Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-30
SUNDAY DOING GOOD.
NOTED EVANGELIST is RAPIDLY
EvANGELIzlNG CITY OF
BURLINGTON
Big Revival Being Held in Orchard
City is Attracting Record-Breaking
CroWds-Sunday Magnet-Success
of Meetings.

Ottumwa church people and resi-
dents in general will be interested to
know what great work Evangelist
William A. Sunday is doing in Bur.
lington, where he has been preaching
nightly for the past week An added
interest will be taken in his work
when it announced that he will prob
ably visit this city next year. The
Ottumwa Ministerial association has
extended an invitation to this effect
i've revivalist to come to this city, but
he has number of engagements al.
ready booked. Several Ottumwa min.
listers visited Burlington last week for
the express purpose of hearing a SER
mon by Mr.. Sunday
A great reviva! sas enveloped Bur-
lington since Sunday commenced his
meetings. His oratory. earnestness,
responsiveness, all go to make his
meetings different from those of the
ordinary evangelist, and nightly these
powers bring men to the front to con-
fess God
Sunday Explanations.
&. Walter Barr in his stories of
Sundays meetings in the Burlington
HaWk-Eye emphasizes various strik-
ing remarks made by this effective
evangelist. Some of these follow:
THE lowest down scoundrel that
wriggles and crawls the streets of
Burlington is the miserable reprobate
who sneers at people that are trying
to serve God. If you want to go to
the devil. go to the devil, but don't
put stumbling blocks in the paths of
Others
The biggest heather in the world
don't live in China-some of the big
gest heathens on Gods dirt live right
here in Burlington and on North hill
at that. y. A heather is one
who doesn't believe in God"
God almighty demands uncondi-
tional surrender. There's no compro-
mise with God. God will take all or
none"
'The deeper a fellow goes into sin
the less he believes in Christianity
generally"
Church Etiquette.
Mr.. Sunday gives tho following
idea of how one should conduct him
self in church,
When you come in shut the door.
Shut it softly.
J
Their end of the bench so as to leave
room for late corners.
Don't cough.
But if you must cough, deaden the
sound with the handkerchief over the
mouth
Don't talk or whisper during the
services, as it disturbs others.
But if you must converse. step out
doors for the social function.
If the baby cries, and refuses to
be quieted, it is better to leave rather
than disturb the entire congregation.
Those sitting nearest the stoves
may be too warm; those farther away,
too cold. Bring wraps and be pre-
pared for either contingency 1t is
difficult to get an equable tempera-
ture in a large structure.
When the collection plate is passed,
put something in it.
If you have no money with you, re-
solve to bring some next time
If not singer, don't pre-empt the
seats Of the choir.
If it ever happens that a fuse burns,
or wires break and the electric light
goes out. don't get in a panic. Sit
still until the light can be fixed. In
any emergency follow the advice of
the minister.
When the services close, if in a
hurry to go, make for the uncrowded
exits.
Results in Burlington.
The effects Of Rev. Sundays work
in Burlington up to and including
Sunday follows:
Conversions Thursday night :. 81
Conversions Saturday night. 80
conversions Sunday afternoon. 112
Conversions Sunday evening. 80
Total conversions to date 692
Estimated total number Of
people preached to in Bur
lington to date ........... .114,000
Total amount of collections
for expenses to date 80. .$3,100.53
Collection for Expenses.
The figures on his collections fol-
low:
hScrintions