Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-04-13
SUNDAY CONVERT
CLUB POSED
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING in
Y. M. C. A. YESTERDAY; PRE-
LIMINARY STEPS TAKEN.
MANY MAKE REMARKS
The Noted Evangelist Is Euloeized and
the Men Who Where Attracted
to a Christian Life Display
Earnestness.

With sincerity characterizing every
word and with the firm intention OF
doing every thing possible for the bet
terment of their fellow men, large
number of Billy Sunday converts OF
the city met Sunday afternoon under
the auspices of the Y. M. G. A. in the
association auditorium. The meeting
began with testimonials from num-
Der of the converts and terminated
with motion by ]. A. Ballard to
organize the great body of people who
professed faith in Jesus Christ under
the teachings Of the Baseball Evange-
list" Billy Sunday, in to Sunday Con-
vert club. The suggestion of such an
organization was received with en-
thusiasm and a committee composed
of r. A. Thompson, Eugene Palmer, j..
A. Ballard, William Gentry, w. fl.
Moorehouse William Hendricks, Chas.
r. Simmonds, w. e. Davidson, D. o..
Kilgore and G. W. Messenger was
selected to arrange plans for starting
the club and name a day for the first
meeting. The Y. M. G. A. chorus furn-
ished excellent music for the meeting,
Palmer Tells of Conversion.
The meeting was first addressed by
Eugene Palmer, who told of his life
before Billy Sunday came to Ottumwa,
and the great help Sunday gave him in
his step from the gambling houses to
Christianity. When speaking of his
new life he was very enthusiastic.
F. A. Thompson in his talk said tnat
Christianity was the greatest thing that
could happen in a home, and that it
was Of the greatest aid in business
| life. He concluded his remarks by
saying that he only wished he was a
man like Sunday. Following Mr.
Thompson, Fred Allender and Judson
Trenneman very beautifully rendered
Shadows" J. A. Ballard spoke next
SAYING that he was glad and proud to
say that he was Sunday convert, and
that he has gotten more satisfaction
out of life in the past four months
when working with Jesus and not In
defiance of Him, than he had ever
felt before. William Gentry told of his
Indifference to religion before Sun
days coming and stated firmly that
he intended to be "backslider' nc
4 more. but would do all in his power
to help those who did not know the
blessings Of Christianity
Moorshouse Has Motto.
w. Fl. Moorehouse stated since be
ing converted he had adopted a motto
which was, LET your life SO shine thai
the world will see it, and pledged
himself to put in the rest of his life
to the best of his ability, in the
service of God. William Hendricks
sold that since he had left off the
vices and sins that formerly bound
him he had had a happy home, and he
counseled all converts not to let them
selves be too strongly tempted but tt
keep away from sin. Charles e. Sim
mons said he thought it impossible
for man fallen so low in sin as he
had to be raised to the solid rock o
Christianity until Sunday came here
He also asked the people who had no
accepted Christianity to seek God be
fore it was too late. w. E. Davidson
smoke last and told his audience o
his life previous to the Sunday meet
ings end the change for the better HI
had taken and intended to keep TO
the rest of his life. The meeting wa
closed with the rendition Of hymn b.
the audience and prayer by Rev. J. e
, Cummings.