Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-24
THE REVIVAL
MIR. WILSON breaches A STRONG
SERMON.
The Brethren Respond With Seven
Hundred and Forty-Nine
Dollars.
Synopsis of the Lecture at the Presbyterian
Church to Men Only Sunday
Afternoon.

a very large assemblage of people greeted
the evangelist G. W. Wilson, at the NJ f.
church Sunday morning. Chairs were
placed around the altar and in the aisles,
| filling up every inch of space SO that when
the minister arose to speak vast sea of
human faces surrounded him. The min
| lister of the church, Mr.. Hobson, gave
notice that some money was needed to pay
! expenses of this meeting and advised peo-
pie to come up literally. The congregation
seemed TO think their pastor knew what
was wanted, and took him at his word.
| The contribution amounted to $40 Mr..
| Wilson read the nineteenth Psalm and
after singing by the choir in which the
congregation joined he gave for his text
| Romans. Sth chapter. % verse. For whom
he did foreknow, he also did
predestinate to be comformed to the image
of his Son, that he might be the first born"
! The sermon was a very able one, but want
of room in these columns, will allow of not
even synopsis. The crowds who attended
| Mr.. Wilson's lecture III the Presbyterian
church Sunday afternoon were very atten
tive, every inch OF standing room in the
great church was occupied. This was a
meeting for men only: and they rolled in
| like mighty food filing every inch of
| space. Ia the body of the church-in the
aisles, in the gallery, in the alter and in
the pulpit-men were packed like sardines
in hox Rev. j. d. Hewitt occu-
pied seat on the platform and
the place reserved by his side,
| from which the great evangelist
would address the throng was only room
for him to barely stand. The great con
gregation joined enthusiastically in sing
| ing Stand up for Jesus and Hold the
| Fort" after which Mr.. Hewitt the
beloved pastor of the church, made very
affecting prayer and called for the blessing
of God to attend Mr.. Wilson in these
meetings
The lecture was listened to with the
closest attention throughout and with fire.
quent demonstrations of approval. When
! the evangelist gave the newspapers shot
for pandering to the vicious element of
society in order to make their little ten
cents, he was promptly cheered, and when
he referred to the Wichita EAGLE
as not belonging to that class Of
and it was several minutes before it sub
sided sufficiently to allow the evangelist
to proceed Mr. Wilson preached Sunday
evening at the First NJ. E. church, and by
730 O'Clock the house was crowded and
hundreds went away unable to gain adj
mittance As is the custom the great bell
in the tower was rung promptly at 7:30
o'clock as last notice that the hour of
service had arrived. Mr.. Wilson caused
much merriment by remarking that he
supposed they were ringing the bell to
bring the people to church. Before preach
ing commenced good old brother arose in
the congregation and said he regretted very
much his inability to, attend the noon
day meeting He had learned they had
glorious time and had taken up colIec-
ton to help along this meeting. He want
ed to donate twenty dollars for that prlr-
pose The minister seemed rather re-
Iuctant. but finally agreed that the good
brother might make the donation. but in
timated that no further opportunity would /
be offered.
Mr. Wilson preached from the 18th, 18th
and 18th verses of the Goth chapter of Rev
Citations:
''And / saw great white throne, and
him that sat on it, from whose face the
earth and the Heaven fed away; and there
was found no place for them.
And / saw the dead, small and
great, stand before God; and the
books were opened and another.
and another book was opened, which is
the book of life, and the dead were judged
out of those things which were written in
Al linz 70 M,
the sea gave mp the dead which were in it;
and death and hell Tor the gravel delivered
up the dead which were in them: and they
were Judged every man according to their
works.
Mr. Wilson's whole effort on this occa-
sion was given to the task of showing his
hearers that all would have to give an ac-
count of their lives here. He appealed to
his hearers not TO be deceived by any false
theology which teaches that God will not
remember our sins: for a man can not
even forget his own sins. How
then can God forget them
He warned his hearers that their
every sin was remembered and that the
books would be opened and from the judg-
ment there rendered there would be no APP
peal He said Jesus Christ is the only adj
vocate at that court who can help you. If
you will not hear him there is no hope for
YOU You will be forever lost. During
the time the evangelist spoke there was
almost perfect silence in the immense
throng. Did YOU ever see such a crowd, !
and such good order, was a common ex-
preston after the meeting was dismissed
d. p Alexander. the railroad contractor,
occupied prominent place on the plat
form Sunday evening. He has
been acquainted with Mr. Wilson
since long before he began
to preach He said g. W Wilson always
has been a good man and he was delighted
to hear his friend of former years preach !
such powerful sermon.
There was anothreswell filed house last |
night at the NJ. E. church. Mr.. Wilson /
preached powerful sermon from the word |
which he said occurred only once in the |
Bible. Eternity The altar was crowded
with seekers. and the vast audience cele- |
brated the conversion Of the first one hun- |
bred by singing the doxolegy.
A SYNOPSIS OF Mr.. WILSON'S LECTURE At I
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
am glad of this opportunity to address 4
this meeting of men only. viii, however, /
state at the opening that If the young gen |
tlenien of the Young Mems Christian asso- 1