Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25
TWO BIG MEETINGS
EvANGELlsTlc SERVICES AT THE
FIRST METHODIST AND CON.
EDUCATIONAL CHURCHES.
Large Churches Were Crowded and
Rev. crossIey and Hunter Spoke at
Both Places Services Every
Night This Week Except Saturday.

Two big meetings were conducted by
Evangelists Crossley and Hunter at
the First Methodist Episcopal and the
First Congregational churches last
evening. Both churches were crowded
and deep interest prevailed through
out the services.
Meetings will be held at the First
Methodist Episcopal church each even
ing this week, except Saturday. at
7:45 o'clock There will be the usual
children's meetings Wednesday and
Friday afternoons. Next Sunday after
noon there will be a big mems meeting
at the Grand Opera house and a meet
ing for women at the First Methodist
Episcopal church.
Give a Tenth.
EVERY man should give at least a
tenth of his income to the Lord, "said
Rev. Hunter, who spoke first at the
Congregational church. Everything
you have Is the gift of God Your eye
sight, your hearing, your strength. Do
you recognize him If we do not give
at least a tenth we are robbing God.
IF you want to ruin your family,
make favorite of one of the children
and pet and pamper him. Look at ia
cob. First we find him lying, then de-
ceiving his father and plotting to
wrong his brother. But his mother
was to blame. She had petted and
pampered him.
But Jacob had a vision and he saw
a ladder on which the angels were de-
scending and ascending. Some of us
are trying to reach heaven on the lad
der of morality or the ladder of for
mality. But we will not succeed. The
heavenly ladder Is not a sectarian lad
der. The members of one church are
not given the preference over those of
another Creed cuts no figure. And 1t
is broad ladder. There is room for
all.
A Strong Ladder.
"And it is a strong ladder. One end
rests on the heavenly battlements and
the other on the Rock of Ages. No
amount of pounding will shake this
ladder. For over 1900 years the SCOT
fers have been trying to tear this lad.
der down but 1T Is stronger today than
it ever was. Take hold of this ladder
with both hands lest you should be
blown off. Don't try to climb to heaven
holding on with one hand and carrying
a money bag or a jug of whiskey in
the other. And do not come down to
help some one else, up. Do not begin
participating in the pleasure Of the
world in the hopes Of winning some
one to Christ. Some people consider
1t of more Importance to get their chill
dren into society than to get them into
the church Of God"
The Four Characters.
Rev. Crossley talked on the four
characters, told of in the first verse
of the first psalm, Blessed is the man
who walketh not in the counsel of the
ungodly, nor standeth in the way Of
sinners, nor stitch in the seat Of the
scornful," and said in part:
who is the ungodly? Well he is the
rrloralist, sometimes member of the
church, but generally not. He believes
himself just as good as a Christian,
and better than many. There is as
much difference between the moralist
and Christian as there is between an
American bank-bill and gold. In the
United States the bank-bill will buy
just as much as the gold, but il you
go to Japan or Russia the bank-bill is
of no value, while the gold is worth
just as much as 1t is here. So it is
with the moralist. Morality is not the
currency Of heaven, and though he may
be just as happy in this world, when
he comes to die, his moral life viii! not
bring him heaven.
"The moralist tells us there is too
much sentiment in religion, and that
the preachers set too high an ideal.
They say what is the harm in social
glass or a game of cards. while the
Christian will ask what is the good,
and seeing no good, will turn away
from that thing.
Many Kinds Of Sinners.
"Who is the sinner? Well there are
MANY kinds There iS thn dr;nL;p q,