The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09

the evening meetings. A few hundred
people We're turned away at the after
noon meeting and fully 1,509 We're unable
to gain admittance to the big taber-
nacle at the night meeting.
The tabernacle was erected with a
seating capacity of nearly 5000. Every
seat was occupied at both the meetings,
and several hundred people stood
through the entire lecture in the even
ing.
The revival meetings opened auspiel-
ously. The favorable circumstances of
the opening seems to apgur Well TOR the
remainder of the meetings Yesterday
was the pleasantest day of the spring
season, and everyone connected with the
revival service seemed in excellent spif-
its. A choir of 400 furnished the music.
The opening meetings were not in the
nature of revival services. Evangelist
Williams instead gave his two lectures
on the subject of Palestine, illustrating
that book of books, the Bible
little more than a year ago Mr..
Williams made a trip through Palestine
I'm company with a party of people VINO
We're visiting the Holy Land Mr. Viii
Jams made the trip to study the country
with special reference to verifying ms
torical data in the Bible by seeing Tor
himself the memorable and historic
places of the old country.
The purpose OF the two lectures sum
day was to overthrow the arguments OF
the skeptic and the infidel that we nave
no proof of what is taught in the Bible.
The evening lecture was the sequel or
the afternoon lecture In the afternoon
the lecture was filled with descriptive
matter of the Holy Lands Mr. VIII
lianns drew some wonderful word pic
lures of the scenes and the incidents OF
the trip through Palestine. The story
was interviewer with bits of humorous
sketches of odd happenings here and
there in that quaint country, illustrating
eli -F4rs .Aear an "a
who inhabit that country. and who are
descendants of the people who lived
there when Jesus Christ was on earth
The evening lecture abounded with
comparisons and data showing that re-
search i'm the Holy Lands has uneaTthed
many points and places faithfully de-
picted in the Bible, thereby showing
that the Book was inspired of God and
that no explanation is found for the ex-
istence OF human life, vegetation and
the various phenomena in the world,
without a belief of the teachings OF. the
Bible. There was nothing sensa tlonal IN
his talks and no reference to local con-
dltions.
Evangelist williams is a masterful
speak ker. and he commanded the closest
OF attention from the more than hve
thousand persons who filled the taber-
nacle two times yesterday His lectures
show great thought and deep study
Evangelist Williams is man OF nttle
more than average weight, has dark
hafr-almosr Jet black-and is slightly
bald. He wears a closely cropped
beard and mustache- His dark piercing
eyes are set under heavy eyebrows, and
his voice is plant and well moduiated
and his words are distinctly understood
ih all parts of the big wooden structure
Beginning with tonight his sermons
will assume more of a revival meeting
color. The sermons Sunday which were
delivered to give foundation for a fTmcl
belief Of the teachings of the Bible. were
preliminary to the beginning of the rea
work of the revival
Each night during the remainder o
the three weeks of the revival the meet
ings will begin at 7.30 o'clock There
will be no afternoon meetings today ane
tomorrow. but on Wednesday. Thursday
Friday and Saturday afternoon meet
ings are called for o'clock
Next Sunday morning the regular
morning sermon viii be preached al
1890 The churches which have united
in the Union revival service viii be
clossd at this time and the congrega