REV. JOSEPH PAINTER CALHOUN, 
 
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THE PITTSBURG 
 REVIVAL 
 
 A History of God's Gracious Visita- 
 tion of Allegheny County in 
 the Winter of 1904. 
 
 Prepared under the Direction of the 
 
 General Committee of the 
 Simultaneous Evangelistic Movement 
 
 BY 
 
 REV. AUSTIN H. JOLLY, D. D. 
 Author of Ruling Elders' Hand Book." 
 
 ASSISTED BY 
 
 Rev. T.J. Leak, D.D.jMethodistEpiscopal Church. 
 Rev. J; A. Duff, United Presbyterian Church. 
 Rev. I. A. Barnes, Methodist Protestant Church. 
 Rev. Geo. Wheaton Taft, Baptist Church. 
 
 PITTSBURG: 
 
 Duncan Printing Company, 1006 Penn Avenue. 
 1904 
 
FOREWORD. 
 
 0 
 
 This book is not born of a personal am- 
 bition. The people of God have been bles- 
 sed and they would sing a psalm of praise. 
 *'Out of Zion the perfection of beauty God 
 hath shined," not in judgement, but in 
 works of grace. ''The Lord hath done 
 great things for us whereof we are glad," 
 and ''We will make known to the sons of 
 men His mighty acts, and the glorious 
 majesty of His kingdom." Dr. Finney 
 used to say : "The way to promote a re- 
 vival is to tell of a revival." If the re- 
 counting of God's good works in our minds 
 may help others to a similar blessing our 
 mission is accomplished. 
 
 These pages present no new theory of 
 the Christian life. We can scarcely as- 
 sert that the "Pittsburg Plan" is new in 
 itself. If we have anything new it is a 
 Fact not a theory, and that fact is a 
 Christian Unity that made the churches well 
 nigh omnipotent. The spirit of co-opera- 
 
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 tion was the significant feature of the 
 movement, and the word ^''Simultaneous'''' has 
 a new meaning in our churches. 
 
 Every battle has its heroes, every army 
 its posts of honor. We gladly and grate- 
 fully speak of those who as leaders of 
 God's people have been a blessing to 
 many, but we have rather sought to leave 
 men concealed among the wheels of God's 
 Providence. We have not prepared long 
 chapters to tell what individuals have 
 done, but have mentioned names only to 
 indicate how God used human instru- 
 ments in furthering His work. It need 
 only be said here that all felt the strong 
 guiding hand of the chairman, Kev. Jos- 
 eph P. Calhoun, D. D., who gave all his 
 time and energy to the work, and of 
 the Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, D. D., who 
 with great wisdom and skill ^directed 
 the campaign. We are thankful that God 
 used these faithful men, ana praise Him 
 as the giver of these blessings. 
 
 Personally I must express my gratitude 
 to the officers of the General Committee 
 for much council and help, and to E-ev. 
 I. A. Barnes, Bev. J. A, Duff, Rev. G. 
 W. Taft and Rev. T. J. Leak, D. D., for 
 
Fofcwofd 
 
 V 
 
 their valued assistance in editing this 
 work. 
 
 If it may be the instrument, under God 
 of bringing His people together in similar 
 work elsewhere, or if it should deepen a 
 desire for the glory of God, its purpose is 
 accomplished. That it may be the means 
 of winning immortal souls for the Master 
 we love is the prayer of 
 
 Austin H. Jolly. 
 Carrick, Pa., May, 1904. 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 I 
 
 The Beginning 1 
 
 II 
 
 Spiritual Conditions in Pittsburg before 
 the Evangelistic Movement .... 7 
 
 III 
 
 The Plan Adopted 12 
 
 IV 
 
 The Committee at Work 25 
 
 V 
 
 In the Office . • 35 
 
 VI 
 
 Showers of Blessing 47 
 
 VII 
 
 Enlargement 61 
 
 VIII 
 
 February 14th 72 
 
 IX 
 
 Progress of the Meetings 81 
 
 X 
 
 The Windows of Heaven Opened ... 92 
 
viii G)ntents 
 XI 
 
 Special Meetings 116 
 
 XII 
 
 Back in the Churches 124 
 
 XIII 
 
 The Feast of Ingathering 134 
 
 XIV 
 
 A Cloud of Witnesses 140 
 
 XV 
 
 The Movement Moves On 148 
 
 XVI 
 
 Figures and Facts 151 
 
 XVII 
 
 A Final Word 168 
 
REV. J. WILBUR CHAPMAN, D. D. 
 
R. FBET). BUTLER 
 
CHAPTER I. 
 
 THE BEGINNING 
 
 The world has stopped to look on, and we 
 ourselves have been surprised at a new step in 
 Christian unity. We were almost afraid ot 
 our own plan; in doubt of its success, and 
 thought we were experimenting, but now we 
 see it was God's plan for the honor of His 
 Church. He had a program which He did not 
 publish. We thought we were inventing or dis- 
 covering. It was God revealing. This move- 
 ment was born of God. 
 
 There are nearly a million of people in Alle- 
 gheny county. Fully one-tenth of these are 
 foreigners. Possibly one-fifth Roman Catholic. 
 It is a mixed population, but the churches es- 
 pecially conservative in doctrine predominate. 
 Presbyterian and Lutheran and Methodist 
 Episcopal are the stronger sects. They have 
 never been closely united in their work. Each 
 denomination was aggressive along its own 
 lines, but it could scarcely be said that there 
 was a spirit of co-operation. 
 
 There are nearly two hundred and fifty 
 churches and missions bearing the Presbyterian 
 name in the county. They are of five different 
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 branches of that church. It was fitting that 
 this great body comprising nearly fifty thousand 
 Christians should take the initiative in a Simul- 
 taneous Evangelistic Movement, but if they 
 were the nucleus around which the work crys- 
 talized, no other pre-eminence can be given in 
 the later development of the plan. 
 
 No one can place his hand on one thing, and 
 say this was the beginning. From a human 
 point of view there were many beginnings. The 
 evangelistic movements inaugurated by the Gen- 
 eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, the 
 American Baptist Home Mission Society and 
 the Pittsburg M. E. Conference were some of 
 the early efforts toward bettering the spiritual 
 vcondition in the churches. 
 
 One of the first direct influences leading up 
 to an organization was the street and tent work 
 of the Presbyteries of Pittsburg and Allegheny 
 in the summers of 1902 and 1903. This work 
 was carried on by a joint committee of the two 
 Presbyteries named. During last summer three 
 tents were used and it is estimated that in 
 them nearly forty thousand people heard the 
 Gospel, while the street work reached a much 
 larger number. This may have been the first 
 kindlings of the sacred fire in our midst. There 
 was also the preparation of the hearts of men 
 for the work. Many were yearning for a deeper 
 spiritual life. Pastors were deploring the low 
 estate of Zion, and were hoping for better 
 things. 
 
The Beginning 3 
 
 It was not accidental that a resolution was 
 passed in one of our great church courts to the 
 effect that *'This entire year be set apart for 
 a time of deep spiritual improvement, and that 
 special emphasis be placed on the winning of 
 men to Christ, and that pastors be asked imme- 
 diately to plan and pray for an entire year of 
 aggressive evangelism." 
 
 Furthermore, the organization which brought 
 such great results could not have been affected 
 except for the Ministerial Union, which had 
 brought ministers of various denominations to- 
 gether three times each year for some three 
 years. It is not likely that the plan would have 
 been so quickly formulated, but a few ministers 
 of one denomination had been planning for 
 work in their own churches along similar lines. 
 It needed also the earnest words of one who 
 had stood in the midst of a similar movement 
 in Australia to kindle the flame, and then God 
 would call each leader to his post and use him 
 for His own glory. 
 
 A revival along denominational lines which 
 might have resulted in an ingathering as large 
 would by no means have had the widespread 
 effect and in^uence on the churches and the 
 community that this has had. We without 
 hesitation record it here, as a conservative esti- 
 mate which we regard as reliable and safe that 
 fully six thousana actually confessed their faith 
 in Christ and united with the churches of the 
 county between January first, 1904, and the 
 middle of May, and that a much larger num- 
 
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 ber was interested and turned to a new life 
 in tJhrist we do not doubt. The num- 
 
 ber of prayer meetings held in connection with 
 the movement together with preliminary con- 
 ferences would certainly amount to one tJaou- 
 sand. The number of meetings held by evange- 
 lists and others in continuing the work which 
 had been started will amount to six hundred 
 more. We firmly believed that the attendance 
 at these meetings would aggregate four hun- 
 dred thousand, and that fully ten thousand gave 
 some indication of an interest in their personal 
 welfare, and six thousand have been enrolled as 
 members of the churches. 
 
 The finance committee, consisting of fifteen 
 representative business men of the county, and 
 selected from the different denominations, sent 
 out a letter to those who aided in the financial 
 support of the work, from which we quote the 
 following : "V^e feel that it is due those who 
 have stood back of this, the greatest religious 
 movement with possibly one exception in all our 
 history, that they should know what has been 
 accomplished as seen through the eyes of the 
 Finance Committee. 
 
 "First. — We believe the movement found its 
 best expression in, j-iie Quickened Life of the 
 Church. It is beyond all question true that the 
 church has been stirred as never before in all 
 our history, and on that account we may confi- 
 dently hope for better work from the church 
 than ever before. The movement was worth 
 all it cost to have accomplished that alone. 
 
The Beginning' 5 
 
 "Second. — Fully 5,000 persons have been 
 added to the membership of the Evangelical 
 Churches of Allegheny county. If the average 
 contribution to our churches is $12.00 per Com- 
 municant, we may expect that $60,000-00 
 will be added to the contributions of our 
 churches each year. 
 
 "Third. — We have started a wave that will 
 mean much for the glory of God, and the good 
 of mankind, in that other cities, large and small, 
 are planning for such a work next winter. 
 More than 100 such cities have corresponded 
 with us. 
 
 "In the light of these definite results, we 
 cannot but feel that the movement, so large in 
 its proportions, so fruitful and so far-reaching 
 has more than justified the time, the labor and 
 the money that have been so freely given to it." 
 
 These are the words of men who know 
 whereof they speak. The reader will observe 
 that statistics of ingatherings are given in only 
 four groups of churches. These groups are not 
 large and the accessions are certainly above the 
 general average. Yet we know that in some 
 other groups the average is as large. Here are 
 the figures : The Colored churches averaged 35 
 accessions, South Side churches 30, Homewood 
 district 70, Carnegie 30. 
 
 According to the reports of the district 
 chairman about 350 churches took part in the 
 campaign. Probably fifty of these churches 
 took only a nominal part, and were in no 
 particular way effected. But if the remaining 
 
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 three hundred churches received an average of 
 twenty members each the aggregate would be 
 about six thousand. We believe that this is 
 not far from the actual results. The average 
 of accessions in the eighty Presbyterian 
 churches taking part in the campaign is nearly 
 twenty-five, and the increase in Pittsburg Pres- 
 bytery alone over last year is about six hundred. 
 
 With these facts and figures before us we 
 feel justified in speaking of the Simultaneous 
 Evangelistic Movement in Pittsburg as one of 
 the great events in the history of its great 
 churches, and count it worthy to be recorded 
 among the Lord's wonderful works which He 
 has done to the children of men. 
 
 In the early church it was a proper thing 
 to record the blessings of Pentecost, and to 
 hand down to us the numbers of those saved by 
 the Spirit in that first gracious outpouring. We 
 trust it is with the same spirit that we tell of 
 God's wonderful works in our midst and try to 
 number the trophies of His grace. 
 
CHAPTER II 
 
 SPIRITUAL CONDITIONS IN PITTSBURG BEFORE 
 THE EVANGELISTIC MOVEMENT 
 
 It would be an injustice to many brethren 
 in the ministry to speak of the period previous 
 to the winter of 1904, as one of special cold- 
 ness and indifference. There were in many 
 churches marked signs of life, and in some re- 
 sults were most encouraging, but on the whole 
 I believe it would be agreed that the indiffer- 
 ence was widespread, and all too general. It 
 is true that certain efforts were put forth for 
 improving spiritual conditions, and I am sure 
 that many people deplored the low estate of 
 Zion. Many attempts indeed were made to 
 promote a revival. Conferences were held, ef- 
 forts to deepen the spiritual life of pastors were 
 frequent. Topics discussed in the Ministerial 
 Associations and in the Ministerial Union in- 
 dicated that a struggle was going on after a. 
 better life. Decision days and days of prayer 
 were held, and there were some attempts at 
 Union Meetings. 
 
 None of these early efforts made a general 
 impression. Indeed, some of them were so 
 neglected as to make little, if any impression,, 
 and might almost be called failures. Pastors 
 
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 were working in their own churches trying to 
 gather in as many as they might, but for the 
 community in general they gave little thought. 
 I recall one or two of these meetings which 
 excited criticism because of peculiar views ex- 
 pressed by some of the speakers. The thought 
 of a humble personal approach to God was, I 
 think, not widespread or at least the meetings 
 did not have a tendency to bring large num- 
 bers to decided action. 
 
 Yet this was not a period of general inac- 
 tivity in the churches. The years lyoi to 1908 
 witnessed great financial prosperity in Pitts- 
 burg, and the churches were sharers in this 
 prosperity. These years witnessed the erec- 
 tion of an unusually large number of churches, 
 some of them being very costly. It was a time 
 of church building by all the denominations. 
 In addition to this, old debts wore paid, church 
 properties were improved, pastors' salaries wert 
 increased, the Boards of the churches were 
 liberally supported, and local l)enevolent insti- 
 tutions were liberally helped, while numer- 
 ous large gifts were made to educational in- 
 situations. May it not be that we were think- 
 ing too much of the financial needs of our Mas- 
 ter's cause, and too little of the better spiritual 
 influence of the kingdom? 
 
 What is true of the plans of the min- 
 istry and of church officers is true also 
 of church members. There was a sad indiffer- 
 ence to the obligations of professing Chrii- 
 tians. Pastors complained that their people 
 
REV. JAMES M. GRAY, D. 
 
MR. C. D. PtiWERB 
 
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Spiritual Conditions 
 
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 did not attend church, congregations were small 
 at the morning services, and distressingly so 
 at the evening services. Although there was 
 great activity among leaders in Sabbath School 
 work, the attendance of children was not in- 
 creased. Many professing Christians would 
 spend the Sabbath in the parks or in places 
 of public resort without attending a religious 
 service of any kind. Frequently parents took 
 their children with them, thus keeping them 
 also away from the Sabbath School. 
 
 Efforts were made to attract people to 
 the churches, but in most cases without 
 avail. This was a period of "special music" 
 and "sensational topics," and liberal advertis- 
 ing, but it did not seem to win the multitudes. 
 The Gospel was itself an attraction to but few 
 and even the ministry seemed to doubt its 
 power. 
 
 In the midst of this coldness on the part 
 of Christians, Satan's hosts were busy, with all 
 the plausible and alluring schemes of a sinful 
 life, covered only half over with apologies for 
 physical comfort or social advantage. The 
 traction parks, that unmitigated evil which has 
 been the curse of too many lives, were being 
 enlarged to attract and to seduce the thought- 
 less crowds, amongst whom were, alas, 
 too many of God's own wilful, wayward chil- 
 dren. These new avenues to iniquity seemed 
 to gather in one, all the evils of the low the- 
 ater, the dance hall, the drinking saloon, the 
 gambling den, and the brothel, and opened them 
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 wide to the gaze of innocent and impressible 
 youth, while the hardened criminal found op- 
 portunity to ply his occupation of sin. Oh, 
 when would the people be sick of this wicked 
 nonsense? "When would mothers try to keep 
 their daughters away from these paths to 
 shame? When would young men and boys be 
 led away from these first entangling steps to 
 gambling and kindred vices? This was the cry 
 of many a sad heart as this work went on. 
 Only a united host could reach the evil, and the 
 host was not united. 
 
 Earnest Christians could not stand idly by, 
 and let this work go on. Souls were perishing 
 I think it was then that some of God's peo- 
 ple began to plead more earnestly at the throne 
 of grace. True, resolutions were passed and 
 committees appointed, and the law invoked, but 
 this seemed to have but little eftect. Public 
 sympathy seemed to be with the transgressor. 
 If a liquor dealer was called to account as an 
 offender it was said that he was persecuted ; if 
 attempts were made to stop vice in a public 
 park every motive of evil was charged against 
 those who had the courage to oppose the wrongs. 
 True, some good was accomplished, and the evil 
 felt the restraining force of a law enforcing 
 organization, but on the whole the evils grew 
 worse and worse until in the summer of 1903, 
 it seemed that the limit had been reached in 
 violence and vice. Drunken men and vile women 
 were to be seen almost any day at these re- 
 sorts, and at one Sunday ball game two mur- 
 
spiritual Conditions 11 
 
 ders were committed. It was time for decided 
 action. Spiritual forces must throw of6 their 
 lethargy. More than law is needed to restrain 
 evil. God has taught His people to cry to 
 Him in the day of distress. He can overcome 
 the evil and establish peace. 
 
 I believe it is true also that during the time 
 of which we now speak there was a deep sense 
 of need. Many half-formed plans indicate 
 that there were not a few earnestly praying 
 for better things. The burden was increasing 
 upon the church, and the cry that had not yet 
 taken full expression oegan to be audible. We 
 needed something. But what was the great need 
 of that hour? Some were turning one way and 
 some another. There were signs of an awaken- 
 ing in the expressed need of it, and in the earn- 
 est wish to prepare the way. A new life was 
 struggling to the birth in our churches. The 
 cry of many a heart was, "How long, O Lord I 
 how long?" The low estate of Zion and lowr 
 estate of the world brought God's people in 
 humble penitence and deep sorrow prostrate be- 
 fore Him. 'Then they cried unto the Lord in 
 their trouble, and He saved them out of their 
 distresses." 
 
CHAPTER III. 
 
 THE PLAN ADOPTED 
 
 I have come to the conclusion that we can 
 not move the large cities or reach the unsaved 
 multitudes along denominational lines y 
 
 —Dr. J. P. CALHOUNe 
 
 The Ministerial Union of Pittsburg and vicin- 
 ity was organized some three years ago. It 
 meets once in three months to discuss topics of 
 general interest. It was by no means the origi- 
 nal intention of the organization to engage in 
 Union Evangelistic work. It was intended, I 
 believe, to promote social intercourse, and Chris- 
 tian fellowship rather than to have any partic- 
 ular influence in the development of the church 
 life of the city. Its regular meeting was held 
 on October 12th, 1903, in the Y. M. C. A. rooms, 
 Pittsburg. Two addresses were delivered on 
 that occasion, one by Mr. J. Campbell White, 
 of the United Presbyterian Church on Foreign 
 Missions. It was a most earnest and effective 
 appeal wrought out in the experience of a for- 
 eign missionary. The other address was by Dr. 
 C. L. Thurgood, of the Central Christian 
 Cnurch of Pittsburg, on the great awakening in 
 
The Plan Adopted 13 
 
 Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Thurgood was an 
 interested visitor in Australia at the time of 
 the revival there, and was able to bear testi- 
 mony as an eye witness. We give here a few 
 extracts from his address. 
 
 *'When Dr. R. A. Torry arrived in Mel- 
 bourne he found that about a dozen men had 
 for eleven years been crying to God for an 
 outpouring of the blessing of His Spirit. They 
 had said in Australia, 'Nothing can be done in 
 Melbourne, the city is entirely given up to 
 worldliness.* 
 
 "A beautiful approach to the answer of the 
 Lord's Prayer for the *unity of His church' 
 had also paved the way. The Presbyterian 
 branches had united some years ago, and the 
 Methoilists had followed in their wake recently. 
 Now these two bodies are in correspondence 
 with a view to union. The Evangelistic Com- 
 mittee of the Council of Churches led the way 
 and the ministers of the city were written to, 
 asking them to enlist their churches in having 
 at least seven special prayer meetings in as 
 many homes of Christian people with the maxi- 
 mum ideal of twenty-five such meetings in con- 
 nection with each church. The consecrated lead- 
 ers of these meetings furnished an army of 
 workers. The outcome of all the arrangements 
 was, 214 churches joined in the mission ; the 
 local committees numbered 700 ; there v/ere 2,000 
 personal workers and 2,500 choir members ; no 
 less than 117,000 people attended the 16,800 
 
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 home praj^er meetings which formed the prelude 
 to the mission. 
 
 "Then fifty ministers well-known for their 
 evangelistic spirit were secured as missioners 
 or evangelists. It was agreed that no church 
 building was to be used as a mission center. 
 Nineteen tents, nine town halls, twelve public 
 halls and one church building were engaged. 
 
 "Associated with Dr. Torrey was Mr. Geil, 
 a very outspoken speaker. Prayer circles in 
 Melbourne and suburbs, followed by the fifty 
 mission meetings, prepared the way for the 
 great exhibition and town hall meetings, night 
 and afternoon, respectively. These mass meet- 
 ings were held the next two weeks, making 
 a month of evangelistic meetings. Ten thou- 
 sand a night for the two closing weeks were 
 in attendance. 
 
 "But the great nigiit of all was when the 
 converts from all the districts were invited 
 by special ticket to the final meeting. That 
 night will never be forgotten when the new 
 converts arose, testifying as a whole that they 
 had broken with sin and had surrendered to 
 Jesus Christ as their Saviour to accept, and as 
 their Lord to obey, 
 
 "May I suggest in closing that steps be taken 
 immediately for a conference upon a simultane- 
 ous mission in these two cities. That every 
 hearer to-day embody in his morning and even- 
 ing prayers a like prayer to that of John Knox, 
 *Give us a simultaneous mission for these two 
 cities or we die.' 
 
The Plan Adopted 15 
 
 " 'If ye abide in Me and my words abide in 
 you, ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be 
 done unto you.' " 
 
 While Dr. Thurgood was speaking a group 
 of ministers were in another room of the Y. M. 
 C. A. Building earnestly considering the ques- 
 tion of a union effort, and w^ondering how it 
 could be brought about. This address was the 
 answer to their earnest desires. 
 
 As the ministers listened to Mr. Thurgood, 
 as in burning words he told the story of that 
 Simultaneous Mission, the thought began to 
 lay hold of the mind and heart of every one, 
 *'VVhy can't we have a similar work in Pitts- 
 burg and Allegheny ? Why can't we, as a 
 band of. Christian brethren, join hands and 
 hearts for the salvation of the perishing multi- 
 tudes that are sinking down to eternal death, 
 from these cities of churches and professea 
 followers of the Lamb? Why can't we this win- 
 ter set aside or make secondary everything else 
 and the one church of Christ preach salvation, 
 and have for our one watchword — Evangelism?" 
 
 No sooner was the address referred to fin- 
 ished than Dr. S. A. Hunter, of the Presby- 
 terian Church, was on his feet to move that 
 a committee be appointed to wait on the differ- 
 ent Ministerial Associations with a view to se- 
 curing the appointment of representatives of 
 each denomination to organize tor a Simultane- 
 ous Evangelistic Movement. 
 
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 This was done, and at the meetings of the 
 Ministerial Association on the following Mon- 
 day the matter was presented. After due con- 
 sideration committees were appointed to formu- 
 late a plan. These committees came together, 
 and agreed upon the plan which had already 
 been prepared by the Evangelistic Committee 
 of the Presbyteries of Pittsburg and Allegheny. 
 This was not intended for a union plan, but was 
 readily modified to suit the new conditions. The 
 plan was approved by the various ministerial 
 associations, and according to its provisions 
 five persons from each denomination taking part 
 were appointed. This preliminary work was 
 all completed by the middle of December. By 
 this time thirteen denominations were enlisted 
 in the movement and working heartily together. 
 The plan at that time was to procure three 
 or four earnest evangelists. How little did we 
 think of God's larger plan in answering the 
 prayer of His people ! 
 
 A permanent organization was effected on 
 Nov. 2d by the election of Rev. Joseph P. Cal- 
 houn, D. D. (Presbyterian), Chairman; Rev. 
 Thomas J. Leak, D. D. (iviethodist Episcopal), 
 Vice Chairman; Rev. .John M. Moore (Baptist), 
 Secretary; Mr. William C- Lilley (Presby- 
 terian), Treasurer. 
 
 Shortly after his election Brother Moore 
 was invited to take charge of a church in Chi- 
 cago, and immediately withdrew from the work. 
 Rev. H. C. Gleiss, Baptist, was chosen to fill 
 the vacancy. 
 
The Plan Adopted 17 
 
 This organization contiued to the end of the 
 campaign. It should be recorded here that 
 each officer was faithful in his place, and 
 though almost strangers when the work began, 
 a close attachment was formed that will for- 
 ever be a joy. 
 
 The plan under which this organization was 
 effected, was approved by the ministerial asso- 
 ciation of the thirteen denominations interested, 
 and remained unchanged through the campaign. 
 It is as follows : 
 
 SIMULTANEOUS EVANGELISTIC MOVE- 
 MENT FOR PITTSBURG, ALLE- 
 GHENY AND VICINITY. 
 
 I'. 
 
 There shall be a General Committee of five 
 persons from each denomination co-operating 
 in the movement. 
 
 II. 
 
 There shall be a grouping of the churches 
 of the city and county into districts, as out- 
 lined and described by the Allgeheny County 
 Bible School Association in its report for 1900- 
 1901 — forty-two districts in all. (See report, 
 page 10-97. 
 
 III. 
 
 There shall be a Committee of Pastors ap- 
 pointed in each district to arrange for a con- 
 ference with their brother ministers, and to or- 
 ganize, if deemed expedient, a union evangelistic 
 effort, and that for one week immediately pre- 
 
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 ceding the Central Evangelistic Meeting, each 
 district shall hold union meetings, for confer- 
 ence and prayer. 
 
 IV. 
 
 Pastors, sessions, consistories and church 
 councils shall be urged to arrange at once for 
 prayer circles to meet either in the churches 
 or homes, whose aim shall be a deeper study 
 of the Word of God in its promises and pro- 
 visions of grace, and definite prayer for the out- 
 pouring of the Holy Spirit for the salvation 
 of the unsaved. 
 
 V. 
 
 Meetings for men and meetings for women 
 shall be held at such points as may t)e most 
 convenient for conference and prayer. 
 
 VI. 
 
 There shall be a Finance Committee of fif- 
 teen persons who shall finance the whole plan. 
 
 VII. 
 
 There siiall be a series of Central Evan- 
 gelistic Meetings of two weeks duration held 
 at various points, the following being suggested : 
 The downtown district, the East End, and Car- 
 negie Music Hall, Allegheny, and such other 
 points as may seem wise. 
 
 VIII. 
 
 There shall be a continuance of the series im- 
 mediately following the Central Evangelistic 
 Meetings for one week in each of the districts 
 agreed upon. 
 
The Plan Adopted 19 
 
 IX. 
 
 There shall be a continuance of the series 
 in the individual churches and the observance 
 of a special day of decision, both in the con- 
 gregations and in the Sabbath Schools, at the 
 discretion of the pastors, sessions, consistories 
 and councils. 
 
 X. 
 
 There shall be a special day of devotion in 
 the Union Ministerial Association on the second 
 Monday of January, 1904. 
 
 XI. 
 
 There shall be meetings of the Allegheny 
 County Bible School Association, the Sabbath 
 School Superintendents, representatives of 
 Young People's Societies and representatives of 
 the Women's Societies. 
 
 XII. 
 
 There shall be an invitation extended to the 
 churches of the neighboring counties and towns 
 to co-operate in this Evangelistic campaign. 
 
 Immediately following the adoption of this 
 plan the question of reaching all parts of the 
 county was considered by the general commit- 
 tee, and by a special committee on organization, 
 consisting of Rev. G. W. Taft, chairman ; Rev. 
 O. L. Thurgood, Secretary ; Rev. T. J. Leak, 
 D. D. ; Rev. J. H. Prugh, D. D., and Mr. W. C. 
 Lille:v, and it was decided to adopt the plan of 
 districting of the Allegheny County Bible School 
 Association. This work had been carefully done 
 
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 a few years ago, and had been printed in book 
 form so that it was in readiness. It wa& 
 the work of only a few days to select district 
 chairmen, and thus the whole county was ready 
 for work. These district chairmen formed an 
 important agency in reaching the various com- 
 munities, and proved a most efficient corps of 
 helpers. They readily responded to the sugges- 
 tions of the Central Committee, and made it 
 possible to reach the churches. Some of 
 these districts were sub-divided so that when the 
 organization was complete there were in all 
 forty-eight districts with their respective chair- 
 men. The following table gives the district 
 number and name, with the name of the chair- 
 men and the number of churches : 
 
 No. 1 — Downtown. 
 
 Rev. J. T. jlcCrory, D. D., Chairman. 
 
 Seventeen Churches- 
 
 No. 2 — Hill and Soho. 
 
 Rev. I. A. Barnes, Chairman. 
 
 Seventeen Churches^ 
 
 No. 3— Herron Hill. 
 
 Rev. L. N. Brown, Chairman. 
 
 Twelve Churches- 
 No. 4 — Oakland and Bellefield. 
 
 Rev. T. J. Leak, D. D., Chairman. 
 
 Nine Churches- 
 No. 5 — Hazelwood. 
 
 Rev. C. V. Wilson, Chairman. 
 
 Nine Churches- 
 No. 6 — Lawrenceville. 
 
 Rev. J. P. Marlatt, D. D-, Chairman. 
 
 Twenty-six Churches- 
 
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 No. 7 — Shadyside. 
 
 Rev. J. K. McClurkin, D. D., Chairman. 
 
 Twelve Churches. 
 
 No. 8x^— East End. 
 
 Rev. R. M. Russell, D. D., Chairman. 
 
 Tnirty-six Churches. 
 
 No. 8B— East End. 
 
 Rev. W. A. Stanton, D. D., Chairman. 
 No. 9 — Homewood. 
 
 Rev. W. E. McCulloch, Chairman. 
 
 Eleven Churches. 
 
 No. lOA— Southside. 
 
 Rev. S. A. Hunter, LL. D., Chairman. 
 
 Twenty-two Churches. 
 
 No. lOB— Southside. 
 
 Rev. H. C. Gleiss, Chairman. 
 No. 11 — Mt. Washington. 
 
 Rev. C. S. McClelland, D. D., Chairman. 
 
 Thirteen Churches. 
 
 No. 12 — Manchester. 
 
 Rev. J. S. Hutson, D. D., Chairman. 
 
 Twenty-one Churches. 
 
 No. 13 — Lower Allegheny. 
 
 Rev. E. L. Eaton, D. D., Chairman. 
 
 Fifteen Churches. 
 No. 14 — Upper Allegheny and Troy Hill. 
 Rev. J. A. Platts, Chairman. 
 
 Thirty-three Churches. 
 No .15 — Observatory Hill and Duquesne Park. 
 Rev. W. i. Wishart, Chairman. 
 
 Nine Churches. 
 
 No. 16— Woods Run, 
 
 Rev. S. J. Glass, D. D., Chairman. 
 
 Eleven Churches. 
 
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 No. 17 — Grafton. 
 
 Rev. W. W. YouDgson, Chairman. 
 
 Xwenty-three Churches. 
 
 No. 18 — Bakerstown. 
 
 Rev. J. C. Dible, Chairman. 
 
 Fifteen Churches. 
 
 No. 19 — Tarentum. 
 
 Rev. J. H. Kendall, Chairman. 
 
 Twenty-nine Churches. 
 
 No. 20— Northwest. 
 
 Rev. W. T. Wilson, Chairman. 
 
 Eight Churcnes. 
 
 No. 21 — Sewickley. 
 
 Rev. W. O. Campbell, D. D., Chairman. 
 
 Twelve Churches. 
 
 No. 22— Emsworth. 
 
 Rev. J. H. Ralston, Chairman. 
 
 Seven Churches. 
 
 No. 23 — Avalon and Bellevue. 
 
 Rev. George Shatter, Chairman. 
 
 Fifteen Churches. 
 
 No. 25A — Sharpsburg. 
 
 Rev. J. A. Duff, Chairman. 
 
 Twenty-nine Churches. 
 
 No. 25B — Sharpsburg. 
 
 Rev. T. M. Thompson, I). D., Chairman. 
 No.25C — Sharpsburg. 
 
 Rev. George Richardson, Chairman. 
 No. 26 — Spring-dale. 
 
 Mr. Theo. Hendrickson, Chairman. 
 
 Six Churches. 
 
 No. 27 — Oakmont and Verona. 
 
 Rev. G. W. Taft, Chairman. 
 
 Eight Churches. 
 
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 No. 28— Penn-Plum. 
 
 Rev. C. G. Hazlett, Chairman. 
 
 Ten Churches. 
 
 No. 29— Wilkinsburg. 
 
 Rev. J. B. Markward, Chairman. 
 
 Nineteen Churches. 
 
 No. 80— Braddock. 
 
 Rev. O. H. Phillips, Chairman. 
 
 Twenty-nine Churches. 
 
 No. 31A— Turtle Valley. 
 
 Rev. R. J. Bamber, Chairman. 
 
 Twenty-seven Churches. 
 
 No. 31B— Wilmerding. 
 
 Rev. W. G. Stewart, Chairman. 
 No. 31C— Pitcairn. 
 
 Rev. T. L. Jamieson, Chairman. 
 No. 32 — Coraopolis. 
 
 Rev. G. M. Owens, Chairman. 
 
 Nine Churches. 
 
 No. 33 — McKees Rocks. 
 
 Rev. Elson Brewster, Chairman. 
 
 Nine Churches. 
 
 No. 34— Findley. 
 
 Rev. H. W. McCombs, Chairman. 
 
 I'our Churches. 
 
 No. 35 — Noblestown. 
 
 Rev. W. J. Cassidy, Chairman. 
 
 Eight Churches. 
 
 No. 36 — Carnegie. 
 
 Rev. J. A. Snodgrass, Chairman. 
 
 Seventeen Churches. 
 
 No. 37 — Castle Shannon. 
 
 Rev. B. W. Anthony, Chairman. 
 
 Seven Churches. 
 
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 No. 38A — Homestead and Duquesne. 
 Rev. J. L. Vance, Chairman. 
 
 Twenty-five Churches. 
 No. 38B — Homestead and Duquesne. 
 
 Rev. D. J. Davis, Chairman. 
 No. 39— West Elizabeth. 
 
 Rev. M. B. Lytle, Chairman. 
 
 Thirteen Churches. 
 
 No. 40 — McKeesport. 
 
 Rev. Kinley McMillan, Chairman. 
 
 Thirty-six Churches. 
 
 No. 41— Elizabeth. 
 
 Rev. H. P. Whitefield, Chairman. 
 
 Twenty-three Churches. 
 
 No. 42 — Knoxville. 
 
 Rev. A. H. Jolly, D. D., Chairman. 
 
 Twenty-two Churches. 
 
REV. W. E. BIEDERWOLF 
 
PROF. HARRY MAXWELL 
 
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CHAPTER IV 
 
 THE COMMITTEE AT WORK 
 
 The General Committee met every Monday 
 at 1 :30 p. m. in the Y. M. C. A. rooms. These 
 meetings were characterized by earnestness, 
 and intense anxiety. Frequently the roll 
 of districts was called and reports heard 
 from their chairmen. A few changes were made 
 in these chairmen, and several districts were 
 sub-divided. Many questions were raised by 
 pastors and the fullest information was given 
 to all, the object being to secure uniformity 
 of action so far as possible. Some time each day 
 was spent in prayer and every plan proposed was 
 carefully considered. The district chairmen had 
 been invited to meet with the committee and 
 take part in its deliberations. To facilitate 
 the business of this committee, which now con- 
 sisted of nearly one hundred persons, and of 
 whom more than fifty were frequently present, 
 an Executive Committee of Fifteen was ap- 
 pointed. This Executive Committe was consti- 
 tuted as follows : 
 
 Executive Committee. — Rev. S. A. Hunter, 
 LL. D., Presbyterian; Rev. W. H. McMillan, 
 D. D., United Presbyterian; Rev. W. G. Par- 
 
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 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 tridge, D. D., Baptist ; Rev. T. J. Leak, D. D.^ 
 Methodist Episcopal; Rev. O. L. Thurgood, 
 D. D., Christian; Rev. John R. Harris, D. D.,. 
 Cumberland Presbyterian; Rev. Eli Miller, Lu- 
 theran; Rev. A. K. Kline, Reformed; Rev. S. 
 K. Spahr, D. D., Methodist Protestant; Rev. 
 B. W. Newton, Congregational ; Rev. J. L. 
 Updegraph, Church of God; Rev. J. S. Fulton,. 
 United Brethren; Rev. S. W. Ware, United 
 Evangelical ; Rev. Thomas Watters, Reformed 
 Presbyterian, N. S. ; Rev. R. C. Wylie, D. D., 
 Reformed Presbyterian, O. S. 
 
 In accordance with the provisions of the 
 plan adopted a Finance Committee was ap- 
 pointed, with Mr. William C. Lilley as chair- 
 man. This committee was as follows : 
 
 Finance Committee, — William C. Lilley, 
 W. Gleffer, H. J. Heinz, T. J. Gillespie, J. 
 Walter Play, D. J. Evans, A. A. Horne, Ralph 
 W. Harbison, George K. Stevenson, W- A. 
 Dinker, Hon. W. H. Graham, M. J. Ehrenfeld, 
 A. P. Burchfield, L. T. Yoder, Hon. H. K. 
 Porter. 
 
 It was soon found necessary to appoint the 
 following : 
 
 Press Committee. — Rev. W. A. Jones, Rev.^ 
 J. W. Righter, Rev. A. C. DiefiPenbach. 
 
 Music Committee, — Rev. T. J. Leak, D. D. ; 
 Rev. J. Allison Platts, Rev. H. C. Gleiss. 
 
 Committee on Place of Meeting, — Rev. A. K» 
 Kline, Rev. J. Allison Platts, Mr. William O. 
 Lilley, Rev. T. J. Leak, D. D. 
 
 As we have already stated some of the dis- 
 
The Committee at Work 
 
 27 
 
 tricts were sub-divided and designated by the 
 letters of the alphabet, as for example. Dis- 
 trict 25 was sub-divided 25A, 25B and 25C. 
 In this way the number of districts was in- 
 creased so that there were in all forty-eight 
 with their respective chairman. 
 
 Two months from the time at which the 
 movement was first launched we had an organi- 
 zation that covered the entire County of Alle- 
 gheny with its 700 churches, every one of these 
 churches being upon the roll of its respective 
 district, and being invited to take part in the 
 movement. Seventeen denominations really 
 took action and decided to take part 
 in the movement. In addition to those 
 already mentioned as having representa- 
 tives in the committee we take pleasure 
 in adding here the names of the Primitive Meth- 
 odist, German United Evangelical, African 
 Methodist Episcopal and Free Methodist de- 
 nominations. 
 
 These Monday meetings of the general 
 committee are the very best index of the 
 progress of the work. Scarcely a week 
 passed now that we did not have calls for more 
 evangelists or more central meetings. In organ- 
 izing these central meetings a Local Committee 
 to take charge of the work was appointed, 
 consisting of a Chairman of Personal 
 Workers, a Chairman of Advertising and 
 a Chairman of a Music Committee. 
 Through all of these districts this plan 
 was cordially carried out, and the names of 
 
28 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 these various committees form a part of the 
 record of the campaign. We would do an in- 
 justice to the faithful and efficient leaders in 
 this great movement should we omit the names 
 of any. We therefor take pleasure in record- 
 ing the entire organization of these nineteen 
 central meetings. 
 
 LIST OF COMMITTEES ON ARRANGE- 
 MENTS FOR CENTRAL MEETINGS. 
 
 (1) Allegheny.— Rev. E. L. Eaton, D. D. ; 
 Rev. J. A. Platts, Rev. W- H. McMillan, D. D. 
 
 (2) Downtown. — Rev. W. G. Partridge, D. 
 D.; Rev. W. II. Rees, D. D.; Rev. I. A. 
 Barnes. 
 
 (3) East Liberty.— Rev. F. W. Sneed, D. D.; 
 Rev. R. M. Russell, D. D. ; Rev. W. A. Stan- 
 ton, D. D. 
 
 (4) Home wood. — Rev. W. E. McCulloch, 
 Rev. R. W. Woods, Rev. J. T. Pender, Rev. 
 W. S. Bayne. 
 
 (5) Oakland.— Rev. W. J. Reid, Rev. T. J. 
 Leak, D. D. ; Rev. H. '±. McClelland, D. D. ; 
 Rev. John H. Prugh, D. D. 
 
 (6) Southside.— Rev. S. A. Hunter, LL. D. ; 
 Rev. A. A. Nellis, D. D.; Rev. J. A. Wolf, 
 D. D. 
 
 (7) West End.— Rev. David Flanigan, Rev. 
 W. W. Youngson, Rev. J. C- Bruce, D. D. 
 
 (8) Lawrenc»wille. — Rev. J. P. Marlatt, D. 
 D. ; Rev. A. PI Linn, D. D. ; Rev. Thomas 
 Griffith, Rev. T. J. Mclsaac. 
 
The Committee at Work 29 
 
 (9) McKeesport. — Rev. Kinley McMillan, 
 Rev. J. T. Davis, Rev. W. H. Decker, Rev. J. 
 W. Miles. 
 
 (10) Sharpsburg. — Rev. T. M. Thompson, 
 D. D. ; Rev. L. E. Davis, D. D. ; Rev. N. B. 
 Tannehill. 
 
 (11) Carnegie. — Rev. J. A. Snodgrass, Rev. 
 J. M. Duff, D. D. ; Rev. L. R. Jones. 
 
 (12) Hill Top.— Rev. A. H. Jolly, D. D. ; 
 Rev. George H. Flinn, Ph. D. ; Rev. T. C. Mc- 
 Kelvey, D. D. 
 
 (13) Mill vale. — liev. George Richardson, 
 Rev. George H. McCampbell. 
 
 (14) Shady side.— Rev. J. K. McClurkin, D. 
 D. ; Rev. Daniel Dorchester, D. D. ; Rev. R. I. 
 McKee, Rev. W. P. Shrom, D. D. 
 
 (15) Woods Run— Rev. S. J. Glass, D. D. : 
 Rev. J. W. Hoffman, Rev. A. C. Dieffenbach, 
 Rev. C F. Wishart. 
 
 (16) Wilmerding.— Rev. W. G. Stewart. 
 
 (17) Herron Hill.— Rev. N. L. Brown, Rev. 
 B. R. McHatton, Rev. W. H. Knox. 
 
 (18) Coraopolis. — Rev. J. L. Cotton, Mr. 
 J. M. McCabe, ivir. Harry Anderson, Mr. E. M. 
 McGinnis, Mr. T. F. Watson. 
 
 (19) Manchester. — Rev. J. L. Hutson, D. D. ; 
 Rev. D. F. McGill, D. D. ; Rev. D. L. Johnston. 
 
 PERSONAL WORKERS. 
 
 1. Mr. R. P. Forsburg. 
 
 2. Mr. Nathan Jones. 
 
 3. Rev. W. S. Fulton, D. D. 
 
30 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 4. Rev. R. \v . Woods. 
 
 5. Mr. John D. Cherry. 
 
 6. Mr. Evan Roberts. 
 
 7. Rev. David Flanigan. 
 
 8. Mr. David R. Donald. 
 
 9. Rev. W. H. Decker. 
 
 10. Rev. F. E. Irwin. 
 
 11. Mr. E. P. Hazlett. 
 
 12. Mr. David Lyon. 
 
 13. Mr. Chas. A. Kettler. 
 
 14. Mr. T. J. Williams. 
 
 15. Rev. S. J. Glass, D. D. 
 
 16. Rev. W. E. Stewart. 
 
 17. Rev. B. R. McHatton. 
 
 18. Rev. B. F. Beazell. 
 
 19. Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lambie. 
 
 ADVERTISING. 
 
 1. Rev. J. A. Platts. 
 
 2. Rev. W. G. Partridge, D. D. 
 
 3. Rev. R. M. Russell, D. D. 
 
 4. Mr. Charles T. Moore. 
 
 5. Mr. Smith, Rev. C. S. Beatty. 
 
 6. Mr. Evan Roberts. 
 
 7. Rev. W. R. Thompson. 
 
 8. Rev. C. P. Wiles. 
 
 9. Rev. J. A. Maxwell. 
 
 10. Rev. J. H. Main. 
 
 11. Rev. J. A. Snodgrass. 
 
 12. Rev. J'red M. Gordon. 
 
 13. Mr. W. H. Leonard. 
 
 14. Dr. W. Henry Thompson. 
 
 15. Rev, C. F. Wishart. 
 
The Committee at Work 31 
 
 16. Rev. J. B. Ricketts. 
 
 17. Rev. W. H. Knox. 
 
 18. Mr. O.J. Gross. 
 
 19. Rev. D. F. McGill, D. D. 
 
 MUSIC. 
 
 1. Rev. George Robinson, D. D. 
 
 2. Mr. Norman Hassler. 
 
 3. Mr. L. S. McKeever. 
 
 4. Mr. Anderson. 
 
 5. Prof. R. H. Holbrook. 
 
 6. Prof. G. L. Smink. 
 
 7. Rev. W. R. Thompson. 
 
 8. Prof. R. A. Jennings. 
 
 9. Rev. J. E. Walker. 
 
 10. Rev. L. E. Davis. 
 
 11. Prof. R. M. Kay. 
 
 12. Rev. George Sheets. 
 
 13. Mr. Chas. A. Theobald. 
 
 14. Rev. J. K. McClurkin, D. D. 
 
 15. Rev. J. W. Hofeman. 
 
 16. Rev. O. H. P. Graham. 
 
 17. Rev. B. R. McHatton. 
 
 18. Mr. F. H. Stark. 
 
 19. Mr. Arthur Hutson. 
 
 The first general or circular letter sent out 
 by the committee bears date of December 18, 
 1903. The letter is now historic. The spirit 
 of the movement is in it. The plans it sug- 
 gests were to a great extent carried out. It 
 might well have been writen at the end of the 
 
32 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 Campaign as a record of what was done, only 
 that it should be multiplied tenfold. 
 
 We reproduce that letter in full as a portion 
 of the history of a great movement and also to 
 record the names of the denominations which had 
 faith in the plan and gave their influence to it : 
 
 Pittsburgh, Dec. 18, 1903. 
 To Pastor and People : 
 Dear Brethren — 
 We desire to enlist your special interest and 
 hearty co-operation in the Union effort of all 
 denominations for a Simultaneous Evangelistic 
 Movement in the two cities, and throughout 
 the county, during this winter. By suggestion 
 of the Union Ministerial Association all the 
 denominational associations have appointed rep- 
 resentatives who constitute a central committee 
 having the work in charge. In planning the 
 work the divisions of the Allegheny County 
 Bible School Association have been adopted, 
 making 42 districts in all ; and chairmen have 
 been appointed in each district to organize the 
 work. According to the plan adopted, a copy 
 of which is herewith enclosed, each district is 
 asked to hold a week's Union Meetings of Con- 
 ference and Prayer, preceding a series of Central 
 Evangelistic Meetings to be held simultaneously 
 at different points in the two cities. Dr. Chapman 
 has been invited to assume direction of the 
 work, and will have associated with him other 
 earnest evangelists — we hope to have Dr. A. 
 
REV. E. F. HALLENBECK 
 
The Committee at Work 33 
 
 C. Dixon among the number. At the close of 
 the Central Meetings, the different districts are 
 asked to hoid Union Meetings for another week 
 in order that all may be brought into unison. 
 After that each church is asked to continue 
 meetings of its own. The time fixed for the 
 District Meetings to begin is February 7th, 
 and for the Central Meetings to be held is 
 February 14th-28th, after which the District 
 Meetings are to be resumed, and then meetings 
 in the Local Church begun. 
 
 We realize, dear brethren, that under the 
 blessing of Almighty God the success of this 
 effort will depend mainly upon the co-operation 
 of the churches and their pastors. The plan 
 is designed to be a flexible one, and churches 
 and districts are entirely at liberty to adapt 
 it to local conditions, though we hope it will 
 be adhered to as nearly as possible. There 
 are some things, however, that are necessary 
 for its success everywhere, viz., earnest, united 
 and continued prayer, renewed study of the 
 work of God, and both united and individual 
 work for winning souls. The weakness of 
 similar movements in the past has been partly 
 in failure to concentrate the strength of the 
 united movement upon the local church. We 
 are fully persuaded that it should begin there 
 and end there. But we all recognize the power 
 of united effort : and we therefore earnestly and 
 fraternally urge and invite you to join with us 
 in this movement. The effect of all the churches 
 being engaged at one time in evangelistic meet- 
 2 
 
34 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 ings could not but be beneficial upon the com- 
 munity at large. 
 
 Will you not prepare at once for this move- 
 ment in your own church by organizing a 
 circle, or circles, for prayer and devotional 
 study of the Word of Crod, to meet either in 
 the church, or in the homes of the people, in 
 order to unitedly seek the blessing of God upon 
 this effort, without which it will be in vain. 
 
 Yours in the work of the Lord, 
 
 This letter was signed by ministers and laymen 
 of the following denominations : 
 
 Baptist. 
 Cheistian. 
 Church of God. 
 Congregational. 
 Lutheran. 
 
 Methodist Protestant. 
 Methodist Episcopal. 
 Presbyterian. 
 Reformed. 
 
 Reformed Presbyterian. 
 Unitei> Evangelical. 
 United Presbyterian. 
 Cumberland Presbyterian. 
 
CHAPTER V 
 
 IN THE OFFICE, 331 FOURTH AVE. 
 
 In the early part of January it was decided 
 to open an office in order to handle the work 
 of the campaign. Mr. Lilley soon found a. 
 place in the Fitzsimmons Building, 831 Fourth 
 Avenue, and engaged three commodious rooms 
 numbered 503, 504 and 505. These he imme- 
 diately arranged for the accommodation 
 of an office force. He had signs made for the 
 doors and windows announcing the business to 
 be transacted within. He procured three good 
 desks, three Remington typewriters, a number 
 of small tables, a telephone and a sufficient num- 
 ber of chairs to accommodate the crowds that 
 frequented the office during the next twa 
 months. Two stenographers were immediately 
 employed. A press agent, Mr. J. N. Patterson, 
 was assigned to one of the rooms. Dr. Calhoun 
 occupied another, and the third was given over 
 to the general work of the office. 
 
 Dr. Calhoun began his work in the 
 office on January 14th, and from the first 
 day was overwhelmed with the work that 
 was heaped up daily upon his desk. Mr. 
 Gleiss, the secretary, was not able ta 
 
36 The Pittsbutg Revival 
 
 be in the office all the time, so that the 
 larger portion of the work was left to Dr. Cal- 
 houn. In a few days he saw it would be im- 
 possible for him to carry on the work of the 
 office with its growing correspondence and inr- 
 creasing demand for help in the field. On 
 January 27th the writer, who has been a life- 
 long friend of Dr. Calhoun, was asked to aid 
 in the work of the office. I shall not forget 
 the worried look of Dr. Calhoun and his ex- 
 clamation, "There is work enough for ten men 
 here ; you miist help me." Turning from a busy 
 pastorate at a time when much work was 
 j)ressing, the writer began his work in the 
 office immediately. 
 
 It should be remembered that the work 
 was begun without tools. We had not 
 a preliminary organization. There was 
 confusion in the office because we did not know 
 even the names and addresses of the ministers in 
 the county. Six hundred names must be procured. 
 The District Chairman must be reached, and 
 communication established with each one of 
 these. Changes must be made in an organiza- 
 tion that at first had been made only as tenta- 
 tive, and some found it impossible to carry on 
 the work assigned them. 
 
 We did not know the ministry of the vari- 
 ous denominations, because up to this 
 time we had not come in touch with 
 them. We had heard the names of 
 some, and had seen the faces of a few, but 
 now we must search out every minister in 
 
In the Office 
 
 37 
 
 Allegheny County connected with fifteen de- 
 nominations, and address personal letters to 
 each concerning the Master's work. This was 
 no small undertaking. It was necessary from 
 the first to reach these brethren in such a way 
 as to awaken their interest in the Evangelistic 
 movement. Ten thousand copies of a leaflet, 
 "The Call to Prayer," were distributed from 
 the oflice, and with them a card called, "The 
 Circle of Prayer," being a pledge for the indi- 
 vidual to sign, engaging to pray for the bless- 
 ing of God upon the work. We believe that 
 this literature did much good in stirring up 
 the people. 
 
 In the beginning of the campaign quite 
 a number of the 42 districts in the county 
 seemed to take but little interest. A few 
 of them, as Sewickley and Tarentum, hav- 
 ing previously held services, sent most cordial 
 expressions of sympathy with the movement, 
 but did not undertake to carry out the plan 
 of the campaign. In some other cases the 
 chairmen of the districts were changed for vari- 
 ous reasons, and in almost every case we found 
 these chairmen interested in the work. 
 
 At this point in the movement we began 
 to realize that a great work was before us. We 
 had started with the idea of three central 
 meetings. That number had now grown to about 
 ten, and almost every day requests were com- 
 ing from other sections desiring central meet- 
 ings. The time for beginning the meetings 
 had been fixed for February 14th. That date 
 
38 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 same mail brought the answer to the people's 
 was now scarcely two weeks distant. We 
 had expected to carry on the work with four 
 or five evangelists, but each morning's mail 
 brought requests for others, and sometimes the 
 prayer. Indeed, after a few days' work in the 
 office we began to see that the guiding hand of the 
 Master was in it all, and that our part in 
 answering telephone or letter was only as his 
 weak instruments in bringing together those 
 whom he had appointed in his service. We 
 never had a call for an evangelist that waited 
 two days for an answer, and we never had 
 an evangelist offered that we did not have 
 a call for him in less than two days. Once an 
 evangelist without employment stepped into the 
 office unexpected by us. After learning his 
 mission we said, "Be seated and wait. There 
 wall be work for you, we are sure." In a short 
 time a minister stepped in earnestly desiring 
 an evangelist. He secured the one who had 
 tlius come without employment. It was only 
 one of numerous incidents of the Lord's leading 
 in the work of the office. 
 
 There was much worry in the office about 
 the hymn books. It was decided to use *'Songs 
 of Praise," a book compiled by Dr. Chapman. 
 They were printed in Lansing, Mich., and sent 
 in three separate shipments. From the dis- 
 tricts that had now been organized urgent re- 
 quests were coming for the hymn books even 
 before they had arrived. As time passed on 
 there w^ere calls for nearly 10,000 books, and 
 
In the Office 
 
 39 
 
 yet we had only received 3,000, but to our sur- 
 prise and gratification just the day before the 
 great meetings began we were notified by tele- 
 phone that the last lot of our books was in the 
 freight yards, ready for use, and before the 
 day closed every central meeting was supplied 
 with books. 
 
 At the request of the evangelists ^^Inquirers' 
 Cards^^ and ''Decision Cards'* were prepared and 
 distributed to all the meetings. How many of 
 these were used we have no means of know- 
 ing. All we do know is that of the 35,000 
 printed all were sent out to the different meet- 
 ings. Fifteen hundred badges for the singers 
 were also prepared and distributed, sometimes 
 to the leaders of the choirs and sometimes 
 directly to singers themselves. It is probable 
 that fully 2,000 of those who are accustomed 
 to aid in the praise services of the churches 
 took part in the various meetings. 
 
 One of the most interesting phases of the 
 work both in the office and in the meetings 
 was that or enrolling and commissioning per- 
 sonal workers. It was a plan of the evangelists 
 to have some earnest Christian, who was willing, 
 speak a word to any one who might be- 
 come interested at any of the meetings- In 
 order to facilitate this work these personal 
 workers were generally assigned to three or four 
 pews. The names of these personal workers 
 were sent to the office, and a personal worker's 
 card containing the following message was sent 
 to each of them: 
 
40 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 Dear Christian Friend: 
 
 You are duly commissioned as a personal 
 worker. Much depends on you. This card will 
 admit you to all meetings and serve to introduce 
 you to the Chief Usher, who will assign you 
 your work. Present this card at the place of 
 meeting one-half hour before the service be- 
 gins. God may use you to win a soul. 
 
 Pray earnestly. Go early. 
 
 The Evangelistic Committee. 
 
 Fifteen hundred of these cards were used, and 
 from reports in many of the meetings we feel 
 assured that there was enlisted in this work 
 as consecrated and efficient a corps of Christian 
 workers as could be found in any city. Why 
 should it not be so when they were picked 
 from these various denominations by their pas- 
 tors and selected because of their peculiar fit- 
 ness for this work, from five to ten of them 
 being taken from each congregation? They 
 were frequently seen in the meetings on their 
 knees in a pew pleading with God for the salva- 
 tion of some inquiring soul, in the aisles or 
 vestibules of the churches were speaking to 
 those with whom they might come in contact, 
 urging them to give their hearts to Christ, 
 in the after-meetings and inquiry rooms, 
 praying with those whom they had influenced 
 to come to these meetings. Not infrequently 
 before the services closed a stubborn heart had 
 yieldea to Christ, and there was the first joy 
 
REV. R. A. WALTON, D. D. 
 
 11 
 
REV. JAMES B. ELY, D. D. 
 
In the Office 
 
 41 
 
 of a soul reclaimed from sin. No doubt it was 
 a new experience for many of these earnest 
 Christians who had, up to that time, not con- 
 sidered themselves capable of speaking a word 
 for Christ, but this was a training school for 
 them that has added efficiency in every church. 
 In the years to come these personal work- 
 ers will be the "minute men," the ready help- 
 ers of many pastors. 
 
 The fear of speaking a word that would 
 give offense has passed away, and many 
 a willing tongue dropped a word in a will- 
 ing ear. Though the response was not 
 always that of a soul returning to Christ, there 
 was no offense, and it was surprising to all how 
 easy of approach those were who were in the 
 meetings. Though they might not be deeply 
 affected, I Relieve it is true that almost every 
 one who attended the meetings expected to be 
 brought into personal contact with those who 
 were seeking souls. Sometimes a flippant reply 
 was ready, but often and often those who came 
 without an interest went away earnest seekera 
 of Christ. How many souls were plucked as 
 brands from the burning by these earnest seek- 
 ers of souls eternity only can tell, but we do 
 believe that with many of them it will be said 
 that they have turned some to righteousness 
 who will shine with them as the stars forever 
 and ever. May God grant his richest blessin£r» 
 and the precious assurance of having rendered 
 a service to our Lord and Master to this conse- 
 crated company of personal workers, and may 
 2* 
 
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 the blue card which bears their commission be 
 to them a symbol of that great mission which 
 has enabled them to minister to others as the 
 Master ministered to many wnen he was among 
 men. 
 
 The offices of the committee were not merely 
 a place for the transaction of the business per- 
 taining to the campaign, but they naturally 
 became a center of spiritual influence. Minis- 
 ters came there with the burden of their 
 churches upon their hearts, and poured forth 
 their desires in expressions that must have 
 been heard at the throne of God. Women came 
 weeping and telling of the needs of wandering 
 ones about them, and asking for help in special, 
 work. 
 
 Occasionally a company came together to 
 plan and to pray for some needy work. 
 Evalgelists came to tell how God had 
 blessed them in their various fields, and occa- 
 sionally an unknown servant of God dropped 
 in to leave a contribution for the work and 
 refused to give his name. Very many times 
 in the office little groups would be gathered in 
 different parts of the rooms in earnest con- 
 versation. There was the utmost cheerfulness 
 on the part of those who came, but every one 
 was urgent, each felt the burden of his own 
 work, and was unwilling that it should be 
 set aside. He came oppressed with a great 
 burden, feeling luat it was the Lord's cause, 
 and it should not be lightly considered. 
 
 Some times, it is true, there were little difficul- 
 
In the Office 
 
 43 
 
 ties that had to be adjusted. The record of these 
 cannot be published, but this much we can 
 say that of all the complaints and troubles 
 that came to the office, where brethren felt 
 that they were aggrieved or even wronged, there 
 was the most cordial teeling manifested, and 
 every trouble vanished by the blessing of the 
 Lord. Those who were offended with each other 
 were soon at peace, and the work that seemed to 
 be endangered by ill-feeling received a new im- 
 pulse through the spirit of forgiveness and 
 gentleness which prevailed in every case. We 
 are grateful, indeed, to make this record, and 
 especially glad when we remember that pastors 
 and workers with all their local interests and 
 personal ambitions entered into the work. These 
 were readily overcome by the gracious opera- 
 tions of the Spirit of God upon them in this 
 united effort. 
 
 We are grateful, to record, with the 
 harmony and good fellowship that was mani- 
 fested in all the meetings. In many instances 
 the details of the work had to be wrought out 
 in a personal correspondence. Questions must 
 be answered, misunderstandings corrected, 
 new workers instructed, and everything done 
 quickly. We could not put aside the letters 
 received to-day to be answered next week. The 
 answer must be immediate. 
 
 We did not have much to do with the finan- 
 cial problems, as they were so effectively cared 
 for by the Finance Committee, but the en- 
 velopes for taking collections, about 75,000 in 
 
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 number, were sent out from the office, and each 
 week during February about 1,000 notices were 
 Bent out to the ministers of the county, and 
 of surrounding towns, announcing the Monday 
 meetings which were of so much interest. Then 
 arrangements were made in the office for meet- 
 ings that were held under the auspices of the 
 Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. 0. A. in shops and 
 factories and the Bethel Home on Duquesne 
 way. 
 
 The work of the Press Committee deserves 
 notice here. This committee, consisting of 
 Rev. Wm. A. Jones, Rev. J. W. Righter and 
 Rev. A. C. Dieffenbach, had in charge the work 
 of advertising the meetings. Their skill in 
 managing this part of the work is evident 
 from the great interest taken in the movement 
 by the daily papers of the city and also by the 
 numerous ways devised by them in introducing 
 the work of the committee. They prepared 
 large posters wnich were conspicuous on the 
 bill boards about the city. Window cards were 
 printed and distributed wherever they could be 
 used. Small slips and "dodgers" were printed 
 and scattered broadcast throughout the city, so 
 that wherdrer one turned the Evangelistic 
 Movement was in evidence. 
 
 In addition to this general work each 
 central meeting was thoroughly advertised. 
 Pictures of evangelists and singers were 
 made, and the faces of the whole corps 
 of workers became familiar to the people 
 A daily program was given to the papers. Notices 
 
In the Oifice 45 
 
 of special meetings were published or sent out 
 on printed cards. It was not an uncommon 
 thing to print and distribute 10,000 announce- 
 ments of a single meeting, and the variety of 
 this printed matter, both in type and coloring 
 of paper, with shape and size, were a study to 
 those who were interested in advertising 
 schemes. Some were printed in two or three 
 colors, some were cut to attract attention by 
 their form, some were fiery red, while others 
 took the sombre blue, but all seemed to attract 
 attention and do their work. The advertising 
 motto, "Keep everlastingly at it," seemed to 
 have been adopted by this committee, and again 
 the worth of the motto was proved. 
 
 The Secular press of the city never 
 gave such attention to a religious move- 
 ment as they did to this. The efiicient Press 
 Agent worked with an unwearied hand, and 
 with marvelous skill to prepare material for 
 the papers. Once this work was started report- 
 ers were constantly in attendance at the meet- 
 ings, and three or four of them might have 
 been found in the office of the Committee every 
 day inquiring for news. The best reports that 
 we have to-day of the meetings were those pre- 
 pared by the reporters of the Secular press- 
 All that they said has been carefully clipped 
 and preserved, and forms an exceedingly inter- 
 esting volume. These reports would make a 
 book of 2,000 pages like this. 
 
 It was through our efficient Press Agent 
 that the associated press throughout the coun- 
 
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 try received news of the movement. In almost 
 every local paper in the counties surrounding 
 our city, even hundreds of miles away, inter- 
 esting reports were published. This accounts 
 in part for the widespread interest in the cam- 
 paign. God prepared the way, and we used 
 all these agencies for the advancement of his 
 work, and for the time being at least these in- 
 struments seemed to be sanctified and made meet 
 for his use. May God speed the day when 
 these potent agencies for disseminating knowl- 
 edge shall speak only that which is right, and 
 in the Master's name shall "publish peace." 
 
CHAPTER VI 
 
 SHOWERS OF BLESSING 
 
 As indicated in the general plan it was agreed 
 that the beginning should be in the good old 
 way of cottage prayer meetings. A letter was 
 sent out from the office January 19th, as 
 follows : 
 
 •'God is blessing our work. The meetings of 
 the General Committee are growing in interest 
 and enthusiasm every week. Additional cen- 
 tral meetings are being asked for. We all feel 
 that it is of vital importance that every church 
 be thoroughly organized and interested. The 
 district chairmen have been responding with a 
 good heart, and in most of the districts much 
 preparatory work has been well done. 
 
 *'At the general meeting Monday last, it was 
 resolved that each chairman be asked to secure : 
 
 "(1) Cottage prayer meetings in each con- 
 gregation at once, and to continue until Feb- 
 ruary 7th. 
 
 *'(2) Arrange program for union prayer 
 meetings for week beginning February 7th. 
 
 **(3) Secure names and addresses in each 
 church in your district of persons who will go 
 
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 to the nearest central meeting to usher or to 
 do personal work for souls ; also of singers who 
 will join the chorus choir in the nearest central 
 meeting; these names and addresses to be for- 
 warded to the central office as soon as secured. 
 
 *'(4) Secure an exchange of pastors in the 
 morning service of the Lord's Day, February 
 7th, each minister to preach in relation to the 
 Simultaneous Movement in Allegheny County. 
 
 "(5) The pastors of each district to meet 
 once each week, or oftener, to pray for the 
 baptism of tne Holy Spirit to the end that the 
 church may be quickened and unbelievers saved. 
 
 "(6) Bring or send each Monday, to meet- 
 ing of General Committee, a brief written re- 
 port of progress of work in your district. 
 
 * 'Kindly send to this office program of meet- 
 ings for week of February 7th." 
 
 In response to this appeal the churches ar- 
 ranged these cottage prayer meetings. It is im- 
 possible even to estimate how many were held. 
 Some churches reported as many as forty or 
 fifty, while smaller numbers were reported by 
 others. These meetings were not the assem- 
 bling of the multitudes. Generally they were 
 a little company of Christians scarcely filling 
 an ordinary parlor, but earnest prayers were 
 offered, hymns were sung, and short talks by 
 laymen were given which stirred the people. 
 Many of these meetings were of unusual inter- 
 est. It was evident that the Spirit of God was 
 
Showers of Blessmgf 49 
 
 at work in the dwellings of the people, and in 
 these little groups souls were converted, and 
 God's children refreshed. It was understood 
 that the meetings should bo short, but we have 
 heard of more than one of them that was pro- 
 longed almost to the midnight hour, and none 
 were wearied with the service. 
 
 On January 22, the following letter was 
 sent to all the ministers of the county : 
 
 "On Monda.y last at the meeting of the Gen- 
 eral Committee in charge of the Simultaneous 
 Evangelistic Movement, it was resolved that the 
 central office be instructed to open correspon- 
 dence with every minister in the county whose 
 denomination is represented in our plan of 
 work ; the object of the correspondence being 
 to secure the active interest and co-operation 
 of all the ministers. 
 
 "It was further resolved, that, from now un- 
 til the close of the campaign, all the pastors 
 be requested to make the preaching and all the 
 church services evangelistic in character with 
 special reference to the work before us. 
 
 "We fully realize that every pastor must 
 arrange according to the special needs and con- 
 ditions of his own church. 
 
 "Wherever the way is open, we plead for 
 earnest co-operation with the plan of the 
 Simultaneous Movement. Thirteen denomina- 
 tions are now enlisted, and there is much reason 
 for encouragement in the manifest blessing of 
 God upon the present movement in our midst, 
 
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 for the quickening of the churches and the sal- 
 vation of multitudes. The need is overwhelm- 
 ing. There are faithful servants of Christ in 
 every church ; but every pastor has a burden 
 on his heart because of members who seem to 
 be indifferent as to their own spiritual life, and 
 unconcerned as to the peril of the unsaved. Out 
 in the streets and in the homes of our cities 
 are perishing thousands who never cross the 
 threshold of any church. They are traveling 
 into eternity witnout salvation. They cannot 
 be saved without a quickened church. Our 
 prayer is for an awakened church. We have 
 no faith in any plan or method save as it may 
 be a means to the end that the unbelieving world 
 may be saved. We plead for Pentecostal 
 prayer, united, continued, believing prayer for 
 the baptism of the Holy Spirit : 
 
 "(1) In secret, at the family altar, and 
 in the public assembly. 
 
 "(2) By holding cottage or neighborhood 
 meetings simultaneously in various districts 
 in each congregation ; and a liberal use of the 
 prayer leaflets and cards, according to the 
 best judgment of each pastor. 
 
 "(3) By union prayer meetings during the 
 week beginning February 7th. 
 
 *'(4) That each pastor will send, without 
 delay, to the chairman of his district or to this 
 office, the names and addresses of persons who 
 will serve as ushers or personal workers. 
 
 "(5) That each pastor will arrange an ex- 
 change of pulpits with a brother pastor for tne 
 
Showers of Blessing 51 
 
 morning service of February 7th. iiiach min- 
 ister to preach an awakening sermon with 
 special reference to the Simultaneoua Evangelis- 
 tic Movement. It would also be much appre- 
 ciated if each preacher would send to this office, 
 in care of Mr. I'atterson, press agent, a very- 
 brief abstract containing the gist of this 
 special sermon. 
 
 "It would also be helpful if you will kindly 
 report the number of praj^er meetings held in 
 your congregation each week with any other 
 items of interest relating to the progress of 
 the movement." 
 
 The effect of this appeal was manifest all 
 over the county, and its suggestions were car- 
 ried out to a wonderful extent. If it be borne 
 in mind that these letters were sent out by 
 a committee without ecclesiastical authority, 
 and that all they proposed could only be re- 
 garded as suggestions which might or might not 
 be followed, it is even more surprising that 
 there was such general consent to the plan. 
 The cottage prayer meetings and conferences 
 were held everywhere, and immediately lists 
 of names of personal workers and ushers and 
 singers were sent to the central office, indicating 
 tEe widespread willingness of the members of 
 the church to do their part in the good work. 
 
 A unique service in this connection was the 
 pulpit exchanges in the various districts recom- 
 mended in the letter. Very few pastors were 
 in their own pulpits on that memorable day. 
 Neighboring pastors of different denominations 
 
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 wnose churches were on the same streets or in the 
 same vicinity exchanged pulpits. Every min- 
 ister was at his best, not because he had his 
 best sermon, but because he was afire with the 
 Spirit of God. The messages of that day had 
 a wonderful influence upon the congregations. 
 The people for once were not afraid to speak 
 in praise of the pastor of the church across 
 the way. He had brought to them a message 
 from God, and they were willing to hear the 
 word at his mouth- There was not a sign of 
 jealousy. The utmost good feeling prevailed, 
 impulse. That was the best possible beginning 
 for the conferences which followed on the suc- 
 ceeding evenings. 
 
 The week from February 7 to 14 was to be 
 devoted to district meetings for conference and 
 prayer. Programs were prepared and speakers 
 named. It was a most interesting and im- 
 pressive feature of this work that from the 
 first to the last of them, the churches were 
 crowded. Frequently overflow meetings were 
 held, and speakers were called out of one meet- 
 ing to speak in another church, where the peo- 
 ple had assembled. In these meetings no ser- 
 mons were preacned, no outside help was called 
 in. It was just the pastors of the neighbor- 
 hood giving earnest heart talks to their people 
 concerning the needs of the Kingdom. A single 
 program of one of these meetings will indicate 
 the character of the work that was done. 
 
Showets of Blessing: 53 
 
 SIMULTANEOUS EVANGELISTIC 
 MOVEMENT. 
 
 PBOGBAM FOB THE SOUTH SIDE. 
 
 District No. 10. 
 For the Week of Monday, Feb. 8, 1904. 
 Monday, First German Baptist Church — 
 Subject: "The Mission of the Church." 
 Speaker: J. R. Wolf, Pastor of the Wal- 
 ton M. E. Church. 
 Tuesday, Welsh Congregational Churcn — 
 Subject : "Individual Work." 
 Speaker : H. C. Gliess, Pastor of the First 
 German Baptist Church. 
 Wednesday, Puritan Congregational Church — 
 Subject : "Prayer. 
 
 Speaker: S. A. Hunter, Pastor of the 
 South Side Presbyterian Church. 
 Thursday, Walton M. E. Church- 
 Subject: "The Holy Spirit." 
 Speakers: Wm. Surdival, Pastor of the 
 Welsh Congregation Church; Geo. 
 Marsh, Pastor of the Puritan Congrega- 
 tional Church. 
 Friday, Grand Union Meeting under the direc- 
 tion of Evangelist Dr. R. A. Walton* 
 
 During these conferences it was evident that 
 the Spirit of God was working mightily upon 
 the hearts of His people. The churches where 
 the conferences were held were sometimes filled 
 to overflowing before the hour announced for 
 
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 the service to begin. The singing was earnest. 
 There was no confusion, even where the crowds 
 produced some discomfort. In many of these 
 meetings appeals were made to the uncon- 
 verted, and not a few hands were raised ex- 
 pressing a desire for the prayers of God's peo- 
 ple. If the ministry had been awakened by 
 their preliminary pKnns it is equally true that 
 the hearts of the people were stirred by these 
 conferences. 
 
 By this time the topic of conversation in the 
 offices, and on the street cars was of a religious 
 nature. There was an interest now which was 
 shaking the whole city with its suburbs. There 
 was an exceedingly hopeful spirit in these 
 meetings. God's people were confident that His 
 ear was not heavy, and that He was already 
 making bare His mighty arm. If these meet- 
 ings had been the end, it must still have been 
 regarded as a great and good work. 
 
 The effect of the meetings thus far was to 
 show Christian people tnat union effort was 
 entirely possible. Every doubt as to the feasi- 
 bility of the plan was now removed. There 
 was an easy way of reconciling differences in 
 method of worship when hearts were united. 
 If the meetings were in a Methodist Church 
 there was a cordial adoption of their manner 
 of worship, and responses to earnest prayer 
 were heartily approved. In the United Presby- 
 terian churches psalms were sung with a zest 
 that would wake the "harp and psaltry'* of 
 David himself. The people were so thoroughly 
 
Showers of Blessing 55 
 
 in earnest that they did not think of these 
 differences. 
 
 While these services were going on the lead- 
 ers were not idle. Pastors were seeking from 
 their flocks those who were to be helpers in the 
 coming meetings. Personal workers and sing- 
 ers were being appointed, choirs were rehears- 
 ing, and the minutest details of the work were 
 developing so that all might be in readiness 
 for February 14th. All hearts were turning to 
 that day as to some great event. The throb 
 of a great movement was felt all over the 
 country. Even the remote country districts were 
 awake and active, and the earliest words of 
 cheer came from those who braved the storms 
 on country roads to take their part in confer- 
 ence and prayer. 
 
 Plum District, No. 28, of which Rev. 
 C. G. Hazlett is chairman, was an in- 
 stance. There are ten churches in this 
 district, and eight had a part in the meet- 
 ings. These churches were miles apart, but 
 the people united in cottage meetings and con- 
 ferences which brought cheer to many hearts 
 and salvation to some souls. 
 
 Oakdale District, No. 36, Rev. W. J. Cassidy, 
 chairman, enlisted four of its eight scattered 
 churches. They were among the first to procure 
 hymn books and though far from the central 
 meetings they carried out the general provisions 
 of the plan. 
 
 The effect of these meetings for prayer and 
 conference is indicated in another way. 
 
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 During these weeks the Central Committee 
 was almost overwhelmed with calls for 
 central meetings. The people came together. 
 The holy fire began to burn, and its flames 
 could not be quenched. The requests that came 
 to the committee Uuring these two weeks of 
 prayer increased the number of central meet- 
 ings from twelve to nineteen, while several 
 other requests were refused for reasons that 
 seemed good to the committee. If God's people 
 had doubted the efficacy of prayer previous to 
 this time, I believe that many were convinced 
 during these weeks. The little companies or 
 large assemblages that came together to "ask 
 and seek, and knock," received abundant proof 
 that God was answering their desires, and that 
 often while they were speaking He was be- 
 stowing the blessing. No one doubts that the 
 magnitude of the movement was a result of this 
 wrestling at a Throne of Grace. 
 
 A letter written by Dr. Calhoun to Dr. Chap- 
 man on January 26th, indicates the condition 
 of affairs at that time. Indeed, it must be 
 said that the progress of the work was so 
 rapid that tne condition of one day scarcely 
 indicated what it would be the next. This 
 will show now the preparatory services indi- 
 cated that these were only the first dropping of 
 a copious shower that was soon to fall upon 
 our county. In this letter he says: 
 
 "We have assigned Dr. Robertson to the 
 Lawrenceville district. A great community of 
 unsaved people with several good churches 
 
REV. JOHN ROBERTSOX, D. 
 
Showers of Blessing 57 
 
 thoroughly united in the Simultaneous Move- 
 ment. 
 
 *'i have had an earnest talk with some of 
 the leading ministers representing the down- 
 town district and they have pledged their earn- 
 est and prayerful support of Mr. Biederwolf. 
 We understand that it will be a difficult mat- 
 ter to get a crowd at these meetings week even- 
 ings, but all the papers will give them 
 special notice, and by putting a strong man 
 there, think that it will become a great center 
 of religious influence in Pittsburg. 
 
 "Carnegie is a most important point and we 
 are anxious to give them a good man. The 
 same is true of McKeesport. It is a town of 
 splendid churches and a great population of 
 working people. 
 
 "I am writing to the Evangelists, so far as 
 they are assigned, advising them to correspond 
 with the chairman of the Committee on Ar- 
 rangements in their respective districts. The 
 work is growing beyond all expectation and 
 we find it almost impossible to keep pace with 
 it and the many requests that are being made 
 for additional meetings. Surely the Holy Spirit 
 has come to Pittsburg and the windows of 
 Heaven are about to open upon us for a great 
 spiritual blessing." 
 
 So rapid was the progress of the movement 
 in these days that on January 29th, Dr. Cal- 
 houn again wrote to Dr. Chapman as follows : 
 
 "It seems we shall not be able to keep pace 
 
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 with our Simultaneous Movement, as it is op- 
 ening up before us. Another group of churches 
 in the East End has just asked for a central 
 meeting. In this group are seven or eight of 
 the wealthiest churches in the city. It is a 
 community of millionaires. Their ministers 
 have been talking over the matter, and have 
 just put in an application for a central meet- 
 ing. 
 
 "We feel it most important that this request 
 should be granted, and a strong man provided 
 to preach to the people of this community." 
 
 At the meeting of the central committee held 
 on February 1st, Rev. H. C. Gliess, the sec- 
 retary, gave a report of a conference with for- 
 eigners who desire to have a part in the work. 
 They are missionaries working among the 
 Italians, French and Slavs. The Slavs being 
 headed by Rev. Vaclav Losa, an earnest and 
 consecrated minister of the Presbyterian 
 Church, working here among his people. It 
 was decided to secure the noted foreign worker, 
 Rev. V. Kraliceck, of Chicago, to assist the 
 Slavish missionaries wbo carry on the work. 
 
 About this time arrangements were also 
 made for holding meetings in the Bethel Home 
 on Duquesne Way, at the Y. W. C. A. rooms 
 on Fifth street, and at the Y. M. C. A. rooms 
 on Seventh street. Requests were also granted 
 for speakers to attend a number of noon-day 
 meetings held in factories. These notes are 
 given to indicate the wide proportion the work 
 had taken on by the first of February. 
 
Showers of Blessing 59 
 
 A letter sent out on February 2nd indicates 
 the carefulness of the Central Committee in its 
 anxiety to reach all parts of the county. This 
 letter was sent to one of the district chairmen. 
 It reads : 
 
 "We have no very definite word as yet from 
 your district in the evangelistic work. Almost 
 the whole community is awakening to new 
 spiritual life, and we sincerely hope that the 
 blessing may not be missed in your district. 
 Can you arrange for pulpit exchanges on next 
 Sabbath, and have conference and prayer in 
 the' week following? Everywhere we hear re- 
 ports of great good in the cottage prayer meet- 
 ings. We have sent you a package of literature 
 on *Call to Prayer,' which we hope may be 
 useful in stirring up the people. Please let 
 us know if in any way we may serve you in 
 furthering the Master's work in your district." 
 
 On February 5th Dr. Calhoun wrote to Dr. 
 John H. Converse, of Philadelphia, as follows : 
 
 "We have now arranged for fifteen simulta- 
 neous meetings, and need a good strong evan- 
 gelist for another field. This week in all parts 
 of bur cities neighborhood prayer meetings are 
 being held, also a number of preparatory dis- 
 trict meetings. Next week in fifty or more 
 districts every evening we will have union meet- 
 ings for prayer and conference. Many con- 
 versions have already been reported in these 
 preparatory meetings. We are looking for the 
 windows of Heaven to open upon Pittsburg. 
 The spirit of unity prevailing among the differ- 
 
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 ent denominations is surely a work of the Holy 
 Spirit. We have thirteen denominations repre- 
 sented in the movement, a general committee 
 of fifty representing these denominations, and 
 we have never yet had one negative vote on 
 any question before us." 
 
 On February 8th, following the Sabbath .on 
 which the pulpit exchanges were effected, the 
 following letter was sent from the central 
 ofiice to Dr. Converse : 
 
 "Our work is becoming wider and deeper 
 every day. Yesterday there was a general ex- 
 change of pulpits^ Awakening evangelistic ser- 
 mons were preached in almost every pulpit. 
 The daily papers this morning gave extended 
 notices of the different sermons. The Pitts- 
 hurg Times came out with a strong edi- 
 torial commending the Simultaneous Move- 
 ment, emphasizing its importance and stat- 
 ing that it is the most significant religious 
 effort in the history of the city. Short ab- 
 stracts are given tnis morning of the sermons 
 that were preached yesterday. 
 
 Even now our churches are responding to 
 the quickening power of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 **I send these words of earnest greeting and 
 ask that the brethren of the Committee will 
 have remembrance of us and the work before 
 us in prayer." 
 
CHAPTER VII 
 
 ENLARGEMENT 
 
 When the executive committee began its 
 work it was agreed to transact the Lord's 
 business in a business manner. If it paid 
 to advertise in selling merchandise it would 
 be profitable also in saving souls. With 
 this idea an efficient press agent, Mr. J. N. 
 Patterson, was secured. At first the editors of 
 the papers were inclined to pay but little at- 
 tention to the movement, but in a short time 
 they were ready to give it space, and every 
 day the reporters for the various dailies came 
 to the office of the committee to gather news. 
 
 Much trouble was sometimes taken to procure 
 cuts of evangelists who were coming or of 
 ministers and laymen who were taking an in- 
 terest in the work. One enterprising paper 
 secured a flashlight picture of a cottage prayer 
 meeting as they were assembled tvith Bibles in 
 hand, reading the lesson. Another gave a 
 group of Slavic missionaries as they were 
 planning for their work, while almost every im- 
 portant action of the Committee had place in 
 the daily columns, and no paper seemed com- 
 plete without a picture of some one who was 
 
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 helping the movement. In one paper brief ex- 
 tracts of fifty sermons were presented. 
 
 Every evangelist was interviewed as soon 
 as he appeared on the ground, and his face 
 was made familiar to the people by the press. 
 Not only the local dailies, but the associated 
 press, and the daily and weekly papers of every 
 town for miles around counted the movement 
 worthy of notice, and many gave much space 
 to it. Several editorials were published during 
 the campaign. One of these from the Pittslurg 
 Times, of February 8th, is here given in full : 
 
 "A GREAT MOVEMENT." 
 
 *'The great evangelistic movement for which 
 preparations have been in progress for some 
 time, and which will be formally begun to-day, 
 was appropriately prefaced yesterday by num- 
 erous sermons on the subject. The preparations 
 have been so thorough and the interest already 
 aroused is so great that there is the highest 
 promise of most important results. Never be- 
 fore in the history of evangelistic movements 
 has there been such a complete advance organi- 
 zation of work, a fact which speaks volumes 
 for the interest and religious zeal of those who 
 have had the matter in charge. It will cer- 
 tainly be a most impressive object lesson to see 
 the members of so many Christian denomina- 
 tions working together in the greatest harmony 
 for the sole purpose of improving the condition 
 of themselves and their fellow men. 
 
Enlargement 63 
 
 "Nobody will deny that there is great need 
 of a revival of religious feeling, not only in 
 Allegheny county, but throughout the v^hole 
 nation. Many of the evils from which the body 
 politic is suffering are due to the ignoring of 
 the great principles of religion and morality 
 which were the guides of our fathers in tneir 
 times of stress. The corruption which marks 
 our politics and finds a resting place in official 
 places. National State and Municipal, would be 
 vastly less if the people of the country generally 
 were properly aroused to their religious obliga- 
 tions. There would also be vastly less friction 
 between man and man and much more happi- 
 ness and comfort in the nation if the princi- 
 ples of Christianity, which will be preached 
 this week in every community in this county, 
 could stir up all the people of America to a 
 true sense of their religious duty. The thought- 
 ful and patriotic citizen, therefore, no matter 
 what his particular religious belief may be, 
 will watch with interest the movement that is 
 being launched to-day and will heartily desire 
 that it may achieve great results in the salva- 
 tion of souls." 
 
 Whenever a new central meeting was agreed 
 upon by the committee the papers reported it. 
 If singers were wanted it was announced 
 and whenever a district had completed its or- 
 ganization or begun its work the papers were 
 glad to announce it. 
 
 Many inquiries came to the office concern- 
 ing the time and place of the meetings, and 
 
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 in response to this oft repeated request the' 
 papers took up and published a daily program 
 of all the services. This was eagerly looked 
 for by the people of the county, and was greatly 
 appreciated by all interested in the movement. 
 We give herewith one of these daily programs 
 as indicating what the newspapers did in this 
 way, and also to indicate the scope of the work 
 then in progress. 
 
 Program of February 16th as printed in 
 Pittsburg Dispatch: 
 
 Noon hour meeting for business people. Sec- 
 ond Presbyterian Church. Dr. Gray's Bible 
 lecture, in Sixth United Presbyterian Church, 
 East End, 10 a. m. ; in North Avenue Methodist 
 Episcopal Church, 3 p. m. Bible lecture by Dr. 
 W. E. Biederwolf in Fourth Avenue Baptist 
 Church at 3 o'clock. 
 
 Evening Evangelistic Mass Meetings — 
 
 Downtown — Fourth Avenue Baptist Church, 
 Rev. W. E. Biederwolf, speaker. 
 
 Allegheny, North Avenue Methodist Episco- 
 pal Church, Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman. 
 
 Downtown, Allegheny, North Avenue Metho- 
 dist Episcopal Church, Rev- J. Wilbur Oiap- 
 man. 
 
 Lower Allegheny, McClure Avenue Presby- 
 terian Church, Rev. David Winters. 
 
 . Shady Side, Fourth Presbyterian CEurch, 
 Rev. F. E. Smiley, D. D. 
 
 South Side, Union Baptist Church, Rev. R. 
 A. Walton, D. D. 
 
 Lawrenceville, Seventh United Presbyterian 
 Church, Rev. John Robertson. 
 
REV. THOMAS NEEDHAM 
 
PROF. R. A. JENNIlS^aS 
 
Enlargement 65 
 
 East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Rev. L. 
 W. Munhall, D. D. 
 
 Oakland, First United Presbyterian Church, 
 Rev. E. F. Hallenbeck. 
 
 JVicKeesport, First Presbyterian Church, 
 Rev. J. C. Chapman. 
 
 Millvale Opera House, Rev. A. L. Prewett. 
 
 Sharpsburg, Methodist Episcopal Church, 
 Rev. Thomas Needham. 
 
 Carnegie, Carnegie Library Hall, Rev. E. L. 
 Eaton, D. D. 
 
 Wilmerding, Presbyterian Church, Rev. W. 
 S. Miller. 
 
 Another manner in which the work was en- 
 larged was by the offer of present religious 
 organizations. The Brotherhood of Andrew and 
 Phillip having a membership of more than 
 three hundred young men in the county, offered 
 their service to the committee. The Rev. Harry 
 W. Boyd, the president of the county organi- 
 zation, immediately set about enlisting the 
 young men for action during the campaign. The 
 Y. M. C. A. offered whatever assistance they 
 could give. 
 
 Although the Protestant Episcopal Church 
 took no part in the campaign, it re- 
 ceived the sympathy at least of some of the 
 ministers of that church. In speaking of the 
 movement in Trinity Episcopal Church on Feb- 
 ruary 14th, Rev. A. W. Arundel, rector of the 
 church, gave endorsement to the movement in 
 the following words : 
 8 
 
66 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 "A vigorous evangelistic movement is now be- 
 ing carried on by the great denominations 
 around us. I have heard it criticised. Some 
 speak of the danger of emotionalism; others 
 speak of pulpit clap-trap ; to others the Moody- 
 Sankey style of hymnology is objectionable, and 
 there are those who prophesy all sorts of reac- 
 tion and backsliding, and so on. But down un- 
 derneath the meaning of this movement the idea 
 is to get men and women to face the question 
 of being right with God and "their fellow men, 
 to get them soundly converted in both direc- 
 tions. And may God speed the movement in so 
 far as it shall increase the ranks of those in the 
 city who love righteousness and hate iniquity." 
 
 Of course the denominational papers of the 
 city gave much attention to the movement. The 
 Preslyterian Banner, in its issue of February 
 4th, gave a four-page inset containing the pic- 
 tures of eighteen of the leading workers in 
 the movement, two of the meeting places to- 
 gether with a full outline of the campaign in- 
 cluding names of the committees, and notes 
 concerning a number of the evangelists. This 
 inset was widely used in giving information 
 throughout the county. Similar announcements 
 were made through the Methodist Recorder and 
 United Presbyterian, while the various de- 
 nominational papers east and west gave quite 
 full accounts of the meetings as they progressed. 
 The editor of the Church Economist, of New 
 York City, Mr. H. R. Elliott, came to Pittsburg 
 and devoted some time to a study of the cam- 
 
Enlatgemcnt 67 
 
 paign, and in his issues of March and April, 
 1904, published accounts of the movement, one 
 of which he headed, "The Pittsburg Revival 
 of 1904— A Study on the Spot of a Memora^ile 
 Evangelistic Campaign Which Added Thousands 
 to the Membership of the Evangelical 
 Churches." Rev. George W. Taft gave ^ full 
 account of the campaign in the Watchman, a 
 Baptist paper, published in Boston, Massachu- 
 setts. This article is one of the fullest accounts 
 of the revival that has been published by any of 
 the newspapers. Dr. W. G- Partridge also pub- 
 lished a most interesting account of the revival 
 in the Brooklyn Eagle, While the Gospel 
 Message, published in Auburn, New York, gave 
 full weekly reports as the meetings progressed. 
 All these were helps and encouragements to the 
 local work, and to others who were seeking to 
 learn more of what was now characterized as 
 the ''Pittsburg Plan:' 
 
 A unique method was adopted by the 
 committee on advertising. In the down- 
 town district, over the doors of each 
 of the churches enlisted, a large placard was 
 placed, reading: "This church joins in the 
 Simultaneous Evangelistic Movement, Services 
 each night from February 14th to 28th in 
 Fourth Avenue Baptist Church, conducted by 
 Rev. W. E. Biederwolf. Everybody welcome." 
 Other meetings were announced on small cards 
 which were carried by willing workers to the 
 doors of the people. Admission to some 
 meetings was by special ticket or invitation dis- 
 
68 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 tributed to a certain class, as boys from 14 to 
 20 years of age, or to women or to men. 
 Many such meetings were held during the cam- 
 paign. 
 
 During the progress of preparation for 
 the meetings a committee of each of the leading 
 denominations in the campaign was appointed 
 to prepare and send out a letter to the ministers 
 of that denomination. These letters were sent 
 out late in January, and indicate the spirit that 
 was at work in these various denominations- 
 Space will not permit us to give them in full, 
 but we take pleasure in giving extracts from 
 three or four of them. 
 
 THE LUTHERAN LETTER. 
 *'The representatives in this committee from 
 the Lutheran Ministerial Association are indeed 
 anxious that our Lutheran ministers endorse 
 heartily this movement contemplated, and do all 
 in their power to make it a glorious success. 
 They have all been in close touch with the 
 General Committee in all its sessions knd in all 
 its deliberations, and they are deeply impressed 
 with the thought that the movement is of 
 God. Hence they are convinced that no one can 
 afford to stand aloof, in view of the good he 
 may do by a general co-operation with ministers 
 of other denominations, and in view of the good 
 he shall receive for himself and congregation. 
 They kindly ask you, therefore, to pray for the 
 success of this effort and to co-operate in so far 
 as it is possible in the various lines of work 
 proposed. 
 
Enlargement 69 
 
 THE BAPTIST LETTER. 
 
 It is a magnificent sight to witness the spon- 
 taneous uprising of so many great religious de- 
 nominations in this aggressive endeavor to win 
 souls into Christ^s Kingdom. 
 
 "As Baptists, we should do our full share of 
 the great work of redeeming our immense pop- 
 ulation. We must be unselfish, and make sac- 
 rifices for the good of the community. We 
 should be anxious that our denomination be in 
 full sympathy with this great movement, that 
 we furnish our share of the workers and of the 
 money to carry on the campaign. We should 
 urge our people to pray fervently for a great 
 spiritual awakening in Greater Pittsburg. We 
 as pastors, see the urgent needs of the immense 
 field. "The harvest is plenteous but the labor- 
 ers are few.' Now is a magnificent opportunity 
 for aggressive soul-winning for Christ. We can 
 help by holding preparatory cottage and neigh- 
 borhood prayer meetings. 
 
 "Our sermons can be evangelistic. We can 
 urge out people to co-operate with all Chris- 
 tians in evangelizing our cities." 
 
 THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL LETTER. 
 
 "This great effort can be successful only in 
 proportion to the numbers and earnestness of 
 those engaged in it, aided by the Spirit of God. 
 As your representative, may I urge you to give 
 this undertaking your sympathies, prayers and 
 efforts? 
 
70 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 "Ours has always been an evangelistic 
 church: shall we not now unite with our 
 brethren in this movement for the salvation of 
 men? Let us, brethren, to our knees in earnest 
 petition to God that He will revive His work, 
 and then in brotherly co-operation unite with 
 others in pointing souls to the 'Lamb of God, 
 that takes away the sin of the world/ 
 
 "Brothers, as far as possible, let us follow 
 the program of work laid out, and in every pos- 
 sible way help in this great undertaking." 
 
 THE METHODIST PROTESTANT 
 LETTER. 
 
 "There is no parallel to this movement in all 
 the history of the Christian Church. Here are 
 four or five hundred pastors and churches, of 
 thirteen different denominations all co-operating 
 in one revival. Surely the result of such a 
 movement must be of vast advantage to the 
 Church of Christ. 
 
 "As Methodist Protestant pastors let us en- 
 ter into the work with all our hearts." 
 
 It will be seen that all these letters breathe 
 the spirit of the movement, and all of them 
 certainly had their effect in extending its influ- 
 ence. The denominational spirit was sunk in 
 the great desire for the salvation of soul in ar- 
 ranging plans for holding meetings in the vari- 
 ous districts, the committee had no difficulty 
 in determining where the meetings should be 
 held. Usually it was to occupy the largest 
 church of the district, but when this proposi- 
 
Enlargfcment 71 
 
 tion was made in the Hill Top district, the 
 pastor of the church magnanimously urged that 
 the meetings be held in different churches that 
 all might receive the blessing. His council pre- 
 vailed, and when smaller churches were used 
 sometimes two of them were opend to accommo- 
 date the thronging crowds. 
 
 Such was the work of grace and glory wrought 
 by the Spirit of God upon all hearts. 
 
CHARTER VIII 
 
 February 14th 
 
 February 14th was a memorable day in the 
 history of the churches of Allegheny county. 
 That was the beginning of the great Evangelistic 
 Campaign, under the leadership of Dr. J. Wil- 
 bur Chapman, and his associates in the work. 
 Preliminary plans had been effectively made, and 
 now all was ready for the opening of the cam- 
 paign. On this day twelve central meetings 
 were commenced. The meeting at Millvale un- 
 der the direction of Rev. A. L. Prewitt, had 
 been started a week earlier. Probably there 
 never was so great excitement in church cir- 
 cles as there was that day. The hearts of the 
 people had been prepared for the coming of the 
 evangelists, and were in earnest expectation of 
 a gracious outpouring of the Spirit of God. 
 Men had planned great things, and were expect- 
 ing great things from God. They were not dis- 
 appointed. 
 
 The day was not the most favorable as 
 to weather conditions, but this did not seem 
 to interfere with tne attendance at the meet- 
 ings. The largest assembly in Pittsburg previ- 
 ous to this time had been in the days of Mr. 
 
J. C. CHAPMA^^^, D. D. 
 
REV. FERDIXAXD SCHIVEREA 
 
February Hth 73 
 
 Moody, in the old Exposition building. Proba- 
 bly four thousand people were assembled to 
 hear that eminent evangelist, but our plans so 
 far exceeded that as to demand accommodations 
 for nearly twenty thousand. From a carefully 
 prepared statement printed in the Pittshurg 
 Dispatch the following day, we take the follow- 
 ing statistics of attendance at the meetings : 
 
 Downtown — Fourth Avenue Baptist 
 
 Church 1,400 
 
 East Liberty — Central Meeting, East 
 Liberty Presbyterian, 2,500 ; overflow 
 meeting, Sixth United Presbyterian, 
 1,100 ; overflow meeting, Emory Metho- 
 
 dist Episcopal, 700 4,300 
 
 Oakland — First United Presbyterian 800 
 
 Shadyside — Christ Methodist Episcopal.. 1,000 
 Central Allegheny — Carnegie Hall, 1,400; 
 overflow meeting, North Avenue Meth- 
 odist Episcopal, 1,000 2,400 
 
 Lower Allegheny — McClure Avenue Pres- 
 byterian 600 
 
 Lawrenceville — Seventh United Presby- 
 terian 1,550 
 
 South Side — Union Baptist 1,000 
 
 McKeesport — Central Meeting, First 
 
 Presbyterian, 1,000 ; overflow. First 
 Methodist Episcopal, 700 ; overflow 
 meeting, Fifth Avenue Baptist, 700.. 2,400 
 Sharpsburg — Central Meeting, Methodist 
 
 Episcopal, 500 ; overflow, English 
 
 Lutheran, 400 900 
 
 Carnegie — Carnegie Hall 1,200 
 
 Millvale — Millvale Opera House 500 
 
 Total e 1^5,050 
 
 3* 
 
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 This seems to be a conservative statement of 
 the attendance of that day. 
 
 The thought of the evangelists that day seemed 
 to be to stir up the people to a revival spirit. 
 It wsis natural that they should begin in this 
 v^ay, but it v^as not necessary. The Spirit of 
 God had preceded these evangelists, and already 
 the fields were ripe to the harvest. It seemed 
 scarcely necessary to preach or plan or appeal 
 to Christian people for their sympathy and co- 
 operation. The evangelists v^ere assured of this 
 from the first, and very soon they learned that 
 their mission to Pittsburg v^as to take up a 
 work that was even then well under way, and 
 proclaim the truth as it is in Jesus to a sin- 
 ing world. 
 
 Not one of these first meetings was 
 ordinary. There were crowded houses every- 
 where, and a very deep interest manifested. 
 Wherever appeals were made inquirers were 
 found. Arrangements had been made for over- 
 flow meetings, if necessary, and it was found 
 that the arrangements were all needful in car- 
 ing for the multitudes. In East Liberty espe- 
 cially the interest was intense. There were 
 2,500 people in the East Liberty Presbyterian 
 Church to hear Dr. Munhall, and it was neces- 
 sary for the speaker to ascend to the organ 
 loft to speak to the great audience. A hun- 
 dred and fifty voices led the singing, and there 
 was intense silence throughout the service. 
 While this service was going on two other 
 churches, the Sixth United Presbyterian and 
 
Febfuaty Hth 75 
 
 the Emory M. E. churches, were opened, and 
 both were filled by those who could not gain 
 admission to hear Dr. Munhall. 
 
 Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman began his work in 
 Allegheny, and from the first moment of the 
 meeting it was evident that the Spirit of God 
 was among the people- Dr. Chapman's text 
 was from "Matthew 9, 36," "When He saw the 
 multitudes He was moved with compassion on 
 them." It was an earnest plea for a sympa- 
 thetic Gospel to needy souls, and had wonderful 
 effect in reaching and interesting those who 
 were present. Among other things he said: 
 "This is a decisive battle. If the hosts of 
 Heaven win against the sin we find in Pitts- 
 burg, remember that the eyes of fifty American 
 cities are upon us. Verily, this is the beginning 
 of the greatest religious movement this country 
 has ever known. A church may be fine, it may 
 have richly upholstered pews, a splendid choir, 
 and an eloquent minister, and all that, but if 
 the Holy Ghost is not there that church is a 
 failure." 
 
 At the conclusion of the meeting a young 
 woman pushed her way through the throng, and 
 came sobbing before the evangelist, and cried 
 out, "I want some one to pray for me." The 
 evangelist that had been speaking to the multi- 
 tudes knelt on the floor of the hall beside the 
 one weeping girl, and began the work then and 
 there of leading one soul to Christ. That was 
 the beginning of a work which, however, it may 
 
76 The Pttisbufg: Revival 
 
 effect the multitudes must in the end reach the 
 individual. 
 
 "These are the saddest words in the Bible." 
 The first declaration of Rev. W. E. Biederwolf 
 as he opened the campaign at the Fourth Ave- 
 nue Baptist Church in the downtown district 
 on Sabbath evening. He referred to his text, 
 "No man careH for my r-oul." He plead ?d 
 with his audience to take a deeper 
 interest in the spiritual welfare of those about 
 them. Immediately following this first meet- 
 ing, an inquiry meeting was held and many 
 persons came to seek the way of life as the 
 first fruits of the work. 
 
 On the South Side Rev. R. A. Walton, D. D., 
 began his work, and so deep was the interest 
 there that two churches were opened, and after 
 speaking in the Union Baptist Church,, 
 we hurried round to the South Side Presby- 
 terian Church to find it filled also. He 
 earnestly presented the truth to both of these 
 great meetings, ana quite a number of those 
 present indicated their desire to lead a Chris- 
 tian life. 
 
 Rev. J. C. Chapman with Mr. H. H. Mc- 
 Granahan, the singer, began work at the same 
 time in McKeesport. So deep was the interest 
 there that two of the largest auditoriums were 
 crowded, and Dr. Chapman spoke to both of 
 these audiences. 
 
 Perhaps no part of the city was stirred so- 
 much on that day as was Lawrenceville. Three 
 great evangelistic meetings were held during the- 
 
February f4th 77 
 
 day, and more than one hundred men and 
 women expressed a desire to lead Christian 
 lives. One thousand men and boys met in 
 Keane's Auditorium in the afternoon, while at 
 the same hour there was a large assemblage of 
 women in the Forty- third Street Presbyterian 
 Church. It is estimated that more than three 
 thousand people attenued the meetings of the 
 day. 
 
 Dr. Robertson had with him Mr. Frank Dick- 
 son as evangelistic singer, who sang effectively 
 during the services. Dr. Robertson preached on 
 "Two Crosses," and told the story of the con- 
 version of a jack tar that wonderfully effected 
 all present. 
 
 Dr. F. E. Smiley found a similar interest in 
 his first meetings in the Shadyside district at 
 Christ M. E. Church. 
 
 Speaking of the condition as indicated by this 
 day's service the Pittshurg Leader of February 
 15, says : ''In one respect, the revival is 
 unique. There is no mourner's bench, but cards 
 are passed among the people by the workers, 
 and those who desire to join the church are 
 allowed to affix their names, and the congrega- 
 tion they prefer. It was expected that the vast 
 majority of yesterday's revival assemblage would 
 be directed to church members. In this the pro- 
 moters of the revival were happily disappointed. 
 There were some who had not been in a re- 
 ligious service for years, and they were among 
 the most enthusiastic worshippers." 
 
 A feature of the movement which deserves 
 
78 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 more than passing notice was that each evange- 
 list had with him a professional singer, and 
 these singers added very greatly to the interest 
 in the services. Neither the song nor the effect 
 of a song can be reproduced in a history, but 
 we take pleasure in recording the names of Mr. 
 Fred Butler, Mr. C. D. Powers. Mr. Harry 
 Maxwell, Mr. Frank Dickson, Mr. H. H. Mc- 
 Granahan and Rev. O. F. Pugh. 
 
 But these professional soloists who came 
 with the evangelists were by no means 
 all the musical force in these meetings* 
 Local singers and instructors had been 
 at work for some time so that choirs 
 were organized and trained before the meetings 
 began. Among those who deserve mention as 
 rendering special service in this way are Pro- 
 fessor R. A. Jennings, who organized the Law- 
 renceville choir, and had it in most excellent 
 shape for the work before the evangelistic singer 
 arrived. But as soon as Dr. Needham began 
 his meetings at Sharpsburg, Prof. Jennings took 
 the lead in the singing there. 
 
 On the South Side Mr. Norman Hassler had 
 carefully trained a large choir. He had also 
 given attention to the training of a boy choir 
 made up of some sixty boys ranging from ten 
 to fourteen years of age. This choir attracted 
 special attention, and in one of the meetings 
 Dr. Walton gave the boys an interesting talk 
 on ''Faituy To make his meaning more 
 clear, he held out a quarter, and said 
 he would give the money to the first 
 
Febftiary J4th 79 
 
 boy who would believe that he would receive 
 it, if he walked to the platform. After a short 
 pause a little fellow jumped up and claimed the 
 quarter, which he received. Thus the boys were 
 helped, while they were helping others. Mr, 
 Hassler also had a choir of girls which sang 
 during part of the service. 
 
 In addition to all the other work carried on 
 by Rev. J. Allison Platts in Allegheny, he had 
 prepared a choir, and conducted the chorus, 
 singing in Dr. Chapman's meetings. 
 
 Prof. Mark 0. Baker, of Beaver, Pa., ren- 
 dered valuable service in the music in Woods 
 Run, Allegheny. 
 
 During the progress of the meetings more 
 than fifteen thousand song books were brought 
 into use. So eager were the people to learn 
 the new songs that almost all the books used 
 in the downtown district were sold, and others 
 had to be substituted for them. In many othef 
 places the supply had to be replenished on ac- 
 count of the large sale. In the Allegheny meetings 
 alone twelve hundred copies of Songs of Praise 
 were sold. Thus the songs of Zion were carried 
 both in the hearts and hands of the people to 
 their homes to make their impressions there also. 
 If it be true that "Music hath charms for the 
 savage breast," it is none the less true that the 
 sweet melodies of a Saviour's love will charm 
 the soul that has wandered from Him. 
 
 When the evangelists had completed this first 
 day of service, and saw how all these prelimi- 
 nary arrangements for their coming had been 
 
80 The Pittsbtirg Revival 
 
 made, how the new songs were already learned, 
 and leaders at their post, how pastors had en- 
 listed their people and how the people were 
 praying for a blessing upon the work, they ex- 
 pressed themselves as more than pleased at this 
 day's beginning, and immediately predicted 
 that Pittsburg was on the eve of an awakening 
 that would be historic in its proportions and its 
 power. There could be no doubt when February 
 14th came to a close that God was working 
 as never before in the churches, and on the 
 hearts of the multitude. 
 
 This was certainly the greatest revival 
 day that ever Pittsburg had seen. If 
 Mr. Moody could have looked upon the 
 city that had responded so cordially more 
 than once to his appeals, and where there were 
 many souls that had been influenced by his 
 preaching, where he had seen great enthusiasm 
 and deep earnestness — if he could have looked 
 upon these larger multitudes and felt the thrill 
 of thirteen great meetings it would have made 
 his heart glad. 
 
CHAPTER IX 
 
 PROGRESS OF THE MEETINGS 
 
 From the very first meetings the evangelists 
 found themselves at the head of one of the 
 most significant evangelistic movements of 
 modern times. Dr. Calhoun, as chairman of 
 the Central Committee, kept in touch daily 
 with the whole, and as he felt the glow of the 
 spreading fire so all felt the strong influence of 
 his guiding hand. In the office each day the 
 needs of each district were known and faith- 
 fully met. Then the wisdom and skill of Dr. 
 J. W. Chapman was felt everywhere. He was 
 not merely conducting one meeting. He was 
 advising with and helping all. Many a prob- 
 lem was carefully handled and wisely solved by 
 these two men of God who had been called to 
 be standard bearers in this great battle against 
 sin. 
 
 Previous to that fourteenth day of February 
 Christians of fifteen denominations had been on 
 their knees in humiliation and confession of sin, 
 and intercession for lost ones. The leaders 
 could not be appathetic. *'There was fire in the 
 midst of the wheels and all felt its glow." The 
 usual "warming up" sermons were not needed. 
 
82 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 Fields were white to the harvest. At the first 
 meetings converts confessed Christ by the score^ 
 and in a few days by hundreds. The whole city 
 was breathing a spiritual atmosphere, and few 
 were so hardened in sin as to be unwilling to 
 hear about the great salvation. The meeting 
 places overflowed, as the interest deepened and 
 grew. 
 
 Volunteer choirs, principally of the young 
 people of the churches, led by trained and con- 
 secrated Gospel singers, sent out the good news 
 of salvation in mighty hallelujahs of sacred song* 
 The evangelists, pastors and Bible expositors 
 lifted up the infallible Word and preached and 
 taught the message of salvation, as they only 
 can who are endued with power from high* 
 Noon hour meetings were held for fac- 
 tory girls, also for business people, and thou- 
 sands turned long enough from the sweat and 
 toil of the daily burden to get a few crumbs 
 of the "Bread of God wnich cometh down from 
 Heaven." 
 
 THREE MONDAYS. 
 
 Monday is usually the off day with ministers. 
 They must relax a little from their toil. After 
 the Sabbath they "turn aside and rest awhile." 
 But none thought of their accustomed Monday 
 rest. They were too busy now. Great inter- 
 ests were at stake." They must "work while 
 it is called day." 
 
 On February 15th, the Fountain Room of 
 the Fourth Avenue Baptist Church was crowded 
 to the doors to welcome the evangelists. Thir- 
 
Progress of the Meetings 83 
 
 teen evangelists with their soloists sat in a 
 group in a corner of the room. Five hundred 
 ministers and laymen filled the seats and before 
 the meeting closed a great crowd of professional 
 and business and laboring men gathered about 
 the door until standing room was scarcely to be 
 found. The meeting began at 10.30 Monday 
 morning, a goodly hour for five hundred preach- 
 ers wearied with the Sabbath work. The regu- 
 lar meetings of the Ministerial Association had 
 been abandoned, and all assembled at this cen- 
 ter. On the platform were Dr. J. W. Chapman, 
 the director of the whole movement ; Rev- J. P. 
 Calhoun, the local chairman ; Dr. T. J. Leak, 
 Vice-Chairman of the Local Committee, and Dr. 
 J. M. Gray, the special Bible teacher of the 
 campaign. Mr. Harry Maxwell conducted the 
 singing, and Dr. Leak led in the devotional ser- 
 vice. He prayed earnestly for the success of 
 the great movement. In a short address Dr. 
 Calhoun outlined the plan of the movement, 
 told the various steps of its progress, and in 
 the name of the ministry and churches of Al- 
 legheny County welcomed the evangelists. 
 
 Dr. Chapman followed. He said that not in 
 a quarter of a century has there been in Amer- 
 ica a religious movement so extensive, so full 
 of promise, and so likely to be followed by wide- 
 spread influence as this. In speaking of the 
 dangers of the movement he suggested that its 
 very size might contain a peril. He urged that 
 the ministers and evangelists be careful in deal- 
 ing with great multitudes to keep themselves 
 
84 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 well in control, and make their appeals to the' 
 steady, not easily influenced few, whose pres- 
 ence in every meeting is the dominant influ- 
 ence. He urged prayer and watchfulness on the 
 part of the leaders. 
 
 Then the evangelists were introduced and 
 each spoke about one minute. Dr. J'. 
 C. Chapman said that in McKeesport they had 
 no room to accommodate the crowds. Dr. John 
 Robertson said, "The most remarkble thing he 
 had encountered was the weeping, the emotion 
 of those convicted of sin, a thing we had all 
 desired to see, but had not witnessed for a long 
 time." Dr. F. E. Smiley spoke of the vivid ex- 
 periences of God's grace in some who had been 
 brought to Christ in Shadyside. Dr. Walton 
 spoke of the harmonious and cordial fellowship, 
 of the South Side ministry. Others spoke in 
 similar strains. Dr. James M. Gray then spoke 
 more at length of the spiritual significance of 
 the Simultaneous Revival Movement, and 
 urged the cultivation among the ministry of a 
 deep sense of appreciation of this feature of the 
 work. He plead with all to give themselves up 
 wholly to the leadings of the Spirit seeking 
 an immediate response and yielding of hearts 
 to the Holy Ghost. He concluded with a 
 short and earnest prayer in which many hearts 
 joined. 
 
 At ten minutes before twelve the meeting 
 closed amid deep impressions, it being evident 
 that every minister present had been made 
 thoughtful and every heart touched by the ser- 
 
Progress of the Meetings 85 
 
 vice of the hour. At twelve o'clock another 
 meeting began in the Second Presbyterian 
 Churjh, and to that many immediately turned. 
 The.' e noon-day meetings have fuller notice in 
 another chapter, and we need not turn our at- 
 tention to them here. 
 
 Monday, February 22nd was a day of confer- 
 ence and prayer to which the ministers of Pitts- 
 burg and surrounding cities and towns were in- 
 vited. The whole day was given up to services 
 connected with the Evangelistic Campaign, and 
 during the day no less than six meetings were 
 held. The people going from one meeting to 
 another and in one case at least literally block- 
 ing the street for a short time so that traffic 
 had to be suspended in front of the Second 
 Presbyterian Church. 
 
 The first meeting was a ^^good cheer^^ 
 meeting held in the Fourth Avenue Bap- 
 tist Church at ten o'clock a. m. Drs. 
 Unapman and Calhoun presiding. A short ac- 
 count of the various meetings being given by 
 different evangelists. Ihere was not only earn- 
 estness and enthusiasm, but there was also the 
 most hopeful anticipation of blessings yet to be. 
 While some of the meetings had not yet at- 
 tained all that they hoped for, none thought of 
 giving up the battle. Indeed, in one place 
 where it had been intended to close with one 
 week of service it was decided to continue for 
 another week even though the results had not 
 been all that were desired. 
 
 Following this meeting at eleven o'clock 
 
86 The Pittsbutg Revival 
 
 Dr. Gray spoke to ministers and Chris- 
 tian workers. He placed his dictrine of 
 the Christian Life on so high a plane 
 that it seemed unattainable even to the 
 ministry, but many yielded consent to his teach- 
 ings, and not a few were led to seek a closer 
 relationship to the dear Lord through the filling 
 of the Holy Spirit. A powerful impression 
 was made by Dr. Gray in his appeal at the 
 close of this meeting, and the ministers present, 
 I think, were better prepared for the service 
 of the Master through having been present that 
 Monday morning. 
 
 From this meeting the people rushed to the 
 Second Presbyterian Church to the ''Business 
 People^s Noon-Day Meetings,** as it was called. 
 Dr. Chapman conducted the service here, which 
 lasted for forty-five minutes. The house being 
 literally packed even in the galleries, and 
 earnestness prevailing which had seldom been 
 seen in Pittsburg. 
 
 At two o'clock in the afternoon Mr. S. H. 
 Hadley, superintendent of the Water Street 
 Mission, New York City, spoke. He thrilled 
 and touched all who were present by his ac- 
 count of the needy ones with which he min- 
 gled and many a heart was stirred that day 
 with this world's deepest sorrow — the sin of 
 those who love the darkness of a great city. 
 Mr. Hadley's mission to Pittsburg at this time, 
 when so many hearts were tender, was not in 
 vain. 
 
 This was followed by an address by Rev. 
 
Progress of the Meetings 87 
 
 L. W. Munhall at 2 :30 p. m., and this again by 
 a most powerful sermon by Rev. John Robert- 
 son at 3 :30. Ministers from Western Penn- 
 sylvania and Eastern Ohio attended these 
 Monday meetings and carried impressions 
 in their hearts and on their tongues 
 home with them until in a little while there was 
 a spiritual awakening for a hundred miles 
 around, and requests for help in conducting 
 meetings, and for evangelists to speak came 
 daily to the office- No sooner were these cen- 
 tral meetings inaugurated than the great cam- 
 paign became the principal topic in the stores, 
 offices, mills, churches, homes and in the daily 
 press. The way was truly open everywhere to 
 speak a word for the Kingdom of God. 
 
 February 29th was almost a repetition of the 
 service of February 22nd. The program of that 
 day is here given : 
 
 PROGRAM. 
 
 Day of Conference and Prayer for Pittsburg 
 AND Surrounding Cities and Towns 
 Monday, February 29th 
 
 Fourth Avenue Baptist Church — 
 
 10:00 a. m.— Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, D. 
 D., and Rev. J. P. Calhoun, D. D., pre- 
 siding. Praise and Thanksgiving Ser- 
 vice. A Brief Report of Meetings by 
 Rev. H. G. Gleiss. 
 
 Chorus Leader, Prof. Harry Maxwell. 
 Solo by Mr. Fred Butler. 
 11:00 a. m. — Address by J. Wilbur Chap- 
 man, D. D. 
 
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 Second Presbyterian Church — 
 12 :00 m. — Noon Meeting. 
 
 Rev. R. A. Walton, D. D. 
 
 Solo by Mr. Fred Butler. 
 2:00 p. m— Rev. T. J. Leak, D. D., pre- 
 siding. Address by Rev- W. E. Bied- 
 
 erwolf. 
 
 2 :45 p. m. — Sermon by Rev. Henry 
 Ostrom. 
 
 It shows the state of affairs at that time. It 
 will be remembered that this was at the close 
 of the first series of central meetings. The first 
 fruits had been gathered tnough not all the 
 results were known. It was indeed a time for 
 praise and thanksgiving and many hearts were 
 filled v/ith gratitude and many lips proclaimed 
 His praise who had sent showers of blessings 
 upon our community. 
 
 With one or two exceptions, the cen- 
 tral meetings had continued now for six- 
 teen days. During this part of the cam- 
 campaign about sixty meetings had been held 
 daily. It was the original purpose that at 
 this time the districts should hold meetings for 
 one week or more, but God's plan and work 
 had extended so far beyond our thought and 
 plans that this could not be. The large num- 
 ber of central meetings had removed the neces- 
 sity for resuming union efforts in the districts, 
 and in many cases pastors returned at once to 
 their own fields. These Monday meetings had 
 given all an equipment and inspiration for this 
 work. 
 
REV. HENRY OSTROM 
 
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MR. J. P. HIL.I.IS 
 
Progress of the Meetings 89 
 
 At this point it may be proper to answer the 
 question why did the movement widen and 
 deepen so rapidly that the committee in charge 
 was scarcely able to keep pace with it. We give 
 several reasons: 
 
 (a) Thoroughness of Organization. 
 
 We believed that God would not give us a re- 
 vival of religion any more than He would put 
 up a church building without the use of human 
 means. Accordingly a plan of work was pre- 
 pared. It was built on scriptural methods. We 
 believed that the Head of the Church would 
 approve it and we stuck to it ourselves. 
 
 (b) The co-operation of the secular and re- 
 
 ligious press. 
 
 The good work of the daily papers was of in- 
 estimable value. In striking head-lines the re- 
 vival was declared to be the "greatest Evan- 
 gelistic Movement in history." Full and ac- 
 curate accounts of every important feature and 
 meeting were given by conscientious and pains- 
 taking reporters, who manifested as much in- 
 terest in the movement as those actively en- 
 gaged in carrying it on. 
 
 The committee's press agent worked day 
 and night that no item of news might 
 be lost that would help on the great 
 publicity given the movement. When the cam- 
 paign had reached high tide all Christendom 
 knew Of it, and at home and in other lands 
 thousands were praying that Pittsburg's bless- 
 
90 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 ing might be the harbinger of the world's re- 
 demption. 
 
 (c) Unity of Effort, 
 
 There were fifteen denominations, hundreds of 
 churches, and not one note of discord. There 
 was never one dissenting vote on any question 
 considered by the General Committee. We 
 stood before the world a united church 
 for the furtherance of the Mission of 
 the Son of God. This attitude removed 
 prejudice on the part of the church- 
 goers and seemed like the fulfillment of the 
 Saviour's prayer that all his Disciples might 
 be one. It is a fact that the unsaved world 
 cares nothing for denominationalism. The sor- 
 rowing, the crying, the dying, the perishing, 
 do most of them feel that they need Jesus. It 
 is a great day for God and the lost when the 
 Christian churches of many names stand to- 
 gether to lift higher and higher Christ and His; 
 Cross. 
 
 (d) The co-operation of the finance committee. 
 
 This committee was composed of fifteen of 
 the representative business men of the com- 
 munity. They were also men who were known 
 for their activity and zeal as Christian work- 
 ers in the respective denominations to whieb 
 they belonged. These men greatly assisted the 
 movement by relieving the General Committee 
 of all care and responsibility in the matter of 
 finances. 
 
Progress of the Meetings 91 
 
 (e) The preaching of the old Gospel. 
 
 Men of God came to preach it with the hand 
 of divine ordination resting upon them. The 
 old Gospel of salvation from sin and hell, 
 through the sacrificial atonement of Jesus Christ, 
 had right of way. God set His seal upon the 
 burning message of His own truth and His 
 word did not return unto Him void. 
 
 In every meeting faithful Gospel singers and 
 workers helped to deepen the impression. 
 
 (f) And specially hy the preparatory prayer 
 Meetings, 
 
 There has never yet been a true revival of 
 religion that was not ji ought by the Holy 
 Ghost down from Heaven in answer to prayer. 
 This one was no exception. 
 
CHAPTER X 
 
 THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN OPENED 
 
 It would be impossible to make mention of 
 the deepening interest in each of the meetings 
 held in the two weeks, following February 14th. 
 Each morning's paper brought notice of some 
 new feature of the campaign. Occasionally a 
 report of the numbers present or of the num- 
 ber converted was made, but for the most part, 
 there was a lack of statistics in the daily 
 reports. It is true that many depended upon 
 figures as the only satisfying returns of the 
 movement ,and reports that indicated large 
 numbers of inquirers were eagerly sought by 
 the readers. Space will only permit us to give 
 here a brief note of the great central meetings 
 that were held and even these must of neces- 
 sity be unsatisfactory, especially to those who 
 took part in the meetings, and knew their 
 power. j 
 ALLEGHENY. 
 
 BY REV. E. L. EATON, D. D. 
 
 Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman began his work in 
 the North Avenue M. E. Church Allegheny, on 
 the 14 th of February. From the very first the 
 
The Windows of Heaven Opened 93 
 
 building, seating something over a thousand 
 was crowded to its utmost capacity, and many 
 were unable at each service to gain entrance. 
 
 The large chorus choir was under the direc- 
 tion of Rev. J. Allison Platts, pastor of the 
 Central Presbyterian Church of Allegheny, 
 and he proved to be an excellent and enthusi- 
 astic leader. At each service one or more solos 
 were sung by Mr. Fred Butler, of Niagara 
 Falls, New York. His singing was greatly ap- 
 preciated. 
 
 Dr. Chapman seemed always at his best. He 
 was intense, earnest and spiritual, yet 
 always exceedingly plain and simple. He 
 spoke as one who knew God and who also 
 knew and loved souls. He impressed one as a 
 person deep in love with the Gospel and God's 
 method of offering men salvation, full, present, 
 and free. He illustrated the truth with inci- 
 dents of daily life, full of the human element 
 and of pathos. He so presented Christ that 
 none could possibly go away feeling that there 
 was no hope for him. 
 
 Dr. Chapman is a great leader. He is 
 always master of the situation. He is full of 
 tact, he knows what to do, and how to do it 
 under all circumstances. In addition to his 
 general management of the whole campaign, 
 his management of this great meeting was ad- 
 mirable. His appeals from the platform were 
 direct and earnest, the object being to secure 
 some expression of a desire to be saved. 
 When this determination had been publicly 
 
94 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 avowed the was opened for the personal 
 
 workers who in every meeting were efficient 
 and earnest in leading souls to a knowledge of 
 Christ. 
 
 Various methods were followed in the after 
 meetings. rPayer, testimonials, public con- 
 fessions of Christ, and sometimes altar services 
 were held at which penitents came forward and 
 kneeled together with the pastors and workers, 
 and were personally instructed and led to 
 Christ. Inquirer's cards were generally used 
 and thus a complete record of each meeting's 
 victories was secured so far as names of per- 
 sons seeking salvation would indicate. 
 
 The second week of Dr. Chapman's meetings 
 was held in Carnegie Music Hall. Here the 
 throng was greater than ever, and the interest 
 even more marked than during the first week. 
 In addition to these regular preaching services 
 there were meetings for men and boys and for 
 women held in the churches near the central 
 meeting place. These meetings were attended 
 by immense crowds, anu the interest was deep. 
 
 The results of these meetings can never be 
 fully known, but the increased interest in 
 Christian work, the larger attendance upon the 
 means of grace, the quickened spiritual life 
 among church members, the ingathering of 
 multitudes into nearly every church; these are 
 some of the results which at once appeared. 
 The whole movement has left a pleasant mem- 
 ory. On every hand come enthusiastic words of 
 endorsement and of commendation. All classes 
 
The "Windows of Heaven Opened 95 
 
 speak favorably and devout hearts thank God 
 for the gracious display of his saving and sanc- 
 tifying power. 
 
 DOWN TOWN. 
 BY REV. I. A. BARNES. 
 
 The Down-Town meetings were among the 
 most powerful of the series. They were held 
 in the Fourth Avenue Baptist Church and con- 
 ducted by the Rev. W. E. Biederwolf, evange- 
 list, and Prof. Harry Maxwell, singer. Owing 
 to the location of this church so far from the 
 resident districts of the city it was feared that 
 the maintainance of a week night service would 
 be a difficult problem, but the local committee 
 having charge of this meeting under the leader- 
 ship of Rev. W. G. Partridge, D. D., gave such 
 wide notice of the meetings in their numerous 
 advertising schemes that it is believed this was 
 one of the ways in which this meeting was made 
 successful. One hundred twenty thousand 
 cards, posters and hand bills were printed and 
 distributed. Never was the Fourth Avenue 
 Baptist Church so crowded night after night as 
 during these meetings. So great was the at- 
 tendance that at some services hundreds of 
 people stood at the sides and rear ^f the church, 
 and other hundreds could not get inside the 
 door. 
 
 The gospel message by Mr. Biederwolf was 
 aimed direct at the heart and conscience. So 
 earnest and intense was his manner that the 
 most indifferent sinner must feel that this man 
 of God was deeply interested in the salvation 
 
96 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 of every lost soul. All that has been said of 
 the power of song to win men to Christ, might 
 truthfully be said of the singing under the di- 
 rection of Mr. Maxwell. 
 
 The success of the meetings as shown by the 
 number of conversions and definite decisions 
 was due in a large measure to the un- 
 tiring zeal and efforts of the large corps of 
 personal workers. These workers, organized 
 and directed by Mr. Nathan Jones, of the 
 Second M. P. Church, were most effective in 
 their plans. Every person who in response to 
 the appeals of the evangelist should manifest a 
 desire to live a better life was dealt with per- 
 sonally by some consecrated worker, and the 
 seven hundred or more who signed cards or 
 went into the inquiry meetings were each in- 
 structed and encouraged by an earnest Christian 
 friend. 
 
 In estimating the results of this wonderful 
 meeting, we do not anticipate that the im- 
 mediate ingathering to the churches of the dis- 
 trict will be very much, but the blessing extends 
 to the churches beyond those who took 
 part in the local work. The names of 
 those signing cards were distributed far and 
 near even to distant states and portions of the 
 country as well as to the churches of all denomi- 
 nations in and about the city. The spirit of 
 unity made the army of God strong, and met the 
 conditions of the Divine Father for the 
 bestowment of power as in the upper chamber 
 at Pentacost. 
 
REV. W. S. MILLER 
 
REV. LESTER G. L,^ GGl^lTT 
 
The "Windows of Heaven Opened 97 
 
 EAST LIBERTY. 
 BY REV. FRANK W. SNEED, D. D. 
 
 Rev. L. W. Munhall, D. D., was the evangel- 
 ist for the revival. It had already begun in 
 the he?irts of a band of praying Christians, and 
 they knew from whence it came. Dr. Munhall 
 proved a true servant of God. His preaching 
 was old-fashioned, doctrinal and scriptural. He 
 chose great subjects such as ''Inspiration of 
 the Scripture," "Assurance," "Prayer," "Second 
 Coming of Christ," etc. ^ine meetings which 
 proved the most fruitful in immediate results 
 were those held Sunday afternoon and evening. 
 The meeting for young people the first Sunday 
 afternoon, and the meeting for young men the 
 second Sunday afternoon were memorable. 
 More than a hundred confessed Christ in each 
 of them. At both of these meetings the church 
 was packed, though the weather was very un- 
 favorable. 
 
 Another interesting feature of the meeting 
 in East Liberty was the ministers' prayer 
 meeting held every evening fifteen minutes be- 
 fore the regular service. No lea^der was ap- 
 pointed. No one had it in charge. They simply 
 gathered in one of the chapel rooms, and there 
 on their knees carried their several burdens to 
 the great head of the church. 
 
 The fruit of this work must not be measured 
 simply by the number of those who confessed 
 Christ lit the time. In many of the churches 
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98 The Pittsbiif g Revival 
 
 more came out for Chrhit after the meetings 
 than during the time they were held. Christians 
 had been revived, and tney v^ere seeking the lost. 
 For several vreeks after the meetings closed 
 scarcely a day passed that an unsaved person 
 was not brought to me by some church mem- 
 ber for conference and prayer. 
 
 Another fruit of the meetings was the effect on 
 unbelieving men who had grown skeptical and 
 in their speculations had thrust in natural law 
 or some other high priest to remove God from 
 us. When they saw the operation of His Spirit 
 in the conversion of men they realized the im- 
 minence of God and feared. We had some in- 
 teresting cases of this kind. I believe one genu- 
 ine work of grace will do more to remove doubts 
 and dfficulties than all the revision committees 
 ever apointed or theological combats that can 
 ever be held. 
 
 The Simultaneous Evangelistic Movement 
 will be preserved in the history of the religious 
 life of this great city. I am grateful to have 
 Jiad a humble part in it. 
 
 HOMEWOOD. 
 
 BY REV. ROBERT W. WOODS 
 
 Eternity alone will fully reveal the far-reach- 
 ing influences for good of the Homewood Dis- 
 trict meetings. These successful, inspiring ser- 
 vices of two weeks were conducted by Dr. L. 
 W. Munhall and Rev. O. F. Pugh. These con- 
 secrated servants of God have highly honored 
 the office of the evangelist. They stood to 
 
The Windows of Heaven Opened 99 
 
 show themselves approved unto God, workmen 
 who need not be ashamed rightly dividing the 
 word of truth. 
 
 The following churches united in the cam- 
 paign, Homewood Baptist, Homewood Avenue 
 M. E., Hamilton Avenue U. P., Homewood Ave- 
 nue Presbyterian, and the Lutheran Church of 
 the Redeemer. 
 
 The special meetings held for men, for women, 
 and for children, were of great profit and bless- 
 ing to all. The open air service on the street 
 opposite a saloon was not in vain. Dr. Mun- 
 hall visited the saloons, and invited the keepers 
 and their patrons to attend the gospel services. 
 A son of a saloon keeper professed conversion. 
 
 Dr. Munhall preached the Word of God with 
 mighty power and boldness, with earnest, en- 
 thusiastic zeal and fearless courage. Pie relied 
 upon the Word, inspired and used by the Holy 
 Spirit to convince of sin, to convict the sinner 
 and to lead the truly repenting one to a saving 
 faith in the loving Redeemer. His plain, practi- 
 cal preaching to the church members has greatly 
 increased the attendance and devotion at the 
 mid week prayer services, and the general in- 
 fluences over the whole comunity have made it 
 much easier for pastors to do their work. 
 
 The choir of nearly 100 voices conducted by 
 Rev. O. F. Pugh was one of the best. As there 
 is but one L. W. Munhall so there is but one 
 O. F. Pugh. He was the consecrated inspira- 
 tion for the choir. Through his leadership the 
 choir rendered most effective service. 
 
100 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 As a result of the services three hundred and 
 fifty people have been brought into the member- 
 ship of these five churches. These are but some 
 of the immediate results. The good influence of 
 the meetings is now going on, ever increasing, 
 ever widening, ever blessed of God to whom be 
 all the praise. 
 
 OAKLAND. 
 
 The meetings in Oakland were held in the 
 First United Presbyterian Church under the 
 direction of Rev. E. F. Hallenbeck. Conform- 
 ing to the custom of that denomination psalms 
 were sung and despite the fears of 
 some that these would detract from the ser- 
 vice there was profound interest. The psalms 
 earnestly sung made an impression. Dr. jual- 
 lenbeck spoke earnestly and effectively, holding 
 two meetings each day. The numerous car- 
 riages that stood about the church indicate^ 
 that not all v^ho wore present were people of 
 moderate moans. It was a place where the 
 "rich and the poor met together,'' and the Lord 
 was there to bless them all. At one meeting 
 fifty persons requested the prayers of God's 
 people, at the closing meeting one hundred and 
 at nearly every meeting there was an indication 
 of interest. 
 
 Since the close of the meetings the in- 
 gatherings have been most gratifying. All 
 classes of people were effected by these 
 meetings, and I think that multitudes learned 
 to depend more upon the grace of God and his 
 
The Windows of Heaven Opened 101 
 
 power in winning souls to his kingdom. There 
 are many who, though possessed of all the com- 
 forts and even luxuries of this life, are not 
 satisfied. Well fed, yet hungry ; rich, yet in 
 deep need. The cry of a human soul is not 
 greatly effected by its earthly surroundings. 
 Only Jesus can satisfy the longing soul, only 
 the Saviour of men can give that peace which 
 passeth knov/ledge. 
 
 soujh side. 
 
 BY REV. H. C. GLEISS 
 
 The centra] meeting held on the South Side 
 was participated in by ten churches. Dr. S. 
 A. Hunter was chairman and Rev. H. C. Gleiss 
 secretary for the District. The meetings were 
 held the first week in the Union Baptist Church 
 and the second week in the South Side Presby- 
 terian, the afternoon meetings in the First Ger- 
 man Baptist. Rev. R. A. Walton, D. D., was 
 the evangelist in charge, and he did some very 
 excellent preaching. The plan of salvation was 
 very clearly and most earnestly set forth. 
 
 The attendance was good and the results very 
 fine. Three hundred and forty-eight cards were 
 signed and turned in to the chief usher. There 
 were during this time, Feb. 1, to May 8th, 
 actually received by the churches participating 
 in the fleeting : 
 
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 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 S. S. Presbyterian 
 Walton M. E. 
 Puritan Cong. 
 Union Baptist 
 Ninth U. P. 
 First Ger. Baptist 
 Welsh Cong. 
 Bingham St. M. E. 
 German M. E. 
 Methodist Protestant 
 
 84 
 80 
 40 
 38 
 24 
 20 
 5 
 1 
 0 
 5 
 
 297 
 
 Beside this our churches were very much 
 strengthened and the acquaintances made and 
 fellowship enjoyed were very refreshing. 
 
 The entire movement within this district was 
 characterized by the fullest cordiality, and was 
 notable for the co-operation of the pastors and 
 religious leaders. All denominational differ- 
 ences were forgotten for the time in the one 
 common purpose, spiritual quickening, soul sav- 
 ing. Previous to the arrival of the evangelists 
 many union prayer meetings were held, and 
 also conferences for prayer, so that the move- 
 ment was well begun under the blessing of the 
 Master, and the interest rapidly increased by 
 the coming of Rev. Henry Ostrom and Mr. 
 John P. Hillis. 
 
 These men of God entered upon the 
 two weeks compaign with a zeal that 
 
 WEST END. 
 
 BY REV. W. R. THOMPSON 
 
The Windows of Heaven Opened 103 
 
 knew no abatement during their stay, even 
 gathering in force as it neared the end. Mr. 
 Ostrom's preaching was marked by clearness, 
 force, tenderness, earnestness, and was wholly 
 scriptural Mr. Hillis was a fit complement 
 of Mr. Ovvtrom and sustained the work at every 
 point by his rich, sympathetic voice, and the 
 rare directoiship of the chorus and large con- 
 gregation. Dr. Ostrom's effort was to build 
 from the foundation. Immediate results in 
 the way of ingathering were sub-servient to the 
 great purpose, to lay a proper foundation that 
 the fruit of his labor migat De seen in the years 
 to come. 
 
 Some of the immediate results may be 
 noted. A deeper spirituality among the 
 professed followers of Christ, manifest in 
 more largely attended prayer meetings, in which 
 more persons lead in prayer. More efficient 
 work in the Sunday School, and a fuller 
 realization of the importance, and duty of 
 teaching the Gospel to the young; better 
 attendance upon divine ordinances on the Sab- 
 bath, and family religion has been encouraged 
 and helped. Numerous converts have found 
 membership in the various congregations of the 
 district", and are abiding in the faith. There is 
 a noticeable increase in the religious tone of 
 society generally, and a fuller co-operation 
 among Christians. These are some of the many^ 
 benefits derived from these memorable days when 
 God answered the prayers of His people, richly 
 blessing Zion. 
 
104 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 LAWRENOEYILLE. 
 
 Dr. John Robertson who conducted the evan- 
 gelistic^ service in Lawrenceville is the sucessor 
 of the famous Dr. John McNeal, in London. 
 He is a preacher of great power. He said he 
 had never found a field ready for a greater 
 work than that open in Lawrenceville, and that 
 he had never witnessed greater emotion. 
 
 The services were held in the Seventh U. P. 
 Church, and in the Butler Street M. E. Church 
 with special services in Keane's Auditorium, 
 and the Forty-third Street Presbyterian Church. 
 One of the peculiar features of the work was 
 the combination of a Scotch Presbyterian, 
 preaching in a United Presbyterian Church, 
 and a mourner's bench such as would be found 
 in a Methodist Church. 
 
 More than two hundred conversions were re- 
 ported at the end of the first week. Some of the 
 churches of Lawrenceville did not receive large 
 accessions after the meetings, but others were 
 greatly blessed. Seventy were received into the 
 Lutheran Church, and a large number into the 
 Seventh U. P. Church. 
 
 Valuable asistance was rendered by the Law- 
 renceville branch of the Y. M. C. A. A house 
 to house visitation was undertaken, each church 
 being given a section to take care of. In this 
 way thirty thousand tickets and invitations 
 were distributed. On a Sababth afternoon a 
 thousand men and boys were in Keane's Audi- 
 torium to hear Dr. Robertson, and a deep 
 interest was manifested as he spoke ot tne 
 
BT5V. DAVID WINTERS, D. D. 
 
 23 
 
PROF. M. C. BAKER 
 
The Windows of Heaven Opened 105 
 
 "Two crosses.'* Beside the work in Lawrence- 
 ville Dr. Robertson was in demand for other 
 services throughout the city, and everywhere 
 he spoke with telling effect. 
 
 McKEESPORT. 
 BY REV. KINLEY McMILLEN. 
 
 We did not think that our McKeesport 
 churches could join in the proposed evangelistic 
 movement as it was at first planned, but with 
 the progress of the movement the plans being 
 broadened and modified we determined to unite 
 in it. 
 
 Because of this delay we were not able to 
 make the preparation that we should have liked 
 and that would doubtless have made our effort 
 more fruitful. Especially it was our loss that 
 we could not arrange for the prayer-meetings. « 
 
 Many of our cnurches had been holding spe- 
 cial evangelistic services, others were preparing 
 for them, and so on the whole our people were 
 in a state of readiness. We arranged a series 
 of preparatory meetings for the week preceding 
 the opening of the campaign. 
 
 These meetings grew in attendance and inter- 
 est every night, and when Rev. J. C. Chapman 
 came on Sunday the people were expectant. 
 His first meeting was for men under the direc- 
 tion of the Y. M. C. A. At that meeting there 
 were expressions of a desire on the part of 
 some to come to Christ. 
 4^ 
 
106 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 Dr. Chapman held services afternoon and even- 
 ing for two weeks in the First Presbyterian 
 Church. These meetings were largely attended, 
 especially during the first week, but there were 
 not very many in the congregations who were 
 not already professing Christians. 
 
 Mr. Schiverea conducted his meetings with 
 increasing power. He seemed to grow better 
 every night, and preached the gospel plainly, 
 pungently, illustratively, and powerfully. 
 Words of truth and soberness were his message. 
 There were manifest results every night. It 
 was no mistake to have him here. We are ex- 
 ceedingly glad that the providence of God gave 
 him to us. 
 
 These meetings reached their climax in ^^e 
 noon meetings on Friday when Dr. Chapman 
 and Mr. Schiverea were assisted by Mr. Bieder- 
 wolf and his singer Mr. Harry Maxwell. The 
 First M. E. Church was full, and in response to 
 Mr. Biederwolf's appeal many were led to ask 
 for the conversion of dear friends and many 
 manifested a determination to become Christ- 
 ians themselves. 
 
 Of those churches and ministers who might 
 reasonably be expected to take part in such a 
 work not one neld back ; there was a re- 
 markable union of effort for the cause of our 
 Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 SHARPSBURG. 
 
 BY REV. T. M. THOMPSON,^D. D. 
 
 Six churches united in the movement here, 
 
The Windows of Heaven Opened 107 
 
 Baptist, English Lutheran, Methodist Episco- 
 pal, United Presbj^terian, Methodist Protestant, 
 and Presbyterian. All the pastors of these 
 churches entered into the meeting with enthusi- 
 asm. Our communion as pastors was very- 
 cordial and harmonious, 'ihe meetings were 
 fairly well attended, and there was a good 
 interest. Probably forty persons who signed 
 cards during the meetings have united with the 
 churches. The meetings were characterized 
 by an earnest and expectant feeling. There 
 was little or no emotion exhibited. Rev. 
 Thomas Needham was our evangelist. He 
 preached wholesome doctrines in an earnest and 
 attractive manner. I feel quite safe in saying 
 that the series of meetings was very helpful to 
 our town. God's people were quickened and 
 souls were saved. We are still living under the 
 uplift and inspiration of these special services. 
 We thank God for the meetings. Our churches 
 will all be better by reason of them. 
 
 CARNEGIE. 
 BY REV. CHARLES C. COWGILL 
 Evangelistic meetings were held for twg 
 weeks in Carnegie, beginning February 14th, 
 Rev. James B. Ely, D. D., of Philadelphia, 
 evangelist, assited by Mr. W. H. Collison as 
 singer. The churches uniting in the movement 
 were Presbyterian, United Presbyterian, Metho^ 
 dist Episcopal, Baptist and Christian. The 
 pastors of these churches all took an earnest 
 interest. 
 
108 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 The meetings were largely attended, averaging 
 from six hundred to twelve hundred. They 
 were held in the Carnegie Music Hall of 
 the town, but it was not too large for the con- 
 gregations. Some of the features of these 
 meetings were, the children's chuir of one hun- 
 dred and fifty voices, the general interest taken 
 by the town in the meetings and the deeper 
 impressions made by all of the services. There 
 was a house to house visitation, and on Satur- 
 day, February 27th, it was reported that nearly 
 one hundred cottage prayer meetings were held- 
 One day the schools were closed and a meeting 
 was held for the children. The Spirit of God 
 was poured out abundantly and many grateful 
 hearts sang a new song of praise. The churches 
 were awakened and about one hundred and fifty 
 conversions was the direct result. 
 
 HILL TOP. 
 
 The preparatory meetings in the Hill Top dis- 
 trict were by no means ordinary. Many cot- 
 tage prayer meetings were held, and conversic is 
 were reported at some of them. The 
 week of conference and prayer developed so much 
 interest that even with the local pastors as 
 speakers overflow meetings were held on 
 three evenings, and during the week many souls 
 were brought to Christ. Rev. E. L. Eaton, D. 
 D., of Allegheny City, was assigned as evange- 
 list in this district. He found a people ready 
 to hear the gospel, and the interest was 
 deepened during the week of service. The 
 
The Windows of Heaven Opened 109 
 
 churches were crowded. There was a prayerful 
 spirit in all the meetings, and the fellowship of 
 those united for the good of souls was sweet. 
 
 Possibly the deepest interest centered at the 
 Concord Presbyterian Church where the pastors 
 of the district took turns in holding service for 
 a week, this church being some distance from 
 the others. Ine results there were the stirring 
 of the whole community as never before, and a 
 large accession to the church. 
 
 MILLYALE. 
 
 So deep was the interest which developed in 
 Millvale that when Evangelist Rev. A. L. 
 Prewett, of Nashville, Tenn., appeared in Pitts- 
 burg a week before the evangelistic meetings 
 were to begin, he was assigned to this field and 
 began work. There was every evidence of deep 
 spiritual power at work among the people. The 
 meetings continued under Mr. Prewett's direc- 
 tion for two weeks. Most of the time in the 
 Opera House, where every night large crowds 
 were assembled to hear the gospel. Many were 
 reclaimed from lives of sin, fallen ones were 
 rescued, the churches were strengthened, and a 
 peculiar feature of the work was that it con- 
 tinued under the direction of the pastors for 
 more than a month following these meetings. 
 In the midst of the interest a new Methodist 
 Episcopal Church was dedicated with great 
 encouragements, while all the churches received 
 considerable accessions. 
 
110 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 SHADY SIDE. 
 
 Shady Side is the home of many prosperous 
 people, with a fringe of less prosperous popula- 
 tion. Its large and influential churches united 
 earnestly in the movement. Rev. F. E. Smiley, 
 D. D., who was assigned to this district found 
 a people deeply in earnest and anxious for souls. 
 His mission was for the most part to those who 
 were in prosperous circumtances. Many came 
 in private carriages to hear the sweet gospel 
 message. It may be came poor and went away 
 rich in faith and heirs of eternal life. Dr. 
 Smiley's plain talks on gospel themes attracted 
 many to the services. There was absolutely 
 nothing sensational, nothing to be proclaimed 
 in the head lines of a daily paper, nothing out 
 of the ordinary way of the church of Christ. 
 It was a plain practical gospel to a needy 
 people, and they attended to it. Inquirer's 
 cards were not signed in large numbers. Not 
 many stood up to profess their" faith in Christ. 
 There was not much indication of emotion in 
 the meeting, but all were thoughtful, and since 
 the meetings closed large accessions have been 
 realized in some of the churches, the Fourth 
 Pre>ibyterian receiving seventy. There was a 
 spiritual uplift and power that blessed many. 
 "The Lord hath done great things" for us whereof 
 we are glad." 
 
 WOODS RUN. 
 BY REV. A. C. DIFFENBACH. 
 In the >.oods Run district, Allegheny, seven 
 
The Windows of Heaven Opened 111 
 
 congregations united in a careful preliminary- 
 campaign, beginning Sunday, I'ebruary seventh. 
 On that day the several ministers exchanged 
 pulpits. In the evening service each pastor 
 in his pulpit took up tue movement. On the 
 following evening began the services of prayer 
 under efficient leaders. In all, thirty-six meet- 
 ings were held in as many homes. On Wednes- 
 day evening^ February 10, there were two union 
 prayer services, one in the California Avenue 
 Methodist Episcopal Church, and the other in 
 the McClure Avenue Presbyterian Church. All 
 of these services were widely advertised, and the 
 results were fruitful. The attendance aggre- 
 gated 1,500. This preparation for the cam- 
 paign proper kindled a glowing, genial fire of 
 unity in congregations. 
 
 On the following Sunday Rev. David Win- 
 ters, D. D., preached in the morning to the con- 
 gregation of the McClure Avenue Church, and 
 in the evening in the California Avenue Church. 
 Thence forward for two weeks nightly and 
 frequently at other times, he presented the 
 Gospel. 
 
 As to results mediate and immediate, there 
 was much to be grateful for. The accessions 
 to the churches due essentially to the work were 
 not large, but in point of arousing the laborers 
 in the several denominations to a sense of their 
 unity in Christ, and of the necessity for more 
 consistent, consecrated, united service, we were 
 richly benefited. Since the awakening there 
 has been better attendance, more abunaant 
 
112 The Pittsbtif g Revival 
 
 labors, and what is of essential importance, a 
 spirit such as was never manifested in clergy 
 or laity — a sense of the oneness of the mission 
 and message of tae ambassador of Christ, with- 
 out any call for yielding the peculiar and sec- 
 ondary characteristics of the different denomi- 
 nations. 
 
 WILMERDING. 
 BY REV. W. G. STEWART. 
 
 Beginning with a week of union prayer meet- 
 ings, the meetings here were continued for four 
 weeks. For two weeks they were in charge of 
 Rev. W. S. Miller, evangelist of Edgewood 
 Park. There was a good attendance and good 
 interest was manifested throughout the wholQ 
 time. The visible results of these meetings 
 were not so apparent. Church unity was de- 
 veloped, and a larger number were received into 
 the churches at the following communion than 
 usual. The churches uniting were the Unitec^ 
 Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal, Evangelical 
 Lutheran and Presbyterian. 
 
 IIERRON HILL. 
 
 When the revival fires uegan to burn all 
 around this central hill of the city there was 
 an awakening there also. After repeated, 
 urgent reque«!ts, they were granted a central 
 meeting and Rev. Lester G. Leggett, of Plain- 
 field, New Jersey, was assigned to the work. 
 There was a lack of thorough organization, and 
 it may be a little of the denominational spirit 
 
The Windows of Heaven Opened 113 
 
 was not entirelj^ overcome by the spirit that 
 made other meetings successful. 
 
 An attempt was made also to carry the meet- 
 ings from one church to another which inter- 
 fered with the work of the first week, but during 
 the second week these difficulties vanished to a 
 large extent and meetings of great power were 
 held. 
 
 A notable conversion was that of a Jewess. 
 The woman came forward and knelt at the 
 mourner's bench, and the evangelist requested 
 prayer for her. After a little while she arose, 
 her face changed with a new life and con- 
 fessed her faith in her newly found Redeemer. 
 The musical services were conducted by Pro- 
 fessor Jennings. 
 
 CORAOPOLIS. 
 
 After the meetings in the Shadj^side District 
 Rev. F. E. Smiley, D. held a two weeks ser- 
 vice in Coraopolis. Although fifteen miles from 
 the city the interest had spread, and the 
 churches were heartily united in a meeting that 
 proved to be a notable one of the series. 
 
 As in Carnegie, the whole town was stirred 
 by the revival and every church was richly 
 blessed. There was the utmost cordiality 
 among the churches, ^ne merchants closed 
 their places of business to attend the meetings 
 and it was noted that an unusually large num- 
 ber of men confessed Christ. At one meeting 
 Dr. Smiley made an earnest appeal, and neither 
 women nor children responded but quite a num- 
 
114 The Pittsburgh Revival 
 
 ber of men stood up to declare their decision 
 to live henceforth for Christ. As an index of 
 the good work done, eighty were received into 
 the Presbyterian Church, thirty-six of whom 
 were heads of families, .^ue singing was con- 
 ducted by Professor McGranahan. 
 
 The District was well organized, the commit- 
 tees being composed almost exclusively of lay- 
 men. 
 
 MANCHESTEPv. 
 BY REV. D. F. MCGILL, O. D. 
 
 T nion Evangelistic iUeetings in which the 
 churches of Manchester were united, were con- 
 ducted by Evangelist Thomas Needham for one 
 week after the close of the great central meet- 
 ings. These meetings were held in the Sixth 
 United Presbyterian Church, and were attended 
 by an audience that filled the cnurch to over- 
 flowing each evening. The meetings were exceea- 
 ingly profitable in every w^ay. The churches 
 of this part of the city had not been engaged 
 in any union effort for some years, and the 
 effect of this bringing together of the various 
 denominations was very happy. 
 
 There were many conversions during the 
 week, and the following weeks as meetings 
 were continued in the various churches. On 
 Sabbath, March 6, the closing day, a meeting 
 for young people was held at 3 .p. m., at which 
 one hundred and twenty cards were signed. In 
 the evening two meetings were held, one for 
 men only in the Sixth U. P. Church, and one 
 
The Windows of Heaven Opened 115 
 
 for women only in the Union M. E. Church, 
 the former conducted by Evangelist Needham, 
 and the latter by Evangelist A. L. Prewett. 
 
 Saved ones were added to each congregation 
 that had part in the Union effort. We are not 
 able to give the number of converts in all the 
 churches. Forty-three were addod to the Sixth 
 U. P. Church on profession of their faith in 
 Christ. The testimony of the pastors was that 
 there had never been a time when it was so 
 easy to approach men for conversation in refer- 
 ence to their spiritual welfare. The atmo- 
 sphere in this community is still one of religi- 
 ous interest and revival. Church services are 
 better attended and pastors are greatly en- 
 couraged. 
 
CHAPTER XI 
 
 SPECIAL MEETINGS 
 
 During the progress of the meetings many 
 special services were conducted which added 
 great interest, and shows the variety of the 
 work undertaken. We can only refer to a few 
 of these. 
 
 THE MINISTERIAL UNION. 
 
 BY REV. J. H. RALSTON 
 
 In a certain sense the great movement began 
 in the Ministerial Union, and somewhat for- 
 mally ended there. At the meeting on October 
 12th, it recived its first impulse, in the address 
 of Rev. C. L. Thurgood, on "Melbourne's Marvel- 
 lous Simultaneous Movement." The next meeting 
 of the union, January 11th, gave it another 
 impulse in the address of Dr. Calhoun which 
 moved every heart and struck the key note for 
 the serious work of the two months which fol- 
 lowed. It was a thoughtful exhortation to the 
 great work of saving souls of whom there are 
 so many thousands all needing the redemption 
 of Jesus. He was followed by a number of 
 ministers wno spoke on various topics, all hav- 
 ing a tendency to deepen interest, and awaken 
 
Special Meetings 117 
 
 the desire for a widespread blessing. 'jinis 
 meeting was continued through the whole 
 day, morning and afternoon, and marks one 
 of the most impressive days in the religious his- 
 tory of the Pittsburg ministry. 
 
 The meeting of April 11th was in the form 
 of an "Echo Meeting," under the direction of 
 the President, Rev. John Weidley, D. D. In 
 this meeting representatives of seven different 
 denominations spoke upon various topics sug- 
 gested by the revival services which were at 
 that time coming to a close. Thus while the 
 union had no official connection with the move- 
 ment, during the entire time of the evangelistic 
 :activity it made the objects of its own organiza- 
 tion subordinate to the paramount demands of 
 evangelism. All the denominations taking an- 
 active part in the Union in its ordinary work 
 took a hearty part in the simultaneous move- 
 ment. 
 
 THE GERMAN CHURCHES. 
 
 Immediately following the meetings held by 
 Dr. Walton, there was a union meeting of two 
 weeks held by the four German churches of the 
 South Side that bad gone into the movement. 
 The services were held in the First German 
 Baptist Church on 19th street, Rev. H. C. 
 Gleiss, pastor. The evangelist was Rev. H. 
 Von Berg, of Cleveland, who spoke with earnest- 
 ness and power in the language of the people. 
 The meetings were very helpful, and quite a 
 number of souls professed conversion. 
 
118 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 DR. JAMES M. GRAY. 
 
 A special feature of the meetings was 
 the series of Bible studies conducted by 
 Dr. James M. Gray. These meetings were 
 held in the Sixth United ii'esbyterian Church 
 of East Liberty in the morning for one week, 
 and in the North Avenue Methodist Episcopal 
 Church, Allegheny, for two weeks, and for one 
 week in the down town district. As a Bible 
 expositor Dr. Gray has no superior in the land, 
 and his earnest addresses made a deep impres- 
 sion. It is said that in one meeting eighteen 
 hundred women were in attendance. Speaking 
 of these meetings Dr. R. M. Russell says, 
 "There can be no disastrous reaction, as every- 
 thing was conducted on a sane and truly spirit- 
 ual basis. The heart being reached through 
 the head, the main object being to have each 
 soul face personal responsibilities before God. 
 Dr. Gray's work will be memorable in the his- 
 tory of this movement." 
 
 THE BOOK OF BOOKS. 
 BY REV. GEO. W. MONTGOMERY 
 Monday, Feb. 29, will not soon be forgotten 
 in religious circles in Allegheny county. Pos- 
 sibly the most notable event of that day of 
 great events was the gathering of people in the 
 Second Presbyterian Church to hear the address 
 of Dr. L. W. Munhall, on the "Book of Books." 
 The church was crowded to its utmost capacity 
 long before the time to begin. A remarkable 
 
Special Meetings 
 
 119 
 
 thing about it was the character of the audi- 
 ence, being fully three-fourths men. 
 
 When the speaker got into his "swing" the 
 hearer forgot his note book, and was swept 
 along in the current of the most powerful 
 stream of eloquence, scholarship, logic and 
 loj-alty to the Word of God unmutilated that 
 ever swept over a Pittsburg audience- 
 
 For an hour and a half the speaker held that 
 great audience under a spell. Truly our 
 "hearts burred within us as he opened to us 
 the Scriptures." One after another the criti- 
 cisms, ancient and modern, that have been 
 urged against the authenticity and the authority 
 of the Bible crumbled into ashes as the 
 mighty preacher applied the torch of Truth. 
 As he led us through some of the darkest and 
 most mysterious passages of Scripture record 
 we could not but feel as Jacob felt at Bethel, 
 "Surely God is in this place." 
 
 If anyone was there that day who did not 
 believe the Bible to be the very Word of God, 
 "the only infallible rule of faith and practice" 
 he did not have the courage to assert his convic- 
 tions. The writer sat where he could see all 
 parts of the house, and when, at the close of 
 the address, Dr. Munhall called upon all who 
 believed the Bible to be the Word of God to 
 stand up, not one person remained seated. It 
 was a great address; it was a great suDject; it 
 was a great privilege to be there ; it will be a 
 great blessing to Pittsburg. 
 
120 The Fittsburg Revival 
 
 THE COLORED CHURCHES. 
 BY REV. M. B. LENIER. 
 The Christian element among tlie colored 
 people took up the sword of the Spirit and 
 waged war on the forces of darkness. Churches 
 individually and in groups preached the gospel 
 to the masses, and many were converted. As 
 an illustration of how work was carried on 
 in groups :~Four churches in the Hill district 
 of Pittsburg of different denominations united 
 for four weeks of service. The pastors of the 
 above-named churches preached alternately and 
 directed the singing. . . e had a choir from the 
 constituency of these four churches. A collec- 
 tion was taken at each service out of which 
 books were bought suitable for the occasion. 
 The organist was paid and incidental expenses 
 were met. The interest grew from the first 
 night at which men gave themselves to God. 
 The sermons were full of the gospel. Jesus 
 was the center of attraction, and as he was 
 lifted up he drew men to him. As a result of 
 the effort we had sixty dollars after all obliga- 
 tions were met, and one hundred and forty souls 
 converted to Jesus Christ united with the differ- 
 ent churches, and the people of God were greatly 
 encouraged and edified. 
 
 IN THE FACTORIES. 
 Under the auspices of the Y. W. C. A. meet- 
 ings were held in several factories where a larger 
 number of girls are employed. These meetings 
 were held at the noon hour in the lunch rooms 
 
RKV. FKANCIS E. SMILEY, D. D. 
 
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Special Meetings 121 
 
 of the factories. It would seem a difficult place 
 to maVe an irapression, yet the most encourag- 
 ing reports came from many of these meetings. 
 In one meeting conducted by Rev. Thomas Need- 
 ham in the Armstrong Cork I'actory where there 
 were nearly six hundred present, it is said that 
 fully two hundred arose and indicated their 
 desire to confess Christ and live for him. These 
 meetings are conducted regularly by the Y. W. 
 C. A. as a promising feature of its work in th9 
 city. 
 
 THE BOYS. 
 
 The following notice which we reproduce herj, 
 is one of the interesting bits of advertising 
 which made it necessary to open the Carnegie 
 Music Hall to accomodate the boys. 
 
 "FIVE KINGS IN A CAVE." 
 
 *'Theme of Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman's address 
 at his service for boys, aged from 10 to 20 
 years, in Allegheny M. P. Church, near Car- 
 negie Hall, Dr. S. K. Spahr, pastor. 
 
 If there are too many for the church, the 
 meeting will be held in the Allegheny Carnegi^ 
 Hall. Hour of service, 8.45 Sabbath afternoon. 
 February 28th. 
 
 Pastor, try to send a large delegation of boys." 
 
 The auditorium was crowded to the doors 
 and through the entire service which con- 
 tinued for fully two hours the boys did not 
 lack attention or interest in the remarks of the 
 speaker. Dr. Chapman did not preach. He 
 talked to the boys in language easily compre- 
 hended by the youngest and created a deep im- 
 pression upon the assemblage. At the conclu- 
 sion of his remarks Dr. CJiapman called upon 
 
122 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
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 to address the boys and tell them how they 
 might become Christians. He then invited 
 them to signify their desire to become Christ- 
 ians by coming down the aisle and taking him 
 by the hand. At once more than half the audi- 
 ence was upon their feet and attempting to 
 make way forward to the speaker. This was 
 one of the great meetings of that great day in 
 the history of the evangelistic movement. 
 
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 interesting meeting which was held. Every 
 man who was present at this meeting^ 
 in the Alvin Theatte when Mr. Bied- 
 erwolf spoke on "The White Life," will be 
 glad to see a facsimile of the card that se- 
 cured him admission to that meeting, and not 
 few will thank God for the work of his Spirit 
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 THE FOREIGNERS. 
 
 BY REV. VACLAV LOSA 
 
 An interesting work was done among the 
 various Slavonic people, under the direction of 
 Mr. Gleiss, the secretary. The mission workers 
 amon^; the Poles, Bohemians, Slavs, the Croa- 
 tians, Servians and Russians took part. They 
 were not intended for the people in general, but 
 for the workers and it brought together clerical 
 and lay workers of various denominations to 
 bold "Workers' meetings." These meetings 
 wore held twice a day for a week, in the Fourth 
 Avenue Baptist Church under the leadership ojp 
 Rev. Vaclav Kraliceck. They were successful 
 from the start, and the interest and enthusiasm 
 grew every day. 
 
 It was expected that Mr. Kraliceck would 
 be followed by Rev. William Siller, of 
 Hopkins, Minnesota, a young man full of 
 faith, and of the Holy Ghost, but here 
 the Providence of God changed our plans. Our; 
 Brother Siller was called to his heavenly home 
 after a short but eminently successful career. 
 Thus this work was stopped, but all the work- 
 ers returned to their hard work with renewed 
 strength and hope : full of enthusiasm, thank- 
 ing God for the simultaneous movement, and 
 the spiritual feast in which they had partici- 
 pated during their week of meetings. Ther^ 
 were about thirty of these foreign workers 
 interested in this movement. 
 
CHAPTER XII 
 
 BACK IN THE CHURCHES 
 
 It was a part of the original plan to continue 
 the work in churches after the Central Meet- 
 ings had closed, and to a large extent this plan 
 was carried out, and had so greatly blessed the 
 people that in a number of cases Union services 
 were continued so that the early days of March 
 witnessed the extension and enlargement of the 
 work. There were at that time more meetings 
 than ever, although a number of Central Meet- 
 ings were closed. However, wnere Union 
 Meetings were held it was generally in smaller 
 groups of churches and sometimes by churches 
 of the same denomination uniting. These 
 Union services were held in Crafton, Sheraden, 
 Avalon, Soho, and the South Side German 
 churches. In Allegheny twelve United Presbyte- 
 rian Churches united in an Evangelistic Cam- 
 paign to continue for a week or more to gather 
 in those influenced by the great movement. The 
 services were conducted by Rev. T. C. McKel- 
 vey, D. D., pastor of one of the churches, but 
 knov/n throughout the country as an eflScient 
 Evangelist. A choir composed of singers of 
 different churches furnished special music. A 
 
Back in the Churches 125 
 
 male quartette aJso rendered assistance. Ar- 
 rangements were mide for overflow meetings, 
 and though only a denominational meeting, it 
 took on all the proportions of the great Central 
 Meetings. 
 
 But for the most part every individual 
 church continued the services alone. It is im- 
 possible to determine how many churches were 
 holding services at this time, but it is safe 
 to venture that there were hundreds with pas- 
 tors in their pulpits or with neighboring pas- 
 tors assisting or in a few cases Evangelists aid- 
 ing in the work. Those early days in March 
 found more people attentive- to the Gospel, more 
 messages and more messengers, and it may be 
 more of God's power manifested than at any 
 other time in the history of the movement. 
 After the earnest eloquence of the experienced 
 Evangelists, we might have expected a decline 
 in the interest, now that the work was to be 
 continued along ordinary lines, but we do not 
 believe that this was the case. The dependance 
 of God's people had been upon the Spirit of 
 God, upon prater, iud the use of His Sacred 
 Word, and not upon the presence of a few earn- 
 est and godly men. 
 
 In the opening le":ter of the campaign it was 
 said : *'The weakness of similar movements in 
 the past has been partly in a failure to con- 
 centrate the strength of the united movement 
 upon the local cnurcb. We are fully persuaded 
 that it should begin there and end there." It 
 had begun by kindling the altar fires in the 
 
126 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 homes of the people and in little groups of 
 praying Christians in the cottage meetings, and 
 continued in the conferences. It had ex- 
 tended to the great meetings with all their 
 power, and now it is returned to the local 
 church with reneweo' energ3^ In the meetings 
 now held in local churches there is no longer 
 the restraint felt by some in union efforts. In 
 the United Presbyterian Churches the good old 
 psalms are sung with new zeal. In the Meth- 
 odist Churches the mourner's bench is estab- 
 lished, while "hallelujahs/' and "amens" are 
 uttered by multitudes upon their knees. In 
 other places personal workers approach the un- 
 saved in the congregations during the singing 
 of spirited songs. While others followed the gen- 
 eral method of the campaign, in the inquiry 
 room, the decision card, or in the earnest ap- 
 peal from the pulpit. 
 
 In some of these meetings, the object was to 
 gather results of meetings previously held, but 
 in a large number of them it was to reach out 
 after those still untouched. An awakened 
 church cannot be satisfied while an unsaved soul 
 is near. These prj^ying people, pleading for 
 God's blessing and seeking His help were deeply 
 in earnest in seeking after immortal souls. 
 Many were "instant in season and out of 
 season" to persuade others to come to Christ. 
 No sermon was preached that was not Evan- 
 gelistic. Every pastor was an Evangelist and 
 "Christ crucified" ,vas held up before the mul- 
 titudes as never b.^fore. Sinners were called 
 
Back in the Churches 127 
 
 to repentance ; inquirers were pointed to Christ ; 
 praying ones were encouraged and wherever a 
 word might be spoken to help another it was 
 cheerfully given. The churches had taken on 
 new life. They saw before them a new mis- 
 sion. They had prayed for showers of bless- 
 ing and their prayers had been answered. I be- 
 lieve it is true concerning this great awakening 
 that it was not ^^worhed up*^ or ^'stirred wg^ 
 but that it was ^'brought down** by earnest 
 prayer and wrestling at the Throne of Grace. 
 
 If ever there were happy pastors and cheer- 
 ful people in the churches of Pittsburg, it was 
 at this time. The Lord's hand had been upon 
 His people, and they had been made to sing for 
 joy. The times of discouragement and anxiety — 
 the sowing time — ^had passed, the harvest — the 
 reaping time — had come, and they went forth 
 to the joy of the harvest. How many dis- 
 couraged pastors f'eturned to their Work in 
 these days with new vigor and new hope, we do 
 not know. But of some we have heard who were 
 discouraged, and with patience exhausted were 
 planning to look for new fields of labor. They 
 now returned in this harvest time to gather the 
 fruits of their toil, and to rejoice with the peo- 
 ple that had seemed to be tired of their min- 
 istry. 
 
 The same was true on the part of the 
 people. There waa a deeper affection 
 for the Church, and its ordinances, and 
 for the pastors, too. Some who had been 
 
128 The Piltsbufg Revival 
 
 long away from their church home, neglectful 
 of duty and careless of their obligations, now 
 settled back into proper lines of work, became 
 a blessing to others, and Diessed tnemselves. 
 
 The increased attendance of church mehibers 
 at the regular services of the church was a nota- 
 ble feature of the campaign. Now that the 
 churches were settl'ng back to the ordinary 
 routine of church life, and to ttie ordinary 
 methods of Evangelism it was evident that new 
 interest had been awakened and multitudes 
 were filled with joyful zeal for the Master whose 
 cause they had neglected so long. The Long 
 Meter Doxology was too short for a closing 
 song of praise in many of these services, and 
 often it was sung over and over again, express- 
 ing the praise of those who were glad when 
 they were called upon to "go into the house of 
 the Lord." 
 
 In some churches the gathering of results was 
 begun immediately, and with most gratifying 
 effect. The East Liberty District was organized 
 quickly to secure the harvest of the seed sown 
 by Evangelist Munhall. in some churches 
 special services were continued with an idea 
 of reaching others, but in the East Liberty 
 Presbyterian, and Sixth United Ji'resbyterian 
 Churches, Communion services were held. It 
 was one of the very encouraging things in the 
 whole field that these two large churches had 
 such large additions. In speaking of the con- 
 dition in East Lilierty, Dr. Sneed said that 
 
:REV. AUSTIN L. PREWETT 
 
 28 
 
Back in the Chutches 129 
 
 almost daily he found new inquirei's after the 
 way of life, some )L whom came to meet him 
 at his study or sent for him or other workers 
 in the church that they might talk and pray 
 with them., and help them to find the Saviour. 
 Throughout the East End District the Spirit 
 of God was at work in many homes. The pas- 
 tors were busy helping the penitent and church 
 oflBicers were made i?lad in oeing called upon 
 frequently to receive new members into their 
 churches. 
 
 In several churches of Wilkinsburg where 
 no central meeting had been held, meetings were 
 conducted with encouraging results In Home- 
 stead, where no central meeting had been held, 
 churches were opened and services which from 
 the first showed deep interest, were conducted, 
 Evangelist E. F. Walker went to Finleyville, 
 just across the line in Washington county, 
 where a number of churches of various denomi- 
 nations were united, and preached during two 
 weeks, though the churches were in country 
 places and weather conditions were not at all 
 agreeable, Mr. Walker, besides holding nightly 
 services in Finleyville, visited consecutively 
 three or four country churches in the mornings 
 and afternoons until the whole community was 
 alive with Gospel nre. Most of these churches 
 are in Allegheny county, and, of course, were 
 effected by the general movement. 
 
 Although the interest now centered in local 
 churches, we never heard any intimation of 
 rivalry among neighbors in gathering results. 
 5 
 
130 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 The utmost good feeling prevailed. All were 
 willing to see sister churches grow, and 
 were only anxious to take care ot those who 
 might turn their faces toward their own par- 
 ticular church. 1 believe that one or the very 
 greatest and best effects of this anion move- 
 ment was in what was accomplished in break- 
 ing down denominational prejudice and church 
 rivalry. It is now a thing of the past wherever 
 this revival took root. 
 
 A spirit of co-operation and cordial fellowship 
 prevailed, that is truly Christ-like. As against 
 this feeling which I have observed as widespread 
 in the movement, I may mention this incident. 
 A minister in one district who, because of an un- 
 friendly feeling toward another, did not unite in 
 the services, expressed himself near the end of the 
 campaign as having had no visible encourage- 
 ment or help from the meetings, and further 
 spoke most discouragingly of the condition of 
 his church, implying in his remarks that it 
 might be necessary for him to find another field 
 of labor. I believe that if this brother had 
 entered heartily into the general movement his 
 own soul would have been richly blessed, and 
 his usefulness in the community prolonged. 
 
 During the central meetings local church or- 
 ganizations were lost sight of, but now that 
 pastors were dealing with people of their own 
 fields the local church organization became a 
 power in the work. The Sabbath Schools and 
 Christian Endeavor Societies, the Epworth 
 Leagues, and Baptist Young Peoples Unions, 
 
Back in the Churches 131 
 
 and other denominational organizations made 
 their influence felt. Especially was this true in 
 the Sabbath Schools. It was a part of the 
 original idea to have decision days in the 
 Sabbath School. It had come now to the time 
 when this could be undertaken, and it was done 
 with wonderful effect. Whole classes of the 
 youth of the churches stood for Christ or signed 
 decision tards. In Christ M. E. Church, Shady- 
 side, a special decision day service was con- 
 ducted by the efficient Superintendent of the 
 Sabbath School. In Concord Presbyterian 
 Church more than fifty young people stood for 
 Christ or signed decision cards, and nearly half 
 of them have since confessed their faith in 
 Christ. The South Side Presbyterian Church 
 realized a similar awakening with probably 
 fifty from the Sabbath School turning to 
 Christ. 
 
 The wise pastor was now in great demand. He 
 knew the hearts and needs of many, and it 
 was easy to approach them. The Young Peo- 
 peo's Societies were at work, and many other 
 young people were led by loving hands to a 
 place among God's people. In one church a 
 little girl impressed by the message of Divine 
 grace, brought her mother, and she gave her 
 heart to Christ. In another a mother told how 
 she had been brought to the church by her son 
 who was a member of the Sabbath School and 
 of the Young People's Society. It would be 
 impossible to enumerate the cases where the 
 prophet's promise was fulfilled, *'a little child 
 
132 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 shall lead them." Tiae machinery of local 
 churches was immediately set to work to shelter 
 and encourage the new converts. Lookout com- 
 mittees and social committees were on the alert 
 and each one filled with the Master's love be- 
 came the swift messenger to help another. New 
 faces were seen in all the churches. The con- 
 gregations were larger now, the interest deeper, 
 and everything indicated that churches had 
 taken on new life because of the recent awak- 
 ening. 
 
 Whatever may be said of union movements — 
 and we certainly may speak in greatest praise 
 of the Union Movement of Pittsburg — it must 
 be said here that the enduring work, the work 
 that tells in building up Christian character, 
 in sheltering the weak, in feeding the lambs of 
 the flock, and in lengthening the cords of Zion 
 and strenegthening her stakes," must be in the 
 individual church organization. In other words 
 a union effort which does not have a denomina- 
 tional organization back of it must fail. So 
 as in the beginning of this great work, the in- 
 dividual church was enlisted ; In the end the 
 individual church was the center of its power. 
 Surely every heart would join in singing: 
 
 I love Thy church, O God, 
 Her walls before Thee stand; 
 
 Dear as the apple of Thine eye, 
 And graven on Thy hand. 
 
Back in the Churches 
 
 For her my tears shall fall, 
 For her my prayers ascend; 
 
 To her my cares and toils be given, 
 Till toils and cares shall end. 
 
 Sure as Thy truth shall last, 
 To Zion shall be given, 
 The brightest glories earth can yield, . 
 And brighter bliss of Heaven. 
 
CHAPTER XIII 
 
 THE FEAST OF THE INGATHERING 
 
 What are the results? Did it pay? Have the 
 churches of Allegheny county realized a suita- 
 ble return for the expenditure of time and 
 money? We ourselves ought to ask these ques- 
 tions. Business men will look at this from a 
 business standpoint. The critic and the doubt- 
 er who stood aloof while the work went on 
 will now disparage the whole movement, if he 
 can minimize the immediate results. The only 
 thing that will satisfy some is a column of fig- 
 ures. They demand to see the church rolls 
 where the ink is new, and would, if possible, 
 trace to other sources the recent ingathering. 
 
 Of course, we have to meet all this, but I do 
 not believe we can or should attempt to present 
 in a statistical column the results of the meet- 
 ings. There are some things that cannot be re- 
 duced to an arithmetical problem. There are 
 influences that cannot be estimated in dollars. 
 There is a power for which we have no stand- 
 ard of measurement. He who came unto the 
 world to save sinners said, "What shall a man 
 give in exchange for his life?" If one immortal 
 life was saved, it was time and money well 
 spent. 
 
The Feast of the Ingathenngf 135 
 
 We would reduce the cost of saving souls 
 if we could. Yet we dare not place the 
 $17,000.00 spent in this movement in the bal- 
 ances against one immortal soul, and if by 
 reason of the earnest efforts made, and in an- 
 swer to the prayers of many Christians, there 
 be some who rejoice in the new life in Christ, 
 then who dares to criticise or say it was not 
 worth the while. But it was a "feast of in- 
 gathering," a great and goodly harvest. Not 
 one or two, but many immortal souls are sing- 
 ing a new song of praise, while their feet stand 
 upon the Rock. 
 
 It is to be expected that under the impression 
 of a great meeting, and the persuasive power 
 of an earnest evangelist, many will respond by 
 the up-lifted hand or by signing the inquirer^s 
 card who will not unite with a church. The 
 first figures will therefore naturally be larger 
 than those shown later on the church rolls. 
 
 All through the month of March, and on into 
 April the feast of ingathering continued. Fas- 
 tors had something to work upon, and were 
 busy. The inquirer's cards that bore the signa- 
 tures of those who confessed Christ during the 
 February meetings were now in their hands. 
 It was known that thousands were interested, 
 and pastors were ready to offer help. It was 
 reliably reported that on February twenty-first, 
 twenty-three hundred had confessed Christ, and 
 that in the three weeks 5,000 had given some 
 indication of an interest in Christ as their 
 personal Saviour, and it is estimated that at 
 
136 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 least 10,000 persons raised their hands or gave 
 some sign of interest in their eternal welfare. 
 
 Word came from almost every meeting, not 
 only of the conversion of many, but of prefess- 
 ing Christians who had resolved to put away a 
 worldly life, and live henceforth for the glory 
 of God, and the salvation of precious souls for 
 whom Christ died. This was the grand oppor- 
 tunity opened before the church and gladly 
 they began the feast of ingathering. 
 
 March 28th gives the first figures obtainable 
 of the accessions to churches. The Pittsburg 
 Times of the next day under the title "Rich 
 Harvest Gathered by the Church," gives the fol- 
 lowing statistical table which may be counted 
 as the first fruits of the great ingathering: 
 
 By 
 
 Members Profession 
 
 Admitted. 
 
 of Faith 
 
 
 . ii:^ 
 
 91 
 
 Sixth U. P., East End 
 
 . 9V 
 
 67 
 
 East Liberty Presbyterian . . . 
 
 . 84 
 
 63 
 
 Grace Reformed, Pittsbucg. 
 
 41 
 
 23 
 
 
 39 
 
 29 
 
 North Presbyterian, Ally . . . 
 
 25 
 
 :i 
 
 Union Baptist, South Side. 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 Seventh U. P., Pittsburg. . . 
 
 25 
 
 18 
 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 
 439 
 
 317 
 
 It will be observed that this list is not made 
 up of a few churches, all of which had large 
 accessions. No doubt if the statistics 
 of that day had all been gathered it would 
 have indicated 1,000 accessions. The next Sab- 
 
REV. THOS. J. LEAK, D D. 
 
MR. WM. C. LILLEY 
 
The Feast of the Ingathenng 137 
 
 bath was fully as large. I believe it was 
 larger, and probably every Sabbath of April 
 would show ingatherings equally encouraging. 
 
 These ingatherings were attended by many 
 interesting incidents. In one church an old 
 man with his daughter and granddaughter stood 
 together. Three generations confessing Christ. 
 This old man had previously signed a decision 
 card, and when asked by the evangelist "When 
 did you give your heart to Christ?" replied, 
 "Here, ' to-night." 
 
 A man of forty-five came to confess 
 Christ, and told of an early love for the 
 Master, and then said : "For twenty years I 
 have been fighting against this thing but it is 
 settled now." In another church where about 
 eighty were received, there were many men. 
 The evangelist who conducted the service in 
 that place said that one evening when he 
 made his appeal, he looked over the church, and 
 not a woman or child was standing, but all 
 over the room were men of various ages standing 
 up to declare their decision for Christ. 
 
 In the Sixth United Presbyterian Church 
 an interesting feature was the large num- 
 ber of men among the sixty-seven who joined on 
 confession of their faith. In Grace Reformed 
 Church among those received was a man fifty- 
 nine years of age- 
 
 In the East Liberty Presbyterian Church 
 thirty-eight men were among those re- 
 ceived on March 28th. In the English 
 Lutheran Church in Lawrenceville seventy 
 5^ 
 
138 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 were confirmed at the Easter Communion. 
 Twenty-one of these from the class of Cate- 
 chumens had been carefully instructed by the 
 pastor, while the remaining forty-nine were 
 the result of the Evangelistic campaign carried 
 on so successfully there by Dr. Robertson. 
 
 In the Southside Presbyterian Church, after 
 nine years of toil and discouragement, Rev. S. 
 A. Hunter, LL. D., had resigned his charge, feel- 
 ing that his work was done. His ministry was 
 to close early in April. The first Sabbath of 
 April was their communion day, when eighty- 
 four members were received into the church. 
 Though left vacant the church has taken on 
 new life and the pastor who just resigned has 
 seen the gracious fruitage of his toilsome sow- 
 ing. 
 
 In another church a young husband con- 
 fessed Christ, and an opportunity being given 
 for testimony, his earnest Christian wife arose 
 with face all aglow and said, "This is one 
 of the happiest days of my life ; my prayers 
 have been answered." A whole volume the 
 size of this would not contain the record of 
 similar incidents. Almost every pastor would 
 report such features of the service. 
 
 Another fruitful source of strength to the 
 churches was the reclaiming of those who had 
 long been indifferent. Indeed, it may be said 
 that many professing Christians were converted 
 in these meetings. This was mentioned by 
 more than one of the pastors. It was the 
 experience of many that previous to this move- 
 
The Feast of the Ingathering 139' 
 
 ment it required a "merabership of 400 to make 
 a congregation of 100." But now pews that 
 had been long vacant were regularly filled, and 
 not a few who had grown utterly worldly were 
 known to cry out as sinners in finding their 
 way back to God. 
 
 The churches have received a new im- 
 pulse. They will not soon return to 
 the spiritual condition of two years ago. There 
 has been a great ingathering from the world. 
 There has been a quickening of spiritual life. 
 There has been a deepening of Christian ex- 
 perience. There has been a return to the study 
 of God's word. Harvest is not yet passed 
 and summer is not yet ended. The sickle is 
 still in the hand of the reaper, the joy of reap- 
 ing time is still w^ith his people, and we shall 
 yet praise Him who has been our help. "The 
 Lord hath done great things for us whereof 
 we are glad." "He that goeth forth, and 
 weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless 
 come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves 
 with him." \ 
 
CHAPTER XIV 
 
 A CLOUD OF WITNESSES 
 
 *'0 taste and see that the Lord is good !" 
 The real value of a thing is known by those 
 who have tried it. Surely these are the best 
 witnesses and their testimony should be re- 
 ceived. They are not adventurers; they are 
 not sensationalists. They are men who know 
 their own hearts and are not carried away by 
 superficial experiences. These men of God give 
 the best proof of the genuineness and power 
 of this movement. 
 
 On Monday, March 14th, there was a meeting 
 of the Central Evangelistic Committee at which 
 Dr. Calhoun presided, and, in the course of the 
 exercise he called upon those present to give a 
 word of testimony concerning the meetings that 
 were then closing. We can only give here a few 
 of the many expressions that were made. 
 
 Rev. H. C. Gleiss said: "A young 
 man of our church, a traveling salesman, says 
 that a great change has come in the 
 conversation of traveling men. Within 
 the last month he says as far out as 
 Johnstown, where he goes, these men speak 
 of the wonderful effects of the meetings. The 
 
A Cloud of Witnesses 141 
 
 very atmosphere has been changed and trans- 
 formed." 
 
 Rev. Eli Miller said: "The results of the 
 meetings have been to me personally beneficial. 
 As to my congregation I am satisfied. Bless- 
 ings have come to us and our spiritual life 
 has been quickened." 
 
 Rev. Dr. S. K. Spahr said: *'I have been in 
 movements in Cincinnati and St. Louis, but 
 never in one so well planned and carried for- 
 ward, and with such blessed results as the 
 movement here. I am very happy that I had a 
 small share in this great work." 
 
 Rev. C. L. Thurgood said : * 'Coming from 
 Melbourne, where all the Methodists are 
 united and where all the Presbyterians are 
 united, and where Methodists and Presbyterians 
 are looking for union with each other, it seems 
 to me that this union movement here is a 
 prophecy of the day when all lovers of the 
 Lord will unite to save the world. The Roman 
 Catholics have said to us, *You are divided.' 
 When the day comes when all shall be of one 
 faith, one Lord, one Baptism, and one God and 
 Father of all, it will not be long until the world 
 is taken for Christ." 
 
 Rev. George W. Taft said: "I have been 
 back from Japan for seven years. For five and 
 a half years I have gone over this country 
 working for the missionary cause, and never in 
 all that time were people so ready and willing 
 to approach others on the concerns of God. 
 People are ready to hear of Jesus Christ. 
 
142 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 Everywhere they want that one question. Such 
 a time has not been before." 
 
 Rev. Dr. J. IT. Pugh, D. D., said : "There has 
 not been anything so beautiful as this, and so 
 far-reaching. Not only have we felt it, but our 
 churches have felt it, and the community has 
 felt it. 1 really think the work has just 
 begun." 
 
 Dr. L. E. Eaton said. "It is a great thing 
 to gather five or six thousand souls. It is 
 also a great thing to have such a splendid or- 
 ganization, and likely to be extended to other 
 places." 
 
 Rev. Dr. W. G. Partridge, in a letter dated 
 March 11th, writes, concerning the Downtown 
 meetings : "I saw nothing to criticise in these 
 meetings, but everything to thank God for. 
 The preaching of Rev. W. E. Biederwolf was 
 wise, tender, forceful and convincing. The 
 meetings were remarkable, and over 700 ac- 
 cepted Christ as their personal Saviour. In 
 this union movement there was remarkable 
 Christian fellowship and love. It is an object 
 lesson to the world to see 400 churches of fif- 
 teen denominations working together in har- 
 many and with true Christly zeal for the re- 
 demption of a city. I believe that this move- 
 ment will draw the denominations together in 
 a true spirit of co-operation to a greater degree 
 than anything that has happened in Pittsburg 
 in its history. I believe that Allegheny County 
 to-day presents one of the ripest fields for 
 Evangelism in the world. We have now taken 
 
A Cloud of Witnesses 143 
 
 a mighty forward movement that should result 
 in bringing tens of thousands to loving obedi- 
 ence to the reigning and conquering Christ." 
 
 Dr. F. W. Sneed said: *'This is the most 
 successful revival meeting, both in extent and 
 fruitage, I have known to be held in a large 
 city. Just when a large portion of the church 
 was surrendering to the popular cry that a re- 
 vival was no longer possible, in our cities this 
 movement seems sent of God to rescue the faith 
 of many. The campaign must be kept up. 1 
 have no general plan, but for the present I 
 think meetings in the individual churches will 
 bring best results. Keep the people working 
 and praying. That is a revival." 
 
 Rev. I. A. Barnes said : "It seems to me 
 to be worth a whole lifetime to have partici- 
 pated in this movement. Homes have been 
 made over, hearts have been opened to receive 
 the mssage of God." 
 
 Mr. Wm. O. Lilley, w^ho was Chairman of 
 the Finance Committee and its Treasurer, in a 
 public address summed up the results as fol- 
 lows : 
 
 "The results? What are they? Well, first 
 of all I believe tlie strength of the movement 
 found its best expression in the quickening of 
 the churches' life. It is a perfectly safe thing 
 to say that never in our history has the church 
 been so stirred. 
 
 "Second. The development of the spirit of 
 unity. The spectacle of 17 denominations and 
 fully 500 ministers united and co-operating, is 
 
144 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 one of the marvels of our time and cannot but 
 tell in days to come on the life of the church. 
 
 "Third. We have demonstrated that the peo- 
 ple will go to church, and that, too, in a down- 
 town district." 
 
 "Fourth. We have anew proven the value of 
 personal work ; it was an element of great 
 power in our meetings. 
 
 "Fifth. More than 5,000 souls have said 
 by an open confession, by actual connections 
 with the Church of Christ, 'As for me, I will 
 serve the Lord.' 
 
 "Sixth. We have proven conclusively that 
 when Christian people are in earnest, and mean 
 business. Christian men and non-Christian men 
 alike are ready to furnish the means to carrj^ 
 it on. 
 
 The Church Economist for April, in giving 
 an extended account of the movement, says : 
 
 "We shall not be misunderstood as making 
 money ratios of first importance when we say 
 that 5,000 accessions at an aggregate cost of 
 $15,000, or $3 per new member, is a good in- 
 vestment, in view of the fact that the average 
 contribution to church expenses per member is 
 $12 a year. 
 
 "A movement of this sort may always ex- 
 pect criticism and lack of sympathy on the part 
 of some who have at heart the object it seeks. 
 The very magnitude of the Pittsburg campaign 
 stopped the mouths of most critics. 
 
 "Upon the whole, the Pittsburg Revival of 
 1904 was conspicuous for wide scope of intei* 
 
A Cloud of Witnesses 145 
 
 denominational union, for deliberate and exact 
 organization, for thorough management on 
 both the spiritual and material sides, for large 
 results and far-reaching and important conse- 
 quences. Already we hear of similar movements 
 proposed in two leading cities, to be based on 
 the same lines, and organized, to some extent, 
 by men identified with the Pittsburg plan. 
 Thus, in spite of IngersolPs famous mot, health 
 is catching no less than disease." 
 
 Probably the best summary of the movement 
 that has yet been presented appeared recently 
 in the Watchman. It was written b^ 
 Rev. G. W. Taft, who was a member of the 
 Central Committee. We are glad to give a 
 portion of this summary here. It will be ob- 
 served that he writes from the standpoint of 
 a Baptist : 
 
 "Psalm singing United Presbyterians, im- 
 mersion emphasizing Disciples, liberal Congrega- 
 tionalists, conservative Reformed, dignified 
 Presbyterians, emotional Methodists, German 
 Lutherans, Scotch Covenanters ; these were the 
 co-workers of the stalwart Baptists. While 
 the larger number of meetings were for 
 English speaking people, still Germans, Welsh, 
 Slavs, Poles and other foreigners heard the 
 gospel preached in the tongue wherein they were 
 born. The work has all been 'of one accord, 
 of one mind." 
 
 "The old gospel has been preached with 
 power. It has been Bible preaching, that men 
 
146 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 are sinners, without hope and lost. Jesus 
 Christ is the world's only hope. His blood 
 only cleanses from sin. Jesus Christ, Son of 
 God, crucified, risen, ascended, glorified, living, 
 is still the theme of themes. The gospel 
 trumpet in Pittsburg gave forth no uncertain 
 sound. The old gospel is still the greatest 
 sound. 
 
 "In most of the meetings there was little 
 if any physical excitement. Men were brought 
 face to face with God. Conscience and reason 
 were appealed to rather than emotion, and 
 quietly and decidedly men were asked to yield 
 to the Spirit's pleading. Tears came some- 
 times to the eyes of sinners because of their 
 sins, to Christians because of their shortcom- 
 ings, but weeping was rare. 
 
 "There were occasional peeps from the anti- 
 revival critic. Occasionally he would break 
 forth in a sermon and warn his brethren of 
 the ephemeral nature of converts who confess 
 during a revival movement. But the general 
 impression of those who did not take part in 
 the movement was well expressed by a promi- 
 nent Episcopal rector who said, 'The movement 
 is too large for criticism.' 
 
 "As to conversions, this is the hardest ques- 
 tion of all to answer and the most important in 
 one way. Numerically there are at present 
 more than six thousand who, upon confession 
 of their faith in Jesus Christ as their personal 
 Saviour, will unite with the churches which 
 
A Cloud of Witnesses 147 
 
 have taken part in this movement. The end 
 is not yet. In many churches the work has 
 just begun. God's census alone will have the 
 complete record. The movement v^as born of 
 Him. He has guided and sustained it. He is 
 continuing with it. To Him be all the glory." 
 
CHAPTER XV 
 
 THE MOVEMENT MOVES ON 
 
 There is such a thing as momentum — spir- 
 itual momentum. When the course is down- 
 ward it is terrific; when upward it does not 
 immediately spend its force. The Prophet 
 said, "The mountain of the Lord's House should 
 be established on the tops of the mountains, 
 and all nations should flow unto it." God re- 
 verses the order of nature in grace, and gives 
 to His church an upivard momentum. It could 
 not be that a formal announcement would close 
 the campaign. The churches might close, and 
 the evangelists depart, but the work would go 
 right on. We do not know how many forms^ 
 it took, but it seemed as if every moral force 
 had received a new impulse. 
 
 Never did the liquor trafiic receive such 
 a stunning blow in this county as in 
 the April license court. God had moved 
 His people to remonstrate, a united or- 
 ganization made this work easier. Then He 
 whispered a new thought into the ear of the 
 Judges on the bench, and with a cour9,ge that 
 was indeed heroic, they administered the law 
 without partiality. By their action the vio- 
 
The Movement Moves On 149 
 
 lators of law were punished. Some flagrant 
 violators were refused license entirely. Others 
 paid the penalty by the closing of their places 
 of business for periods ranging from ten to 
 sixty days. Notable among these was the clos- 
 ing for fifteen days of all the licensed places 
 of the Pittsburg Brewing Company as a penalty 
 for alleged violation in the past year. New 
 applicants for license were nearly all refused, 
 and quite a number withdrew their applications 
 without a hearing. True it is that ttie "Wicked 
 flee when no man pursue th, but he will run 
 faster when somebody is after him." Never 
 were Christian people so bold in remonstrating 
 against the saloon, and never with such good 
 results. Praise the Lord for this. 
 
 The traction parks that for two years had 
 been a menace to the Sabbath, and unbearable 
 nuisance in the communities where they were 
 located begin to feel the pressure of an op- 
 posing moral force. The ministerial associa- 
 tions have recently taken action having in view 
 a united effort to suppress the evils connected 
 with these Sabbath resorts. It is too soon yet 
 to presdict the result, but we have every rea- 
 son to believe that God's people will, under His 
 guidance, win a glorious victory here also. Not 
 that we expect to suppress all forms of vice, 
 or to protect the whole comunity from tempta- 
 tion and sin, but that we do expect that earnest 
 prayerful efforts of God's people will be the 
 means of establishing righteousness and break- 
 ing down sin's oppressing hand. 
 
150 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 Union was in the air, and on March 14th 
 the General Committee adopted the following: 
 
 "In view of the blessing of God upon the 
 Simultaneous Movement in Allegheny County, 
 of the unity of spirit on the part of the 
 brethren and churches participating, of the 
 quickening of believers and the salvation of 
 thousands, the General Committee^ representing 
 fifteen denominations and 500 or more churches, 
 respectfully requests the various Ministerial 
 Associations for authority to at once organize 
 for a summer Evangelistic Campaign, for tent, 
 open air and street preaching, and bringing the 
 gospel of salvation to the attention of the 
 unsaved multitudes in our midst." 
 
 This was immediately transmitted to the Min- 
 isterial Associations, and after due considera- 
 tion approved by the Presbyterian, United Pres- 
 byterian, Christian, Cumberland Presbyterian, 
 Baptist, Methodist Episcopal, Reformed, Meth- 
 odist Protestant, Church of God, and possibly 
 one or two others. Thus these denominations 
 are again united in a great work, and are just 
 formulating a plan for summer work, which, 
 we trust, will be an effective way of follow- 
 ing up the campaign of the winter. 
 
 These are the local activities that have re- 
 ceived impulse from the union movement, but 
 it has extended beyond our own bounds. Two 
 great cities have already organized along similar 
 lines, and many others are seeking light upon 
 the "Pittsburg plan." 
 
 "Pittsburg has lighted a candle and put it 
 on a candlestick." One of the best ways to 
 promote a revival is to tell about another re- 
 vival. 
 
CHAPTER XVI 
 
 [figures and facts 
 
 About 350 churches took part in the Evan- 
 gelistic Movement. Of the forty-two districts 
 into which the county was divided there were 
 only eight in which no church took part- Seven- 
 teen evangelists were employed and eight others 
 assisted in the work. There were nineteen 
 central meetings held, and ten other union 
 meetings which were indirectly connected with 
 the movement. It may be that the lists we 
 give herewith are not correct in every partic- 
 ular. It would be difficult to make them so. 
 We append them here believing they will 
 be of interest to many readers of this history. 
 We also give the names of evangelists and 
 other items of interest. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 1— DOWNTOWN' 
 
 Seventeen Churches 
 
 Fourth Avenue Baptist. 
 
 Welsh Church. 
 
 First Welsh Congregational. 
 
 Zion Evangelical Association. 
 
 Smithfield Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Second Presbyterian. 
 
 First Presbyterian. 
 
 Eighth Street Reformed Presbyterian. 
 Third United Presbyterian. 
 
152 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 DISTRICT No. 2— HILL AND SOKO. 
 
 Seventeen Churches 
 
 Fifth Avenue Baptist. 
 
 Central Christian. 
 
 St. John's Lutheran. 
 
 Fifth Avenue Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Second Methodist Protestant. 
 
 Central Chapel Presbyterian. 
 
 Eighth United Presbj^terian. 
 
 Bethel African Methodist Episcopal. 
 Warren African Methodist Episcopal. 
 John Wesley Zion African Methodist Epis- 
 copal. 
 
 Ebenezer African Baptist. 
 Grace Memorial Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT NO. 3— HEREON HILL 
 
 Twelve Churches 
 
 Wylie Avenue Baptist. 
 
 Herron Hill Christian. 
 
 Herron Hill Mission, Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Centenary Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Herron Avenue Presbyterian. 
 
 Good Will Mission, United Presbyterian. 
 
 Wylie Avenue United Presbyterian. 
 
 Thirty-Third Street United Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 4— OAKLAND AND BELLEFIELD 
 
 Nine Churches 
 Oakland Baptist. 
 Oakland Methodist Episcopal. 
 Oakland Presbyterian. 
 Bellefield Presbyterian. 
 First United Presbyterian. 
 Grace Reformed. 
 
 DISTRICT No 5— HAZELWOOD 
 
 Nine Churches 
 
 None of these churches took any part in the 
 Evangelistic Movement. 
 
Figures and Facts 153 
 
 DISTRICT No. 6— LAWRENCE VILLE 
 
 twenty- six Churches 
 
 Lawrenceville Baptist. 
 
 Salem Evangelical Association. 
 
 Mount Zion English Lutheran. 
 
 Mornlngside Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Trinity Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 McCandless Avenue Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Denney Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Butler Street Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Second German Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 McCandless Presbyterian. 
 
 Forty-Third Street Presbyterian. 
 
 Lawrenceville Presbyterian. \ 
 
 Morningside Presbyterian. 
 
 First Primitive Methodist. 
 
 St. Paul's Reformed. 
 
 Seventh United Presbyterian. 
 
 Good Hope Mission. 
 
 Shiloh African Baptist Church. 
 
 Shiloh African Baptist. 
 
 Antioch African Baptist. 
 
 Good Hope African Baptist. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 7— SHADY SIDE 
 
 Twelve Churches 
 
 Christ Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Friendship Park Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Pacific Avenue Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Fourth Presbyterian. 
 
 Shadyside United Presbyterian. 
 
 Olivet Mission United Presbyterian. 
 
 First German United Evangelical Protestant. 
 
 Valley View Presbyterian. 
 
 Friendship Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 8— EAST END 
 
 Thirty -six Churches 
 
 Shady Avenue Baptist. 
 East End Christian. 
 
154 The Pittsburg: Revival 
 
 Rowan Avenue Christian. 
 
 College Avenue Church of God. 
 
 Shady Avenue' Cumberland PresbyteriaD. 
 
 Bethany Lutheran. > 
 
 Lincoln Avenue Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Emory Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Fourth Methodist Protestant. 
 
 First Methodist Protestant. 
 
 East Libertj- Presbyterian. 
 
 Highland Presbyterian. 
 
 Tabernacle Presbyterian. 
 
 Shadyside Presbyterian. 
 
 Point Breeze Presbyterian. 
 
 Apple Avenue Presbyterian. 
 
 Park Avenue Presbyterian. 
 
 First Reformed Presbyterian. 
 
 East End Reformed Presbyterian. 
 
 St. Mark's Reformed. 
 
 Lincoln Avenue United Presbyterian. 
 
 Sixth United Presbyterian. 
 
 Jacob Negley Memorial, Union. 
 
 Second United Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 9— HOMEWOOD 
 Eleven Churches 
 
 Homewood Baptist. 
 Church of the Redeemer, Lutheran. 
 Homewood Avenue Methodist Episcopal. 
 Homewood Avenue Presbyterian. 
 Hamilton Avenue United Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 10— SOUTHSIDE 
 Twenty-tivo Churches 
 Union Baptist. 
 First German Baptist. 
 Cobden Street Mission, Baptist. 
 Welsh Congregational. 
 Puritan Congregational. 
 Bingham Street Methodist Episcopal. 
 First German Methodist Episcopal. 
 
Figures and Facts 
 
 Walton Methodist Episcopal. 
 Eighteenth Street Methodist Prote»tant. 
 Southside Presbyterian. 
 Arlington Heights Mission. 
 Ninth United Presbyterian. 
 Ormsby Union. 
 
 DISTRICT NO. 11— MOUNT WASHINGTON 
 Thirteen Churches 
 
 Mt. Washington Baptist. 
 
 Mt. Washington Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Haven Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Mt. Washington Methodist Protestant. 
 
 First Pentecostal. 
 
 Mt. Washington Presbyterian. 
 
 Mt. Washington United Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 12— MANCHESTER 
 
 Twenty-one Churches 
 
 Beth Eden Baptist. 
 
 First Congregational. 
 
 Salem Evangelical Association. 
 
 Bethel Lutheran. 
 
 Union Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Trinity Methodist Protestant. 
 
 Second Presbyterian. 
 
 First German Presbyterian. 
 
 Seventh United Presbyterian. 
 
 Sixth United Presbyterian. 
 
 First Ward Mission. 
 
 School Street Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 13— LOWER ALLEGHENY 
 Fifteen Churches 
 
 Sandusky Street Baptist. 
 First Christian. 
 Trinity Lutheran. 
 
 Pleasant Valley Methodist Episcopal. 
 Robinson Street Mission, M. E. 
 Buena Vista Street, M. E. 
 Arch Street Methodist Episcopal. 
 
156 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 North Avenue Methodist Episcopal. 
 Melrose Avenue Presbyterian. 
 First Presbyterian. 
 Westminster Presbyterian. 
 Fifth United Presbyterian. 
 Second United Presbyterian. 
 Fourth United Presbyterian. 
 Third United Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No 14— UPPER AI,I.KGHENY AND 
 TROY HII^Iv 
 
 Thirty-three Churches 
 St. John's Lutheran. 
 St. Peter's German. 
 St. Mark's Lutheran. 
 First German Methodist Episcopal. 
 Simpson Methodist Episcopal. 
 First Methodist Protestant. 
 Central Presbyterian. 
 Providence Presbyterian. 
 Central Reformed Presbyterian. 
 Sandusky Street Reformed Presbyterian. 
 First United Presbyterian. 
 Tenth United Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 15— OBSERVATORY HILL AND 
 DUQUESNE PARK 
 
 Nine Churches 
 St. Luke's Lutheran. 
 Perrysville Avenue Methodist Episcopal. 
 North End Methodist Episcopal. 
 Watson Memorial Presbyterian. 
 Duquesne Park Chapel, United Presbyterian. 
 Eighth United Presbyterian. 
 McNaugher Memorial Mission. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 16— WOODS RUN 
 
 Eleven Churches 
 Emmanuel Baptist. 
 Shady Avenue Christian. 
 California Avenue Methodist Episcopal. 
 Central Avenue Mission. 
 
Figistes and Facts 
 
 Brighton Road Presbyterian. 
 McClure Avenue Presbyterian. 
 Welsh Mission, Presbyterian. 
 Eleventh United Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 17-CRAFTON 
 
 Twenty-three Churches 
 
 Lorenz Avenue Baptist. 
 
 Banksville Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 "Grafton Baptist. 
 
 Banksville Christian. 
 
 Nativity Episcopal. 
 
 Emmanuel Evangelical Association. 
 
 German Evangelical Protestant. 
 
 First Methodist Episcopal, Grafton. 
 
 First Methodist Episcopal, Sheridanville. 
 
 West End Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Idlewood Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Sheridan Methodist Protestant. 
 
 West End Presbyterian. 
 
 Hawthorn Avenue Presbyterian. 
 
 First Presbyterian, Ingram. 
 
 Mt. Pisgah Presbyterian. 
 
 First Presbyterian, Grafton. 
 
 Ingram United Presbyterian. 
 
 Eleventh United Presbyterian. 
 
 Sheridan United Presbyterian. 
 
 Esplen United Presbyterian. 
 
 McKees Rocks Presbyterian. 
 
 First Slavonic Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 18— BAKKRSTOWN 
 
 Fifteen Churches 
 
 Allison Park Methodist Episcopal. 
 Bakerstown Methodist Protestant. 
 Deer Creek Methodist Protestant. 
 Cross Roads Presbyterian- 
 Allison Park Presbyterian. 
 Second Pine Greek Presbyterian. 
 Bakerstown Presbyterian. 
 Pine Creek Reformed Presbyterian. 
 
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 Deer Creek Reformed Presbyterian. 
 West Union United Presbyterian. 
 Hampton United Presbyterian. 
 Allison Park United Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 19— TARKNTUM 
 In sympathy with the Movement, but took no 
 a'^tive part in it because meetings had been 
 held by an evangelist in some of the churches 
 during the month of January preceding. 
 There are 29 churches in this district. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 20— RURAI. DISTRICT 
 
 Eight Churches 
 
 Make no report of work in connection with 
 the Evangelistic Movement. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 21— SEWICKI^KY 
 
 Twelve Churches 
 
 Did not unite in the movement because spe- 
 cial services along similar lines had been con- 
 ducted in December and January, resulting in 
 an accession of about 100 to the churches. 
 
 This work was arranged by the Sewickley 
 T. M. C A. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 22— EMSWORTH 
 
 Seven Churches 
 
 Emsworth Methodist Episcopal. 
 Emsworth Presbyterian, Ben Avon. 
 Clifton Presbyterian, Emsworth. 
 Emsworth United Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 23— AVAI^ON AND BKI.I.E;VUS 
 
 Fifteen Churches 
 
 Bellevue Baptist. 
 Bellevue Methodist Episcopal. 
 Bellevue Methodist Protestant. 
 Avalon Presbyterian. 
 Bellevue Presbyterian. 
 
Figures and Facts 159 
 
 Perrysville Presbyterian. 
 Avalon United Presbyterian. 
 Bellevue United Presbyterian. 
 
 . DISTRICT No. 25— SHARPSBURO 
 
 Twenty-nine Churches 
 
 Baptist. 
 
 Methodist Episcopal Centenary. 
 English Lutheran. 
 Grace Methodist Protestant. 
 Etna United Presbyterian. 
 Sharpsburg Presbyterian. 
 Millvale Methodist Episcopal. 
 Millvale Presbyterian. 
 Aspinwall Lutheran. 
 Aspinwall Methodist Episcopal. 
 Aspinwall Presbyterian. 
 Aspinwall United Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 26— SIX CHURCHES 
 On acc^^mt of Harwick Mine Disaster, in 
 which two hundred lives were lost, this district 
 did not take any active part in the movement. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 27— OAKMONT AND VKRONA 
 
 Eight Churches 
 
 Oakmont Baptist. 
 Oakmont Methodist Episcopal. 
 Oakmont Presbyterian. 
 Oakmont United Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 28— PKNN, PI,UM 
 
 Ten Churches 
 
 Plum Creek Presbyterian. 
 Christian Endeavor Mission. 
 Kerr Presbyterian. 
 Laird Presbyterian. 
 Unity United Presbyterian. 
 Logan's Ferry United Presbyterian. 
 Hebron United Presbyterian. 
 Clarksville Mission 
 
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 DISTRICT No. 29— WILKINSBURG 
 Nineteen Churches 
 
 Wilkinsburg Baptist. 
 
 Wilkinsburg Christian. 
 
 St. Stephen's Episcopal. 
 
 Calvary Presbyterian Church. 
 
 Calvary Lutheran. 
 
 South Avenue Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Mifflin Avenue Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Edgewood Presbyterian. 
 
 Wilkinsburg Presbyterian. 
 
 East End Presbyterian. 
 
 South Avenue and Center Street Reformed 
 Presbyterian. 
 
 Trinity Reformed. 
 
 Wilkinsburg United Brethren. 
 
 W^ilkinsburg United Evangelical. 
 
 Second Wilkinsburg United Presbyterian. 
 
 First United Presbyterian. 
 
 Second Cumberland Presbyterian. . 
 
 DISTRICT No. 30— BRADDOCK 
 Twenty-nine chnrchps. Took no part in the 
 movement. 
 
 An earnest effort was made to unite the 
 churches of this district, but it did not suc- 
 ceed. But quite a number of pastors and 
 churches were greatly interested in the move- 
 ment and in full sympathy with it. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 31— TURTLE VALLEY 
 
 Twenty-Seven Churches 
 
 Pitcairn Baptist- 
 Turtle Creek Baptist. 
 Turtle Creek Christian. 
 Alpha Lutheran. 
 
 Wilmerding Mv-^thodist Episcopal. 
 First Methodist Episcopal. 
 Wilmerding Presbyterian. 
 Turtle Creek Presbyterian. 
 
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Figures and Facts 
 
 McGlnnis Presbyterian. 
 
 East McKeesport Presbyterian. 
 
 Calvary Reformed, Turtle Creek. 
 
 Pitcairn United Presbyterian. 
 
 Turtle Creek United Presbyterian. 
 
 Wilmerding United Presbyterian. 
 
 Pitcairn United Brethren. 
 
 East McKeesport Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 East McKeesport United Presbyterian. 
 
 Methodist Protestant. 
 
 Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Baptist. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 32— CORAOPOLIS 
 
 Nine Churches 
 
 Coraopolis Baptist. 
 Coraopolis Methodist Episcopal. 
 Neville Island Presbyterian. 
 Coraopolis Presbyterian. 
 Coraopolis United Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 33— McKEES ROCKS 
 
 Nine Churches. No report 
 
 DISTRICT No. 34— FINDLEY 
 
 Four Churches 
 
 Clinton United Presbyterian. 
 Hebron Presbyterian. 
 Valley Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 35— NOBLESTOWN 
 
 Eight Churches 
 
 Noblestown Methodist Episcopal. 
 Oakdale Presbyterian. 
 Oakdale United Presbyterian. 
 Noblestown United Presbyterian. 
 
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 DISTRICT No. 36 -CARNEGIE 
 
 Seventeen Churches 
 
 Zion African Methodist Episcopal. 
 Second African Baptist. 
 Carnegie Baptist. 
 First Christian. 
 Carnegie Free Methodist. 
 Federal Methodist Episcopal. 
 Bethany Methodist Episcopal. 
 First Methodist Episcopal. 
 Bethany Presbyterian. 
 First Presbyterian. 
 Woodville Mission. 
 First United Presbyterian. 
 Woodville Union. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 37-CASTLE SHANNON 
 Seven Churches 
 
 Castle Shannon Methodist Protestant. 
 
 Library Baptist. 
 
 Bethel Presbyterian. 
 
 Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian. 
 
 Fair Haven Methodist Protestant. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 38— HOMEVVOOD AND DUQUESNE 
 Twenty-five Churches 
 
 Duquesne African Baptist Church. 
 
 Homestead Baptist. 
 
 Duquesne Baptist. 
 
 Homestead Christian. 
 
 Duquesne Christian. 
 
 Duquesne Congregation Slavic Mission. 
 
 Homestead Episcopal. 
 
 Homestead Lutheran. 
 
 Duquesne Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 McKee Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Munhall Methodist Episcopal. 
 
Figures and Facts 
 
 Homestead Methodist Episcopal. 
 Duquesne Presbyterian. 
 Duquesne Reformed. 
 Homestead United Presbyterian. 
 Homest^'^ad Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 39-WEST ELIZABETH 
 
 Thirteen Churches 
 
 Pine Run Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Dravosburg. 
 
 Lebanon Presbyterian. 
 
 Aliquippi Presbyterian. 
 
 West Elizabeth. 
 
 Mendelssohn Mission. 
 
 Amity Presbyterian. 
 
 Jefferson United Presbyterian. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 40— McKEESPORT 
 
 Thirty-six Ch%rches 
 
 Baptist. 
 
 West Side Baptist Mission. 
 Fifth Avenue Baptist. 
 East End Baptist Mission. 
 Cumberland Presbyterian. 
 Christian. 
 
 Coursin Street Methodist Episcopal. 
 First Methodist Episcopal. 
 West End Methodist Episcopal. 
 First Presbyterian. 
 Central Presbyterian. 
 Reformed Presbyterian. 
 Reformed. 
 
 United Presbyterian, Reynoldton. 
 United Presbyterian. 
 German Methodist Episcopal. 
 
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 DISTRICT No. 41— ELIZABETH 
 
 Twenty-three Churches 
 
 A scattered district. Not possible to organ- 
 ize it. Nearly all the churclies are small. 
 
 DISTRICT No. 42— KNOXVILLE 
 
 Twenty-two Churches 
 
 Maple Avenue Baptist. 
 
 Second German Baptist. 
 
 Knoxville Christian. 
 
 Arlington Evangelical Association. 
 
 Washington Avenue Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Knoxville Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Knoxville Methodist Protestant. 
 
 Knoxville Presbyterian. 
 
 Concord Presbyterian. 
 
 Montooth Mission. 
 
 Allentown United Presbyterian. 
 
 Knoxville United Presbyterian. 
 
 West Liberty Mission. 
 
 Spencer Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 SUMMARY 
 
 Number of churches in the district, with 
 number taking part in the Evangelistic Move- 
 ment : 
 
 No. in No. Taking 
 
 
 
 District 
 
 Part. 
 
 District No. 
 
 1. . . . 
 
 17 
 
 9 
 
 No. 
 
 2 
 
 17 
 
 12 
 
 No. 
 
 3. . . . 
 
 12 
 
 8 
 
 No. 
 
 4. . . . 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 No. 
 
 5. . . . 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 No. 
 
 6. . . . 
 
 26 
 
 21 
 
 No. 
 
 
 12 
 
 9 
 
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Figutes and Facts 
 
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 361 
 
166 The Pittsbtjtg Revival 
 
 Roll of the various denominations with the 
 number of churches in each, which took part in 
 the Simultaneous Evangelistic Movement : 
 
 Baptist 40 
 
 Baptist 39 
 
 Congregational 7 
 
 Evangelical Association ; 6 
 
 Methodist Episcopal 72 
 
 Presbyterian 88 
 
 Cumberland Presbyterian 3 
 
 Reformed Presbyterian 3 
 
 United Presbyterian 70 
 
 Christian , 14 
 
 Lutheran 15 
 
 Methodist Protestant 13 
 
 African Methodist Episcopal 5 
 
 Reformed 7 
 
 Primitive Methodist 1 
 
 German Evangelical, United 2 
 
 Church of God 1 
 
 Union Mission 3 
 
 Pentecostal 1 
 
 Episcopal 4 
 
 United Brethren 2 
 
 Free Methodist 1 
 
 Total 362 
 
 EVANGELISTS EMPLOYED BY THE 
 EVANGELISTIC COMMITTTE. 
 
 Rev. J. W. Chapman, D. D., New York City. 
 Rev. W. E. Biederwolf, Monticello, Ind. 
 Rev. L. W. Mimhall, D. D., North Adams, Mass. 
 Rev. R. A. Walton, D. D., Chicago, 111. 
 Rev. Henry Ostrom, Monticello, Ind. 
 Rev. E. F. Hallenbeck, Binghamton, N. Y. 
 
Figutes and Facts 167 
 
 Rev. John Robertson, Glasgow, Scotland. 
 Rev. James B. Ely, D. D., Philadelphia, Pa. 
 Mr. Fred Schiverea, Jamaica, N. Y. 
 Rev. F. E. Smiley, D. D., Chester, Pa., 415 W. 
 
 Third Street. 
 Rev. A. L. Prewett, Nashville, Tenn. 
 Rev. J. 0. Chapman, D. D., Hackettstown, N. J. 
 Rev. David Winters, D. D-, Lansdown, Pa. 
 Rev. E. L. Eaton, D. D., Allegheny, Pa. 
 Rev. James M. Gray, D. D., Boston, Mass. 
 Rev. W. S. Miller, Edge wood Park, Pa- 
 Rev. L. G. Leggett, Plainfieid, N. J. 
 
 Roll of Pastors and Evangelists who held spe- 
 cial services in the County during the Evan- 
 gelistic Campaign : 
 
 Rev. E. F. Walker, Monticello, Ind. 
 Rev. Geo. H. Flinn, Ph. D., Pittsburg, Pa. 
 Rev. J. T. McCrory, D. D., Pittsburg, Pa. 
 Rev. J. M. Mealey, D. D., Waynesburg, Pa. 
 Mr. G. Campbell White, Allegheny, Pa. 
 Rev. H. Von Berg, Cleveland, Ohio. 
 Rev. Mitchell, Baltimore, Md. 
 Rev. Vaclav Kralicek, Chicago, 111. 
 Thomas Needham, Collingwood, N. Y. 
 
CHAPTER XVII 
 
 A FINAL WORD 
 
 While our hearts are filled with praise to God 
 for this great awakening, we do not forget the 
 consecrated men whom He used for His glory. 
 We should take pleasure in mentioning the faith- 
 ful services of many, but space will not permit. 
 We can only make mention of three prominent 
 leaders. 
 
 DR. CALHOUN. 
 BY RRV. GEO. W. TAFT 
 
 When God has a great work to do He raises 
 up men to lead in that work. When the evan- 
 gelical forces of a large city unite to work as- 
 one man, such a movement must have a great 
 leader. 
 
 Such a man God raised up for us in 
 Rev. Joseph Painter Calhoun, D. D. God had 
 sealed his ministry with many blessings, and 
 used him in a wide field of service. Because of 
 his conspicuous position in the Presbyterian 
 Evangelistic work, he was unanimously chosen 
 as leader in the Simultaneous Movement, and 
 as he proceeded with the work all were con- 
 vinced that he was the right man for the place,. 
 
A Final Word 169 
 
 Genial and gentle, strong and aggressive, spir- 
 itual and sincere, he won our love by his per- 
 sanality and our admiration by his wise and 
 masterful leadership. We all felt that he was 
 living in the shadow of the Most High, and that 
 so far as men were concerned he more than any 
 other was head and soul of the movement. 
 
 Dr. Calhoun is an example of Christian hu- 
 mility and of theological conservatism. Leader- 
 ship he has not sought, it has been thrust upon 
 him. Men of liberal thought look upon him as 
 "narrow." Somehow up to this time nearly 
 every great soul winner has this same charac- 
 teristic. Finney, Spurgeon, Moody, Munhall, 
 Chapman, and a host of others belong to the 
 same glorious company. Dr. Calhoun has been 
 pastor of the Homewood Avenue Presbyterian 
 Church since 1895. God has greatly blessed him 
 there, in the erection of a substantial building, 
 and in the increase of the membership of the 
 church from about two hundred to almost one 
 thousand. He is in great demand among his 
 brethren as an evangelistic preacher. 
 
 DR. CHAPMAN AND DR. GRAY. 
 
 At the close of the meetings in Allegheny 
 City, conducted by Dr. Chapman and Dr. Gray, 
 the following was adopted by the pastors and 
 Christian workers: 
 
 "We thank God for His presence and power 
 so manifest in each service, working in the 
 
170 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 many churches that spirit of unity in love and 
 will and purpose for which Christ made inter- 
 cession ; also making the word preached and 
 sung quick and powerful, penetrating the heart, 
 subduing the will, reviving the saved, and bring- 
 ing hundreds of the unsaved to Jesus for salva- 
 tion. 
 
 Dr. Chapman's sermons are most heart 
 searching and convincing, spoken with unusual 
 fervor and zeal, holding up the Lord Jesus upon 
 the cross as the divine magnet to draw sinners 
 unto Himself for salvation, presenting melting 
 exhibitions of the infinite love of God, and 
 leading hundreds to a saving knowledge of the 
 truth. 
 
 Dr. Gray's expositions bring to us the finest 
 of the wheat, and stir our souls to the very 
 depths, stimulating us to search the Holy Scrip- 
 tures more and more, and to go forth in the 
 spirit of trust, love and holiness to win souls to 
 Christ, who shall be stars in our crown of re- 
 joicing. 
 
 We thank Messrs. Butler and Powers for 
 their inspiring service of song. These brethren, 
 through the Spirit, have divine music in their 
 hearts and upon their tongues. God has used 
 them to sing many into the kingdom of grace 
 here, who shall sing the new song of Moses and 
 the Lamb in the Kingdom of glory yonder. 
 
 In the name of the Lord, we, the pastors, 
 thank you, speakers and singers. God has 
 through you touched our hearts, brought peni- 
 
A Final Word 
 
 171 
 
 teDtial tears to our eyes, quickened our souls, 
 and converted many of our loved ones. We 
 will follow you with our prayers that God may 
 continue to make you a blessing unto others, 
 as you have been unto us- To our covenant 
 Jehovah be all the praise and the glory." 
 
 Time would fail us to tell of Biederwolf and 
 Munhall and Walton, Ostrom, Hallenbeck, Rob- 
 ertson, Ely, Schiverea, Smiley and Need- 
 ham, and all the rest who came into 
 our midst led by the Spirit of God 
 as teachers of a pure Gospel, and who 
 every one of them won souls for Jesus Christ. 
 These brethren need no letters of commendation 
 from us. They have been Goa s approved mes- 
 sengers through all the land. Their praise is in 
 all the churches where God has used them for 
 His glory. Each of them did well in his place. 
 God wrought with them for His glory. 
 
 In the Sixth United Presbyterian Church of 
 Allegheny where the revival service was con- 
 ducted by Rev. Thomas Needham, they were 
 using the hymn book, "Songs of Praise." One 
 night in the midst of the meeting a woman 
 grown gray in the Lord's service, said, '*Sing 
 number ten, please," and the evangelist turned 
 to find a psalm of praise. Of course, her re- 
 quest was granted and all joined in singing the 
 psa,lm. The woman's face lighted as she lifted 
 her voice in a song that had the approval of 
 her conscience and her church. There is no bet- 
 ter word with which to close this history of the 
 
172 The Pittsburg Revival 
 
 Simultaneous Evangelistic Movement. May we 
 all join heartily, and with good conscience in 
 that psalm of praise. 
 
 O thou my soul, bless God the Lord, 
 
 And all that in me is 
 Be lifted up, His holy name 
 
 To magnify and bless. 
 
 Bless, O my soul, the Lord thy God, 
 
 And not forgetful be 
 Of all His gracious benefits. 
 
 He has bestowed on thee. 
 
 FINIS