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*** [https://www.newspapers.com/image/482153081 1888-2-17]: "MIR, the converted Jew, has held meetings for nearly three weeks and has preached every night excepting one. Monday night he was at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherryvale,_Kansas Cherryvale] where he preached to a full house. He is only twenty-one years old and yet he preaches with wonderful power, and tells the truth of the Gospel in a plain and forcible manner. Last Sunday night the Presbyterian Church, in which the meetings are being held, was full and great interest manifested. Reich has never united with any church since his conversion and seems rather to favor the idea that if he belongs to Christ it is not absolutely necessary to salvation to be a member of any church. He does not take up a collection, giving as a reason that he is now "living off his Father" who, he says, is rich; richer than the Rothchilds, richer than any Jew in all the world, and that his Father holds the wealth of all the earth in His hands. He says also that he has a hundred homes according to the scriptural promise. He wants everybody to come to the meetings and if they are not satisfied he will give them two nights admission more, '''free''', for all those they are not pleased with."
*** [https://www.newspapers.com/image/488930842 Cherryville Champion], 1888-2-18: "A large congregation greeted Rev. MIR, a converted Jew, at the Presbyterian church last Monday night and report having listened to an able and effective discourse."
*** [https://www.newspapers.com/image/482153104 The Head-light], 1888-2-24: "Mr. MIR returned to this city [Thayer] from Cherryvale, Wed. night. He reports good meetings there." Another reference mentions additionally that "a large congregation greeted Rev. MIR..."
*** [https://www.newspapers.com/image/489088513 Cherryville Bulletin], 1888-2-25: "Rev. MIR, the converted Hebrew, preached several excellent discourses at the Presbyterian church this week."
*** [https://www.newspapers.com/image/648891890 1888-3-15]: "MIR, "a converted Jew", will once more preach at the Main street Gospel Hall, 1622 Main street, tonight at 7:45."
* Chanute, KS: [https://www.newspapers.com/image/478253452 Chanute Blade], 1888-4-6: "MIR the converted Jew will preach here again at Williams hall Sun. eve. next at 7:30 p.m. Max Reich delivered a very interesting sermon Mon. eve., and was prevailed upon to preach again Sun. eve. No one should miss this. Bring your bible and gospel hymns. No collection."
* Thayer, KS: [https://www.newspapers.com/image/482153294 The Head-light], 1888-4-13: "Watch - MIR, the converted Jew, preached as usual last Tuesday night in the School hall. Among the audience was a young couple. She was fair to look upon. He was not too fair to look upon nor in any other way. Foults, the furniture man and jeweler, came and said he had not fairly acted with him, and searching him and the fair partner of the evening found a silver watch on the floor. One of the boys saw him slip it under where she sat. The boy's name is Willie Ewing. Willie found the watch on the floor. He had left it with Mr. Foults, the jeweler, for repair. The unfair young man with the fair young maid had cheek to wear the chain right out in meeting. Mr. Reich, the converted (or perverted, as the bad small boy makes the bill read, in close proximity to Henry Mills in his post office) Jew was just telling the unconverted watch thief and all other sinners that they were going on the downward road to hell, and yet he staid and listened, wore the watch and denied he had it until Mr. Foults came and searched him. Mr. Foults provided a new watch for Willie. We withhold the name of the fair young lady because it is hoped she was innocent, and of the unfair young man because of his dead father and with the hope he may see the error of his ways and repent."
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