Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-27
SAVED HER sON'S. LIFE
III s Co. Frank B. Clark.

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PLANTATION Of the mysteries of life is q
pipe dream. The ulti-naillionaire
who can bride legislatures, governors
judges and congresses cannot bride
death, and he too must soon go.
II go to the electricians. Edison. the
wizard of Menlo Park, Tesla Of the
alternating currents. Marconi OF wire
less telegraphy, they can send mes
sages and illuminate your homes, but
they cannot. prolong life.
Queen Victoria. with 5000 dresses
hanging in her wardrobe and with
jewels measured by a peck measure
we hear her on her deathbed gasp, All
my possessions for a moment of time
Alexander the Great, victor in his
first battle at IS; king at 20; con-
queror Of the then known world at 80,
was forced to lie down and die at 80.
Napoleon, called by Hugo the arch
angel Of war, who was president, first
consul and then emperor, died an out
cast on the island of st. Helena
+" God so loved the world that He
soever believed on him should not per-
ish but have everlasting life Search
the annals Of time and pages. of his
tory, you will find such words as these
only In the Bible. How can I get eter-
nal life?
Everything you ever had you got
either honestly, dishonesty or as a
gift, and by one of these you will get
eternal life. Lots of people believe in
a high moral life. So do ]. But a
high moral life will not save you or
me. If 1t would God would be a fool
to provide a plan Of salvation for all.
You may boost yourself with books
until you're black In the face, but you
can never secure salvation by morality
on Gods earth. That which is flesh IS
flesh whether it is hobo flesh or bank
er's flesh.
Was Not Model Boy.
Lots of people believe that God will
be pleased at their moral lives and will
grant salvation as sort Of reward
Of merit like the teacher at the district
school used to give out: Willie Sum
day, good boy. reward Of merit Will
lie sunday never got hump shouldersd
carrying rewards Of merit home to his
mother, and he never got the cham
pionship belt for long distance verse
rectting at Sunday school
Don't think I underestimate moral
ity. for 1 don't, but it won't save you
There are people who look upon
God as a big book-keeper with lots OF
angel assistants and every time a
man does good deed it Is marked on
1t goes on the other. Then when he
dies 1t is balanced, and II his good
deeds total up more than his sins he
goes to heaven, but If the other way,
to he'll. There are lots and lots Of
educated people who believe something
like that.
GAS long as you live your morality
is just as good as my Christianity, but
Christianity will land me in heaven
and your morality will take you TO
hell. Man wants to be whitewashed
There's big difference.
mo, you can't get salvation through
work.
you can't get salvation dishonesty
There are lots of people who profess
Christianity, but they don't live up tc
"Then salvation must come as a
gift. By grace We are saved through
faith.
IF were to stand up and tell you
that at one of the banks tomorrow
| morning every one that was in line
would receive $25 in gold, hundreds
would believe me and be on hand.
could put up any number Of people
here and they could tell Of how Goo
saved them, and you wouldn't believe
/ or anybody else can only say THANH
you for the gift of salvation.
| Heaven is place, not a condition
or state. I go to prepare a place
for YOU said Jesus, and he is com.
| ing back for us. Say, mothers, SAY
wash-woman manicuring your fingel
nails on washboard. students, fac.
tory hands, doctors, lawyers, have tt
! tell you that there remaineth rest To-
the people Of God. Why serve tn,
devil?"