try
them first, and asks to be excused. That man has
married a wife, and, like a big fool always does, begins
to excuse himself, instead of bringing his wife along to
.share the feast with him. Making excuses, notwith-
standing you are bidden, will never permit you to taste
of the Lord's Supper. No lands, no oxen, or wife, or
any such thing should be an excuse, but when you say
that religion will make you sober and gloomy and not
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that. You might as well say that a man clothed in
rags is unhappy when he puts on- good clothes, or when
he is removed from a hovel into a palace. Ah, you can
never stay away from the table of God's love and
mercy on such a plea or such an excuse as that. God
is not going to compel you to have religion if you don't
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and offer you mercy and pardon and saving grace, but
you must, of your own free will and desire, reach out
and accept it. Another makes this excuse : 'Oh,
there's a hypocrite in the Church who cheated me !'
Well, what of that? Judas was a hypocrite, and went
down to the place he merited. There are no hypocrites
in heaven, and for you to pile up excuses on that line,
they will avail you nothing. Another says, 'I have no
feeling or desire for it,' and this is his apology. But
Jesus says, in two words 'without excuse.' You are
bidden, you are called, and free pardon offered. Will
you continue to rebel?"

Forty-three stepped anxiously to the front, and
eleven grounded the weapons of rebellion, and were
made acceptable guests to the great banquet. One of
these was a lady whose two little daughters persuaded
and accompanied her to the altar, The trio in each
other's arms, praising God, was a picture of touching
pathos.

The Wednesday night meeting was largely attended,
and was a meeting of very significant spiritual influ-
ence. 'A short exhortation was delivered on the fif-
teenth verse of the first chapter of 1st Timothy "This
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Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners/
Oh, how true the apostolic declaration 'For Jesus is
mighty to save, and that to the uttermost.' " Twenty-
three sought to be saved, and three gained the victory.

On Thursday night, May 19th, another mass of peo-
ple thronged the upper audience room of the church,
while the young people had a royal feast in the lecture
room. The youthful hearts sang the songs as though
they were inspired, while all the testimonies breathed
the endowment of the Heavenly Spirit.

The evangelist, at the up stairs service, dwelt on
Isaiah v, 4, where the prophet says, " 'There is a house
erected and finished, a refuge established, a shelter
secured,' and what more does any dying man want?
If you want more you can't get it and more than
that can't be done. No right minded man can make
any reply to this sweetest of verses. 'What more
could I have done?' Can you give an answer to that?
Yes, on one condition, and that is, making a complete
sacrifice. On the cross the dear Jesus called you to
come to him. I stretched out my hand and you re-
fused. I shed my blood and asked you to unbolt the
door of your heart and let me come in, and you re-
jected me. I gave you my sympathy, and I have
pressed on you my willingness to save to the utter-
most. 'What more could I have done ?' Those bitten
in the wilderness were commanded to look up to the
brazen serpent and be healed ; others who refused,
they died. Glory to God! there are hundreds here
who have turned their eyes to Jesus Christ, away up
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clean heart. You who say, 'I wont,' .and doubt the
efficacy of a Redeemer's blood, whose fault is it if you
are lost? Certainly not God's, for he never has shut
the door of mercy, or pardon, or love. The door of
invitation is thrown open \vide, and unless you are
willing- you never can see his face. God may tear and
uproot a city, and destroy nations, but one thing he
can not and will not do, and never will this side of
eternity. You may well look anxious, and say, 'Why,
dear me, I am interested in that statement. Tell me,
where did you get that sort of scriptural teaching?'
If you will give prayerful attention I will tell you.
'Shut on the human side.' Jesus said, 'I stand at the
door and knock, and if any man will open I will go
in.' Now, mark you, if you will open the door and
say yes, come in? Jesus will instantly enter and take
full possession. God himself will never open that
door ; and he has never saved a soul who said No ! and
kept the door shut. God requires a yes, a needy
yes, a willing yes, an obedient yes, a complete yes, and
an opening of the door by you, with the request, 'Yes,
1 want Jesus to come in and abide with me.' If you
say No ! and shut him out, he will shut you in. The
holt which tio'hteus your door is a little word of two
letters, but veiy significant IS T O and the door is l re-
Nixtanw to Jesus.* Let the bolt drop, and resist no
longer, and throw wide open the door, and your victory
will be complete." Thirty-seven -unlatched the bolt,,
and nine dropped it and flung wide open the door, and
Jesus took peaceable possession.

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night, and many returned to their homes. After a
short invocation by the great Brooklyn divine, Mr.
Harrison requested Dr. Talmage to state how the con-
verts were progressing in his church since the revival
several months ago.

Dr. Talniage said : "This is the practical question
of all revivals. In regard to the souls brought in a
year ago into my church, six hundred and seventy-eight
were the result of that work. Within two weeks after
the conclusion of that work the question was pro-
pounded, 'what proportion of this number will be faith-
ful ? Will three-fourths, one-half, five hundred, three
hundred, two hundred or one hundred of the six hund-
red and seventy-eight- hold out faithful?' I have an-

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swered them as I will answer you to-night. Of the six
hundred and seventy-eight who were converted in the
Brooklyn Tabernacle, six hundred and seventy-eight
have proved faithful, not one having gone back, and I
have made diligent and earnest inquiry . I repeat that
there is not a single instance of unfaithfulness of those
who, on a June Sabbath, consecrated themselves to
God, and of this I know whereof I speak. There is
another fact of which I desire to say a word. The
hardest work of our recent revival was done by those
who were brought into the Kingdom when Brother

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Harrison was with us. Dear brethren, it is your faith
on which depends your success, and if you have faith
in God for one thousand conversions, your faith will
cause the one thousand to remain firm and faithful. I
am glad to be here to-night and give this testimony,
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your midst means supernatural. By the way, Brother
Harrison, did you ever tell that grand incident which
took place in the Tabernacle about supernatural
power?"

Harrison " 'No, bless you, Dr. Talmage, I never
did. You tell it; do."

Dr. Talmage "There were two persons seated in
the chairs. One was an elegant gentleman, and attired
in apparel very exqusite, with a fine development of
body, and a brain attractive and impressive. I ap-
proached and inquired : 'My dear sir, are you here for
your soul's welfare?'

"Gentleman 'No sir; I am simply here for domes-
tic courtesy. There is my wife ; please talk to her."

"1 spoke to the wife, and she exhibited much feel-
ing, while her husband sat in a stiff and dignified man-
ner, and yet he observed to me : 'This conviction of
my wife certainly shows that there is a supernatural
power here.'

'.'I said : 'My dear sir, do you not feel something of
this supernatural T

"He replied: 'Oh! no, no! I am simply here on
account of domestic coitrtesy.'

"In half an hour afterward he was bowing his head
forward with his face buried in both hands. I let him
alone for a few minutes, and then approaching him, I
inquired : 'My dear sir, don't you yet feel this super-
natural power?' He raised his head, and with tears
streaming down his face, he replied : 'Yes, yes, Dr.
Talmage, I feel its full force.'

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your city, which is now being rocked in this great wave
of revival power, and I pray it may continue."

Dr. Vernon congratulated Dr. Talrnage for his Pres-
byterian encouragement on the Methodistic line.
' 'Thank God, Dr. Talmage, we are all as a unit
together in the great work of the salvation of souls."

Kev. Mr. Harrison then said: "That statement of
Dr. Talmage is a powerful sermon to dying men, and
especially those without hope, and who are without the
supernatural love of God ; and I trust that many scores
of deathless spirits may experience this supernatural
love, and grace, and mercy to-night. In the fifth
chapter of Daniel, and in one of the verses, we are
told that there was. a time of great festivity, and
hilarity and 303^ ; the band struck up the notes for the
dancers and away they went in their so-called earthly
pleasure ; but God sent his judgment, and mercy was
evoked to take the place of wrath, and love the place of
punishment. Their knees trembled and their eyes
stared, and they cried out: 'What does this mean?'
and then came a spell. Said the King: 'This is
strange. I never had such an experience before as
this. Oh! if I could only solve this matter. What
does it mean ?' Death ! Death ! It means the breaking
of the tender chord of experiences and for eternity. Sin-
ner, you are on a journey which leadeth down to death.
You are weighed in the balance and found wanting. Aha,
God puts his judgment where He'll make no mistake.
There's a man who says he doesn't want to be weighed.
You can't help it. If ^you weigh yourself you are all
wrong, and, if you are weighed by God: you will be

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found wanting. But there is a remedy, thank God,
for He will help every soul if you let Him. You put
into the scale all your good resolutions, and the prom-.
ises you made at your mother's knee, when you said
the Lord's prayer ; and all your moral acts and church-*.
oroino-s. God will put on the other scale WANTING!

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Oh ! M} r God, what a judgment WANTING ! A young
lady attended a revival and declared that she would
break off dancing, theaters, and the follies of the
world. She was entreated to go to the dance, and
finally yielded ; but she said in sorrow: 'If I dance I
must quit the revival.' 'Oh !' they said, 'you can go
to the next revival.' She went to the dance, and soon
after was on her death bed, when she said to her
mother: 'This is awful. I have no feeling; I can't
pray, and there is no use for any one to pray for me.
I left the revival and went to the (Jance, and I grieved
the Spirit, and I am lost;' and she died the death of
the unsaved. God help us, that in no event we shall
be found 'wanting.' " Forty-four expressed a desire
to be saved, and ten attested the all-sufficiency of a
: Savior's love to save.

On Sunday morning, at 9 o'clock, the general class-
meeting was largely attended, but the attraction up
stairs shortened it somewhat, and there was a marked
diminution in the character and number of experiences.
All that was said gave great comfort to those present,
but there was lacking that fullness of the spirit so pow-
erfully manifested at other meetings. All the time
from 9 o'clock the sursrino; multitude of humanity were

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every part of the main audience room and gallery was
packed as never before in the history of the church.
Four thousand persons were unable to get inside the
church door. The streets were jammed in every di-
rection, and the cry everywhere was heard, "Too late I
too late !" After the introductory service, Dr. Vernon
said: "It is with no ordinary pleasure that we wel-
come to our service this morning, the presence of the
very eminent divine, Kev. Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage,.
who is recognized everywhere as more than a Presby-
terian and more than an American, and a divinely com-
missioned messenger of Jesus Christ. May God the
Father give him the fullest unction of the Heavenly
Spirit, and may we, his hearers, grow and be edified
under his teachings and preaching."

Dr. Talmage then' announced as the text, Matthew
xxv, 6 : "Behold, the bridegroom conieth ; go ye out
to meet him." The discourse on "Torches and Light"
was published in the newspapers the following morn-
ing, and was in all respects an extraordinary effort.
The audience were held spell-bound, from first to last,,
and there was no dissenting from the statement that a
more opportune and appropriate sermon could not have
been delivered.

At the 3 P. M. service thirty-four were received as
probationers, on the Harrison covenanting plan. It
was stated, that during the sermon in the morning, a
gentleman seated in the gallery gave himself up to
God, and was blessed with the divine pardon. An-
other reported to Dr. Vernon, that at the noon hour he
determined that nothing should keep him out of the

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kingdom, and falling on his knees, he was suddenly
ushered into the light. Praise the Lord !

The night service did not show any diminution in
numbers. The preacher did not talk much, for the
reason that all the people, as he said, "were convinced
of their responsibility, and the necessity of a new life,
to secure the favor of God. The liberality of our holy
religion can not be told, but can be enjoyed. In Prov-
erbs you will find, 'If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise
for thyself ; but if thou neglectest, thou alone shalt
bear it.' You will have to die alone, and if you have
built upon the sand you must go down ; therefore, be
wise for yourself, and not for your mother or anybody
else. Exchange sin and ruin for pardon and refuge
the very best thing to do and secure salvation. No
one can die for you, and you must bear the conse-
quences of your sinning, alone. Therefore, I charge
you not to neglect this important trust.'* Twenty-eight
came to the altar, and seven received the pardon of
all their sins.

CHAPTER XII.

There was, at the beginning of the ninth week, a
less disposition to be captious about the revival work
than at any time since the meetings l.-egan. The
results silenced forever any spirit in that direction,
as there was certainly nothing to find fault about.
The methods inaugurated secured the conversion of

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eiffht hundred and thirty-three persons in Roberts

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Park, while scores were brought into the new life
in other churches, and the triumphal march of Truth
continued. Conversion is not a fallacy because some
people think that they do not need it. There is a
growing conviction that the world stands in need of
more Christianity, and that there never can be too
much of Gospel salvation, which always leads up and
has in itself all the elements of a sublime lifting power.
The time is Hearing rapidly, we trust, when conditions
as to a religious life, other than laid down by God,
shall be totally displaced by the simple injunction :
"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be
saved." All disposition to speak harshly of revivals is
not calculated to heighten the opinion with true chris-
tians as to those who conduct themselves in this incon-
gruous and infelicitous manner. Truth will triumph
and finally conquer over all opposition, no matter what
the source.

The largest convert meeting of the entire series was
held at 7 p. M., and the Divine presence was experi-
enced and felt in an unmistakeable manner. One
hundred and thirty-three testimonies of unflinching
faith in God's love and gracious mercy were given in
short, terse sentences. The proposition of the evan-
gelist that all should endeavor to secure one penitent
and bring him or her to the altar, met with a unani-
mous response.

The up-stairs audience room was packed with peo-
ple, coming from all parts of the city. The com-
mencement exercises over, the evangelist said: "If

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the hundreds in this church had lived in the days of
Christ they would have seen the dieiples running to
Jesus. Indianapolis is rocking with God's power, and
men and women are talking religion in their places of
business and in their houses as never before. A prom-
inent gentleman this evening said to me, 'I have been
accosted four times and asked what in the world does
this mean,' and an infidel said to me, 'I can not, for
the life of me, account for the notorious manifesta-
tion,' and another said this morning, 'Brother Harri-
son, all the churches in the city, without a single ex-
ception, were crowded on Sunday, and there must be-
a God visiting and awakening among the people.' The
constant enquiiy is, 'What does it mean?' Over
eighteen hundred years ago there was an interest when
Jesus was seeking all men, and He is here in Indiana-
polis seeking you, and what the end will be in this
city He who holds the destiny of each only can deter-
mine. Oh, how my heart goes out for those in the gal-
lery, for that is generally the place where the sinner
goes they are so timid and afraid in the beginning.
Then they venture down stairs, and then, little by lit-
tle, they will get nearer and nearer to the altar, and
finally yield and are converted. Those who are with-
out hope can not understand this mysterious influence.
Of course you can not. A sinner can't understand re-
ligion until he obtains it. In the days of our Savior
everybody was seeking him, and cried out, 'God, be
merciful to me, a sinner!' Ezra viii, 22, is one of
the most comforting passages in the Bible : 'The hand
of the Lord is with them who, for good, seek Him;'

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Seek God and his righteousness and all things will be
added.' In this life religion will be a solace ; at death
your soul will be joyful ; and you will be safely trans-
ported to heavenly mansions." Forty-eight concluded
to take this splendid Christ, and thirteen found Him
to the glory of their souls.

On Tuesday, May 24th, the converts were out in full
force, and proselyting from the enemy's ranks ; and,
from reports, they had admirable success. All parts
of the church, at night, were packed, and the presence
of God was marvelously displayed. The ambassador
went promptly at his work, by saying: "God is ask-
ing the sinner a question, and you can never answer it
this side of eternity. It is a question you can not throw
aside, or cast off, or get away from. You ask often-
times, 'What must I do to be saved?' and down the
cycle of ages the question is repeated, and pressed,
and you inquire : 'What now is my future, and what
the by-and-by?' God holds your life in his hands, and
can snap the cord in the twinkling of an eye. Only a
few days since, a young man in a distant part of Indi-
ana started for the capital, to attend Roberts Park
Church, to get under the influence of the revival
power, but before he reached his destination he \viis
summoned to cross the river. What of the passage?
He said, 'No future all dark.' Oh, my God ! it is a
testing question. Yonder funeral bell is tolling fre-
quently, and daily ; the mourners, in their habiliments
of sorrow, are on the streets continually, all admon-

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ishing us that we are going the same way. God does
not ask this question of the converted for they are

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secure in the palm of his majesty but he addresses it
to the unsaved, and the sinner and church members who
are floating along on their church relationship are in-
cluded. These are they who say, 'Mr. Harrison, I
guess I am right.' No, you ain't ; for to you 'there in
a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end
thereof is death.' When I reiterate the question, God
wants an answer from the gallery, and the lower floor,
and all around the city from every unsaved soul, old
and young, rich and poor everybody bound for eter-
nity ! At the Judgment, you will be speechless, if
you wait until that dreadful hour. Here it is : ' What
will you do in the swellings of death T ' Aha, '
.says that young man, 'I will make a desperate struggle
to get through.' No, you won't. 'Well, I'll push my
way over.' No, you won't, for the only thing you can
do in the swellings of death must alone be through
Christ, he helping and sustaining, and. abiding with
you. You may call in another way ; but he tells us,
'I will not answer;' and one wave will come, and you
can not overcome it in your own self, and it will dash
against and over you, and you will go down. There
are men who, like that Fifth Avenue millionaire, say,
'I would give a million dollars to have Christ and
get over the dark stream safely ;' but they were wrecked
and sank to the nethermost bottom. The hour is com-
ing, my friend and not far away when you will be
a lonely passenger, having no one to go with you to
try the realities of the future. Your devoted mother,
whom you prize so greatly, can only go with you to
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your forehead, as you launch out on the billows ; but
in the swellings of the death-waves you alone will feel
the spray and experience the mists, and have the terri-
ble certainty that you are alone in the billows of death>
and will inevitably go down and be lost unless you
have Christ, who stilleth the tempest and stayeth the
storm and helpeth you over. Will you have this Christ
to reign over you?" Forty-eight said yes, and four-
teen were accepted as ready for the voyage.

A young man was at the altar struggling for the
victory. His young wife and aged mother were at his
side wrestling with God for his acceptance through the
open door. Never was there a more earnest and invit-
ing effort made. Soon he sprang from the altar
shouting, 'Thank God I am in,' and mother, wife and
son were in each other's arms shouting and weeping
for joy. The aged matron was the happiest saint ever
seen. She clapped her hands and shouted at the top
of her voice. She said, all the time gesticulating with
her hands, "Oh, dear brothers and sisters, I am a Dutch
woman, but I have seven children, and this is my
youngest ; but, bless God, all my family have been
Avashed in the blood of Christ. I have prayed for this,
and God has answered my prayers. I was converted
when fourteen years of age, and now I am sixty-four
years old. Glory to God ! there will be no German,
English, or any language in Heaven ; but all will sing
in one voice and one tongue. Oh, bless my God, I am
.so happy!" Other conversions were equally as im-
pressive, but not quite so demonstrative.

May 29th (Wednesday) was another successful day

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for outside work, and the converts' 7 o'clock meeting
was profitably employed in giving testimonies, and
feasting on God's love. To a crowded audience Mr.
Harrison indulged in a short talk, commencing with an
incident in Ep worth Church, where the preacher forgot
his text and his sermon had gone out of his memory.
At first he was troubled. Then he commenced with
the first person on the front bench to the last person
on the back seat, and requested each to say aloud
44 Jesus." "Now we will go the same line .over again,
and every one who can, truthfully and knowingly, say
'My Jesus.' He admonished them to be careful, and
only a very few were able to say 'My Jesus,' and they
were all put to thinking. They couldn't say 'My
Savior,' and soon there were cries for mercy, and a
great revival followed. "Now, if I should go among
the pews of this church and ask you the same question,
how many of you, with God looking you square in the
face, and death, judgment and eternity before you.
could claim Jesus as '-My Savior?' Are there not
hundreds who would shrink back, and dare not say it?
Oh, get my Christ to-night." The preacher then
commenced singing softly and impressively, "There's
a gentle voice within calls away, calls away," and
the penitents began flocking to the altar. Thirty-seven
thus came forward, and seven claimed Jesus as their
Savior ; one of these a young man from Home, rwho
came down specially to seek the Lord. He returned
to his home happy in God's love.

The Thursday evening meeting was immense as to
numbers, and not excelled as to spiritual power. It

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was indeed a pentecost, for everybody seemed happy,
and the occasion will linger in the memory of all as the
sweetest and most joyous of their lives. For instance,
when the "boy" said "God is conducting this work,
and will not let me go to other places where I am daily
called, but I ain't going, but will remain right here
and fight it out on this line if it takes all summer,"
nearly all the audience spontaneously rose to their feet
and shouted "Amen, the Lord be praised." He then
continued : " 'There is no pleasure in the death of the
wicked.' A man over in Ohio was asked : 'Shall we
pray with you?' 'No, no,' he replied, 'sing, sing me
over the chilling waters.' So it is with the dying
Christian sing me across the river. There is one
thing for you to do, as told in Ezekiel : 'Turn ye, turn
ye, for why will ye die?' A wicked man dies and he
is lost forever. Oh, d} r ing man, God 'hath no pleas-
ure in the death of the wicked.' All men, who are
out of Christ, shrink from dying, for they all know
that they must die. God proffers you eternal life.
Will you take it? You can go on in your sins just so
far, and theii you will come on to a barrier. Will you
not place God between you and your sin? Take care
that you do not go too far, and God will say, 'Your
house is left desolate,' for the Bible quotes God as say-
ing, 'My Spirit will not always strive with you.' There
is a road which leadeth to ruin. Get out of it. There
is a highway which leadeth to God and holiness. Get
into it. Why will you die in sin and go to perdition ?
.or why not the rather find peace in God and step into
the kingdom."

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In drawing the line between the saved and the un^
saved, there were about two-thirds claimed to be saved;
and then one-third quickly responded and held up
their hands that they desired salvation. Forty-nine
stepped willingly and anxiously to the altar, and twen-r
ty-one switched over from the downward road to the
path which leads to eternal felicity. The conversions
were of the old-fashioned type, and remarkably clear
and positive.

Friday night was very warm, and yet the young peo-
ple's meeting and the regular services were very large-
ly attended and each service intensely interesting. The
converts stated that the half could not be told of the
general awakening throughout the city as discovered
by their visitations. They have found numbers who
said, 'Pray for me, for I do desire to be saved."

At the regular service the evangelist said: "It is
time to seek the Lord. There never has been a
more favorable age than the present. True, you have
gone through other revivals and privileges,' but the
prophet said, 'It is time to seek the Lord.' Now, not
to-morrow, for that is not yours. That young man
says :. 'Mr. Harrison, wait until next fall, when another
revival is commenced ; then I will be a seeker.* No,
you won't ; for the next time you will be further off
or in judgment, out of Christ. His hand of promise
is extended to vou now. To-morrow it will be the

*/

hand of judgment. If you turn toward Calvary, and
find the touch of His blood, it will all be well with you ;
but if you are launched into judgment as a trifler and
a rebellious man, God pity you. You will receive par-

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don if you ask for it, and God never turned an anxious
heart away. They brought to Jesus the sick, the blind,
the halt, and the diseased of every character, and he
healed them all. A lazy seeker never was converted,
and never will be ; and simply to say, '1 wish to be
converted' will never make you one. Every sin-sick
soul may be healed, and Jesus is standing ready by
your side, to touch every heart ; but he requires earn-
est seeking, earnest effort, and earnest crying for
mercy, and then God will be found of you. Now, to
have a clear conversion there must be a deep convic-
tion. The Bible says, 'All a man hath, he will give for
his life,' and 'except ye repent ye shall all likewise
perish/ There are more than one hundred souls here
to-night who are tossed hither and thither on the bil-
lows and waves of sin. There is the life-boat, and
God is waiting to take you in. Is it not time to seek
the Lord and pass into the pavilion of his mercy?
Come, you who have an earnest desire to flee from the
wrath to come, and be housed safely on the good ship
Zion." " '

Seventy-four applied for cabin passage, and twenty-
one stepped on board and were refuged. One of the
first of these was an old lady of seventy-nine years of
age, who said: "I have been seeking Jesus for over
thirty years, but I have found him as my precious
Savior to-night." Four young men, clerks from the
Atlas works, banded together to find Jesus at the altar,
and in. procession they came to the front from the rear
of the church. Three stepped into the light, and gave
encouragement and sympathy to their fourth com-

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pauion, who on the following night also found shelter.
Two sisters were gloriously converted, not more than
two minutes elapsing between each conversion. A.
very finished and highly intellectual scholar, son of an
eminent divine in the New York Conference, was most
powerfully converted. He said: "All the languages
at my command utterly fail to expresss the complete
happiness of my soul. All I can say is this, "Praise
the Lord, Oh ! my soul, and forget not his benefits."
A young man said : "I am so greatly blessed and re-
lieved of a heavy burden that I feel as if the whole
world was taken off my shoulders. I must hurry
home to tell the news to my dear Christian mother."
And a way he ran down the aisle and through the dark-
ness, to tell the "Old, old story of Jesus and his love.""
A young man in the rear part of the church sent for
Dr. Vernon, and taking him warmly by the hand,
.said: "Dr. Vernon, I want to ask your pardon, for
I have called you hard names, and said many harsh
"things about this church and this revival." Dr. Ver-
non, filled with emotion, replied : "That is all right."
The young man continued: "Will you please ask
Mr. Harrison to come to me?" "Yes, certainly,"
said the doctor, and soon the evangelist was at his side.
'What is it you want," said Mr. Harrison, and the
young man repeated what he had said to Dr. Vernon.
"Why, bless you, of course I forgive you, but" and
throwing his arms lovingly- around his neck, "won't
you come to the altar and ask God to forgive you, and
I know He will, and you will be saved and will obtain
.such a glorious blessing?" "I will," and taking Mr.

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Harrison's arm, he went to the altar . and was most
powerfully converted. Other equally interesting dis-
plays of Providence were had, and the meeting passed
into eternity as one of the most powerful in the his-
tory of the church.

On Sunday, May 29th, the weather was intensely
hot, and yet the lecture-room was closety seated for
the love-feast service. The reports of the converts,
and the kindness they received at the hands of all
they approached, was well calculated to exhilerate and
encourage every child of God. Their religious expe-
rience was eminently refreshing and strengthening,
one hundred and fifty-eight evidencing for Christ.

At 10 :30 Dr. Vernon delivered a most admirable
sermon f rom Ephesians vi, 13 : "And having done all,
stand." The audience was large, and the interest in
the discourse very marked, while the utterances of Dr.
Vernon were unusually effective.

At 3 :30 P. M. twenty probationers connected ilu m-
selves with the church.

The night service was as largely attended as ever,
not half the people getting inside the church. Rev.
Mr. Harrison said: "In Proverbs i, 28, silence reigns,
and a prayer uttered never to be answered. A young
man read a tract entitled, 'Eternity where shall I
spend it.' He was struck with that awful question. It
was God calling. As you see that funeral train pass-
ing along the street, you stop and soliloquize : 'That's
my end what then?' That's God's call to you, and
you are almost ready to exclaim : 'What shall I gain if
I lose?' God's preached word is a call ; this deathless

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throng this hot night is a call ; this revival and each
awakening and each conversion is to you a call, and
there are thousands of silent calls and you never an-
swer, but continue to say : 'Go away ! Go away ! I
don't want you!' What does this verse say? 'Then
shall they call upon me, but I will not answer. They
shall seek me early, but they shall not find me.' Nbwf
this night God is knocking at the door of your soul
and calls on you and offers to give you, without price,
love, mercy and pardoi,, and you refuse. After a
while you will call, and when you knock he will not
answer. Mary, the bloody Queen of Scotts, drew-the
dagger and plunged it deep into the heart of religion,
and yet, when she came to die, and called on God and
was not answered, she cried out in her anguish, 'I will
give my kingdom for a single ray of hope,' and her
only answer was an echo of despair. Oh, how many
in the dying hour will cry, 'Lord, save me or I perish !'
Oh, when, in the hereafter, you may pray, he may not
answer, and if he then refuses, 3^0 u will go down to
hell. Improve the present and he saved." And
eighty-seven surrounded the altar and cried for the
now accepted time, and nineteen were placed upon the
Rock, Christ Jesus. One of these was a leading, mid-
dle-aged citizen, who said: "My conversion is .so-
clear. After this family prayer will be a leading fea-
ture in my family." His wife and children were con-
verted a few days since, and now the entire family are
"marching to Zion," and he is proving to be one of
the most precious pillars in the church. May God
always bless Brother Jackson .

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CHAPTER XIII.

The tenth week opened well, notwithstanding the
people were fatigued with the decoration ceremonies
over soldiers' graves, and the threatening storm at the
hour for service. The young people were out in full
force, and their testimonies had a freshness and ear-
nestness about them truly commendable. Some of the
converts, male and female, voluntarily led in prayer,
and it was remarked that their invocations would have
done credit to Christians of riper years and a much
larger experience. The fact is, that there is nearly
a regiment of new-born souls showing a wonderful
proficiency in Christianity.

Rev. Mr. Harrison led off in the regular service
viz., " 'The Spirit and the Bride say come ; and he that
is athirst, let him come and drink of the water of life
freely.' 'Anxious inquiries are made about this lim-
ited grace and this limited pardon, and, if you will let
hinij God will break the last cord : for, the Bible tells
us, 'He will abundantly forgive and abundantly par-
don.' What does that mean? You have had the ad-
monition, time and again, and the church has invited
you to come ; and will you listen to the voice, or will
you refuse and run the chances of quenching the spirit
and receiving the wrath of the Lamb. That is an awful
passage of Scripture ; but this invitation which I read,
is enough to stir every soul, for it is the voice of God,
the wooing of mercy, and the entreaty of forgiveness.
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and hugs you to the bosom of his grace, and says :
'Come, come, come ; the spirit and the bride say come,
and whomsoever will, may come.' I know of a young
man, of eighteen years of age, who went to a certain
city, for the first time in his life, to sell wheat. After
disposing of his grain, he was decoyed into a pool-
room by an emissary of the devil, and was made to.
believe, after being drugged with what was represented
to be cider, that with fifty dollars he could make one
hundred dollars. He not only lost the fifty dollars,
but his horses and wagon. Utterly discomfited and
'broken down, he concluded that he could not go home,
but would go West, After a painful and tiresome de-
lay, the father went to the city and got upon his track.
He, a preacher, had the church bell rung in every town,
and after preaching a short sermon, he told of the loss
of his son, and that he was in search and pursuit of
him. Forty days thus passed, and one evening, in a
town many hundred miles from his home, he said,,
after the sermon: 'I have lost a son, and am in pur-
suit of him, and if any one knows of a lost boy> or if
he is here, his father wants to take him to his home
and the bosom of his family.' Away down in the rear
of the congregation, a young man dirty, and with
Moodshot eyes, and garments besmeared, as a prodi-
gal's garments always are rose and walked slowly
down the aisle. The father saw the figure as it started,
and soon recognized his son, and jumping from the
rostrum, met his boy, and they embraced each other
as did two of old. To that audience the scene was
deeply impressive. Shat father kissed the dirty face

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of that son, and all was forgiven. God is holding out
the invitation, He is persuading you by his spirit, and
the bride says, return to your Father's house ; He will
give you the kiss of his love. Will you refuse, and go
on against your best interest? Come, with your tat-
tered, filthy rags and garment of unbelief, and throw
them at Jesus' feet, and put on the robe of righteous-
ness, which he is holding for you to put on. You will
then say, 'this is a sweet Way to live ;' and it will be a
happy way for you to die, and an exhaustive comfort
at the judgment. Come, for the spirit and the bride
are calling, and partake of the water of life freely."
Twenty -seven hastened to the altar; and ten were
saved one of these a young man who had been for-
ward several times, and was there converted in the
old-fashioned Methodistic way, and was entirely over-
come, the blessing being so overwhelming. After re r
covering, he said to the audience, "I am the happiest
man on earth, and am ashamed that I did not come
forward to the altar before and secure this great bless-
ing. Glory to God ! I am so happy."

Before the hour for regular services bescan on Tues-

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day evening, a heavy storm of rain and hail came up,
and there was a large falling off in the attendance. The
talk of Mr. Harrison was short, and confined to a
pleading with sinners to get away from the storm of
God's wrath into his sunlight. Eighteen came for-
ward, and five crossed the line, one of whom, a young
man who had been twenty-three times to the altar, and
this night was blessed in three minutes after kneeling
down. Another, a young man of twenty-four years of

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age, rose all full of smiles and a countenance beaming,
with joy, was asked by Mr. Harrison, "How did you
receive such a blessing?" "Why, I took God at His
word, and I am saved."

The seven o'clock converts' meeting was very largely
attended, and the testimonies very full and encourag-
ing, eighty-seven testifying as to pardoning grace and
full salvation. The room up-stairs was crowded, and
Mr. Harrison proceeded by saying, "God tells you *I
will come near to thee,' and no man or woman will
dare say that God at some time or other has failed to
come to you, and to every one more than once, and he
will come once more and strike with one blow death !
and what then ? There is another word to this verse.,
and the whole reads: 'I will come near to thee in
judgment.' I would rather have grace than judgment.
Oh, the richness of God's grace, and the awful solem-
nity of the judgment. Not long ago a lady sent for
me. She was dying, and I asked her: 'Shall I pray
for you?' 'Oh, no ; its no use ; the boatman has
come for me and I am not ready to go. All is dark-
ness before me. I am even now .stepping into the
boat and lost ! lost ! lost to all eternity ! Don't you
nee the boat pushing out, Mr. Harrison ? Oh ! Oh ! I
am not ready, not rea ,' and before finishing the word
.she was gone. Oh, sinner, don't delay so long as she
did, but accept this mercy now." The preacher sang
softly, "Jesus will help you if you will try," and the
effect was intensely thrilling. Fifteen asked for grace,
and four were converted.

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could be found for those who were not on hand early.
After a talk of fifteen minutes, covering the same
ground as in former exhortations, in pleading with sin-
ners to seek God and save their souls, he concluded :
"The spirit is hard by many of you here to-night for
the last time, and you will be left alone. Death is a
tale, and you may laugh ; the grave is a fiction, and
jou may jest over it ; but the reality is drawing very
near, and you had better listen. There was a young
lady who promised an evangelist that she would seek
God ; that she was tired of sin and the gayeties of the
world, and if spared she would certainty seek Christ
on the succeeding night. She drove to her home, a
penitent, with a heart yearning for peace and joy in a
loving Savior. Her mother commanded her to make
preparation for a dance, soon to take place. She said :
'Mother, will you please excuse me from going to the
dance, for I want to be a Christian?' but the ungodly
mother was unswerving and demanded obedience to her
orders. 'Then,' said the daughter, 'if I go to that
dance, may I go to the revival meetings every night
afterward?' 'Well, yes, you may,' said the cruel
mother, reluctantly, and the daughter spent her whole
time for several days in obeying the mandate of her
mother, but all the time her heart was bleeding, and
oftentimes she was bathed in tears. The night arrived,
and she went to the ball room and went through the

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giddy mazes and kept step to the music and the calls
of the sets. Early in the morning she went home and
hung up her satin dress in the wardrobe, and flung her
tiny slippers under the bed. She closed not her eyes

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and could not sleep, and the fever grew apace. Ring-
ing the bell she summoned the servant : 'Please tell
my mother I want to see her;' The mother responded,
and the daughter said to her : 'Mother, please bring
me that ball dress,' and when done as requested, sho
continued : 'mother, that dress and your command to
go to the ball, and my obeying you rather than God,
has been my ruin. When I promised God and the
evangelist to be a Christian, that was my last chance.
Oh! Oh! mother, I am lost!' and throwing herself
back on the bed, she crossed the river into judgment.
'Where is she spending her eternity?' Echo answers,
with no uncertain sound, where? That last revival
meeting was her last opportunity. Like the incident
told by Dr. Talmage of a man and his wife who went
to a revival, and the husband was entreated by his
pious wife -to go forward and seek the Savior. 'Not
to-night, Mary, but I will to-morrow. Not to-night,
Mary.' On the way home the horses took fright and
ran off, upsetting the wagon over a small precipice,
fatally "injuring that husband. The wife, not so badly
hurt, went over and gently raised her dying husband,
who, with ghastly look, turned and said, 'That was my
last chance, Mary ! That was my last chance, Mary !
I am lost ! Lost ! ! Lost ! ! !' and closing his eyes
stepped into eternity, with all its untold horrors of
despair. Are there any here to-night who are post-
poning and saying, 'Wait awhile; not to-night.' Ah,

God says to you, 'This may be your last time.'
" 'There's danger in longer delaying;

Swiftly the moments pass by,
If now you will come there is mercy;
Jesus will lu'lp if yon try.'

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'* <Ah !' says that man in the gallery, 'Brother Har-
rison, you have told me the truth. It may be my last
chance.' God help you to decide, and be. saved" by
grace from onhigh." Fifty-three cried for pardon at
the altar, and seventeen triumphed in the hour of their
need, and a well known citizen was heard audibly cry-
ing foi mercy in the gallery, and another was con-
verted while standing weeping and praying in the mid-
dle part of the congregation. It was certainly a night
of great power.

Friday evening, June 3d, there was sweet commun-
ion at the young people's meeting, and all were hap-
pily blessed with God's most precious love. At 8
o'clock the evangelist delivered the following earnest
petition :

"Oh, God, we thank Thee to-night that man}' of us realize what
it is to have the love of God shed abroad in our hearts for the
holy things given unto us. We are disappointed with the world;
\ve are deceived and we are disappointed often in friendships, and
we are disappointed in ourselves, because we live below our priv-
ileges, but, in Jesus, there is a peace that passeth all joy, and we
are so glad to-night that we have something that will save that
the world can not give, and can not take away either, because
Thy- word says : 'The peace of Jestis shall abide forever.*

'The Bible says there are some that the ways of peace have not
known. They know the way of discontent; they know the way of
trouble; they know the way of fear, and they know the way of
guilt, but the way of peace the sweet way many have not
known, but many of us, here to-night, arc treading the way of
peace. Glory to God ! There was a time that we did not know
the way in our dreams we were troubled, and in time of health
we were afraid, because our hearts were not right. We were anx-
ious about our sins, and troubled about God. But that is ended
now, and, Oh, Father, we feel to-night that we are in Thy presence,
that the atmosphere of Heaven is around about us, and. that we

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liave the peace that the King of Israel said passeth all understand-
ing; that \ve are filled with a joy unspeakable and full of glory.

-Oh ! we are so glad, so glad, that, our hand is in the hand of
Christ, and that, if we should die to-night, we should see the Ce-
lestial City, and breathe its holiness.

< ; Itis sweet to be a Christian blessed to be saved. A Christian
dies and goes to the realm where the Bible says, 'They need not
the light of a candle, for Jesus' smile lights the whole Kingdom.' 1
Oh, God, we are so thankful to Thee for last night.
" ; 0h, Father! Father! Father! there are some here who have
:been so stubborn, and they have been stubborn with their best
friend stubborn with Jesus ; but, Jesus, help every one here to
say to-night, I will be stubborn no more; I will yield to Him to-
night, and be saved by his love.

'Oh. spirit of God, we pray Thee, Avork with these hearts."
(Here the preacher, for about three minutes, stood in silent prayer,
and softly uttered '-Amen.)"'

The evangelist then followed a song singing by say-
ing : "I can read in your faces and countenances that
there is a deep solemnity pervading all your thoughts,
;iind, as a friend said to me, this congregation here to-
night means business, and there are some here to-night
who are making excuses. 'I mean to be saved by and
by.' Oh, stop and consider. I want to read the
eighth verse of the eleventh chapter of Hosea. It pro-
pounds a question of long-suffering by God. It
is this: 'How shall I give thee up, Ephraim?' In
the gallery it comes to the young man, and he cries
out: 'What shall I do?' This is the question on the
human side, the man side, the earth side. The busi-
ness man, while immersed in business, says : 'What
shall I do ?' The question God puts to you conies down,
to our nature, and, that, too, while many are grieving
the Holy Spirit. His mercy and wooing love proclaims
,ius intense interest in your return to the peate and joy

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lie has in vStore for you. What did he say to Ephraim?
*Let him alone.' Oh, dying sinner, that is the worst
thing he could say to let you alone. There is one
other word in this text all important to you. To-night
on my knees I asked God to give me something to
talk about, and this text came to me, and I really be-
lieve that it is designed for some one here. There is
a young man crying out: 'Don't let me alone, .dear
God, but help me.' Jesus saw a tree which refused to
"bear fruit for several years, and said to the husband-
man : 'Cut it down.' But the husbandman said : 'No,
let us try it one more year, and then if it does not bear
fruit we will cut it down.' Oh, sinner, the father lias
tried you over and over again, and called you by so
many different ways, and you have refused. Cut him
down; why cumbereth he the ground? But Jesus
interfered and said : 'They know not what they do ;
spare them and give them another chance.' Then he
turns to you once more and beseeches : 'How can I
give you up? I want your soul. I want you to be
saved. Come ! come !' There is a young lady who
has only one more call, and the young man only a
chance ; another call, and if they fail this time, cut
them down. 'My Spirit can not always strive with
them.' Christ wept over Jerusalem, and said : 'How
can I give you up?' I do pray, Dr. Vernon, that every
sinner here to-night will say : 'He shall not give me up,
for I will turn and be saved.' When he went to heal
the sick and raise the dead they said, 'Go away! Go
away!' and while he went away he turned and said:

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'How can I give you up?' His entire love and sym-
pathy were with him, but he never went back.

"There are many who will say, 'I will not yield ; I
will have my own way,* and Jesus says, 'Do not IK*
too stubborn ; how can I give you up ; can I not com-
pel you to come in and be saved?' No, I can't. You
must decide for yourself, and it may not take much
compelling. You have only to reach out your hand
and God will take it ; put out your lips and He will
kiss you. Oh, will you come to Jesus to-night? God
grant you may."

At this point he told an affecting incident of a father
who, in answer to a dispatch, took the express train
to see a son who was on his death bed. The father
reached the bed only a few minutes after the son had
breathed his last, but before he died only a few min-
utes before he said: "Tell father I could not wait
until he came, and that I died with both arms of Jesus
around me." "Oh, sinner, when I go I want both
arms of Jesus around me ; don't you? Oh, how can
I give you up." Seventy-three flocked to the altar,
and sixteen were converted.

On Sunday morning there was' a heavy rain storm,
but the lecture room was crowded, and sixty-one testi-
monies were given in all their richness and power,
Rev. Myron W. Reed and Hon. W. P. Fishback par-
ticipating in the services.

At 10 :30 Dr. Vernon preached from the latter por-
tion of the 4th verse of the 21st chapter of Numbers :
"And the soul of the people was much discouraged,
because of the way."

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At the 3 :30 P. M. services, twenty-three covenanted
with God and the church on probation. The preacher
said : "There are young men who say : 'I don't care ;
I will have nothing to do with it,' and are careless and
indifferent, but there are times when they do care, and
have heart aches, and in their quiet moments are ask-
ing, * Where will I spend my eternity?' Oh, that God
will use us who profess the knowledge of His love to
drop the nets down on the right side of the ship,
and draw them on board. Good God, may the unction
be sent on me as never before, and on you, that wo
may discharge our whole duty in the salvation of these
dear souls. When I closed the meeting in Iowa, I
heard a fearful scream just outside the door, and I said
what in the name of goodness does that noise mean? I
was told a young man is on his knees, and wanted to
see me. I ran to him and asked : 'Why, what's the
matter with you?' He replied: 'Mr. Harrison, it is
dreadful !' I asked : 'Tell me your trouble and diffi-
culty, and I will pray with you.' He answered : 'It's
no use ; I have let the opportunity go by, and it is too
late. The revival has closed.' After a few words of
admonition I left him still crying for mercy. Let me
urge you to the discharge of your duty before this re-
vival closes. We ought to enter on the remaining days
of this meeting with a renewed consecration every
member of this or any other church, and the converts-
that we will be more diligent and active than we have
been. There are many members of this church who
have not yet been consecrated. You have lost the light
and the evidence. You too must die, and unless you

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repent you will be lost. A young lady in Baltimore
said: 'I will come to the altar at the next revival,'
but in a few weeks Miss Emily was dead. It may be
with you as with that young man who, a few mouths
ago, said to me: "I never thought it would come to
this. No, sir ; I ought to have come in during the
meetings, but they are passed, and it is no use now for
you to pray with me.' I said to him : 'You certainly
have made a mistake.' He replied: 'I know it! I
know it -I have made the greatest mistake of my
life.' "

The night service was crowded as greatly as ever.
The evangelist said : "Luke xix, 10, is a verse full of
precious assurance. Let every Christian pray, that
while I am talking the arrows may go forth and touch
every unsaved heart. There are two sides to salvation
and two sides to conversion. Seek Him in earnestness
now, for time and for life. This passage is the most
comforting in all the Scriptures, for every one may be
found by seeking the Lord Jesus Christ, for 'he has
sought you, lo these these many years. The text reads,
'The Son of God came to seek and save that which is
lost.' We want to come down to the reality ; come to
Jesus, and let him in, and oh, how quick the Lord will
let you in, if you will only let him. God will go so-
far, and then if you refuse God will leave you. Jesus-
follows you and is coming after 3^011 ; he is coming to
seek you and to save that which is lost. Don't you
remember, when the procession was passing along, Je-
sus was pointed out as a miracle-worker, in raising the
dead, healing the sick, and doing other great things?.

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There was a man who got up into a tree, and, as
procession was passing along, he said that was the
sweet and loving John ; the next was the impulsive-
Peter ; the next, Luke the physician ; and the next is
he whom he saw through the branches as Jesus, the
friend of sinners, who, as He passed under the tree, He
looked up and called 'Zaccheus.' 'Why, how did you.
know me?' said Zaccheus; I never was introduced to
you.' Jesus cried again, 'Zaccheus, come down.' And
down he came, just as you must come, from unbelief,,
from your pride, and from your sins. And as Zaccheus
came down, the Bible says that Jesus received him
joyfully.' He went up into the tree a bad man, and!
came down a saint. That was a quick conversion, and
a sure one, for he said, 'If I have taken anything:;
wrongfully, I restore to him four-fold.' Dear sinner,,
He is trying to save you here to-night. Where is such
a thing as preventing love and interposing mercy. I
pity a man who has suddenly lost all his goods, or wha>
has lost his character, and I pity a mother who has lost
her children. So does Jesus pity those who are lost,.
and he came to seek and save such, and he says :
'What more could I do than I have done?' If you are^
syillful, and bound to, go on in your wickedness, you.
must leap over the cries of Christ. As a young man
Avas told by a loving father, 'Charley, if you go out
into the world of sin, you must go over my body,'
and the father threw himself across the doorway..
Charley gave one leap over his father's body, and
was gone. I have done all I could to urge you to-
Christ, and now I leave you with God." The evan-

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gelist told of a young man who died, saying, "Don't
send for Mr. Harrison, mother; it's too late, it's too
late."

Seventy-eight thronged the altar, and twenty-nine
were graciously favored with divine pardon, and the
number was announced one thousand and nine. On
man rose from the altar, and cried out, "Glory to
God ! I am saved, I am perfectly saved." His number
was the one thousandth, prophesied by the evangelist
before he came here. The others one, two, three,
four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine followed in
quick succession, and the young men crowded the
chancel, and "Praise God, from whom all blessings
flow,", was sung ten times, and, at the last, all the
converts raised their right hand in praise to God that
they were of the thousand. The enthusiasm reached
its climax when "Beulah Land" and "Palms of Vic-
tory" were sung. Men threw up their hats and shouted
for joy,with" Amen !" "Glory to God !" "Hallelujah !"
"Praise the Lord !" and similar expressions. The la-
dies waved their handkerchiefs and glorified God,, and
wept tears of love and gratitude. The oldest Chris^
tians remarked that they never saw such a scene, and
were never present at such a glorious, heavenly meet-
ing as this. One young lady who had been at the
altar for thirty-four nights was happily ushered into
the light.

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CHAPTER XIV.

In commencing the eleventh week, the evangelist
-did not deem it necessary to talk much, notwithstand-
ing the church was crowded everywhere. For a Mon-
day night it was truly remarkable to see such a mag-
nificent gathering of people. After the singing of the
hymn "Jesus will help you," Mr. Harrison said : "This
religious excitement is extending all over the country.
Just think of it ; one thousand and nine souls have been
saved, and still there's room for more. There's room
for that mother's son out there, for whom she has been
praying for ten weeks past. She says it will put a
blight on her life if her son is not saved. Still there's
room. I am so glad there is room in Christ's heart ; I
am glad the door of this revival is not shut yet. I can
see before me hundreds who have not made their peace
with. God, and still there's room. It seems to me that
this church to-night is flooded with God's glory. If
vou want to be saved, now is the time ; go in with the

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tide, when it is easier. I hope that when the door of
God's mercy shuts to-night, all in the house will be
shut in. I never felt the weight of souls on mine more
than I do to-night. I will now ask everybody who is
saved to rise and help me in silent prayer. Let us send
one volume of earnest prayer to God in behalf of the
unconverted."

Seventy-four were at the altar, and sixteen received
the liberty whereby they were saved.

One circumstance mentioned in the young converts'

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meeting yesterday afternoon goes to show how the-
news of this great revival had gone out. On the Sat-
urday night preceding a gentleman of this city was
stopping at a hotel in Terre Haute, and about midnight
a stranger came to his room and asked him to go and
pray with his wife, who was dying. The request was.
complied with, and when the gentleman from this city
asked why he had been called upon to pray, the an-
swer was, "I saw your name on the register as coming
from Indianapolis, and having read in the papers of
the great revival there, I thought perhaps you were
one of the converted." And so he was.

As usual, the Tuesday evening meeting of the young
folks was largely attended, and a beautiful feast
through prayer and experience was had. The upper-
room Avas crowded, notwithstanding a storm was im-
minent. After the introductory services were over
Mr. Harrison then said: "There is one word in the:
Bible that appears over seven hundred times. It has
been a great joy to my heart many a time, and stands
out as my beacon-light, leading me in peace and joy to-
eternity. It guided and drew me when a boy into the
Kingdom. Glory to God ! It commences in Genesis
and is found all through the Bible to Revelations. Oh,,

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I pray that all may give heed to this word. Oh, that
word is so sweet. It was precious at the time of the-
deluge, when Noah and all his family were commanded,
to come into the ark. That word is come, come, come^
May it ring in your ears to-night with no uncertain
sound. I am so glad that I heeded that word, and I
pray God that you will come and heed the word of

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His grace at once. My trouble, and it was a very
great trouble, was that I should get dressed in new
garments, clean and nice, to enter into God's King-
dom. When I put my first garment on, I prayed :
'Dear Lord, now I am ready. I believe Thy promise
now. Save me to-night.' There was no change, and
the next day I cried more than I ever did. Then I put
on the garment of endeavor, and felt sure I was right
this time, and I prayed again : 'Lord, I am endeav-
oring to be a Christian; please save me.' Again I
cried more than ever, and found no peace. Next, I
wanted to be in the fashion with some other people,,
and I put on the garment of uprightness, and condoled
with myself that no one shall say, 'You are not pure,'
and again I prayed : 'Dear Lord, save me ;' the tear^
began to flow, and I was more miserable than before^
What am I to do? for all these garments of endeavor,,
morality, uprightness, etc., made me wretched and
brought no relief. There are in this church, city and
State those who are putting on these kind of wrap-
pings and asking to be saved. It won't do. You must
throw aside the last vestige of sin and cut in twain the-
last cord of unbelief, and then you will be clear, and
unless you do that, you will do as I did make a mis-
take. A young lady, an Episcopalian, thought that
she lived a religious life, for she kept all the ordi-
nances of her church, but she felt an aching void, and
said: 'Mr. Harrison, I wish I knew what the matter-
was with me.' I said: 'What's your trouble? Tell
me ; and if possible I will try and help you.' She re-
plied : 'All I can say is that I have never had a happy

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moment since the day I was confirmed . ' { Oh , ' she .said,
'there was a mistake in putting on the outward gais
ments and wrappings instead of having an inwarcl
piety, a purity and uprightness in the soul. Oh, how
many there are who are members of churches and at-
tend all the means of grace, who hold their heads high
and strut to and fro in the sanctuary in their self-
righteousness, who are naught else than whited sepul-
chers, full of dead men's bones. God impress on you
that the outward form of attending the services and
professing God's grace and lacking the inward comfort
of God's love is not going to deliver you from the
bondage of sin.

"A man was at this altar the other night, groaning
on account of his sin and crying for mercy, and I said,
'What are you doing here? What brought you to this
altar?' He answered and I shall never forget that
answer 'My daughter came to this altar and was con-
verted, and, having something that I had not, I want
it.' There was no mistake about him.

"There was a young lady who insisted upon my
giving her advice, and I told her to come to the altar,
and try what good she might receive ; that she must
meet God's condition, and not her own, and she surely
would be blessed. Oh, how many give vent to tears
in their repentance and seeking after God, and I never
wiil stop a man crying to God, but always say, 'That's
right ; cry on.' Well, that young lady came that night
to the altar, and while among the congregation I heard
a strange noise at the altar, and I said to myself,
'Mercy on me, what's that?' and I ran UD to see what

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was going on, and here was that Episcopalian lacly,
clapping her hands and shouting aloud, 'Glory to
God !' in the old Methodist way. I said to her, 'What
makes you make such a noise?' and she replied, 'Mr.
Harrison, I am so happy ! I left my own condition, and
took God at His word, and sprang into the light V
That's encouraging to you, dear sinner, for Jesus says,
'Come, for all things are now ready.' Will you an-
swer, 'Dear Lord, I am ready, too?' Oh, to-night
throw away the wrappings and get the Spirit which is
able to make you free which will give you joy and
peace. Hallelujah ! Glory to God ! All things are now
ready. Come ! come, and receive one kiss of His par-
doning grace one touch of His love that dispels all
clouds. Gome ! come ! come ! the sweetest word in
all the Bible. I tried for four years to get myself
ready, instead of being ready at once, and stepping
into liberty and the Kingdom. I thank God I have
ceased my rebellion and grounded the weapon of re-
sistance, and am His child through His infinite mercy.
When death takes a good look in your face, you want
God you want life. I tell you to-night God the Fath-
er, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, the angels in
Heaven and all Christians on earth, are saying 'Come !
. come ! come ! for all things are ready ; the tables of
His mercy are set, and the banquet of His dear love is
spread, and the hall of His power and joy is open for
your reception.' God grant that you may be one of the
guests, for His name's sake ! " Twenty-one fell down
at the altar, seeking pardon, and nine were converted.
The meeting was characterized by a dep.th of feel-

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ing and solemnity seldom seen, and all rejoiced in the
wave of God's power which filled all hearts. One
young man, who turned the cold shoulder on the boy
preacher six weeks ago, and had stayed away ever
:since, came out "in the storm and was soundly con-
verted, and said : "Thank God, I have settled it with
Him. All is right now, and I know I have got the
light." Another young man sprang to his feet, prais-
ing God, and immediately went to the rear of the con-
gregation to plead with his friend. Another tried for
five nights, and was grandly pulled through, and said :
"I have no doubt whatever. I am so happy ! Glory
to God!"

On Wednesday night the weather was inclement,
but a fair audience was present at the young people's
meeting. The exercises were satisfactory that the
youthful soldiers were moving on in the right path of
grace, gaining steadily but surely in the things that
maketh for their good.

At the regular service, after the singing and prayer,
Kev. Mr. Harrison said : "In Isaiah, xxxviii, 14, you
will find a description of every sinner entering into
pardon, and when I read it you will say, 'that's me.'
This text brought about comfortable results. It was
a test of the King's faith, and in his case, man's ex-
tremity was God's opportunity, and you may depend
upon it that when we reach the point that we can do
nothing more, that's exactly the point to reach, and
the quicker the better. This text properly describes
your state, and to obtain peace you must have great
-bitterness. As the King lay on his bed he heard the

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drum and clatter of war on the outside, and expected
every moment to be attacked and dethroned, for the
Syrian army fully meant to kill him. He was dying,
and it was proper for him to get ready to die, for to
all appearances he must go one way or the other, for
he heard the preparations of war going on vigorously
on the outside, and the pale horse and his .rider stepped
into his chamber and gave him one good look, in his
face. He was in a predicament, to be sure. Then he
cried to God, and, in his extremity, with a perfect
heart, he asked God to spare his life, and he would
preach as he had never done before. 'Save me a little
longer, and I will be thy servant, O, God !' and God
kissed him. Then Hezekiah said, 'Oh, God, what shall
I do?'

"How many young men are saying the same thing,
and wish they hadn't trifled and acted so wrongfully
in the past? They heartily wish they could get rid of
their past lives of wrong-doing, and yet every step and
every day they are getting nearer the grave and the
judgment. They wish they could get rid of their sins,
and they exclaim, 'I can't go back, for if I do I will
have to face my many sins, and if I go forward I must
meet the judgment, and all my life will come up in
that judgment, like a panorama, to condemn me.' 'Oh
God, what shall I do?' is your cry, as it was of that
good king who cried out in his trial, 'Oh Lord, lam
oppressed ; un dertake for me.' Instantly God touched
the armies, and they ran away. He kissed the king's
lips, and the fever left him, and he got well and was
.spared a little longer. Oh, mortal, deathless sinner,

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come to this Jesus, this Lamb of Calvary to-night, and
cry out to him, 'Undertake for me,' and you will be
made free and happy. Oh, what a good, sweet text.
Oh, my dear young men, what are you going to do to
be saved? Ask God to save you. Come to this altar,
and ask Him to undertake for you, and he will set you
free. Yes, he will remove far from you the agency
of .your guilt, by his most precious blood, and he will
take all evil from your heart. That's the Bible truth ;
and oh, may you avail yourself of the promise to-
night !" Twenty-nine crowded the altar, and ten were
clearly saved, among the number being a husband and
his wife who walked up to the middle aisle and knelt
together. The husband received the blessing first, and
in a few minutes the wife, and they were the happiest
couple ever seen on earth.

Thursday night was a repetition of the night pre-
ceding as to numbers and interest. The evangelist,
after an earnest appeal to the unconverted church
members to get saved, and to the sinner to be con-
verted, said : "You have a great deal at stake, and
you have an interest in this matter of eternity, and as
to how you are to spend it. 'If I am wise, I am wise
for myself.' That's Bible truth, and God's warning.
Oh, be wise toward God, who goes further and says :
'And he that neglect'eth, he alone shall bear it.' And
you may reach that point that God may fail to help
you and your soul will be damned. If you get sick I
urge you to send for a Christian to help you over the
river, for if you neglecteth you shall bear it, and when
you are in the valley of death and ushered into judg-

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"ineni, you will cry out : 'Good God, what shall I do?'
and the answer will be: 'You alone shall bear it;'
and when you go down to that pit, where there is
wailing and gnashing of teeth and eternal death, you
will cry out in the greatest agony: 'What shall I do?'
and Jesus will answer : '1 called, and you refused, and,
now you only will have to bear it, bear it, bear it!'
Oh, my God, what a sentence ! You will scream for
mercy and there will be no mercy, and God will say
you must bear it. You will call for the rocks to fall
on you, Ah ! you must bear it ; no help then, no par-
don, no revival, no free grace, no redemption. The
minister's preaching will have been a thing of the past
the evangelist's pleading no more, and the prayers
and entreaties of Christian brethren all gone, and you
alone who neglected it must bear it. 'Oh ! why did I
not hearken to the invitation away up there in Roberts
Park Church in the spring of 1881 ?' You must bear it.
It is nothing to Dr. Vernon, nothing to me, and noth-
ing to any of these brethren, but it is everything to
vou: life unto life or death unto death, and vou will

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have to bear it. Our invitation and entreat\ r is for your
own good and the salvation and safety of your death-
less souls. God help you to make the decision to-
night. There is great power here, and God is over-
shadowing this people with the influence of His loving
spirit." Thirty-eight surrounded the altar, and sev-
enteen entered into the light. One of these cried out,
*'Oh, what a great change has taken place in my heart !
I am wholly satisfied. I came from Madison to seek
Jesus, and I have found him so grandly." A young

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man exclatmed, "Oh, glory! salvation ! salvation !.""
and immediately, at the height of his voice, com-
menced singing :

"My Savior comes and walks with me,
And sweet communion hero have we,
He gently takes me by the hand,
For this is heaven's border land."

The effect was tremendous. The congregation rose
to their feet, and with the great organ joined in the
chorus with all their power, "Oh, Beulah land," etc*,
while the saints and converts shouted, "Hallelujah!"
"Glory to God!"" "Amen !" and similar expressions.
The reader can never conceive of the overwhelming
wave which took possession of the people to the
Christian a foretaste of Heaven above, and to the
sinner condemnation and consternation.

On Friday evening another grand banqueting at the
King's table was had by the young people, arid the
gratitude expressed in testimonies was pointed, and,
above all, each and all gave evidence as to the grace
and peace which filled and abode in their hearts.

At the 8 o'clock meeting the preacher said he would
not talk long, and then only on the words, "Yes, I
will go." His pleading was, as usual, very earnest
and persuasive, and exceedingly effective. Twenty-
three came to the altar and eight were saved,

On Sunday morning, June 12th, the general class-
meeting was largely attended, and precious testimonies
were given of God's saving power and grace.

At 10 : 30 Dr. Vernon delivered the most powerful
sermon of bis life, from the eighth verse of the third

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chapter of Revelations: "Behold, I have before thee
an open door, and no man can shut it. "

The subject was eliminated from four distinct heads :
I. The open door of God's love ,- 2. The open door of
abundant provision ; 3. The open door of invitation j
4. The open door of opportunity. In concluding, the
Doctor told the incident of a young lady who had left
her home as a prodigal, and after being disgraced and
ruined, she returned several years after her leaving to
the parental roof. It was in the night. She found
the outside 'door ajar, and she went in, and then the
door to her mother's room was also open, and she
went in, and falling upon her mother's neck besought
forgiveness, and when granted and reconciliation was
secured, she said, "Mother, why did you leave both
doors open?" The mother replied, "My daughter,
those doors have been open every night since you left,
for I expected you to come home, and I wanted you to
find the doors open -to welcome you home." So does
your Heavenly Parent leave the door open for your
entrance when you shall return to your Father's house.

Eev. Mr. Harrison then prayed that the words and
exhortations of the sermon might be saved to the
eternal good of all present, viz. :

"Help the sinners to cross the door-sill of their rebellion, of
their resistance, and if they fail to take hold of the knob of the
door, what then? Suppose they resist, and resist all the way down
to the grave, what then? Here are the old, middle aged, and
the young; all classes and all conditions who have pressed their
suit, and have entered the open door and been made happy. Ob r
God! will there be others who will put forth the effort before ;
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ready, to them the door was shut. It is open, now, but may be
closed in another hour, before to-night or to-morrow. What then?
Oh, forbid that any here may grieve the Holy Spirit. That young
man and that young lady in the gallery may have their conscience
seared, and like what was said to Ephraim by God, 'Let him
alone. 5 . Oh, Father, Father, have mercy on the unsaved, we-
pray thee, for Jesus' sake. Amen."

The evangelist then said : "The open door has com-
menced to close, and will be shut possibly in twelve
or, fourteen nights more ; and then you will scream for
mercy, and it may be too late, and you will take up
the lamentation, 'The harvest is passed, and the sum-
mer is ended, and my soul is not saved.' Brother
Jackson, how is it with you?"

J. "Bi other Harrison, two weeks ago I was bur-
dened with o-uilt, and now I have entered through the

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open door into the light of God's full grace, and my
family are also in the light, and we are all on the way
to Heaven."

H. "Sure the burden is all gone?"
J. "Positively sure it is all gone."
H. "Sure that you are in the ark, housed?"
J. "Yes, sir; myself, my wife, my son and my
daughter; securely in the ark."
H. "And happy?"
J. "Perfectly so, thanks be to God."
The song, "O land of rest, for thee I sigh," was
sung, and the benediction was pronounced.

At the afternoon service twenty-two persons cove-
nanted on probation with the church, and Dr. Vernon
baptized five infants and twenty-three adults. For

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half an hour following a number of rich experiences
were given.

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* At no time during the revival has. there been a more
densely crowded congregation than at the 8 o'clock
service. At 7 no more could get inside the building,
and were compelled to go elsewhere.

The atmosphere inside of the church was very hot
and oppressive, but notwithstanding this, scarcely fifty
people left until the service was concluded, at about 10
o'clock. The exercises did not differ materially from
any of the ten Sunday evening services that have pre-.
ceded it, since Mr. Harrison commenced his work, ex-
cept that, naturally enough, it was not as exciting or,
sensational as the meeting of the previous Sunday
evening, when one thousand conversions were reached
and passed. i

Mr. Harrison, in his opening prayer, said:

"We pray, Heavenly Father, that all through the remaining part
of this service, Thou wilt help us to shut the door and keep the
door closed to all hut Thee. And the world comes in and tries to
rob us of God. But we want to enjoy Thee. We want to shut the
door against everything and everybody, and have a time to spend
with Thee, that all in this vast congregation may be brought face
to face with their eternal destiny. They have been planning and
arranging, but they forget that the grave is very near that there
is only one step between us and eternity. We are daily reminded
that we shall have to go. We are traveling this journey only once.
What we do, we must do quickly. Oh, God, prompt those who
trust Thee, to trust Thee for a great saving power to-night. May
the people be brought to see that if God does not. help them they
are undone. But He will help. If we have any care, may we cast
it on Him, for He has said : 'Cast all your care on Me, for J care
for you.' " Amen.

After usual hymn-singing, the revivalist spoke from

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the words: "Kiss the >on, lest he be angry and
perish by the way, when his anger is kindled but a
little." "Before I was converted my soul always
recoiled from the thunders of Sinai. I never loved the
dark side of Calvary. There seemed to be in my
nature a longing to get where 'there were smiles instead
of frowns, where there was friendship instead of enmity,
A good many of you are still under the thunders of
the law. You want to get out of sin into the light of
God's streaming mercy ; and there is no reason why
you should not be redeemed in half an hour. The
Bible says : *Kiss the Son, lest he be angry with
you.' If I had not kissed Jesus I should have been
damned forever. If I had not lifted the lips of my
soul towards the mercy of Christ at that time, I believe
I should have committed the unpardonable sin. I re-
member how I heard the thunders of the law, and how,
in less than a twinkling of an eye I felt the embrace
of his lips of mercy upon my spirit nature. How
much of the anger of God it takes to damn a soul no.
one knows. Just how much of a frown from God
sends a man to perdition who can know? God says in
his precious word this dear old word of God [holding
the Bible in his arms,] 'Kiss the Son, lest he be angry
TVith you.' Would you have God's smile rather than
his frown ? How much of a frown will send a man
into the midnight of despair, or cause a death-bed to
be one of woe, I don't know. But if you kiss the
Son give him the sign that you desire to be his friend,
and that you : love him, you may escape. his frown ; and
God says if you don't do that you will perish by the

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If you kiss the Son, he will kiss you, and that
means pardon and heaven. As soon as the lips of your
soul touches God's mercy you will say : 4 I am saved, for
I have kissed Jesus, and he has kissed me.' The first
step toward kissing the Son is to repent ; and the next
thing is to trust Him. If you come to Him, as sure as
his name is mercy, he will kiss away your guilt."

During the after-service there was an unusually large
gathering of penitents at the altar, fifty-four coming
forward. Of these twenty were converted ; one young
man from Rising Sun, and another from Shelbyville,
were among the converts. Total number to date
one thousand and eighty-nine.

CHAPTER XV.

The great truths of the Christian religion appeal
powerfully to the noblest emotions of human nature,
and the soul, under the influence of these emotions,
grasps those truths and cheerfully acts, and is guided
by them more readily. Therefore, is not feeling as
essential to religion as seeing? Tears and outward
emotions are not true piety, nor are they tokens of the
presence of the Holy Spirit. There must, dear reader,
be a laying hold and resting on the Gospel of truth and
the /application of the principles of righteousness to the
daily .life ; so, then, in thought and in action, truth is
the .'fundamental, essence in religion ; and there needs

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to be emotion as well as intellect to receive the truth.
and enforce it, for the intellect receives truth more
readily under the impulse of feeling. Dr. Thompson
very clearly says : "Truth is the seed without which
there can be no harvest ; but feeling is the warmth
that thaws the frosty intellect, so that the seed can
drop into it, and then nurses the germ into growth."
Hence, down through all ages, from the time when
King David brought the Jewish church up to its high-
est point of splendor and spirituality of worship, by
his psalms of praise, so has religious emotion, from
that time to the present, taken music for its vehicle.
Songs have been the instruments to awaken and foster
the spirit of devotion. Song singing is the medium
which the soul instinctively seeks to voice its noblest
feeling ; and what a power there is in holy music over
human nature the world over. When Augustine was
baptized with spiritual grace he tells us: "Oh, how
freely I was made to weep by these hymns and spirit-
ual songs, transported by the voices of the congrega-
tion sweetly singing. The melody of their voices,
filled my ear, and divine truth was poured into, my
heart. Then burned the sacred flames of devotion in
my soul, and gushing tears flowed from my eyes, as
well they might."

There is a fact that in tracing the line of the devel-
opment of sacred song, whose richer fruit we enjoy to-
day, the marked epochs of its progress have always
been times of great religious revivals, for there was
always a teaching value and convicting power in song,
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decide, and great truths were riveted and clinched ; and
there has come down from Ambrose, Luther, the Wes-
leys, Whitefield, Sutherland, Bliss, Sankey, Phillips
and others, and through all the revivals ever held in
America a growing faith that song singing has been a
valuable auxiliary in leading men and women to the
cross. During the recent great revival in Indianapolis
the Harrison songs have been a very important and
felicitous factor in the services, and scores and hun-
dreds have been melted under the inspiration and ren-
dition of these songs. The copyright prevents the
publication of any but the title, : "Is my name writ-
ten there," "Jesus of Nazareth passeth by," "Bring-
ing in the sheaves," "There'll be joy by and by,"
'Lonjjins: for Jesus," "What a friend we have in

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Jesus, ' ' "Triumph by and by , " "The land just across the
river," "Revive us again," "Oh, 'tis glory in my soul,"
"I'm thinking of Heaven,"' "My God, I am thine,"
"To Jesus I will go and .be saved," "Fill me now,"
"Weeping will not save me," "Let the Master in,"
"Beulah land," "Jesus will help you," "Angels lioy-
ering round," "We're marching to Ziori," "Gome to
Jesus," "Pass me not, oh, gentle Savior," "We'll
meet each other there," "Down at the cross," "Where
is my boy to-night?" "Trusting Jesus, that is all, "I
need thee every hour," "He leadeth me," "Rescue the
perishing," "A corner in Heaven," "Whiter than
snow," "Who'll be the next," "Nothing but the blood
of Jesus," "Save me at the cross," "Are you ready,'!
"Draw me nearer," "Don't wait for to-morrow,"
"Just as I am," "Are you washed in the blood?"

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"My home is there," "Take me as I am," "Over' the-
line," "The land of the blest," "At the door, the
open door," "Ever I will pray," "O, land of rest,"
"That beautiful land," "Leaning on Jesus," 'Wait-
ing for the light," "The flowing fount," and many
others. The production of these by the very excellent
choir under the leadership of Allen P. Conduitt, and
masterly handling of the great organ by Mr. William
B. Kappes, added largely to the interest in these meet-
ings, and contributed more greatly to the religious
awakening than ever will be known this side of eter-
nity. These same songs are now sung in every house-
hold, factory, store and on the streets.

In entering on the twelfth week, Monday, June 13th,
there were the usual crowds and deep religious feeling.
The evangelist said but little. "Life is brief, not worth
even a thought ; but to him who hath life it matters
but little : while to him who hath not Jesus, the wrath
of God abideth on him ; and there is coming a time
when you will wish that your head was leaning on the
bosom of Christ. There are two classes here to-night r
and the line is distinctly drawn he that hath life and
he that hath not life and Avho will decide the question
before God, whether you will repent and be saved or
refuse and be damned?" Thirteen came to the altar,
and two were converted.

On Tuesday evening the converts assembled in sep-
arate rooms, and had very precious intercourse with
the Most High. At the <S o'clock service the preacher
exhorted on " 'Call upon Him while he is near, and
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Coming when you will cry for mercy and ask, 'My God;
is there none for me?' and the echoes of your own
voice will answer 'No !' Call on him while he is nigh,
and he will have mercy and abundantly pardon. Don't
delay, for the door now partly closed may be shut for-
ever." Forty-seven came to the altar, and twelve took
the blessed Savior into their hearts. The number now
reaching eleven hundred and three, a jubilee of song-
singing and hand -shaking produced the greatest en-
thusiasm.

The 7 P. M. young people's meeting was an immense
success, and one and all attested to their growth in
Christ and resoluteness to be his disciples, 'whatever
betide.' At the up-stairs meeting Mr. Harrison ex-
horted to an immediate surrender, and "All will be
well, and you will be at peace with God. Do not say
to your conscience, 'Hush ! and wait awhile, until I
have had my gay times and enjoyed a little more of this
world's pleasures.' You tell me, 'I can't help it,' and
I answer back, there is coining a time when you will
want to help it. The Bible tells us, there is no peace
to the wicked. You say, 'Well, to be sure, this meet-
ing will soon be over.' Yes, it will, and your cry will
be, 'It was a detriment to me, because I declined to
give God my heart ; oh, 1 wish I had come during that
revival, but I am now on the avenue of eternity, and I
am not saved.' Oh, cry to-night for peace, and God
will hear and bless you. The best thing for you to do
is to kneel at the foot of the Cross and hurry into the
kingdom. Oh, the way of peace they shall not know
who neglect to, call on God. .You may know the giddy

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ways of life, but the ways of peace you shall not know
except you forsake the ways of sin and cling to the
Cross, and when you reach the grave you will grieve
because you are not in the ways of peace, and God
help you in the judgment and in eternity. You must
meet the conditions and the requirements, and you
may rest assured that in one minute, ten minutes, or
in one half an hour, you will find that peace not as
the world giveth, but that which passeth all under-
standing. You must determine not to be leagued with
the world, but, in your emergency, cry out, '* I want
Christ.' '

"The world is a poor solace to the wounded heartj
and I urge you to flock around this altar, where eleven
hundred and three have secured this .peace. There is
that young man in the gallery who says : '1 hope to be
saved before I die.' Oh, no, no ! you will perish on
your hoping. God grant that to-night you reach the
end of your sinful career and make your final decision
to accept salvation on the terms which scores and hun-
dreds have found at this altar. Here we are, the door
closing, and soon this meeting will be an .event of the
past, and your feeling and desire gone, the Spirit
departed, and your soul not saved. I pray you to be
in a hurry to get into this joy, this love, this peace.
There are members of the church here who say : 'I am
not quite right. I a,m not .clear on the matter of my
eternity.' I do pray that you may get right immedi-
ately, and be among those harvested for the skies. For
several nights there have been members of churches at
this altar who are not in the clear light, and how many

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more who have not come to this altar, and are defying
.God, only He who holds their destinies in His hands
knows. Oh, I charge you that church member-
ship, and a voice of authority in the church, will not
save you, and except you repent, repent, repent ! you
will perish."

Thirty-eight crowded the altar, and six found the
light.

The threatening storm Tnursday evening kept the
crowds away from the church, while the heat was very
intense. Only three minutes wus taken by the
"preacher boy" in asking penitents to the altar, when
twenty-one responded, and five were accepted as God's
dear children.

While the heat was very oppresive on Friday night,
yet the church was packed in the gallery and main
audience-room, and an unusual degree of solemnity and
spiritual power brooded over the congregation. The
evangelist, after talking on the necessity of improving
the closing meetings of the revival said : "There is a
young man who says : 'Brother Harrison, I do feel so
bad.' 'What's the matter with you?' I ask. He
replies : 'I feel so bad that I am unconverted, and yet
I have had the chance in the past eleven weeks, but I
have made an eternal mistake.' Whom do you blame?
Certainly not Dr. Vernon, the singers, or nryself.
What more could we have done than we have done ?
Oh, no ; you can't blame any of us, for AVC have tried
by every means to get hold of your affections and lead
you to Christ. Haven't we? Oh, dying, deathless
soul I heed to-night the words of the ; apostle : 'The

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time is short.' Indeed it is, and the best thing for
you to do is to resolve at this awakening to get saved.
A young lady was asked to get her wardrobe and other
preparations ready for a summer visit to Saratoga, and
was asked: 'You are going, aren't you?' She firmly
replied, 'No ; I have changed my mind, and am going
to the Washington Grove camp meeting ;' and to that
meeting she did go ; and after listening to a powerful
sermon she was persuaded to go to the altar, and was
happily converted, and shouted, 'Glory to God.*
When she returned to her home she threw her arms
around her sister and kissed her, and said : 'Wasn't it
grand that I didn't go to Saratoga, but chose the better
part and went to camp meeting?' Oh, the time will
come when you will be glad that you yielded and was
converted at this revival meeting, and to those who
have resisted and refused it will be death unto death.
Young man, young woman, yield and get saved, for the
time is short.

"A young man dying, was called by his weeping
mother to once more give her a parting kiss. The dy-
ing boy opened his eyes, and said : 'Mother, why did
you call me back? I was half way up the stairs.' This
is almost the last of this revival, and there is not one
who dare laugh or smile. I never have seen such good
order and divine power as is here this night. God bless
you, and if you fail to improve this occasion, it will be
to your detriment and that is a Gospel utterance. I
received a letter to-day from Meriden, Connecticut, and
the writer says : 'All the converts are firm, and several
of us went into the country to hold a meeting, and sit

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souls were converted.' I also received a letter from a
convert in Philadelphia, saying : 'All the converts are
doing well, and not one has gone back, and I am doing
splendidly.' A young man, at one of my meetings,
said : 'I am going to have this salvation, or gift of
great price, even if it costs me one hundred deaths ;'
and he soon found the reality, the pearl, the joy, and
the peace. Glory to God ! and oh, may you find this
reality to-night! The door is open, and there is plenty
of room to get in, for the open way is wide enough,
and you want to have the promise verified for the here-
after. God help you to say, 'I will, I will!' There
are three little words 'Stop, stop, stop!' which
caused two young men to turn back from their des-
tination (the pool room), and go into a revival meet-
ing and get the light of God's grace. Oh that you
may cry out 'Stop !' and call on God for mercy, tmd
be saved. If you neglect you will be sorry, and eternal
ruin will be your destiny." Eighteen came around the
altar, and eight received the. blessing.

There were no revival services held in Roberts Park
Park Church on Sunday, June 19th, save a very spir-
ited general class meeting held at 9 o'clock, tit which
one hundred and twelve bright and earnest testimonies
were given. At 3 : 30 r. M. nineteen were received into
the church on covenant probation. The remainder of
the day was taken up in liquidating the debt hanging
over the church. Mr. Edward Kimball, of Chicago,
the famous church -debt raiser, officiating, and Drs,
Vernon and Bavless and the evangelist Harrison assist-

*- w*

ing. The effort was very successful and exceedingly
encouraging.' "

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CHAPTER XVI.

At this time there is no questioning the truth that
God's divine hand has been laid notably upon Indian-
apolis, and at least five thousand have publicly pro-
fessed a desire to lead a better life, and while not over
one-half can be claimed as converted, the fact remains,
that a great force has been at work setting tens of
thousands to thinking about their eternal destinies, and
this, too, at the very busiest time of worldly pursuits
in the year the spring equinox to the summer solstice.
The religious movement, has permeated the entire city,
and has been the all-absorbing topic of the passer-by
and the dialogue of the children in all the schools. In
the churches, without a single exception, a deep emotion
and interest has been shown, and hearts have been
subdued and captured for the Master. Slumbering
consciences, inside and outside the church, have been
aroused and vitalized, and renewed by the vivifying
of the Holy Spirit. The multitudes have been touched
by a "sense sublime of something far more deeply
interfused, whose dwelling is the light of setting suns,
and the round ocean, and the living air, and the blue
sky, and in the mind of man ; a motion and a spirit
that impels all thinking things, all objects of all
thoughts." So that what has been done in the
churches has only been the overflow, the outward
expression, a part of the product of a great religious
awakening only begun, while the ending is known
only to Him who holds the future and infnnitude in
his hand. .

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Monday, June 20th, was a truly refreshing season at
7 p. M., when the young people assembled and spent
an hour exceedingly profitable in song and prayer and
acknowledgment of Christ.

At 8 o'clock the house was overflowing, and the
evangelist said : "You who are sinners, first of all get
converted ; who are converts, be pushed further on ; and
who are Christians, that you may be blessed more ; and
that all may have a share in these closing meetings.
There is not a person here to-night who ought not to
yield and there are those who say, 'Oh no, not just
yet.' A young lady who attended these meetings night
after night refused to yield, and is now on her sick
bed and has sent for the minister, and is in agony of
body and agony of mind and soul, and she is nigh unto
death, and she has no hope. Oh, how my anxiety goes
out for any one this side of eternal woe ! How I pity
the unsaved ! What a great harvest for Heaven ought
there to be here to-night ! By and by, my voice and
yours will be silent, and you and I will have to meet
at the judgment bar to render up our accounts, for we
will have to appear there. I have pleaded with you;
and the church, Dr. Vernon, and these ministers have
wrestled with you. We will all be separated soon, and
some of us be gone. Oh, be wise for 3 r ourselves. Oh,
bow your heads, and pray God that you who are un-
saved may be converted. The young converts have
taken a few steps, but you want to get further on, and
the Christian wants to get further along; for there
never was one who died, that had too much religion-
never! .'-'

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"The face of this service will change next Week,
.and your opportunity to seek Christ will be this week.
Oh, be saved now. I fear that there will be many at
the close of this revival who will be in darkness. Tou
had better not say you will not come to the altar.
The members of the church who are in the gallery > and
are unsaved, had better come down at once and find
Christ. Oh, it is so necessary that members of the
church, and those who take the communion aiid don't
feel right, should get right to-night. It won't hurt
you to come here and get a religious enjoyment, arid
the light of God's dear Son." Adddressing Mr. Haf-
lin : "Where did you get the light ?' ' Mr. IL : 'While
away from the city I determined to return home and
seek the forgiveness of my sins ; and the very moment
I turned my face homeward I was instantly saved and
blessed.'

Harrison "All clear now?"

Harlin "Perfectly clear, sir."

Harrison "Isn't that precious?"

Mr. Harrison then told an incident of a young man
who was asked, "Are you going to church to-night?"

"No ; never attend church on week-day nights. '*

"Why, bless you, these meetings are the best places
this side of Heaven."

"In a very few nights the young man came here,
found his way to the altar and was converted. Oh, I
pray you to come into the kingdom to-night. I won't
be much longer here, but you will bear me witness
that I have done my whole duty." Thirty-three came
to the altar, and five were converted.

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On Tuesday evening a densely packed audience
occupied the main room, and after the introductory
exercises were over the evangelist said :

* "Repent and be converted' has been the cry of Jesus
through all the ages, in every revival, and has been the
victory of nearly twelve hundred around this altar;
and now, at nearly the last night, there are great
awakenings everywhere, and your city is rocking and
rolling in the greatest wave of power ever known, arid
there are some here to-night who are not housed who
are not redeemed. Oh, let him throw his arms around
your neck. He wants to do this, but you will not let
Him. 'I have withstood every appeal, and know that
I have to give a strict account, and yet I am saying
no, no.' Oh, dying sinner! you are bound to an
accountability. Oh ! I beg you, as for eternity, to
come to-night and be refuged from the storm, assured
that if we cling to the promises of God we are saved
eternally, and if his wrath overtakes you, and you put
him off you will be eternally lost. There is an open
door and a shut door. Which will you decide to be your
destiny? The greatest infidel in this city said to me:
'I am troubled. I can't understand this. I am attend-
ing the revival meetings, and there is something in

tj i_* tj

those exhortations and those songs and prayer, and the
faces of those converts that hurts outsiders. What
does it mean? I go to my business, and I read on the
page of my counting-room books, 'Revival something

* .

in it.

"Oh, yes, there is something in it ; and this man is
like one of old a king who, on his death couch, and

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troubled, cried out, 'Bring me the Chronicles.' That
king was miserable, and there are some in this audi-
ence who are miserable, and they are saying, *Oh, for
one touch to kiss away my guilt.' You have trod the
wine press of your bitterness and sin alone, but if
saved, and art abiding in Christ, you will not be afraid.
Glory to God ! Oh, will you now promise to lay down
the weapon of your rebellion? God grant you may !
You are standing out against his calls, and oh that you
may ask the question, 'Where will I spend my eternity ?'
God tells you, and yet you shake your head and say
no,, The best thing for you to do, is to settle this mat-
ter with God before you leave this house. Oh, Heav-
enly Spirit, touch and influence these hearts to try
once more and enter in at the open door. Will you?.
Will you?

"There's a young lady in the gallery who will soon
be gasping in death, and she will recall this revival,
and say : 'It came to me, but I put it aside.' Oh, she
will wish that she had Christ to pillow her head upon
and was under the influence of the Divine power.
There's a young man who will one day regret that he
did not avail himself of the privilege of this revival.
There will come up in your mind a wish that you had
not resisted the call of the Spirit and closed the door
against God. He said, 'My Son, repent, and let me
come in,' but you didn't repent. Oh, there is a time
coming when you will be overwhelmed, and in the
agony of death you will wish you had this feeling. The
door of invitation is thrown open wide, and the call is
pressing home to your hearts. Come now and will

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you dare refuse? The pressure is on you, top great to
bear, and, as ther apostle says, it will be death unto
death.

" "You have a chance to escape, and you refuse, and
now the question is resounding through the vaults of
Heaven, 'Will they come?' asked by angels, urged by
God, actuated by mercy ; and all the countless hosts of
redeemed and washed spirits are asking, 'Will they
come? will he come? will she come?' and if you will
respond, 'Yes,' they will strike up their harps, and
Heaven will be filled with anthems of joy, 'Yes, they
are coming.' You say, 'I'll try,' and angels will help
you, while Christ, remembering the travail of his soul,
will be satisfied. To you I present an open door, dear
sinner. Will you step across the threshold, and come
in? 'All things are ready and I cordially welcome
you,' says Jesus. 'What more can I do than I have
done?' Oh, dying, deathless spirit, face this matter
and be serious. Think of it ; all are waiting for your
answer. Now, let there be a general response, 'Yes,
yes, I will go ; I will yield. I can not hold out any
more ; and if he will save me I am determined to get
salvation to-night.' Brethren, let there be co-operative
faith here. Let there be earnest, God-reaching prayer
here such as we have never before experienced in these
meetings."

The line was drawn and scores stood up for prayer,
and a death-like solemnity was experienced in the entire
house. To the altar twenty -eight advanced and cried
for mercy, and eight received the light of forgiveness.
One said, "It is all right, and I am wonderfully blest."

198 THE GREAT REVIVAL,.

Another, "There was something in the way, and I
it ; I threw it all aside, and it is all gone, and oh, ho^r
happy is my soul." Another, "I have been so long in
the dark that I despaired of ever seeing the light, and
that I would never find it ; but I put all my trust in
Jesus, and am now in the noonday blaze of his glory."
Another, "My burden was so heavy that I cast it all on,
Jesus, and now I am in full freedom, and not a wave
of trouble rolls across my peaceful breast."

At the Wednesday night meeting, to a crowded house,
the following telegram was read by Rev. John K. Pye,.
presiding elder :

"BOSTON. MASS., June 21st, 1881.
" To Rev. Thomas Harrison:

"The Boston preachers' 1 meeting having heard of the wonderful
work of grace attending your labors in Indianapolis, extend to
you our hearty congratulations and sympathy. May God speed
the work, and bless you more and more.

"V. A. COOPER, Secretary."

Mr. Harrison said : "This revival work in Indianap-
olis is stirring the country round about for a thousand
miles, and letters are pouring in asking the prayers for
an unconverted son, an unsaved daughter, a father and
mother, and brother and friend, outside of the ark of
the covenant. The reports of this meeting are read all
over the State, and the greatest interest and stir is
being had. It is truly wonderful. Next week will be
our harvest home festivals, like the farmer at the close
of the autumn, when the fields of grain are gleaned
the products of the vineyard are all brought in.

"Oh, young man in the gallery, will you be among

THE GREAT REVIVAL. 199

the sjieaves? Can .you resist and turn aside the influ-
ence of this meeting ? or will you not rise in your
manhood and say, 'God, helping, I will be brought in?'
The Lord grant you may. Oh, do decide and resolve,
4 1 am coming in, and will be one of the number.' The
angels are watching to see what your decision will be
life or death and the cries and songs in heaven are,
'What will they do ! Will they come in ?' ' ' Twenty-
three crowded the altar, and eight were clearly con-
verted.

On Thursdav evening the weather was cool and

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pleasant, and the auditorium was thronged by a deeply
solemn audience. The preacher said: "We ought
this night to have believing hearts, for the time has
come for us to put implicit and uncompromising trust
in God and His love. We ought, as children of the
Hght, be bonded in the faith that will not shrink, and

O ' *

Qod will as surely send us a deluge of blessings. Oh,
for a concentration of faith and prayer just now, and
just as certain as you have an unwavering faith in God
he will give us victories, the greatest of our lifetime.
The aged will be richly blest and the converts strength-
ened, for you will most probably never see again such
an outpouring as this. As you are born to die, and
are traveling to eternity, I beg of you to get all the
good out of these closing meetings. To the dying

o o o */ o

sinner, I entreat you to be saved, and pray, if you
never did before x , and may scores yet be added to the
twelve hundred already saved. I do not intend to
exhort, you long, as the time has come not to talk
piuch, for you. have had line upon line, and precept,

200 THE GREAT REVIVAL.

upon precept, and the time has now come for almost
entirely altar work.

"One man went from this church last night crying
and saying, 'I don't think I can be saved.' At mid-
night he was entreating for a return of that anxious
feeling for salvation, but the door was shut at an early
hour this morning. If there are any here in this
dilemma I beg you to make one more effort, for I tell
you to-night condemnation is worse than death, and
you ought to be willing in this, the hour of your peril,
to cry out 'Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.'
Oh, God, grant that there may be desperation here to-
night Death is staring you in the face, and judgment
follows immediately, and eternity will be upon you,
and in the presence of God I ask your deathless souls
can you afford to postpone this golden privilege ? Do
not be like the young lady who, on her death bed, cried
out, 'Mother, I can't go ; I am not ready to die.' But
she did go. And when the pale horse and his rider comes
for you there will be no delay and you must go. Are
you ready? I pause for you to answer as for eternity,
and as these are the last nights of this great work let
every one get all the good they can out of these meet-
ings. Without further exhortation I will ask how
many will come to this altar and take the step to enter
into the kingdom of God." Twenty-two were at the
altar, and three were converted.

This Friday afternoon was set apart for the baptism
by immersion of thirty-four adults twenty-five fe-
males and nine males all recent converts at Roberta
Park. Through the courtesy of Dr. Mabie, pastor,

THE GREAT REVIVAL. 201

and the official members of the First Baptist Church,
the use of the baptistry was tendered to Dr. Vernon,
and at 3 o'clock that church was crowded to witness
the ceremony, the evangelist Harrison leading the sing-
ing. After the candidates had responded in the affirma-
tive to the various questions of the ritual, the ordi-
nance was administered by Dr. Vernon.

At 7 P. M. one of the' most enjoyable feasts of the re-
vival series was held in the lecture-room of the church.
The utterances of the converts were most truly outward
evidences of inward grace, and to God was given all
the glory of their salvation. The night service up-
stairs was deeply interesting, and when Mr. Harrison
said, "I feel like flying I am as light as a feather-
glory to God!" amens and "Praise the Lord" went
up from all parts of the congregation. He continued :
' 'I stand here to warn you, dying sinner, for there arc
a great many more sheaves to be brought in to Christ.

"You are going rapidly into eternity, and that little
word is to decide your destiny in that infinite beyond ;
that little word will 'be the very last I shall .utter in
Roberts Park Church on Thursday night next ; then a
silent benediction and the door will be closed and the
lights extinguished, and what then? I leave you to
answer. While the door is wide open, but shutting, I
call your attention to that single word Jesus stood
and cried, saying : 'If any man thirst let him 'come.'

"Come to this altar where angels have passed over it
and brushed it with their wings, and Gabriel's trumpet
notes have spoken peace to nearly twelve hundred
thirsting souls. Settle your account with God as these

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converts have settled theirs at this altar. Let every
sincere member of the church, or those on the outside,
cry for mercy cry for the water of life. Oh, I do pray
God that before this revival shall close that something
strange may occur, and it will if every Christian will
hold on to God, and we will yet have a wonderful
ending of this meeting." Ninety-three crowded the
altar and front benches, and seventeen rejoiced in the
blood of sprinkling.

CHAPTER XVII.

The mercury well up in the nineties, in midsummer,,
and a growing interest in the awakening and salvation
of humanity, and yet the day is near by when a halt
will be made. While- the fields are still white, the sum-
mer is not passed, the harvest not ended, and there are
yet thousands of sheaves waiting to be garnered, and
the question is asked, Wiry are the meetings to close
and the chariot of God's unlimitable love to be stopped?
The enemy are still in the field, and the conquest has
not been attained. Then why not continue the battle?
Never, in the history of the city, was there more inter-
est in religious matters, and the attention of all classes
o.f society is fixed upon the great question of the hour,
and a reply must be given. The victories of the past,
so grand, are surety for future triumphs, and may not
sheaves by the thousand }'et be gathered, and regi-

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ments of converts yet be gathered into the ark of the
covenant? The leaders feel the force of these inquiries,
but looking over the field, they believe it best to sus-
pend hostilities, for the present, and recuperate for
more desperate encounters in the fall. God speed the
time and hasten the culmination of the great achieve-
ment !

The last Sunday of the revival was a beautiful day,
and the morning general class-meeting was exceedingly
impressive. The converts were out in full force, and
by their experience and song-singing expressed in their
words and countenances the language of their hearts :

"Forever here my rest shall be.
Close to thy. bleeding side;
This all my hope and all my plea
For me the Savior died."

At 10 :30 Dr. Vernon preached a powerful sermon
from the text, "God so loved the world that he gave
his only begotten Son, that whosoever believed in him
might not die, but have everlasting life/' The church
was crowded. At the close of the sermon the evansrel-

o

ist gave an exhortation on the love of Christ, and asked
the unsaved in the audience, who desired the prayers
of God's people, to hold up their hands, and scores of
hands went up. The service was one of unusual power.
At 3 o'clock an immense audience was present to
witness the baptism of twelve infants and nineteen
adults. Then thirty-five persons presented themselves
at the altar to join the church on probation, and ten
united by letter. This makes the total number of pro-
bationers three hundred and ninety. The covenant

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service was led by the evangelist, the same as on the
preceding Sunday afternoons. After this Presiding
Elder Rev. J. K. Pye led the communion service ac-
cording to the ritual of the Methodist Episcopal church,
fourteen ministers surrounding the table, (see illustra-
tion elsewhere.) Then followed the administration of
the sacrament of the Lord's supper to eight hundred
and seventy-two communicants, with the ministers,
making the total number 886. There never was such

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a sacramental scene witnessed in Indianapolis before.
Families for the first time partook of the communion,
and from the veteran of eighty-five years to the child
of ten years, they crowded the twenty-two tables.
All came forward with lightsome hearts and cheerful
countenances, and, as hundreds for the first time par-
took of the broken body and shed blood, it was a
season of unusual solemnity. The singing between
each table was specially impressive. A general melt-
ing prevailed throughout the congregation, and the
oldest Methodist pronounced it' ahead of anything he
ever saw or heard of. The evangelist was also aston-
ished, and said he never witnessed such an event be-
fore, and so said the good Elder Pye, and so said Dr.
Vernon and other ministers. Eev. Mr. Harrison added :
"I thank God for this scene, and there is no doubt
that the angels are striking their harps and singing
hallelujahs. Families are happy. Young men are
happy because they have given their hearts to God.
We want to have a jubilant time ; don't want a funerul,
as we are not going to the graveyard, but we want a

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jubilee, as we surround this royal feast. Let all sing as
the grand finale of this glorious banquet :

'" To each the covenant blood apply

Which takes our sins away;
And registers our names on high,
And keep us to that day/ "

All knelt, and with hands raised and eyes suffused
with tears, and "hearts submissive to thee," cove-
nanted for God to live, and for God to die. Then the.
audible repetition of the Lord's prayer after the elder,
and the benediction, closed this wonderfully interesting
service.

The night congregation was a crusher, and many
hundreds turned away. The "boy" preacher then
sang alone a verse, "There's danger in longer delay-
ing." Said the preacher : "I pray God that everyone
here may enter into the kingdom and be sheltered and
housed, in addition to the twelve to fifteen hundred
already brought in, and when I say good-bye, I pray
that all will exclaim, 'I am saved ! I have been con-
verted at this revival.' Thirteen weeks ago, on a
stormy night, there were a great many out of the ark
who are now in, and, oh, how swiftly this revival has
gone by ; and there is mercy for you, for if you come
to Jesus he will save you if you try. I have done my
duty, and there is no one who will dispute it. I have
chosen a passage especially adapted to this moment,
and after I have quoted the passage I will leave the
result with you. I pray that God may be with me on
this last Sabbath night, for I will have to meet you in the

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judgment, and may you hear, and have unusual power in
listening to the truth, and may you cry out in your
agony: 'What shall I do?' I call upon God and all
the spirits to witness against you.

"The first night I exhorted from the text, 'I pray
thee, have me excused,' and scores crowded around
ihe altar, saying, 'I do not ask to be excused.' Twelve
months ago, hundreds who said, 'I am not saved,' are
now saying : 'I will praise Thee ; for, though thou wast
angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou com-
fortest me.' There is no witness against such, for their
guilt has been removed, their sins have been pardoned.
Go and be pardoned. God has no accusations against
you ; no , indeed ; for he took you by the hand and lifted
you up. By and by you will get up there, where there
are no accusers. But, to those who are unsaved just
as sure as you enter your coffin and the grave and the
judgment, there will be witnesses against you. It won't
do you any good to turn pale then ; too late, too late,
will be the cry. I am going to draw the line tight, and
the young man or the father or the young lady not
housed had better come in to-night. 'I call heaven and
earth to record this day against you, that I have set
before you life and death ; therefore, choose life.'
(Deuteronomy xxx, 19.) I have done my duty. I am
human, the Lord knows ; but I point to the past, and
ask you if I do not state the truth. I have directed
you to Calvary, and have set before you life and also
death. I have pictured to you the enormity of sin,
and photographed death and eternity, and have asked
you to decide which way you are going the light of

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*life or the shadow of death ?' You who have resisted
as you decide so shall it he. God thunders judgment
on the sinner, for the wages of sin is death.

Oh, I beseech you to choose life. Will you make
it now, this night? God grant you may. Mary said
to Jesus, 'I have no friends, no property, no health ;
.got nothing except your love, dear Master ;' and Jesus
said, 'Mary has got something which will never be
taken from her, for she has chosen the good part.'
That's the choice of life. Now, all who want to make
this choice come to the altar, and fourty-four pressed
forward, and twenty-two were converted, making the
total one thousand one hundred and eighty-five. Some
of the converted were very loud in their exclamations.
One said, "Very clear;" another, "Perfectly clear ;"
another, "Never so happy in my life. Glory to God!
I am not ashamed of Jesus. I am ready to die or
live." Another, "I have chosen life and found it."
A father was at the altar when his son, aged ten years,
converted a few nights previous, came and threw his
arms around his father's neck, and the weeping of the
two was exceedingly touching. When the evangelist
closed he gave thanks for Dr. Bartlett's large acces-
sion, the increase at Central Avenue and all other
churches, and for those who have been added to the
faith this day.

Monday evening witnessed a large crowd of converts
in the lecture room to testify of the precious and
abiding love of Jesus, and each one stated as to what
led him to Christ, which has been given to the evangel-
ist on cards, and given in the last chapter of this Work

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The evangelist gave his flock a very wholesome and
timely exhortation as to their manner of conduct, so
as not to bring reproach upon the cause of Christ, and
the necessity of continued watchfulness and prayer.
This assembling together will linger long after the re-
vival has closed, and with a large majority, we doubt
not, accompany them to their graves.

At 8 o'clock the main room was crowded in every
part, and a song service of several minutes preceded
the regular opening. ,

The evangelist said : "There are some here to-night
who can not and will not take any part in our jubilee.
These are dark days to them, and they have no assur-
ance of a saving pardon. They have gone through
this great revival, and they have neither lot nor parcel
in this matter. God help them. Will you -not yet
come in and have this pillow of comfort to your soul,
this solace in death, and this certain peace and joy in
the iniinite beyond. Oh, young man, will you share
in this jubilee? God grant that you may. I do want
you to have a part in this great salvation, and be
relieved of this sin, which is weighing you down. Oh,
I wish all would say to-night, 'I will be one of that
number, a sharer in this great joy, in this unprece-
dented harvest,' for the harvest is passing, the summer
is being ended, and your soul is not saved. One young
man in Philadelphia walked up the aisle and at the
the altar was saved, and one hundred more immedi-
ately followed . God grant that in His love the same
may be repeated in Roberts Park Church. I have
plead with you for a revival in all your hearts, and

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I

presented His mercy and wrath in all the power and
inspiration I could, and you have had a touch of his
mercy. A certain minister in New, England wanted a
revival, and went to the church very early in the morn-
ing and prayed and wrestled with God. He was-
assured of an answer to his prayer, and looking out
the window he saw the people coming in droves, and
soon the church was packed. They were asked, *What
brought you here?' and they answered, 'We don't
know ; but something told us to come, and here we
ure ;' and a revival broke out which shook the entire
country. Oh, we have had a time of refreshing at the
hands of the Lord. It is a light across the valley, and
a life-boat on the billows all the way to the other
shore.

"See that young man how changed in his home,
among his friends, in his business and prospects for
the future. How greatly changed ! And yet there arc
scores here not enjoying that change of heart. I ask
you, are you coming in ? And will you be compelled
to say the summer of my privilege is ended? How I
would like to put my arms around you and throw you
into the kingdom, whether you will or not, but I can't
do that. God would like to draw you in, whether or
no, but he can't, and all that can be done is to plead
with you to be reconciled to God, to go in the way of
Jesus. But you say, '1 don't want him just now, wait a
little ; a little more dancing, a little more theater, an-
other round of worldly pleasures and this life's amuse-
ments, and then I will send for you to pray with me.
It will in all probability be too late, too late, and the

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sword of his wrath will cut you down. You may not
repel and put him off by actual words, but you will do
so by your actions. I have asked you for thirteen
weeks to raise your hands, or to stand up for prayer,
and you would wot, but said, 'Oh, wait a little,' and
God all the time hearing your procrastination, and
watching your pushing him aside, and you are not real-
izing that you are pushing your best friend aside and
compelling him to leave you. There is coming an hour
when you will not have Christ, and will feel lonely.
Soon the door will close, and you will be sorry. As
God is my judge, I don't want anything this side of
the judgment but your salvation. As an evangelist I
have done my best to persuade you to enter in at the
open door. On Thursday I will have prayed my last
prayer and given you my last charge, and finished my
course with you ; for I must meet this congregation
and this work, and the city of Indianapolis, at the judg-
ment, when I will give full proof of my ministry. Oh
come, come to this harvest home to-night. One week
ago to-night a young man was at this altar, crying for
mercy ; to-night he is in his shroud, waiting for burial.
Once more I call you, come, come, come." Then the
preacher began singing softty, "There's a gentle voice
within," closing with the chorus, 'Yes, I will go to
Jesus; I will go and be saved." The invitation was
then given, and fifty-nine came to the altar, and nine-
teen were converted.

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CHAPTER

There was no diminution in the multitude of votaries
who were wending their way to Roberts Park Church to
get inside its walls. The heat was very intense, and,
notwithstanding the sweltering by the masses, the peo-
ple held their seats and standing positions unbroken
until the lights were extinguished. After the intro-
ductory services were over the Rev. Mr. Harrison be-
gan singing very softly, and with much feeling :

u Aml when my task on earth is done,
When, by thy grace, the victory's \von,
E'en death's cold wave I will not llee,
Since God through .Jordan leadeth inc."

Closing with the chorus "Ho leadeth me. * * He broke
down while singing, and the audience was melted,
from the oldest to the youngest.

The evangelist proceeded to give his thrilling and
deeply interesting experience, furnished to the author
by Brother Charles W. Stagg, the accomplished and
thorough phonetic writer and teacher, and is as follows :

"I am aware that there arc reporters here to-night
representing various papers, who will take down more
or less of what I shall say ; and I hope that one point
they will get very clearly and make very prominent,
and that is the secret of my success- the secret of my
'power/ as it is sometimes called. I earnestly desire
that the reporters will seize that point, send it out, and
make it known as widely as possible. There is a great

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diversity of opinion. Some say it is 'magnetism ;'
ome say 'spirit influence;' another says it is 'elec-
tricity,' while one, in a Boston paper, the other day,
said that I had a power over my audience that was
Inexplicable and unnatural a power to bring them to
the altar whether they were willing or unwilling. That
I threw a spell over my congregation. O, I wish I
could do it to-night. Would to God I could throw a,-
spell over every sinner in this house that would lead
him to ciy to God for salvation; for I tell you that
a spell that is thrown over a bad man and makes him
a good one is a good spell.

"I was in a home to-day. Into that home there came
a letter a letter written by a young man to his sister.
He said he came to this church one night. He had not
attended the church three times in four years. He
came here one night, out of idle curiosity, to hear and
to see what was going on, and what it was all about ;
but, as he went away, he said to himself, 'There's
something in it.' He came again, and again and again,
and the Holy Spirit fastened the arrows of conviction
in his heart so deep that he could scarcely eat or sleep
or attend to his business. He was a man of the world,
but now, in that letter, he says : 'The church is my
love and my life. I enjoy so much now reading my
Bible. I joined the church, and am glad of it/

"Awakened in Roberts Park Church ! Here is where
the flame was kindled ! Here is where the power de-
scended ! Dr. Vernon takes none of the glory ; nor do
I ; the glory belongs to Him that sits upon the throne.
Before I came to this city, in the lecture-room of this

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church, night after night, scores of good men and
women pleaded with God for a revival. The united
faith of the members of Roberts Park Church and its
pastor went up to God, and a flame was kindled here
which has been sending out its glowing sparks into
Brother Mabie's church, Dr. Bartlett's church, and all
the other brethren's churches, until the fire kindled at
this altar has run in every direction, far and wide, all
over the country. I got a letter from San Francisco
speaking about it. Such things are coming to us all
the time, showing what a deep interest has been cre-
ated throughout the length and breadth of this country
by this wonderful revival. You will never know I
myself will never know the results of this meeting t\l\
we get yonder, where we see as we are seen , and kiioVfr
even as we are known. We will give all the glory td
God, and thank him from the bottom of our heart*
for kindling the fire here. Roberts Park Church wanted
a revival ; Dr. Veruon's heart went out to God contin-
ually for a revival. Here it is ! The Lord be praised
for it. Now I hope the reporters will get the one most
important point the secret of success in revival work ;
and when they get it, I hope they will underscore it;
and then I hope that some of these people who can't
see into this thing, and who don't know anything
about it, will read.

"I shall hurry through my experience to-night as rap-
idly as possible, and shall speak of it under four head* I

"First, Awakening ;

"Second, Conversion j

"Third, The baptism of fire ; and,

"Fourth, The full assurance of faith.

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"I have been criticised by the press for using the ex-
pression, 'The baptism of fire,' But the phrase is a
good one, and, what is better still, it is scriptural.
Christ told his disciples they should receive the bap^-
tism of the Holy Ghost and of fire sent down from
Heaven. You are always safe in using a term that is
scriptural. Dr. Vernon, you are a theologian, and I
am not ; I will stand by what you say : Am I not safo
in speaking of a baptism of fire? [Dr. Vernon
*SAFE!'] Now, if the press want to criticise that,
they may blame Dr. Vernon and not me.

"I will take as the foundation for my experience to-
night a text of scripture that I hope and pray may
greatly help the older Christians who hear me, and
wonderfully assist the converts, and may cause the
sinner to turn to Christ for salvation : 'We are saved
by grace through faith not of ourselves it is the gift
of God.'

"The Bible speaks of some Christians whose experi-
ence is like a morning without a cloud. For somo
years of my early life my own experience in a tem-
poral way was like a morning without a cloud. I had
everything to make me happy this side of Heaven- kind
friends, a pleasant home, pleasant surrounding -every-
thing calculated to make me cheery and happy ; and all
my plans and projects were for enjoyment. 4 I have
nothing to trouble me . Life is full of joy . ' I thought of
death for an instant, but I said : 'Death, you arc away
out in the misty future so far away that I need not be
afraid of you. I have many long years to travel
before I reach you. Aha! The blood of youth- is

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coursing through my veins and tinging my very cheek
with color ; I am happy and have everything to make
me glad.' My experience was indeed a morning with-
out a cloud. J had a doting father and mother.
There was only one thing that threw the least mist
over my prospects sometimes, and that was a felt want
in my soul of something that the joys of earth did not
bring to me a craving for something I hardly knew
what then ; but I know now ; it was a craving for
God and glory ! One morning I got up and I said
to myself, as people so often say, 'Now I'm in for
haying a good time a better time than I ever had in
my life before.' I formed my plans to spend ten
weeks in Nova Scotia, and when I had kissed my
mother good-bye, and said farewell to my father and
brother, whom I loved better than life, I said to
myself, 'Now I am in for ten weeks of real, rich, solid
enjoyment, without a tear in it.' I went away from
my home full of hope and joyful anticipations of the
future. But it was only a little while till the clouds
gathered ; till there came a tempest ; till I heard the
thunders of God's wrath breaking over my head. It
was only a little while till He brought me down to the
water's edge, where Life and Death meet, and bade
me look across to the farther shore and see the waters
yet rippling where my loved one had gone through to
the eternity beyond ; and I strained my eyes that I
might catch a glimpse of his form once again, but I
could not find him. He brought me to the utmost
verge of Time, to Eternity's door, standing ajar upon
its kinges and bade me look in ! Then my mind and

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soul cried out in agony : 'My God ! I shall die ! I sha)l
die! . O,.God! Where shall I go?'

"Ah I I was planning to have a delightful time. X
had been in Nova Scotia but a short time when the
tempest burst. A message came for me. I took,
broke the seal and read. It only needed three words
to put an end to all my plans of enjoyment, and
plunge me almost into despair. I read just these three
words: 'Freddy is dead.' Freddy was the brother
whom I loved better than life. 'Freddy is dead! v

*f '

Dead ! Why, it seemed to me it could not be ! But
it was only too true ; he was dead. I felt almost as if
I should die. Then it was that God's warning voice
resounded in my ears, and echoed through every
avenue of my deathless nature, until I cried out: O,
God ! What shall I do ?' I got down on my knees on
the roadside, by myself and I said : 'O, God ! If
Thou wilt only save my soul, so that I can some time
meet him! Only give me mercy, so that I can yet
embrace him ! That is all I ask.' But mv bleeding

v "'

heart knew nothing then of the riches of Divine mercy
to bring comfort and relief.

"That Avas one means, Dr. Vernon, that God took, to
awaken me that was one line and the other was my
.godly mother's prayers. Every morning my mother
would lock the door, my father having gone early ; to
business, and take her Bible the Bible that had beeii
her comfort and her guide from girlhood and she

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would read to .us out of God's word, and then she
would kneel down with her children and pray, such a
prayer as none but God-fearing fathers or mothers*

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ever pray, for her son. I will remember how I used
to be affected by my mother's prayers. 'O, God !'.
she would say, ']f thou wilt, only save my boy P
Sometimes I would get up when she was done praying
and brush away my tears, or hurry out of the room
so that she would not see them. I would steal away
into the solitude of my room and try to find relief
there. It required the death of my brother and the
prayers and tears of my mother to awaken me ; and I
shall rejoice in eternity that I was awakened in the
old-fashioned way by the influence of God through his
judgments, and the influence of my mother's love.

"T bore the aching heart on account of my brother's
death, that spirit distressed because of my mother's
prayers, and tears, and care for my soul, until one daj
1 thought she prayed longer and more earnestly,, if
possible, than ever before for my salvation, held on to
the promises tighter than ever, and cried out with all
the yearning .tenderness of a mother's Jove: 'How
long, O Lord, how long?' "Whether her prayer was
longer than usual, or her faith firmer, Icaii not say ;
but that day I thought I should die. My heart was
burdened like a cart beneath the sheaves. I tried to
study, but the book was a perfect blank. I could not
work ; I could not talk ; I could not do anything. At
last I fell on my knees in my room, and asked God to
show me the pathway that the vulture's eye never had
seen. 1 cried out, in the anguish of my spirit : *O
God, this anguish is too terrible ! I can not stand it I
Lord Jesus, the light of eternity, show me the way P
Just like the young man who left this altar last night*

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with a heart so .sad and dark and distressed, and was
converted right "011 the street, before he got to his
mother's house. It chanced to be the last night of the
old year. It was watch-night, and my mother had
gone to the meeting to spend the night in prayer ; and
I was Avalking up and down the floor in our sitting
room with an aching heart; with conscience aroused,
and all my prospects as black as midnight. I could
not keep still, my agony of soul was so great. I left
my home and went out into the streets at a quarter be-
fore twelve o'clock. I went put into the darkness and
into the snow-storm, and prayed that while God's
snows were falling down from the heavens God might
send down from the depths of infinite mercy some ray
of light some gleam of hope to my poor spirit.

"And now I wish to leave the point of my awaken-
ing and speak of my conversion.

"I have given you, as the means of my awakening,
God's hand in judgment, his spirit, and my mother's
prayers.

"I thank God that I was converted through and
through. I knew it, just as sure as you know you
are living. I felt my heart strangely warmed. As
surely as I expect to meet God in judgment, the things
that I once loved I hated, and the things that I once
hated I loved. I was converted, as many have been
converted at this altar, in the good old-fashioned Paul-
ine, Wesleyan, Methodist way. I didn't get up from,
the nook in the snow-bank, and say, 'My Lord, I guesn
I've got religion.' I didn't say, 'O, dear Jesus, I thank
thee that I think I am .converted.' Not one word of it.

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If I tad had the toothache and had gone to the dentist,
and he had relieved me, don't you think I would have
known it ? That is just the way it was with me when
God converted me. .

"It was about a quarter to 12, that cold December
night, when I left my home and went out into the dark-
ness less dark than my sin-burdened soul was. I
turned towards the church, and five minutes walk
brought me to the lamp-post, just across the street
from it, and I stood there listening to the people sing-
ing the covenant hymn for watch-night, my mother's
voice mingling with the rest ; and it broke my heart,
it melted my soul, subdued my will ; and as I stood
there, that cold December night, a voice came to ine,
saying, 'Son, give me thy heart.' But I said, 'Lord,
if you will just excuse me for the present only let
me go home, where I can kneel down I will give thee
my heart and spend the rest of the night in prayer,
and the day too. I can't get down here in the snow
and cry for mercy ; the snow will blind me, and the
wind will pierce me through. I will go home, and
when I get there, I will give thee my heart.' Then I
heard that voice again, as plainly as I ever heard the
voice of my mother, and louder by far than the loudest
blasts of that wintry night, and it said these words :
'Now, or never.' I believe, Dr. Vernon, as much as I
believe that I stand here, that if I had crossed that line
that was just before my feet that night, and resisted
the spirit, God never would have come to me again,
and I would have, been lost forever. I had been tri-
fling so long walking in the paths of unbelief so long.

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But, thank God, it was not yet too late. The voice of
God called me. The Bible speaks of that voice as
being * still.' It did not vseem that way to me ; it was
like unto the thunder of eternity. I heard it as I would
hear my mother's voice, and it said, 'Now, or never.*
"The moments passed, and the old village clock com-
menced striking the last hour of the old year. I stood
and listened till I heard it strike six times. I knew
that in the old church the people of God were upon
their knees covenanting to live better lives the corning
year. At the moment when the sixth stroke fell upon
my ear I heard the voice say : 'Before the tongue of
that bell shall cease to strike you must be saved or
ruined forever.' 'What!' I cried; 'before that clock
ceases striking must I be saved or lost forever? My
God ! what shall I do ! Can't I give Thee my heart
to-morrow or next week ? or after I go home ?' And
louder than before, as it seemed to me, that warning
voice from the depths of the infinite resounded through
every avenue of my deathless spirit, 'Now or never ;*
and it seems to me now that just about the tenth
stroke of the bell, God Himself , from the depths of
his unspeakable mercy, stretched forth His almighty
arm and interposed, and said : *I will hold back the
stroke of the bell while for one minute you look td
me. ? It seemed to me a very long time between those
two strokes of that bell, and, thank God, before the
eleventh stroke rang out on the air, the pent-up feeU
ings of my poor heart broke forth in one strong cry^
'Now !' and the two 'nows' came together, God's
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myself saved redeemed! It was all right in the
twinkling of an eye. I met the conditions God
blessed me. I came up to the requirements God
showered down blessings. For four years His infinite
mercy had been trying to kiss my poor soul H5s
loving arms reaching out to embrace me ; but I would
not let him. But at last, all of a sudden, I extended my
arms toward Him ; 1 turned the lips of my soul toward
his infinite love, and in a moment He kissed all my
trouble away all my sorrow, all my grief away, and-.
I knew I was converted and in the kingdom. I did
not think I was converted ; I did not hope it, not yet
did I believe it ; I knew it.

"God grant to bless this experience this night, and
may every one have a conversion that shall go to the
bottom ! Give me anything this side of eternity, ra-
ther than sham conversions and shallow work ! Oh
for the power of the Holy Ghost to-night !

"I had a wonderful experience after that. I had in-
ward peace, inward comfort, and joy in believing. God
gave me, in the day-time, the marvelous enjoyment of
his presence, and he gave me 'songs in the night.' But
I had not been converted one week before I was in a
state of perplexity. I will tell you why. I felt that
there was something more something vastly higher,
deeper, richer, grander, and better than anything that
I then knew about. My mother, quiet and retiring,
had made no public profession of sanctification ; there
was no necessity for her making any ; her life showed
it ; her life was enough.

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necessary for you to tell me you've got religion ; your
countenances show it. Some ministers say, if you have
this blessing you must talk about it testify about it.
I wish some people would talk about it less than they
do. It is all right to give testimony of the grace re-
ceived, but it is not necessary to be all the time talk-
ing, talking, talking about your being better than some-
body else. The good Lord knows we are not, any of
us, any better than we should be.

"But, anyway, I had in my heart a craving, a long-
ing, an intense desire foi a higher experience if it was
for me ; and I went into a religious book-store and
said: 'Give me Fletcher's Plain Account; give me
Carvossa, Bramwell, Hester Ann Rogers (one of the
sweetest of all the sainted women of Methodism.)
Let me know how she got this heart purity : give me
Lady Huntington ; give me Madame Guyon, a Roman
Catholic, a Papist, but a Papist who said: ' "At noon-
time, at a certain place, in my sitting-room, I received
the blessing by faith." ' She said she had tried- to ob-
tain it by giving away her good clothes, and by getting
up and going to mass at 4 o'clock in the morning,
and kneeling on the pavement. She had tried to
secure it by giving her money to the poor, and by get*
ting the Arch Bishop and the Bishop to pray for her.
Their prayers went no higher than their heads ; but,
said she: '"I received it at noontide, in my sitting-
room by faith." ' I said : 'Give me Fenelon, a Roman
Catholic and a Bishop ; one of the mightiest Catholics
that ever lived ; a man who stood so near the throne
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the people kissed the chair in which he sat while living.
With all these books under my arm, I took the train
for home; and when I got there I went to my room,
and staid there till I had read book ; ,after book, using.,
them in connection with the Word of God, which was
the main-stay all the time. I prayed almost constantly.
I cried out : 'O, God ! if I can only get the fullness of
love, the unction of the Holy Ghost upon me, so that
I can win souls to thee, it is all I will ask this side of
the grave and eternity.' I must make a confession
here.

"As the children of Israel, by their own unbelief,
were kept wandering about in. the wilderness during
forty years, when they might as well have, gone
through into the Promised Land in as many days, so
I was in the wilderness of doubt and uncertainty two
long years without experiencing the fulness of God's
love, whereas I ought not to have been without it that
many hours. Why was this? Because I was unwilling
to trust to Jesus to look to him without an 'if.' I
was not ready to say : 'I will have the blessing of a
clean heart. I will have full salvation. God has
promised it, and it shall be mine.' There was the
trouble. Wesley says that a member of one of his
congregations received this wonderful baptism of the
spirit within five hours after conversion. He says you
may receive it right along with the pardon of sins, if
you will. I did not so receive it, and this night,
before God and men, I bow my head in shame and
confess to him and to you that in my inmost soul I am
sorry that I staid away, distrusting Christ, but study-

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ing books, studying the Bible, and doing everything t
could but the one thins; that would have brought the

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blessing to my poor heart.

"But, thank God, the time came when I reached a
point where I said : 'Now, 1 have been seeking this
annotating of grace this baptism of fire so long that
I must have it or die. I will enjoy this cleansing in
the blood of the Lamb or die.* I had become as
desperate as some have been at this altar, when the
Holy Spirit had hold of their hearts, and was showing
them how they must have salvation quickly or perish
in sin, and go down to death.

''Now I am reaching the third point, the Baptism of
Fire, which is a separate and distinct thing from par-
don or conversion. Well, one afternoon, after I had
been reading and studying and praying, I all at once
formed this resolution : 'Now I will lay the books all
aside, and this one afternoon shall be all knee-work?'
I went into the mountain, where no voice could reach
me, and no eye could see me, and no ear could hear
me, but God's, and I got down on my knees to pray,
and pray as the fathers of Methodism use to pray to
struggle long and mightily with God for the blesssing.
I had made my mind up to pray that way ; but I didn't
do it, for I had not been but a little while on my knees
before God flashed upon my mind, and through every
avenue of my soul, the truth that there was a better
way than long and hard struggling with God for his
blessing upon the human soul.

"I got upon my knees, and first I had a talk with' my
knees themselves. I said to them : 'Now, you may as

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well come right down to it; if you must ache, ache ;
and if you must break, break ; for I am not going to
get up till God gives me the victory.' I thought I was
in for an all-night struggle, like Jacob. I said, 'Here
I am ; if I don't got the blessing before the academy
bell rings to close up for Saturday evening I will stay
here till morning.'

"Now, just as sure as God is love, whenever Chris-
tians get desperately in earnest with God, something
is going to happen, and that something is sure to be
victory, and cheer, and blessing. How long did I
kneel there? Thirty minutes, think you? No. Ten
minutes? Never. Five minutes? Not at all. No,
thank God. I wanted to see how long it had been be-
fore God heard and answered me ; and out came my
watch at the end of three minutes, and I jumped to
my feet with a shout that must have made the birds in
the tree-tops start from their nests in alarm. 'Glory
to God ! I've got it ! I've got it !' And it never has
left me for a moment. It was the baptism of fire,
received by faith.

"I now come to the most important part of my ex-
perience, so far as relates to the results of my minis-
try. The question has been discussed in preachers'
meetings ; it has been mysticism to worldlings and sin-
ners, and sometimes even to believers the full assur-
ance of faith and its results. 'How is it, Mr. Harri-
son, that everywhere your labors are crowned with
such overwhelming success? If you could preach like
Dr. Vernon, it might be attributed to your powerful
preaching, but sometimes you don't even exhort at all,

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and yet you seem to draw people by a power that is
magnetic? Where is the secret? How is it that in
June weather, with the mercury up to ninety, two
thousand or three thousand people crowd the church,
and hundreds stand outside the door begging for ad-
mittance ! Why is it that for thirteen weeks one of
the largest churches in Methodism is packed from pul-
pit to vestibule, week after week? How is it that
Presbyterian, Baptist, Episcopalian and Christian
churches all catch the heavenly spark, and the whole
city and State are aglow with the glory of God's sav-
ing power?' I will tell you. I will make it plain to
everybody.

"Mj 7 fourth point : 'The full assurance of faith.' I
was a student at Dr. Tahnage's Lay College in Brook-
lyn, and in his family, seeking for preparation for
some work of usefulness. I did not know where. I
concluded I would go and see an old friend at Long
Plains. I told my mother I would be back early Mon-
day morning. This was Friday nifirht. I intended to

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be back on Monday, but you shall see how God led
me. I reached my destination. On meeting my
friend at Long Plains, he said to me, using my college
name : 'Harry, anticipating your coming I have sent
out circulars for eight miles around that to-morrow
afternoon, at 3 o'clock, and at night, you are to hold
revival meetings.' I said to him: 'My dear friend,
what possesses you?' They were as cold as death in
my church in Boston ; had had no revivals for years ;
even I was not converted at their altar, but in a snow-
bank. I said to my friend : 'You have made a mis-

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take. I do not know anything about revivals.' I only
knew what I enjoyed in my own heart. Said he:
* Harry it is out.' Said I: 'Well, let us go to your
room and pray over it.' We went to his room and
prayed. He prayed and I prayed, and when the time
came I went into the pulpit and took a text and
preached, and had a good time myself, whether the
people had or not ; and at the conclusion of the meet-
ing they came crowding around and shook hands with
me, and I felt happy.

About 5 o'clock, after supper was over, my friend
said to me: 'Harry, I want to pray.' 'So do I,' I
said. 'Let us go into your room by the fire and pray
together.' 'No,' said he, I want to go behind the
church into the woods and pray there. Father, or
mother, or the children, might come in and interrupt
us in my room.' So we went out through the snow
into the woods behind the church, and we came to a
tree that held its foliage all the winter through, and
there was a green spot under it where there was no
snow, and we knelt there and prayed. He prayed and
I prayed for about twenty or thirty minutes, till we
got all enthused with faith and zeal for God, and it
came to be more like July than December, for we had
got ourselves warm inside and hot outside. My friend
rose up with his face shining with a great victory, and
the tears of joy rolling down his cheeks, and he said
to me : 'Harry, we are going to have a great revival
to-night.' I stood still and looked at him a moment,
and I said 'My friend, what is the matter with you?
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he : 'I mean just what I say, we are going to have a
great revival to-night.' Said I, 'What makes you .
think that ?' Then I saw the light ; then I realized the
blessing ; then I comprehended the power ; then I saw
God as I had never seen him before. I saw the full-
ness of power ; the power of the Holy Ghost that God
can give to those who believe. Here is the secret of
the power that God has given me, and which has led,
under God, to the salvation of more than seventeen
thousand souls. Said I: 'Why do you think that?'
And the answer was : 'I have asked God, and I believe
him.' I grasped his hand in mine; I put his arm in
mine ; my soul met his ; my faith kissed his. 'Amen !'
My heart's desire met his. 'Amen!' I said: 'I see'
it ; I see it ; glory to God !'

"I nearly lost my strength under the weight of glory
that filled my soul when I saw the willingness of God,
the ability of God, and the present power of God to
give the blessing. I received the 'full assurance of
faith' under the power of God in that boy, who said;
to me, 'Harry, I have asked God, and I believe him.'
Heaven help all the people here to get on that line to-
night. Your churches would soon be all aflame with
the power of God.

"It will not do to ask of God and limit Him by our
lack of faith in His answers to prayer. Oh, put away
the milk of the word, and stand up in the full measure
of manhood and womanhood in Christ Jesus, and say
as that boy said to me, 'I have asked God, and I be~
lieve him.'

"I entered the pulpit that night. The church was

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packed from the chancel to the entry. Curiosity was
on tip-toe to see what such a boy would say. I opened
the old hymn book ; I was very happy. I said : 'We
will sing to-night a hymn expressive somewhat of my
own feelings, and I will line it for you, as some may
not have books. If you prefer sitting you can do so,
but I hope everybody will sing with me.' The organ
played the tune, and, as God led me, I commenced
with the first line, 'O, for a thousand .' I stopped.
I said : 'I will read the hymn. O, for a thousand .'
I tried it again : 'O, for a .' I did not go as far as I
did before. If I had kept on a little longer I would
only have been able to say 'O !' I was then, as now,
as nervous as a man can be and live.

* 'I was not so careful as ten years of experience has
made me. I did then what I would not do now. I
never said a word to the minister, but got right down
and out over the altar-rail, and went straight to a
young man who was crying as if his heart would break,
and whispered in his ear and said to him : 'My dear
friend, if you must cry, please cry to yourself ; cry so
that I will not hear you; I would like to read my
hymn ;' but he did what the man did in the Scriptures
when the disciples told him to be still, he 'cried the
more.' I went back again and commenced to read the
hymn, but had not uttered two words till I heard back
by the third window a strange noise, and said I must
see to that, sure. I started and went back there, and
found a large stout man crying like a baby. Said I :
'My friend, excuse me, but I would like to be able to
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quietly.' But, just like the other man, he cried all
the more. About that time I got back to the altar-
rail, when I saw a young lady sobbing, sobbing, sob-
bing. I got half way to her, and stopped and said to
myself : 'You must be careful here ; it is a lady.' T
took another look at her and said to myself: <Oh !
what is this?' Her face was very pale, her dress
black, her bonnet black, with white inside. I said :
'I will not go to you; I will let you cry.' I went
back to the pulpit and I said: 'I can not read my
hymn while you are sobbing that way. If you have to>
cry, please cry quietly.' But when a man is crying to>
God for mercy you can't stop him. You might as
well try to stop a stream of water with your hands.
They cried only more and more. I thought to myself r
'Well, here I am in a pretty situation, to be sure. I
haven't got a chance to make any exhortation, or read
my hymn, or even take up a collection. Have I got
to go out of this house and away, and not give them
my exhortation? It is a strange thing. What shall I
do ? What shall I do ? Why are all these people sob-
bing and crying? I made up my mind to find out.'

"I went first to the young man of nineteen who had
been crying by the window, and said, 'What are you.
crying for? Nothing has been said to cause you to-
cry.' He said, 'O, I wish I was a Christian.' I went
then to the man down by the third window, and he-
said to me, 'I wish I was saved.' I said I would go to-
that lady who was crying so, and I went and asked
her, 'What are you crying for?' Said she, 'Oh, Mr.
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few weeks ago, and I so wish I was prepared to meet
her.' I went into the pulpit and asked the minister
what I should do. Said he, 'I don't know, Brother
Harrison ; but pray do something quick.' I looked at
the four or five seats alongside the pulpit and said,
'These seats will be vacated, and I am going to have a
word of prayer with those who may wish to seek God,'
and in an instant, from the first pew to the door, they
bowed their heads, and sobs and groans almost shook
the church. I said, 'If any here desire to be helped by
faith and prayer, come and kneel,' and every seat was
packed in two minutes. I said, 'Clear these front
seats.' They filled the two front pews in less than
three minutes. Then I said, 'If you want to be saved,,
kneel right where you are,' and they fell to the floor
ull over the church, and that night, from 6 :30 to 11
o'clock, God shook that place ; and instead of my go-
ing home on Monday, I have not been home since, to
stay. I remained there twenty-nine* nights, and God
saved nearly the whole town.

" 'I have asked God, and I believe Him.' There is
the secret of power. There is 'mesmerism.' Take it.
There is 'electricity.' Get it. There is the power to
throw a 'spell' over a congregation and make them do-
what you will. You may have it. Men say they don't
understand me, and can't understand me ; that I have
a magnetic power in my body. They tell 'stories/
every one of them. It is faith in God ! It is faith in-
God ! I want the reporters who are here to-night to-
put it down in big letters and underscore it. I want it
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States, that the real secret of power at these revivals
the foundation, the superstructure and the crowning
point of all is faith in God ! 'I have asked God, and
I believe Him.' Since that hour God has given me
nearly eighteen thousand souls as the reward-answer of

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faith. Is not that clear, Dr. Curtis?"
Dr. Curtis "I think so ; it is all right."
"Brother Pye, isn't that according to the bible?"
Mr. Pye " Yes, indeed."

"It is Pauline, Wesleyan Methodism, scriptural to the
last letter. Have faith in God, and you can unlock
the treasure-house of God's glory and have all you
want. Have faith in God and vou can get hold of the

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eternal throne. Mav God give the members of this

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church, the converts and sinners, faith in God this
night. Letters come to me ; reporters come to see me ;
editors of newspapers ask me: 'Mr. Harrison, what is
the secret of your wonderful success?' You have my
answer now. Don't ask me any more. 'I have asked
God and I believe him.' Have faith in God, and if
the mercury stood at one hundred degrees this revival
will never stop. It is not going to stop. This church
may yet come to be the banner church of the world.
Here are as grand a company of young men, and as
noble a company of young women, as can be found in
any congregation on earth ; and acting in concert with
the older members, they will carry the work right on-
ward. Don't dare to say the revival is over. It has
just begun. I believe that next fall Indianapolis will
be visited by. such an awakening and such a baptism of

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Divine power as has never been witnessed. -Only have
faith in God and you shall see his glory.

"I will not be confined to Roberts Park nor to the
Methodist churches ; but Dr. Bartlett will be kept as
busy bringing candidates, before the session closes, as
Dr. Vernon in giving converts the right hand of fel-
lowship in the Methodist church, which, I believe, is
the grandest church in the world to go to Heaven in.
I don't exactly know whether I want the reporters to
put that down or not. Yes, you may, too ; put that
down if. you like. (Voices 'And underscore it!')
Those who are of Presbyterian proclivities, we bid
them God-speed ! Those who would like to go to
Heaven on Episcopalian prayers, we say to them, God
bless you ! Those who think they can get rid of their
sins better under the water, to them 1 say, Go in, head
and feet ! To those who want to go to Heaven on the
good, old-fashioned, scriptural, Methodistic line, we
say, Come ! come ! Free salvation. for everybod}', and
a heaven to go to Heaven in !

"I close now, once more throwing out the assurance
to every one here, and hoping that it may go all over
the State and all over the country, that the secret of
the success of these meetings is FAITH IN GOD. Let
everybody say 'Amen !' Let us all sing 'All hail the
power of Jesus' name.' " The great audience rose to
their feet, and the enthusiasm manifested exceeded
anything ever witnessed in Roberts Park Church. Dur-
ing the singing an invitation was given to persons to
join the church on probation, and twenty-one presented
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probationers four hundred and eleven. While this was
progressing twenty-four persons pressed through the
crowd and fell on their knees at the altar and cried for
mercy, and while no effort was made at the altar to
work, on account of the great crowd, three were con-
verted. The benediction closed this intensely inter-
esting service.

CHAPTER XIX.

The all-day jubilee arrived, and the heat was fear-
fully intense, although a terrific storm raged during
Tuesday night. At 5 o'clock in the morning the faith-
ful assembled in large numbers, in the main audience-
room of the church. In the wreath of testimonies many
beautiful Scriptural quotations were entwined. Mr.
Harrison urged that those who had any special reasons
for praising God should mention that. Mothers praised
God f<?r sons brought in, and wives for husbands saved.
Fathers, whose brows were white with the snows of
time, said that in an experience of forty years they
had never witnessed anything like this. One lady went
too much into the history of her experience, when Mr-
Harrison cut her short by suggesting that she say amen.
A number of young people thanked God that Jesus
had said, "They that seek me early shall find me.""
One brother was blessed while listening to Brother

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Harrison's experience. Another: "I came from Ohio.,

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to be present at this winding up of the greatest revival
ever held in the West." A sister said : "Lord, in the
morning thou shalt hear my voice ascend higher." An
Episcopal lady thanked God that his love burned away
barrier walls.

At 10 o'clock the church was filled, and the first
speaker was Rev. Mr. Hyde, of the Congregational
Church, who said :

"Brethren, it gives me great pleasure to be here this morning..
I rejoice with the pastor of this church, with Rev. Mr. Harrison, in.
view of what God has wrought during the past few weeks. I have-
lived in Indianapolis upward of twenty years, but I never knew
our city to be so moved before. It has reached all the churches;
and congregations of the city. In this all Christians rejoice. I
have occasion, on my own behalf, and on behalf of the congrega-
tion I serve, to thank God. As I have contemplated this wonder-
ful work, it has seemed to me that it teaches us some very impor-
tant lessons. It has given us more confidence in the power of the
gospel, and its adaptation to the spiritual wants of mankind. I
never saw a religious movement which encountered so little oppo-
sition. I have been amazed to see men of all phases of religious
belief pour into these churches to hear the gospel. I am con-
vinced that the gospel of Christ always carries the consciences of
men. It gives me confidence in my hope of the speedy conquest
of the world to believe this. There is not a business man in this,
city who does not say, in his heart, that there is no claim upon him
so pressing as that of the gospel of Christ. This is a tremendous
standpoint for the church, that it carries with it the conscience
'and the heart of mankind.

'Infidels are finally brought to believe as Ethan Allen felt. His
dying daughter asked him whether she should trust to his religion
or that of her mother. 'Oh," said he. 'trust to your mother's reli-
gion." This is the verdict which all sincere infidelity gives at last..
This work of grace has shown that men are not confident in the-
position which they assume against religion. It feels stronger
than ever. It is not a wild imagination to expect a nation to be
born in a day. It was my privilege in Chicago the other day to-

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address a national convention of Christian workers, and to relate
to them something of the wonderful work of God here. They
were made glad at the news. I have received letters soliciting the
labors of Brother Harrison, but I have not had time to present
them to him. J have never been so. encouraged during all my
work in this city. If we will preach the gospel in its simplicity
we will see still greater power. In all these churches the Meth-
odist, the Baptist, the Presbyterian we have been preaching the
same Gospel, and I have been impressed with the concert of our
faith. Oh, that we may always see eye to eye, and stand before
this community as one united body."

Mr. Harrison, at the close of these rema. s, said:
"Mr. Hyde is the leader of Congregationalism in this
State, and so these words which he has spoken are
valuable."

Rev. George L. Curtiss, D. D., was next introduced.
He said :

"The field is so large the greatest trouble is to know where to
begin. 1 have looked forward to this day with much pleasure and
anxiety. Some things have impressed me during this revival, and
I have watched it closely. The wonderful power of grand and
glorious singing. I don't allow anybody to put more soul into
singing than I do. There has been a tremendous convicting power
in the singing. I remember a church in this State where they put
an organ, and it turned things up-side down. An old man said:
'I will never go into that church again until some converts are
made by that organ.' A hundred were converted, and the organ
was instrumental in doing good. Then the contribution box has
been a help. The old negro said there were three boxes which
must save the South the cartridge-box, the ballot-box and the
contribution-box. Tt has been demonstrated that the contribu-
tion-box can go right along-side of the work of grace in the hearts
of men. It has been absolutely demonstrated that money poured
into the treasury of the Lord during a revival does not kill it, but
helps it on. Another tiling which has impressed me has been the
general effect of the revival upon the churches of the city. In my
own church we have felt its quickening power in our class-meet-

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ings, and an increased spirituality. As I hear from other churches
the effect has been the same. Then in connection with this spirit-
ual quickening there is encouragement, as Dr. Hyde has said. We
have been raised a number of degrees in regligious experience. God
grant that we may not settle down from our present position. I
have been impressed with the effect of the revival upon sinuers in
producing powerful convictions followed by quick and powerful
conversions. It has wrought an entire change in some men.
Some years ago in this church, at a convention, an old minister
said that he did not believe in angular conversions. What he
meant by angular conversions was breaking right off short from
sin and turning the other way. If he had attended these meetings
I think his views would have been changed. May God give us
more of these tremendous conversions. Then I have been im-
pressed with the marvelous manner of the Spirit's manifestations
I tell you we ignore this Divine Spirit too frequently. It is an
overwhelming influence. It is unknown by the ordinary senses of
our life. The influence of this work has reached to distant parts
of the country. 1 want to say to Brother Harrison that I am glad
God makes use of instruments, and I am convinced that the secret
of success is to lie in the hands of God and let Him use us for His
glory."

Rev. Mr. Morey, of the Third Presbyterian Church,
was the next speaker. He said :

'Dr. Vernon came down and found me in the back seats, and
asked me to come up and till the places of Dr. Bartlett and Rev.
Mr. Reed, who were expected to be here, but were out of the city
I can not fill the places of two such men. but will say a few words.
I want to express my sympathy with this whole movement. My
prayers were united with Dr. Vernon, before this meeting com-
menced, for God's blessing. I have not been personally present
with you much, but my prayers have been for you. We have felt
a reflex influence from the work here in our own church. It has
been the kind of influence I .have longed for during the year and a
half that I have been in Indianapolis. Some of ouV own young
people have been converted here, and when they have come before
the Session for examination they have given as good evidence of
conversion as I ever saw. 1 believe that as a result of influences

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-originating here by the blessing of God our Presbyterian churches
here have been revived. [ do not think we would have received a
blessing but for the earnest work and faith here preceding the
work in our own church. L am glad to speak thus honestly. I ,
rejoice greatly at the manifestation of cordial feeling among those
of different names. Our work is one the salvation of souls. We
work in different ways, but, it is one work. I think that hereafter
Christians of different names will be bound together by nearer
ties than ever before. For the sake of our skeptical friends I am
glad this is so. We are touching elbows as they did in the army.
One charge which the world has brought against us has been swept
away. This is a jubilee occasion, and we count the sheaves. We
may count a thousand converted and a large number of back-
sliders reclaimed. We may count a higher ideal from henceforth
of what it i? to be a Christian. We may expect, early this fall, in
all our churches, an effort to secure still greater results. T thank
God for what has been accomplished here. Dr. Vernon, I have

always had a warm side toward the Methodists. I was converted
in a union meeting where we could hardly tell the difference be-
tween Methodists or Baptists. I have never known anything else
only to love all the churches. I trust \ve shall gather around
those who have been converted and hold them up. After a little
nece.ssury rest for our bodies we will take this work up in the fall

.and God will bless us more and more. 11

Hymn 17 Avas sung "The prize is set before us."
Rev. Dr. Talbot, of the Meridian Street Church,
was the next speaker. He said:

'I am glad to unite this morning in thanksgiving for God's bless-
ing upon the church at large, and we are glad to unite in honor-
ing His servant who led the church in this victory. This has been
a wonderful revival in its effects; so many hearts and homes have
been made glad because of loved ones saved. I never saw a darker
time in the history of the churches than we saw before this meet-
ing began. 'We had held extra meetings, but little was accom-
plished. It seemed as though the Christian church in this city
could not hold up its head in the presence of the great opposition
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us, and our faith was united and the Lord poured out His Spirit
upon us, and to-day the Christian church is stronger than ever,
and has the ring of victory in her tread. It will be a sad thing if
we fall back into our former condition. The present effects of this
revival are not to overshadow those which are more ultimate. We
>have learned this great lesson, that revivals are possible. Of
course, we have always believed this in a general way, but have
not acted as though we believed it. The truth is, many of us
thought that the time for old-fashioned revivals had gone by, but
this meeting has changed our ideas, and we see that God is just as
he was on the day of Pentecost : that He honors faith just as Be
"honored it then. It has been a great thing to have this so clearly
demonstrated once more.

"In the years to come I hope we shall pi-olit by this. [ think
~vve may gather another thing from this, that God is willing to work
through the same agencies that he has in the past. He will work
through the ordinary means as well as through the extraordinary.
T am not reflecting upon evangelism in this remark. God has
.sent us this extraordinary means to teach us this lesson, and it will
do us good if we profit by it. I am thankful for the influence of
this revival upon my own charge. 1 believe that this is only the
beginning of this mighty work/ 1

Singing, "Down at the Cross."

At this point Dr. Yernon read the following letter
from Rev. Mr. Mabie, pastor of the First Baptist
Church :

"Mr DEAR DR. VERNON : I exceedingly regret that our annual
'Sunday-school picnic to-day precludes my presence at the inter-
esting services in connection with Mr. Harrison's farewell.

"From the day that Mr. Harrison arrived in our city he has had
my prayers, and 1 have taken frequent occasion, in private and in
public, to speak of his manifest and exceptional earnestness and
singleness of devotion to the one aim of bringing souls to Christ.
His strong faith, too, has been a lesson and an encouragement to us
all. I am sure the Baptist people of our city congratulate Koberts
Park Church, and its pastor, and the laboring evangelist on the
large measure of blessings received, and congratulate the city at

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large on the widespread and general revival which is abroad.' and
will ever pray that it may abide and increase.

"In the best of bonds, your brother in the Gospel,

"H. C. MABIK,

"Pastor First Baptist Church.
"CiTY. June 29. 1881.''

After the reading of the letter, Dr. Vernon's heart
seemed to warm, when he said :

"As I stand here and look back over the thirteen weeks which
have passed, I am filled with wonder. Well do I remember the
state of things referred to by Dr. Talbot, when coldness was in our
midst, when God's people were despairing, when our trusted lead-
ers began to to say, 'This is an age of steady growth ; Christianity
is undergoing a change.' Then some were moved to ciy: 'O
God, is there no help for Zion." It was. I think, not only to Chris-
tians in our own Church, but in all the denominations, a period of
profound solicitude. As Brother Morey has said, there were a few
who were crying daily for the coming of what has been so gra-
ciously realized. In the past two winters we held meetings with
a slim attendance and meager results. In this condition of things
my mind turned to Brother Harrison, whom I had known for
three years. When I iirst saw the sword he wields in the name of
God. I hailed it as a token of promise. I proposed to the church
to send for him. It was a strange proposition, for they thought,
they had never needed the labors of an evangelist, for in years
past they had all been evangelists living in the fear of God. The
proposition was not kindly received at. first. After some six
months I proposed it openly in the official board, and to my sur-
prise it was universally agreed to. As time passed I thought I saw
this revival gathering. We almost gave up. Brother Harrison
was to come in January, but could not; in February, but could
not, and on the 28th day of March, that Sunday night, this great
work dawned upon us, and we are to-day in the midst of .such an
outpouring as this city has never seen. And it is to go on leap-
ing over the vacation and breaking out again with new power in
the fall. If the people of God will be steady in their faith this
work has not yet seen its close nor its middle. T would be glad to
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must speak of one which I put first after the evangelist. That is
the daily reports which have been made through the Sentinel of
this city. I think the Christian people of this city owe a debt of
recognition to that paper which they will pay. Also to our good
brother, J. C. Belman, who has prepared these reports. Loving-
friends have sent them to England and Scotland baptized with
prayer, and the tidings have come back from the Old World that
*the revival has reached us.' These papers have gone out eveiy
morning, and in distant places persons have read the reports, and
have come to kneel at this altar that they might be saved. One
night at the door a stranger inquired of me if a certain lady was at
the altar. He said, 'She came with me from Lafayette, having
read the Sentinel reports, to get converted, and I want to see that
she is converted before the train goes at 11 o'clock.' [Laughter.]
I hope we shall not forget how much we owe "Brother Belman for
these reports. Brother Curtis has spoken about the singing. I
have gone out and found persons hanging on the gates, drinking in
the beautiful strains of song. The singing has been sustained by
the organ as I have never known an organ to be handled before. [
have heard laboring men singing 'Washed in the blood of the
Lamb.' On the streets the children and the aged fathers are sing-
ing these revival hymns. May the blessing of God be upon my
Brother Harrison, whom I love so tenderly, and whom I shall miss
so sadly when he is gone."

Mr. Harrison followed, saying this is an hour for
hallelujah. We do not want any bad feelings here.

O, what a blessed time we have had. Mr. Harrison
said facetiously that the Presbyterians were the next
best to the Methodists.

The benediction was pronounced by Rev. Mr. Pye.

At 3 p. M. a grand lovefeast was held, and nearly a
hundred testified old and young, rich and poor. At
this and the other services a large number of ministers
from this city and elsewhere were present, and the
Christian churches were all largely represented by the
membership.
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The night service was very large as to the attend-
ance, and the heat intensely severe. Rev. Mr. Harrison
led in the following prayer :

"We praise Thee, O our Father, that there remaineth, therefore,
:a rest to the people of God. There is a rest in Heaven ; the Bible
tells us so. and our own experience says it is so. There we shall he
iu the enjoyment of Thy smiles, where there are pleasures forever-
more, and fullness of joy. But, dear Father, we are so glad that
we have not to wait until we die before we enjoy that rest, for it
commences here. Some of us know what it is to be tired of sin;
our own consciences made us weary. We did not know what to do
nor where to go. We said, if we walk this way we shall go to hell ;
then, in the darkness of our guilt and the forebodings of our fears,
there came a voice so kind, so sweet, come unto me all, no excep-
tion; all may come and rest in. perfect joy, for where God gives
rest, it is rest. When God bids the weary one be restful, it is en-
joyment which is pure and constant. Glory to God! A good
many of us to-night are in the Beulah Land of rest. We have en-
tered into rest. Our accounts are settled, we are ready ; we rest
our hope in Thee. This life is only for an hour, then we will be
gone to great eternity ; and, O, to have the favor of God, is to have
a Heaven to go to Heaven in. We thank Thee that to-day has been
a day of jubilee. The pastor said when a thousand are converted,
we will arrange for a jubilee ; the members of the Church have
said when a thousand sheaves are gathered in, we will have a ju-
bilee, and the converts have been saying, '1 want to be in that
number;' and to-night, O Father, a thousand are saved, and this
has been our jubilee day. O how kind Thou hast been to us, dear
Father. All through the great heat of this day Thou hast blest us.
In the morning service AVC were cheered; in the afternoon we
seemed to come nearer to Thee, and to-night it is better than ever.
We thank Thee that we are here to-night to send to Thee our united
hallelujahs for what has been done. The Psalmist says, 'Praise is
comely, praise is right,' and we ought to praise Thee. We thank
Thee that in. this church the aged pilgrims have seen such a vic-
tory as they never expected to witness. They say 'we have belonged
to the church for half a century, and have never known such a
time.' God has said to them, 'You shall have one more glory

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;time, and then I will kiss you to the skies. ' They have seen it, and
:goon they will go. O Father, bless the aged Christian to-night.
They will not stay to see such a time again the whole city breath-
ing the breath of prayer, and rocked with the power of God ; my
God, will we ever see such a time as this? And the dear converts
who have come in on this wave of glory, bless them to-night. Glory
'to God ! May this power keep their lives peaceful, and make them
Ihopeful and expectant.

"The Lord bless the converts, for did not Jesus say He would
-carry the lambs in His bosom? Oh ! Lord, we thank Thee for this
meeting, which has cheered Heaven and astonished hell. Bring in
'those who have stayed away. We have tried to show them that
their excuses will not avail to show them that their cloak must be
torn from them. We have tiled to show them that when weighed
in the great scales of Heaven and the judgment, they mil be found
wanting. We have tiled to exhort and show them that though
they argue with the minister now, then their lips will be silent, and
their tongues will not move to say a word. What more can we do?
Has not the pastor done his duty? He has labored in his home;
he has labored on his knees ; he has done all he could. Has not
; Thy servant done his whole duty? Father, I have. Father!
Father! Father! may we all bow before thee to-night! The choir
.have sung the hymns of invitation, and some of them will have
many stars in their crown, for converts have said : ''While yoi\ were
.singing my heart broke, and while you were singing of faith I
believed in Jesus. 1 Oh! Lord, bless the leader; a grander leader
there is not this side of Heaven for revival work. And bless the
organist, oh ! Lord ; he has played every tune just right and on
time, so that we have not been kepj; waiting. Oh ! Lord, bless
this great judgment-bound congregation. Some are on the eve
of being lost. Oh ! help us to send up one more cry for their
rescue. Father! Father! Father! Father! hear us for Jesus' sake.
Amen."

After another song, the evangelist said : "To-night
is the last opportunity, and the door will be almost
-closed ; and while the door is still open, I am glad to
ay I am here to ask you, for the almost last time,
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this altar the better, and get converted. Here are a*
band of loving, sympathizing Christians, and all are-
asking you to come. For thirteen weeks I have en-
treated, and plead, and exhorted you to come to the
Gospel feast, and yet you hesitate. You want to hug
your darling sin and cling to your shrined idol, and
you are yet out of the ark. Will you demolish this
last idol, and shatter in pieces the sin you so much
love, and come at once into the Kingdom? We will,
all, pastor and people, drop a tear for your conversion.
If I was to advise you not to be alarmed, and that you
should push aside this matter of death, judgment and
eternity, and wait until another revival, or until after
you have gone to the mountains or the seaside, and in.
the fall you might turn to God, you wouldn't stay in.
this house five minutes.

"You expect me to urge you now, and if I failed:
you would blame me in the judgment day, and you
would blame me in the screams of the dying hour.
Yes, you would ; but God, the Holy Ghost, the minis-
ter and church are crying to you now ! now ! and as
was in my case when the two nows kiss each other you
will bless God for your salvation. I was saved instan-
taneously, and so may you be. I let all go, and said,
'Now, Father,' and he kissed away my guilt, and all my
condemnation was gone, and like a little lamb I was
taken into the fold. It must not be to-morrow, for
there is none such with God ; it is to-day. It is now.
You must meet the requirements of mercy as now
offered you, and then you will be saved. A week from,
now I won't be here. Two more nights and I will not.

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Ibe talking to you, but will have left the results of all
I have said to you with God. Oh, my God, help me
in these last moments this last effort to reach every
heart in this church. I have done my duty, you all
know ; and I now leave you to that day when we shall
.appear at God's bar, and answer for the labors of this
great revival. Will you come before the door closes?
God grant you may . ' '

The usual invitation was given and a number stood
otp. and asked the prayers of God's people. These
were urged to kneel at the altar, and nineteen re-
isponded and seven were converted, making the total
number one thousand two hundred and sixteen. It
was requested if any desired to join the church on
probation to come forward, and five were received.
'Thus closed one of the most memorable days in the
history of Methodism.

On Thurday night the great revival was attended by
.tin immense congregation, hundreds failing to get into
the church, or even the church yard. After singing,
Hon. Washington De Pauw, of New Albany, eloquently
invoked the Divine blessing. Rev. Mr. Harrison then
.said :

"This revival is practically ended, so far as constant
work is concerned, and to-night there are some here to
whom I am going to speak from a particular text that
has been in my mind all day. I have no great burden,
no distress in regard to the past, but I have solicita-
tions for the future. This text was taken over eight-
een hundred years ago, by a wealthy man, who said,
'*Soul, take thine ease.' There are many here to-night

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who are saying that. They think that because I ana
going to leave, the work can not go on. They think
the direct exhortation of the evangelist and the pun-
gent sermon of the preacher will trouble them no
longer. They are saying that now they will not worry
any more over the question of salvation. They say,
'Soul, take thine ease.' The very moment that rich;
man said that, God said, 'You are damned!' This:
meeting has troubled thousands, but they would not.
fiiid peace. Over the wrecked nature of these God wilS
say, 4 Thou fool !' Grasping time instead of eternity
grasping a bauble instead of the jewel they will live
to mourn their loss. There is a young man in front of
me who is savins: in his heart, 'I am glad there will be

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no exhortation to-night, for I do not want to be trou~
bled by Christians any more.' Before this meeting'
closes, I pray that all such as he may see the error of
their ways.

"I have my hand on the knob to close the door of
this revival, but it is not yet too late. Before I say
good-bye, I shall extend the hand of invitation once
more. In a few moments I shall call for prayer from,
every Christian here, a silent prayer for the uncon-
verted, a close communion with God. I feel that I
would not be doing my duty unless I make one more
prayer for the sinners. Now let every Christian pray
two minutes with me, for those who have not yet come
in. [Here followed a short and impressive season of
silent prayer, previous to which Mr. Harrison asked all
who desired to be remembered, to raise their hands t
there being a generous response.] There may be some

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here to-night who desire to join the church on proba-
tion, and if so, let them come forward and get the
hand of Christian fellowship. That is the good old
Wesley plan . I am a Wesleyan and a Methodist through
and through. Paul and Wesley are the rocks of my
faith."

To this invitation sixteen persons responded by com-
ing forward and giving their names to Dr. Vernon.
Mr. Harrison then continued: "For more than thir-
teen weeks we have been enjoying the best thing this
side of Heaven. Every true Christian is in his element
during a revival. These aged Christians who were
converted in a revival, who have grown up in a revival ,.
are now about to die in a revival. They, who fifty
years ago heard sinners scream for mercy, now see the
old times over a;ain. We want to see those old-time

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revivals. Nowadays, in some churches, by simply
holding up their hands people can go to Heaven, so-
they say. That may be right in a degree, but it is-
wrong in a measure. I believe in the old-fashioned:
way of salvation by faith. This meeting will go down,
into history as a green spot, and I am glad that all
these converts saw light in a great tempest in the old-
fashioned way. These old men here know that this;
meeting is one of the old-fashioned kind. It has been
a meeting where the convictions have been: 'I must
be a Christian or die I must be, or go to hell.' In.
my thirteen weeks' work here no one will dare to say-
that I did not bring words of joy, as well as words of
warning. When I came here, a perfect stranger, my
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had the sympathy and love of the pastor and congre-
gation. When I first saw Dr. Vernon, I loved him at
first sight, like a young man and a maiden. When I
was in the darkest hour of my conviction, Dr. Vernon
spoke kind and sympathetic words. I have loved him
since that time, and we have worked happily together.
W3 have had a great time here.

"Dr. Vernon has done a great work. He has done
it in the homes of the sinners ; he has gone out in
these galleries and saved dying souls ; he has done it
by working day and night. And we have both been
happy. I want to send up a thanksgiving to God that
we have had a revival of the old-fashioned kind. I am
.glad that these young men and women have been in a
revival where there was power and glory, for they will
remember it to their dying days. I pray that the Lord
may give us another Pentecost here to-night. Oh,
how I hate to go. It is like tearing my heart out.
There is no love outside of home like that of the young
convert for the man who helped him to God. Let a
young man get religion, and it is a fortune to him.
Get Christ, and you have got everything. I am glad we
have been on the old-fashioned Wesleyan line salva-
tion by faith. I am glad that we have made genuine
conversions. Dr. Vernon and I did not try to work
for great numbers that was no object to us. We
wanted to save souls, and, of course we have tried to
save as many as possible. We have let God tell them
that they were saved we let them find that out them-
selves. This is the greatest revival, in many respects,
that I have ever seen. We have only been here three

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months, and twelve hundred have been converted, and
I am glad they were genuine conversions. Christ came
to those suffering souls and gave them peace. Now,
all you have to do is to keep yourselves in the love of
God. I charge upon you, precious converts, born to
die, keep yourselves there.

"I want to tell you how thankful I am to the mem-
bership of this church for what they have done. They
have labored incessantly, night and day. May God
bless those men and women who have done so much.
I pray that the blessing of the Holy Ghost may rest on
the membership of this church. Some churches I have
been in I won't mention them, for the reporters are
here, and sometimes they do strange things have been
troubled with petty jealousies. But none such here ;
everything has been done in the kindliest manner ; ev-
crything has gone smoothly. The leader of this choir
has done noble work. The hymns have always started
right neither too high nor too low, except when I
started them myself. I hope he will keep on in his
good work, and go to camp-meeting this summer. I
thank the organist, for he is the best one I ever saw ;
-and I want to thank the choir, that has done such ef-
fective service. When we get to Heaven we will all
have stars. Doctor Vernon will have some Twill have
;orae more, I hope, than anybody else and every-
body who has done something to help in this revival
will have some. I want to thank the trustees of this
-church, who have done everything for us. When we
praise God, we want to put in a note for those who
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of Heaven that needs praise, it is an usher. We ought
to praise God for the scribe, Brother John A. Wilkins,
who has taken the names of the converts, and who has
worked so faithfully. He has taken the names on earth,
and the recording angel has taken them in Heaven.
I want to put in notes of praise also for the reporters
of the daily papers, for the work they have done for
the Journal and Sentinel, and a little note for the News.
Oh, may God bless all the reporters, And, oh, let
us praise God for everybody I have forgotten to
mention. "

At this point Mr. Harrison was interrupted by J. 3VL
Olcott, a leading member of the church, who said that
he wanted to offer two resolutions, which he read as.
follows :

"Resolved, That the sincere thanks of this church and congre-
gation, and of the entire community, are due Brother Harrison for
his zeal, his fidelity and his effective labors in winning souls to-
Christ : and as a token of regard for him and his methods, we-
tender him a vote of thanks.

"Resolved, That as heartily and earnestly as we know how, we
invite Brother Harrison to renew his labors in this city and in thi&
church in the latter part of September."

These resolutions were adopted by a rising vote,,
everybody in the house voting in the affirmative, and
"Praise God" was sung with great enthusiasm. In re-
sponse to the compliment, Mr. Harrison said: "The-
Lord is good to me, and everywhere I go I have great
multitudes of friends. I have traveled extensively,
but in no other city have I made more friends and met
with a more enthusiastic co-operation than I have in
Indianapolis. Not only this church, but the Presbyte-

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rians, Baptists, and every denomination, have done all-
in their power to help on the great work. I believe-
that this work has but fairly commenced here. May
the Lord make the capital of this State beautiful for
righteousness. May the good work go on to glory. I
am in daily receipt of letters, from all parts of the
country, asking me to come and hold meetings. I am
in the hands of God. I don't know what I will do.
There is yet great work to be done. I am not going to-
say, as I have in other places, 'Perhaps so.' In the
last seventy years there has been no revival that has
created such national interest as this one has. NOW T , as
this vast congregation has invited me to come back
again, I shall commune with the Lord, who has guided
me from my mother's knee. If I do come back here-
in the fall, it will be an exception, for it has never
been my custom to go to the same place twice. This-
is an exceptional revival, and if I do.come back, it will
be an exception.

"And now let me read the 20th chapter of Acts,,
commencing with the 17th verse. (The reading was-
made as indicated. ) I have done what I could in this
city for sinners. After these weeks of labor and in-
cessant toil, I must go, not knowing what is before me.
I only ask one thing, that the ending of my ministry,,
the closing of my life's work may be with joy. I want
the recollection of the sinners thus far saved to bring
me joy. I want the remembrance of this great revival
to be with me as a comfort. I am about to leave my
work in this church and go elsewhere, and now comes
my final charge. As I have preached the kingdom

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here, 'I take you to record this day.' I stand here to
disrobe myself of the garment of responsibility. I
charge these converts to be faithful, not to be perju-
rers with God. I beg you to band together for firm-
ness and faithfulness. In the name of your eternal
destiny, I beg you to keep in the love of God. May
every convert here to-night say : 'By the grace of God,
I'll be faithful.' I will tell you three things that will
help you in this faithfulness. Never neglect the daily
reading of the Bible. Never forsake your morning
and evening prayers. Never neglect your regular
weekly meetings. These three things will prevent
you from back-sliding, and I leave the rest with God."

Mr. Harrison requested that the occupants of the
front pews of the church give way and allow the young
converts to gather around the altar, which was done.
Soon all the space in front of the pulpit was filled, and
it became evident that it was impossible for all the
converts to get forward. The evangelist, therefore,
directed those who could not get to the altar to remain
where they were they could pray as fervently there.

When quiet was again restored, Mr. Harrison earn-
estly besought the converts to remain true to their
trusts. He urged upon them the necessity of working
together for God, and asked them all to remember

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him in their prayers. He said: "You will never for-
get this revival and this night, for it will be an event
in your history. To-night you have made a solemn
covenant with God to do right and keep his command-
ments. I hope and trust there will be no backsliders
among you. You can not afford to be faithless. A

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crown of glory awaits him who is faithful. You will
never forget this farewell meeting, when you gave
your solemn promise to God." Then all were re-
quested to kneel, and the covenant hymn was sung,

viz. :

"Come, let us the grace divine,

And all with one accord,
In a perpetual covenant join
Ourselves to Christ, the Lord."

All four verses were sung amid the deepest solemnity
ever witnessed on earth. That good and loving Brother
DePauwsaid: "It is the grandest sight I ever saw."
Father Beck : "All right ; I am too happy to shout."
And others, old veterans in the army of the Lord, said
it was by far the nearest to Heaven's fullest joy they
ever witnessed. Indeed, tongue can not express it, pen
fails to write it, and even the heart of man, ever so
holy, would be inadequate to take in the depth and
height and breadth of the divine power, as it rested on
this people. The strongest men broke down, and all
melted under the brooding love of the Heavenly Spirit
when "Come ye that love the Lord" was sung. The
singing was in the spirit and understanding, and when
"Beulah Land" and "Palms of Victory" broke forth
from the deep-toned organ, with every stop pulled out,
it did seem as though the roof might be raised or the
building ought to shake. Suffice that the melodies of
those grand anthems of praise were heard for many
squares round about.

It was then arranged for the evangelist to shake
hands with the converts, who came up one aisle and

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passed down the other, while the choir sang the Harri-
son songs. Then came the rub, and as the "boy" sat
on the chancel rail and took each by the hand and said
farewell, the scene beggared description. A young
man who kept count, tallied nine hundred and eighty-
seven who thus bade the "boy" farewell. A large
handful of cards, with the name of the giver and what
led them to Christ, were given Mr. Harrison, until
Elder Pye came to his relief, and received the
missives of love and experience. Among the brethren
who passed in line and gave the ' 'boy' ' a grand Meth-
odistic shake was Rev. Mr. Graves. He expressed
great joy and pleasure at what was going on. The
evangelist returned the salutation very warmly, with
his eyes full of tears.

A hymn was sung, and at its close the young con-
verts were requested to join hands, kneel and unite in
prayer. Mr. Harrison prayed long and feelingly. He
invoked the Divine blessing on all alike, sinners and
-saved. He recounted the triumphs of the thirteen
weeks of the revival, the great work that had been
done and the victory achieved. In conclusion he only
asked that the converts might remain faithful to their
trusts and remember him, the humble instrument in
the hands of the Almighty, in their prayers. During
the prayer the amens were frequent and fervent. At
its conclusion Mr. Harrison spoke a few words of fare-
well, his remarks moving many to tears. The young
converts were especially affected, and it was evident
that their regard for him amounted almost to venera-
tion. The scene was impressive and dramatic, and

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to have a home where my parents were ;" "It may be-
too late to-morrow ;" "What then?" "Come to the
fountain, so rich and sweet;" " 'Friend, how earnest
thou here without the wedding garment?' and he was
speechless;" "Thou art weighed in the balance, and
found wanting :" "The door open for all ;" "Not wish-
ing to be left out of saving love ;" "Wishing to join my
brother :" "A mother's prayers ;" "A dream of my lost,
condition, and your words of comfort;" "He leadeth.
me ;" "He said he would take me as I was ;" "There's,
a gentle voice within, calls away, calls away ; 'tis a
warning I have heard o'er and o'er ;" "The happiness
of my two sisters over their conversion ;" "A mother' s^
invitation ;" "Wishing for light ;" "Except ye be con-
verted, ye can not see the Kingdom of God ;" "Thou
canst fill me, gracious Spirit ;" "A longing for the dear
Saviour's pardoning love ;" "Who'll be the next to fol-
low Jesus? ' "The decision rested with me alone;"
"My duty to my God ;" "Are you saved?" "Lost, lost,
lost, when the breath of death would drive away the
clouds ;" "Dr. Talrnage saying God's time was now, or
I might be lost ;" "What God had done for you, He
would do for me, and He sent me peace;" "God's
blessings bestowed on me so abundantly on me and
I so ungrateful;" "The request for all to rise who
wished to be prayed for, and the fear of offending God
beyond forgiveness if I did not;" "The responsibility
of raising my three little ones, and how should I an-
swer for it;" "Your prayer concerning the hopeless
Christian awakened me, and when you said the winds
of heaven would blow their mantles of righteousness

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over, me, I. wanted to be sure my name was written
there ;" "Wishing to be one of those garnered in the
harvest ;" "The longing for the pearl of 'Beulah Land'
in my soul ;" "The promise that Jesus would help if I
tried ;" "The fear that the Saviour would pass me by ;"
"Are you ready, should you hear the midnight call?"
**A dying brother asked me to meet him in Heaven,
and your exhortation showed me the way ;" "The re-
mark, 'Religion is like the yellow fever, it is catching,'
caught me ;" "Will your soul be ready for the man-
sions bright?" "Are you washed in the blood of the.
Lamb?" "Eternity how shall I spend it?" "The open
and shut door .;" "Is your name written there?" "Are
you ready for death, judgment and eternity?" "Relig-
ion never was designed to make our pleasures less;"
"God's love for me, and I had none for Him ;" "There
is a way which seemeth right, but the end thereof is
death ;" "The wages of sin is death, but the end of the
Christian's walk is everlasting life ;" and nearly every-
one differing from the other, as to the influence which
provoked their hearts to yield to God's divine grace
some a song, another a prayer, one a closet prayer of
a ten-year-old boy, another a mother melted and awak-
ened by her daughter of twelve summers singing "Oh,
Beulah Land," and then, with clasped hands, saying,
"Mamma, may I pray with you?" another brought in
by a good friend ; another by reading the newspaper
reports; another hearing Mrs. Cooley Newcomb sing
so sweetly "Crossing the Line ;" and all showing the
various instrumentalities of God to advance. His chil-
dren into the .Kingdom. ,

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258 THE GREAT REVIVAL.

[Suggested by Miss Ads Terhune, on witnessing the consecration of coaTertii i
Roberts Paik Church, on Thursday erening, June 30th, 188).]

"INTO THY FOLD.

"Kneeling around the altar,

I saw the young and old,
The heads, white with the frosts of winter,

And the youth, in the spring-time glow,
And the tears from mine eyes were flowing,

Such a glorious sight to see,
Gathering to meet the Good Shepherd,

Who suffered and died for thee.

"Hark! and a voice of sweetest accent

Rose above that vast, vast throng:
Be thon faithful, and God will give thee

A bright and starry crown.
Into his fold He will keep thee

Safe and secure alway.
Oh! wander not from the Shepherd

Live nearer to Him day by day.

"Pray to be kept from temptation,

Forget not His word to read :
I will love thee and keep thee forever,

If all my commandments you'll heed.
No clouds shall darken your pathway,

But God's blessed sunshine stream in,
And the features be radiant with glory,

For the spirit is shining within.

"Faith in God is all that is needed;

To each and all he would give
The gifts of the Holy Spirit,

If we ask Him in faith and believe.
I will never, no, never, forsake thee.

Such a promise to all has been given.
With faith, and a trust in the Savior, '

All can enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

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"The memory will linger forever

Of that blessed, blessed night,
When the silver hair and golden

Knelt in unison alike.
May the Father gently lead him^

Who so earnestly did plead :
'Have faith in Christ, the Savior,

And a pardon you'll receive.' "

CHAPTER XXI.

[The author Is Indebted to Rev. J. D. Jones for the following chapter of the rt*
'rival work In the several Presbyterian churches of <he city. ]

While the great revival was in progress at Rob-
erts Park Church, the Presbyterian and other min-
isters, together with many Christian workers, kept
close watch of its growth from day to day. At
first it was at least an open question whether the
whole movement would not end in a ridiculous fail-
ure, disastrous to the best interests of religion in the
city. Mr. Harrison himself is sui generis, full of strange
-eccentricities, that at the outset shocked the starched
dignity with which society doth hedge a minister, while
his methods of work involved such a wide departure
from accepted usages as to call forth severe criticism,
if not denunciation, from those who adhere more to
the letter which killeth than to the spirit that maketh
alive. Praying standing, kneeling and walking, some-
times with eyes shut, sometimes with eyes open ; often
stopping in the midst of a prayer to deliver an exhorta-

260 THE GREAT REVIVAL.

tion, then resuming the prayer again ; once in a whilo
bursting out with great dramatic effect, then abruptly
closing an eloquent strain with one of his revival melo-
dies as a climax thereto ; displaying on the surface no
art, and yet having that which conceals art and is the
perfection thereof ; manifesting no superior generalship
in the conduct of such a huge movement, nevertheless-
directing all things to a common end that was never
lost sight of all this was so startlingly different from
the common rut and the old-fashioned routine as to
make it seem to some not only a questionable innova-
tion, but against the eternal fitness of things. Then,
again, the philosophy of his plans and methods was
apparently without foundation in truth. He proclaimed
himself to be no preacher ; it was not his vocation of
God to preach, as men generally understand that work ;
and with a bluntness that was exceedingly refreshing,
he told the unconverted before him that they had been
preached and prayed for to death; that what they
needed was not more knowledge, but more will-power
to decide at once the question of their eternal destiny ;.
not a clearer explanation of the way of life, but a de-
termination to "come to Jesus just now." He was a
reaper, not a sower ; his one great mission being to
gather in the sheaves of the harvest, the result of the
faithful sowing by others, of years of toil and tears.
To cap the climax, Mr. Harrison's predictions, on the
second evening of his labors, seemed so presumptuous,
so lacking in the foresight of true faith, that to many
devoted men and women there could bo but one out-

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come, and that, was to prove the revivalist a false
prophet of a false and vicious system !

But when one prediction after another began to be
verified ; when that great audience-room was, indeed,
proving far too small to hold the throngs that crowded
for admission ; when sinners were converted in increas-
ing numbers at each service ; when the revivalist's
methods, in spite of their strangeness, were blessed of
God to the stirring up o^ multitudes as never before,
until the great revival was the one topic of conversa-
tion in every circle through the city the genuineness
and thoroughness of the work of grace became too
apparent to be questioned, even by the most conserva-
tive. Cool and level headed ministers business arid
professional men, strong in the equipoise of common
sense and orthodoxy, all gave way before the mighty
manifestations of God's power. As a well-known
merchant, an elder in one of our prominent Presby-
terian churches, said one evening there to the writer:
"I had not been here five minutes before I was con-
vinced that of a verity the Holy Spirit was present* ' v
It was no longer a question whether God was in the
work ; the only question now was, would the revival
be confined to Roberts Park Church alone? or, would
it spread so as 'to embrace the whole city? It might
be a great blow to the natural pride of intellect and
culture to behold a man so ignorant of the learning , of
the schools, so far behind many of the resident minia-
lers "in the acquirements of knowledge, as well as in
jmlpit power, employed of God as; the instrument/of
uuch mighty religious upheaval. People might cavil

262 THE GREAT REVIVAL.

at the means and the methods used, and seek to ac-
count for the wonderful success QII other grounds than
those given by St. Paul in 1st Corinthians. I, 27,
VIII, 29. But the revival was here, increasing its
sweep day by day. "Would the whole city, according;
to one of the revivalist's predictions, be indeed "stir-
red by a wave of Divine power from center to circum-
ference?" God's people had been sending up prayers
to this end for many years. Sometimes the heavens
had seemed like brass above them, and the earth like
iron beneath their feet. God had appeared to them so
very far off, and their intercessions had come back
like echoes from an immense cavern. Once in a while-
they Seemed to catch the momentary despair of Isaiah,
and to cry out with him : "Who hath believed our re-
port? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?""
Were all these prayers now to be answered ? Was it
to be in their experience the story over again of Jesus
tarrying at Bethabara, and then returning leisurely,
instead of responding with hurried footsteps to the
touching message of the afflicted sisters of Bethany?
Was this waiting of years intended to test and call out
a larger faith in the Lord of life and light ; and to en-
able him, in his own time, to do for them as with Mary
and Martha far more than they had ever dreamed of
asking? These and kindred questions were now. asked
by many .anxious praying men and women, some of
whom had kept entirely aloof from the movement at
Boberts Park, or who had been there only as lookei-s-
on of a strange episode in the religious history of Ihe-

city. :. . /..'. ':.' . '.' ' ''*'

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'. The Presbyterian ministers, at their regular Monday
morning meetings, long before Mr. Harrison came, had
frequently discussed several questions, intimately re-
lated to revivals of religion. The character and office
work of the Holy Spirit; the nature of true revivals,
together with the best methods of securing and con-
ducting the same, had been specially dwelt upon. That
the one crying need of our churches was a baptism of
the Holy Ghost and of fire, was time and again freely
acknowledged. It needed not much observation to
discover that religion was at a low ebb in the city, and
that something had to be done to stimulate Christian
believers to greater spirituality and activity, in order
to keep alive what little of the Divine life was left in
them. But discussion and conversation, however pleas-
ant and profitable, even when supplemented by prayer,
will not bring about a spiritual quickening. At length,
however, the revival at Roberts Park began to tell
upon Presbyterian ministers and churches. Several
young people, members of Presbyterian households,
had been among the first of the converts there, and
.these had carried the revival fire into their homes, until
many a family altar, that had long been cold, was now
made to burn again with the morning and evening sac-
irifice of prayer and praise. At the Monday meeting.
May 9th, it was resolved that a union prayer meeting
be held on- the Friday evening following, at the Third
>Ghurch, and that a series of union meetings should be
commenced at the Second Church, on Monday evening,
.May 1.6th. '' A committee of three was also appointed
to -secure, if possible, the services of some minister

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from abroad, of well known revival ability,' to conCUict
these meetings. The whole movement, however, .was
still deemed inopportune by some. The season was
far advanced, and the weather was already becoming
sultry. It was questionable whether the people could
be induced to attend the projected services with the
the thermometer at ninety degrees, and mounting
higher day by day. None such had ever before bee,n
held in the Presbyterian churches of this region, save'
in the fall, or immediately following the "Week of
Prayer." Perhaps, also, by the law of association,
some had come to believe that conversions, could
wrought only in the winter's cold not in the
iner's heat. At the union prayer meeting, held at the
Third Church, pursuant to the resolution referred to,
it was the unanimous sentiment of all present that ad-
vantage should be taken of God's evident visitation of
grace to our city that the meetings should beheld, w
resolved upon, no matter what the weather might bp.
But, as an acceptable leader could not be secured, it
was again questioned whether it would not be better: 10
postpone the whole matter until after the summer's. va-
cation, and the evenings had become cOol. In tiiQ
meanwhile, however, the Sixth Presbyterian Church,
on the Southside, Avas opened for a series of union
meetings, on May 10th, in which the Seventh Preal>y-
terian and the South Baptist churches heartily: co-op-
erated. These services were held a week lit. ji t,h)iiQ JHC
each church, and were attended with wonderful
festations of the Divine presence in converting
During. a part of. this .time Rev. A, P. Graves,

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known Baptist revivalist, conducted the meetings. In
a few weeks it is computed that two hundred and fifty
souls were brought to a saving knowledge of Christ
Jesus, while many backsliders were reclaimed, and the
members of the churches engaged therein were spirit-
ually quickened.

The growing interest on the Southside and other parts
of the city helped to decide the question of .special efforts
with the Presbyterians of the Northside. It was felt
by some ministers that in their then tired condition, the
heavy burden imposed upon them by such a movement
would be hard to bear ; yet, in view of all the circuin-
stances v it was manfully met, trusting to Him whose
strength is made perfect in our weakness.

The meetings were commenced at the Second Pres-
byterian Church on Monday evening, May 16th, and
continued for three weeks. Every morning during
their continuance the people came together for confer-
ence and prayer. The large lecture-room was fre-
quently too small to hold the crowds, and the timfc
allotted for the service far -too short even for tho
proper presentation of .the- many requests for prayer
'that came pouring in from all quarters of the city.
Such intense longings for a personal baptism of the
Holy Spirit, and for the conversion of souls were sel-
dom if ever before witnessed here. The prayers were
those of believing faith, relying unquestionably upon
the divine promises, and full in the very utterances of
the Assurance of victory. The praise, too, had an
inspiring fervency that was almost a revelation, God
iiadl no dumb children there ; all hearts were full almost

266 THE GREAT REVIVAL.

from the start, and the difficulty was to find an oppor-
tunity to give utterance thereto. And there were
signal responses to these prayers and songs of faith ;
frequently souls were richly blessed before they knelt
down in prayer, and the conversion of this and that
one sought for was wrought while the request therefor
was on its way upward ! The spacious audience-room
of the church was crowded at each evening service.
On the first Sabbath evening of the series, Rev. Dr..
Talmage, of Brooklyn, preached to a congregation
that not only packed the house to its utmost capacity
of endurance, but filled all the approaches thereto far
beyond hearing. His address on the occasion was not
what might be deemed a revival effort ; it was the old
hackneyed theme of a defense of the Divine origin and
the authenticity of the Bible. It was, however, so
fresh, so rich in illustrations, and delivered with that
dramatic fervor for which the speaker is noted, that
great results flowed therefrom. At its close, large
numbers stood up all over the room, or, when unable
to do so because of the great pressure, lifted up their
hands, in token of their desire to becpme Christians.
Rev. Dr. Bartlett, the pastor of the church, was ably
seconded thoughout all the service by Revs. Reed,
Morey, Carrier, Edson, Dudley, Jones, Hay, Mitchell,
Sammis, Herriott and Richter, of the Presbyterian
churches, and by Dr. Hyde of the Mayflower Congrega-
tional Church. Several laymen of experience, also,
lent their assistance in conversing and praying with
inquirers. It was recognized by all these brethren
that it was the one great opportunity of a lifetime,.

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wherein precious souls might be garnered for Christ
and glory. Certainly nothing like it had appeared in
the city since the dark days of 1857, when universal
bankruptcy drove the people in their temporal poverty '
to seek spiritual riches. Now, pre-eminently, was the
accepted time, and now the day of salvation for Indi-
anapolis.

There is a good deal of the anthracite in Presbyte-
rian Christians, generally ; it takes a long while to get
them kindled through and through, but when once they
are on fire, they burn with a steady and long-continued
glow. It proved to be so now. It had taken some
weeks to stir up. our ministers and churches, but after
the movement was fairly under way, it did not take
long to become irresistible- sweeping everybody and
everything before it. Some of the ministers were
wrought up to a pitch of enthusiasm of which their
best friends never dreamed they were capable. There
was a fervency, too, about all the addresses and pray-
ers that would have done no discredit to the days of
the fathers ; while the revival melodies sung by the
vast audiences and led by the great organ, thrilled all
hearts through and through with their simple yet tell-
ing gospel truths and sweetness.

These union services lasted three weeks, and it is
known that upwards of two hundred souls were con-
verted therein. Here, also, as on the Southside, nom-
inal members of the churches who had been practically
in the world for years, recovered their lost love ; many
whose -letters of .dismissal -.had been allowed to moulder
away in some forgotten receptacle, hunted them up

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and presented them ; and a wonderful impulse was
given to spirituality and Christian activity. .

At the close of these services, the various churches
were opened for special efforts therein, as the minis-
ters believed they could thus reach more effectively a
larger class of their own people. In this way, the re-
vival spread all over the city, and nothing could be
heard save the story of the great Pentecost. Most of
these continued until the close of June, and some for
days thereafter. The results thus far have been truly
gratifying, causing all pious souls to exclaim, "The
Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we are
glad." Truly this whole work was of God, and it is
marvelous in our sight.

The services at the First Church were quiet, yet ex-
ceedingly effective. They not only led to many con-
versions, but were instrumental in developing the piety
of the membership, and summoning all the new spirit-
ual activities. Not only were the veteran saints built
up in the faith, but the youth also were caused to take
hold of the duties of the Christian life. .In this way;
heaven and earth will be made better the one by the
greater meetness of those about to enter it, the other
by the inspired zeal and earnestness in the Master's
work of those just verging on manhood and woman-
hood. .

The meetings at the Second Church were very helpr
ful to pastor and people. This IB the strongest Pres-
byterian church in the city and the State^ numbering
now upward of seven hundred members, comprising
many men and women of note. It has great wealth

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fcnd culture, and is capable of exerting a potent influ-
ence upori the moral and spiritual life of this commu-
nity. In all his long ministry, never was the pastor so
stirred through and through as in and by the revival,
and never did he preach the gospel with so much plain-
ness, pungency, and directness. The members, too,
received a fresh baptism from on high, that will have
a powerful effect upon all their future life. The nu-
merical addition to this church, unprecedentedly great
as it was, comprised not a tithe of the real power added
thereto. It was not only made stronger in numbers,
but acquired a spirituality that will tell for Christ and
men for years to come. The whole church is now -or-
ganized for Christian work as never before, and has
an enviable career of influence opening before it.

The Third is an old church, accustomed to conserv-
ative ways, but having on its rolls the names of men
and women who have left their impress upon the his-
tory of the State. Eev. H. W. Brown, a Baptist evan-
gelist of Chicago, assisted the pastor here for a time.
His afternoon Bible readings were a prominent feature
of his daily labors, and made the Bible a new book to
many. His evening efforts were mainly directed to-
ward securing, a deeper experience among professional
believers, and in this he was sreatlv blessed of God.

' O v

The aged saints were not only ripened for immortality,
but were strengthened by beholding the youth con-
verted, promising young men and women, who will take
up the work of the church when they shall lay it down
to go to their eternal reward and rest. Rev. H. M.
Morey, the pastor, received an inspiration in his work

270 THE GREAT REVIVAL.'

by the revival that he had long yearned and prayed
for. He has now behind him a united church, all
freshly consecrated to the work of our Lord and Sa-
vior.

The Fourth Church has been known, in the dark and
trying- times of the past, as one full of love to country
us well as to God. During the days that tried men's
souls, its pastor and many of its most prominent male
members were in the army, all doing what they could for
the salvation of our imperiled nation ; while many of
the women gave up the comforts of home and society
to nurse the sick and wounded soldiers in the hospit-
als. A church with such a record is not apt to be
much behind in any great movement that has for its
ends and aims the good of men. The revival found
it prepared to take upon itself its share of work and
responsibility. Old and young were enlisted in all the
services, rendering effective aid at the Union meet-
ings as well as at their own. The result has been that
a new impulse was given to the entire church, which
will doubtless result in greater activities than ever.
Rev. A. H. Carrier, the pastor, was among the fore-
most in every good work and word during the entire
progress of the revival, laboring oftentimes at great
risk to his strength, and yet rejoicing in being made
an instrument in the hands of God for the salvation of
men.

The Memorial Church occupies a very important
section of the city, and the services therein were far-
reaching in their influences. Rev. Dr. Edson, the
pastor, was among the first of his brethren to recog-

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nize the revival as the one great opportunity of a life-
time, and do telling work for time and eternity. The
services here were, perhaps, as successful in them-
selves, as well as in their actual results, as those of
any Presbyterian church in the city. The revival
reached a class of people that were almost unreach-
able by the Gospel, and many were converted whose
cases were deemed nigh hopeless. The members here
have always been noted for their activity ; but they all
received such a baptism of the Holy Ghost now as to
render them far more efficient in the future. In this
church, as in the Second, the good accomplished and
the strength acquired are not to be measured by the
very large accessions thereto. The souls converted
'were indeed many, but eternity alone can tell the
value of the spiritual power given to the Center
Church. All the members were consecrated afresh on
the altar of Christian duty.

The Fifth, Eighth and Twelfth churches co-operated
heartily in all the union services at the Second Church,
and were all greatly blessed thereby. Their separate
meetings resulted in a deep work of grace wrought in
the hearts of all their members, as well as the many
conversions. These are largely mission fields, occupy-
ing portions of the city where the gospel, as yet, does
not seem to make much progress, but where its regen-
erating influences are much needed. It is believed that
good seed was sown during these gatherings that will
yet bring forth fruit abundantly to the glory of God
and the salvation of men. Rey.'s Mitchell, Sammis
and Herriott, the pastors respectively of these churches,

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have been much cheered in their work, and take cour-
'age .at the happy outlook before them.

Rev. Dr. Hyde, pastor of Mayflower Congregational
church, assisted his Presbyterian brethren with great
zeal, and at the same time instant, in season and out of
season , laboring with his own people . Prayer meetings
were held for several weeks each afternoon at his church,
and the young people were organized into a class for
catechetical instruction, the better to fit them for the
duty now upon them. These personal labors were very
effective, not only increasing the spirituality of the
church, but also adding greatly to its numbers.

Rev. C. C. Herriott, in addition to his labors at the
Twelfth Church, conducted a brief series of meetings at
the North Presbyterian Mission, which resulted in the
conversion of some thirty persons, nearly all of whom
united with the Second Church. A few services were
held at the "Zoo" and the Academy of Music Thea-
ters, conducted by Presbyterian ministers, which were
productive of great good to a large number of people
who are seldom seen at our sanctuaries.

There were some incidents connected with the
revival in these churches that arc of <yrcat interest. At

^

the Second Church two of Rev. Mr. Carrier's sons
Avere converted, one at the commencement of the
union services and the other at their close. Alluding
to the case of the latter at the jubilee service held in
this church, Sabbath evening, June 26th, Mr. C. told
a story that was deeply affecting. It seems that the
young man, while a resident of New Haven, Conn.,
narrowly escaped drowning in the Sound. As he was

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sinking for the last time, he thrust his hand upward,
which was opportunely seen and grasped by a friend
who came to his rescue, and thus, when nearly gone,
he was saved from a watery grave. "So," said the
.happy father, "when the union meetings here were
about to close, and this, my son, was yet unsaved, a
friendly hand took hold of him and led him to Christ."
Among the converts here was an aged woman of
seventy-two years, who was publicly baptized on pro-
fession of her faith at the communion Sabbath. A
prominent business man stepped one evening into the
Third Church to listen to the Rev. Mr. Brown. He
had no intention whatever of taking any stand there
for Christ. Indeed, he had informed his intimate
friends that it was useless to talk to him on the sub-
ject of religion ; he had made up his mind to present
himself to the church some time in the fall, after every-
thing had assumed its natural quietness. But God had
plans of grace concerning him which were not to be
frustrated by his purposes. He was invited to the
inquiry-room, and was there prayed for, and finally
called upon to pray for himself. The first thing he
knew he was led captive to Christ. He is now a mem-
ber of the Second Church, and rejoicing in the hope of
the glory that shall yet be revealed. On communion
Sabbath, at the Third Church, a grandmother aged
eighty years stood side by side with her grand-daugh-
ter, aged ten, and both entered into the solemn cov-
enant with God and his people. It was a touching
sight when the pastor gave them and the other con-
verts the light hand of fellowship, greeting them into >
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the fold of Jesus Christ. A little girl, converted
on her sick-bed, was received into this church, in her
sick-room, and while still laboring under a lingering
illness. The pastor and a few others went to the house
for that purpose, and the occasion was unusually
affecting.

A volume might easily be written of interesting in-
cidents of the revival in these churches. Husbands for
whom Christian wives had been praying many years
were gathered into the Kingdom ; wives whose conver-
sion pious husbands had been long waiting for were
happily led to Christ, and children whom believing
parents had nigh given up were saved by the grace of
God. Whole households were regenerated and reunited
to each other by the ties of a common faith in a com-
mon Redeemer, and made to travel together toward
the better land.

The communion services at the various churches
were attended by great multitudes, and were made
occasions of much joy. Those at the First, Second,
Third, Fourth and Memorial Presbyterian churches,
and at the Mayflower Congregational Church, will not
soon be forgotten. The audience-rooms were profusely
decorated, the pulpits, platforms, stands and tables
being one mass of living plants and foliage, artistically
arranged, while suggestive designs, wrought of cut
flowers on background of evergreen, were suspended
at every possible point in front of the congregations.
The scenes, also, in many instances, were very thrill-
ing, as fathers, mothers and children came forward,
to take upon themselves the solemn vows to walk

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275

henceforth and forever with the Lord, and to sit dowii

for the first time at the table of the crucified Redeemer.

It was truly an antepast in them all that feast in glorj^
which the redeemed shall eternally enjoy in company
-with the Elder Brother.

The revival meetings proper were' appropriately
closed with a jubilee service at the Second (Shurch.
One of the features of the occasion was a thanksgiving
prayer, in which the hearts of all present were poured
out in joy and gladness to God for his wonderful
mercies. The service ended in praise, as was befitting,
the whole vast audience singing together the grand
.hymn, "All hail the power of Jesus' name," to the
old yet ever new "Coronation."

The accessions of all kinds thus far are reported as
follows :

CHURCH.

PASTOR.

No. of
Accessions.

First Presbyterian

Second Presbyterian

Third Presbyterian

Fourth Presbyterian

Memorial Presbyterian...

'Fifth Presbyterian

Sixth Presbyterian

Seventh Presbyterian

'Eighth Presbyterian

Twelfth Presbyterian

Mayflower Congregati'al

Rev. Myron W. Reed

Rev. W. A. Bartlett. D. D.

Rev. H. N. Morey

Rev. A. II. Carrier

Rev. H. A. Edson, D. D....

Rev. J. R. Mitchell

Rev. C. M. Livingston

Rev. J. B. Logan

Rev. J. II. Sammis

Rev. C. C. Herriott

Rev. JS T . A. Hyde, D. D

46

147

35

27
81
15

15
19
31
30

These are but the first fruits of a great harvest
which, it is believed, is yet to be reaped in Indianapolis.
As soon as the summer's heat is over, it is expected to
xesume the services in all these churches. Many

276 THE GREAT REVIVAL.

devoted Christians are hoping and believing we have-
yet scarcely seen the beginning of the revival in our
city, and that greater things by far"are in store for us;
Let us pray that these hopes may be fully verified by
the subjection of all Indianapolis to our Lord and King*.
Amen.

CHAPTER XXII.

It is thought by some that Baptist churches, as a;
rule, are opposed to evangelists, and to distinctively'
revival work. This is a mistaken impression. Some,
of the greatest evangelists the world has ever known,
have been Baptist ministers. First and foremost 011.
the list stands the name of Elder Jacob Knapp. In
the city of Baltimore alone twenty thousand people
were converted under his labors. Rev. A. P. Earle,..
D. D., is a Baptist evangelist whose labors have been
greatly blessed from ocean to ocean. Elder Jabez
Swan has done a great work in this field of Christian
labor, as has Elder DeWitt, Rev. A. P. Graves, D. D.,
and the Balcom brothers. In the East, the name of
George Balcom especially is well known and respected.

The coining of Mr. Harrison to Indianapolis was the
impulse of a popular movement which extended to all
the churches of the city, and among them the First
Baptist, one of the largest and strongest of our city
churches. Rev. H. C. Mabie, the earnest and devoted'
pastor, a man of liberal education and of a catholic;

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: Spirit, was quick to discern that the spirit of God was
moving the hearts of the people. There had been a
; special interest in the First Church since the work of
prayer in January, and this interest had increased up
to the time of Mr. Harrison's coming. The feeling
was general among the brethren, soon after the work
commenced in Roberts Park, that it was the right time
to make a special effort. The pastor suggested to the
church that they send for Eev. 0. T. Eoe, of Eockton,
Illinois. The church voted unanimously in favor of
inviting him to come and labor with them in word and
doctrine. In response to their invitation he came, and
held nightly meetings for about four weeks, as a result
of which the church was greatly strengthened, and
:some forty souls were converted. As the Baptist an-
niversaries came on, the regular revival meetings had
to be discontinued. Since Mr. Eo.e went away, one
;and another have professed faith in Christ, until some
sixty have been baptized into the fellowship of the
First Church.

Mr. Eoe was a very calm and concise interpreter of
the word of God. Every sentence he uttered was the
result of years of study and thought. He was not a
man of special fervor, but his appeals were made di-
rectly to the consciousness. As a pleader of Bible
doctrines, he was rather 011 the line of the old-fash-
ioned preachers. He impressed the doctrines of the
soul's enmity to God, and of the wrath of God on
'unbelievers, with great earnestness. It must be ad-
mitted that the Baptist anniversaries which were held
.'in the First Church, were helpful to the general revival

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influences which pervaded the city. The sermons of
Dr. Me Arthur, Dr. Henson, and others, were full of
the gospel, and left a salutary influence behind them.
At the South Baptist Church, as an indirect result of
the Harrison revival, a glorious work was wrought.

w O

For some time previous to Mr. Harrison's coining a.
special interest began to manifest itself in this church.
There was a quickened pulse, the prayer-meetings
were better attended, and there was more earnestness
in prayer. More than usual anxiety was felt on the
part of Sunday School teachers for the conversion of
their scholars. The week of prayer was observed, fol-
lowed by extra meetings, which were continued three-
or four weeks. The church was brought into a better
state of unity, effort and desire. About this time the
coming of Mr. Harrison awakened a general interest
in religious subjects throughout the city. Some of
the members of the South Church attended the Rob-
erts Park meetings, and were thus quickened to go to
work at home, and interest themselves for a meeting;
at home.

About this time the Baptist anniversary meetings
occurred, and the South Church was greatly benefitted-
by them. A sermon by Rev. Mr. Carter, of West.
Virginia, in particular, made a profound impression
upon them. About this time the services of Rev. A.
P. Graves, D. D., a Baptist evangelist, were secured"
for a series of meetings. He commenced his labors
the second week in June. Immediately the growing
Interest seemed to ripen into a golden harvest. The-
church went ito work, and inquiries were numerous.

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from the beginning. The inquiries ranged from "chil-
dren to thosed in advanced life. Backsliders, who
had stood disconnected from the church, were quick-
ened and brought into the church. Three or four
heads of families in this condition were reached. The
meetings increased in vigor and enthusiasm from the
beginning to the close. The beneficial effects of the
meeting abide. In ever} 7 department of church work
there is a quickened fervor and interest. The acces-
sions to the church have been about fifty, the largest
proportion of them being by baptism. It is hoped
that several more who professed conversion in the
meetings will yet connect themselves with the church.
Rev. Mr. Graves is a very clear and positive ex-
positor of the word of God. In his presentation of
doctrinal themes he is eminently practical and scrip-
tural. He is a, close preacher of the law, and strikes at
the conscience heavily, and then as a remedy for sin
he brings the cross and the atonement into the great-

~ o

est prominence. He has labored as an evangelist for
the last fifteen years, and his work has been greatly
blessed in all parts of the country.

The pastor of the South Church is Rev. J. M.
Clark, a man of prudence and careful methods, and
devoted to his work. In the North Baptist Church, as
an indirect result of the Roberts Park meetings, a
good work has been accomplished by the pastor, Rev.
G. H. Elgin. As an outcome of a few extra meetings
the church has been greatly revived, and about a dozen
have been baptized into fellowship.

During Mr. Harrison's labors in Indianapolis he

280 . THE GREAT REVIVAL.

made day visitations to the following towns and held
revival services. The churches were all crowded, and
an unusual spirit of awakening was indicated, as a
sequence many backsliders were reclaimed and scores
of shiners convicted and converted. The places visited
were: Greensburg, Edinburg, Richmond, Eaton, O.,
Dublin, Knightsville, Lewisville, Ind., Spiceland,
Franklin, New Albany and Noblesville.

At one of the general class meetings a young man,
after giving his testimony of God's grace in his heart,

and how he was led to the .altar by Mr. , his

friend, he then added: "As a token of my gratitude
and appreciation of your seeking me and persuading
me to go to the altar, and your kindly help to find
Jesus, I here tender you this testament and pray that
God will keep us faithful and meet each other on that
other shore." The recipient replied: "Thank you,
niy dear brother ; by the grace of God I will meet you
in Paradise."

As an evidence of the feeling in the community an
attorney went into a business house on Meridian street,
and slapping the merchant, not a professor of religion,
on the back, asked: "Well, how do you like the cir-
cus and the leading clown, or monkey?" The mer-
chant, throwing his pen on his desk and rising to his
feet, indignantly answered: "Are you, sir, simply
airing your ignorance, or do you intend an insult to
the fast friends of Mr. Harrison?"

Attorney. "I owe you an apology." And he
.backed out of the store.

A well-known citizen and a leading Presbyterian

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lias handed the author a very carefully prepared and
highly interesting review of the revival work, which is
here given :

Dr. S. M. Vernon, in an interview with the Indi-
anapolis Times reporter, made the following lucid
statement of the situation after the revival closed :

Reporter "Did your revival services reach any
considerable number of what may be called the harder
classes of society?"

Dr. Vernon "Among the converts were quite a
number of low women and persons of intemperate
habits. Some men came to the altar under the influ-
ence of drink, and one man was converted who had, I
understood, a day or two before, threatened to take
Iris own life, and was at the time carrying a pistol for
the purpose. I was coining down the stairs of one of
our business blocks, one morning last week, when a
young lawyer, sitting in one of the offices, called out
to me, and said : 'I wanted to tell you, Dr. Vernon,
that I was at the church the other night for the first
time, and that one sermon by Mr. Harrison swept all
my infidelity away.' That has been one of the remark-
able features of this revival that a great many people
have been led to renounce skepticism and infidelity,
more than at any similar services with which I have
been familiar. I account for this from the fact that
the plain, simple, fundamental truths of Christianity
were preached just the kind of truth that fits every
man's nature and meets every man's wants. I regard
it as one of the strongest proofs of the genuineness of
the work accomplished that the great majority of the

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converts were from the more intelligent classes of
society young men and young women from well-
conducted families, who were not ignorant of religious
truth, but yet had never taken any decisive step in
religious matters. ' More than a dozen young women
who are teachers in the public schools have been con-
verted and joined our church, with many of the high
school boys and girls and members of the senior
grades. Of course there will be some spurious cases
out of such a vast number. That is to be expected.
Some of the women, when asked their names and
places of residence, gave fictitious addresses ; perhaps
because they were ashamed of their condition or their
poverty and did not want to be visited ; but at all.
events they could not be found, and therefore no track
can be kept of such persons. But there are not over
two hundred probably a good deal less than that of
the converts who are not known to h.-ive been brought
into church relationship. Over four hundred have
joined Roberts Park Church, another three hundred,
have gone into other Methodist churches in this city,,
while the same number were already church members,
but up to the time of this revival had never been con-
verted, or enjoyed the privileges of Christian faith.
That accounts for one thousand of the twelve hundred,
and of the remainder many were not residents in the
city."

The evangelist returned to this city, and commenced
a series of four revival services in Central Avenue M.
E. Church, in which the pastor, Rev. J. N. Beard,
assisted by Mrs. IfevjQ. Robinson*, had been holding

THE GREAT REVIVAL,. 283

very successful meetings for several nights preceding.
The church membership were revived, and were
brought to a renewal of their covenant to do more
work for the Master. The pastor of Pattison Church,
Rev. R. D. Black, united with the brethren of Central
avenue, and all in one faith co-operated for the salva-
tion of souls. At each of the Harrison services the
church was crowded to overflowing, and hundreds oc-
cupied the lawn outside: The exhortations were given
In Harrison's inimitable style, and were powerful in
impressing his hearers with the truth of repentance and
pardon as necessary to salvation. He urged the sin-
ner and unbliever to "acquaint now thyself v, r ith God
and be at peace, and good shall come to thee". The
result of the revival work in this church is given else-
where.

Interesting revival services were also held in Grace
M. E. Church, Rev. Duncan, pastor, assisted by Rev.
Mr. McMullen, with the same glorious results as ob-
tained in other churches. Also in the Methodist Pro-
testant Church, Rev. J. P. Williams, pastor, assisted
by Rev. Graves, the revivalist. This church is in a
splendid spiritual condition. Also in the Edwin Ray
church, Rev. Jameson, pastor.

One interesting feature of the revival work is the
fact that nearly all the churches who were under a bur-
densome debt have nearly, as to some, and wholly, as
to others, liquidated their indebtedness; and in this
regard the churches of the city were never in such a
healthy and exellent financial condition as at the pre-
sent To God be all the glory.

284 THE GREAT REVIVAL.

The Christian Church, Rev. David Walk, pastor, had
a week of profitable service, and much strength was
obtained by the membership.

The following is from the pen of an eminent theo-
logical student, a Presbyterian, which we commend to
the careful perusal of the reader :

At the request of the author of this book, I furnish the following
thoughts and convictions concerning the Great Bevival at Roberts
Park Church ; more especially concerning Mr. Harrison person-
ally, and the criticisms his presence and success elicited from the
people of Indianapolis and vicinity.

I am not a member of Roberts Park Church, nor am I a Meth-
odist; neither, indeed, can I record myself as a warm personal
friend or acquaintance of Mr. Harrison. As the sequel will show,
I admire him as we admire the successful; as a helper; a bene-
factor of men; as one who gives timely warning, or points the
weary to rest and refreshing.

I attended his wonderful meetings; observed him closely during
those memorable thirteen ' weeks, and heard him, his talks, his
methods, and his deportment liberally discussed pro and con. by an
intelligent, church-going people, by an observant and discrim-
inating public, and read what was published concerning him and
his work by the lynx eyed and metropolitan thinkers of the press.
In the beginning nearly all criticisms were adverse. Indeed, nearly
all comments were of a bantering, flippant character expressing
neither belief in Mr. Harrison as an evangelist, nor in revivals as
a means of grace. The churches of the city were, at the beginning
of the revival, and had been long hitherto, in a state of intellect-
ual frigidity. The sun of spirituality seemed to have given place
to intellectualism. Science and literature, sensational phenomena
of mind and matter furnished the bulk of material for popular
Sabbath discourses. The pulpits of the prominent churches were
.supplied -with scholarly thinkers, keen observers, omnivorous read-
ers, whose sermons were rich in brain but poor of heart. Car-
lyle, Herbert Spencer, George Eliot and others, with the say-
ings of the heroes of the world, seemed to be strongly crowding
out the pure and simple teachings of the Carpenter of Nazareth.
Whether this was the result of theological training, or a mere

THE GREAT REVIVAL. 285

-.yielding, to an. imperious public appetite. I will not attempt to say-
I state the fact? in order that 1 may present Mr. Harrison, the
central figure, with his unpromising surroundings on his arrival,
and the discouragements that seemed to threaten his work. He
was announced as coming with full expectations of one thousand :
converts.

Upon reading this the reckless ones of the community amused
themselves and shocked the sedate by wondering whether "Mr.
Harrison had made a contract with the Lord for a thousand and'
why he didn't make it for two thousand ; or whether the Lord had
given him a roving commission to pursue proselytes, some saying
they would give him a thousand dollars if he would convert them,
etc. Others of the Xast genius verbally painted ridiculous car-
toons, making the boy evangelist illy compare with our own intel-
lectual ministers. Thus unfavorably heralded, Mr. Harrison
arrrived, bearing nothing in his personal presence to assure and
enthuse even those who had refreshed their souls with the spray
of his reputation, as it was blown abroad from the fountains of"
blessing opened up for the fainting thousands in Baltimore and
Boston. 'To add to all other discouragements, the amusement
resorts of the city were flush with the best star attractions, and the
weather was and continued to be for the tirst few weeks, of the -
most disagreeable character.

As Mr. Harrison passed down the aisle to the pulpit on that first
meeting night, lie seemed the very epitome of a panorama of pic-
tures, which his singularly boyish appearance suggested to the
thoughtful mind. How helpless looked the boy evangelist! How
mighty seemed the hosts of sin he had come to attack. How
strikingly it reminded us of the stripling David before he had
thrown the stone while yet he stood before Goliah. and saw his
hosts on the mountain side encamped over against Israel. Like
the brethren of the son of Jesse, who thought David's pride was
likely to get him into trouble, that the prowess of the sheep-fold
could win no laurels on the field of Mars so we said in pity,
"Why earnest thou hither?"

Again, how like it seemed to Joan of Arc (an ignorant shep-
herd girl) going to take command of a vanquished and disorgan-
ized army, and promising to rout and destroy a hitherto victorious
and boasting foe. To us it all seemed as unpromising of fruition as
did Jordan to Na'anian, when he compared it to the rivers of

28fi THE GREAT REVIVAL.

Damascus after Elisha had said to him, "Wash and be clean."
But the sequel shows how David rejected the armor of Saul was
true to his sling, and so missed not his mark, but took away th6
reproach of Israel i how the Maid of Orleans was true to her
"voices," and so raised the siege of the city, and delivered France;
how Naaman, to please his servants, against hope, against reasona*
ble expectation, dipped himself seven times in the insignificantriver.
and was cured of his leprosy; and also shows how the boy evan-
gelist was true to his faith, and, with God on his side, proved him-
self in the majority, attacked the giant sin, hit his mark, raised
the siege of the starving heart, married it to the boasting brain,
and set the soul regnant on thousands of individual thrones. Like
Elisha, he pointed out the way of restoration to the Xaamans smit-
ten with the leprosy of sin ; they went down exceeding sorrowful,
their souls were full of agony, but finally the mighty wave swept
over them, and they came out with shining faces, full of unutter-
able joy, for in that moment, an unspeakable peace passed into
their hearts, and now they, too, bear witr ^ss.

A crowd was assured from the first. As of old, many went out
to see they knew not what, "a reed shaken by the wind." They
turned away from the earnest face of a Boston boy to see for the
first time the pleading face of a loving Savior.

]VIr. Harrison seemed throughout to be oblivious of obstacles
and discouragements. Confident from the first, he reckoned with
his host, and unfalteringly pushed on. He seemed at all times to
catch inspiration from the vast concourse that thronged the
church. He was in marked sympathy with his people, and swayed
them by his power and to an extent hitherto unparalleled by any
pulpit in the west. During the meetings the seating and standing
capacity of Jloberts Park Church was taxed to its utmost, and as
many as five thousand persons were refused admittance on a single
night. The ministers of other churches who stood by as if to "see
if this thing is of the Lord," did not seem to be convinced until
some seven or eight hundred conversions had occurred, when they
generally threw open their own churches, held Gospel meetings,
and God met with them also and blessed them, and filled with
the great comfort, of peace and assurance many who before were
without hope in the world. The ministers of the city churches be-
: gan, also, to surprise and delight their congregations by eschew -
:-ing scraps of popular literature, and revived the teachings of Him

THE GREAT REVIVAL. 2#7

\vho spoke as never man spake. Again, there is great reward in
pointing to Christ as '-A fountain" in a desert place, as "A great
rock in a weary land."' as i4 A refuge in rime of danger;" as the
;great heart of the universe saying to the fainting multitudes,
'Hope on, there is a city that hath foundations,"' "A Fathers *s
house," '-An open door." '-A rest reserved." for here the soul is
:a thirst and the way is weary, and danger is imminent; and the
poul of man recognizes no want so readily as the necessity of an
ttficient and loving guide, who can and will help him to the Father's
house and living waters.

Mr. Harrison was only well entered upon his wonderful success
when society began to be all torn up about him. He w =; slurred,
criticised, ridiculed. Yes, called insane and all that sort of thing
\>y those whose knowledge is of the positive character, and who
have opinions for free circulation on every known topic, but he
had .acquired a mighty hold on the masses. The eyes of the people
were turned in the same direction. There was but one topic of
conversation and thought in the city the revival religion.
'Buelah Land," "Palms of Victory," "Leaning on Jesus," "Noth-
ing but the Blood of Jesus/" and the like could be heard in stores,
shops and offices, as well as in the churches. The weightier mat-
ters of the. soul took precedence over business. Men stopped each
other on the street to inquire after their spiritual health. It was
the magnet of conversation toward which, on meeting, strangers
were draAvn and found common interest. Every brain seemed to
feel the pulsations of this central thought of the universe : -What
shall 1 do to be saved?" Conversions occurred in cellars; prayers
were offered and souls were saved on street cars. Ministers who
had been preaching for years added new tenderness, a new pathos,
a new power to their teachings.

There was nothing excentric or phenomenal in the revival itself,
its results or influences; that is, it did not affect distinctions. It
drew all classes and grades of men alike the young, the old, the
learned, the rich, the poor. It offered the fruits of salvation
wherever there was an' outstretched hand; the cup of living water
to eveiy soul that acknowledged its thirst. It was a veritable
wave of blessing; the brooding power of God's love was abund-
antly witnessed in its results on the hearts of men. and testified to
by a thoughtful public, as well as the many who bear in their re-
newed souls the inward testimony of the Great Spirit's covenant.

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The great work of Mr. Harrison (almost superhuman on his
part, in that he conducted every meeting.) lasted but thirteen
.weeks, and was limited, iu so far as his personal presence was
concerned, to Roberts Park Church. History must record it as
one of the most, if not the most, remarkable outpourings of the
Spirit in the annals of the church. Its power lifted and shook the
States. Its influence is as undying as the faith of those whose'
anchor of hope was forged in the pure white heat of Christ's love,
and will go on and on. widening in blessings, like the aggregate
desire in the hearts of those to pass on the cup who have once
slaked their thirst at the well of Life. But no man can measure-
the power of an influence; no mortal compute the living force of
a conversion. God and His angels can alone gather up the frag-
ments, and number the hosts who partook of this feast.

But we have seen those who were broken in heart, and broken
in spirit, made strong and tilled with hope. We have seen faces
that were white with pain, and feet that were sore with stumbling T
filled with comfort and set in the narrow path, and started toward
the Father's house. The eyes of the multitude saw, their ears
heard, and the souls of many were satisfied, and for such it is
enough. It was "the power of God unto salvation. 1 '

But we pass from the great revival and its results to direct your
attention to Mr. Harrison, for much of interest always attaches to
the leader, or principal human factor in every extraordinary move-
ment, of the people. According to Carlyle. this innate interest of
the human heart in distinction, in the early ages of the world, led
to "Hero worship." At the present time it seems to lead mainly
to curiosity and criticism. When the sons of Jacob were interro-
gated in Egypt they said to Joseph : "We are all one man's sons."
"Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the-
land of Canaan," as if common parentage and family care made
individual mention unnecessary. In appearance, passively, it was
doubtless so. And what was true of the sons of Israel is true of
all the sons of Adam. From a common origin they move on
toward fulfilling a common destiny. The movement is like that
of soldiers in uniform. The. leaders alone are individually distin-
guished. The generations that have perished are like the days that
are passed; an occasional man. an occasional day is lifted into-
prominence. Something the man did made him a Washington.
Something happened on the day and made it Christmas. The-

THE GREAT REVIVAL. 289

Greeks called man the upioard-gazing one, and so whatever is
prominent engages his attention. Mr. Harrison is small of stat-
ure, has light hair, and not in action would perhaps be lost in the
average company of young men of his own age twenty-six.
Though of Christian, he is not of distinguished, parentage. Though
a graduate of Wilbraham College, Connecticut, and liberally edu-
cated in theology, he is not exceptional in learning. Though a
forcible speaker, he is not a gifted orator. Whence then is his
power? Upon what lever controlling supernatural forces does his
hand rest? How does this man, who never preaches a sermon, gain
ascendency over the intellect? By what lariate of power does he
lead captive the human willl Put in the heart peace 1 } In the
mouth a new song 1 } In short, whence his success? An assemblage
of prominent divines in New York looking below the stars af-
firmed it to be due to "a wonderful expenditure of nervous force."
Other opinionists variously attributed it to "personal magnetism ;
to a new phase of ignorance and impudence." It is needless to say
that history has never accorded to these, or either of them (unsup-
ported by kingly birth or position) , a large following. And, iii view
of the fact that under Mr. Harrison's leadership hundredswere con-
verted in Baltimore and Boston, and twelve hundred and eighteen in
Indianapolis, these affirmations are as ignorant as the comments are
insulting to the citizens of these centers of refinement and intelli-
gence. We have the result of the evangelist's work, as an existing
fact; and the fact corrollates with the church history of nineteen
centuries. Every forward movement of the people, every strength-
ening of the good and lessening of the evil is the result of intelli-
gence applied. It may be by new and original thought ; it may be
an original and timely presentation. Mr. Harrison contrasts as
sharply with the ministers of the church as do the great of the
earth with each other, or as does any celebrity with the mass of
his own generation if not in kind, yet in degree. One may orig-
inate, another must apply. One educates the individual; another
moves, and organizes the mass. The former looks abroad in the
morning, and says there will be a storm. Vennor also looks out
upon the forces of nature, sees them unbalanced, and moving to-
ward a common center; to him the danger is imminent, and he
dispatches a warning while yet there is time for escape. To both
the coming storm is only an ideal a child of the brain. The dif-
ference is not in the guest entertained, but in the entertainment.

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The difference in the beginning is commensurate with the result
after the storm. When the one guest chamber is filled with regret,
into the other has passed the benediction of peace. Truth and
convictions of duty come to the mass of men like the ideal storm;
they are flitting guests.

Mr. Harrison looks over the fields of life and sees the storm of
sin boating mercilessly down upon the helpless and ending in
death. He sees the narroio way, sees in the distance the Great
White Throne, standing in the midst of "the city that hath foun-
dations; 1 ' a great place of refuge and safety, from which those
who enter in shall go no more out forever. To him the "broad
road" is an actual highway; he sees the downward slant of it
sees the wrecks at the end of it, and knows which way the multi-
tude is going. He moves toward the "open door," the "Father's
house," and "River of Life," knowing they will not mock as the
desert mirage, but confident and assured as the traveler already
encamped beside the sweet waters under the palms. The Scrip-
tures are to him not mere figures of speech, but facts concerning a
King and a country toward which we journey, and helps to get
there. He does not believe that the blessed truths of the "Conduct
of Life" should be wrapped up and filtered through exegetical dis-
courses any more than he believes that drinking water should be
wrung from wet garments. Nor does he believe that the doctrines
that "distil as the dew" arc improved by the forge of the dialecti-
tian. He who gave by inspiration is the Author of the Soul, and
the lesson is suited to the learner. Man need not wait to study
metaphysics, or acquire a liberal education; he is lost, knows he is
in want, and may be saved saved as 'he is, from his sins. Mr.
Harrison takes in the situation, and the possibilities of immediate
action. He sees by the comfortless faces about him that souls are
starving, and knows that if he can give them the "bread of life"
they shall not perish ; he sees them dying of thirst, and knows if
lie can point them to the "water of life," they shall thirst no more;
he knows they have been bitten by sin, and points to the One lifted
upon Calvary, saying, "Look and live." He performs these acts
as simply as one would give a cup of cold water in charity. His
lessons, as he calls them, at his meetings are simple texts, simple
talks, designed for the occasion, on the plan of water and thirst.

Sometimes the talk is unpalatable; sometimes his manner is ob-
jectionable. Sometimes he seems to be overdoing it, as did the

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Prophet (fourth chapter Ezekial) to the people 'of Jerusalem,
when he took the tile and set the siege of their city on it, and laid
on his left side three hundred and ninety days, and then upon Ms
right side forty days, and prophesied evil of it in the .days of its
prosperity. In the light of to-day that was a great object lesson,
and the reproach of the prophet is taken away, as well as the
boasted glory of the city. So when the head of man shall cease to
wag, and the eye to seek lor evil, and the hand to .reach after the
moat, will these faults, too, seem trivial in the presence of the
good accomplished. His strength is in the beauty with which he
lays hold on the unseen. Heaven is to him a reality; not a remote,
intangible dream floating on the current of desire. He goes to
God for help and direction, with as much assurance as we go to
the baker and grocer when our pockets are full. God is to him
an all loving Father, and in prayer he talks with him as face to face
with a friend. To him, and through him to seekers, Christ is ever
saying, '-Conic unto me. 1 " "My yoke is easy, my burden is light.'^
"In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not sol
would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you, that where
I am there you may be also." He sets before the people the way
of life upon the simple conditions given by the "Friend of Sin-
ners.*' He assures them that the promises and invitations are
roiil, intended, meant to be accepted, will not fail; that Christ
will satisfy the soul, and can save to the uttermost, and that noth-
ing can pluck them out of his hands.

, Butyou say, this view of men and method of breaking the ''bread
of life" is nineteen centuries old. Yes, and his wonderful success
attests it to be the "good old way."

Socrates drained every channel of thought, exhausted every field
of reason, and on his deathbed gave this pitiful comfort to the
world: "I am not sure that death is an evil." How sharply this
gloomy comfort contrasts with the glory-smitten face of Stephen
and the assurance of Paul, that "to die is gain." Mr. Harrison
makes the "mourner's bench" more or less prominent in all his
services. Going to it he considers the initial step of the prodigal,
making easier each step toward the Father's house, and brings
seekers within reach of counsel and .sympathy. He spends much
of his energy in securing this first/step; and in this branch of his
work he evinces a signal fitness. Keen-sighted, emotional, and
nervous in temperament, he is instant in action and quick to de-

292 THE GREAT REVIVAL.

tect individual states of mind in the largest audiences, and, as it
were, leads them in spiritual rapport with himself. This complete
sympathy gives him at times remarkable influence over persons in
remote parts of the church, to whom he calls toward whom he
points a finger, or. swiftly passing, he grasps by the hand.

Though the "penitent rail" maybe thick set with souls in agony,
he does not seem to trouble himself much about them ; he rests on
'Whosoever seeketh me, 1 will in nowise cast out," and is assured
of the end ; he knows they must go into the depths of penitence,
and the mighty wave roll over them, before they will come up
with shining faces and testify that the great peace has passed into
their hearts. He uses choir and organ, and nearly every adjunct
of the church, in a strikingly helpful way. The disciple was trou-
bled because the Savior said to him, the third time, "Simon, son
of Jonas, lovest thou me?" Hymns that breathe the fragrance of
Christianity, prayer and triumph, are sung over and over. Swift
arrows of cardinal truth tind lodgment in the brain; and, though
they are constantly flying, the quiver seems never empty. "My
word shall not return unto me void." People leave the meetings
to find that the truths of hymn, and prayer, and talk, are beating
themselves upon the weary brain, next day; new thoughts, that
come like warning storm-birds, flapping against the windows of
the soul.

In so far as we have been able to analyze Mr. Harrison and his
methods, he seems to observe the laws of God, mind and matter,
and so has his succes, like the man observing gravitation, whom
Emerson represents as splitting wood by the weight of a continent.
As Wisdom sets her sails to catch the favoring breeze. Mr. H.
seeks to be in harmony with the Divine plan to move with it, not
against it as did Sesera, against whom the stars in their courses
fought, or Jonah, who fled from Ninevah to save his reputation (?) ;
but, accepting the situation as determined by his convictions of
duty, he goes on with the persistency, the immeasurable energy ', and
exasperating industry that made Garrison a fanatic in the days of
forlorn hope ; that made Columbus a visionary before he discov-
ered the New World ; that made Luther scorn persecution ; that
gave Cromwell "a face of victory" on the day of battle. And that
makes Mr. Harrison a success in the midst of an adverse storm oi,
criticism.

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In giving the table as to the number of accessions to
the various churches, we have not prepared for each
the reported conversions, but must give them in the
aggregate, and this number will reach at least one-
third more than reported accessions, except in Roberts
Park Church, where the number is 1,218 conversions,
and probationers received, 436. The following is the
official statement, as given by Rev. R. D. Black:

Roberts Park M. E. Church, on probation and by letter 626

Meridian Street M. E. Church, on probation and by letter 91

Fletcher Place M. E. Church, on probation and by letter 5

Third Street M. E. Church, on probation and by letter 4

California Street M. E. Church, on probation and by letter..... _..

Central Avenue M. E. Church, on probation and by letter GO

Grace M. E. Church, on probation and by letter 32

PattisonM. E. Church, on probation and by letter 76

Edwin Ray M. E. Church, on probation and by letter 47

Madison Avenue M. E. Church, on probation and by letter.... 24

North Indianapolis M. E. Church, on probation and by letter.. 26

First German M. E. Church, on probation and by letter 30

Second German M. E. Church, on probation and by letter S

AmesM. E. Church, on probation and by letter '. 1

Total Methodists J,030

The following was obtained from other sources :

r~

1st Presbyterian Church, on profession of faith 36

2d Presbyterian Church, on profession of faith 147

3d Presbyterian Church, on profession of faith > 35

4th Presbyterian Church, on profession of faith 27

5th Presbyterian Church, on profession of faith 15

6th Presbyterian Church, on profession of faith 13

7th Presbyterian Church, on profession of faith 15

8th Presbyterian Church, on profession of faith 19

10th Presbyterian Church, (Memorial)on profession of faith 81

llth Presbyterian Church, on profession of faith 5 ' '

J2th Presbyterian Church, on profession of faith.....:...... 31

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9th Presbyterian Church, (colored) on profession of faith.. 4

Total Presbyterian 438

1st Baptist Church, baptized 61

.South Street Baptist Church, baptized 50

North Street Baptist church, baptized 12,

Total Baptists 125

Mayflower Congregational Church 21

Christian Church 5

First Methodist Protestant Church 10

Grand total 1,620

The number of conversions in the city over and above the

accessions in the membership is not far from 1,250

Making total conversions and accession to churches 2,876

From the Western Christian Advocate, of the last
week in July, 1881, we clip the folloAving correspond-
ence, from the pen of Rev. R. D. Black :

* 4 What are the results of the Harrison meetings?" is a question?
asked by many. Much might be written concerning the influence
of this great revival.

The Christian sentiment of the city is much more pronounced,
than formerly. And it seems the tone of piety has been greatly
elevated. There is a more clearly defined line of demarcation be-
tween the church and the world ; a more cheerful performance of
duty; a warmer grasp of the hand when the members of the vari-
ous churches meet; less tendency to "cliques and circles;" a
wider range of thought as to the kingdom of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ. There is less of effort to build up "our church" at
the expense of others. There is more of the spirit of the Master,
in recognizing the work and labor of every other church in the
city as well as "ours." There is less centralization, and more de-
velopment and widening of the borflers of Zioii. There is less
seeking after worldly amusements. There is less attendance upon
the opera ; more attendance at the prayer and social meetings of
the church; less "operetta" in the Sunday-school and church
-work, and more study of God's word and cultivation of the powers
in teui'hing; retaining, and enjoying the matchless beauty of God'fr.,

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revelation. Increased attendance upon the class meetings, as. well
as upon the public services, is one of the good omens, to the Meth-
odist observer. There is a rapidly growing tendency to congrega-
tional singing. Let all the people praise the Lord^seeuis to be
the prevailing sentiment.

A clearer recognition of individual responsibility, in supporting
the church and its benevolent work, is one of the great lessons
learned. A few more such "revivals" would impress the teaching
and spirit of our Discipline, that recognizes two classes of church
members one that helps the church financially, and the other that
the church helps. With this minor matter settled, and the Chris-
tian virtues cultivated, the church would be invincible. Much
more might be said, concerning the cheerful manner in which our
people are doing church work. On this line may be named the
willingness of the "talkative ones" to condense their remarks into*
a few bright, cheerful words of experience, instead of exhortation
and repetition of church or personal history. The pastors are rap-
idly gathering the old and new workers together, and so marshal-
ing the whole force, that the experience and inspiration of these
months of revival may be crystaiized into a mighty power for
good.

All the Methodist pastors of the city were actively engaged in
the work as it progressed; hence the ease with which church mat-
ters move on since the meetings closed.

The letter gives 1,025 persons as joining the Meth-
odist churches during the conference year, and 389 in.
the Presbyterian, 102 in the Baptist, and 25 in the
Congregational, during the revival, making 1,525 as
the total.

The following is the number converted each night
and week, and the total result of the great revival work
in Koberts Park :

April 1. Friday .-: ...: 1

April 3. Sunday ;... 10

Total, first; week ............ 11

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April 4. Monday 22

April 5. Tuesday 24

April 6. Wednesday 22

April 7. Thursday ... 10

April 8. Friday 23

April 10. Sunday 28

Total, second week 129

April 11. Monday 14

April 12. Tuesday 25

April 13. Wednesday 25

April 14. Thursday. 15

April 15. Friday '. 23

April 17. Sunday 23

Total, third week 125

April 18. Monday 26

April 19. Tuesday 2(5

April 20. Wednesday 32

April 21. Thursday 18

April 22. Friday 2G

April 24. Sunday 33

Total, fourth week 161

April 25. Monday 11

April 26. Tuesday 34

April 27. Wednesday 31

April 28. Thursday.. 20

April 29. Friday 16

May 1. Sunday , 33

Total, fifth week 145

May 2. Monday 32

May 3. Tuesday 26

May 4. Wednesday 12

May 5. Thursday 16

May 6. Friday 27

May 8. Sunday '.... 32

Total, sixth week J45

May 9. Monday S

May 10, Tuesday ".. 1U

May 11. Wednesday 11

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May 12. Thursday 5

May 13. Friday , 8

May 15. Sunday 16

Total, seventh week K7

May 16. Monday 10

May 17. Tuesday . 11

May IS. Wednesday. ; 3

May 19. Thursday 9

May 20. Friday 10

May 22. Sunday 7

Total, eighth week 50

May 23. Monday 13

May 24. Tuesday :.... 14

May 25. Wednesday 7

May 26. Thursday :. 21

May 27. Friday 21

May 29. Sunday 19

Total, ninth week 95

May 30. Monday 10

May 31. Tuesday 5

June 1. Wednesday 4

June 2. Thursday 17

June 3. Friday 16

June 5. Sunday 29

Total, tenth week 81

June 6. Monday ....: 16

June 7. Tuesday 9

June 8. Wednesday 10

June 9. Thursday 17

June 10. Friday 8

June -12. Sunday 20

Total, eleventh week 80

Jnne 13. Monday 2

June 14. Tuesday 12

June 15. Wednesday 6

June 16. Thursday 4

June 17. Friday 8

Total, twelfth week :

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June 20. Monday : 5

June 21. Tuesday 8

June 22. Wednesday 8

June 23. Thursday 4

June 24. Friday 17

June 26. Sunday 22

Total, thirteenth week 64

June 27. Monday 21

June 28. Tuesday 3

June 29. Wednesday 9

: Total, fourteenth week 33

Total number of converts, during revival .... 1,218

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OFFICIAL LIST OF CONVERSIONS.

The following is the official list of the conversions on record in

Roberts Park Church :

April First,

1 Palmer, C. C., 373 Vir. live.

2 McCulIough, Annie, 183 E. South.

April Third.

3 Bragg, Sister, 266 E Ohio.

4 Lafeever, Battle, 174 W 1st.

6 Eodenberger, Clara, 36 Cincinnati.

6 Campbell, Jessie, 311 N. Del.

7 Wilcox, Sarah, 104 Mass. ave.

5 Dupnis, Ida, 17 Vinton blk.

9 Hubbard, Cora, 17 Vinton blk.

10 Jones, Mr.

11 Mason, Vanie.

April Fourth.

12' Caldwell, Emma. Enterprise HoteL

13 Filley, Anna, 203 Agnes,

14 Purdee, Talmas, 263 W. Wash.

15 Woodruff; Mrs., 77 W. 6th.

16 Ferguson, Anna, 511 N. New Jersey.

17 Rexford, Marion, 621 N. New Jersey.

18 Moody, Arthur, 127 E. St. Marys.

19 Schlahce, Amelia, 39 Broadway.

20 Wilson, Jennie, 124 S. New Jersey.

21 Wilson, Cha*., 124 S New Jersey.

22 Arhart, Barbara, 774 N. Tenn.

23 Schlance, Augustus, 78 Broadway.

24 Kendal, Philip, 417 E. St. Glair.

25 Campbell. J. S.

26 Britton, Ella, 318 E. North.

27 Cook, Bertha, 178 E. Mich.

28 Hall, Agnes, 127 St Marys.

29 Osborn. Eddie, 122 Yandes.

30 A mold, Richard, 1 69 W. New York.

31 Olcott, Minnie, 44 College ave.

32 Campbell. Mia*, 311 N. Del.
83 Smith, Mary.

'April Fifth.

34 Johnston, Ella, 158 N. New Jersey.

35 Cox, Sarah, 311 N.Del.

36 Martin. Knauder, 475 N. HI.

37 Witeon,J. *
88 Hereth, Mamie, 127 Clifford ave.

39 Jones, Aurelia, 45% Virginia ave.

40 Hinkley, Lewis, 111 Ft. Wayne ave.

41 Hutchius, Ella, 526 E. Market.

42 Gladden, Mattie. 182 N. Illinois.

43 Link, L. C-, 173 E. Louisiana.

44 Bnugheiin, Jennie. 169 Park ave.

45 Warner, Mrs., 71 Arsenal ave.

46 Suttling, Miss.

47 Hunter, J. M.,428 W.Washington.

48 Crim, Kiss, 91 Clifford av.

49. Sellers, A gnes, 129 Massachusetts ave.

60 Carpenter, Bert, Blind Asylum.

61 DeHaven, Lizzie, 127 E. 6th.
2 Peas, Mary, 16 Oit.

53 Dewar, John, 40 Arsenal ave.

54 Raper, Emry, PyJe House.

55 Brown, Mary, 17 \V. Washington.

56 Allman, Minnie, 475 S. East.

57 Bceks,.Eddie,412 N.Delaware. =

April Sixth.

68 Stngg, Ellen II., 31 Thorpe blk.

59 Bundy, Mollie, 151 Maple.

CO Crecraf t, Mary, 1 81 W. New York.

61 Pearson, Earnest, 378 N. Peiin.

62 Blackledge, Rtnn, 107 Bellefountain

63 Bigger, Emily, 445 E. M cCari y.

64 Day, Cynthia, 111 N. Alabama.

65 Robinson, Laura, 162 N. New Jersey

66 Eniick, Anna, 780 N. Illinois.

67 Filley.

68 Branson, Jennie, 116 North.

69 Spain, Mamie, 178 E. North.

70 Olcott, Mamie, 44 College ave.

71 Golden, Fannie, 336 S. w est.

72 Rodenberger, Eugene, 30 Oincin'ati. .

73 Nelson, Laura, 276 S. Noble.

74 Jordan, Isotn, 43 Plum.

75 McCuIloneh, Willie. 480 Mississippi.

76 Adams, Eddie, 204 Douglass.

77 Buiid, Effie, 7 Wood.

78 Young, Mrs , 7 Wood.

79 Wood, Mrs.

April Seventh.

80 Furnls, Henry, 287 N. Mississippi.

81 Kendell, P., E.St.Clair.

82 Adams, Mrs. Lou,, 204 Douglass.

83 Ginsey, Mrs. 75% Massachusetts a*

84 Topp, Mrs. S. V. W. , 287 N Miss.

85 Rodman, Harry, 380 Broadway,

86 Johnson, LydiaB., 155 Afch.

87 Schad, Geo., 101 Davidson. . .

88 Suffern, Jennie, 381 N. Delaware.

89 Hazrard, Frank, 126 W. Vermont.

April Eighth.

90 Hestan, Annie. 237 Mass. ave.

91 Baird, Lula, 7 Wood.

92 Haywcod, Alice, Blind Institute.

93 Payne, Sallie, 121 N. Delaware.

94 Stagg, Tinsley, 31 Thorpe blk.

95 Hofuer, Jsin, 452 Indiana ave.

96 Holland. Effa, 17 Mississippi.

97 . Bates, Mrs., Peru, Ind. ,

98 Gordon, Cary, St. Charles blk.

99 Lyon, Jennie, Blind Institute.

100 Smith, Belle, Blind Institute.

101 Carpent er, Bertie, 1 66 N . West.

102 Boyd, Bessie, 134 N. Blackford.

103 Meeter,. Nora, Blind Institute.

104 Fleming, Mamie. Blind Institute,

105 Obrien, Delia, Blind Institute.

300

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106 Blake, C. H., 2S7 Mass, ave.

107 Cooksen, Elizabeth A., Blind Inst.

108 Lawrence, Willie, 98 W. Walnut.

109 Bryant, John, 384 N. Tennessee.

110 Lawrence, Cluis., 98 W. Walnut.

111 Childs, Harry, 250 E.Vermont.

112 Ilunter, Mrs , 420 W. Washington.

April Tenth.

113 Wilson, Harry, Blind Institute.

114 Hank, Ella, 395 N. West.

115 Gray, Maude, 452 N. Delaware.

116 Heep, Annie, Clifford ave.

117 Jack.son, Annie, 19 Vine.

118 Peterson, Elbin, Peru, Ind.

119 Wilson, Zola, 329 College ave.

120 Wishard. Cora, Orphan Asylum.

121 Hesten, Jennie, 237% Mass. ave.

122 Wenner. Adam, 179 Coburn.

123 Gant, Lillio, 16G E. North.

124 Carpenter, Chas., Blind Institute.

125 Garman, Abbir 326 E. Vermont.

126 Bray, Willie, 250 N. East.

127 Davis, C. A., 163 Park ave.

128 Walker, Nellie, 176 E. Walnut.

129 Walker, Flora, moved from city.

130 Walker, Geo., 298 E. St.Clair. '

131 Hauk, Gertie, 395 N. West.

132 Watson. Frank, 75 Mass ave.

133 Stearns. Emma, 76 E. North.

134 Porter, Harry, Pyle House.

135 Stoneman, L., 330 N. New Jersey.

136 Owens, Lizzie, 437 N. Delaware.

137 Simms, Chas , 423 N. Mississippi.

138 Davis, Will, 114 Mich Road.

139 Adkins, Mark, 73 N. Liberty.

140 Jones, Harry, 40 W. First.

April Eleventh.

141 Beck, Georgp, 399 N. Pennsylvania.

142 Jackson, Eva, 19 Vine.

143 Lame, Mate, 135 Central ave.

144 Stokes, Maria, 81 Ft. Wayne ave.

145 Johnson, Mary.

146 McNees, Sallie, 3=!7 Mass. ave.

147 Beck, Bessie. 399 N. Pennsylvania.

148 Stearns, Minnie, 76 E. North.

149 Johnson, Wm , 158 N. New Jersey.

150 Wilson, Eddie, 327 College ave.

151 Sawyer, John. 74 E. St. Clair.

152 Line, Frank. 269 E. North.

'153 Williamson, Nellie, 41 Madison ave.

154 Wheeler, Albert, 169 Broadway.

April Twelfth.

155 Zehringer, Frank, 161 Railroad.

156 Hazel, Carrie, 110 Mass. ave.

157 Whitehead, Geo., 357 N. East.

158 ' Meyers, IL-nry, 801 S. Penn.

159 Lame, Edith, 135 Cen'ral ave.

160 Jackson, Carrie, 316 E. North.

161 Giesling, Susie, 57 E. South.
'162 Kiel, Genrgie, 43 Madison are.

163 Bartholomew, Alice. 136 N. Tenn.

164 Park, George, 3"0 E. St. Clair.

165 Wilkens, Ora, 308 College ave r
1B( Jackson, Anna.

167 Wingate, John, 367 College ave.

168 Albro, Telford, 516 Broadway.

169 Liiigenfelter, Arthur, 145 John.

170 Woodburn, Fred., 74 W. Michigan-

171 Stark, Robert, 534 E. Ohio.

172 Walker, Harry, 193 Broadway.

173 Haiues, Adelia, 68^ Mass. ave.

174 Whesler, Albert, 169 Broadway.

175 Dickson, Mrs ,523 E. Ohio.

176 Simms, Elliott, 423 Mass. ave. .

177 Boyden, W. A , 33 Shively blk. .

178 McMillen, John C., Union Depot.

179 Lewis, May, 321 E. Ohio.

April Thirteenth.

180 Dennis, Minnie, 260 N. Illinois.

181 Mix, Jessie, 75 W. North.

182 Vance, Jennie, 831 N. Tennessee.

183 Hest, Alice.

184 Louden, Lottie, 233 Fayette.

185 Perry, Fannie, 519 N. West.

180 Pritchard, Edddie. 174 E. New York

187 Mcllender, Morton, 95 Broadway.

188 Brown, Bergus, 78 E. North.

189 Gaus, Herman, 453 N. New Jersey.

190 Mayhew. Fannie, 407 N. Alabama.

191 Seuad, Geo., 101 Davidson.

192 SUert, Lillie, 233 Reed.

193 Cox, Mrs., 15 Vajen's blk.

194 Jenkins, Cyrus, 103 Cherry.

195 Craft, Lydia, 177 E. Louisiana.

196 Zion, Belle, (35 Central ave.
1U7 Cook, Lula, 178 E. Michigan.

198 Whenner, Albert, 169 Broadway.

199 Surber, Maggie, 313 Mass. ave.

200 Rogers, Katp, fc2 N. Noble.

201 Rogers, Helen, 82 N. Noble.

202 Downey, Daisy, 130 N. Alabama.

203 Smith, Mrs. W., 173 E. Louisiana.

204 Sproule, W. S., 81 W. Second.

April Fourteenth.

205 Loftin, Effie, 831 N. Tennessee.

206 Pease, Mary, 16 Arch.

207 Plotner, Cynthia, 176% N. Missoorl

208 Sclable, Sophia, 176 W. First.

209 Helker, Josie, 124 E. St. Joseph.

210 Peebles, May, 240 W. Mew York.

211 White, Mrs., 37 Central ave.

212 Powell, Mrs , 332 N. Illinois.

213 4 Free, Annie, 575 E. Washington.

214 Lester, Jesse, Cincinnati.

215 Sclable, Ermm, 176 W. First.

216 Reeve, Jennie, 249 N. Tennessee.

217 Taylor, Alice, Detroit, Mich.

218 Craft, E. A., 177 E. Louisiana.

219 Bailey, J. H. , 366 N. East.

April Fifteenth.

220 Spohr, Eckley, Blind Institute.

221 Gray, Jessie, 28 Lord.

222 Hatley, Alice. Blind Institute.

223 Barton, El'a, Blind Institute.

224 Downey, Nannie. Blind Institute.

225 Cavinder, Dora, 314 N. East.

'-'26 Smith, Florence, 296 N. Blackforfi.
227 Lawynr, Lula, Franklin; Ohio.

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228 Seekampp, Annie, 49 Dorman.

229 Swelling. Josie, 94 Agnes.

230 Conner, Flora, 235 Park ave.

231 Fry, Agnes, 217 Park ave.

232 Moore, Adda, 2 Arcb.

233 Holloway, Jennie.

234 Mansfield, Jennie, 61 Central ave.

235 Higgins, Mrs. M., 227 N.New Jersey.

236 Lee, Chas., 200 Park ave.

237 Cherry, Mary, 117 Broadway.

238 Stephenson, ., 463 S. Missouri.

239 Loftin, T. A., 831 N.Tennessee.

240 Depew, Mrs., 251 N.Fayette.

241 Filley, E. A., 203 Agnes.

242 Keller, Anuie.

April Seventeenth.

243 Youart, Annie, 78 N. Illinois.

244 Conaway, Elizabeth, 24 Chadwick.

245 Milcheli, Minnie, 27 W. St. Clair.

246 Lanlz, Eddie, 291 Virginia ave.

247 Leonard, Jnuien, 17 W. Maryland.

248 Brouse, Elinor, 72 Broadway.

249 Newby, Hattie, 223 N. Davidson.

250 Reeves, J., 249 N. Tennessee.

251 Moody, Chas., St. Charles Hotel.

252 Prum, Birbary, 89 N. Alabama.

253 Harris, Oryin, 15 Vine.

254 Roney, Bertie, 302 Park ave.

255 Coffay, Emma, 511 N. New Jersey.

256 Frauer, J ulia, 277 E. New York.

257 Rodman, Chus., 380 Broadway.

258 Peterson, MarsMe, 387 Mass. ave.

259 Lock wood, Alice, Tli S. West.

260 Griffith, Etta, 37(5 Broadway.

261 Frauer, Canie, 279 E. New "York.

262 Owens, E'.la, 117 Mass. ave.

263 Ilereth, Ella, 27 Ft. Wayne ave.

264 Miller, Melissa, 330 N. New Jersey.

265 Rouse, Saui'l, 172 E. North.

April, Eighteenth.

266 Pyf, Sallie, 70S N. Tennessee.

267 Williamson, H., 275 Christian ave.
263 Cotton, Velinda, Surgical Institute.

269 Aughe, Ella, Grand Hotel.

270 Tousey, Mrs. Goo., 4n3 Central ave.

271 Porter", Mrs.W. II., Enterprise hotel.

272 Rothwiler, Katie. 185 W. New York.

273 Coniare, Lula, 315 N. Mississippi.

274 Blake, May, 307 N. Tennessee.

275 Frauer, Anna, 277 E. New York.

276 Taylor, Mrs M. <)., 185 N. Delaware.

277 Raymond, Mrs. M.,Hutcliin'sblk.

278 Thoiiis, Dena, 76 N. East.
279' Lupton. Bessie, 192 Ash.

280 Lince, Viola, cor. State and Mich.

281 ("oop.-r, Charlena, 49 Fletcher ave.

282 Craiglo, I/m, 84 W. North.

283 Young, Jennie K., 74 W. North.

284 Jackson, Willie, 316 E. North.

285 Overman, Mary, 146 W. New York.

286 Montort, Anna, 203J4 Mass. ave.

287 Slaughter, Fannie, 4t>7 E. St. Clair.
288. Toppiano. Jennie, 121 Maes. ave.

289 Mcl^aughU'Tt, Kate, 6 Yandea.

290 Crosby, Funnie, 30 School.

291 Lehman, E. Lon, 409 N. Alabama.

April Nineteenth.

292 Sanders, James, % Park ave.

293 Menter, Alice, 34 Park ave.

294 Smith, Maggie, ISO Mass. ave.

295 Morris, Offie. 9 S. Mississippi.
236 Gartawait, Mattie, 69 Mass. ave.

297 Beck, Geo , 399 N. Pennsylvania.

298 Schad, Emma, 101 Davidson.

299 Britton, Ella, E. North.

300 Boyles, Nellie, 67 Ash.

301 Bowers, Maggie, 189 E. Ohio.

302 Bugbee, Fannie, 483 Central ave.
803 Smith, Bertha, 296 Blackford.

304 Smith, William, 7 Maryland..

305 Schad, Lena, 101 Davidson.

306 Boyles. Carrie, 67 Ash.

307 Beck, Bessie, 399 N. Pennsylvania.

308 Pye, Nannie, 708 N. Tennessee.
809 Smith, Wert, 325 Broadway.

310 McGee, India, 318 W. Washington,

311 \Vingate, Lula, ft i7 College ave.

312 Bugliee, Miss Susie, 483 Central ave.

313 Dellaven, Mrs. H., 22 Sinker.

314 Melbourne. Frank, 251 Fayette.
815 Manson, Sallie, visiting the city,

316 Wilcox, Ida. 181 Harrison.

317 Fulmer, Anua, 140 Fletcher ave.

April Twentieth.

318 Richart, Charles, 322 Masr. ave.

319 Hart, Delia, cor. Bradbury & Hunt.

320 Sullivan, Clarissa, 24 School.

321 Stucky, Josie, 111 Spring.

322 Caldwell, Mrs., Enterprise Hote).
823 Taylor, Lena, 101 Davidson.

321 Howsen, Mrs., Grand Hotel.

825 Coots, M. E., 211 W. New Yoik.

326 Kaylon, Tbos., 343 E. South.

327 Wood, Belle, 885 N. Illinois.

328 Gibbs, Jennie, 474 E. Eighth.

329 Bacon, Emma, 82 Ft. Wayne ave.

330 Norwood, Idn, "31 College ave.

331 Pendergast, Olive, 315 E. Ohio.

332 Kclley, Annie, 38 Lockerbie.

3^3 Plotuer, Albert, 176% N. Missouri.

834 Strickler, Eva, 85 N. Alabama.

S35 Thompson, Nora, 70 Christian ave.

33'i Goe, David E., 711 N. Tennessee.

837 Lucaman, N., 16 Fletcher ave.

338 Devine, Hattie, 497 N. Meridian.

339 Hall, Mrs. Lydia, 16 E. Michigan.

340 Boyde, Maggie, 144 Blnckford.

341 Groschel, Beriie, 64 Arizona.

342 Topin, Minnie, 173 Mass. ave.

343 Thompson, May, 84 W. Vermont.

344 Filley, Lolla, 203 Agnes.

345 Filley, Louisa, 253 Agnes.

346 West, Mrs. Clint, Fletcher ave.

347 Alexander, M. K., 135 New York.

348 Goodiiecht, Wm., Ft. Way no ave;

349 Caue, Hattie.

April Twenty-First.

350 Jackson, Mamie, Beach Grove Farm.

351 Underwood, Mrs. L , 558 N. Tenn.

352 Pcrkinson Maggie, 304 Park ave.
353. Bagley, Francis, 733 N. Meridian.;

302

THE GREAT REVIVAL

354 Lucas, Lizzie, St. Nicholas Hotel. \

355 Palmer, Gussie B., 305 N. Miss.

356 Cullfy, Mary, Reformatory.

357 Kimble, -Maggie, 275 Indiana ave. ;

358 R:uikin, Mi-s Lou. 81 E. Michigan. ;

359 AVeakley. Maggie, 170 W.New York. '

360 Braden, Ed., 978 N. Tennessee.

361 Trusler, Nettie, Mass. ave. and Ala.

362 Sehanebarger, Bertie, 180 N. East

363 Summer, Will, 158 N. New Jersey.
351 Foppiano, Millie. 121 Mass. avo.

365 Harper, Mattie, 364 N. New Jersey.

366 Devine, Will, 497 N. Meridian.

367 Owens, Miss, city.

April Twenty-Second.

Park, Orley, 300 E. St. Clair.
Jenkins, Marie B., 566 N. Illinois. 1
Johnson, Mary L.,5 miles weatcity.

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Collins, I., 763 N. Mississippi.
Tipton, Uorcas, cor. Del. and Mich.
Illvid- s, Maria, 285 W. Pearl.
.Smith, Minnie. 25 W. St. Clair.
Pray, Mattii', 228 N. Alabama.
Linl'enfelter, Janth.n, Brightwood.
Swinie, (Jen., Dennison House.
Roberts, Flora, 215 Bright..
Hawkins, Mrs. A. , 15 E. New York.
Warner, Ida, 150 N. Pine.
Pet lit. Ida, 30% W. Washington.
Sproulo, Anna, Blind Institute.
Jackson, Lulu, Irvington.
Moiifyrt, Ella, 233% M:iss. ave.
Keener. Chas , 323'lSellefontaine.
Po.>r, Willie, 21 Laurel.
Pttrine, Norurm, 1007 N. Illinois.
Harding, Eiuuin, 320 Lincoln aye.
Boyde. Emma, 141 N. Blackford.
Slimjihtcr. Henry, 4 .7 E. St. Clair.
Ileisur, Maltie328 N. Noble.
Liwrenee, Van, 180 Mass. aye.
Tluilmau, J. J., 75 N. Ala.

April Ticenly-Fourth.
Jackson, Jennie, Ingalston.
Whitman, Harry, 1G9 Park five.
Wiliiams, Mahaia, 266 N. Alabama.
Selvcdire, Eddie, if. Indianapolis.

391
395
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397 rttri vrui;e, iiiuuiu, ix. IULIU

3'.)3 Kiculai, J , 89 Broadway.

399 Limit, Lizzie, 32 Chadwiek.

400 Th.miiwon, Mat tie, Martiuclale blk.

401 Hawkins, A. A., 15 E. New York.

402 Miller, Arthur, 75 W. First.

403 JJin-y, M' : lUiu, Mass. ave.
405 Gam, Lillie.

40f> McK-'c, Walter, 280 Virginia nve.

407 Wright, Willie, 224 N. Alabama.

408 Simpson. Willie. 175 E. St. Clair.

409 Schadock, E , 44 Ash.

410 Hethedngtun, May, 45 Madison, ave.

411 Moore, Elizi, 318 W. Washington.

412 (iibl)S, Harvey, 230 N. California.

413 overman, Willie. 236 W. Michigan.

414 Wils.'in, Frank, 36J E.Washington.

415 Field, Mary, 43 Madison.

416 CHRP, Hattie, 405 W. .Second.

417 Selvedge, Chas., N. Indianapolis.

418 Owen, Essie, N. Indianapolis.

419 Hercth, Ollie, 27 Ft. Wayne ave.

420 Herein, Eddie, 27 Ft Wayne ave.

421 Bewer,Chaa.,cor. Home and Ash.

422 Moore, Adda. 2 Arch.

423 Rover, Willie, 254 E. Ohio.

424 Anderson, Ina, North Indianapolis.

425 Woodburn, Fred., 7* W. Michigan.

426 Pierce, Ghas., 177 N. Liberty.

April Twenty- Fifth.

427 Rogers, Lee, 82 N. Noble.

428 Lewis, Mary, 325 N. Mississippi.

429 Raymond, Laura, Hutchins blk.

430 Williams, Edith, 26!) N. Alabama.

431 Shires, George, Pyii> House.

432 Kingsbury, Emma, 25 Summit.

433 Robinson, Kate, 126 W; Vermont.
431 Williams, J.

435 Buel, Warren, 311 N. Pine.

436 Blackledpe, Kato, 126 W. Vermont.

437 Surber, Will, 313 Mass. ave.

April Tirmty-Sixlh.

438 Brown, Willie, 228 E. Market.

439 Scott, Annie, Shively blk.

440 Wilson, Lillie, Carlisle blk.

441 Craft, Lillie, 163 N. Alabnma.

442 McGinnis, Fannie, 108 Plum.

443 Walker, Lena, 244 RvlMontaine.

444 Noi thway, Adda. 180 N. Now Jersey.

445 Sett, Barbary. 235 Bollefontaine.

446 Harting, Clara, 182 Maryland.

447 Sisloff, Charles, 399 Ash.

448 Shirk, Izora, 290 N. Pino.

449 Stokley, Jessie, 104 N. Pine.

450 Campbell, Elvn, 311 N. Alabama.

451 Irvin, Nora, 136 Hosbrook.

452 Jewell, Emma, 13(5 Hosbiook.

453 Wilcox, Nellie. 181 Harrison.

454 Morton, Jessie, 224 li. Walnut.

455 Thompson . Martha , fifi 1 E. St. Clair.

456 Gregory, Norris, 666 N. Mississippi.

457 Ray, Bessio, southeast of city.

458 Thomas, Evan, 349 N.Mi.^issi^pi.

459 Tyner, Chris., 409 Park ave.

460 Hereth, Lula, 27 Ft. Wayne ave.

461 Schad, Albert, 101 Davidson.

462 Scort, Owen E., 1 10 Mass. ave.

463 Hall, Lizzie, 646 N. Mississippi.

464 Jones, Nora, 130 Ash.
4fi5 Barnee, Laura. Ni-braska.
4i;6 Franz, Tillie, 69 Clinton.

467 Stoddard, Jenni'.-, 430 N. Illinois.

468 Sparks, Clara, 174 S. New Jersey.
4fi9 Ran kin, Minnie, 38 Park ave.

470 Brown, E.

471 Stoddard, Robbie, 430 N. Illinois.

April Twenty-Seventh.

472 Hereth. CarriV, ?7 Ft. Wayne ave.

473 Irvin, Lula, 136 Hosbrook.

474 Hoagland, -Emma, Virginia are.

475 Sawyer, Belle, 74 E. St. Clair.

476 Woods, Ella, 120 Bates.

477 Bacon, Etta, 2 Ft. Wavneave.

478 Miller, Chas., 561 N. Illinois.

THE GREAT REVIVAL.

47!) Gibson, F. B., Brightwood.

480 Ropp, Charles, 15 Rockwood.

481 AVills, Viola, 53 Central ave.

482 Howler, Lizzie, 352 Spring.

483 Baxter, Nellie, 185 N. Tennessee.

484 Rothwiler, S., 186 E. . New York.

485 Stiles, Mrs. D. J., 335 N. East.

486 Bacon, Emma, 82 Ft. Wayne ave.

487 Shafer, Louis, 80 S. Delaware.

488 Harris, Stella, 15 Vine.

.489 Hereth, Ilettn, 191 Christian ave.

490 Sweet, Ida. 399 N. Alabama.

491 Johnson, F.

492 Thompson, Dan, N. Delaware.

493 Faught, Clements, 550 E. Eighth.

494 Rafert, Lawrence, 603 N. Delaware.

495 Peebles, Agnes, 238 N. West.

496 Bick, Bessie, 399 N. Pennsylvania.

497 Shideler, Hoi, Circle House.

493 Hereth, Fannie, 197 Christian ave.

499 Franco, T., Clinton.

500 Sage, Sadie, 381 N. Mississippi.

501 Brown, Fannie, 176 E. St. Clair.

502 Pye, Willie, 708 N. Tennessee.

April Twenty-Eighth.

503 Cook, Ora V., 178 E. Michigan.

504 Ehrensperger, A., 174 Madison ave.

505 Gregory, Clarence, 6b6 N. Miss.
SOT Hess, Otto, 93 Union.

507 Sweet, Anna, 399 N. Alabama.

. 60S Kankin, Lorcna, 38 Park ave.

509 Lowe, M. Ella, 104 Peru.

610 Franz, Katie, 69 Clinton.

611 Spurrier, J. L., 760 N. Illinois.

512 Sanders, Milton, 124 Park ave.

513 Vanwie, Mav, 335 N. Mississippi.
614 Harris, O.

515 Hines, Robert, 160 N. Noble.

516 Spain, Herman, 178 E. North.

517 Hare, Clinton, 277 N. Delaware.

518 Binnager, Emma, 171 S. New Jersey.

519 Sparks, Ina T., 29 Shively blk.

520 Sweet, Lizzie, 399 N. Alabama.
621 Clayton, Lou.

52.2 Gladden, Chas., 704 N. Tennessee.

April Twenty-Ninth.

623 Poundstone, Maggie, 120 Elm.

624- Woods, Fannie, 429 E. St. Clair.

625 Schniidlap, P., 162 Bellefontaine.

626 Hollowav, Emina. 240 Virginia ave.
527 Bryce, Maggie, 360 N. Alabama.
528. Bannister, Mrs . 267 N.Tennessee.
529 Bruce, James, 422 Spruce.

530 Albright, Dena, J82 Davidson.

531 Rogers, Lorena, Johnson Co., Ind.

532 Riley, Sadie, 421 N. Delaware.
53,1 Youse, Emma, 430 E. McCarty.
634 Pye, Magijie, 7^8 N. Tennessee.
535 Hess, May, 93 William.

636 Hand, Ida, ISO Broadway.

637 En rick, Lottie, 441 S. Illinois.

638 Wert, Mrs. Wm., west of city.

Slay Firtt.

639 Hitchens, John, 25 Gregg.

510 Adams, Ferdie, 108 Plum.

641 Adkins, Rida, 73 N. Liberty.

542 Beerbower, Chns., 209 Mass. ave.

543 Shawcrosp, W. E., Circle House.

544 Benson, Mrs. Maggie, 135% Peru.

545 Johnson, Maudo, 90 Columbia ava,

546 Bradley, Katie.

547 Edwards, John, 55 N. Meridian.

548 Stuckey, Lydia, 111 Spring..

549 Wilson, Fannie, 79 Woodlawn ave.

550 Thompson, James, 70 Christian ave.

551 Dunning, Gurley, Mass. ave.

552 Adkins, Roda, 73 N. Liberty.

553 Ester, Gracie, 23 Mass. are.

554 Kisler, Nellie, 25 Mass. ave.

555 Thorpe, Nellie, 820 N. New Jersey.

556 Vestal,, Anna, 138 Madison ave.

557 Melender, Chas., 95 Broadwav.

558 Collins, Hubbard, 735 N. Meridian.

559 Lewis, Abner, S. East.

560 Morris, Eddie, 236 Huron.

561 Shaw, Lida, 135 N. Illinois.

562 Bryce, Lizzie, 161 Park ave.

563 Balz, Chas., 5'J6 Virginia ave.

564 Johnson, Myra, 417 E. St. Clair.

565 Shearer, Lizzie, 557 E. St. Clair.

566 Benson, John, 135^ Peru.

567 Draper, Lydia, 193 N. West.

568 Ballard, Rosa, 15 E. New York.

569 Booth, John, 328 Lincoln ave.

570 Shaw, Lou F., 135 N. Illinois.

571 Wenner, Wm., 179 Coburn.

May Second.

572 Condell, Jennie, 215 N. Noble.

573 Thompson, Frank, 27(iN.. Miss.

574 Thomas, Lou, 28 N. Illinois.

575 Pressell, Osa, 201 N. Liberty.

576 Comingore, Carrie, 79 E. Michigan.

577 Gorman, Luelln, 326 E. Vermont.

578 Walker, Flora, 298 E. St. Clair.

579 Hausler, Emma, 452 Indiana ave.

580 Wingate, Nellie, 367 College ave,

581 Johnston, Rosa, 139 St. Mary.

582 Dilhnan, Susie, 8 Ninth.

583 Heston, Ani-.a, 233 Msss.ave.
684 Poolen, Anna, 127 E. St. Joseph.

585 Hutehin?oij, Jessie, 691 N.Teiin.

586 Hawk, Etta, 395 N. West.

587 Reynolds. T. E., Noblcsville.

588 Newby, Adda, 72 Park ave.
689 Ewell, Katie, 781 N. Tennessee.

590 MeCune, Theo. , 36 N. East.

591 Nicolai, Jacob, 89 Broadway.
692 Orner, Sarah, 23'J N. Illinois.

593 Sureve, Willie, 335 Ash.

594 Van Deinse, A. J.. 994 N. Illinois.

595 Helwig Tilla, 224 W. New York.

596 Myers, Tena, 21 8 N.Alabama..

597 Wheeler. Albert.

598 Bigger. Blanch, 445 E. McCarty.

599 Poor, May, 21 Spruce.

600 Newcomb, Cooley, 21 Butler.

601 Vance, Edward, 91 Lord.

602 Newell, Harry, 74 Huron.

SOS Dilmau, Ella, 83 W. Ninth. :

304

THE GREAT REVIVAL.

Jfay 7ftird.

604 Seakamp, Mary, 447 N. Mississippi.

605 McFall, May, 237 Madison ave.
06 Wenner, Anna, 179 Coburn.

07 Temple. Ella, 246 Christian ave.

608 Munsell, Mattie, 359 N. New Jersey.

609 Wilkens, Edgar L , 308 College ave.

610 Thorns. Albert, 76 N.East.

611 Wert, Mrs. Fred.

612 Childs, Clara, cor. Vt. and East.

613 Walker, Lizzie, 244 Bellefontaine..

614 Caldwell. Will, 262 N. Illinois.

615 Saltmarsh, Will, 512 N. Illinois.

616 Eexford, Will. 521 N. Illinois.

61 7 Page, Thos. , 1 Fletcher ave.

618 Carpenter, Nellie, 292 Christian.

619 Pressel, Lula, 201 N. Liberty.

620 Herider, Win., 83 Hove ave.

621 Kesner, Florena, Franklin, Ind.

622 Thorns, George R , 76 N. East.

623 Zehringer, Josie, 164 Railroad.

624 Jones, John, 251 N. Alabama.

625 Downey, Jennie, 130 N. Alabama.

626 Chamberlain, Jessie, 513 N. West.

627 Parker, May, 63 Cherry.

628 Alford, Mary B., 282 N. Delaware.

629 Kissel, Minnie, 730 N. Elinois.

May Fourth.

630 Childs, Will, cor. Vt. and East.

631 Byram, Harry, 956 N. Illinois.

632 Lenton. Fannie, 323 E, Vermont.

633 Scott, Mary J., N. Indianapolis.

634 Moore, Mary, 471 N. East.

635 Kenyon, Mrs.

636 Me Workman, H., 23 Hutching blk.

637 Porter, Carrie, Broadway.

638 Newcomb, Kate, 21 Butler.

639 Hartiupt, Clara, 218 W. Maryland.

640 Youngiinan, Katie, 3 mile s. e. city.

641 Lawrence, Anna, 98 W. Walnut.

May Fifth.

642 Top, Clara, Fletcher Farm.

643 Boughton, Martha, Brazil.

644 Carpenter, Katie, 294 Christian ave.

645 Bailey, Ida, 206 N. East.

646 Selvedge, Anna, N.Indianapolis.

647 Kinney, T. B. ,63 Central ave.

648 Wheeler, Chas., 360 N. East.

649 Dickeson, Chas., 135 Peru.

650 Wheeler, Louie, 140 Peru.

651 Vaness, Ida., Wright's blk.

652 Dunn, Cassa, 401 N. Mississippi.

653 Marrow, Alice, 270 Pleasant.

654 Boynton, Mrs. A., 30^ W. Wash.

655 Cady, Minnie, 110 Broadway.

656 Smith, John T.

657 Jackson, Enos.

May Sixth.

658 Sherran, Tilla, 235 E. Vermont.

659 Tyre, Cora, 139 S. East.

660 Ga!law*y, Lucy F., 77 W. First.

661 Miller, Ida, 75 W. First.

662 Milton, Emina, 48 Camp.

063 Obenzton, May, 163 John..

664 Grain, Lizzie, 262 E. Washington.

665 Miller, Minta, 4 Camp.

666 Campbell, W.. 752 E. Washington

667 Ball, W.W..Soutliporr.

668 Grain, Nettie, 262 E. Washington-

669 Baker, Mrs. S.W., 50 Minerva.

670 Jones, Jennie, 131 Mass. ave.

671 Stumph, Millie, 41 Buchanan.

672 Jameson, Alex., 346 N. Illinois.

673 Parker, Edward, 412 N. New Jersey..

674 Linderman, Rosa, 109 Benton.
75 Capito, Nellie, 423 Virginia ave.
C76 Hosman,Lillie, 37 W.Washington.
(177 Lawrence, Arthur, 98 W. Walnut.
678 Franz, Tillie, 63 Alvord.

C79 Braughton, Sallie, 331 E Walnat.

680 Morrow, V., 270 Pleasant.

681 Beatty, Anna, 85 N. Illinois.

682 Walker, Chase, 176 E. Walnut.

683 Linderman, Lou, 109 Benton.
084 Bruce, S.M , 37 W. Washington

May Eighth.

685 Harrison, W.S., 1038 N. Illinois.

686 Gibson, Alex., 315 W. Washington..

687 Ray, Lucia, southeast of city.

688 Staurns, Willie, Irvington.

689 Kneads, Claude, 93 Malctt ave.

690 Brouse, Mary, Strattbrd.
C91 Royer, Chas , 224 E. Ohio.

692 Tenbroeck, Ed., Roosevelt House.

693 Vernon, Anna, 937 N. Mississippi.

694 Edwards. Stella, 45 Columbia ave.

695 Furniss, Mrs. L. J., 287 N. Miss.

696 Cadwalader, Hattie, 817 E. Ohio.

697 Weaver, Frank, 56S E. First.
693 Young, Hairy, First.

699 Thompson. Mny, Orphan Asylum.

700 Mitchell, Mollie, 44 E. Ohio.

701 Ballard, Lizzie, Breadfield, Ind.

702 Holland, Win. (T., 165 N. Alabama,

703 Wehle, Edward. 212 E.Ohio.

704 Stupps, Mary, 230 Christian ave.

705 Elder, Harry, 547 Central ave.

706 On-ens, Essie, N. Indianapolis.

707 Adkms, R., 73 N. Liberty.

7C8 Hereth, Win., 28 Fort Wayne ave..

709 Ruid, Keneth, 133 Fletcher ave.

710 Cobb, Julia, 97 Peru.

711 Wilson. Wni., 438 S. 111.

712 Easterday, Uurtie, 458 N.N.Jersey.

713 Kutzer, Fiinnie, 53 N. Linden.

714 Mitchell, Frank, 771 N. Mississippi.

715 Wheatley, Harry, 355 N.Alabama.

716 Odear, Jennie, 122 Christian ave.

May Ninth.

717 Branhnn, Edward, 176 East St. Clair.

718 Minnich, Charles, 520 N. Illinois.

719 Brattian, H. E., 195 Buchanan.

720 Bennett, Mary, Mass. nve.

721 Ballon, Frank, Institute for Blind.

722 Fornor, Ida, 101 Davidson.

723 Miller, Bertha, 43 College ave.

724 Scott, Charles, room 43 Khively blk.

THE GKEAT REVIVAL:

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' Nay Tenth. '

725 HUT, Howard, Enterprise Hotel.

726 Mansfield, Oscar J , 61 Central ave.

727 Newcomb, L.L., l'28E.St.Mary.

728 Wilsi-n, Fred , 279 N. Mississippi.

729 Dickereon, Frank!*, Parke co., lud.

730 Glan, Anna, 365 Virginia nve.

731 Richardson, John, Blind Institute.

732 fcolt, Kussie, 17!) N. Alabama.

733 .lackson, Harry, 11) Vine.

731 Cox, Mrs. Ada, 221 N. Alabama.

735 Wilmington, A., 125 E St. Mary.

736 Sulgrpve, Blanche, 715 E. Slai ket.

737 Gordon, Georgie, 16G E.Michigan.

738 Kershner, Wiu., 134 K. St. Joseph.

739 Metzger, Clara, 79 N. East.

740 Fish, T. A. , 93 Broadway.

741 Croazier, Mary, Meridian & Walnut.

742 Tainblym, Flora, 41 Ash.

743 Cornelius, Mamie, 348 N. Meridian.

May Eleventh.

744 Browning, R.C., 700 N. Meridian.

745 Biipgs, Charles, 444 N. East.

746 lleim, John, Blind Institute.

747 Davis, May, 282 W. New York.

748 Miller, James, Ingalston, Ind.

749 Nc.weomb, W. C., 128 E. St. flair.

750 Wilton , James.

751 Johnson, Fred., 150 E. St. Joseph.

752 Rynian, George II., 94 Fort Wayne.

753 Uevure, Kaiie, 13 Broadway.

754 Given Etui, 32 Oriental.

Mag Ticeljth.

755 Kaufman, Hester, 503 W. Wash.
75(5 Porter. Ed.; Broadway.

757 Patterson, Macy, 140 Mass: ave.

758 Steam*, Wm,, 76 E. North.

759 selvedge, Will, North Indianapolis.

May Thirteenth.

7CO McDonald, Mary, 421 K. Delaware.

761 Fetherling, George, '208 Miami.

762 Green, Blanche, 200 N. Meridian.

763 Howe, J. W , 41 English ave.

761 Helwig, Wni.E., 2^4 W.New York.

765 t.'ox, George, 221 K. Alabama.

766 Hfislar, Emma, 450 California.

767 Trusler, Albert C., 61 Central ave.

May Fifteenth.

TBS Connor, J. W., 180 Christian ave.

7f>9 Kimble. Frank, 275 Ind. ave.

770 Hale, Minnie, 129 Blight.

771 Barrett, May, Rowevi It House.

772 roghill. Laura. 237% Mass. ave.

773 Forsythe, Clara, Bi'lmont.

771 Mooro, Isaac M. , 1 mile east of city.

775 Biirwls, Aileita, Oak Hill.

776 . Hendrick*on, Hatiie, 287 E. Georgia

777 Ward, Samuel. 283 Mass. avp.
77S Words, Wm. E., 429 E. St. Clair.

779 Miller, Man ie, 522 S. Meridian.

780 Tanking, Emma, 432 N. Delaware.
781.. .Houghtpn. Willie, 398 N. Delaware.

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Clapp, Murry, 01 Ash st.
Jackson, Maggie, 45VVirg. ave.
Jones, E. J., 39 W. Pratt.

782 Gregory, Willie L., 470 Bellefont'e..

783 Clark, Millie, 343 Mass. ave. \

May Sixteenth.

784 Howe, Estella, 129 Meek.

785 Holmes, Mamie, 180 E. Market

786 Allen, Laura, 4J4 E. Penrl.
7*7 Ferine, Anna, 1 007 N. Illinois.

788 Ferine, Ida, 1007 N.IlllinoiB.

789 Ferree. Eva, 707 E. Washington. .

790 Bennett, Mary.

791 Clinf, May, Malott ave. & Alvord.

792 Thomas, Eldoras, 222 N. New Jersey

793 Collier, Matlie, 865 N.Tennessee. ;

May Seventeenth.

794 Swigert, D. W. , 29 Fletcher ave.

795 Slaughter, Mortie, 467 E. St. Clair.,

796 Houghton, Chas. , 398 N. Delaware.

797 Ferrw, Chas., 369 N. New Jersey.,

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799

800

801 Jones, Emma Kate, 39 W. Pratt

802 Farleigh, John, 173 N. Illinois.

803 Poppi'iscaker, Tena, 58 Smith.

804 Knaizer. Fannie, 50 Woodlawn are,,

May Eighteenth.

805 McNutt, W. II., 317 N. Alabama. .

806 Tii ylor, Miss.

S07 Thomas, Espa, Brightwood.

May Nineteenth.

80S Langsdale, Hattie, 225 E. Ohio.

809 Cohb, Mis. Mary, 276 Fayette.

810 Allen, Mrs. Chan., 76^ E. Wash.

811 Cobb, Allen M. , 276 Fayette.

812 Slevin, Millie, 237, S Delaware. ; ,

813 Slevin, Alice, 237 S. Delawaie. ' i

814 Carroll. Waller B., S31 N. Teun. :

815 Pye, Mamie, 708 N. Tenn.

816 Wilson, Wm.

May Twentieth.

Peal, Glara, 492 South: East. '.

Downey, Nannie, Park co. , Ind.
Anderson, Arthur, 222 E. St. Clair.
Vanmcter, Dora, Blind Instil ute.
Schultz. Mrs. Lizzie, 70 Park ave.
Bacon, Kirk, 82 Fort Wayne ave.
Rodman, Nellie, 380 Bioadway.
Smith, Josie, 343 N. Pennsylvania.
Jones, Anna, 39 West Prati.
Moore, Jos. A., east of city.

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818
819
8'iO
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822
823
824
825
826

May Twenty-second.

827 Wert. Edwin, 87 Broadway.

828 Bobin--on, Mau.l E.. 303 N. New J.

829 Stephens, Mamie, 418 W Mich.
S30 Ryan, Emma, 93 Dougherty.

831 Cunningham Mary, 161 N. New J, :

832 Thomas. Hattie, Wright's blk. .

833 Lewis, Minnie, 258 N. Davidson.

May Twenty-third.
934 Socwell, Saul, 2S8 1 E. MrTtet

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THE GBEAT UEYIVAt

88* Tapking, Laura, 482 N. Delaware.

886 McNutt, JMaggie, 317 N. Alabama.

837 Huestis, Mrs. Lou. 74 E. Vermont.

838 Tarlton, Will, 492 N. Tennessee.
888 Howe, Miss.Mary;A, 39 English are.

840 Fisher, Carrie, 26 West North 1 st.

841 Dalis, Josie, 317 East Ohio st

842 Cosier, Viola, North Indianapolis

843 Litton, Ollin, 530 North Mississippi.

844 Ditson, Henry, south-west of city.

845 Menefee, Laura, 425 East Vermont.

846 Mathews, W. G. , 316 N. Pine, st

May Twenty-Fourth.

847 Fitzgerald, Margie, 176 South Noble.

848 Walker, Minnie, 6 Mayhew blk.

849 Vestal, Nellie, 138 Madison ave.

850 Gibson. Mary, 31 Peru ave.

851 Harman, Hary, 173 E. Louisiana.

852 Hawk, Rosa, 395 North West.
858 Eobins, Nannie, 111 Patterson.

.854 Harman, Chas. 173 E Louisiana.

855 Lynn, Lillie, Michigan & State.

856 Green, Monte, R. 4 Hatchings blk.

857 Crall, Albert, 91 Clifford ave.

858 3elhuser, Mary, 124 E. St. Joseph.

859 Strong, Georgie. 26 Fayette.
160 Carliri, Frank, Rhodius House.

May Twenty-Fifth.

861 Cunningham, Ella, 250 E. Vermt.

862 Vest, E. JB., Homer, Ind.

863 Fugate, Flora, 622 N. Alabama-

864 Jackson, Mrs. Julia, 316 E. North.

865 Teats, Chas. A., 250 E. Vermont.

866 Bildhause, Minnie, 124 E. St. Joe.

867 Moore, Catharine, 1 mile E. of city.

Nay Twenty-Sixth.

868 Childers, Stephen L. , 25 N. N. J.

869 Thompson, Jessie. 335 W. Vermont.

870 Gibson, George W. . 31 Peru ave.

871 Durbin, Minnie, 504 Belief ontaine

872 Gregof, Maggie, 470 Bellefoutaine.-

873 Orvis, Etta, 347 S. Delaware.
884 Kershner, Harry, 134 E. St. Jo.

875 Jenkins, Walter, 103 Cherry.

876 Musselraan, Ella

877 Howe, Viola, 41 English ave.

878 Routh, Alma A., 519 Broadway.

879 Sparks, Itia T. , 30 Shively blk.

880 Pricker, Ida, 4 Quince.

881 Goldwaith, Jennie, 279 W. Mich.

882 Scott, D.ivid P. , N. Indianapolis.

883 Abbett, Win. , r. 18, Vajen's blk.

884 Duvall, Trauibull G , 159, N- 111.

885 Black-ledge, Albert, 107 Bellefont'n.

886 Campbell, Bessie, 175 N. Alabama.

887 Schad, Bertha, E. Washington.

888 McKiusie, Rosana, 69 Mass. ave.

Nay Twenty-Seventh.

889 Vance, Mamie, 91 Lord.

890 .Dryer, Nannie,' 630 N. Penn.

891 Dryer, Mamie, 630 N. Penn.

892 Hornberger, Laura, 70 Park ave.
898 Phipps, Jennie, Hillside ave.

894 Mattock, Olive, 159 Meek.

895 Orvis, Willie, 347 B. Delaware. -

896 Matlock, Jennie, 159 Meek.

897 Sturzenger, Emma, 601 N. 'Del.

898 Cravens, Sophia, 61 Ft. Wayne are,

899 Anderson, Geo. S , Belief ontaine. .

900 Hoffman, Frank, 88 Mass. ave.

901 Todd, J. L., 141 Pearl.

902 Spear, Jennie, Clermont.

903 Eador, Sallie, :501 W. Washington.

904 Higgins, Bertie, 163 John.

905 Aughenbaugh, Hairy, 63 N. J'enn.

906 Lupton, Harry, 192 Ash.

907 Isham, Chas. W. 135 E .New York.

908 Fatout, Flora.

909 Hay, Panl B., 51 Broadway.

May Twenty-Ninth.

910 Donnal, Cora, S. Meridian.

911 Craft, A. P , 463 N. Alabama.

912 Duvall, Frank, 13 Broadway.

913 Hann. Otis, 298, E St. Clair.

914 Chamberlain, Z., 7 miles west.

915 BlackweU, Rhoda, 730 N. Illinoii.

916 Zearing, Harry, 335 N. Liberty.

917 Brooks, C. , Bridgeport.

918 Barton, Rosa, 6 College ave.

919 Haseley, Emma, 494 S. New Jersey.

920 Sharff, Josie, I2u Massachusetts av.

921 Jones, Emma.

922 Smith, Abbie, 197 N. Alabama.

923 Griffith, Irene. Southport.

924 Griffith. Join, 428. Mississippi.

925 Miller, Kate, 445 N. New Jersey.

926 Gray, Berti.-, 165 East St. Joe.

927 JaeksonJW. J., 316 E. North.

928 Marsh, Wm. A., 6 m. South of City.

May Thirtieth.

929 Northway, Alvey, 306 E. North.

930 Garthwait, Kate, 69 Mass. ave.

931 Hammond. Nora M. . 174 S Illinois.

932 James Will, 171 Massachusetts av.

933 Jones, Moilie, 130 Ash st.

934 Bidwell, May, 295 E NewTork.

935 Frauer, Lizzie, 178 Archer st.

936 Pursell, Ross W. , Mat-toon, 111.

937 Magruder, George D. , Pyle House.

938 Elms, Mattie, 42 Ash.

May Thirty-First.

939 Zearing Francis, 335 N. Liberty.

940 Humphrey, Clara, 314 Ind. ave.

941 Morgan,?. W., 441 'E. McCarty. '
642 Saltmarsh, Walter, 512 North N. J. '

943 Haydon, May, 252 W. New York.

June First.

944 Hess, .Fay, 356 Indiana are.

945 Mason , J. W. , 342 North West

946 Moore, Ferdie, Union City.

747 Scheirling, Charles, 292 N. Liberty.

June Second

948 Coulon, Julia, 175 Northeast.

949 Hattou, Oracle, 316 E. New York.
50 Hatton, Edith, 316 E. New York. -

THE CtREAT BETIVAL.

951 Garter; Mgttle, 439 N. New Jersey.

952 Smith.Heury W , 165 N. Noble.

953 Howie Sarah, 409 N. Alabama.

954 Dorey, Louisa, 354, Brllefontaine.

955 Ault, Emma, 196 E. Washington.

956 Wood, Pearl, 324 Ash.

957 Hinton, Marv, 126r W Vermont.

958 Slaughter, 467 E. St. Clair.

959 Steely, Mary, 180 E. Vermont.

960 -Hawk, Anna, 395 North West.

961 Graham. Win. , 455 English ave.

962 Craft, Ora, 286 Indiana ave.

963 Trask, Susan, 295 East New York.

964 Evans, Thomas C., 360 N. Alabama;

June Third.

965 Loag, Cora, 15 Fort Wayne ave.
956 Hrfskell, Hattie, 191 North N. J.

967 Garrett, Mary, 468 N. New Jersey.

968 Smith, Maggie, 165 North Noble.

969 Linderman, Rosa, 134 S. Bentoa.

970 Johnston, Mrs. W. A., 31 W. Ohio.

971 Wond, Ora, 324 Ash St.

972 Wells, Nellie, 114 Broadway.

973 Cadwalader, Eva, 317 E. Ohio.

974 Gossett, May, N. New Jersey st.

975 Miller, Ada, 75 West First.

976 Zearing, Albert. 335 N. Liberty.

977 .Chamberlain, Lucy, 513 N. West.
78 Gray, George, 3(i2 E. North.

979 Grottendick, Lizzie, 199 N. Liberty.

980 Butler, George, Enterprise.

June Fifth

981 ' Patterson, Mrs. C. H., 140 Mass. ave.

982 ' Demmey, John, 150 Ft. Wayne ave.

98S Lewis, Lula A., 286 Christian ave.

984 Smith, Geo. W Minneapolis.

985 Hinkley, Mattie, 111 Ft. Wayne av.

986 De Lano, Maude, 257 E. New York.
87 PuTsell, Walter, Ash & Cherry.

988 Hadley, Minnie, 5"8 Ash.

989 Hadley, Lee, 508 Ash.

990 Cox, Seybal, 954 North Delaware.

991 Lowe, Mary, 469 North East.

992 Kline, George, 271 Mass. ave.

993 Budd, Kittie, 112 Bellfontaine.

994 Green, D. W., 265 Huron

995 Johnson, Benj. , 165 North Noble.

996 Pew; Samuel,124 Linden.

997 Williamson, Frank, 41 Madison.

998 Hester, Josie, Wright's blk

999 Fugate, Willie, 622 N. Alabama.

1000 Crosby, Effa, 221 N. Alabama.

1001 Knox, Ada, 61 Fletcher ave.

1002 Aid ridge, Eacbel, 90 Indiana ave.

1003 McKeauib, Mamie, 226 S. Noble.

1004 Wright, Joie, 269 Huron.

1005 Gearing, Charles, 181 N. Noble.

1006 Pritchard, Emma B., 439 E. Ohio.

1007 Hutchins, Emma, 333 Bellefont.

1008 Scott , Frank, 42 and 43 Shively blk.

1009 Miller, Melissa, 330 N. New Jersey.

June Sixth.

1010 McGlnnis, Lillie, 108 Plum.
1011' Keepers, Florence, 465 E St. Clair.

1012 Warner, A. L., 394 Peru.

1013 Williams, Minnie, 266 N. Abu

1014 Bolen W. N., 74 E. Vermont

1015 Delvo, Minnie, 19 Short.

1016. Mann Ora, 31 S. Pine. %

1017 Franz, I. P. , 53 Alvord.

1018 Abbett, Mary, Jasper co.. In*.

1019 Barrett, Carrie, Ross blk.

1020 Cloud, Fannie, 385 N. Liberty.

1021 Blair, Thos. D. , 887 E. Market.

1022 Franz, Samuel, 69 Clinton.

1023 Peck, Omer, 42% Mass. are.

1024 Stoddard, Lillie, 430 N. HL

1025 Lawshr. Ale L. , 251 N. Ala.

June Seventh.

1026 Johnson. J. F. , 90 North EasV

1027 Delzell, Anna, 276 N. Delaware*

1028 Smith, Henry L., 379 N. Al:

1029 Thorns, Herman, 76 North Eatt,

1030 Porter, Thos. P. , Pyle House.

1031 Brouse, Hattie. Broadway.

1032 Adkins, Bennie. 73 N. Liberty.

1033 Bitter, Dr. C. A., 32 E. QWo.

1034 Howe, Mellissa, Waverly.

June Eighth.

10S5 Benjamin, E.. Chicago.

1036 Holley, M. K., 151 N. Dljnota.

1037 Taylor, B. H. , 222 North But ; .

1038 Jones, James, 131 Mass, *e..

1039 Taylor, N. E. , 222 North E*t

1040 Pasquier, Julius, 402 E. Mich.

1041 Feathers ton, Susie, Southpojrt.

1042 Davis, Mrs. Zoil, 78 Meek.

1043 Allen, Harry G. , 161 Park.re.

1044 Langsdale, Richard, 229 E. OhJ.

June Ninth. ' '

1045 Akins, R.

1046 Copeland, Lydia, 372N.MridfeNB.

1047 Scraun. Johnny. 78 E. St. Jo.

1048 Griswold, Mary, south oleitT.

1049 Johns, Samuel, 312 W. N. J.

1050 Landers, Maggie, 419 N. Pine.

1051 Wright, Mattie. 224 N. Alabani*.

1052 Cook, Julia, Madison.

1053 Cal well. Edwin, 9 Moore's blk.

1054 Goodall, W. J., Ross blk.

1055 Hart, Mrs. E. . south of city .
5056 Deer, Mary, 361 N. Spring.

1057 Patterson, Amanda, 445 N. N. J.

1058 Black, Ruth, east of city.

1059 Kendall, Lillie. 338 N. N. J.

1060 McPherson, Fannie C. , 113 Ind. v.

1061 Cooney. Sarah, 324 Peru 9t.

June Tenth. '

1062 Dennis. Ollie, Blind Institute.

1063 Hoyt, Elva, 94 West Seventh.

1064 Miller, John, 413 E. St. Clair.

1065 Weller, E., Brightwood.

1066 Gillrath, Ida, 130 Christian v. :

1067 Higgins, Carrie, 221 . N. J.
,1^)68 Wert,.Mrs. Anna, 65 Cblumbiu T*..
1069 Alien, Edgar, WEartSwrti.

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June Twelfth.

.1070 Stuck, Clara, Southport.

1071 .Wright, Mary, 29 Mass. ave.

1072 Vincent, Lizzie L.,Orphan Asylum.

1073 Hussey, Judy, 27 N. Delaware.

1074 Grult, Samuel, 282 N. Illinois.

1075 . Binnager, Eliza, 25 Bates.

1076 Erfcap, Anna. 190 N. Tennessee.

1077 Klrby, R ichiel L., Orphan Asylum.

1078 Smith, Mrs. Florence, 72 E. Ohio.

1079 Dever, Raehael, Behuont.

1080 llazley, Kinina. 494 S. New Jersey.

1081 Smith, Anna Belle, Orphan Asylum.

1082 Eastman. Kebecea, 31% E. Market.

1083 ('olden, Harry, 341 S. Meridian.

1084 Taylor, Miss Carrie.

1085 Hill, Edward, 781 N. Mississippi.

1086 Gary. Hugh, Rising Sun.

1087 Hutchins, Nellie, 8 3 Bellfontaiue.

1088 Dailey, Shirley, 297 N. Penn.

1089 Elmo, Bessie.

June Thirteenth.

1090 Craven*; Miss Emma, 11 Mulberry.

1091 Hill, Etta, 2(i5 Coburn.

.. June Fourteenth.

1092 Bristow, -Nettie, 244 Pobnrn.

1093 Hussev, Jiuldy, 827 N Delaware.

1094 Sails, Ida, 45 College nve.

1095 -Paddock, Ella, 24 'Da vis.

1096 Thompson. May, 70Cliristian avq.
Verncule, Mary, 53 Vine.
Johi.soii> -Chas. , 120 Blai-kford.
Thompson, Jus. L., St.. James Hotl.
Mick, Etta, (>69 North Alabama.

1101 1 Ann, H:irry. cor. State & Michigan.

1102 Hauii, Kachael, 208 E. St. Clair.

1103 Brown, Carrie, 320 North Alabama.

June Fifteenth.

1104 Wanner, Dora, 179 ("oburn.

1105 Balifer, Nettie, 77 \V. Seventh.

1106 Grim. Emma, 26i E. Wash.

1107 Baruett; Jessie, 37 Boss blk.

1108 Gillett, FrankG., 138 Mass. ave.
1109-. -Williams, Mrs. Mary, 78 Ciu'ti.

June Sixteenth.

1110 Golder, Mrs. Wm. , 33 and 35 N. HI.

1111 Luding, Minnie, 322 Mass. ave.

1112 Hammond. Stella, 377 Home ave.
11-13 Kellar. Johu, 17(5 St. Mary.

June Seventeenth.

11'14' McCutehen, Ellen, 112 N. Noble. \

1115 Miller, Adel, 31 W.st Ohio.

1116 Flaihers, Clara M., 46 Ash.

1117 .Films, .Gertrude, 42 Ash.

1118 McCorkle, Arthur. 113 Ind. ave.

1119 Simpson, Mrs. Moilie, 342 Col. ave.

1120 Park, 'James V. , 300 E. St.. Clair.

1121 .Hammond, Nora, 377 Home ave. .

June Twentieth.

1122 Rressei, Charts, 201.N.

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112S
1129
1130
1131
1132
1133
1134

1123 Griswold, Mary, south of city.

1124 Crail, David, 91 Clifford ave.

1125 Miller, 1\ W. , 43 College ave.
llarlan, John J. , C31 N. Mis*

June Tenty- First.

Reager, Carrie, 111 N. New Jersey.
Waters, Imogcnp, 8!>'i Beilefontaiue.
Ralph, Ida, 239 Peru.
Fomner, Carrie, south of city,
(rarrett, AnnaB.. 468 N. N.'J.-
Cannon, Julia, 11 Broadway.
Bannister, Georgle, 267 N. Tenn.
Thorpe, Clifford, 320 N. New Jer. .

June Twenty-Second.

Pfaff. My Li, 596 North Illinois.
Cleveland, Mrs. R. , Mississippi
Smith, Alice, 247 N. Tenn.
Jet-ell, Mamie, 203 N. Penn.
Devore, C. E. , 13 Broadway.
Poor, Laura, 21 Spruce.
Leonard, Wm. , 71 Broadway.
Brattaiu, Delia, 279 W. Vermont

June Twenty-third,

Drythaler, Emma, 172 S. Illinois.
Baiclii'll. Mrs. Fannie, tit. Louis.
Grimes Irene, 823 K Vermont,
Whitzner, Elba, Morg.iutowu.

June Tuenty-fourth.

Decker, Emma, IMghtwood.
Beeibott-er, Ella. 382 K. Michigan.
Leonard, Saiah, 202 E. Market.
Blue, U. L.,174 W. Ohio.
Wells, Bessie, 114 Broadway.
Johnson, Nettie, 12 E. Michigan,
Ruck, Alice, Acton.
Pierson. Maude, 378 N. Delaware.
Hancock, Sadie. 327 E. New York.
Beck, Mamie, 332 N. Alabama;
Heizer, Mamie. 465 N. East.
Bpining, Louise, 360 N. Alabamn.
Williamson. Izee, 41 Madison ave.
Shorer, Maggie, 31U N. Noble.
Pickard, Mary A., 13715. North.
Clements, Anna Bright wood.
Thompson, M\ J. , 135 N. Illinois.:

June Twenty-Sixth.

Aldridge, Sebia, 90 Indiana nve. .
Hirvey, Georne, UeoSgia & Tenn.
Paddock, Jenni", 2 1 Davis.
Wert, Ben. C. , 6 > < 'olumbia nve.
Dynes, Evans, 74 Huron.
A bbett, Laura, Vajen's blnck.
Bittison, A. E., Grand Hotel.
Wo. from, Charlfs, 17!) N. Cal.
Spratt, George, 19 Enst Ohio.
Fiscns, George, 342 15. St.. Clair.
Carpenter, Edwani, 166 N. West.
Miller, George, -127 K. St. Clair.
Willard, A., 433 N. ll'inni^.
Elstred, Katie, 118 N. Noble."
Stuckey, Maue, 111 N. Spring. ..

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1155
1156
1157
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1164
1165
1166
1167
1168
1169
1170
1171
1172
1173
1174
1175
1175
1177
1178

THE GREAT REVIVAL.

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1179 Gilbreth, Emma, 74 Bellefontaine.

1180 McDonald. Nora, 74 Lockerbie.

1181 Barnett, Lizzie, 127 \V. North.

1182 Hauk, Homer, 395 N. West.
jl83 Coons, Breiua, 72 N. Miss.

1184 Sehmalzigaug, Gusiave, 76 Garden.

1185 Baliuger, Mamie, 29 Fletcher ave.

June Twenty-Seventh.

1185 Knners, Louis, 361 N. Spring.

1187 Peek, Win. 42% Mass. ave..

1188 Gilbritli. Anna B. , 130 Chris, ave.

1189 Watts, Lizzie, 496 South Illinois.

1190 Furgason, Wilson, 511 N. N. J.

1191 Bacon, Wesley, 82 Fort Wayne ave.
1191 Harding, Cariin, N. Indianapolis.

1193 Trusler, Nelson, 162 N. 111.

1194 Stout Ilattie.

1195 Lorine, Kntie, 27 Lockerbie.

1196 Hawk. Lilli* B. , 282 Central ave.

1197 Faucett, Jennie, Bridgeport.

1198 Thompson. Agnes, Brunswick Hot.
1190 Ewing, Cal. , 171 Bsllefontaina.

1200 Donis, WlUard, 360 N. Alabama.

1201 Bacon, Fannie, 134 E. St. Clair.

1202 Miller, R. C. , 681 N. Illinois.

1203 Odear, Laura, 32 Cherry.

1204 Dynes, H. L. t 74 Huron.

1205 Ducan, Nannie, 426 . North.

1206 Knners, Sarah, 361 Spring.

June Twenty-Eighth.

1207 Sturm, John, 355 Hariron.
1-208 Smith, Mary, 879 N. Ala.

1209 Bigger, Clara, 137 E. North.

June T-wenly-lfinth.

1210 Harding, Samuel, 30 W. Pratt.

1211 Pyle, Mrs. Kate, 21!' E. Nort.h.

1212 Piokard, Mattie, 137 E. North.

1213 Brimmerman, Lora, 764 N. Miss

1214 Noel, Vance, 234 W. New York.

1215 Wingate, Hattie, 367 College ave.

1216 Thompson, Josie, 82 W. Market.

1217 Harding, Myrtal, N. Indianapolis.

1218 Bally, Eosetta, *>uth of city.

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