The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28

found IN the west, but lt cannot save you
from sin and death. Let Christ rule ia
the hearts Of its people and then
shall peace, happiness and prosperity re-
ward you hundred fold in this world,
and in the world to come life everlasting"
In deeply pathetic pleadings and warn
ings, the speaker said: "Think of your
wandering boy, in strange city destitute,
friendless and alone; booking in upon
saloon and gambling table, where they are
drinking. and playing cards, and saying.
This looks like home; I'll go in here; this
IS what like; | am used 10 it at home y
The speaker gave a number of examples,
including several families, and, also, dis
tinguished statesmen and other profess
ional men who had gone down in crime
and disgrace on account of the dance, cards
and wine set before them when
they were children at home, drinking,
gambling, card playing and dancing, ETC.,
etc, were steps toward Sodom, the end OF
which journey is death. He admonished
the church and urged an uncompromising
warfare against all these and all other
known sins.
Money was solicited for the purpose of
enlargiEs the church building for the
Central church of Christ" ETC. Nearly
$1,000 was subscribed or paid. Meetings
will be held in the tabernacle for several
weeks at the usual times of preaching,
prayer meetings and all the other meetings
essential to the church work as directed
by the pastor.
The great meeting closed with Ss7 &C
cesslons while others are to come as the
fruit Of its interest.
Evangelist Updike expressed his hearty
thanks to all for uniform courtesy and at
tention and desired US TO especially thank
the EAGLE for the reports published in
that excellent paper.
SURPRISED AND HAPPY PARSoN.
Yesterday being the 30th anniversary of
the birthday of Rev. G. s. Nusbaum, the
popular pastor of the South Emporia
avenue NJ. L. church, the young people Of
the church conceived the idea of getting
up an impromptu party, on short notice,
to 90 to the parsonage in the evening and
pay their respects to the pastor and
his family, with congratulations. Ii
the first place the affair was
a surprise to the friends of the pastor
themselves to see such a large crowd as
semble at the parsonage on such short and
imperfect notice; but if there ever was a
complete surprise it was when the party
entered the parsonage in body and began
to shower their congratulations upon
Mr.. Nusbaum. The shortness of the
notice, perhaps, made the surprise
the more successful, as there was no time
for an inkling of the movement to get
around to the parsonage.
After the first storm of the surprise had
somewhat subsidized, Rev. A. J. Smith,
representing the young people, confronted
Mr.. Nusbaum with a handful Of silver
dollars, which he presented to the still fur
Their surprised pastor in neat little speech,
appropriate to the occasion. By this time
Mr.. Nusbaum, usually so ready with an
impromptu speech, was most too full for
utterance, yet he was equal to the emer-
gency and responded with some very
cheering and appropriate words. The oc-
casion was then turned into very pleas
ant season of sacred song, with Mrs.
ID. Smyth at the organ, and ac-
compartment by Mr. George H Burns
The happy event was concluded with a
season of earnest prayer led by Rev. p. T.
Wooten and followed by Rev. NJ. Nus
baum. OF course these prayers included
an earnest request for the return of many
of such happy occasions, both for the
pastor and his friends present. 1t was a
time long to be remembered.