People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-29
Camp r1eeting.

camp Ileetlng.
1t has been pretty rough weather
for the opening Of the camp meeting
in Fonda park. However, not a
single service has been missed. There
was Sunday school Sunday morning
and preaching and communion service
at II m. At noon the rain ceased,
the clouds broke away and the sun
looked laughingly down on mud be-
Spattered Cap ground. BY 2;3O
O'Clock the water had drained away
and the ground was in very pleas
ant condition. The big tent turned
the rainfall mic ly and kept every
thing dry within. Notwithstanding
the muddy roads a large number of
city people drove down and heard the
lecture on THE Lodges and the
Churches" The tent was nearly
half full. Mr.. BUles got the good will
of his audience from the start and
held them for an hour and forty min
uteS with inten:e interest. Many
thought he would antagODize the
lodges, but when lie announced that
he belonged to nearly all the leading
secret societies himself including the
Free MasOnS and Odd Fellows, they
felt relieved on that score. He led
up to his theme by sketching a brief
history of the reformation, showing
the transformation from church forms
and ritualism to Wesleyan zeal and
fervOr, then directed attention to tie
new spirit that is develOping-be.
tween the two eXtremeS-that of
' benevolenCe and sympathy, doing good
to humanity while we live, as inaug-
urated by the Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows, and reflected by all the
new societies. He said that it was
the spirit of the Christ working in
the people and that if the church
wanted to get rid of the lodge that it
must put into practical operation the
principles and plans of the lodge.
When member got sick 60 two-by-
twos and attend him, and do the same
for humanity wherever fOund-in the
church or out. He championed the
cause of the masses. Human Sympa-
thy and love and actual acts of kind
ness should be extended to the lowest
man or woman. Christianity Shonld
reach out after poor and fallen human
ity as well as the respectable" class.
He is a powerful speaker, and has
those qualities IF speech and thought
peculiar to the modern evangelist.
His transitS from the sublime to
the ridiculous are quick, easy and
highly entertaining.
Sunday night ne preached his intro
ductOry sermon to the camp meeting
toan audience still larger than that
in the afternoon. He dispelled the
idea that he had come here with a
chip on his shoulder inviting a
"Scrap." He extended a cordial in
VitatiOn to people of all churches and
the ministers to come to the meetings
and cooperate with him. He propos-
ed to make an issue with the sins ana
evils of today. and to preach the
truth as he conceived it to be reveal
ed.
Prayer meeting service at 7:3O;
preaching at s. Everybody invited.
Admission free during the week.
On next Sunday afternoon the sub
ject for the lecture will be "JesuS
Christ proven Divine Without the
Bible" The famous infdel, DR..
Fishback, of Illinois, was converted
by this lecture and afterwards preach
ed the gospel instead Of lecturing on
lnfdelity. Every skeptic should hear
sermons this week ana then this lect-
ure. There will undoubtedly be an
immense crowd next Sunday.