Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-28
REVIVAL SERVICES,

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the Baptist church was again filed with
those eager to hear and participate in the
services. According to announcement the
subject Of the discourse by the evangelist,
Rev. Fl. w. Hurlbutt, was "a Personal
Devil and his Great Power over Men" The
scripture lesson was from the eleventh
chapter of Luke. This was followed by an
earnest. prayer by Rev. w. T. Harper, the
| pastor OF the church, in which ANXIOUS
souls were commended to the mercy OF
God and the blessinfis of faith implicated
for both the saved and unsayed. The
! hymn, Yield not to Temptation" was
| sung by all, and Mr.. Hurlbutt then an
announced his text Ephesians 6: 11-12
Put on the whole armor Of God, that ye
may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle
not against flesh and blood, but against
| principalities, against powers, against the
rulers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high places.
All agree" said the speaker, las to the
kingdom Of God, and all who love God are
proper subjects Of that kingdom" But
he did not think that all agreed concern
ing the kingdom Of darkness. II was
plain he said that the scripture teaches
that there is personal devil, but where
he came from is no concern Of ours. Jesus
spoke to him as a personality and met
him at various times while our Savior was
on earth. There are different appellations
gwen to him, such as Satan, the evil one,
the prince of the power Of the air, the
prince of this world and others.
You may ask why God suffers the devil
to have such power over mortals.
The answer is that man is a free
moral agent and chooses to be a subject of
the devil rather than surrender to God. 1t
IS also true that the devil has power, at
least for time, over christian people. He
leads them into neglect, into GOODNESS, in
to worldliness, into the sinful so-called
pleasures of this world. Ny brother, my
sister, why don't you come back to your
Fathers house and christian duty? Some
Of you stay out in the cold, half starved,
feeding on the huskS Of this would because
you say it is SO hard to return. But tell
you it is easy to return. You are nearer
your Fathers house than you think. 1t is
easier to come than it is TO stay away.
The devil has power to lead the children
in the ways of sin. O! if had power to in
the way they should 60, that when they
are old they may not depart from it." The
devil has power to lead you, young man,
TO the habit of strong drink. | have seen
men here in this house Of God since our
meetings commenced whom / am sure had
been perfumed by the whisky bottle. Yes,
and that right here in prohibition Kansas.
Young ladies, and l am panied to say it,
there are those whom the evil one could
tempt to take the arm of a young man
from church to your home on Sunday
night and perhaps once or twice during
the week when he is frequently picked in
whisky and tobacco. Would to God that
every girl would say will Have nothing
to do with young man that
drinks. But the most awful
thing of all is that the
Devil has power to lead you to reject
Christ. Strange and awful it is that he
has power to make you believe Such stuff
as you present for excuses for not coming
to the feet of Jesus. To make you post
Done, to make you too timid to come for
ward, when you know you ought to act
tonight. How can you get ready to seek |
Christ.
Jesus is your best friend and in posses
sion of all the treasures of this universe |
and all wisdom to use these treasures to |
your JOY and infinite happiness beyond the |
grave He has power to bestow all things |
on a redeemed soul Christ is loved by
millions Of the wlsest and best OF earth.
He has emptied the grave of its terror.
40, death where is thy string? o. grave
where is thy victory" That Christ can
push the pearly gates ajar and you shall
walk the golden streets of the celestial
city. Here the speaker sang two
or three verses of ''There is a gate that
stands ajar," in beautiful ana impressive
then went right on to the close of
his discourse.
Stay away from Christ no longe. He
has power to crush every opposing foe
Now while we sing come forward. Come
before it is too late. beseech you in the
name of Him who ISIS pie to keep you
rom falling and to present, You faultless
before the presence of His glory with ex-
,eeding joy" - ~.
An opportunity was given for all who
desired to express themselves and testify
or Christ At least fifty or sixty awaited
themselves OF the privilege and one after
n rapid succession told how the Lord had
been their nope and salvation.
At no meeting has there been a greater
of the spirits presence. All
we're deeply impressed with the presence
If God in the congregation. About ten
oSe for PRAYER and several went forward.
The meeting seems to be increasing in in
crest from day to day and night to night.
The services today will be as follows:
Prayer meeting at $50 a. M; inquiry
Meeting at $50 and preaching at 80 p. m.
III who are in any way interested are in
tied to attend the inquiry meeting. The
ubject for the evenings discourse will be,
What must | do to be saved?" All are
to bring their Bibles with them.
YOUNG MEMS REPUBLICAN CHR