Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-27
MERCY'S PLEA.
Rev. b. W. HurIburt At the Baptist Church
Last NIGHT.

| Last Night.
The revival services on Sunday wer(
largely attended, and many anxious souls
made forward steps, some coming ou'
fully into the light of the Christian
hope, whether from prophetic gift or other
cause, it is certain that Sunday morning
report contained preigure of what did
actually transpire that day. The reporter
used this sentence, Perhaps some poo1
soul, weary of this worlds empty pleas
ure, toll and sin might hear the voice OF
Jesus on Saturday night, and rejoice on
the morrow's Sabbath in the freedom OF
an infant soul born into the kingdom
A lady rose in the Sunday morning meet
| ing and said, LAST night in the meeting
heard my Savior calling. and this morn
ing I am happy to say that rejoice in the
bright hope of perfect salvation"
In his personal appearance, in his figures
OF speech and rapid utterance, in his physi-
cal endurance and great devotion to his
work, Rev. Hurlbutt is a peculiar man.
His work and experience in revivals has
been wide and varied. His anecdotes to
| illustrate some particular truth are simple,
vivid and mostly within his personal
knowledge and experience. He has done
great work in other fields where he has
labored, and he is doing glorious work
| here, which can only be rightly estimated
| in the light of eternity. Of life thus
wisely devoted to the welfare of his fellow
men who can adequately speak its praise?
| And they that be wise shall shine as
| the brightness of the armament: and they
| that turn many to righteousness, as the
| stars for ever and ever" On Sunday
evening Rev. Hurlbutt preached search
| ing sermon, and at It's close several went
forward to the altar of prayer
The discourse last night was preceded by
| the usual singing, prayer and announce
| ments. Morning prayer and conference
meeting at $50 a. M; inquiry meeting at
$50 p. m, and preaching at 100 p. IN. The
subject for this evening will be "a Person
al Devil and his Wonderful Power Over
Men"
The thirteenth chapter of Luke was
read as the scripture lesson, and the
seventh, eighth and ninth verses of the
same chapter We're used as the text The
evangelist commenced by saying how
terrible would be the evil influence Of one
who, once friend, turns to be an enemy.
How sad that one known to be an init
mate companion ceases to defend How
doubly sad, how distressing should he who
once could praise now denounce Sinner,
mercy Is thy best, thy dearest friend In
what period of thy career has he followed
thee not? If he ever ceased for a moment
his lmportunate pleadings, if he ever
seemed to turn from thee, was it not more
in sorrow than in anger" O! tenderness
so rare yet SO unappreciated Each draught
of heavens pure air or earth's fair founts
of water is the gift of God in answer to
mercy's pleadings. Are we Christians?
We are such only through mercy divine.
All influences to holy endeavor, all i'm
pulses to right results directly from the
intercessions of this same mercy Young
man, how oft the sword of Justice has
been stayed at the prayer of mercy you
little know; yet even you know you must
acknowledge that it has not been infre.
quent. You have many times to yourself
confessed it matter of Judgment, of
sense, yea, of honor, to accept an offered
salvation. But you hesitate, you waver,
you weakly fail to act, and sighted spirit
sadly departs.
God leaves no means, no providence no
judgments untried, to lead men to Him
self. National calamity, loss of dear ones,
personal Affections, are but a Fathers
Christening love. Gods plea with the sin
ner is tender, compassionate and longing.
But we are assured that mercy will not
always thus plead. There comes time
when even mercy's plea, so long disregard
ed, will be, "Cut it down" 1t will be.
Depart, | never knew you" In that
awful day, how will it be with you poor
sinner?
Come to Jesus tonight. Come one.
come all. Come while we sing Take
stand for Jesus. Mercy pleads with YOU
Are there any who have been thinking
about this important step? Have the
moral courage to stand up thereby saying
you want to be a child Of God | thank
my God there is a way of escape for every
sinner.
There were several who expressed de-
sire to become Christians Thus the good
work goes on and sinners are being born
into the kingdom.