Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-05


The 1000 people who heard Mrs.
Rae Muirhead at the tabernacle Tues
day night would doubtless testify to
a unit that the evangelist was correct
in stating that his campaign would be
in good hands during his absence from
Sunday night until today.
Mrs. Muirhead,s address was the
story Of remarkable life, her own,
told in a simple way, yet graphic ana
profoundly impressive. 1t was recital
devoid of any attempt at the dramatic,
but nevertheless thrilling in grouping
Of events and incidents and climaxes
| in a career of human interest seldom
surpassed.
The song service last night was q
particularly pleasing feature. Mr.. But
Ter, led. The three songs composed by
the Ackleys and arranged together in
sheet form were the special numbers,
under the titles Of II Shall Not BE
Moved" Somebody Knows and ITO
Ny Father 4 Will Co." Mrs. Butler
sang the latter as solo, and upon Mrs
Muirhead's request, Mr.. and Mrs. But
Ter sang, prior to the discourse and
most appropriately. "Who Gould It Be
But Jesus?"
Mrs. Muirhead's theme was a person
al one, "How Came to Give My Heart
to Jesus" an event that took place
seven years ago. She said she was
born in afauence, fortunately or un-
fortunately, and reared a hide bound
old-s school Presbyterian, under restric.
tons during her home life as rigid and
exacting as those of a cloister and al
together repugnant to her nature Tt
her the bible was the dryest book she
ever opened. She graduated a full
fedged infdel. believing in only tina
which she could see and was an altru.
list when converted.
Gives Advice to Girls.
At this point in her story Mrs. Muir.
head depressed to give some whole
some advice to young girls. She warnes
them against associating with youns
men Of impure character, going gu
without a chajeron and attending
questionable amusements. Years o
misery, heart-ac1le and grief would bs
saved II girls would heed the advice O.
father and mother. If mothers had hel
experience they would knew wher
their daughters are after o'clock
Mrs. Muirhead declared she had /;
Scotch will that only God Almight,
could bend. also q magnificent" temper
But God eventually took the skepticisn
and with 1t the bitterness out Of he
) heart
!, Disowned Because Of Marriage.
VI Mrs. Muirhead's recital OF her mar
ried life was pathetic. Her parents op
4 posed her marriage with the man O
her own choice SO bitterly that he
father edisowned her and her mothe
: declared the doors Of her home shoult
= be closed against her forever. But he
3 will was stronger than their law. Sh
mad a drunken husband and In les
than two years repented with the bit
terness Of death her mistake in marry
F ling him. He was club man and a
+ first would not belittle himself by go
i. ing into a saloon to drink, but finall,
i. drifted to the ditch and even to thi
day she knows not where In the wild
world he is, but, altho divorced from
! him. she would fly to his side and tr
n to save him. She said she hated tn
club room worse than the saloon. sh
told Of the long night vigils, Il
awaiting, with anxiety and dread, til
homecoming Of her drunken husban
and wondered how many husbands, 4
conditions were reversed, would bur
the midnight oil waiting for thei
4 wives to come home drunk Still sh
3 declared she has no use for tho al