Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
MEN AND WOMEN OF CITY MAKE
RUSH FOR FRONT WHEN EVAN.
eELIsT SUNDAY GIVES THE IN
WTATIoN-12a ANSWER.
THE INCARNATION
WAS THEME USED
WooDG-N AND ROYAL NEIGH
RoRs ATTEND IN LARGE NUM-
RERs-AuDlENcE TAKEN TO
TASK FOR COUGHING.
c o N VE r 81 ON S

CON SLOWS
Total previously an
nounced .............. 1857.
Wednesday afternoon ........ 10
Wednesday evening ..-..... 1923
Total to date ...... 25Cs.
In their eagerness to respond to the
Invitation extended by Evangelist w.
A. Sunday at the close of the sermon
last evening in the tabernacle. 1923
people surged the two main aisles for
fully ten minutes in their desire to
reach the speaker. The exciting scene
was the result of the impassioned
sermon delivered by the revivalist on
'sThe Incarnation of Jesus Christ
& Every one of the vast audience seem
ed to be impressed with the dis
course. and it needed but little urging
on the part of the personal workers
to influence men and women to come
forward. The first six rows of seats
In the center section were filled, and
even before the invitation was giva1
over ten persons were on their way
to the front
During the sermon MI. Sunday was
interrupted severalstimes by coughing
INDUCED in by the congregation. Stop
ping abruptly at one point OF his SER
mon, he said: 81 don't believe It is
necessary to do SO much coughing. I
don't think any of you have to cough.
1t is just sympathy. noticed when
Mr.. Butler was singing you didn't
cough Some of these days I will take
time TO give you lecture on health
and hygiene. I'll tell some of you peo-
pie thing or two. 1t is not neces-
sary to cough. so please stop it,
Seats for $500 Woodmen and ROYAL
Neighbors of America We're reserved
in the center section and all We're &C.
cupied. Mr.. Fischer rendered many
choir selections, and MI Butler sang
"When I Survey the Wondrous
Cross" Following the rendition Of the
old familiar hymn, Mr.. Sunday began
his sermon. a synopsis OF which fol
lows:
The incarnation.
Copyright by W. A. Sunday.)
In first chapter of John and the
14th verse:
'sThe Word became flesh and dwelt
among u.s. Jesus Christ is q world
of thought There are vast continents
and oceans that never will be travers-
ed by any mind or minds | believe
that in Jesus there are vast subjects
which no mind has ever fathomed or
ever will, such as His deity, His hui
manity, His incarnation His person
atty and His plan for the redemption
for the world and influence. and al
though the greatest minds the world
ever produced have all tried to mas,
ter these, they have been convinced
after noble and laborious effort that
there are vast regions of thought
which stretch out way beyond their
horizon, or comprehension. All say
their experience is analogous to that
Of Isaac Newton, who in attempting
to describe his search after EnoWl-
edge said he felt like little boy walk
ing by the seashore, here and there
occasionally picking up some pebbles,
while the vast deep rolled uneSplorad
at his feet. And since that is the OK
perience Of great men, and wise men,
It would be the height of absurdity III
me at this time, to attempt to discuss
these subjects. | wish tonight to call
you attention to just one phase of the
subject. namely. the incarnation. as a
mystery. as revelation and as 4
prophecy.
God Mystery.
To be convinced that it is :. mystery
you need only to study the teachings
of the Bible about the incarnation OF
Jesus. The Bible always presents !,
subject in the simplest of language
and never attempts an explanation
The. fullest. simplest accounts are
found in John, and Paul's Epistles
The Jews took up stones to stone him
and Jesus said: Many good WORKS
have showed you from the Father:
for which of those works do you stone
Me?"
The Jews answered Him: For q
good work we stone Thee not, but for
blasphemy because thou. being man
makes myself God. But what
familiar words these are But who
understands them. But they must be
understood before you can understand
the basis of the incarnation. In tho
beginning was the Word and the Word
became flesh and dwelt among us 81
that means that God became man anC
became Incarnate in the flesh. Whc
nkows all about Cod? I know some
Icing about God, and you know some
thing about God, but not 8 man u
woman ever lived that knew all abou
God So God, or thing or an object
or a being, =. a mystery when there i
about Ssssas " that object, or being, o.
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