The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-24
FISHING FOR MEN
MAJOR COLE TAKES 1T FOR BIS
SUBJECT LAST MIGHT.
He Pays High Compliment to the
Ministry of Wichita for their Earn
estncSs and Unselhsh Zeal-AlSo-
Speaks Words Of Praise Of City Su
perintendeut-Iuter Increasing

The union services which are being held
at the First Presbyterian church. was
greeted with crowded house last night
and great interest was manifested through
out the meeting.
DR.. Winters led the opening exercises.
while Secretary Shaver presided at the or
gan. The song services led by the large
choir are enjoyed by all, and lovers o!
good music should not fail to be in attend
anee. The capacity of the large church
was tested to its uttermost last night aud
many were compelled TO remain standing
throughout the entire meeting. Arrange
ments will be made for an overflow meet
ing in the near future.
On Sunday night services will be held at
both the First NJ. E church and the First
Presbyterian church. At the NJ. r. church
Major Cole will begin his address at z
o'clock and then 60 to the Presbyterian
church Persons will only be admitted to
the latter church by ticket. Each
ticket is good for only two
persons-one christian and one sinner;
or two sinners. The address will be made
to persons who do not profess religion, and
church membe will only be admitted 10y
bell g accompanied with some person who
is not believer.
Before commencing his discourse last
night Major Cole said: Il have seen some
things in Wichita which has made my
heart glad. The first Is the universal un-
se.fi,hness of the ministers of the diff
erent churches of the city. This spirit of
earnest zeal and Willingness TO do their
whole duty have seldom seen eQutled at
/ other points where | have labOrei. Ii
! speaks well fer u gracious ou'pourIpg OF
! the Spirit of God on thi, community. The
second congratulation / have to offer i.
upon the public schools OF Wichita being
! in charge of such an able educat or and
! God fearing gentleman as DIR. Richardson.
l know that much OF the success of The
great revival at Sedalia. Mo-, where :. 40
souls were converted, was due 10 the
! efforts and prayers of Dr.. Richardson.
Children should be Christians, ana we
must expect lots of tine success of the
meetings in Wichita to .he help tna
comes from the child" He thei
related touching incident of how
Il Ii; tie girl had brought ten souls 10 lead q
godly life.
He took for his subject: Fishers of men
and tue result of Christians failing TO obey
the direction of the spirit" His text WAS
Follow me aud l will make you fisher;
of men," This was the great. grand obj-c
of life, 'Seek ye first the Kingdom o
You" This, the speaker declared. was I
business proposition, and should be h edeC
by every man IN Wichita. He related how
he had often hsd his purposes upset by tn
spirit of God while conducting meetings
He had often mapped out plan OF Opera
| lions, but they were invariably upset
That what Wichita needed was not knowl
edge of the truth o. the scriptures, but al
action. The citizens were too well info-me,
TO need the plan of salvation laid out q
| them; they know that the life of Curis
tian is happier aud more contented on
than that of an unbeliever. He felt Ger
tain that il he should call for tesll
mony tonight from those who ha
once enjoved religion, Dut were leadiu
ungo lily lives at the present time that a
would bare testimony that the life of
christian was the most enjoyable of I'll
two.
THE great difficulty of the church Il
day was that taey were more Interested i
their lines than they We're in the numbe
of fish they caught. One bad this plan
another some other form or way, but III
success of these meetings depended on til
plans of no man, but on the guidance c
the spirit. He had no plan mapped OUT II
to how a person should receive salvation
whether il Was by The still small voice o
by the storm but his prayers were for sa
walton to come to Wichita.
His closing was pathetic story of hos
a mother had testified at the morniu
prayer meeting; how the mother had caret
for the body and intellect of her only child
but had failed 20 talk TO her daughter G
the preparation OF the soul. Daring til
recital many were moved to tears. aud d
its close he called on all those WHO wante
an interest in the prayers of the christi,n
to make it known by raising to their fee
Some fifty persons signified their willing
ness to be the object of prayers.