Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-04
;OUTSlDE POINT OF VIEW.
Written for the Times Republican.

In this hurrying, busy world all of us
are too much inclined to neglect the
weighty possibilities of the future. The
writer is no exception to the rule. And
SO he was Interested in reading in a
Chicago paper that
The Rev Duke M Farson will hold
revival meetings at the Sheffield Ave
nue. Methodist church, corner OF George
Street ard Sheffield avenue on a
wager He had conference yesterday
with the Rev. Richard A. Morley. pas
tor of the church. to settle prelimi-
naries. Mr. Farsoii handed Mr. Morley
"a letter stipulating exactly the condi-
tions of the contest and AIR Morley as
sented to it, but asked to defer signing
il until today, in order to show it to his
official board, whose cooperation he
fully expects.
There have been only two or three
slight changes in the wager as original
IL published. Mr.. Farson recedes from
the offer 10 deposit the $1,000 with Jen-
|nings & Pye, and substitutes what he.
calls a conditional subscription. The
money. if forfeited. is to be paid to Mr..
Morley, bu; for church purposes.
Then the time is extended from ten
days 10 two weeks.
The document which the TWO minis
sters are to sign is as follows
Dear Sir and Brother: Ans yering
Your recent avprconcerning a protraot-
ed meeting which you wish TO be held in
Your church permit me To submit the
following simple stipulations:: Upon.
your part. You are y turn over your
church building for a period Of two
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rureher than .his YOU les silat ,uui'--
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LIN si'uisit ~ os cry 80
81 Mt.i ti's ciuls.''9 al li''ss'1i'e : aiiu
~ eoiiiissei''i' WIN your eiiufchs
duritis 'he anoNe sleeii'su tilt'e 70 pc
ei .,is my sui'si.,' si'th.
on my part aRrss e hold a meet meet
NO Weeks Ss. oi' such pa ~ e'ls afiie as
sliais sem Wise 70 me- apl'o'i'sii's such
preachers or otner isaesIs rs choose.
! na y su.'h apsslu'e col'''usnce .iii'e AZ
mighty ei9a Is ANXIOUS 70 revive ms
WORK ". IN me he;aE's e enc people 'hae y.
issi periecl ireeao1'ii 70 stating sshu-
me leN:iNai ~ Aiuts tsi.sioA MI ,'he
piaes, ana iuiiy psileVe ,hat luflhsl
.nls lsrloeii el TWO weeks ensfe VIII DE- az
ieast ni'seh cen people elmer c9nNerss'o OF
mug MY 700
" iuisi'eis,ii'e ~ my eAl'hsssipH W
falln IN 'hs spoSe propos'1lon, hereby
si2N 70 your e'luicil " si'vVV' y &c ussu
loi gu i'ui " MN 's'sii''s y 20
De i'aio' TO YOU PROVIDED me revival.
io rs, iiol oseur.
ne aai,'es ana aaat',sss's OF 'he peo-
pse piaiessil,s tisiisi, 70 nav pe,eti .saSea
~ saletiiisa siiail pe sahsi' aho llsir
| l's'ii''ollies, ~ 'te presence o. lhree
rs.i9ueao ,. 3eriis'laif ias'neh sha,l pe
| mat mat. trusting lhdt We may al be
Ierea'iy Dehvi'iea ps .flis series ol meet
ti'ss, = a''s J oui = ss.uls.
W. hf. NJ. flARSSN.
now some ol 'he MINISTER'S Oh Shlcaso
opJecteo ." TINS asHst'fnen,. caiiea ~ a
"as IT on sl'Vvo AGAINST hlteeh saver
SOUS, ana 50 strong was TINS opposition
lhae the poara refused 70 carry out
the program. but revivai services are
70 go on. Tor We reaa a week later that
~. a. ferguson. me railroad engineer
| evangelist, preached az noon az the
First Methoaist church and IN the ever-
ing at the metropolitan church. The
pictures ne crew oi heil and OF the
friehttui suHerings tnere. wnlch he de-
\ ciafed awaited tnosef VINO MAD not been
sanc.ifled In this HE, outrivaled any
whieh nave ever been neard IN Chi
/ caso pulpit, at ieast Tor the last twenty
flve years
Duke Farson, the banker evangelist,
Preached IN the AFTERNOON. and when ne
made the bold statement that all ordi-
nary church members who We're merely
Christians and not sanctihed Christians
would go 10 he'll tbs. same az sinners,
there was weeping and wafling in the
house Of worship.
The oldest follower OF iniquity. who
wore an armor of sin as thick as a
into the church as Ferguson was draw
4 ing his lucid word picture, turned and
scampered after he had heard few
sentences. He was followed by Others
for there were many In the churcl! who
could not SIT still turnout sermon SC