The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-11
WORTHIN6TON ADVANCE
puBLlsHED RvERY FRIDAY.
THOS. DOVERY, PUBLISHER.
Worthinston Won For Christ.

Worthinston Won For Christ.
The work of the great revivalist,
VIM. A. Sunday, has been conclud-
ed and it is now possible to say
that Worthington has been won
for Christ. Not that every sinner
has been converted, for many
will reject salvation to the last
day, but the number who have
embraced religion has been 80
large and the quickening of spirit
ual life among profession Christian
has been 80 great that the city is
practically unit for Christ. Some
there are yet without the fold but If
a Genus we're taken now it would be
found that Satan g toll would be a
meager measure compared with
what would have been the case
few weeks back.
Mr.. Sunday is certainly a remark
able man. Medium of stature and
commonplace of appearance he at
no time cuts a striking or dignitied
figure on the platform. The secret
of the power he exerts over men
and women seems to be simply
that he has a message from his
Master, and with heart atiame with
zeal for Christ he delivers it with
an earnestness 80 fierce as to astound
the most calouse sinner, cause him
to pause and take stock of his con-
dition, with the result that he turns
to fee from the wrath to come.
or the 1884 who have been con-
verted in the Sunday, meetings
there are people of all ages from
all walks of life, but the greater
number are people between ages Of
10 and 40. Mr.. Sunday is not an
emotional revivalist, and he indul-
ges very mildly in methods that
would move people, in this way.
His conversions we're made largely |
by his forceful presentation of the
great fundamental truths of reli-
gion in a way that appeals to the
and the heart.
With the number that have
been converted and the
luickening that has taken place
among church member it should
be possible to bring everyone in
Worthington under the sway of the
gospel of Christ, if the work begun
BY Rev Sunday is properly follow
I'D up.
That Mr.. Sunday has done
great work every one must admit.
That he has done good work
must be admitted by all who are
honest enough to be fair with Mr..
Sunday. His work will have an
influence for good on the lives of
hundreds of people for all time to
come, and the effect of his work on
the welfare of Worthington and
will be far reaching indeed.
The only criticism of Mr.. Sun
lays work which has the SEM
blance of reasonableness is that at
times his language was too slangy
to seem proper in a preacher. Mr..
says he has tried every
method known TO evangelists and
that he finds his present method the
most successful, as far as he is per-
concerned, and as long as
the Lord blesses his efforts he will
continue in it. Mr.. Sunday is a
epecialist is his line and must be
given credit for being the best
judge Of methods.
The trouble with most of Mr..
critics is that he hit them
where they live, he searched out
their secrer sins and exposed them
to the glare of day. This was re-
sented as unkind, unfair and i'm
proper, hence the criticisms. But
that is what Sunday came to Wor-
Ellington to do.
As result of Mr.. Sundays work
Worthington will be better town
to live in. 1t will be more virtuous,
more honest and more industrious,
and from a business point alone his
work has been worth~many- times
its cost.
That Mr.. Sunday is honest and
sincere no ono doubts who had the