Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-28
Keokuk Divine Delivers Excellent
Addresses in Ottumwa.
MANY PEOPLE WERE IN ATTENDANCE
Fills Pulpit at First Presbyterian
Church, Both Morning and Evening
An Earnest and Eloquent Speaker
Synopsis of Last Nights Address.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
If a person were to go out among
the people of Ottumwa, he would find
very few who would say there never
was such a person as Jesus Christ.
You would fnu very few who would
say that he was only a man. The
great majority of the people of your
city would say, yes, he is the Son of
God and he came to save the world
from sin. But are the people who &C
knowledge these facts saved by so
doing? They are not saved but sim
ply forced to the acknowledgement of
facts which they can in no way hon
estly deny. There is no faith. They
do not see him as Paul, who said, 1
know him and can certify to linn"
So said Rev. E. B. Newcomb, d. D.,
pastor of the Westminster Presbyte-
rian church of Keokuk, during the
course of his sermon in the First
Presbyterian church of this city last
night.
Meeting Well Attended.
The meeting last night was well at
tended and those present had the
pleasure of listening to a sermon of
unusual merit. Rev. Newcomb is an
able speaker, earnest and forceful.
While in the city he delivered two SER
mons. exchanging pulpits wlGh DR.. =.
F. Stoltz, pastor of the local church. In
the morning he chose for his subject,
"a Dream of Empire" and in the ev.
ening spoke from the subject, 81 Have
Seen Jesus" His text for the even
ing sermon was part of the first
verse of the ninth chapter of First
Corinthians, and was as follows:
"Have l not seen Jesus Christ, our
Lord?" Rev. Newcomb said, in part:
This is saying from Paul to show
that he had to defend his claim that
he was an apostle, that he had seen
Jesus Christ, the risen Lord. We
know that he did rule and that Paul
was OF necessity made an apostle, the
same as all Christians should be as
we'll as every Christian organization
which claims to be close up to God.
No church organization has gone as
far as it should unless it can answer
the question, Have seen Christi
| Necessary Elements.
eff so, there are three elements that
are absolutely necessary. One should
see; one must have served, and must
have evidence to it's validity. When
Paul was challenged he could truly
and honestly say, 4 have seen Jesus
Christ; l know him and can certify to
him. When he saw death approach
ing, his face dlu not whiten, he had
no fear, there was no break in his
faith, for, as he had said before,
know whom 1 have believed
A Personal Christ.
'sHis faith was mistaken; he knew
j Christ, and, better still, he knew him
as a personal Christ. 1 know whom
believe 1t mattered not what the
Romans might have in store for him,
for well he knew that do what they
might, God had crown for him. This
should be an inspiralon to us, for God
deals alike with all.
\. To See Christ.
"I have seen Christ, the Lord
What is it to see Him? 1t is much
more than to have observed and con
sented to the validity of His presence
1t is more than to know what is con
tanned in the word of God. Yes, much
more, for while these are good things
to have and to know, yet the person
must have evidence and consent to its
validity. Too many consent with the
head and not with the heart.
Follow Christ to the End.
MANY saw the miracles that He
. performed; many there were upor
, whom He showered His blessings, ye
, AL who had the evidence that He was
different from all men did not say, He
is my Lord and will follow him unit
, the end A few did, but many die
not.
Must Understand Fully.
: Nearly all of us enjoy beautiful
flowers. We admire them and are
ever pleased to have them about, We
, how many can give the technica
, name for each of the component part.
of each plant, can enter into thu
/ flower? Few can do so, for it requires
: much time and study to be able to Sc
perfect ourselves that we may get ,ht
most out of it. An artist will SET
: more in a picture than will the person
5 unskilled in painting. An admirer o
, fine scenery will get much out of ;
j. rugged, rocky hill while the yer,
same piece of ground may be consid
cred practically of no value whateve
to the owner, who looks upon it onl,
as its real worth in producing tina
which will be of value to him. An,