Cañon City record., 1907-10-10

At OsoV d great service IOT men "8S
held. 1t was great in song. Prof.
Echhorn was there and at his best,
and led the male chorus and the great
audience Of men in a mighty volume
Of song. 1t was great in sermon. DR..
Breeder delivered a strong address
In which he brought the mind of the
audience to the fact of sowing and
reaping. He took for his text the
words of Paul, Whatsoever a man
soweth that shall he also reap" and
also the words of Hosea, HE that
soweth the wind shall reap the whirl-
wind" DR.. Breeden said: I'VE are
dealing with facts not with theories
when it comes to sowing and reaping.
1t is law in nature that like pro-
duces like and we reap what we SOW.
Not only do we reap what we SOW,
but reap more than we SOW. HE that
soweth the wind shall reap the whirl-,
wind"
Twelve persons were added to the
congregation yesterday, making forty
one in all since the meetings began.
Greater results are expected this
week as the workers are getting well
along in the meeting and many more
are showing deep concern in the SER
vices.
The date set by the congregation
and DIR. Breeder for the dedication of
the new edifice Is next Sunday. A
neat postal card has been printed an
nouncing the subjects for the sermons
this week and also for dedication day.
The congregation of the Christian
obi iS m ha f,lo
the erection of SO beautiful a building
and deserves the appreciation of the
public generally.
Monday night revealed no abate-
ment in the interest of the religious
work being carried on SO successfully
at the Christian church. The work
moves on 10 high plane and has
already been productive Of untold
good, expressions of sincere graft
tude coming from those who attend
concerning the genuine character of
the preaching and the work in gen.
eral.
OF course it is not possible to meas
ure the extent of the good done by
visible results, for it often takes
years after seed are planted to gather
the fruit, and for deep spiritual forces
to clothe themselves in visible gar
ments. Silently and slowly the re-
suits will come and without observa-
ton: but according to the law of
sowing and reaping they will come.
Spiritual forces are the strongest
forces in the very nature of things,
and they will predominant over all
that is material or carnal
Yet Judging from what has been
seen, the First Christian church has
already experienced a great revival
And the good work goes on. At every
service the incorruptible and eternal
truths OF the divine word are hurled
into human souls as certainly as the
Russian guns heaped shot and shell
upon the Light Brigade at Balaklava
or Dewey's squadron at Manila
brought down the Spanish fleet Those
were battles in which men were
killed and destruction prevailed; this
is a war between spiritual forces of
good and evil. where the struggle of
the two forces In human hearts is no
less great, but where the sword of
the spirit, which is the word of God
and which is quick and powerful,
piercing even to the dividing asunder
of soul and spirit. discerning the
thoughts and intents of the heart, is
waging at once both a war Of des-
trucuon and construction-destruc
to sin and construction to righteous
ness.
The audience last night was greatly
pleased by two excellent solos rem
dered by Prof E. R Turner, who also
led the chorus and the congregation
in singing. Prof. Turner is a superb
soloist and musical director, having
studied in London and at Lombardy
Conservatory. Milan, where he stud
led and taught for seven years. Prof.
Turner came over from Pueblo yester-
day. where he has been singing for
several weeks In an evangehstic meet
ing From Canon he will go out hunt
ing for few days and return for the
dedication service at the Christian
church on Sunday.
The services, which continue to in
crease in interest, will keep right on
through the week and not only the
Christian church but the whole COM
munity will be greatly benefited.