Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-12

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OCTOBER ls, 10
you had not seen him since we gradu-
ated. He was a refined, scholarly fellow,
you remember, and when he was called
to the First church of Raymond within
. year after leaving the seminary I said
to my wife: Raymond has made q
good choice. Maxwell viii satisfy them
as sermonizer.' He has been here II
years, and understand that up to a
year ago he had gone on in the regular
course Of the ministry, giving good set
isfaction and drawing good congrega-
tion to his morning preaching service
His church was counted the largest,
most wealthy church in Raymond. All
the best people attended it. and most
Of them belonged The quartet choir
was famous for its music, especially for
its soprano, Miss Winslow. Of whom
shall have more to say, and, on the
whole, as understand the fact, Max
well was in comfortable berth. with a
yery, good salarv. pleasant surround.
ines NOT n verv eract;nr n.r;sh a. "a.
fined rich resnectable i paonle mch !.
church and, pariah AZ nearly ali the
vounp man in the seminary IN onr tim
looked forward to as very desirable.
But year ago today Maxwell came
into bis church ON Sunday morning and
At the close az hisi service made tba
astoundinr. nronoaition that the mem.
Sbers Of his church volunteer for q wear
NOT 40 do ANYTHING without first SAILING
the question .What vonld .Tesns d =
and. after answering Il. "a do what in
their honest judgement he wonld do re.
rardless Of what the resnIt mioht be "a
them.
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ha. baan met aud oheyad IN n-n,I,o,.
a. ,ths mambers a. tha F;rst chn-ch -
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& Won Lnow tho a+tsntion ~ tba wh IN.
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mart Icall Il . .,novsn,an+, hans,,s.
f,on tba action taLan +odan - ssa,.,s
rrobah,a INT 1vhst 10. haa- +r;aa 49,
n the FIRST chnrcb IN Ravnond Vii
raacb. ont into the o+har chrrohaa IA -,
con.a /. rsvoin+;on IN ohr,.h r, .e ~
hrt more ssnaci ailv IN = nav, dat;n;t;or
~ chr;etians di.cin,..h;n =.
e "In tba tirst nlaca Marwal, +o,,. =, .
ne WAS va. aseol'i =. u .ne response mace
msnls ploloslslon some OF tne most
p.oltlien. il' N'1 pe.s ~ tns cnurcn macs
.ue ploulse - W ~ 9esus would
:. .. sneln mere M Iawara NORMAN !,
~ eu..o. :, ne lazy News' wnlcn
ns's ni1ue' suen s.. sensas, G ~ slie news.
"a Mollu' mlson /" .lsne one OF
VIZ l.'Aulns me1cnaI's ~ raymond;
Aie a1s lowe1s, whose sceion IN sne
le..el " Jug ialAloaus asallss cne m u
- ooneloe Avs na3 Is sucn 9
III y apoas 8 yss. w Mass isases one
y nay munu isau.ng socle.y ne!resses'
VIZ nas 1aeoly ueulcs.Seu her e =, 7. TOT
s ane' - nus. ~ 70 sne onrissian !,
s usA1s pApe, anu .ae MoiA VI lelorin IN
.ne sun a', ny. xn nnown az 1ne rec
1870 anu m.ss y !. .usiow, wa.ose lepu.
saSion % 6 sinsel ~ now nasion al Dut
VIZ VIZ ~ 1Deltenss ~ VIVA. sue mas ae-
.Ns " u = esus p.opaD,e as'loii' hi.'
uesoseu nei 'aien. 20 voiehleer Work
alnons Jug gins anu women wno make :
ny s Alse pals - ehe o.sy "ofse ana
iiioss apAl9on ~ = Popu,at'on'
.In addition to these we'll ,rnovv,
neonle has haen oradna,,v ;ncIs.s;n.
number Of Christians from the First
church and lately from other churches
In RAYMOND. A large proportion 81
these volunteers who pledge themselvea
to do as Jesus would comes from the
Endeayor societies.. The Young neonle
saw that thew have already embodied IN
their society pledge the same principIe
IN the words j promise him that / viii
strive to do whatever he would have
me do. This is not exactly what is in
cluded in Maxwell.s proposition, which
is that the disciples shall try to do what
Jesus would probably do in the disci.
nles' Mace. INIT the result of an bonas+
obedience to either pledge. he claims.
win be practically the same, and he ia
not surprised that the largest numbers
have Joined the new discipleship from
the Endeavor society.