Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-24
Some Sundaylsms


the Courier has been covering the
tabernacle meetings, and especial
ly do wish to say congratula-
tory word for the reporters who
have been assigned the work.
Their accuracy is indeed COM
mendabIe, and She faithfuIness
followed in catching my various
phrases borders on the perfect
The Courier has my most sincere
thanks and you betcheriife it de-
serves 1t. The reporters are the
mouthpiece through which those
who do not attend hear me.
They're .. X.
(Signed) REV. w. A. Sunday"
an bet my life there are men
that would murder Jesus Christ
as quick today as they did In the
days of Pilate, If he we're here on
earth. The same devil that In
sPired Pilates gang is still work.
ing in the same old way"
God never made hell for man
--he made 1t for the devil and his
angels"
THE average kid of today
knows more about sin at sixteen
than old MethuseIah did at $40
years Of age. While the old man
is scratching gravel to make one
lap on the track leading to hell,
the kid hits the grit and makes
seven."
"You say it is necessary to
cuss? Let me tell you, il the may
or of this city were to post a
man on every street corner with
doubIe-barreled shot gun, with or
ders to plug every man that
cussed, you'd never hear another
oath on the streets of this city"
"The preachers give more mon.
ey In proportion to their salaries
than any class of men In the
country"
a believe one reason why God
not on account of her sins, but her
stinginess."
"What God has done, God can
do again. That's the God to
preach ard pray to-"
"When the Episcopal church
comes in with all its power we
are going to see the biggest revl-
val we have ever seen. 1t Is the
best organized church In the coun-
try"
a despise person who is plous
and sanc1imonious on Sunday and
goes to he'll on Monday"
"God Almighty pity tho church
member who Is so low down as to
have beer wagon back up to
his house. | wouldn't give three
whoops tns side Of hell for the
whole pit of them. would rather
have hearse back up to my
house and take my babies away
than beer wagon"
"Womer, you members of the
literary club, don't spend your
time reading the Iitertare of to-
day. If you want inspiration read
the life Of John G. Patton Of the
New He5rides."
"Yank some Of the ercans and
stuffings out Of your prayers and
thank God for the victory you are
going to win.'
1--WE have too many dirty, un-
clean Christians trying to rcpres-
ent clean gospel"
"If a preacher stands for any
thing from his congregation he
has to pay for it,"
"Get right with each other If
there's anything despise it is a
little church quarrel"
''You ought to burn some of
your books as they did in Ephesus.
II you did you would not have pa
per enough to kindIe fire, wad
gun or curl your hair"
Announcements.
There will be no service tonight
at the tabernacle. Every after
noon at 2:30 and evening at 7:3o
during the week, with the excep-
ton of Thursday afternoon, there
will be preaching services in the
tabernacle for everybody.
Thursday, Thanksgiving day
preaching service will be held In
the tabernacle at 10 o'clock in the
morning end In the evening al
! 1880 O'clock. There will be no ser.