Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-21

DONE" thai is the reason you lose
out. That's the reason you have moral
curvature OF the spine. That's the
reason your spiritual batting average
is not UP to Gods league standard.
The curtain drops. They pass into
oblivion. You never hear another
of eight nearest the world; all gone
Listen! What about Peter? Peter
preached the sermon OF Pentecost
5000 convertetl- He wrote tic epistle
that bears hissrname. What about
John? He wrote the Synotic the
Gospel that bears his name. He wrote
The three epistles of John also the
blood of Revelations. What about
Games? Some sayhhe wasaliead of the
church others the ] Lords brother.
What about Jesus? As, long as the
Story Of the cross is told you willshear
about Jesus Christ. If you want TO
drive your name and influence deep
and write it on the hearts of people,
get up close toEGhrist. II
Yawning Disciples.
I wish tafis#had haPpaned. 1t didn't,
but | wish il. had. Peter yawns and
stretches himself out and says Hey
jim, wake UP, it's nearly daylight.
John, wake up:i''hi and they rub their
eyes ard Peter says, Il wonder where
the Master is, have you seen him?"
Ne5tiaEI tisIian tell them tosisieer, he
told them. a praSy, u but they consulted
their convenience and went to sleep.
The best he had--ttie ones hethought
would stand by hinl-the three favori-
ties Jesus took them with Him when
He raised tile daughter Of Jairus--
when He raised Lazarus--when He
went on the Mount of TRANSPORTATION.
Of all agonies that wiring your heart,
it is to be disappointed in those you
have thoughtwould stand by you when
others were false. Where is the rest
of the crowd? IEfdonft know. Let's
find, them They find them and say:
Boys, have you seen Jesus2s NO,
! Judas! went by here Haven't seen
Jesus ?"5:=3i;'No.''; Lets go find Him. :"
Mind you this didn't happen; / wish it
| had. I imagine Peter gays; Boys, we
| have treated Him mean; let's hunt Him
| up. If you find Him yon call; if
| find Him / will call" They spread
| Out, went through the garden and
! Peter finds Him down there in agony.
Peter says. Hello; Master what is
the matter?" Are you hurt? You are
all covered up with blood 81 am
not hurt externally, but my heart is
broken Three times He went back
and found that crowd asleep and He
had to- pray alone. Like many a
preacher bearing the burden alone.
Peter says: s.NNe are ashamed We
will sing in the choiriiput a badge on
me and l will usher; will make out
q prayer list; | will go to the after
noon meetings; | will telephone my
friend to come Up; ] will talk TO my
neighbors about God. II is a shame
the way we have treated you.
And there all Of the eleven stand
around Jesus and say: I'VE will dc
anything for you, Jesus and | can
see Him lift His hand so soon to be
pierced and points across thhe brook
and He says: "You will do anything
for, me, boys?" Yes 60 out yon
der and see if you can find Judas. He
is going to betray me. See if you cal
stop him.
Get down and say, Jesus what car
do Go and get your husband. &C
and bring in that backslider. 'Lort
is il II"
Hurry, Hurry!
Say. Papa, can go with your
asked little boy of his father. yes
son, come on said the father as III
threw the ak over his shoulder ant
, accompanied by friend went to thu
, woods and felled tree. The littl
follow said: Say, papa, can ] go AM
, play in the water in the lagoon?
, Eyes. but be careful and don't get in
| to the deep water; keep close to tn
!, hank" The little fellow was playing
, digging wells, picking up stones an
t shells and talking to himself, .whe
: presently the father heard him cry
l Hurry papa, hurry" The father ieal
| ed to his feet, grabbed the ak and IA
| to the lagoon and saw the boy fount
/ ering in deep water, hands on
D stretched, look Of horror on hi
. face as he cried: Hurry, papa hurr.
Y theialligator has got me-" The hideou
f amphibious monster had been hibe
s Mating and had come out, lean. LAM
n hungry, voracious and saized til
s boy The father leaped into the il
: COON and was just about to sink III
$ ak through the head Of the monste
when he turned and swished the waite
! with his huge tail like the screw {
IL an ocean steamer and the laJtle fc
;; low cried but, Hurry, papa, hurry
u The blood flccked foam told the stor
!. Heiw went aud got men aud thay ptun
u ed i'll and felt. around and all thf
ever carried home was just. two han
'. fuls Of crushed bones. 4
+ When read that, for days cou
:; not eat, for nights I could not slice
=. said, Oh, Cod. what if that had beS
" my boy -
~ ~ There are, influences in this wor
~ y'ofsd than an. alligator ana they a
:, Tipping ana tearing TO shreds Your Y
: tue your morality. Young men a
- held by intemperance, others by vic
II drunkards ~, crying to the churc
:, HURRY. faster and the. CHURCH. me-
-. - bers sit on the bank playing care
:, sit there drinking beer and readiI
49, novels. Hurry" "Hurry," "Hurry
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