The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19
HIM AID |
Hundreds Respond TO Bob
JOhnsOn's Invitation
To Help Him Drive the Devil
From Topeka.

And now every man. woman and
young person in this house who will
help me slay the lion of sin in old To-
peka come down the line right now
and shake me by the hand" shouted
Evangelist johnson to an audience
that filled the place at the conclusion
of his sermon at the tabernacle on
Fourth street last evening. And then
they began to come-six hundred of
them-men, women and young people
of all ages. occupations and ranks in
society. Ministers of the gospel
rubbed shoulders with business men.
and they with the down-and- outs of
society. and boys and girls pressed in
between--all crowding, pushing and
eager to grasp the hand of the evan
gelist as a pledge of their aid in his
fight against sin and the devil in To-
peka. For fully half an hour Evan
gelist johnson was ciasping hands
right and left. and both hands at
once, sometimes meeting two and
three people a second. The big tab
ernacle chorus and orchestra, two
hundred strong, marched from tho
choir platform singing. stand Up for
Jesus 5 they went, and filed past
the evangelist, giving him their prom
Use of aid. And then. perspiring with
such tremendous exertiOnS after an
extremely heavy sermon. Evangelist
johnson in but moment quieted the
now who will give their hearts to Je-
sus Christ TO come and meet me here
right now" A score of men, women
and young people, by tWos and threes,
responded to his earnest invitation.
Praises Gideonites.
The evangelist last evening took oc-
casion to give a hearty word of praise
TO the Christian body of travelling
men known as the Order of Gideon
ties complimenting them upon their
, courage in placing Bibles in rooms of
many first-class hotels of this coun-
try. and refusing to give hotels pa
tronage that do not accept Bibles. Mr..
Johnson took for the theme of his
sermon. 1.-The Reasons Why Profess
ing Christian People Do Not Do Chris
tian Work.
Many meetings are being conducted
daily throughout the city under the
auspices of the Bob Johnson taber-
nacle. Yesterday three hundred and
ten men attended q meeting in the
Santa Fe shops at noon, and were ad-
dressed by Evangelist Johnson. This
morning the Rev. VIM. Young of the
johnson party addressed students of
the Dougherty and Stricken business
colleges. This afternoon, Immediate
lY after school, Mrs. r. E. johnson,
wife of the evangelist, will address a
mass meeting for boys and girls at the
tabernacle. Last Wednesday nearly
six hundred boys and girls attended a
similar meeting. and it is expected
that a greater crowd will be present
this afternoon. Rev. VIM. Young will
perform some interesting sleight-of-
hand stunts and Professor, Mainwar-
ing. pianist for the Johnson party,
will play at this meeting. Professor
Weaver will direct the song service.
Mass Meetings of Students.
Thursday a1ternoon there will be a
mixed mass meeting of the students
of the high school at the First NJ L.
church, from 2:45 to 3:45. Miss Nora
Killian of the johnson party will adj
dress this meeting. Also, among the
special features will be a tenor solo
by the Rev. VIM. Young, and a piano
solo by Chas W. Mainwaring. I'm
mediately following this meeting on
Thursday there will be a mass meet
ing at the First NJ E. church for the
students of Harrison street school at
4;15. addressed by Mrs. r. F. johnson,
who has charge of the boys and girls
department of the Bob Johnson or
sanization. Professors Weaver and
Mainwaring, and the Rev. VIM. Young
will also be present. This meeting
will not last for over an hour.
Tomorrow evening will be Business
Women's Rally Night" at the taber-
nacle. Reservations have been made
for several hundred Topeka women