The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-23

Life" Many responded to the invita-
ton, and made the good choice.
Last night the farewell service was
held at the First Presbyterian church.
and was a most tender and helpful ser
vice Mr.. Seaeles sang his last solo and
left in the midst of the meeting, as he
had TO catch the train. He leaves at once
for the Pacific coast, where he engages in
evangeEstic work for the winter. He and
Mr.. Biederwolf part here and do not
work together again for some time
Mr.. Biederwolf spoke briefly TO Chris
tians, to the new converts and the I'M
saved. and when invitation was given
great crowd responded-more perhaps,
than at any one meeting before.
After the service nearly everybody in
the meeting wanted to take Mr.. Bieder-
VOLTS hand and bid him good bye. 1t
took over an hour for them to do il. and
at 1890 the last OF the great Biederwoif
meetings was at an end
1t is not saying too much to affirm
that no evangelists ever came 10 Wichita
who have made such an impression upon
it, In two short weeks they have caused
more men to think, and to decide to lead
better and Christian lives. than in any
such meetings ever held in the city. Their
impression upon the city has been pro-
found, and mony life will be better and
noble rand more Cody because these men
OF God have sojourned in our midst.
II is not yet known what are the results
o. the meetings. but there have been
hundreds of cards signed and numbers
have already united with the church Of
their choice.
The meetings, though under the aus
pices of the Presbyterian churches OF
the city, and all expense was borne by
them. were yet really union in spirit. No
attempt was made to influence toward
any church, and many churches of ohter
denominations will receive large addl-
tens as the result of them. The whole
Christian population of the city has been
helped and strengthened. and evangelistic
work in this city for the future has been
given standard that will not be easy
to live up to.
Mr. Biederwolf. in closing. thanked the
people for their kind and courteous treat
ment, the press of the city for courtesies
extended in giving account of the serv-
ices.
Mr.. Biederwolf goes from here to Ma
rion. Indiana. and holds a large union
meeting of all the the churches in the
city.
He said, in part, Sunday afternoon:
Had the Jews who made that bias
phemous statement against the Holy
Spirit craved forgiveness at the hand OF
Christ, sincerely repenting of that sin.
4 would have been freely given. 1t was
cot the character of the sin. but it was
the condition of the heart that made it
impossible for them to repent They shut
their eyes, and therefore they could not
see: they stopped their ears. and therefore
they could not hear; they hardened their
hearts, and therefore they could not be-
reve, and because they had forever
grieved away the spirit of God, God went
His way and left them alone
Now. notice: The opposition Of these
hiaspheming Jews did not begin on the
Cay when Jesus cured that unhappy do
moniac; it began farther back. and had
they said what they did ut the beginning
of His ministry. in all probability He
would not have answered them as He did,
for in that day His divinity had not been
clearly proven and the responsibility
or earlier opinion was not so great, even
John the Baptist doubted for moment:
but at this late day. when they had re-
peatediy seen the evidence of His divine
Scnship, and in the presence Of proof
such as this cure presented il was no
longer possible to doubt. His divinity
skone forth too clearly TO be denied. and
they were convince that He was the
Christ, the Holy Spirit was present with
convicting power and the common people
cried out with great enthusiasm: This Is
the Christ. the Son OF |indr But what
about those Jharisees? To have admitted
that fact would have beuh TO have repu-
dated all their past resistance and to
have acknowledged this man as Christ.
;he Messiah. This with diaboiIcal resist
arce, they resolved thev would not do.
They would escape the iH cessity of be-
l.evnC They were convinced of the
truth. but they shut their eyes and would
not see. They could not deny the fact
and 50 they will interpret II. They will
ascribe il IL the Devil. t'Glse and absurd.
heiIish and Satanic. but what matter.
Let their cause be saved. though their
souls be lost Anything rather than faith
in the Christ This was and this Is the
objectionable SIN