Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-10

made an ass out of himself. he has. He
began this even if he says he didn't
and | am not going to hedge one inch
for him and don't you forget it. II he
says have attacked any theatre
troupe of his at any time either he or =
they lie. l have worked hard for
twenty two years to build up the good
Christian character that have and dc
not propose to let any one try to harm it,
If any lobster under heaven takes this
job of tearing down my good char
acter, he will have one of the biggest
scraps on his hands he ever had and
I'm hereto back up what say.
L wonder if this Mr.. Jersey isn't in
the pay of the whiskey dealers and
gamblers of this town. I wonder il
they are not hiring him to write these
things about me. Flow many thieves
drunkards and other criminals has
Jersey ever helped to turn from ths
way of sin and put them on their feet
and on their way to Christianity? Not
one I'll warrant you, but I'll bet you
ten cents against a 'chaw of terbaccer
that his cheap shows have pushed
many poor fellow on his way to He'll
There isn't whiskey paper in the
country but that has published that
letter that Jersey wrote and they are
trying to hurt me.
When ! left Mrs. Sunday l promised
| her that would take care of her hus-
band and I'm just the boy to do 1t
I'm right here to tell you and don't you
| forget it either.
Il received a letter from minister
| in Decatur, Ill., and in referring to
the letter which Mr. Hall of that city
sent to ]. f. Jersey of this city he said:
The man who sent that letter Is an eS-
saloon Keeper and being such his
words have no weight at all. You need
not worry about this man for we will
attend to him.
Il see that Jersey has got the Devil
4 advertised to appear in his opera house
next week. Well. don't know of any
better place to go than the theater to
see that person unless 1t Is in the
booze joints and | don't believe you
could see him any quicker there. ]
will be right here doing business for
God every night while Mr. Jersey
shows the Devil at his opera house
Il am not going to hurt any mans
\ legitimate business in any way and II
my preachings hurt any business man
he will know that the quicker he gets
out of that business the better it will
be for him. I guess that will do for
!, Mr.. Jersey for tonight just a little
installment.''
Starts Sermon.
In taking UP his sermon on Jacob,
Mr.. Sunday said, in part: TN looking
over the life of Jacob I find that his
| cheated q brother and deceived his
father to begin with and was COM
PEELED to flee for his life because Of his
deception. He was gone for twenty
years, and on his return he sought to
appease his brother with presents
There are n good many who are try
ing TO work that same shell game OF,
God. They have been cheating Him
: with their yileness and iniquities and
: are trying to appease him with a pres
D ent. You can't appease the wrath 81
: God with a check for the preacher. by
e building steeple to the church or lay
, ing d carpet on the floor. And there ere
/ a lot of YOU people right here In OF
( tumwe who are trying to appease
8 Gods anger with your dirty rotter
: money.
: ITO have power with God in praye,
sou must believe God will answel
. your prayers. Years AGO l was hold
;. inc a meeting in ottumwa with Chap
+ man, a fellow came up to me and ask
: Continued on page 4.