The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-28

ticon machine so that the audience had
no use for books even though they had
never heard Of the songs before. There
was no sermon last night at all. just an
explanation of the pictures as they
were shown and there was not much OF
a song service but this was probably
caused by the fact that everything
was new and that the chorus had but
little If any practice.
SchaefTer Advance Guard.
The meeting at the Auditorium last
night was under the direct supervision
OF Rev. G. 7. Schaeffer who is the only
has arrived in the city as yet. Mr..
Schaeffer has a number of unique
ways of arousing the religious en-
thusiasm of his audience. His Spe
cialty is work with the children and
the younger members of the church
but he is by far one of the most in
teresting and entertaining men in his
line of work who has ever visited this
city. In all of his sermons to the
children he uses objects to impress his
young audience with his ideas. For
instance in his illustrated talk which
he will deliver at the First Methodist
church this afternoon on dolls is
demonstrated by family of dolls
which is the envy of every small
feminine heart in his audience. There
are dolls of all sizes and complexions
in the list and dolls to represent many
of the foreign countries. These dolls
desires to make any particular point
impressive one of the dolls is used in
illustrating the point aimed at. In
speaking of the effectiveness of MIR.
Schaeffer's work during the meetings
which he has held at the First Meth
odist church this week Mr.. Evans, the
pastor, said: 'sI have never seen any
thing so impressive in my life. Every
move that he makes and every point
which he desires to bring out is
illustrated in some effective way by
some of the devices which he carries
with him and the little folks have
something to talk about for days after
they have listened to a sermon This
impression is bound to be for the bet
terment of the child and is SO different
from anything of the kind that the
soon forgotten. Mr.. Schaeffer is GER
tainly a master in that particularly
difficult line of work of impressing
the young children with the object in
view, and the children soon learn to
love and trust him and then the battle
is half won.
Zone thing in particular that i'm
pressed me was class that DR..
Schaeffer had one afternoon this week.
The class was about equally divided
between the boys and the girls and
they were singing a familiar church
song when their instructor abruptly
stopped them and asked the boys to
whistle the air some of the more
bold started the tune and the more
tirnid soon Joined in and it was hardly
a minute until all the boys in the class
were wE1istling as though their lives
depended on their efforts. Again came
an abrupt halt and the girls were told
to whistle the air. This was too much
for some of the more mischievous of
the boys for they cast reproachful
glances at the girls as much as to say,
who ever heard of a girl whistling a
tune. Again a few words of encour-
agement and the church rang with the
merry whistle of the girls. Then the
boys and girls tried the song together
and as they whistIed the very rafters
shook in their joy. 1t was certainly
Wonderful performance and one wit
messed not TO be soon forgotten
It is probable that the business
houses will be asked to close for one
or more afternoons during the revival
services. as this has been done in a
great many of the cities where these
big meetings have been held. At the
close of the meetings all of the diff
ferent churches which are holding
separate meetings will join in one
monstrous meeting in the Auditorium
and after the afternoon meeting it is
proposed to have a parade of the
children. Rev. Schaeffer is sure that
it will be no trouble to have a. thou
sand school children in line.