The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-09-07
EXERCISES COME TO A CLOSE
Closing Sermon Is Preached By
Rev. John r. Allen.

The Bi-Centenary celebration of
the birth of John Wesley has come
to an end and the people have gone
to their homes, with the realization
that the meeting was full of profit
and pleasure.
1t was a great meeting for the
Methodists of.the Waxahachie dis
trict, the memory of which will live
long In the minds OF those who were
so fortunate as to attend.
Reverend J. G.. iPutman and
the local committees did all they
could TO make the visitors have
pleasant stay in the city, and to
them is due In great measure the
wonderful success Of the meeting.
The address Saturday afternoon
by Hon. viii ii. AtweH, United
states district attorney at Dallas,
was "a splendid treat His subject
was "Catholicity Of Methodism."
He said 'Iu our declaration Of in
Gepouc@ We recognize the equality
ot all men before the law. Then
would jt not bee amazing if the great
and uuerring God failed 70 recog-
uize the equality Of all men tn his
plau If salvation. He said that
neither position, standing nor ward
robe was a bar tu the altar Of COM
Wuuiou iu the Methodist church.
H. was glaAthe hinges Of the Meth
odist doors, swinging on this equal
ity, opened wide. the welcome being
20 every person, only requiring "be-
lteve and be saved" and inviting
whoever will"
Yesterday \ was the greatest day Of
the entire meeting and the sermon
last night was a fitting climax to
the most excellent program which
prev allied from the opening exercises.
The music throughout the celebra-
;iou was Of a very high class and
the addresses were by men of talent
and ability.
The largest audience of the meet
ing was electrified Saturday night
bv the charming oratory OF DR.. ;.
A. Steele Of Lumberton, Miss. DR..
Steele has rightly been designated
as the silver tongued orator Of the
Methodist church. He was for
eight years general secretarysof the
/ Epworth League of the church and
is now president OF the Lumberton
I Industrial College, school where
boys and girls study In the morning
and work In the afternoon. Dr..
+ Steele's lecture on the Circuit Ri
I der fully repaid all who heard him.
I In paying tribute to these pioneer
preachers he characterized them as
the worlds greatest heroes. His
picture OF their work iu the early
( history Of the church was graphical
( ly drawn. To their earuestuess Of
/ purpose, fidelity 10 duty and deeply
I spiritual nature the speaker attrib-
I uted the great success and power for
I good the church has attained
/ The exercises yesterday began
with sunrise prayer service, conduc-
ted by Rev. W. NJ. Lane OF Grand
view. Despite the early hour at
which this service Was held several
hundred people assembled at the
park To sing praises and offer thanks
I giving to the great Ruler OF the uni
verse
At O'Clock Rev. Horace Bishop
delivered an address on Sunday
Schools and Missions. This was
followed by an interlude of songs
and instrumental music, al eNcellen
program being rendered.
At the II O'Clock service the mu-
sic included duet by Mr.. Miller
and Miss Boone, who sang Lead
Kindly, Light"
The sermon by DR.. Steele was "A
masterful effort. His subject was a
study Of Old Methodism, and la
. his discourse he made a strong plea
/ for return TO the old time teach.
i ugs Of the church Of an experimeu