National Baptist world., 1894-09-21
LEAVENWORTH LETTER.

Evangelist Beaslty made a flying visit
to our town on the 9Th, and Sunday
morning at eleven O'Clock he was intro
duced by our pastor,-Rev. |. Harris.
He proceeded to preach from the Sab
bath lesson, John third chapter, first to
sixteenth verses, drawing vivid pict-
ure of Christ enronte to Jarusalem, the
preparation of the people for the sacri-
flee and the temple money to be gather
ed. He also drew a picture Of Christ
and Nicodemus in some part of the tenn
pie. This picture illustrated Nicodemus
as a type to all who had not publicly O.
beyed Christ and all the commandments
and ordinances Of His house. At the
close Of this enthusiastic and impress
sive sermon the officers at once confer
red with Rev. Beasley, and arranged to
secure his services 70 ten days. Fl lding
that he had been billed for fourteen
days tent meeting in Topeka they were
pleased to learn that the dates OF that
meeting had been changed; due to the
fact that the four pastors coul not be en-
gagged in the meeting: Rev. Barker being
empauneled on the jury; Rev. Olden
having other matters of such importan-
ce as to prevent HIM from rendering
his services, Rev. Beasley decided to
accept the proposition of the board to
spend ten days with the church and
give us ten of his plain and simple Bible
sermons. Believing from the first ser"
mon delivered Sunday morning that ten
sermons along that line would be aux
Hilary to the church and Sabbath school,
both to the unifying and edifying of the
church and school in the work. Rev.
Beaslev entered our field at time when
the agitators and disgruntelers were
busily engaged sewing the seeds OF dis
cord. and causing divisions among us.
He found quite a number OF our most
brilliant lights and earnest workers dis
couraged; part at home and part seated
in the rear Of the building, and the
work at q standstill. The board and
those few consecrate0 ones who were
still holding on said: "Y on must preach
TO MS and all we can induce to come,
the blessed Gospel of the Son of Cod"
Rev. Beasley who seems to have for
his object the "glory Of God and the
salvation of men," with an earnest Gle
sire for the success Of the Baptists of the
state, at once began the preaching ofthe
GOSPEL. We feel safe in saying thal
during these ten days he has succeeded
in being instrumental in awakening an
interest in both church and Sabbath
school.
The sblic had been impressed prior
to Rev. Beasley's visit, that the church
had dismissed their pastor; this had be-
come a general rumOr, so much so III
fact, that preachers from afar with
nothing to do, pulpit tramps, pastor
killers and church dividers, had began
turning their eyes toward LeavenWortil
with anticipations Of cn'ersng the con
fest for the pastorage of the lndepend'
ent Baptist church. But Oh! the scene
changes, the light of glorious gospee.
that has been shining these ten day'
through the word preached, has clean
ed away the mist; and better times II
church and Sunday school is anticlpat
ed. We believe now that the churcl
and pastor will be able to re-enter tn
missions of church and Sunday school
and push forward the work in each de
nartment. We are safe in saying tha
we have pastor in the person OF Re'
Josse Harris who is known for hi
: Christian piety, integrity and work as
Baptist preacher. He has made re
cord in our church as pastor, that "
are not ashamed to have read. "
: have in our church and Sunday schoo
9 which is among the leading churches
I the state. some of the best Negro bral
in thd state, he that doubteth come all
r see. The pastor introduced ounda
) morning, stranger called the NATIo.
r AL BAPTIST WORLD. He had 1e
copies of this paper; he stated that IL
g was our paper because it bore 9
re name. These copies went for NICK
like butter on a hot biscuit. He sa
h this paper was so cents year, we thu
r he is mistaken. If it is so cents yes
a. what will hinder 10000 Baptists fro
reading this paper? There being lO
a. 600 Negroes in Kansas, 1O,5OO of the
are Baptists. Is it reason to suppo
T. Mr.. Editor, that this number OF 81
lists who has charge of the World
!. be able through their influence, at
cents a year to put this paper in
hands Of every negro family in kans
= saw nothing about the adjoining stat
Now. Mr.. Editor, we ask for the pl
IN how shall this be done? We answer
Us saying, first let every Baptist preac
- in Kansas, both ordained and llcens
a,a bic IN cents. Second. let each q