Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-19

fifteen or twenty minutes TO another
heated denunciation of the saloons of
Ottumwa. His arguments writhed
with their usual force and vehemence
and he cited a number of statistics
and stories showing the evil and
crime originating from the effects OF
liquor. He thanked the men who has
signed the petition and urged all
others to put their name on the pa
per. When he had finished a number
of petitions We're carried through the
audience and many more names were
added to the already large list of
men wishing to drive the saloons from
the city.
John Hahn, for years q saloon keep
er in the city, was then introduced by
Rev. r. J. Locke as one who, con-
verified by Rev. w. A. Sunday, had
given up his business. Mr.. Hahn was
too overcome to address the assembly
but gave an effective silent testimony
to the vast crowd, which made a deep
impression.
Collection Taken.
T. d. Foster then gave a few brief
statistics showing what wonderful
work had been lone in the state by
the American Home Finding associa-
ton OF this city and Mr.. Sunday inn
mediately took the matter up and
urged the men of Ottumwa to support
such a commemorate institution. He
led off the collection with a 500
pledge for the work and a collection
in cash and pledges amounting to be-
tween $500 and $500 was taken for the
Home.
Those making pledges are requested
to hand their donations to w. B.
Bonnifield,
BE ready always to give an answer
to every man that asketh you a rea-
son for the hope that is in YOU
Peter 3:15 was the tex which the
evangelist used for his last sermon to
Ottumwans. Void Of its fund Of in.
teresting stories and incidents the
sermon follows:
Hope seeks refuge in every human
heart. What causes the girl. standing
on tho river bank, about to drown her
sins in a watery grave, to pause?
What arrests the finger Of the man
alone in the garnet with the cold muz-
zle of a revolver pressed against his
temple? 1t is the spark of hope visit
ing each at the last minute. Even
old Bob Ingersoll at the death-bed of
his brother voiced such a sentiment.
Men, there is only Il hope-the
hope of Jesus Christ and salvation.
When Sir Walter Scott lay dying he
said to his son, bring me the book
The son answered, What book?'
There is but II book, the Bible. the
word OF God was the answer. In
times Of darkness and despair. in the
chamber Of death-there is but one
hope, the hope Of the Christians. It
satisfies the longing of the human
heart for comfort and peace. The rich
sigh as we'll as the Door weep. Death
stalks down the alleys into the fes-
tering abodes OF poverty as well as
into, the homes OF the %millionaires.
lolling in luXuriant case among the
expensive candelabra. And with the
coming of death, the hopes are all the
same.
Il can't define my hope. L love my
I wife but | can't describe that love. I
know that | have that love, though. |
nave tina hope. | get peace and
satisfaction out of it although l can't
define it to you. Out OF the %cornucopia
Of heaven God has poured his bless.
ings, his hope. I'm here to try to de-
fine that hope to you.
Nothing on Earth For Souls.
Il can find everything on this earth
for my body, but nothing for my
soul. Without %appeasing the longing
OF the soul there is no happiness or
satisfaction for man. Wealth can't
satisfy. All the riches on earth can
not purchase peace. of mind without
the soul is filed with hope, Fame
cannot satisfy. Make a man constable
and he wants to be sheriff: make him
sheriff II he wants TO be mayor:
make him mayor and he wants to be
governor: make him governor and he
wants to be Senator-and I'm glad he
is senator:make him senator and he
wants to be president; make him pres
ident once and he wants to be presi-
dent a~gain--and | began to think he'd
be president the third time, but he
wasn't. Pleasures cannot satisfy that
longing OF my soul. Does personal
charm satisfy? No.
with the powerful glass now in
stalled in Gerkes observatory | can
gaze up into the skies and see d star
- fNN
never before visible TO the human
eye: and l can take this old Book
here and gazing through it ! can scr
away off there in the infinite distances
my eternal home, heaven, awaiting for
me. That satisfies the longing in my
soul. By the word of God and the
teachings OF His SOL, Jesus, you can
appease your souls thirst.
THE opinion OF Il nan on a subject
which he has made a life study OF for
years should have more weight than
that Of some individual who Is not
fitted TO talk intelligently on the sub
ject. And | say you men ought to
talie the word Of your preachers when
they talk to you about Christ and sal
walton. The Lord reveals Himself to
man in three ways: by nature, but you
can't see God among the trees and the
flowers; by providence, everything
that happens III this world is a part of
Gods program; and by His word,
more than by all others.
You cant tell by your church mem
bership the reasCnS Of your hone. The