Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-12-02
LOWRYISMS

child"
Culture is not the new birth-but
that is not the new birth which does
not result In culture"
''The man who hasn't got religion
enough to pray In his home hasn't
enongh to take him to Heaven"
Men, you cannot dictate terms Of
salvation to GOd-it is either Gods
way or hell for the last one OF you."
What the church needs is dig
nitaries who will dig, deacons who wil
deak, and stewards who will Stew
81 find the less piety church has
the m ,re oysters, Ice cream and FUN u
takes to run it and the faster 1t runs
from God"
"A preacher isn't any good unless
he will, draw, neither is a chimney,
nor porous plaster; but the preacher
can't do it ALL"
'Thi meeting is . bell, toiling out;
the eternal destinies of many souls.
| Where many In Elk Point spend
eternity depends upon what they do
| now"
Zone of the surest evidences of con-
| version is desire to win others to-
Christ. tremble for that professed
Christian that has no love for the salvs-
tion OF SOULS
Your church will sink into pauper-
ism, devoid of spiritual life and power,
subsisting on oyster soup and ice
cream, clothed in crazy quilts and cast
of garments.
Zone cannot pray or work for Christ
who has an unforgivinR spirit. Oh
how many are sending their loved ones
to hell for the miserable qualification
of hating somebody"
Men, if Iyour religion isa't worth
paying for. Why, then, simply denounce
she whole thing and 60 to hell like
gentleman. Don't play the part of
pauper in the house OF God.''
Every community Is cursed with
Its old gossips who are always looking
for the latest, and If there Is no latest
they will hatch up something tffat1
would blacken the character of an
angel"
"Mere go-to-churchism is mere-go-
to-hellism, snd for some people to
have their names on q church roll
means that they have secured berth
to sleep themselves right on into the
bottomless pit"
when we face the teachings OF
Gods word, many protesting Chris
tions must do one OF two things
either give up worldly amusements or
give up the delusive hope that they
we're born again"
"There are great many men
meaner than the devil wants them to
be. They are bad advertisement for
his business. The more respectable
he can keep his children the more in
fluence they will have in the world. +"
"Here comes woman to the com
munion table-partakes of the en-
blems representing the body and the
blood OF the Lord Jesus Christ-but see
her inside of twenty four hours as she
Is being whirled over the ballroom,
with some spindle shsnked, bullet
headed dude squeezing the eizzard
out OF her, and yet she calls herself
Christian! Oh, such hypocrasy! It's
the limit"
The TABERNACLE MEETINGS
The evangelistic services under the
direction of Lowry and Moody have
continued during the week, with in
creasing attendance and interest, in
spite Of mud, dark nights and dis
agreeable weather. A gasoline light
Ing plant has been Installed, increa,-
ing very much the brightness and at
tractiveness OF the interior Of the
tabernacle. Afternoon meetings were
begun yesterday and daily prayer
nOOtluSS OiO nOI0 III SOLuo DTltdtc
house in different parts OF the town.
With decent weather the coming week
the tabernacle will probably be crowdI
ed every night.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The following are Evangelist Lowry's
subjects for the next few days:
Friday evening, "The Crucifixion
Saturday, p. M, Children's meet
Ing.
Sunday, Dec. S, at 10:45 g. m.,
"Faith and Works.. at 3 p. M, for
men only, "Chickens Come Home to
, Roost;' at 7:30, "Hell and Damnation. ("
+ Monday evening, at 1880, Lowry's
, Stump Digger"
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