The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-03
EvANGELISTS ARE BUSY
Interest in the Revival Meetings Is
Keeping Up.

you ind men who scon at the old
plan OF salvation said DR.. Chapman
last night to an audience OF 900 who
had gathered in the Auditorium to
listen to his talk on Judas Iscariot' %
Environment they say viii save the
man. ] have Just two answers to that
Adam and Judas. What better en-
Vironment could they have had vet
they were not saved.
Don't you try to run from God.
When you 90 against God everything
goes against you Be not deceived
Don't you think for a moment that you
can escape your sins. No matter how
many your sins have been God viii
always welcome you. preach a
Savior who is reckoning to yOu-wh o
Is reckoning to you-and when Jesus
Gorgets He forgfves."
Mr.. Fred Butler, the soloist, sang in
q delightful fashion THE Holy City"
Following his talk Dr. Chapman
asked for an expression from his audi
ence regarding their attitude towards
At the Central Congregational
church DR.. Ostrom delivered his ser
mon. what Do I Live FOr?" The
audience, an exceptionally large one
for Monday evening, was composed
mostly Of young people as the sermon
had been advertised as special to them
and such a sermon. The chorus
may be forgotten and the soloist lost
sight OF, important as their part of the
work was. but the inspiration OF the
sermon VIII remain with the people
who heard Il and influence them for
good through days to come, and that
s. the purpose Of these meetings.
In the course of his remarks DIT.
& etrom told the young people that If
n Nv were living for what they wore
he must remind them that the incest
suit OF clothes they ever had was sec
ond handed at best, as an old Sheep
had worn it before it came to them
raraEfHarf 0lrrUnR that ever
decorated their hats was the oncast
Of an old bird. and that the finest silk
dress they ever wore was the outcast-
tngs Of worm.
In describing religion he empha-
sized the fact that JOY was not reli-
gion. but only Incidental to it and
thrown i'm without cost just as the color
In the orange cost nothing, pretty as II
In, referring to immortality, he said
that man simply could not be deprived
OF the belief that ne would live after
death and that no man could be MADE
70 admit. in his unprecedented moments,
that either the fly that might HgnL
upon the cheek Of his corpse on the
dav of his death or the mouse gnaWing
cheese in the cellar the day after his
death would outlive him. DR.. Ostrom
Is a man Of master mind and his ser
mons are reDlete with sentences that
Another splendid meeting was re-
corded last night at the Third Chris
tian church. Mr.. Toy spoke from the
old familiar story which is wreathed
about the quotation, What must do
to become saved ." Though it is an
old and familiar story it was told in
a very interesting way with new illus
traious.
A meeting for men at the machine
shop in the Santa Fe shops was held
this noon. These are one Of the regu-
lar noon features. This afternoon at
o'clock a meeting was held in the
Third Presbyterian church. Mr.. Toy
addressed the congregation. the singing
was led by Mr.. Frank Dixon Just
prior to this meeting a women's pray
err meeting was held
Rev. Dr.-C. T. Schaeffer is giving
afternoon talks to children on the
north side this week Instead OF the
east side as first announced Next
week he will give afternoon talks of
similar character on the east side in
the Third Christian church.