The Farmington times and herald., 1905-02-17
Interest Grows From Day to Day
IN. {. Church, Which Seats
About 500, Packed.
COTTAGE PRAYER MEETINGS HELD
In Seventeen Different Homes and al the
Court House Wednesday Morning.

mas Oeen cOntlnual increase III Tue IN |
tercst in the services and this is cvi-
dcnced by the large number who at
tend each day and evening At night
the church is taxed TO It's full seating
capacity; in fact, un several evenings
many were compelled to stand in the
ai,Irs along the side. 1t is ncccs ary
for one to 80 long before the an
uounccd time fer the service, $50, in
order to hr certain Of securing q good
seat.
There is, OF course, a reason 'H '5i. .
Unusual interest The liv" mu.,p.
uf the Flrmiugtou Ministerial Alliance,
together with their congregations,
arr in hearty uccorl There i, It, lit
Tie srctmiani,m aud UNCONVENTIONAL
strife between them A. has ever been
in the history of christianity IN this
city. And then another reason j. found |
IN the character uf the sermons being |
preached by Rev. Lincoln Mcconnell,
the evangelist lie remind, one Of "a
hunter who understands the nature Of .
the game he seeks and loads his gun |
accordingly. Each sermon Is filled
with those things that are most likely |
to impress those who hear. In his
sermons there is nothing to tire even
the average hcarer Thoughtful and
earnest, they are illustrated 10y anec-
dote, story aud incidents OF every day
life. There is humur in them aud the
congregation is led into laughter.
There is pathos, and tear, arc brought
to the eyes of the hearers But hum.
or and palhos and argument are not
used metcly to entertain and while
away The hour Beneath the humur
and underlying the pathos, there is al
ways truth that appeals with force to
the hearts aud better sentiments of all.
And speaking of illustrations, Mr.,
McCpnncll's stories and anecdotes and
experiences are all to the point under
consideration. They are illustrations
that illustrate. No citizen of Farm
ngton, man, woman or child, what
ever his position in life or his attitude
toward christianity, can attend these
services and not gain an inspiration to
higher living. All who hear and heed
will he made better citizens.
On last Sunday afternoon Mr.. Me.
Connell delivered an address at the
Opera House to between 4jO and 500
men upon the subject "Why Boys |
Go Astray, or The Psychology of Sin, "
Although he spoke for one hour aud
half, he never lost the attention of his |
audience for passing moment. The |
life of sin aud immortality has It's fuuu- |.
dation in the mind A. one thinks |
along the lines Of things that are low
4.
based On the contrary, as his |
thoughts are given an upward tendency |
his lie becomes exalted aud noble |
He argued, and his Argument was log
zeal aud convincing, that liccntiuusncss |
aud unccanncss arise from impure |
thoughts. One oi the causes that pol
lutes the mind and leads to such life |
is the telling aud hearing of stories !
that are of "smuttyh or impure ma
turc. No one listening to this part of
his address could but tc convinced that
such practices are destructive and alb
soIutely wreck lives that otherwise
would have been pure.
In closing his address the speaker
held out the hope that any who we're
leading lives unclean in word and deed
could change their lives by fixing their
minds upon pure things instead OF in-
pure. Passion and appetite, that seems
to be wholly of physical origin and
qualification, could be controlled by
right thinking and right willing.
lie urged his hearers to be masters
of themselves along every line OF their
being. In response TO the invitation
for all who desired to live better lives
the entire audience arose.
A service was held in the church
Sunday afternoon for ladies only, con