Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-27

house, you know wife. and it was al
ways part of her program to come
In late to church with an odor of per-
fume that made you think of Arabia
and diamonds in her ears as big as
cocoanuts. Is she here?' Wife, says
she isn't there.
"tThere was Mr.. b. HisN will
and Dun rated him double AG. Is ne
here? Wife says he isn't.
Is old Auntfe Griffith flere?' Yes
the dear old Scotchwoman is there
and though she lived III a howell across
the tracks in Chicago, her lnars;on in
heaven is right beside mine.
And there's mother dear, dear old
mother, who was so thin when she
died we thought she'd break in two as
we put her in the coffin. She's got her
resurrection body now.
When we reach heaven nobody will
carry handkerchief, for nobody will
cry. There won't be any hearse back
up to the door and take away. a loved
one, we won't hear the ashes to ashes
dust to dust Of the funeral sermon, for
nobody dies. The liar never gets in
there, the libertine nor adultress.
Occupy Your Mansions.
Say, men and women of Fairfield.
don't let God hang For Rent sign in
the window OF the mansion he's pre-
pared for you. There were lots of
vacant mansions 'Whose's that one?'
! asked. oh that was for Fairfield
banker who didn't want. it., And that?'
It was farmers; he turned it down..
, How about that one over there?'
That was built for society woman
who didn't come And this one here,
whose is that?' That? Oh, that was
for Mt. Pleasant editor. but he pass
ed 1t UP. Those over there were for
two Brighton editors. This one was
for a man from the Malleable, but he
loved his booze too much; the next
was built for a man from Turney's
factory. but he loved the jackpot; this
one here was for girl from the nit
ten works. She refused it, too
Don't, oh don't turn God down
Who'll come down here tonight and
say. God, I've changed my mind about
that mansion. and want to take it. !"
Twenty-one accepted the invitation
extended by Mr.. Sunday last night,
making the total 419 for the first three
weeks of the revival.
This evening there will be special
music and the orchestra will be en-
larged. Seats will be reserved for the
families Of the factory workers. Mr.
Sunday will preach on the Atonement
tonight.
On Friday evening Mr.. Sunday will
preach his sermon on amusements
probably the most famous of all his
sermons.
Today commences the fourth week
of the revival. The total attendance
at the meetings at the tabernacle alone
SO far is $4,000. This does not repre-
| sent the total attendance at all of the
religious meetings of the revival, from
six to eight prayer meetings being
held each day with the attendance al
them averaging about $50.
What do you want most Of all? A
man in Chicago told me once that he
wanted money the most. He was a foo.
Money won't bring back the departed
loved ones, nor fill their vacant chair
Money won't bring health. it won't bu,
life or love. Many woman pays witt
wifehood for clothes and social func.
4 tons. She's fool.
4 Billy Don't Want to Die,
!. Money won't buy life. Now. / dom
want to die and I think there's some.
thing wrong with those that do. I'm
just having glorious time here or
this earth. If God wants to take m.
I when I've finished the sermon. why
It's all right; If he wants to wait unit
i I'm gray haired, all right. You wan
to live: how long? Forever. You
want eternal life.
i When you get sick YOU send 70,
your doctor, that is, If you've got an,
sense-and he prescribes according t,
i his ability, but he can't give YOU life