The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-13

Christian Church Next Sunday, Morning
and Eveniug-What She has TO Say
About Her Call to the Ministry-says
She Will Preach From Inspiration and
Endeayor to Remove the Sleeps Cloth
ing From the Wolves-When Speaking
She Forcets All But Her Subject.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lease during
her recent sickness has concluded that
1t is her duty to preach the Gospel and
next Sunday. morning and evening,
she will fill the pulpit at the Central
Christian church.
The above report was circulated up
On the streets yesterday, and to ascer-
tain whether it was true or not, a re-
oorter called at the residence Of the
celebrated Elizabeth to know the why's
and wherefore of the lady's new move
from the rostrum to the pulpit.
At the residence, 1876 North wabash
avenue, the knock was answered py
the well known voice or Mary Eliza
beth. who bade the reporter TO come
In and be seated. After the usuaI
question the object Of the reporters
spOne to questions Mrs. Lease said:
Eyes. the report you have heard is
true. and if no preventing Providence,
I will occup the pulpit at the Central
Christian church next Sunday. My
lectures have been on the theme of
Christianity in politics, in other words
the practice Of the Lords prayer in
every day life, individually as we'll az
collectively, and while studying the
tIassed book, 1 have been more than
pver impressed with the duty Of preach
ing Gods holy word.
Now. | don't want you to get an
idea that / have been aroused from
sleep by a sonO IRONS voice crying out
I'D the midnight air, at such hours as
the graves are supposed TO give up
their dead, saying out in plain English,
Mary Elizabeth Lease, thou shalt go
put into the world and preach the Cos
pei unto all men, No there was no
such call as this, but a solemn i'm
rression that from the sacred pulpit 1
could do more good towards stablish-
ing thu fatherhood Of God, and the
brotherhood of man, then l could from
the rOstrum.
You know there is a kind of solemn
ty about a sermon which carries con-
viction with Il from the pulpit when
If the same thing is said from the ros-
trum il is trea ted more as a jest. 1t IS
true that upon several occasions 1 have
filled pulpits, but ii was always of a
nature Of q Christian lecture, but 1
now propose to enter the pulpit as one
imbued with Gods spirit, to make plain
His teachings.
81 hope that the church will be filled
next Sunday, and those who attend
will hear from the. word of God by in
EpiratIon more than they will any pc
theory which has been fixed in my
mind and then the bending and twist
ing of the word to suit my notions of
right and wrong.
Il will enter the pulpit with the fear |
Of God and not man before my eyes. |
Which is a fault too often used by the |
clergy. / look upon the clergy as the |
best men in the country, but many Of |
them are afraid TO speak out just what |
they believe for fear it will not be popu- |
lar, and l shall hit the old sinner just |
as hard as the younger ones. And |
shall take a delight in stripping the |
Sleeps clothing from off the wolves.
81 expect that people will be surpris- !
ed If L should tell them that when I |
first start to make a lecture that / al |
ways suffer the first few minutes from /
stage fright. Yet such is the case. AZ
ter this first feeling L forget all about |
my audience and my mind is entirely |
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