Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-14
EVANGELIST CHOOSES COMMON.
PLACE THEME AND REToucHEa
IT, CREATING A SERMON THAT
THRILLS MANY LISTENERS.
HALOS SURROUND
MOTHERS BROW
HOUSEHOLD DUTIES ARE ExALT.
ED TO SACRED PRIVILEGES -
BUTLER SINGS IMPRESSIVE
SOLO ON "MoTHER,"

The hand OF master artist took
an old theme and painted it In new
colors last night when familiar sub
lect was chosen and interpreted In a
new light by Rev. w. A. Sunday, six
| thousand people heard this sermon on
Home An excursion into the most
lowly but exalted spot on earth by a
leader. who Is givins the best years
or his life to the cause of Christianity
shows the la ge congregation lanes
and roads common to every individusi
on earth and then left them stranded
at their own doors, at sea--utterly oon-
fused by the chan. that had Teen
wrought within their vision. r ey
entered place regarded rs too trivial
to be worthy Of particular though,
and were left there with sacred ass3-
Citations thronglng about them, Earn
ilies awoke and failed to recognize
their environments. From mass si
indifference was created a soaring
lame OF inspiration and enthusiasts
4 Resolutions.
Fathers, sons and daughters sat and
| watched lalos materiaiige about the
heads OF mothers, Womanhood wiz
exalted to the highest pinnacle OF hon.
or. Husbands were shown new atti-
tudes toward wives. Household tasks
assumed the proportions OF blessed
privileges. Parents were told that inc
training of children in the right sur
roundings and toward the right ends
involved a sacred responsibility.
! Shadowy, tender. memories associas.
cd with the vacant chairs were recall.
ed. Pangs Of conscience gripped many
1 Ser1,f 10 ~ =
could never be recalled on earth: q.
disobedience that could never be TO-.
given this side Of eternity. Negligent
sons moved uneasily as vivid pictures
OF their anxious parents yearnlng foI.
news miles away. we.e painted FOL.
their eyes. Yearning parents were
brought face to face with the awful
truth that they were the cause that
sent their children on the wrong road
at the hour Wen rigid directions wers
needed
Words that burned and words that
! soothed were uttered, The sermon,
from the opening remarks to the cli-
max was one that every man, woman
and child In the big tapernacle could
easily understand nd grasp everR
word. IL was powerful piece >of ora
tory. There We're no far-fetched sim
lilies and hyperboles that scared over
the heads of the listeners and were
| lost- Simple annals nf history and
stories common to all were used. hut
under the tongue Of Rev. Sunday they
revived new interest and new meaa
Ing. 1t was an old picture re-toucheo
by a new hand.
Mr.. Butler Sings.
| The audience received suggestion
of the import of the sermon In the sold
| that MI Butler rendered just befors
| r v. Sunday spoke. In keeping with
the text of the evening the soloist ae.
| lected number intimately pertinent
to the Home Mother" The selee4
tion deals with mothers influence
and ably Interpreted and rendered IA
1t was last evening is posse sed ot
great pathos and sentiment.
AS has been announced, special ef-
fort was made toward & large Offering
| last evening The collection amounted
to $211. Before announcing his text,
Rev. Sunday stated that he was In.
debted to his friend, George Stewart,
for some of the points brought out In
| his sermon.
Sundays Sermon on "Home."
! copyrighted by Rev William Ashley
| Sunday.
! Genesis, 1S:19-"For I know Him,
and He will command His household
after Him"
am going to throw myself tonight
| upon the sympathy of this vast audi
ence, and should know nothing of
compliment If were not aware of the
high honor your presence throws upon
the Gospel of the Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ, and you desire to hear
1t as |. In my weak and stammerins
way, preach It. say, shall throw
myself tonight upon your sympathy,
and If you are father, or a mother. or
a son, or a daughter, am sure that
what have to say will grip your heart
and your attention, and your interest,
If, you are interested in the better
ment of this life, of this nation in
which we live.
/ am going to ask you to take a
i trin with me and go In fhe Home