The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-25
REVEREND Walls AMENITIES.
TWO Powerful Addresses at Crawford
Grand.

Two Powerful Addresses at CraUfor6
Grand.
On Sunday morning ard evening the
many friends ard personal admirers, both
actual members OF the Unitarian church,
and outside. we're given the greatly ap-
preciated opportunity 10 listen once more
TO two strong characteristic sermons b.
Rev. ". S Van, formerly the pastor %
the First Unitarian church here, now OF
Sioux City, Iowa Five years ago, Nr.
Van, AT the very heigh- Of his power.
influence for good. and general popularity
IN this cry. felt called 70 larger lsld
OF work and resigned TO take charge OF
the work CT ais denomination az Atlanta.
Ca 1t vas with genuine regret that his
large circle OF intimate friends snd
church adhsreuts bade him God-spsed-
Now after che lapse OF this period. his
heart yearned for EVichita, which he has
never ceased to love, its push. organic
vitality, It's progressive undacnted peo-
pie So when L came time for his vaca-
tion, he asked for brief leave for no
other purpose but 70 revisit Wichita, for
as re tod his estimacIe wife. he vas
downright homesick. His Two powerful
addresses Sunday awakened every emo
tlon OF q higher life: noblsr aims. better
purposes, and the splendid possibilities IN
every life. There has never been more
forcefuI pulpit orator ever IN this city.
with all commentator and high praise 10
them all. OF vast and highly cultured
scholarship. z splendid stage presence; 3
voice AZ once appealing. ringing with
earnestress. and > gentle rymthmic ca
dence; 81 convincing logic. and above all
and which probably Is the secret OF his
wonderful power and magnetic drawing
IS the deep sympathetic spirit, a warm
impulsive love for humanity. human
hopes, affections. ambitions; and e live
II sensitive regard for the human mis-
cry, dissppointments. and misfortunes.
His sermon a few years ago on The
Tempest Within a Brain" left q profound
imprint upon his community which many
recall yet with feelings OF emotion
Sunday morning his theme was 'Srhe
Spiritual Evolution OF Man. and was
mastery effort In neither OBSCURE was
there anything dramatic. nothing theat-
ricaI. nor any hint Of sectarlan propa-
ganda or denouinatonans-n- From SCI
ence, philolOgy, psychology. geology. and
all the vast realms OF human lore and
Investigation, and learning. he drew his
basic points; pointing out how. as man
had evolved from a lower order physi-
caIly. his physical development stopped
ct least 15oeJo years ago. and he was
very little II any. different now than re
was then, but right TIE nand there com
meaced his mental and spiritual growth.
As man used then not more than seventy
I've words in his whole vocabulary, and
his was mostly sign language, com
Inunicatcd with his hands, Shakespeare,
many hundreds Of years later used about
1850 different words 70 express all the
emotions, passions. and feelings IN hui
man experience. Eloqueatly and exhaus-
lively was his subject treated. and each
one OF the large audience present felt
an hdescribable uplifting within him
self; that after all. there was more II life
than mere living. and more zeal good II
the race than men want 20 attribute.
In the evening the theme was Power
Of Mental Suggestion. and II would be
difficult to say which CT TIE Two, though
greatly differing. was the most potent
and vigorous. From Genesis and the
story OF the tempting OF Eve IN the gar
den, he drew his text eye shall become
as gods Then the speaker cited the
case OF Alexander. whose ruling ambi-
ti0u was not alone to be a king and
nor yet 20 shine forth before
the world but far and above that was
the strainins after = something inded-
nable, TO become a god Nero, Petro-
MUS, the chief OF hyprocritss; eli the
Caesars; Mare Antony. Cassius. Brutus
Macbeth. and many q the re-
nowued lights OF history. romance. and
the drama, were cited 10 show that sug-
gesti0n has Influenced them all. more or
less. and that to initiate is natural IN the
race He showed now the same mistake
repeated has produced the same kind Of
railroad accidents. similar IN all their
grim details OF horror; how lynchings IN
the south were the result C mental sug-
gestion. whose subtle psychic influence (
carries far and wide. Large and appre-
ciative audiences greeted Mr.. Vail az the
Crawford opera house. and should he
consent 10 return 20 this city. he would
again pack that hau. as he did nightly
when he left here. lie is big man. Zig
Ia heroic pose CT physique: big n heart
ard brain. and all embracing IN tender (
syr1rs thies. and vigorous. energetic in
zct ana word. He spoke Eiowinsiy II HE T.
PREDATORY address, os the wonderful /
changes and progress IN Wichita; he hav- (
Ing LETT here in a trying time of CON- /
nercia1 stasnauon and business depres- I
sion. and now On eve-v side he fnds i'm !
orovcment. tireless industry and enthusi- /
asm- A reception was rendered him last 4
night az the residence CT 3. y. Campbell /
b Riverside. which vas attended By 4
large throng Of personal admirers ard (
friends.
The music Sunday vas fne. Besides /
-he Congregational singing. there vas ar (
the morning service = trio, Light Thine F.
Eyes" by 1Irs. Chlde, Miss Howard and .
Miss Chnde; duett ~Iear Our PRAYER
Ms Chu5s a1d 3Iss Blanche Chlds; /
'Ieratorv. a solo. These Are They" by 4
Mss Florence Howard. At the evening !
services a solo by Mrs. T. 2 WAN +
Come Unto SIC" drett. Ms r. Chuds +
ard Miss Elsnche Chnds. Whispered {
Prayer oFeratory. by Mt Earl schaifsr (
coMING LOCAL EVENTS.
The rehearsal of the Reformed church 4