Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-30

Last Week Of the Revipal is Begun Be
fore Record-breaking Congregation
More Than 100 Conversions.

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the IBunday revival has commenced.
The meetings will close next Sunday,
and "a that day the collection for Mr..
Sunday will be taken. Mr.. Sunday will
speak I'm Rtchland tomorrow morning,
Mt Pleasant Wednesday, Libertyville
Thursday and perhaps Batavia Friday.
even larger than that Of week ago.
It was estimated that 10000 people at
tended the meetings. Miss Paxon of
Chicago addressed two meetings of
women and collections amounting to
over $50 were taken for her to carry
on her work among the poor Of Chica-
80. She addressed the children satur-
day afternoon.
Only sixteen responded to the invi-
tAtioh Sunday afternoon after one of
mons the evangelist has preached. and
but in the evening his heart was glad
dened by the sight Of SO coming for
ward to give their hearts to God.
Sunday Evening.
His sermon Sunday evening was on
the Judgment. II nave text. for to-
night that everybody will admit the
truth Of part of at least 1t is appoint
Jed unto men once to die, and after that
the Judgment (Hebrews ix:27).
IT 4 could prove to you that tonight
at twelve you would stand before God,
YOU would accept Jesus Christ before
you left this tabernacle. If could
prnye to you that next Sabbath at sew
en-tkrty in the evening you would be
dead, Row would you spend this week?
If you don't like my preaching, you
don't nave to listen, but you can't get
away from the Judgment.
Il pray God that you may hear the
words Of the text at work in your
hearts tomorrow, that Judgment, judy
ment, Judgment will resound in your
ears until you will turn to God.
Bob Ingersoll once turned an audi
ence in Chicago wild when he said. he
would rather be the humblest German
peasant; J, clad In homespun and wooden
shoes, sitting by his cottage, vineclad,
with his family about him, than be the
greatest Christian that ever lived Let
us see X In the same words cannot
paint q different picture that will move
YOU Stop to think OF what infidelity
has not accomplished, that it has never
made a drunkard sober, never REFORM
ed .. gambler, turned a har1ot from the
quagmires. of filth, never built pub
lie School, a church or college; 1t
would not take one line on one sheet
to tell all that organized infide1ity has
ever done to help mankind. Listen. I
would rather be the humblesI German
peasant, with wooden shoes and clad
y In homespun sitting by my humble cot
tage viheelad with my yfamily By my
side ana III open Bible on my knee,
tIans be the greatest blatant infidel
that ever lived or frizzled in hell.
''You talk about short memories
When9you get to judgment, your mem
cries will be long enough. Friends
what record have you been writing to,
day? u
Come on, will you, who gave free
rein to passions. Will they shield your
soul? Come on, stand up, you errine
scientists, parents Of bastard evolution
will that shield your soul?'
Sunday Afternoon.
After the quartet had sung until the
3,4003 mon present yesterday afternoon
went wild and cheered and cheered
after 1T had touched tender memories
in the hearts Of the veterans in the
reserved seats Until handkerchief
were used freely and tears flowed ,in
ashamed, after It had been forced tc