Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-28
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ls Il we'll with theee la 1t we'll with
thy husband? Is ii we'll with tby
cnlid taken from the second book
OF htngs. 4th chapter, 26th verse, fur.
iished an unusually strong sermon
!of evangelist w. A. Sunday last even.
Hg at the tabernacle, and at the close,
'ne labors Of the speaker were re.
warded with Ito persons cornipo
Forward to Join the Christian army,
me sermon was free from gensatiou.
from dogma. from religious co,np,ex
lt,es, and sprinl1led with the truths or
the Bible rs to the power to keen
men from sin and aid them to live
r1ghteously. The CUSTOMARY SONG
service and announcements by thes
evangelist preceded the sermon The
tabernacle was crowded to overflow.
ing, and the immense thronr heard
something that was not scheduled In
MS enthusiasm to move the audiancs
10 sing, Mr.. Sunday called upon w 4 .S
starkey to sing what he knew 81
could Little Bit OF Sunshine Find
a Place and with fine courage 4 #
portion Of thessnng WAS given and snt,,s
sequently applaudef vigorously. Tnrn.,
olateiy following the collection Solo
ISL Butler rendered in his usually
pleasing manner, Il Shall Not Be
Moved
=, The Sermon.
me sermon, in part. follows.
Copyright. by Rev. William Ash,e,
Sunday.)
Second book of Kings, 9TH ehant.r
2ott1 verse: "Is 1t well wish thee!
Us X we'll with thy husband2 ia II
we'll with thy chlld7"
tlfty-three miles north OF Jerusalem
eight miles from Tabor, and fouf
miles from Schuchum. there onre
stood the famous and uufort,nat,
city OF Schuman. situated In one q,
the most beautiful spots on Aha
glone. surrounded by olive orchards
ana nelds OF waving grain, with bah
Ding springs and shaded groves ar
Ideal place for an ideal home. and m
that city there was such home pre,
sided over by one OF the famous won.
en- Of her day. 'onf
Elisha, the prophet, used to pass
by this home on his way to Mo,nt
GARNER and back again TO the schools
OF the prophets OF Sanaria at Teri,
cho, OF which he was the head and
there was something In his actions
,hat led this woman to conclude thar
ne was man OF God, for she said
20 her husband: II perceive that
man or COD Is passing by us continual
~ Women are of keener perceptjon
when 1t comes to things spiritual ana
moral tnan are men. perceive thai
probably her husband was too busv
making money OF wrapped up In poH.
tlcs. perceive he had no time tn
thlnk OF bringing any influence be-
meath his roof that might be a moral
OF a spiritual uplift to himself or his
Wife Or his children. "I perceive that
a man Of God is passing by MS con,
tinually. She felt that they were los
ing much. She wanted all the benefif
that could accrue to her or her child
by associating with man that walked
close to God, 81 perceive, husband thai
man of God is passing by us con
tinnally. Why don't we ask him to
STOP and come IN and be a benedic-
ttion and a blessing to us?'' And she
said TO her husband: Lets build for
him little room and place therein
bed, stool, a pitcher and candle.
stick that he can ever after.
wards call that his home.
the suggestion. evidently met
with the approval of her husband
for they did IL. and ever afterwards
the man of God, tired and worn from
his Journey, had a resting place. and
he made that his home.
There was in that family an only
child, and ] can see him out In ths
field where his father WAS with ths
reapers, and the hot sun of the orien
tai country beat down on his head
and the boy threw his hands to his
head and cried: "My head NV head
Ny head" And the father said to ths
servants: Garry the lad to his moth.
or. And they bore him to the house
And then 10 my mind occurs one OF
the saddles. statements found upon
the pages of the Old Testament. He
sat upon his mothers knee until noon.
and then he died. Broken-hearted, she
carried him upstairs and laid hin,
upon the bed of the man of God: then
turning to the young men. her ser
wants she said IN thern. GSaddIa -