Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18
THE REV. REED
LEADS IN PRAYER
EVANGELIST BARRETT PLEAsEs
ANOTHER BIG MEETING AT FL.
DON


Eldon, June 15.-Rev. d. M. Reed Of
the Congregational church led in pray.
er last evening. Many requests FOR
prayers for relatives and friends were
handed in and prayers for them were
led by Rev. Barrett, who then read
Matthew xii using the 18th verse for
his text:
THE kingdom of Heaven is like unto
q certain king, who made a marriage
for his son;
"And sent forth his servants to call
those who were hidden to the wedding;
and they would not come.
He sent forth other servants, say
ing, Tell them which are hidden, Be
hold, / have prepared my dinner. My
oxen and my fatlings are killed, and
all things are ready; come unto the
marriage
But they made light of it and went
their way, some to their farms, an
other to his merchandise, and the rem
nant took the servants and beat them
and slew them.
when the king heard Of 1t he was
wroth and he sent forth his armies and
destroyed those murderers and de-
stroyed their cities.
GO We therefore into the highways
and hedges, and as many as We shall
find, bid to the marriage.
And when the king came in to see
the guests, he saw there man which
had not upon him a wedding garment.
And he said unto him, Friend, how
contest thou in ilither not having on q
wedding garment?
And he was speechless."
You will notice that the servants
were sent out into the highways and
hedges and gathered the good and the
bad
If 1t was not for one thing that the
bad and good had to put on-the we'd
ding garments.
Must Go Gods Way.
II you ever get to heaven, it will be
because you went Gods way When
ready. Christ has died on Calvary,
and he tells US that, "Him that cometh
unto ME, will in no ways cast out"
When became a Christian Christ
did not ask me who / was; came md
that was the only thing he asked me to
do. Nineteen hundred centuries have
passed, and not moment has he left
man. Bless the Lord, when men will
let him come, there is an abundance
for all, for all eternity.
The king had no favorltes; he did
not tell the servants to ask only peo-
pie who had money, station or family.
But We ask such as we believe will
return it and with whom we are on a
social plane. But he said to his ser.
wants, compel them to come in. II
you will he will make you child Of
God. That dinner was not ready for
nothing.
Jesus died on Calvary and has prom.
Used eternal life, If We will accept It.
When the ladies have pink tea they
send out Invitations. God sends us
written invitations in black and white
Most all of you remember the story:
The first one said he had bought a
farm and needs go see it.
Another had lost a yoke of oxen and
another had married wife. These ex-.
fuses are not good at ALL they won't
excuse.
Any man who Will refuse to accept
the invitation Of Christ will be lost.
The only life to live here, in eternity,
is that Of Christian
They made light of it and respected
1t. Still, one man who went in went
without the wedding garment He is
the grandfather of many Of you. Hs
did not reject it. but insolently refused
on the terms offered
How many are like him; they are in
vited but won't go. / can plead with
people In Eldon and they will say,
why come to me. If want to go 70
heaven I will-when am ready to do
so.'
Christian minister is the child of
God, and will fight for his Father
Jesus saith him that cometh unto me
l will in no ways cast OUT You
have to come when God is ready, and
not when you are ready. There is no
happiness in life outside of Christian
life.
II a man has plenty of money.
friends, wife and family, and when he
goes to bed he thinks he may awaken
in hell, and this is terrible sleep.
Glorifies Jesus Christ.
am here not clarifying myself but
Jesus Christ, my Savior. / want to
magnify him here. The man who says
he Will come when he pleases, ought TO