The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-25
LENA MASON HERE
Famous CoIored Evangelist
at A. M. {. Church.
GREAT CROWD ATTENDS
Preached Last Night on the
"0mipOtenCe of God"

Mrs. Lena Mason, the renowned cclored
evangelist and one of the foremost women
OF her race in this country, began a series
of meetings at the a. N. z. church on
North Water street last night. Although
the meetings had not been well adver-
tised, the church was crowded to over
flowing last evening. There was splendid
congregational singing, and the good, old
time religion, which IS the only kind that
Mrs. Mason has anything to do with, pre-
vailed in a good measure last night. Mrs.
Mason is an orator, Bible scholar and
a revivalist equal almost TO Moody and
Sam Jones. Her sermons sparkle with wit
and good Bible logic, such as one seldom
hears in any pulpit. Mrs. Mason began
last night by preaching on the subject Of
The Omnipotent Power of Cod" taking
for her text the last fifteen words Of third
chapter of John: For no man can do
the miracles that Thou dost except God
be with Him." She preceded her text by
saying:
1.-The world is living too fast. In Chi
cago they live nine days in a week; in
st. Louis they live twelve; in Denver they
live fourteen, having hardly time to eat;
in Montana they live clear past time and
are running away with themselves. Now,
I am still living SIX days a week. with
only twenty-four hours to each day. That
is all the Lord wants you TO live. IF you
live any faster than that you are living
most of the time with the devil. Then
try to live like the Lord wants you TO
live. Try to live natural. Don't be a hypo-
critic. Why, nowadays you can't tell by
the looks Of people what they are. The
man that boasts Of the most religion may
be the worst one in the church. The hus-
band that smiles and tips his hat so nicely
10 you as you pass on the street may be
a devil to his wife. and nine times out
of ten they are. I ought to know because
I'm married and I know what lots Of you
folks have 10 go through with. I was
happiest when I was single, and I've got
a pretty good husband, too"
There was the utmost feeling wrought
as the speaker reached the climax of her
eloquent sermon. She followed closely
along the lines of her subject and brought
out the most beautiful phases in the life
of Christ during His life among the Phari-
sees.
Following are some Of the most interest
ing sayings Of the evangelist:
Il believe in fine dress. I wear them
when I can, and always like the latest
styles. The fashion plates have come to
be great and silly thing; but I want to
say there are no fashion plates of religion.
Religion is he same now and forever. and
any alteration in the style ruins the gar
i~r{,
say Glory to God! Hanciujahr and You
won be ashamed OF it, either.
Here some Of you folks viii squeaI
yourselves hoarse for candidates and big
men like the governor and the president
when you couldn't say anything for the
Lord. You'll whoop 1t up for the governor
and help him into a place where YOU can
never go. I believe in using voice for
His who says: Where 1 am We shall be
Also
1 don't believe much IN science when It
lnterferes with this book I never talk
much about science. Big men can talk
about it and attempt to tell YOU how many
stars there are. and how far it is to the
moon, and so forth, but God said: lob.
how many sars are there in the heavens?'
and he said, I din't know But here these
scientists try to find ont more than Job
pretended to know.
4 never believed much in the folks who
1on't keep their hearts with them. They
will stay away from church and when the
preacher asks them about it they Will say
I couldn't be out last night. brother. but
my heart was there Now. the Lord never
asked man for his head. He wants
your heart and he expects Won to he tbara