Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-01
REV. WILSON'S LABORS DOING
GREAT GOOD.
The First N. E. Church Crowded for
Every Meeting---Auch
Interest Shown.
Remarks on Yesterday Afternoons Lecture
and Synopsis of Last Nights
Excellent Sermon.

| The meeting at the NJ. T.. Church yeSter
day afternoon was of more than ordinary
| interest. At the close of Mr.. Wilson's
lecture quite number went forward tc
the altar of prayer The members of the
church seemed more than ordinarily en-.
thusiastic in the work. And many Of
them predict revival that will excel in
its scope and influence for good, anything
heretofore witnessed in this city.
! Mr.. Wilson's lecture was intended tc
rouse the members to greater exertions il
the work. He talked straight at them OF
| the qualifications required and the
methods to be used. He said the most
needful thing was religious experience,
! that any lady could get the method by in
vesting twenty-five cents in tract He
thought no man ever did good revival
work without personal experience, and
| called attention to the fact that
! the Apostle Paul on every
| occasion when cornered by powerful
| opponents, always resorted to telling
! the story of his own conversion. He
thought there was a great sameness in
! human nature under like circumstances,
and that Christians must learn to approach
! people on this subject. He said There
| was no use in calling man a liar and get
knocked down, when it is just as easy to
make him say that his position is false,
and that he was liar when he said he
believed he did not need salvation
Mr.. Wilson made one point in his lecture
that is not often heard in Protestant
church, and that was that it is essential
for the church and the minister to have the
confidence of the seeker after righteous
ness For there are times when a seeker
has difficulties and it is necessary for him
to confess what his trouble is before he
can receive instructions in regard to
it, He thought no one would
do this unless he had conf
dence in the minister. He thought
this was true, however much we might
talk of abuses in the Romish churches of
the confessional The evangelist urged
the members to exercise their faith, and in
consequence obtain greater results. Many
stories were related with telling effect to
illustrate what true Christian could do
in bringing people into the fold.
The night service was one of the best of
Mr.. Wilson's meetings. The damp, foggy
night kept some of the people at home,
and the house was not so crowded as here
tofore. Mr.. Kennedy led the singing, and
Hiram Imboden occupied seat on the
platform. When Mr.. Kennedy would go
among the people he would lead The
people seem to like Mr.. Imboden's singing
and join in with enthusiasm. Miss Flora
Belle Lamper, of Winfield played the
large organ and gave some fine
music. She has been engaged to play for
~ ir,ht i'm I,,ci r.
stay here.
= Mr.. Wilson took for his text last night
the last clause of the 29th verse of the 18th
chatter of st. John: 'Behold the lamb of
God which taketh away the sins of the
world He said: 1--WE are given
glimpse of the future world by revelation.
1t is said that some kept not their first
estate, and were cast out into utter dark
ness. We are also taught that the world
in which we now are consists of two en-
tirely distinct classes. The saved and the
lost. We are not informed that God has
made any arrangement whereby the lost
can be saved in the hereafter. There is no
plan for the remission of sins there He
has in lone conceived the plan of salvation
whereby man can be saved from sin
in this life. If we refuse to accept the
terms of the gospel here, and God fails TO
accomplish our sa lvation, ne is powerless
to do it in the next world. When he in
stituted the plan of salvation to save the
race, it was the best that human wisdom
could devise. On, if the gospel and its
agencies and adiuncts fail in this world, it
will take something more powerful in the
next world to save YOU. There is nothing
more powerful than the blood of Christ
and if that fails, you are lost forever lost
Not that you are predestinated to be lost
but because you would not be saved
What terrible thing TO be lost and think
what we might have been if we had
accepted Christ. Oh. how great to be
saved | remember when | used TO sing
my little song, Il want to be an
angel" ! had TO give up that
song. ! do not want to be an angel now
because have Termed that redeemed man
is greater than the angels. Yes, greater
than the angels. Christ our savior has
taught us that if we overcome the world
we shall sit down on his throne. As he
overcame the world and sat down on his
fathers throne.
Gods plan for our salvation is through
the lamb of god. Oh what hold this
plan is taking of the world, it is even in
our methods of business. Every business
man in Wichita when he makes out bill
or writes letter writes Christ 1888. the
year of our Christ. 1855 the Lamb OF God.
He is saving the world by the blood of
his son, and the church that
does away with the blood has become a
mere literary institution in the world
Spurgeon's great success is owing to the
fact that he breaches salvation by blood.
The great Wesley preached the atonement
as means by which man might avoid the
penalty OF sin upon his own head. Oh.
yes: Christ is the heavenly Lamb that
takes our sins away. He shed his blood
for the remission of sin. Behold the Lamb
Of God Not the Jewish lamb, but Gods
Lamb that taketh away the sins of the
world. Now will admit that / cannot
explain some points in the atonement, but
am satisfied that every one o. US will
reach point in his reasoning where he
viii have TO rest his faith on the authority
Of God He has said in His word that
justice is satisfied in the (
and blood of Jesus Christ You
are not satisfied with this atonenlent. Ever
since Cain put his own works on the altar /
men have been trying 70 save themselves. /
Now my friend. why Is that man By your
side better man than you ares You were
veil raised: you had good Christian 4
mother Why is he better msns The
blood OF Jesus has made him better. But
I YOU will trust II the blood OF Christ you
Viii be saved.
Twenty years ago, an orphan boy a
hoasand miles from my mothers grave / 4
aid with all NV load Of sin I will .-r - +.