The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-26
SPECIAL REVIVAL DAY.
Evangelist Williams breaches
Sermon This Morning.

Today is a special day of fasting and
prayer with those who are directly con-
cerned in the work Of the revival which
is in progress here under the guidance
of Evangelist Williams. A special
meeting was held this morning which
from a spiritual standpoint was of
great Importance.
Evangelist Williams during his ad-
dress at the tabernacle this morning
made the sensational charge that
among the professed Christians of To-
peka there We're those who were follow
ing the example of Judas and that they
were betraying the work of their Christ
by doing all in their power to block
the chariot wheels of glory and to un-
do the work which is hoped viii result
from the revival.
The attendance this morning was
marvellous in comparison with the pre-
ceding week day meetings. The taber-
nacle was packed TO the doors and the
attendance was almost equal to the
Sunday meetings. The medical college,
the business colleges, the public schools
and many stores. shops and offices we're
closed in order 10 give those who de-
sired an opportunity to attend the
meetings.
Cottage prayer meetings We're held in
all parts of the city at $50 o'clock this
morning and most of those who attend
ed the cottage meetings went TO the
tabernacle.
Mr.. Williams told the beautiful Bible
5kOAN 0A tHE A5OilN OL ATClll5ctlldftts
being the incidents and scenes enacted
in the Garden of Gethsemane prior 10
the suffering and death of Christ. Mr..
Williams address was a dramatic and
pathetic oration.
DO [ hear any one say that this
story does not interest them2" he ask
ed after wildly painting the story from
beginning TO end IF there are such,
let them read the four accounts of this
incident in the Bible carefully and
VrlFf47IlN and if the heart
touched then indeed is that person \
monstrosity. Let each person say as
they read the accounts, this was all for
me. and again 7 say if your heart is
not moved you are very peculiar per
son.
Il presume we will never fully under
stand the depth of the love and pathos
of the scenes of the garden until we
walk the golden streets of the holy city
But We can draw some very beautiful
lessons intended for us from them
In the two and half weeks that I
have been in Topeka / have been deeply
distressed on account of the fact that
apparently the church IS dying in
worldliness in this city. There are so
few who have experienced the change
of heart I have so longed that this
could be changed. I think that the
three disciples whom Jesus took with
him in the garden of Gethsemane is an
apt illustration of the number Of church
members or those whose names are on
/
engaged i'm working for their Master.
The tWo-thirds of the disciples were left
on the outside. They were doing moth
ing One-fourth Of them went into the
garden with Jesus and even they fell
to sleeping on watch. Then there was
enc who was an open traitor, selling out
every gift that Christ had bestowed
upon him for the miserable thirty pieces
of silver.
we have Judas group right here in
! Topeka. There are those who have
tried to block the chariot wheels OF
glory at every turn. They have written
letters trying to tear down the work of
this meeting and have even gone so far
as TO come into these meetings and
keep people from going forward to give
their heart to God. They have worked
like demons for the cause Of those who
if given the control of the affairs of the
city Will still continue to govern it IN
der the same lines which have marked
its course for the past two years. And
still these people have their names on
the church books. I pray God that they
may change before ii is too late"
Rev. French Oliver who conducted
revival meetings in North Topeka re-
Gently. was in the city last night and
addressed the audience at the revival
meeting