Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-18

$4,000 MARK MUST BE REACHED
Big Public Meeting at the odeon Re.
suits in $1,000 in Personal subscrip-
tions Being Made = Committee Will
Remain at Work to FinisI, Canvass
Contract to be Let.

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Y. NJ. C. A. which has been the dream
of General Secretary j. r.. FEELING.
ham, the associations trustees an
many friends who are deeply interested
In the welfare of the institution. fol
over year, is now assured At TIL,
big public meeting at the Odeon Sun.
H. Q. Breeder, of Des Moines, a tota
of $1,000 in individual subscriptions
was pledged which, together with thost
made to the committee during the pas
few days, and those secured during
the efforts of those in charge during
the past year, swell the total to $751;
100. 1t Will be necessary, however, T.
attain the mark originally set. $4,000
for SOME of the subscriptions are con-
ditonal on the raising of that sum.
| The committee of business men and
women, which has had charge of the
special canvass of the past few days
will continue at work until the full
$4,000 has been subscribed. The
| money is coming in steadily, and $3.50
including three s25 subscriptions. was
| received on the streets this morning.
Some of the pledges have been made
on the condition that the voc to gran.
the special interurban tax carries, for
the business men and others feel that
II Marshalltown secures the new road
they will be better able to afford thei,
gifts TO the association.
The Sunday Meeting.
The public meeting Sunday morning
at the Odeon, was largely attended. On
the stage with General Secretary Felt
ingham and DR.. Breeder, were Revs.
Elijah Brown Jones. of the Baptist.
A. w. Sinden, of the Congregational,
A.. B. Morris, OF the First Evangelical;
f. III. Lemon, of the Christian, and
Nathaniel Pye, of the Methodist, who
We're among the pastors who dispens-
ed with their morning services in order
that they might assist in the good
work.
The congregation sang the doxology
in opening the service, after which
Rev. Sinden gave the invocation. Con-
gregaiional singing of The Corona
ton" followed. after which Rev Nor
ris gave the scripture reading. The
quartet choir of the Congregational
church, composed of Mrs F. l.. Meeker.
Miss Jessie Hall. Mr.. George Nyden.
and +. Aubrey Smith, with Mrs. T.. r.
Lay, as accornpanist, sang John A.
Vests "Jnbilate In D." Dostor Jones
then offered prayer and the choir sang
FESTIVAL TIE E'eum, No. Z, in z fiat"
by Dudley Buck.
Secretary Feinngham gave a hrief
resume of the work of the past year by
the committees OF business men. The
work was begun the latter part OF
March 1903, and has been carried on In
a quiet and confidential way ever since.
he referred to the gathering OF a small
number OF business men on April 81.
1903. at which time the plans, were laid
before them, also to the banquet on
June !, which was addressed by Cover
nor Cummins. From this forth grad
ual movement has been in progress re-
sulting in the pledges OF 10000. ,up to
last Thursday. Mr. FeIlingaam said
that II, year ago, on March /, any one
had told him 81, much could be accom-
piished in SO short time, he would
have considered it almost all impossi-
bility, for never before, up 10 June /.
last, had there ever been an individual
subscription of ever 500, and only three
OF them. He then recited tie gifts as
they had been secured, totaling S 10000.
Ihese will be given to the public later
Wnen the canvass is entirely complet-
ed, together with the pledges of the
others who have subscribed to the
building fund.
DR.. Breeder was then introduced to
tr II
THE Lost Beatitude." DR.. Breeden
took as his text Acts 2o:35: 'Remem-
Der the words of the Lord Jesus, how
he himself said. it is more blessed to
give than to receive Mr.. Breeder
dwelt upon the fundamental principle
OF his subject thruout his discourse,
and began by saying that the text was
confirmed unto us by many illustrations
and examples. He said it was contrary
to the ruling passions of life and ask
ed the question, How is 1t possible
that 1t is more blessed to give than to
receve?" He quoted many scriptural
passages to sustain his text even tho
1t appeared ON the surface, that the
rich We're blessed, and not the poor:
that those who were satisfied were
blessed, not those who hunger and
thirst. In the nature of things 1t is
more blessed to give than 10 receive.
The mineral kingdom is constantly Civ
ing to the vegetable; the vegetable
kingdom is constantly givini, to the
animal; the animal to man, and man
Is constantly giving to u.s. To give is
to live. 1t is a continual round in ma
ture. The clouds give moisture to the
earth, which fills the rivllets and
streams and finally reaches the ocean.
That part of nature which does not
give is dead, stale and lifeless.
In this connection DIR. Breeder smoke
of having stood, a few years ago, on the
shore of that monstrocity In nature.
the Dead Sea. The hills OF Moab were
on one side; Judea on the other. Be
fore him lay that vast sheet of lead.
No living thing was contained in its
Waters. No yerdure on the banks ev-
erything about the sea was dead, dismal
and repulsive. Why does this condition
exist? Because the sea holds within
its arms everything 1t receives, and
gives out nothing.
In comparison he spoke Of the sea
of Galiilee, which receives the spark
ling waters of the river Jordan 1t
holds them for while, and sends them
out. The birds are soaring above its
waters; the verdure Is greer, along its
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