The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-02


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would be an attraction any evening. It
certainly was Sunday, as the inspiring
music of the hymns came swelling out
on the night air. interestingly did Dr.
r. Wilbur Chapman tell the thousands
of people the story of the blind man
Who was sitting out by the city gates
III Old Judea and hearing the noise ana
tumult Of the crowd asked the mean
ing and was told that Jesus of Naz-
areth Dasseth by"
The blind man may have heard
about Jesus" said DR.. Chapman. pos
sibly his friends may have told him of
the other blind man who had
been healed; but he certainly could not
see, and that is the difficulty with so
many. Yet although we cannot see
clearly the things of God, here are the
facts; Communities have been trans
formed by religion; individuals have
been completely made over.
What if we should never call upon
Him as He is passing by? Then life
would be a failure indeed. There viii
come a time when money viii not
count, when position viii be a failure,
when prayer win be impossible, and be-
cause of this I plead with all who hear
my voice to call upon him while yet he
is rear.
Men may wonder how it is that He
is passing. May I suggest that in the
impression abroad in the city His foot
of Christian friends We catch the tones
of his voice; in the singing of sweet
hymns, and the appeals of the preach
er, we know He is near, and by His
sharp prOvidenceS from tire to time
He reveals his presence.
There are three ways to treat Christ.
First, with Indifference and this is not
worthy Of our manhood or our woman
hood. He is entitled to our considera-
lions. The claims that He makes for
Himself we ought to test and study.
Second, we may reject Him, and that
is heartleSs. I read a story the other
cay of a young man who turned his
back on his mother. This is nothing
compared with the spirit of that person,
who in the face of all that He has DONE
rejects His offers of mercy. Third, ac-
cept Him; and if we do accept Him
God viii accept US, and upon no other
ground is our acceptance with God pos
sible.
At the Central Church.
The people attending the Central
Congregational church came early last
night, so that by 1880 every seat in the
house was occupied and many extra
chairs were provided to accommodate
the large congregation. More singers
reported for service than could be ac-
commodated on the platform provid-
ed for that purpose but their voices
added volume to the chorus of the
/ congregation.
The song service comm enced at 7:15.
/ Mr.. Hills rendition of the solo Face
to Face. preceding the address of DR..
I Ostrom, was very effective. He also
/ sang a solo at the close of the ser
DR.. Ostrom preached on 1.-THE Pre-
4 eIninence of Christ. and the sermon
was intensely interesting from begin
ming to end. At the close of the ser
mon he announced an open Door,
giving those who might desire to do
so an opportunity to retire while the
choir sang a selection, but so deeply
/ were the people interested in the meet
ing that less than so out of the entire
on the East Side.
The Third Christian church on the
1 east side had its capacity taxed to It's
/ utmost by a crowd of 900. MI. Toy
in charges of the services, awakened
/ considerable interest preliminary to the
meeting by making announcements OF
the meeting in six different public
places. A short song service by a
chorus Of IS voices, in each instance,
drew around about crowd of the cur
ious who were then told OF the meet
ing.
Fifteen hundred people who attend
ed the North Topeka meetings We're
told last evening by DR.. Frank Gran
staff what and Where Heaven Is.
Mrs. Granstaff sang solo.
Another mass meeting will be held
this evening at the Auditorium. The
programme which has been in effect
with regard to the other meetings will
be followed this week as usual with
the one exception that DR.. G. T. Schaef-
fer win give his talks to the children
every afternoon at AS on the east
side al the Third Christian church.
These are similar to those which were
given at the First Methodist church
the preceding week.
Boys Meeting.
The bright boys of Topeka turned
out to hear Evangelist Schaeffer yes
terday afternoon at the First Congrega-
/ tional church. They differed somewhat
in ages and very much in sizes. but
they all agreed in liking the talk on
the Two Giants OF course they had
heard about David and Goliath before.
but they had never thought it very
funny story until Mr.. Schaeffer told it.
but he showed them the fun in it, from
the time when the little boy David.
first appeared until the closing scene
when the pebble from the boys sling
enters the giants brain and he expires
saving such a thing as that never
entered my head before" Mr. Schaef-
fer owned all the boys by this time.
and they listened to his earnest appeal
TO fight the Giants Of sin with such
good purpose that the close of the
meeting Is Of them signed their names