The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
TABERNACLE SERVICES.

A very large congregation were in at
| tendance to the Sunday morning services
at the tabernacle. After the sermon a
large number were received into church
| fellowship. At the afternoon lecture to
men only, Rev. Updike chose for his text
Simpsons riddle" About one thousand
men were in attendance The lecture was
most mastery effort and commanded
| profound attention. The speaker made a
very encouraging comparison of Wichita
in relation to morality with other cities of
Kansas. At S .. N. the tabernacle was
| filled to overlooking Fifty members of
the choir were in place and the
song service was, if possible. even more
| impressive than on former occasions. The
solo by Prof Halves, who seemed in better
| condition than usual was rendered and an
| intensely religious feeling pervaded the
audience during the song, which appealed
| to the very hearts and souls of all present.
Mr.. Updike took for his subject 1.-The
Model Church." and his text was: "Ex-
cept We be converted and become as little
children ye can in nowise enter into the
kingdom of God"-Matt., 10. Solo by
Prof. Halves, "The Model Church"
1t was difficult for even the dis
ciples of Christ to understand the nature
Of the kingdom of Christ and
their relation to it. The aspirations of
these first chosen disciples were founded
| on their ideas of kingdom as they under
stood the earthly kingdom or the Jewish
| theocracy. The kingdom of Christ pro-
posed citizenship to all classes, Jew and
GENTLE. bond and free upon the same con-
iVr,pa off Of 70
all mankind assumes that there is some
thing IN every man which God is willing
to save. This could not be if any man is
totally depraved, for if there is nothing
but depravity IN man, how can there be
anything in him worth saving? God
teaches us that we are responsible and
that as such, He requires of US submission
to His will. We must believe, we must
| repent, we must obey.
''As the speaker proceeded and in the
midst of breathless interest as he spoke of
the boy wandering away from home in sin
and degration, he requested Prof. Halves
to sing, where is my boy tonight" At
| the close of the repetition of this question
in the song Rev. Updike promptly an
swered HE is in the kingdom of Satan,
but God has devised and revealed a way
| by which he may be translated from the
kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of
Gods dear SON." He who believes and
obeys the gospel is brought out of the
kingdom of Satan into the kingdom of
grace and then by faithful continuance
in well doing enter into the everlasting
kingdom OF our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ. He must add to his Faith, virtue
to virtue, knowledge to knowledge,
temperance to temperance, patience to
| patience, Goodness to Goodness, brotherly
Kindness" and then he shall enter the
kingdom of Glory.
During the invitations this evening the
| interest reached its most commanding in
terest and men and women of advanced
years and whitened locks, and others in
the vigor Of man and womanhood, also
young men and young women and
children from the Sunday school, came
forward most of them to make public
confession of faith in Christ.
The evening sermon was the fourth de-
livered by Rev. Updike, Sunday, and yet it
was one of the most elaborate, irresistible
of all the series during his labors here. He
is certainly man of extraordinary vigor
and power.
On Monday evening Mr.. Updike took for
his subject Faith. without faith it is
impossible to please God, for he that COM
eth to God must believe that he is, and
that he is rewarder of all that diligently
seek him. Heb 11:6.
Faith is an indispensable element in
business, in education, in society, in poll
tics, etc, etc Where there is 20 faith in
these relations there can be no progress
and activity Faith is necessary to happi-
ness in the family. The husband and wife
who have faith in each other conduce to
each others happiness, but when there is
no faith there is no happiness. The child
rem who have faith in their
teacher will be faithful under his direction
and confident in his instruction.
Heb 11:1-''Now faith is the substance
hoped for; the evidence of things not
seen"
There is, then, great difference be-
tween feeling and faith.
There was as usual a number who made
confession and a large number were bap-
tized.
A special praise meeting was announced
to be held at the tabernacle at $3.50 D. m.
today for the expression of gratitude and
thanksgiving for the one hundred who
have to this date yielded obedience TO the
Gospel since the meetings began. All are
especially invited TO this meeting.