The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-06-27
The Revival.

Thursday night. The meetings are
attracting attention. The evangelist is a
speaker of unusual ability. He was con-
verted a christian twelve years ago. and
soon afterward took up eyangelistic
work He meets with success every
where. Before his conversion Mr. Red
ding was a railroad brakeman. following
this business on one of the lines IN the
north part of Kansas. Because OF his
humble line in life MIR. Redding appeals
to the humble class. He is Irishpsan
by birth and enjoys the wit of his conn
trymeu. His sermons are unique We
do not remember of having heard ar
evangelist with snch ready wit and p:.-
thos- His cofloquial manner readily
adapts itself to the temperament of the
audience He presents the gospel in the
simplest forms and within the under
standing of every body. He is not a man
of large stature, but his keen wit, apt
illustrations aud clear cut gospel mean
ings, impresses yon with the largeness of
his heart aud head. He told of some
distinctions in religions professions that
set some people to thinking on The line of
their religious conduct. Faith. and how
to obtain it is an instructive lesson in his
discourses- Doing christian things char
liable work, is clearly pointed out. All
people believe of God, lie says but all
particular stress in the meaning of the
propositions lin and sscf,' when APP
piled to the use in terms which express
belief i'll the gospel conduct in re-
ligious life Self -assertiYeuess is large
ly developed in all evangelists, and
necessarily SO. In exploiting human
characteristics the personal experience of
the speaker is much used. Sunday night
in his discourse, Mr. Redding took
text from the third chapter of Acts.
The text Look on U.S., This is
is what Peter and John said to the lame
man, who was lame from his birth, and
who laid daily at the gate of the temple
which is called Beautiful, asking for
aims Peter and JOHN had perfect
| characters and could we'll say Look on
u.s. This was not true Of many chris
tian people, and MIR. Reddng told a
story of himself, which served good
example of the unreadincss and impcr-
fection of christian people.
The main thought in the discourse was
to show the Inconsistent conduct OF
christian people Nine-tenths of them
were not proper examples. The world
judged them more sharply than they
imagined. Some people may have
thought his criticisms too critically
drawn, aud his imagery out of place, but
the weapon of ridicule is the most per-
feet instrument which can be used.
The christian who Gid not feel wounded
at the sharp, telling. but good natured
| thrusts, could well say with the psalmist,
ssGreat peace have they which love thy
| law: and nothing shall offend them.''
When Mr.. Redding sets the church
people all on edge and puts them in the
proper line of christian conduct, they
will be in shape to help him IN working
Fr1,. =, af
are properly adjusted to the characters of
Peter and John they will have influence
to do what christians ought to do, and
can say to the world, like Peter and
John, living examples of Christ
s'Look on U.S.
Monday night there was a good at
tendance at the church. The humorous
| allusion to wash day is the stereotyped
expression of all preachers. But Mr..
Reddipg said the men were absent from
| the meeting owing to Monday being wash
day. If Dodge City men do the washing
it is something new to the writer; but
the preachers all help their wives wash
day. That is not the only time when
thew are in the suds.
The preachers sermon on the text,
ssPrepare to meet thy God,'' was a splen.
did effort. Qualification is essential in
all things, and less in a christian.
The man who has made no preparation to
meet his God cannot expect to occupy
place in heaven with the man who has
prepared himself.
Mr.. Redding builds a foundation and
upon this structure lie talks. In Indiana.
(where he came fron) they used toads
to catch cat fish. Presuming that toads
would catch trout he tried this bait in
Colorado. A traveller noticing the young
Hoosier's fruitless catch, pulled ont of his
pocket something which looked like
feather. which he gave to the fisherman,
and with this he pulled out the trout in
number This much in explanation of
the methods he uses in speaking. 1t de-
pended on what kind of fish you wanted
TO catcl,--.oads would do to catch catfish,
but it took different bait for trout.
Tuesday night the evangelist spoke of
the prophecies on Christ, of his history.
character, and chose the text, .sWho do
that I the SON of man am 2,