The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-26

He Illustrated his point by saying that If
ne We're great physician and man might
come TO him with a cancer TO be removed.
lie knew he could remove the cancer and
save the mans life but it would hurt his
feelings, so he simply put a piece of court
plaster over it to hide it and sent the man
away to die from its effects. 1t was just
so IN spiritual way, he declared. There
were many spiritual cancers which ought
not to be plastered over but should be
removed even If the shock 10 the persons
1eellng were severe.
THEIR ENTHUSIASM EXPLAINED.
In speaking of the enthusiasm manifested
by the workers and himself in the cause
OF their religion, Mr.. Nelson said: People
come to our camp meeting and hearing us
shout wonder if we are right in our heads
Well we are. We were just as crazy once
as the rest of the DEVILS followers, but
we have had our minds set right. Jesus
Christ said it should be a day to be remem-
bered-the day that man or woman felt
that their sins were washed away. Is it
any wonder then that we rejoice" He then
told Of the mad antics of the dignined Chi
cago millionaireS at the Board OF Trade
When they get a corner on wheat that IS
not planted or wool that is not sheared
and see themselves in a position TO skin
the consumers who have to use these prod
ucts He CALCULATED by way OF parenthesis
that the devil wants to get corner on
the world, but thank God, he
and then he told of a New York
man who risked all he had on an oil invest
ment in Canada. He was discouraged and
had sunk his last dollar in the shaft from
which he had his last hope of striking oil.
Finally the drill dropped four feet of its
own accord and when 1t was pulled out OF
the hole the crude petroleum shot up In a
four-inch stream two hundred feet into the
air. The old New Yorker danced about and
shouted in childish ecstasy, held his SILK
hat under the stream, filed it with the oil
and in the excitement pulled the hat upon
his head, covering himself with the oil.
Then he ran up the road screaming i have
struck OIL
People when they understood the case
said he had a right to get a little excite
ment over so great piece of good fortune,
and they say also that the men ar the
Board Of Trade are justified in their con-
duct. A few years ago / was poor bank
rupt on the Lords doorstep, and after two
years of struggling in blindness struck
Oil just opened my mouth ana shouted:
My father said l had lost all the sense l
ever had, but / have since had the happl-
ness to see him do the same: If people al
low the man who strikes oil or corners a
market to shout his fortune to the world,
why should not the man shout VINO mas
found the greatest of all treasures"
Mr.. Nelson closed by saying that he, DID
against the churches, but he was protest
ing against that abomniable stuff called
Christianity, which is a thousand miles
away from Cod.
Al the close of the sermon a number Of
songs were sung, all the members OF the
band taking part and the audience Joining
in. There are a, number OF good voices IN
the band and their singing was enjoyable
The invitation extended to the audience 10
go to the altar for prayers was not ac-
cepted. A collection was taken and az
they felt that what they gave would be
parted with cheerfully and willingly. A
half dozen young women passed through
the congregation and gathered up double
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