The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-22
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department OF finances was presided over
by B. L Paine. Lincoln. Neb. Evange-
Iistic services were conducted in the tent
by Rev. DnsL- W. Munhall. Germantown.
Pa
There was no afternoon session. The
time was occupied by band concert at
the state fair grounds.
Lectures and patriotic concerts consti-
tuted the program of the Leagues night
session. The first half-hour was devot-
ed TO patriotic songs, after which Bishop
c. H. Fowler, Minneapolis, lectufed In
the tent. Bishop C. c. McCabe lectured
In Tomlinson hall. and Rev. James II.
Buckley, New oYrk, and Rev. A Car
men Toronto. lectured in an opera house.
Bishop Fowler delivered an interesting
lecture on Abraham Lincoln" in the
course OF which he saids
There is great lesson in the life and
work Of Lincoln. God calls his great
leaders for critical times from the COM
mon people. Lincoln came from a wes-
tern cabin, and Grant came from a little
leather store In an obscure western
town. Now God in a marvellous way is
opening their field under security of our
flag, and it may be that it is for some
great purpose in His kingdom that He is
also raising up this vast army of edu-
Gated young men and women with Chris
tian zeal.
"A new spirit is in the earth. I am not
a prophet, nor the son of a prophet, but
1 am student of the prophet, and 1t
seems to me that In our day is being full
filled the promise about the pouring out
OF the Holy Spirit upon our sons and
daughters. Not only do they phophesy.
but they I'll 1.-The atmosphere of the world
with better ideas, and set up a great
moral and spiritual judgment throne be-
fore which nations and kings and en-
perors and cars must bow. Today we
see great, hard, selfish army in France,
Inundated before the moral sense Of the
common people, and made to do justice
to poor Dreyfus. a poor Jewish victim of
prejudice.
More than this, we see the great ma
items assembled in their representatives
at The Hague upon the invitation Of the
Car Of all the Russias, the only surviv-
Ing representative of absolute power on
all the earth, to see II there Is not some
possible way to lift the burden of the
great standing armies from the shout
ders Of the common people. We see them
agreeing to a permanent court of arbi-
trauon, which shall settle national diff
cultes, not by the arbitrament of the
sword, but by reason. We are come into
marvellous times. We are in the rapid
where events of greatest magnitude rush
by us every hour. Already the United
states and England settle their griev-
ances peaceably. Now, Germany and
Russia and France are stepping upon the
elevated plane. These great nations thus
set for peace vii lnot let the smaller ma
tions fight. Soon swords will be beaten
into pillow shares, and spears into pruning
hooks, and wars and warriors will be for |
gotten. The billions of treasure and mill |
ions of laborers now wasted in deso.at-
ing the old world will be turned into the |
productive channels of peace, multiplying
the comforts of the common people and |
furnishing the agencies for the speedy |
evangelization OF the world. Brothers, |
let us rightly read the events, hear Gods |
call, and go forth to reap the world, for |
the ages are rolled together at our |
feet"
General John B. Gordon. who was to
have lectured in Tomlinson hall, was pre-
vented by indisposition. and Bishop c. C. |
z. McCabe, well known as "the chaplain
o. Libbey prison." lectured instead. His |
topic was 1.-The Bright Side Of Life in |
Libbey Prison" Rev. DR.. Carmen and
Rev. DR.. ]. NJ. Buckley both lectured on
'Anglo-American Relations"
Tomorrow is scheduled as the big day
and will practically conclude the con3en-
ton.
The executive committee of the Ep-
worth League occupied the afternoon in
deciding on the meeting place for 1871.
lpally selecting San Francisco. Three
cities were entered in the contest, San
Francisco. Los Angeles and Denver. The
former city secured the majority of votes
IN the first ballot, which stood: San
Francisco. s; Los Angeles, 3; Denver 1.
The vote was then made unanimous for
he Golden Gate city