Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-01
SHOW TO SUCCEED"
Evangelist Makes David's Life Ex
ample for Young Men of Today
IA EojIoNr

Using the triumphant success Of
David's life as an example of true
greatness acquired through applica-
ton, careful living and. Christian
character, Rev. w A. Sunday deliver
ed an inspiring address at the taber
nacle yesterday afternoon to the
young people Of the city on "How to
Succeed The largest afternoon crowd
Of the series greeted the speaker;
over 1000 composed the audience.
Commencing with David as a shep-
herd boy, holding a small job in an
isolated spot the evangelist followed
the Biblical character throughout his
career, showing that he accomplished
what he did solely because he walk
ed with God and made the utmost OF
every opportunity which presented
itself.
Following the close of the sermon
fifty-one young people, many OF them
students in the high school, walked
up to the front and took the evange-
list by the hand. The address of the
afternoon follows in part
"How To Succeed
copyrighted by Rev. w. A. Sunday.
In the ninth verse of the 18th
Psalm there is question that con-
Germs every man. and especially every
young man "Wherewithal shall a
young man cleanse his way?" That is,
how shall l make my way secure?
How shall make my way successful.
How shall accomplish all have the
/ God-given power to achieve? And the
answer to this great question is this:
SPY taking heed thereto according to
! thy word.' That is, by making the
| Bible a lamp for my feet IA guide for
! my daily conduct. BY bringing my
life into harmony with the teachings
of this book, can make sure OF sue
cess, and this every true man Will de
sire There are a great many people
| however, who never think Of looking
into the Bible to find out how to pros
per in this life. So many think the
only thing the Bible was ever Intend
ed for was to tell you how to get tc
heaven, but nothing is farther to get tt
truth. Leave heaven out OF the case
altogether, and the Bible is the bes
book ever made for this life. A bool
that it will pay to read, to study anc
to live by. The reason for this |!
because the Bible is such a practica
book. There is scarcely a question o
practical Importance that the Btbl'
doesn't consider 1t deals with living
questions, and gives more reliable In
formation about what true life, SHOULD
be than can be obtained from an,
other source. It deals with principles
and no man can have much success
whose conduct is not more regulate
by principle than by impulse. Thes
principles are crystallized into pre-
cepts, which can be stored away lik
condensed food The Bible Is nc
meant to be center table ornament
but book to live by. 1t will sho'
, you what human nature Is as no othe
book in the world can do, and withou
knowledge of human nature 1t is in
+ possible for any man to succeed. Tn
Bible not only tells you how to max
sure of success. but shows you no
to do it, and so plainly that he ths
q runs may read
n There are many examples in til
il Bible OF true and great success, bl
l. perhaps one of the best known is thi
d of David, the shepherd boy. who wei
e from the sheepfold to the thron
@ That was remarkable success, b'
r what was the secret OF, it? May v
q learn it? Certainly We can. Let ,