Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-12
SHAKING Of DRY bones.
Rev. G. P. Boardman Gives the Lag
CARDS Of His Church Something
to Ponder Over.
PRESENTS in His Morning Sermon
Facts Concerning Fast and ires.
ent Conditions
DR.. Munhall breaches Strong Ser.
mon to Young Men Sunday at
the Odeon 1heater.

the Odeon lheater.
Rev. c 7. soaraman, Of the congre-
Sational church, preached a sermon
sunday morning that VAS straight from
the shpuldeg and evidently hit the mark
foi which itwas intended quite q good
sized alidignee, composed largely Of
nombeis Of the church. "ho We're the
cues particularly wanted VAS present
The sermon MS somewhat IN the nature
Of rebrke 10 seme church ,nembers
altilo the entire membership was not
Included II the remarks. Both the finan-
sial ard religious ends Of tlle church
were touched upun and figures were
feA,. Which revealed quite u surprising
stated fiaf,
itev- KpstrSifaan spoke Of the antag
oaislc clement in the chureh whichaliad
epacsrG he passionate am admiristla
lion Of Rex Clarence Il, Gale. am! said
that many in the church did not sup
part him. eitlel religiousiy or financial
eiy. as they should. He saidth 4 com
parison nf the present inenahels.np Of
ii1c church With that Of five years ago
showed that there are aor Just i've less
members III The church than theNf We're
5at that tiiFs. He also said that the
sunday school was ATTENDED by about
seventy less parsons nov han iiye gears
ago. and Chat during the. past year not
enc sias.r member had hesr asaad to
the churehaeils BY confession Of faith.
III spoke o iris condition Of affairs as
- startling eile. Especially HheA eom-
pared 70 other churches Of Maashail
town. which had grown steadily III
mealbership during an that tim and
were stfouger financially tee8g Than
they were FIVE years age
Rev BoarAnan also ypdlt - tho
church eSpenses ard amount spent tar
improvements in years past aHei cited
the fact that altho the huron WIS
spending less nnansy at The 3i.tselft dine,
The dAbt was gradually giesWiias that
some members Of tho eiiiii II has! nat
boan pres ut at a church ting ~,
,ears and had tacon;ftbatsa teNa,tas
the support u the efueel. ttia5 ipe
names lHa been dropped from The splls
and others WOULD be-
If the majority Of lhe lnsabsls he
pendiiions lies with the f,e lta tl'li.
! lneready Il once iotand ~ my
nation. and Il the resipnation s sij,tea
today can iiavesl re.t2g tonight Mlia,
this church needs Is TO b. faepIls ma ed
% God In connection With tbs iHs
the pastor SPOKE 81 the lisadydata ages
the church had been working ,iHse rs
ltht past few years. No church N Mar
shali:sMn h. said. durii.s tbs past iife
lsteen years has seen the time when IL
ldisl not have some .dsantagsnUs Gus
eummStaness under which ii had % Hpik,
hut ii seemed az ii the CONGREGATIONAL
iehureh had had inar han is siaf4 H
lspcke of certain ineiubers Y In had CONS,
wrong. Of Il pastor 81 feutt SUNDAY Mo
MAS mow serving an indeierininai eil
ls,enae il an Illfnois lisniieutiaaS er q
Ierimc. hut. he ADDED We never had al
| Isginonsun.
Rey, Roarslnan also touchei up2a NJ
subject 81 sreviSals arr. said that il had
taftan heen ranarkstl that congle s5i stl-
isi churches We're adNsrsc To laNig;Ns
btl. he wanted his church p be he
Ifoseise II! fact. fIe lid not Want IS hs
pastor of cilnrci. tia, did not Aelisve
in revtvais @thatis SOME kil4l IS ieyis-
ltls He then explaiFsi his oAsu l9sitlon
ion the suBiee,, ara sails. this, is hid mol
Ibelieve in the sensational liatl9s9s enl-
lployed by some evaBssellsts eia named
Rev VI +, Williams as an Xafnpie. but
lis thought sofue vais Wire eefa,Ue-
llve of much good md We're iust What
occurrences like his lieeisel 70 reyiye a lag :
ging Christian spit
The effect Of rms mon upon tile ati-
4iff Il3flf4N
/ ware moved to leti.S Many Of thf l9ysa
! members of the chtsreh took oeeasAan %
1 shake the hand 81 thsir pastor after tlM
sermon and % wist him God speed ~
4 the bringing about q ideas ard pans
i concerning the weifsiFe of the chHseti