Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07
LAST MEETING is THE RED LETT
TER ONE OF THE
CAMPAIGN.
CROWD OF $500 ENDURE
HEAT TO HEAR FAREWELL
More Are Converted at the Closing
Service Than at Any Other During
the Six Weeks-sunday breaches ON
the Error of Putting Of the Day of
Conversion.

Five thousand, five hundred people
endured the heat within the tabernacle
Sabbath night to hear Rev. Mr. Sun
day in his farewell sermon of the six
weeks's campaign. The sermon and
the service, altho twice interrupted by
the rain, proved glorious finale, from
the standpoint of conversions for the
Six weeks of spiritual labor. Two
hundred and twenty five converts came
forward, making the meeting and the
day red letter feature of the series
For time the converts crowded down
the aisles SO fast that it was next to
impossible to keep a STIMULATION of
the large number of men and women
past middle age, or even older. There
is no question but that the evangelists
sermon on the uncertainties of what
tomorrow held for each one, influenced
many of those that now was the time
to accept.
Pharaoah's Words His Text.
Tomorrow" the word used by
Pharaoh, as found in Exodus $40 in
answering Moses at the time Egypt
was covered with a pestilence of frogs
just preceding the exodus of the Israel
ties, was the text of his sermon. The
sermon was in part as follows:
There are many here tonight who
are doing the very same thing that
Pharaoh did. For weeks God has been
inviting you to come out of your bond
age and you have refused, and will
not come out.
1T seems to me that some men are
rushing on and on, and inviting the
flames of God. Where is the man or
woman who will tell me that tomorrow
has never interfered with their plans.
Today you say I will tomorrow
Il do not need to stand here and
as your motto, I will not trust in to-
morrow Tomorrow is the soft lounge
upon which muititudes lie down and
sleep. 1t takes energy tosay I will
today. Procrastination, irresolution
and idleness. they are the highway
which lead over the precipice which we
call pleasure.
Great opportunities love company.
They rarely travel alone. They fly
in floeks, they swim in schools. Each
opportunity is apt to be the bell wether
of a great flock of opportunities.
Why You Should Choose.
Another reason why you should
choose Jesus Christ is because of your
your influence is needed In no place
have ever been have found more
ready to her, but they have hesitated.
/ know of ten men of this city if they
had done as they should hundreds
would have come into the kingdom
long ago.
Another reason is, delays are dan
gerous. Your heart grows harder with
each excursion into sin, until finally the
spirit of God will be driven from YOU.
Think, then, of the sins that you have
into the hardened condition that you
are in.
Will Lay Up Treasures.
Another reason is, you will lay up
treasures in heaven. You have Moth
ing there now. Today, today is the
time. Tomorrow the doctor may shake
his head. Tomorrow they may hang
crepe on the door. Tomorrow they may
close the store door on account of
your death.
Tomorrow. and during the years to
come, you will go by this corner where
the tabernacle stands There are men
who will hobble by this spot and say
I've missed 1t, missed it. I am afraid
you will close the door forever. 1t is
not necessary to commit great sin.
1t will be thru neglect that you will
fail to come to Christ.
Think of the sermons you have
heard, imploring you to come, and
there you sit with great black letters,
spelling not saved across your soul
No Room for Jesus.
Born in another mans stable, bur-
led in another mans tomb. His first
companions We're the cattle in the sta
BILE. his last were the thieves on the
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