The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17


e walk therein, and ye shall find rest fc
J your souls" In view of the religion
awakening among the children, whic
has characterized the meeting, the speak
er occupied considerable time at tn
beginning of his sermon. in defining hi
views on the matter of early conversion
and set forth with much earnestncss tn
great importance of leading til
little ones into the church ant
hedging their way about will
proper religious influences. Tn
speaker expressed his strong lack 0
sympathy with the theory that evil mus
exist that good may come, and made al
earnest appeal to parents Ia exert theiI
influence to save their children from III,
pollution of sin and lead them early t.
the Savior.
The paths of wisdom were then shown
to be ways of pleasantness and peace Il
all who would tread therein, and TIT
compensations and safety OF Christian
life were compared with the deceit anG
vanity of worldly pursuits, and the dark
pitfalls which beset the steps of those
who wander away from their fathers
house into strange country. Stead,
fastncSs in the Christian warfare was
urged, and men were not only
la stand in the way but
To go forward from strength to strength,
each pressing forward to the mark OF
their high calling in Christ Jesus.
At the conclusion of the sermon the
large congregation dispersed for dinner,
and groups might have been seen all
over the grounds partaking of basket
luncheons, while the boarding tent was
most literally pa;ronized.
At 2 o'clock praise meeting, consist
ing of singing and giving testimony
for Christ, was held, Mrs Robinson
conducting the services. A most excel
lent spirit pervadcd the meeting, and
the brief celebrations of the leader
were characterized by the same effective
logic and earnest zeal which mark all of
her nIinislratiOns
AT o'clock Rev. Dr. Cowles, of Tope-
ka, preached to an immense assemblage
choosing for his text the passage from
Romans, 1871 al beseech you therefore,
present your hodies Il living sacrifice,
holy, acceptable unto God, which is
your reasonable service" The speaker
first spoke of the dignity of the human
body, and declared that man was the
highest order of all Gods creatures.
The body, said he, is the temple of
God. Man is created in the i'm
age of the Infinite, and all
of the highest and best revelations of
Jehovah TO His children have been made
through the medium of man. The
evangel of love and pardon which saved
a ruined world was brought down from
heaven by the goldman who walked the
earth, and whose compassion was slim
uiated by knowledge of orr infrmi-
tives. The conservation of these tenn.
Piles of the living God to Him who
dwells therein is our reasonable service
Aud this offering should include all our
faculties and powers. We should con-
secrate our brains to Christ to the end
that we may present his teachings in
the most intelligent and rational
light, and that we may speak and wit
ness for him in manner that may COM
mand respect for the faith of which he is
author and finisher. Our hands should be
consecrated to Christ, and should be en-
ployed in the exercise of all those ben
Efficient Offices which were employed by
the Great Exemplar, while here on
earth, for the alienation of human
misery. Our eyes should be consecrated
to Christ, that they may see the truth,
and our ears that they may hear Alright
Gods wonderful revelations to man.
His service that they may
turn aside from the paths of sin and be
directed on errands of love and mercy,
and seek the way that leads unto eternal
/ life. Our conservation 10 God should
involve all our powers, THAT We may
grow up unto Him in all things, which
is the head even Christ" The sermon
was one of the most effective which has
been delivered during the meeting, and
commanded the closest attention of the
| vast assembly within range of the
| speakers voice.
The children's meeting took place at
5 O'Clock and was led by Mrs. Robinson.
1t is a noted characteristic of this gifted
/ L. n N
the reason of the most intelligent and
cultivated audiences, she addresses her
self with equal effect to little children
so simplifying the messages of the Cos
pel that their hearts arc rendered and
their souls filled with loYe toward the
Great Shepherd who delights to gather
the lambs in His arms and bear then
upon His bosom. The religious
concern manifested by the children dur
ing the meeting has been one of its mos
striking features, and the 8 o'clocl
meetings are among the interesting ex
ercises of the day.
In the evening at z O'Clock spirite,
prayer meeting, in which much enthusi
asm was manifested, was led by Rev
Allen Buckner, and was participated i
by a large number of Christian people
? There was copious Outpouring of tn
spirit, and the meeting proved an exec
9 lent preparation for the services whic
followed
BY the time the hour for evening Sc
: vices had arrived the space surroundin
the preachers stand was crowded wit
people, and when the opening hymn
was announced almost every foot of Ii
seating accommodations on the GROUND
. was occupied and fully two thousan
people must have been present TO hes
the Temperance address of Mrs. RobiI
son, which was delivered by II
quest of the Woman's Christian Ter
= perance Union of this city. Viii
the subject is one whose gravity render
it matter of interest to every ma
woman and child in the community, u
theme has become so hackneYed /
years of discussion that il is one of Il
most difficult achievements of publ
speaker to enlist and hold the attentlo
of an audience by the presentation
this subject unless a wide departure
taksn from the ordinary method
treatment, and care is exercis'
in presenting the phases Of this o
problem in a new light. Mrs. Robi
son seems TO possess the gift of brin
ing forth from the treasury of d