Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-17

trally located. 1t will only be a few
weeks now until there will be lots of
w~etl-loeated rooms empty in the city.
You people remember this-that when
the saloons are gone from here that
yeurt7iRht wasn't against the saloon
men but against their business.
Don't you run these men out of town
and pass 'em IN when you meet 'em.
Make friends Of the saloon men. Win
them to Christ. Give 'em work.
They're the squarest class Of people
on earth. Many and many a time i've
had TO call on a '%bar-keep' in Chicago
for a hand-out aud ] was never turned
down in my life by 'em.
Get a good man here to run your
mission for you. a man and his wife
Pay him enough to barely keep alive
on. anyway. Ought to pay him 500 a
month at least and if he gives as much
away as do, he won't have two for
4 Tuesday or change enough to.
change his mind on Wednesday. Don't
try to do too much at once; get your
room first and get your mar and start
the ball to rolling and then gradually
! 'il' youi lVGuItS looll, PIdSCl iooili0
and other Departments. It'll grow, don't
YOU forget that. These new Christians
need 10 to be worked, to interest them.
The best horse on earth will be ruined
il you let him stand in the barn all
worth two whoops this side OF New
Orleans who didn't get out and work
to make other Christians.
hsECtor4 %1,n ,,-o,J~ {o,, ;r1,4 T want
$4,000 or $4,000 right now to start
this thing and that will keep it run-
ming a year. This will fit Up the rooms
and nay "a superintendent and his
wife $1,000 and keep things humming
Tor twelve months. You don't want a
cheaper man than that. A cheap nan
is cheap at any price. Now, come on
what will you give? You will have
twelve months to pay it in and can
pay it any old way you want to. How
much will you give"
Raised $4,000.
in less than twenty minutes $4,000
was pledged in addition to a generous
collection taken up in the trays. Fol
lowing the taking of the subscriptions
and after Mr.. Trotter had announced
the ,surety of the mission, he extend
ed the invitation for converts and six
teen men and ONE came forward.
The Donors.
Following is a partial list of the
donors who pledged money last eve
ming to the rescue mission fund. 1t is
as complete and accurate as can be
secured at this time, owing to the fact
that all the pledges made last evening
were not signed and given in.
The following gave either 500 OF
, $1O5.
/ s1oo or Over.
+ Henry Phillips.
S. H. Harner.
!, T. d. Foster.
T. P. Spilman.
f Samuel Mahon
5 Mrs. George Haw. Sr.
The Co%ngreg ational church.
! The ladies Of High Point chapel.
Subscriptions Over $25.
The pledgers of lesser sums follow
Mrs. ]. C. Bonham. ............ sec
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Stevens. &C
Christian Endeavor Union........ Sc
), Miss Marion Mahon. ............ 81
+ Joseph w. Smith. ............. 81
DR.. w. E. Creath .............. 81
RI WI. anu VILE. SudAiCo - ~
Henry Merrick. a
: Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. starkey 49,. 81
Mr.. ard Mrs. w. Fl. II. Asbury.... g
), S25 Subscriptions.
Miss Ruth Phillips So;
q Mrs. z. D. Fowler................ q
= PalIister Bros. employees ........ q
Chris y
a w. II. Cooper.................... 2;
&c. w. Brockman. o
: Rev. and Mrs. F. G. Davies........ 2!
: Charles Butler (cash) .......... g
, Martin Hutchinson 2
The Dain moulders ............ 3
William McfSett.. .......... 2
: Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Bridgeman.... 2
W. H. T. Foster. 2
: j.. w. Neasham, 2
:, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Connolly. 2
: Miss Mary S. Neutrality-suspicious.. 2
> Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Younkin... 9
= Miss Margaret Mahon............ 2
4 Martin Hardsocg............. 2
y John K. 2
- DR.. D. G. Brockman. ............ 2
Mrs. Frank Graves. ............ 2
III F. w. Simmons. 2
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St WILLIAMSBURG.
Is Williamsburg-Attorney r. w. Yos
O. returned from his. Missouri trip las
al Thursday.
4 Fred Harrington was in town o
Thursday, delivering apples to hi
customers.
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