Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-24

According to reports from Leaven.
worth, Kan. Rev. r.. a. Elwood, who is
now stationed there. has slirrod the com
munity on religious matters and he has
the people talking on this subject as
they ne,cr talked before. Ihe Lcayen-
worth Post prints the following;
"kev. R. A. Elwood preached his FIRST
sermon ON Sunday morning on The See.
ond Coming of Christ The preshv
teian Church, although old, is very
comfortable one. It's seating capacity is
between GOO and zoo, and the church was
nearly full. Every class and dcnominn-
tion in the city was represented, and
there were more young people present
than we have seen at church service
for some time. ID was am ideal congrc-
cation for a. man who had something Co
saw and wanted 10 say IT, The singing
was good, both hy the choir and by the
congregation. The way the congregation
sang showed that they were church
| goers
"Rev. II. A. Elwood IS O very different
man from what people have been Ted TO
] believe him TO be from the newspaper no-
/ ticcs that be has received. lie is quite q
young man, a little over 80. m perfect
health. lie dresses as preacher and
acts as a preacher and Is thoroughly or
thodoN. Some people may think thnt Dee
is not, but he is. lie is of poetic MAJ
ture and a musician. He is a. very fine
orator aud has @ good musical voice. Tie
is man that is deeply in earnest We
do not believe that Leavenworth people
have seen him at his best. 10 takes op-
position 20 bring the best out of some
men.
oIf Rev. r. A. Elwood fails in his
movement in Leavonworth 10 win be
from want of opposition. Everyone who
| hears him likes him and everyone seems
20 agree with him or say they do. 10 is
one thing TO agree with "a man, but am
other thing altogether TO become de-
voted follower and fellow worker.
"Mr. Elwood believes that the signs OF
the times point TO The second coming of
| Christ In the near future. He believes
that Christ will come before the millen.
ium, and here is the only difference be-
tween him and the rest of the preachers
and perhaps many of them believe as ht
does but do not express it publicly. ID,
was careful in his sermon 90 warn his
congregation not to sell their possessions
and get ready for Christ's coming. Hs
urged everyone to keep on doing his best
and then when Christ came, they would
not be surprised. There was nothing
sensational in the sermon. The Who'll,
service was of an elevating character.
"The only difference we see between
Mr. Elwood and other ministers is that
he believes i'm the modern method of adj
vertising in the newspapers lie want.
to reach as many people as he can and
10 get at them, he uses the newspapers
He breaches the same doctrine that DIR
Page, his predecessor, preached, but h'
has different methods TO get at the peo
pie Mr. Elwood has managed to set the
people of Leavenworth to talking ON re-
liqious matters and he has also started
the religious people of Kansas to think
inc. III he Is successful I'm Leavonworth
It means that the ministers in Kansas
win use the newspapers in the future t.
reach the people"
Another Leavenworth paper prints the
following;
"Did you hear Elwood's sermons Sun
dayl" Eyes; and didn't he set forth tho
matter OF Christs fttun different from
what you usually hcaf .tg "Nes; anC
no doubt he believes 30. Say, did you
hear the Love Story sunday nightr
''Yes; and it was fnei so was the sing
ing"
Such remarks as the above, and many
more Of varied character, can be hearc
on the streets and in the stores and Of
fees concerning the sermons preached
last Sunday by Pastor r. A. Elwood in
the First Presbyterian Church. The sub
iects considered were somewhat unusua
and the edihce was crowded, and il j.
likely. in view of the interest created
that next Sunday the church will b
packed. "The Return of Christi Mr.. III
wood is considering in the morning, auC
next Sunday his subject will be -Falsl
Teachings About His Return" In The
evening Mr. Elwood is preaching on "Ih'
Most Thrilling Love story" and next
Sunday night he gives "1he Secont
Chapter" The singing is unusually goot
and the rendering of the old hymns il
the usual manner performed is especially
attractive.
Tomorrow friday evening at
o'clock, Mr.. Elwood win speak in The
First Presbyterian Church ON the sub
iect, "That Boy Jesus The question
box will doubtless prove As interesting
as usual Visitors are always welcomed
to any and an of the meetings.