The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-05

The third day of the campmeeting has
come aud gone aud Riverside park yester-
day witnessed scene which will be dear
10 the Methodistic heart for many year
TO come.
The clerical brethren from abroad were
gathering into the city from al quarters
throU Shout the day, thereby 70 gain a
little rest from the labors Of their re-
spective charges and TO participate in the
season OF refreshing from on high 10 which
all eagerly look forward today. The lay
visitors make 10 report but there Is known
10 be a rery large number in the city.
At 10 o'clock Yesterday the exercises OF
the day began with n devotional meeting,
led by William ClspDer
Rev. z. ID. Lahr preached the morning
sermon from the text, Then the Fire OF
the Lord Fell and Consumed the Burnt
Sacrifice and the Wood, aud the Stones,
and the Dust, and Licked up the Water in
delineation of one OF the most
striking displays of moral sub
Unity in the history; yet the appliea-
tiou was male That the individual IN the
highest Christian experience enacts the
same scene, and that che OF the oldest
doctrines of Methodism was shown 10 be
symboized in this historical passage.
After the close OF the sermon occurred a
striking and impressive scene. The an
cent simple spirit Of MethOdi-m fell upon
the little congTeEat on and they sang the
good old Methodist hymns TO the good
old Methodist tunes. The rural surround
ings apparently far remote from the rush
of business or the commonplace OF the
daily routine for those who live under
3 90 II earal 4IFFn
and the little f,ck knelt in prayer and
their leader prayed as if God were Very
near: and not at al bard OF hearing, and
then, still kueeiing, they sang softly aud
teuderly and when they rose TO their feet
they fell to shaking hands in Quiet and
fearful sort of way aud the Salvation
army officer who had knelt among them.
came in for his share of give and take IN
this little game of brotherly kindness,
which WAS "a very earnest game after all
Rev. f. &. Beach has been the leader OF
the song and prayer services aud Is espe-
cialiy gifted iu that line With these
services all the sermons are prrfaced or
followed. or bothi Such service at $50,
preceded the afternoon sermon by
R-v. c. II. McMillen, from the
text, Behold / come quickly: hold that fast
which thou hast, that no man take thv
crown. The speaker did not use the text
basis tor any second advent theory
but applied it to the coming of the divine,
TO satisfy the human need of The in
dividual.
Epworth League hour was filled with
the usual song and praise service. aud was
led by Il. w. Meredith.
Rev. Dugald Mccormick preached to an
immense congregation from the text, Lord
il is done as Thou hast commanded, and
vet there is room. An altar service in
which large number took part closed the
meeting.
The program for tomorrow includes
morning prayers at $50; love FEAST az 10.
conducted by ". V. Burns; sermon at II
by w. T. Martindae; song and praise SER
vice at 80; sermon by H. G. Beach at 3;
Epvorlh League service at $50. conducted
by W. II. Farrell; sermon at s By Don :.
Colt.
To-Day the Methodist churches of the
city will hold union services n the big
tent, aud the congregation Will J-st Its
capacity. Many OF those who VIII attend
expect 10 take diuner with them aud stay
all day. giving tie occasion tue character
of what WAS once called basket meeting.
The utmost zeal aud harmony have at
tended the work in the m-eting>. and tue
session has been productive OF great good.
Ia the meantime every facility l. offered
the public for convenience OF transpOrta-
tion by the street car company, who run
their cars u a later hour than ordinary.