Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-21
SUNDAY SERMON
AT The AIRDOME
ADDRESS AT UNION SERVICE DE-
LIvERED BY REV. ". G.
COOPER.
TELLS OF THE
Speaker Says There Is No Material o.
the World Lost by Burning or Be-
ing Used-come to Earth
Again.

Rev. w, c. Cooper, summer pastor
of the First Presbyterian church, ad-
dressed the union meeting at the Air
dome last night, which was the first
Of a series of Sunday nlglR sermons
that will be given at the A4rdome dur
Ing the summer.
The speaker for next Sunday night
will be Rev. w. S. Right OF Salem, Ia
His subject will be "Christian Citi-
zenship and Temperance
Mr.. Cooper used for his text:
whatsoever would save life shall
loose it, and whosoeyer shall lose his
life for my sake shall find it." Matt.
xVI-25. He said in part:
The Paradox.
This text presents the great para
dox of life. There are many para
doxes: it is a paradox that the earth,
the most stable object with which we
have to do, is flying through space
faster than a ~cannonball; it is a
paradox that a child with a hydrau-
lie press can exert a pressure of ten
thousand pounds; it is a paradox that
the wisest men are the most simple
and humble and the greatest fools are
the greatest boosters. But this is
VIC oiSul dlduoS, lie eleIlldl para
doX of life which we must all learn
If ,our lives are to be successful.
Nothing is Lost.
Are these words true, who are the
men who are losing their lives? The
corn or wheat is not lost which is
sown in the earth or ground in the
mill, the coal is not lost which is
burned In the locomotive. Who lost
their lives? The hobo loses his life 1t is
lost to himself, his home, his friends,
society and the state. The men and
women who live for pleasure are.
wasting their lives, the man who
lives for wealth alone Is living vain
ly and missing priceless opportunities.
Every man and oma who lives for
self who holds fast to his life and
will not give it out in service for his
fellows who will not lay it or the altar
for God is losing his life while he
tries to keep it.
mot only does he lose this life but
he loses the life to come for the lot
of the wicked in the next world Is
~unspeakably sad.
who are those who save their
lives? Alexander M. McCay saved his
life when he gave It for Africa. He
labored for fourteen years a mission.
airy in Uganda and when he died his
work seemed vain: his mission sta
ton was destroyed, his plans all had
failed, his converts had all been
martyred. But not of the seed he
sowed there has since grown a Chris
tain nation, with schools, churches
and modern civilization.
], Other Preachers.
I'D. L. Moody seemed to be ~sacrific.
ing everything when ne gave up his
position as shoe salesman to enter
Christian work but did he not find it
all again enriched a thousand times?
Peter and Andrew and James and
John left their earthly possessions and
hopes to follow the Master but were
they attainers or losers?
Z" Billy" Sunday when he fist enter
ed Christian work refused to sign a
contract to play ball with the Cincin.
natl team at $4,000 for the season and
signed with the Y. M. G.. A.. for $50
per month. He seemed to be losing
but since that time 100, 900 have taken
the stand for Christ in his meetings
did he lose his life or find it?
Every mar and woman who sur
> renders to Christ, every truly Chris
tian business man, every Christian
mother, teacher in the school Or young
man in the shop or office, every one
who loses his life for Christ's sake
finds it. They find it not only in this
world, but they find the eternal life
in addition.
"Will you make the choice and give
your life to Christi"