Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-31
SUNDAY usHfs IN
LAST REVIVAL. WEEK
CONTINUED Frog Fins, Page,

by Mrs. Sunday an "Bd Jr, en-
tered the tabernaclah the awening. the
thousands of the cAgreg ION and the
choir broke into tbs SOM. continuing
it, while the mulHnaa cheered and
waved above their seads d sea of white
handkefthiefs, whiS Mr.. Sunday came
down the aisle AMI rnounud the plat
form. The tune of Ens SOD As one used
at football games. part o the words Of
which run Well rally sru the line,
rhal1e o touchdos,rp eye time, ETC."
Mr.. Sunday was .nmer ely pleased by
the reception,
Start Movement For Offering.
The movement which win culnIiliats at |
the services next Sunday In the free
will offering for Mr.. sunday for his
six weeks of labor here. was launched
yesterday morning. by Rev. NJ. N.
Smith. 1t was repeated In afternoon
by Rev G. IT. Morris and reiterated at
night by Rev. James McGee.
This movement will be thoroughly
organized during this week. the object
being to make Mr.. Sunday substan-
tial offering, which will be credit to
the city of his youth. The three
preachers, who presented the intention
Of giving the free will offering, put 1t
up to every one of Marshalltown. that
II the church had been revived, IL its
spiritually dead members had been re-
suscitateA tn work far God, II men.
women, boys ana girls had been saved,
II irunkards had been made saber and
the public in general benefited then II
was up 20 the city to do the handsome
thing.
If the applause which frequently
punctuated these anfouucements Is
any criterion to judge by this free Will
offering will be large sum.
Many From Out Of Town.
An immense crowd but not so large
as the Sunday before. spent most or
all Sunday In the city attending the
tabernacle meetings, Many OF the
farther distant were represented in the
congregation of the day. Hundreds Of
the farmers and their families Of the
county attended The out-of-town
numbers were doubtless reduced by
the heavy rain of the night before.
4 AS on the previous Sunday the res
/ taurants and hotels were filled, aid
the court house square and many of
the street parkings about town We're
the lunching place of those who
brought a MONDAY meal with them.
4 The day not being 50 warm, or the
crowd not so large as on the proceed
Ing Sabbath. and the fact that all the
windows In the tabernacle had been
removed. the heat was not nearly so
noticeable.
Excursion Crowd Smaller.
/ The excursion crowd from Mason
City and the intermediate points, and
from the AlgoIla branch of the Iowa
Central. was mot SO large as the Sun
day excursion from the north the Sun
day bsfore. About 800 came on the
special, and more than that number
were brought in from the south on the
Central and the Story City branch.
Extra coaches We're added to most of
| the trains and those of the other roads
We're all well hllel.
choir's Singing Excellent.
Mr.. Fischer has accomplished a
creditable task in training his large
choir and each day 1t shows an i'm
provement in it's singing. Sunday the
choir sang the hymns. Somebody
| Knows" Throw Out the Life Line
! Christ Is the Sunny Side Jesus
| Loves Me- and others better than they
have sung them before.
Miss MacLaren sang the solo, 'I've
Found a Friend" at the morning meet
ing, and Mr.. Fischer and Miss Mac
Laren sang the duet, He Is Wonder
fully Able to Save" in the evening,
Sunday in Better Condition.
~
duous labor of the Sabbath day in
better condition. according to his own
statement. than he has any previous
Sabbath. He said after the close OF
the nights sermon that, aside from
his throat being very tired. he fell
stronger and better than he had at all
most any other time since he has beer
here.
He preached three powerful sermon.
during the day. In the morning h,
presented strong argument for the
silent witncss-fath. BY far the mos
powerful and earnest plea for men t.
come to Christ that he has eXpoundet
before a similar meeting he made a
the afternoon service.
His night sermon was on the atone
ment by the blood of Jesus Christ. Hi.
sermon was topical rather than TEXT.
cal. during which he made great ar.
gument for the doctrine of the bible
He presented a fearful arraignmen
against sin. which he delineated, as i
was in the cities, in eloquent and vivit
word pictures.
Takes Text From Hebrews.
Sabbath night Rev. Mr.. Sunday tool
his text from Hebrews 9:l2, 10 and 1.
the last verse of which reads, "Hov
much more shall the blood of Christ
who thru the eternal spirit offered him
self without spot to God, purge you
conscience from dead works to serv
the living Cod
In opening he told OF the frequen
and oft repeated arguments that hav,
been waged over the doctrine of tn
atonement, and how certain portions
of the plan, as given in the bible, wer,
interpretated as meaning one thing b,
some and another thing by others.
Atonement for Sinful Man.
His sermon was in part as follows
1.-THE atonement is the plan whereof,
sinful man might be made one will
God. A sinner has no standing will
God. seldom refer to the poor sinner
for have no sympathy with him. II,
Is a rebel against God.
"Sln came when Adam and Eve at,
the forbidden fruit. From that nom.
emit they knew sin. They knew a
once that they were nude. and the,
covered their nakedness, the same a.
you in sin attempt to cover YOU
spiritual nakedness with culture, edu.