Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-15

valuable paper Tor lew words IN re-
gard to the plan, proposed by some
of the Representative men" of our
city, for the disposal OF the free-wfil
offering for MIR. Sunday on next Sab
bath.
When anything is gwen to man
1t is his to do as he pieases with and
consider that the Offering is not to be
given to Mr.. Sunday fer he has earn
ed every cent he gets. whether 1t be
$1,000 or $4,000, and IL any one should
step into the office of either of these
representative men and propose TO
him plan for a disp osai of any mon
ey earned by him, he would, and just
ly, but I imagine not very pottery,
show them the door.
From the time it was reported that
Mr.. Sunday was coming to Ottumwa,
there has been a perpetual howl 60
ing up from some Of these "represen-
tative men about the money he was
going to rob us of, by his 'hypnotlc
power" I do not think there has been
day for the past six weeks that |
have not heard the cry of "Srafter!
grafter!'
Now if the truth were known. and
1t is pretty generally, hot one OF these
Representative mem mas done
hands turn to help IN this campaign
for righteousness and 'decency in our
city, which Mr.. Sunday has been for
the past five weeks so srandly and
ably leading by the grace Of God. And
the Bible says. He that is not for me
is against me- So I is not hard to
see which side of the fence these
Representative men are on.
Now these men who sign this petit
ton are referred to rs representative
men have done nothing to forward
this movement and for them to bob
up at this stage of the game with such
proposition as they have made TO
Mr.. Sunday, the! greatest eyanseist
that ever struck the tHwn, and VINO III
my opinion has done the city more
good real lasting cool. IN. the last ave
weeks, than the wnoie "bloonin
bunch" OF Representative men" nave
In all theid lives. l. say for them to
hob up serenely at this stage OF the
game with such a proposition, is what
I call low2doWn, dirty. sneaking
trick, originated by the devil and pro-
posed by some of his angels and be-
;ieve was done, not because. they care
80 much for the needy Of our city, put
for the sole purpose Oh forcing MI.
Sunday to accede to their plan or
show him up in a bad light. Why, let
Ale ask. do they not propose such a
hlan to the questionable carnivals
Which come to our city to prey on the
people for week at s. time?
And such amusement as "Bagdad
xas here for week or two, preying
Il
morally But forget myself. They
were here for SO much better cause
than Mr.. Sunday. hey We're here
te help support base ball team. who
were a privileged lot. who had no re
gard for the Sabbath and who could
be heard Sabbath after Sabbath, for
mile and half, yelling like a pack
OF Conancfe Indians
If these men who have 80 recently
became so alarmed for the poor of the
city who need to be cared for,s We're as
Interested as they seem just now to
pc the God only knows when they had
Such fit before The,' would turn
their attentions from MIR. Sunday and
focus them upon the things OF the city
which SO tend to pauperize so many
our the people. which take the clothes
off the backs of women and children,
and cIothe them in 'ags, which takes
The food out of their mouths and the
coal out Of their bin, which fill our
city and county jails. ] say If they
would but turn their attention to these
thing and go at Kidding the city OF
these influences with as much honesty
and enthusiasm as tncy would faiI
have the people believe they would
rare for the needy. they with the help
Of some of the citizens who may not
be quite so influential. would soon rid
the city o9 the hell ho;es where they
deal out the double distilled liquio
5alnnation We would soon be rid of the
gambling hells where men barter
paltry dollars, we wn,,ld soon be rio
Of the fostering spots in the red light
district. And if we were but rid OF
these demoralizing institutions, If in.
,stitutions they are, 1t would be but 9
short time until anyone Of the lead
iinC churches in the toAli, and it is the
churches duty to do 1T. could care fol
Ill a1yy IN l1n
feel the burden either.
No, Mr.. Representative man, l fol
one. and ] believe l Voice the senti-
ments of every man, woman and chic
who have regularly attef.ded the meet.
ing. when I say am teeth and toenai
in favor OF Mr.. Sunday keeping every
red cent he gets on next Sunday. tt
do with it absolutely as he pleases
And ] believe with the rsst of the goot
people of Ottumwa, thai he will use i
to the honor and slor... of God, anc
that without any suggestions from
the Representative men of the city.
Respectfully,
r. B. Mahoney.
Ottumwa, Ia, Dec. IL, 1908.
Editor Courier:
Five weeks ago there came into OH
midst Rev. W. A. Sunday and his co
Iaborers under an agreement entered
into by the Ministerial association 0
this city and other citizens, to conduc
revival service. Just what tn
terms OF that contract were the write
has not considered 1t his business t
md out, but as a citizen Of this com
munity felt that revival such as h
has conducted to be absolutely neces
sary.
At that time slot machines were il
full blast and gambling at the poo
tables was common thing TO sa
nothing of the hidden places, some Q
TnH far