Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-17
TABERNACLE LAST NIGHT NOT
SUFFICIENTLY LARGE TO Ac.
coMMooATE ALL WHO WOULD
HEAR THE EVANGELIST.
"MORAL COURAGE"Is
TOLD IN SERMON

MoKAL COURAGE" is
TOLD IN SERMON.
STIRRING WORDS OF SPEAKER
STRIKES MANY QUARTERS -
URGES PARENTS TO WATCH
OVER CHILDREN.
Nearly half the population ~ ~.
city turned out last night 10 baar D.,
w, a. Sunday. The Baptist church
with the Sunday school room and ,,aI'
comics, was thrown open "a hal, 90.
commodate the crowd. Rev pladaa.
addressed the overflow meetina s,,t
both buildings were inadeouate n tha ~.
thousands that gathered IN Eifth
street. The tabernacle was crowdas
TO its utmost capacity. every inoh "a
aaiiuils t;st room being taken. The Bap-
a ana IN tne ne1ghborhood of one thous-
,,at,, ,,au peopie We're turned away from
t" potn puildlass. 1t is estimated that be-
tween seven and eight thousand peo-
ps sahled entrance to the two build
lnss iast evening in addition to the
tunuieus VINO clustered around the
doors during the services.
Ihe sermon of the evening wo.
propaply the strongest yet delivered
y ene CITY. IT dealt with Moral Cour.
ase, ana eShorted the younger people
~ nave courage in dealing with the
problems of 4'ife. An unusually large
| nuluper ..l or stories and Incidents rela-
i've 70 che points which the evangel.
ISL emphasized, We're told. The body
~ lne sermon, devoid Of large nun.
per OF the incidents related, follows:
copyrighted by Rev. w. A. sundayo
Kings H. 9TH chapter, part of the
llrst verse: Now Naaman, captain of
tne most OF the King of Syria was a
great man with his master and honor
able because by him the Lord had
given deliverance unto Syria; he was
also a mighty man in valor.
he was a mighty man in yalor ).
That means he was brave man. for
valor means bravery or courage.
nave never seen man In my life that
| didn't admire if he was brave, and
! nave never seen person who did
not desplse man or a woman who
/ was coward. There is something in
bravery and in valor that seems to ex-
cite our admiration, and our emuIa-
ton, and oilr commendation and sew.
eral other "ations" that I can't think
OF. There Is something in brass but
tons and blue uniforms that seems
70 Strike responsive chord in the
hearts OF every man, woman and child
1here is many woman who is sucf,
big coward that she will go into
MYSTERIES at the sight of mouse. and
she will pull down folding bed and
then look under II to see if there ia 4
man there. but there is always some.
thing In her heart that responds to
| bravery.
Power OF Bravery
But physical courage without moral
courage is not worth the snap or yo,,,-
hneer. Many man is alphysical giant
and a moral coward. Many a prize
fighter has no moral strength. be-
lieve that band of brave men and
women can do most ANYTHING that
needs to be done. and God knows vol,
don't have to look far to see enough
TO command your energy. say, | thir,k
q band Of brave man and women can
do most anything that needs to be
done and God knows there is enough
all over this world that needs to be
done
| IL is said of Napoleon that he one
| time asked for one hundred men
to undertake dangerous feat, ex.
| planning that 1t meant suffering nrI
walton and possibly death TO eyery
man. but ereat honor and glory to tl,e
country they served and he said 'If
at the tap Of the drum I have 100
men that sre willine to die for the
glory of France. ! wish vo,, would step
three PAGES TO The front" Not 100 men
but the entire regiment ran their
bavouets at his feet. and the tears
coursed down Napolean's cheeks and
he said. y am rrord to be the leader
of such brave men"
yellow Doe' Crowd.
| have often wondered what the
AVERAGE preacher would do il he
should stand before his CONGREGATION
and sav: .If there are 100 men and
women in nv church who are willing
to die for the glory of God, and the
overthrow nf evil that is here to
damn, and blight, and curse. and cor
rode. and .nfest like pestilence--if
II have thot many men and women
who are willing to pour out their
life blood for God I wish they would
come and Isneel about the altar until
we pray Gods blessing on them.
What would the average preacher
think if the entire congregation would
respond? He would think the millem