Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-01
C O N v E R SION S


Emphasizing the insignifiancs ofi
mere man in comparison to the gigan-l
tic workmanship of God in HtEf
creation of the universe. describing In
a telling manner the awful vastness Of
eternity and the inestimable expanse
of space as represented in Gods
forming the heavens and setting them
with planets. stars and the earth. |
Rev w. A. Sunday delivered perhaps
his best sermon last night on What
Shall the End Be-
He described the wonders of the
universe, displaying remarkable
knowledge of astronomy and after |
drawing comprehensive pictures of
| the bigness of Gods handiwork. heil
| showed how really small and tnsignih-i
| cant the creation of man was after the
creation Of the universe
| The evangelist stated that the
words of his text we're the last cryI
that Peter made to the Israelites: it'll
was Peters most powerful entreaty toI
his people to be saved. by pointing to-
them and showing them the awful
ness of the eternity that was before
them. AS did Peters words In theI
Bible work wonderfully on his follow
ers, so did the evangelist's appeal act
strongly last night and at the close
of the meeting eighty-four people re-
| sponded to the invitation and came
| forward.
The sermon in part follows
What Shall the End Be?"
| frnrn~;,b+ 1ono t,. yxyiIIio,,, A CrndovA,
First Epiatle OF Peter 4th chapter and
the 18th verse: what shall tho
end be to them that obey not the
! gospel of God7'
Most men believe in God. Now
and then you find man that doesn't.
and he is fool for THE fool hath
said in his heart, There is no God !"
Most men have sense. Occasionally
you will find fool or an infide1.
who doesn't believe in a. God. Most
men believe in God, a God that
will reward the right and punish the
wrong; therefore what attitude ought
you to assume toward my message to.
night which ! bring to you, not from
human reason OF intelligence. but
from Gods book.
What shall the end be to them
that obey not the Gospel or God "
Now listen, and | will try and help
you.
Israers condition was desperate.
Peter told them that if they con-
tinued to break Gods law they would
merit His wrath can imagine hin,
crying out in the words OF jeremiah.
What will you do in the swelling
Ii. u,
the words of Solomon: "The way OF
the transgressor is hard That
seems not TO have moved them and
can hear him cry In the words OF
my text: What shall the end be to
them that obey not the gospel OF
God?"
There were those who did obey
Peter knew what their end would
be, but he said: What will the end
be TO them that obey not?''
A man said: II cannot be Chris
tian', That is not true He said
Il cannot obey Cod That is not
true. That, would make God out 8
demon and wretch. God says il
you are not a Christian you will be
damned 1t would make God out q
demon ii, when God commanded yor
to repent he knew you could not, but
he would damn you If you didn't. 1
God asked mankind to do something
and he knew when he asked then
that they could not do it, and He tolc
them He would damn them II the.
didn't do it, it would make God ou
a demon and a wretch and will no
allow you or any other man to stant
UP and insult my God You can be I
Christian if you want to. and it il
your cussedness that you are unwil
ling to give up that keeps you awal
from God.
Supposing / should go on top o
:. this tabernacle and say TO my Iittl.
baby boy Ely up to me- Il he couIs