Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-10
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are here to-
night d4@re7 40 Yeas of age and you
are not a Christian. the chances are
you never will be. If you are not
converted in times Of a revival the
chances are o on be. Two-thirds
of all people in the church are con
verted in times of revival. That's Gods
way of doing. That's no argument
against religion. If YOU want facts
they Will stagger you. God is trying
his utmost to save people and yet they
are fighting against everything He
brings to them.
Now listen! Why won't God forgive
you? He says He never will. Neither
in this world. neither in the world to
come"
If you would injure me and I would
say ] would forgive you, you
would say that 7 had a good spirit. I
would have. If God will spare my
life until Sunday night L will Leave
Qttumwa and not carry with me the
slightest particle of malice against
anybody in this community. I preach
as hard inc furious against sin as |
know how and I will fight as hard
for God and the church as anybody
you ever looked at, but whatever you
say against me, ! say I will forgive
you. I won't carry any malice away
with me. If you would injure my
loved ones. if you would break up my
home, if you would ALLEVIATE my wife's
affections and 1 would say I would
~forgive2you (but Iwould have to pray
hard to keep from shooting YOU, I an,
frank to tell O that right now; SO
don't tempt me. I don't know what
spirit. God says you can spurn my
love and trample the blood under your
feet. but I will forgive YOU" You
might have been Indifferent to the APP
peals of the minister. you might have
been q thief. OF an adulterer, or a
b~lasphemer. or q SCOOTER and all that,
but God says. II will forgive YOU
You might have been Indifferent to
the tears of your wife and children
and friends. but if you will seek God
H will forgive
@ Look and Live.
When the. Jews were on their way
from Egypt to the Promised Land
they complained of the food and God
sent serpents to BIT the people and
the people died, and they turned to
Moses and said: Moses intercede."
and Moses went to the Lord and the
Lord said: Get out of the way, Moses,
I've brought that crowd out and they
errinble and find fault and I'll put
them out of the way. I'll take you and
out of you I'll make a nation that will
dc my will and keep my command
~lnents.' Moses said: Hold one, God,
don't do anything OF the kind. because
# you bring thai crowd out and kill
them the Egyptians. would give You
the laugh n would say you weren't
able to land them III the promised
land. Don't, give them a chance" The
Lord said: "All right, Moses" And
He said; Moses you lift a brazer
serpent on a pole and it shall come
to pass that whoever is bitten by a
serpent and shall look upon it he shall
live" There is one thing they had t.
do, they had to look whether they
came from one tribe or another
whether old or young, male or female
If they We're bitten by a snake or die.
But for the sake Of the argument
here is a fellow who says: IT cannot
understand the philosophical connec-
ton between being bitten by a snake
and looking at a brass serpant on c
pole and living You don't need Il
understood it. I venture there are
very few of you who understand why
it is that what you eat assinilates anc
builds up the waste tissues and makes
bone, and blood. etc. You eat and the
food and Nature will understand it
If rou are i'll and the doctor comes
there are very few OF you who under
stand how it is that the medicine, ar.
rests the progress of the disease ant
gives you health. You don't need tt
understand il, Take the medicine. tt
NOT necessary TO understand. Tol
don't understand all about electricit,
before you can send q telegram Il
your wife. You don't have to under,