Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-24

WAPELLO
livery partook of the thrill of deep per-
sonal satisfaction.
The sermon was interesting. 1t WAS
full of striking sentences. They would
have commanded attention printed.
Spoken with the passion of dramatic
utterance that had the good taste never
to offend with q suspicion of ranting or
defamation, they were very effective.
If the Rev. Henry Maxwell that morn
ing felt satisfied with the conditions of
his pastorate. the parish of First church
also had a similar feeling as it congrat-
ulated itself on the presence in the pull
pit of this scholarly, refined somewhat
striking face and figure, preaching
with such animation and freedom from
all vulgar. noisy or disagreeable man
nerism.
Suddenly, into the midst of this per.
feet accord and concord between preach
er and audience, there came very re
markable interruption. 1t would be
difficult to indicate the extent of the
shock which this interruption measured
1t was SO unexpected, so entirely con
trary to any thought of any person
present, that it offered no room for
argument or, for the time being, of re-
sistance.
The sermon had come to close. The
Rev. Henry Maxwell had turned the
half Of the big Bible over upon his
manuscripts and was about to sit down
as the quartet prepared to rise and
sing the closing selection.
All for jesus, all for Jesus,
All my beings ransomed powers,
when the entire congregation was star
tied by the souni of man voice. 1t
came from the rear sf the church. from
one of the seats under the gallery The
next moment the figure of man came
out of the shadow there and walked
down the middle aisle
Before the startled congregation real
lied what was being done the man had
reached the open space in front of the
pulpit and had turned about facing
-. sopi.'
- "onoet ~, s einSo eaiiie :.
~ ,eio "oie oie wins ne "se'l
eff it would be just the thing to say
a word at the close of this service. I'm
not drunk, and I'm not crazy, and m
perfectly harmless But if I die, as
10 iAeoou sna.i III :.
lev uass, Mah1 ,ile satls!ac'ioii Oh
~, 'nao sow my ss.y ~ piaee
nay '',,s' ''io'e 1as' 'iiis eois VI
u1Iu
aeilry nlaA"ell nao MOI taken MS
seat, ana ne now renamed Standing,
leaning on ms pulpit looking down at
elie s'la', , IL was inc man VINO .,a mao
come 70 nls mouse rr'e'ay morning, tne
same anssy,a worn, snaopy LOOKING
young man ne nelo ms. Iaaea nat IN
his Two 'lalius - seemed 70 % "a "a "a
Soii.e seseule, ne i'au iiot psen shaved,
ana ms mar was roueh ana tangled. II
was uotn1iu ~ = any one iihe sllis nao
ever cohIrollSeo ene firs1 churcn Wltnln
on 70, sane''aiy. Twas eoieiaoly iaililiiar
WIN this sor. oi hu!,lahley cut on the
street. around she raliroad snops' wan
aet,ne up ana down she avenue ont u
mao never dreamed OF such an incident
DIS nj inns 30 near.
mere was mourning eilehslVe N tne
man man, manner OF zone ne was 1'o5 eA-
eiee.' anu no sloAe ~ low pus us
eiiics VOICE faehry Ma1"ell was con
sc,ous, even as ne STOOD mere smi11en
.,',' uuilip aseo :, az the event.
'i,aI somehow cue man actioh REMIND
eu nm 81 person ne nad once seen
wasting anu ,aiAl,ie ~ us steep.
NO one III ,he ch''rcii liiaoe any mo
.lon 70 stop 'lle STRANGER OF IN any way
iase!r ups ,iini relilaps ',le lrse snock
u ms sudden appearance ueepeneo lhto
genuine Pesl'ieA I Concerning wna'
was pes' 70 No. however 'iiaS may pe,
iie VEN On as y NC nau no 'noush1 OF
lh1erl uplion anu no eiiougne o. tne IN
usual elenlehe ne a, naa lh.roauceu mto
'iie aeculuili u .,ie i,s' cllurcn service
al anu a., u, 1ne wins ne was speaRiis
ISM inaA wen ie'iieu oyei .lie pupil li ,
JUS lace srominS more Whi1e anu s sd
eveiy monaens pu. ne an riaue no move.