Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-04
The PALMER
MEETINGS.
About 200 Men Attended the
First Service Monday
Night.
HOPEFUL INDICATIONS.
Over a Score Asked For an
Interest in the Speakers
Prayers.

The first OLA series of meetings
to be conducted by Charles Palmer,
of Chicago, under the auspices of
the Gideons was held, as per an
nouncement, last Monday night,
200 men were present.
Mr.. Palmer and Mr.. Edward Card,
of st. Louis, but who came from
Paducah to conduct the singing,
came in on belated train, and the
opening services were delayed about
a quarter of an hour. Mr.. Palmer
and Mr.. Card are old friends and
have been together in many meet
ings. They were converted, as
stated by Mr.. Palmer, about the
same time. Mr.. Palmer was here a
year since and was heard by thou
sands of our people. Mr.. Card is an
older man than Mr.. Palmer, rather
below medium height, quick of ac-
ton, jovial, and full of enthusiasm
and vim. During his stay here he
will not only conduct the singing but
will speak to both the male and fe-
male congregations. After singing
and scripture readingMr. Palmer ask
ed Rev.H.D. Smith to lead in prayer
and called for voluntary prayers.
Mr.. Palmer began his sermon (for
lit really was sermon, and a most
powerful one) by saying that he was
not an evangelist or minister, but
came here to talk tomen about their
souls salvation. He had been an in
fidel, and president OF an infdel club
for ten years. He has been a Chris
tian going on sixteen years; he has
tried mems theories, heard their
logic, listened to arguments, but
religion is a fact, and needs no argu-
ment. His faith is founded on the
Word of God, He has been convert
ed from the top of his head to the
soles Of his feet. When God saves a
man he saves him altogether not
just part of him. AS Paul says,
when a man is converted he is made
over-a new creature, "old things
have passed away Intellectual
belief in God doesn't do much good.
He is a converted tramp.
The speaker then directed his re-
marks to the subject chosen for the
evening, THE Awfulest Thing in
the World" he spoke of whiskey
drinking with its. certain results. I'll
men have made np their minds to do
but have a good time in the
the world, then let them go ahead
and make it as good as they can. He
then spoke of a friend by the name
of Riley. who believed in having a
good time'' and he had it. He had
it. He had received a collegiate ed
he was very intelligent,
popular on the road, one of the finest
specimens Of physical manhood he
had ever seen. The house for which
he travelled paid him salary of
SIG, 900 a year. But he drank, not
much or often at first. Just few
ago he met his friend on the
street in Chicago, a miserable, dirty,
ragged tramp. Riley spoke to him
before Mr.. Palmer knew who he was.
Riley was taken in charge by his
friend, dressed decently and fur
nished with food, but in having a
good time" he had gone too far. He
was taken from the gutter and car
ried to a hospital, and the last thing
he said before he died was: Give
me some whisaey." Whiskey drink
ing is an awful thing, but it is not
The Awfulest Thing in the World"
it Us cay a branch.
Mr.. Palmer then spoke at length
of the social evil of to-day, and said
that statistics prove that the broth
els in the large cities draw So per
cert. Of their victims from places
just like Hopkinsville, and that the
average life Of the young women in .
Continued On Firth Pssoi