Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-26

erms Sin and Wickedness in
trating and far reaching. To emphasize
what he says and to drive home his
arguments, points and verbal blows, he
smites the bible stand nightly, swings
his arms viciously, and strides rapidly
the entire length and breadth Of the
platform, crowding at times even to
the press benches.
Has Terrific Force.
But all these things are but the part
Of the manifestations of his great force
and his terrific nervous energy that
will not let him lag or rest once he has
begun, and which drives him on to
greater and greater earnestness. His
truths, couched frequently in the ver-
nacular of the bar room, and the street
corner and his earnestness-those with
| the other things are his great deliver
| ing forces.
! When going under full pressure Of
his seemingly limitless force, his face
grows red, the veins of his neck and
forehead swell as tho they would burst.
and the persipration breaks from him
in great drops and goes coursing
downward, until when he is finished
his face drips water as tho he had
just emerged from a bath.
| Holds Audience Like Magnet.
| And he drew and held his audiences
as a magnet draws to itself and holds
bits of steel. Every face in the three
great multitudes that greeted him
| Sunday was held motionless toward
him as he looked over the upturned
heads. Then without warning he
moved them to laughter, applause or
fervent amens.
He can tell a funny story as we'll
as he can preach the doctrine Of
righteousness, and his strongest points
are most frequently made when he
leaps from the current of this sermon
! thought and climbs out to land a body
blow upon sin, and vice and the forces
/ of evil.
Sunday Easily Annoyed.
Rev. Mr.. Sunday is so nervously
constituted and so filled to overf1owing
with nervous energy which he uses
lwholesale while he speaks, that he is
teasily disturbed. That Is the reason no
one ts allowed to come down the aisles
after he has begun, and also why babes
4 are barred from the tabernacle.
The collections yesterday totaled
$195.44, all of which goes to pay the
expenses of the meetings. Mr.. Sunday
does not get a penny of it. The morn
ing crowd gave $96.15, the afternoon
Il s2S.06, and the evening congregation put
| $71.23 in the pans. But unless the audi
ences dig up" literally they are due to
get scorching from the evangelist.
Last night he gave just a touch of
\ what might be expected on this sub
i ject later.
/ His Evening Sermon.
N An audience that almost filled the
N tabernacle greeted the Rev. Mr.. Sun
day Sunday night. 1t was an expectant
congregation and it heard some of the
hottest gospel shots of the day, which
were loudly applauded, or which pro-
\ voked much laughter.
II Preceding the service Mr.. Butler
sang most sweetly rs This Saviour
Yours? 2" and in the morning Mr.. and
), Mrs. Butler and Mr.. Fischer gave an
excellent trio number.
Mr.. Sundays text was from John
7:17; IF any man willet1 to do his
will, he shall know Of the teachings
whether 1t is OF God or whether speak
from myself" The evangelist said the
words of his text came from the
words Of Jesus to the infidels and
agnostics.
counterfeits lin the Church.
!, His sermon in part is as follows:
"You say there are counterfeits in the
/ ne $1a ~;
counterfeited, including the coins OF
the government, and there viii be
found men who will attempt to- coun-
counterfeit the good things, but not
the bad ones. You can find anything
from humming birdto turkey buzz
zard in the church. Did you ever know
of any one trying to counterfeit an in
fidel? No. Jesus foretold all this when
he spoke about the Kingdom of heav-
en- being like a mustard seed.
Masons Should Be Behind Movement
!, "A man can not be a Mason unless
he believes in God. Nthere Is any lodge
in iMarshalltown that should stand back
OF these meetings it should be the Ma
sonic lodge.
you ask about hypocrites in the
CIluicH. 1Ilefe is NOT lOuSe IN Mar
shalltown that does not have its hypo-
critics. Is that any argument against
the lodge? No. There Is not a church
that has not hypocrites. Is that any
argument against the church? No. sir
Will any man say that 1t is? II he will
he is fool
The evangelist administered scath-
ing roasting" to those egotistical ones
l q. ~ YV 4 : a =
church because of the hypocrites in 1t
company.
Il like your choice" shouted Sunday
IF you don't go with the church. who
do you go with ?-evsry highway rob.
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