Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-25
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known by the multitudes of all CLASSES
of society and using their own vocab
ulary, words, phrases slang. expert
ences, in which they do their thinking
he is able to speak to every individual
of classes professions organizations
as tho he were a specialist for that in
dlvidual Thus his messages become
personal to each nearer His passion
ate desire is that the multitudes shoulc
have the truth which alone can make
them free from the bondage of sin, ana
SO have the abundant life which Jesns
brings to man as gift. For this on,
object only will he use any channe
which will best convey the truth to the
sinner However homely, or unconVen-
tional the terms used, with such GER
tainty does he use them for their saw
ing mission, that the nearer loses signd
OF the channel because of the mighty
flood of truth which came to him thru
it, His denunciations of every form OF
sin come from a heart big with purity
and love born from above. If he uses
slang and other rugged terms and IL
| Illustrations, his pure heart and mind
shine thru it all and purifies the hearr
er. The sangy and unusual express
sions that shock the refined especially
when read in cold print, without th1
spirit of the man vibrating thru them.
these expressions, / say, are meant Tor
fthose in the audience who could not
see tho truth so clearly thru the chassa
| expressions of the cultured and re-
| fined Rev. Mr.. Sunday speaks to all
classes In the language which they use
most commonly and which as con-
! sequence they understand best. This ,s
Gods method of speaking to us thru
out the Bible. His genius is nightly
manifested In the oratorical, the poed-
CAL and the dramatic. as past mas
ter, and with these gifts he Yields the
English language in it's eveGy possible
expression. Every part of him scint'l-
lates and vibrates with clear express
sion.
His great temperance Grafton on
Booze or Get on the Water Wagon"
is the greatest address that l have
ever heard, 1t is masterpiece. and,
when tested by the highest and best
ideals of true oratory, 1t deserves to
be ranked with the greatest addresses
of all times. AT the close of this adj
dress, the vast audience of 5000 men,
almost to a man, arose to their feet
to give their hearty assent to the truths
presented Hundreds of them from that
hour took an uncompromising stand
against the drink traffic. Not many
days after they proved the power of
their convictions and earnestness of
their resolutions by signing the petition
which closed the saloons for Ottumwa.
In the Light of What He Accom-
plishes.
Mr.. Sunday loves the home, and he
is passionate friend and defender
of it. He exalts and loves the church
as the greatest builder. champion, and
savior of the home. Our country has
no truer patriot than he in that he de-
tends everything that tends to con-
serve the freedom of its sacred insti-
tuition and is also the sworn foe of
everything that encroaches upon the
true liberty which God gives to every
man as an heritage.
And when he is thru with his gigan-
tic labors of five or six weeks, you are
convinced that he has been used of the
spirit to prepare people for Jesus
name. He accomplishes just what the
church has long prayed for, and tho
you see him no more, you will rejoice
to see many soul who, like Elisha
OF old. has received a double portion
of his spirit. The thank offerings
which the people freely and gladly give
him are phenomenal in the history of
evangelism and remind one Of the day
of Pentacost when the converts sold
their possessions and laid the price Of
them down at the apostles feet. These
liberal offerings are an expression of
the gratitude and love which fill the
hearts of the people towards this man
of God for his faithful labors in which
he has made everything new. Mr..
Sunday does not ask the people to
pledge him anything for all of his la
bors, not even for the $1,000 which he
pays his faithful helpers who have his
same spirit. But on, the other hand
he pledges himself to us that he will
raise all of, the running expenses OF
the meetings during the first two or
three weeks Of his presence. / have
never before worked in, evangelistic
meetings where 1 was so free from
financial cares turnout. When he left
luG CITY duu Liz cApCIlSCa IbA pCCti
all paid, there remained in the treas
ury of our committee, over $1,000 to
be used for reform work in the city.
Those who worked and gave for the
good Of these meetings and contributed
most literally to the thank offering
never think of Mr. Sunday as a graft
err He has made great change in our
city SO that her reputation is re-
deemed turnout the entire state. He
has united as one mind and heart the
people Of God so that henceforth OF
tumwa can never again be the same
that she was before the meetings Law
and order and temperance are now the
issue in politics. 1 believe with Mr..
Harry Monroe, that Rev. Mr.. Sunday
is the greatest living evangelist.
III. The Apostolic Tests Of the Man Of
God.
every spirit that confesseth that
Jesus is come in the flesh Is of God"
This is the first test in this chapter
which the apostle applies to the preach
err or the protested follower Of Jesus.
But this means an honest confession,