The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-23


nrodlca love. But love helps Us to full
fill the Law Human nature Is unable TO
keen that law. Christ promises his saw
ing grace to his followers to kepp them
in the law Therefore as representa-
tives of the truth that He taught upon
earth. the greatest message ever given
TO man. we must teach first and above
all else, the reform of the individual
heart through His grace, we must teach
Christ and Him crucified for the saliva
ton of sinful men. We must present
the great love, brotherhood, sympathy
and charity that he taught and exen-
plifed. as the most effectual power for
lettering the morals of society. Human
aids may be helps in this work. but if
Christ is anything He is more powerful
than all the schemes of men We are
not opposing any honest effort TO raise
the moral standard of the community,
but we insist that the place to effect
that end is in our churches and our
homes, in the hearts Of Christian peo-
pie themselves, and the means is that
afforded by the teaching and study Of
His message to men.
AT THE UNITARIAN CHURCH 2
Rev W. s Vail preached Sunday
morning on The Promise Of the De-
iverer." His text was from the CXIII
chapter Of Isaiah, and recited the YER
sion Of the conqueror from E,dom, who
was the Promised One, the deliverer of
the people: the person who was TO
bring in the reign of righteousness.
After speaking of this hope. appearing
everywhere in Hebrew prophecy, the
speaker proceeded to say that it was
not alone belief of this people, and
claimed that il would have been per-
fectly natural for the wise men TO come
from the east, al sight of a peculiar
star, because the hope of a deliverer
was the hope OF all prophets, wherever
found
The preacher claimed that peculiar
interest was developed in this sub
ject by the story of Mr.. Wallace, en-
titled The Fair God" What was the
key TO this book? The key was found
in the lingering Aztec belief that Quet-
eel. had been with them, and would
come again. And who were those peo-
pie so believing? Had they been IA
miliar with Hebrew prophecy? Ger
tainly not. Had they been familiar
with Greek ideas? No one can see how
this would be possible. (The preacher
here gave description of the Aztec,
his cities, his civiliZat ton, his religion)
This man was isolated but here was
the hope of the Fair Cod" And how
strange was the effect of this belief,
Did it not crown CorteZ with glamour
of glory? Were not the ships and the
sons who were possibly of supernatural
origin? And when the sunset gun was
fired, after OlOmeda had pronounced
his benediction, did not the reverbera-
ton suggest supernatural power
which had harnessed the thunders and
yOked the lightnings? And was not the
conquest accomplished with an ease
entirely impossible but for the fear that
ran through the minds of the people. a
a 10 air-
Cod" and if so it was perfectly use
less to resist him?
The preacher then proceeded 10 make
an application of this thought. He
called attention TO the fact that under
meath the burdens, the disappoint-
menJS, the worries and even the de-
spair of this life there lived an uncon-
sciOus hope rising in the word of the
prophet, singing in the song of the poet;
spoken in the word of friend TO a friend
discouraged; and nearly always appear
ing when great occasions called for all
that was best in human life.
He said that in many of our moods
we did not live our real life. but only
to a transient condition, a passing
thought; but he said that in his opin-
ion, each one had real center of per-
sonality, submerged but active still, an
ideal personality. divine, eternal, pure
and this existing divinity in man is
analogous TO the hope of the Fair
God" or the Oriental hope of a ''Deliv-
erer." 1t is the divine speaking within
the human heart and asking a full play
of all activities of its life, and to un-
cover this personality, TO give it wing
and power is the true work of all re-
ligiOn.
Mr. Wallis sermon was listened to
with interest and his congregation re
turned To their homes with a more eX-
allied idea of life and a. better dispo-
sition towards the world and the people
in it.
AT THE FIRST VI. T. CHURCH.
Rev Don s. Colt occupied the First
VI. f. church Sunday night and as
usual his theme was prohibition. He
said he was the everlasting foe of that
which destroys mems souls. He recited
a story of his brother who was drunk
ard by inheritance and became a vaga-
bond. The story was very pathetic
and when everybody, was eager to ind
out what became Of that brother Mr.
Colt informed them that he reformed
and. became a good citizen. Mr.. Colt
then burning with the spirit of law
abiding good citizenship said that any
church ought TO he burned 10 the
ground and its place made a dung
heap that would dismiss its pastor be-
cause he spoke the truth. He said the
church OF Wichita VIII come out with
clearer garments. He asserted that
the church was built up in truth and
the rum traffic on lies. He denied that
the preachers were preaching aginst
the material interests of Wichita, but
he did not consider the Legitimate sa-
loon in that light. He said that
every mans hand should be raised
against the saloon. He said that the
rum traffic was the work Of the devil
and Christs' command was 70 destroy
cised the police court for acquitting
Mat Wall.
AT THE DODGE AVENUE.
Rev Anderson and Rudolph Hatfield
occupied the pulpit Of the Dodge Ave
nue. N. +. church, the former 10 preach
and the latter TO test the sentiment OF
the meeting and incidentally TO drop
hint that there would be some others
a the citizens meeting Thursday night
than those who were on Sundays list
IF business men and tax payers. Rev.
Anderson spoke on prohibition and in
duiged in some personalities. As no
one could be found who remembered
what he said the Eagle is unable 10
give even q synopsis.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
DR. Hendee of Ossawa tonne occupied
the pulpit of the First Presbyterian
church. The principal part Of his SER
mon was devoted II prohibition but il
IS said by those who were there that
he did not display any fanaticism or in
temperance but discussed the evil IN Z
conservative and consequently forcible
manner. He took a broader view OF
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