Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-10
EXTRAS TRANSFORMATION.
The Closing Days OF the Meeting
Near at Hand.

The principal and we might say
the only subject of conversation
among allclasses OF people is the
meetings now being held in the
Tabernacle in the Park and the
marvellous results that have been
achieved and the potent influences
for good that have been accomplish
ed. Rev. Sunday has convinced
everyone who has ever heard him
that he is sincere and earnest work
ing for the good of every individ-
ual, whatever may be his occupa-
ton, environment and condition in
life. His sentences are forceful be-
ing always grammatically correct
and so logically arranged that they
are rhetorlcally correct. He makes
no compromises and offers no
apology for what he says. To him,
sin is sin; he believes that there are
two forces at work in the world, one
for good and the other for bad and
that all people in and out of the
church are allied with one force or
the other, lending their time, money
and influence for their maintain
ance or support. He plainly preach
es that all will be saved or lost;that
there is an eternal hell tor the lost
and an eternal heaven for the re
deemed. So forcetul is he in his
earnest and fearless appeals that he
breaks down every barrier and tears
away every pending obstacle that
might retard or hinder the onward
march of the unsaved, leaving them
to accept or repel all that's pure and
true, high and noble.
The mems meeting Sunday after
noon presented scene that words
cannot express and the seed sown
at the meeting will in years to come
show itself in the lives Of those
present. Twenty-Five men in the
prime of youth and noble manhood
went forward and turned their backs
upon sin and worldly amusements.
So far 100 have been converted, but
as to what the remaining days will
bring forth can not be predicted.
Every merchant and business man,
whether saint or sinner, believes
that the work accomplished and yet
to be accomplished is for the good
OF the boys and girls, good for
young manhood and young woman
hood; for the purity OF society and
as safe guard and protection of
the homes.
1t is the hope OF our people that
the influence of these meeting will
help all in years to come and as
result the boys and the girls of to-
day will be nobler and better men
and women of tomorrow. Nothing
is too good for our town and as the
betterment of our town depends up
on the betterrnent of it's citizens,
every citizen whether a christian or
not will freely and willingly give
his or her support on the side of
right. The people love their homes
freely support the public schools
and literally contribute to the sup
port of the churches; and take away
these influences from the town and
there would be such an exodus
from the place it would be as de-
serted and still as the cemetery.
Give us happy and contented homes
filled with the comforts of life; sur
round us with prosperous men
active in the daily walks of life;
schools to educate our boys and
girls, making them an honor to the
community and a blessing to their
parents and churches, where the
minds and hearts may be cultivat-
ed and soon with the Christian
graces that prepare people for the
duties of this life and fits them for
the eternal world to come, and no
one in Extra will ever complain or
murmur.