Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-08
0T|OhNh FIREMAN
BEARS TESTIMONY
Chief Of Packing House District
Tells OF "Billy" Sundays
Meetings
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/ HEcoME ACTIVE IN POLITICS
w. B. Rarsdsll, Of ottumwa, So Ad-
snonishss All christians-says SUM-
day 10 Going to Mako Fight of His
Life Ia Marshalltown, Evanaelist'a
old Home ottumwa Examples.
cssa & $500 " - 8
BECOME ACTIVE in POLITICS

- I'no USual large CIOWU Sdluc1eu liz
the east court room Sunday afternoon
4 10 hear Mr.. w. B. Ramsell, fire chief
Of tho packing house district in OF
xurnwa, give his testimony as to the
benefit derived by him from the recent
Sunday revival meetings in Ottumwa.
y An interesting song service preceded
the address, and Mr.. Sweeney played a
beautiful solo on the clarinet.
Mr.. Ramsell said that personally he
was greatly benefited by the Sunday
1ntsenns. altho his conversion did not
date from them. He said that Mr.. Sum
4 day preached nothing but the bible,
AnA hi preached that straight. At his
bh1,at statements Of facts many men
/ taass onensA for, - . rule. the truth
hurts Mr Sunday says there is a
!. hsll, personal DEVIL and that men
WHO continually disobey God will most
Asursly 80 to hell Mr.. Sunday is mere
sly GODS instrument In converting men.
/ FOR he himself can not save a single
! uisn without the help Of the Lord.
oivss ottumwa Examples.
MI. Rarnsell gave three Instances of
.,corversions in Ottumwa. One was a
i noted society woman who is now talk
Ing: a great interest in the rescue mis-
sion recently established in Ottumwa-
Another was young man who had
revelad In every kind Of vice and wick
ed,1ess, who had been a criminal, but
who Is now q useful, earnest. christian
i citizen. Still another was O young
woman, who Ii now doing splendid
christian work with her voice, being
X IN excellent singer. Other examples
mfEht have bSeh taken from the thou
sands of conversions, but Il Ahere had
been mons but these three, the meetings
would have been quite worth while.
Mr. Ramsell said: 'If you don't like
Billy Sunday, that's all right; the Lord
does. There Is criticism everywhere,
{ but mark my words. you won't. want
i TO be On the side Of the men who crit
iicize. The men who growl the most
Ahout the money he takes away are
,e ones that never give penny"
aGst Into Politics"
MI. Ramsell spoke Of the ease with
which q church debt Of long standing
{ was disposed Of after the Sunday meet
dngA He spoke Of the organization Of
I 3le rescue mission, toward which Mr..
I Sunday contributed $500. He urged all
/ Christians to take an active part in
polatios, and to be present at the pri-
naries, to See that good clean men are
nominated for office.
Fight Of Life Here.
Hf, spoke Of the cooperation on the
part of every christian that Mr.. Sum
day would expect when he came here,
and. without which he could do moth
ing. In conclusion he said that Mr..
Sunday was looking forward with great
interest to the revival here, Tor Mar
sl1alltown was his old home, and here
he vas going to make the fight OF his
life.
MI. Raanaell's address was a strong
message and his views concerning the
Sunday question. appeared to have
much weight. He has carried din
nor bucket Cor forty years. has known
what the words "hard. bitter toil''
I mean. He was born in poverty, quit
school at II and received his educa-
ton thereafter from the world and
frora such books and magazines that he
read He IL thorough practical chris
1 tian man, speaks straight from the
shoulder In hard-hittig way. The
most impressive thing about him is his
sincerity and absolute conviction of
truth.