Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18
.DENOU[NCES GAMES
EVANGELIST HUNTER is STRONG.
LY OPPOSED TO DISSERTATION
OF THE SABBATH.
search the Scripture" Text for Inter.
estlng and impressive Sermon pelIv-
cred Last Evening by Evangelist
crossIey In Union Revival Service.

cred Last Evening by Evangelist
crossley In Union Revival Service.
From Saturdays Daily.
Nobody who has any regard for
heaven would think Of going to a base
ball game on Sunday declared Evan
gelist John e. Hunter at the First
Methodist Episcopal church last even
ing in the closing service for the week
in the union revival meeting now In
progress. How in the name Of heaven
you can allow your theatres and
amusement houses to remain open Is
another thing that can not under
stand"
The attendance last evening consid-
ering the snow storm and the decided
touch of winter weather which struck
Ottumwa early in the evening, was
very good, the auditorium being we'll
filled and a considerable number being
in the balcony The service was an
especially impressive one apd its clos
ing moments showed the good effects
of the weeks work.
Sunday Services.
There will be no services in the reg
ular series Of meetings this evening.
Tomorrow morning Evangelist Cross
ley will occupy the pulpit of DR.. F. F.
Stoltz at the First Presbyterian
church. Evangelist Hunter will con-
duct the service for DR.. A. e. Craig
in the First Methodist Episcopal
church.
The Mems Meeting.
Social Sins" will be the subject for
the meeting for men only which Is to
be held under the auspices Of the Y.
M. G.. A.. in the Grand Opera house at
$3.50 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Both
the evangelists will be present and par
ticipate in the meeting Admission to
this meeting will be by ticket but all
who desire to attend will have no
trouble in securing tickets from the
many members of the Y. M G. A., and
church workers.
Don't Complain Of the Weather.
Don't complain about the weather.
If God wants to send snow storm in
the middle of summer, 1t is his right
and privilege" said Mr.. Hunter in
speaking of the storm which had so
seriously interfered with the meeting
of the evening. Cali we need to make
desert, Is perpetual sunshine. God
knows better than we do what we
need and what is best for us. Don't
complain at anything he sends us.
Don't say it's a horrible day, cheer
up and be happy. Don't growl around
and think you could run world bet
ter than God does. You couldn't do
/ it, You would get all mixed up in "a
minute. Just take what he sees fit
to send and be happy"
Gods Search Warrant.
| Goods Warrant to Us to Search the
Scriptures was the subject of the
sermon Of the evening delivered by
Rev. Crossley. In connection with 1T,
there were number Of beautiful
songs that added greatly to the inter-
est and pleasure of the service.
Search the scriptures" found in John
$50, formed the text for the evening
and the evangelist told of the methods
used by him for many years as
searching and studying the scriptures
to the best advantage.
An acrostic formed from the letters
| in the word Scriptures" arranged by
Mr.. Crossley in the early days Of his
/
the sermon which was in part as fol
lows:
systematically.
"S-Search the scriptures systemati.
cally. Tho bible is a book Of books
There are sixty-six books in it. com.
posed by thirty-six authors Don't take
4 it up and read chapter in John, then
chapter in Daniel, verse here and
verse there. Go at 1t Systematically
read a book through, then take an
other book and study and read II
through.
Imagine yourself going into a Ii
brary and reading a page in one book
then another in another book and sc
spending your time. You would never
4 get interested in your reading and
you would derive little or no benefit
from it. 1t is just SO in the reading OIL
your bible. If you would get interested
in it and derive the most benefit from
it, you must read 1t Systematically
. When you read In the library you take
book and read it to the end or 20,
! take some subject and read everything
). that you can find upon that subject
You must pursue the same course will
your bible reading and study it If 70,
would enjoy it and get the proper
value from 1t.
Carefully.
"C-Search the scriptures carefully
Don't search the scriptures like Moody
as boy hoed turnips in such way
that he had to set stake to know
which row he had hoed last. 1t is JUS
as necessary that you read your bi
BILE carefully as it sto read or study
any other book carefully.
Reverently.
''R-Search the scripture reverently
Don't make music stool of your fam
lily bible. Don't ever let the book b,
damaged. Don't ever let leaf from
the bible be burned. We don't wor
), ship the book, Of course, but we wor