Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-30
The Unscn Gospel Meet ings.
BY. D. ". HULBURT.

Last October the pastors or Tfle Bap-
fist, Congregational and Methodist
churches decided to proceed in the direc-
ton Of union gospel meetings. Later IA
similar decision was reached in Il meet
ing of several representatives from each
OF these churches. In November union
cottage prayer meetings were held in al.
parts of our city. In December three
| union church prayer meetings were held
and three Sunday night union preaching
services Sunday, December -, Evan.
geist Milford H. Lyon and {. II. CCulte@
began eyangelistic services and Closed
January q, giving Us five sundays ana
| the four intervening weeks, during which
| time over fifty public services were coz
Quoted. The singing led by Mr. Coultes
who was assisted by union gcsper
choir was inspiring and effective.
All who are competent to judge are
agreed that the preaching was eminentIy
| scriptural Mr. Lyons theology was not
cleaned from musty books or human
| theological systems. 1t was CLEANED from
| the Bible by an original study not only
of the English version but of the original
| tongues. Consequently Mr.. Lyon is u
preacher for these times. He knows
Gods book, he knows it intellectually,
but vastly more important is the fac1'
that he knows it spiritually, and be
cause he knows Gods book, he knows
God.
Not only so, but bright, cultured, well
read observant, he knows society, he
knows it as it is today. he knows its
needs and he knows how its needs can
be supplied He is intensely real and
deals with real things. Some one asked
why he gave MS hell so much. Because
hell is reality and many of our Ctr
zens are on the run in that direction.
He spoke to all classes. Church menu
bers, If their religion is any deeper than
an external church relation, are graf 10
full 10 Mr. Lyon for the plain, unyar-
nished truth which he gave them in
stirring mp their pure minds by way
of remembrance. The keenest intellects
listened to his message with undated
interest. boys in their teens gave undi-
vided attention and declare that Mr.
grasped his thought, comprehended
HIS words and surrendered to Christ
There is nothing narrow, nothing fanat-
zeal about Mr.. Lyon. He rode no heb
bies. He has absorbed full, round gos-
pei and thus filed with truth he knows
how to adapt himself to present condi-
tions. He is not mystical, but intensely
practical. His address on the baptism
Of the Holy Spirit was the most sensi-
bic, practical and effective presentation
of dlat subject have ever heard. From
start to finish he made Christianity prac-
tical for all classes here and now, lie
did not deal in evangelsitic tricks. He
disguised no one except those who are
disgusted with downright earnestness
Evidently he has an uBdying hatred for
sin. Why? Because lie loves humanity
and sin is the cause of the sorrow, suf-
fering, remorSe, wreck and ruin OF liu-
manity. There is nothing on earth worse
than sin, there is nothing in hell worse
than sin, and Mr.. Lyon has heart
which throbs with desire to save hui
manity here and now from sin and its
awful consequences.
To sum il all up in one sentence: Mr.
Lyon has a large stole of good, solid com
mon sense and has the brains to utilize
his sense. Would that we had thousand
cyangelists in this country like him.
What are some of the results of these
meetingsy
First; Some people are hardened I'M
sin aud farther from any hope of saliva
ton than they have ever been before
Second: Some have discovered that u
church relation and church ceremonies do
not necessarily imply vital Christianity.
Third: Many Christian people have
come into deeper, broader, freer, more
effective and consequently more enjoyable
Christian life.
Fourth: A more complete Christian
fellowship has been developed in the COM
munty. The utmost harmony and co
operation has prevailed from start 70 I'm
iSh, No one church could have had by
itself II more harmonious meeting than
this has been. Plans are being consid-
NiCA lul a NtthiN uiliuH HlttlAhA ioF
Bible study.
Fifth; just how much has been nc
complishcd in the regeneration of human
Sorls, no one ON earth knows. There
we're 225 cards signed. y number. of
these, however, were members of some
church and probably others signed cards
who did not fully surrender to Jesus
I Christ and center their lives in Him, but
with many we believe this was thor
oGsh work, Il transformation, a new crea-
| ton.
VIII the converts hold out? Every one
in this community knows that if these
| converts have come into possession of
the real Christ life and develop that life,
it will he vastly better for them here and
in the great hereafter than it will be- for
them if they 20 back 60 their former sim
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