Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-24
TIMEs-REPUBLICAN, MARsHALLTowN IOWA, May a. 1909
during the morning service.
Conversions Number 1873.


during the morning service.
Conversions Number 1873.
The conversions for the day totaled
1873. iSeventy- eight of these We're at
the afternoon meeting for men. Twen-
| ty-eight women gave themselves to
Christ at the four meetings for women
only, held in the afternoon, and eighty
two were converted at the tabernacle
service at night. Fifty others were con-
verified at the Saturday night meeting.
These conversions brings the total up
| to 1859.
Two collections which totaled s531.O5
We're taken. The first of s3O9.60, was
given by the morning congregation,
and the second of $221.45 by the mems
in the afternoon. This bings the total
of amount raised and subscribed for
the revival expenses up to $5.795.75.
Excellent Music at Services.
The music at the Sabbath day serv-
ices was probaly the best since the re-
vival began. Messrs. Excel and Ca
briel, song publishers and sacred song
writers, of Chicago, sang at all three
of the tabernacle meetings, and were
encored time after time. They sang as
duets "a Sinner Made Whole" Help
Somebody Today" Il Am Happy in
Him" and "a Little Bit of Love-" At
the mems meeting, and in the even
ing, the visiting gentlemen and Messrs.
Butler and Fischer made up a quartet
that made a hit. At the morning meet
ing Mr.. Butler sang Il Surrender ALL"
and in the evening Miss MacLaren
sang Mr. Ackley's sweet song, THE
King of My Heart"
Springfield Men Take Part.
The twenty clean cut young BUSH
ness men of Springfield, who were con-
verified by Sunday, took an. active part
in the meetings. AT the mems meet
ing Messrs. Rdgley Hudson and C. F.
Buck were called to the platform and
gave red hot testimonials of what Sun
day had done for them and many 9TH
ers of their class. A number of the
young men assisted in the personal
work. One of them approached a man
in the audience and asked him to be-
come a christian. The man refused.
kneeling in the sawdust alongside Of
the man the young fellow began to
pray aloud. When he arose he led the
man forward to the converts bench.
AT the afternoon and night meet
lngs Mr.. Sunday read or referred to
kilograms received from those who
were praying for the success of yes
terdays meetings here. Among them
was one from Governor Deneen, OF
Illinois, and Ex-Governor Handley, of
Indiana.
Preaching Strong Sermons.
In addition to the booze sermon Rev.
Mr.. Sunday preached strong sermons
h0fh In the ~,
ing. His first one of the day was from
the text, eff We love me keep my COM
mandments"
Sabbath night Sunday spoke on the
sureness of punishment for those who
refuse to accept Jesus Christ and seek
forgiveness for their sins. His text was
How shall We escape if we neglect so
great salvation" His entire theme
dealt with the inevitable damnation
which will be the lot of those who re-
fuse to accept Jesus Christ as their
saviour
Salvation is Necessary.
Rev. Mr.. Sundays sermon was in
part as follows: "a man simply ex-
lists, he does not live, up to the time
that he accepts salvation and leaves
his sins. God knew that we needed
salvation with which to live, and he
provided it. He knew we needed air,
and he provided lungs. He knew we
needed sight, and he gave us eyes. He
knew we needed hearing, and he gave
us ears. You do not stop and ques-
ton the necessity of lungs, eyes or
ears, but when God offers you saliva
ton you want to stop and argue with
MIN about the necessity of it.
Saves From He'll.
Salvation not only saves a man
from hell, but it also fits him for
heaven. A lot of people think they
could not be happy in the kind of hell
God provides. SO they deny there is
one. If hell could be fitted up like
club room a lot Of people would be
happy in it, You deny there Is hell
and YOU think to miss it by SO doing
There is a hell whether you believe it
or NOT. Your beief does not change it.
"If hell is not everlasting neither is
heaven. God says there is eternal pun
ishnent. He says the wicked shall be
damned. I have no disposition to test
helfs reality. do not want to go
just to see whether it is the literal hell
of fire or not.
Every Man Expects to Escape.
All casses of men expect to escape
hell. Many of them intend to be con-
verified some time. There are three
classes. meet the first and I say to
him, that is dangerous road you are
travelling, there is precipice at the
end He pays no attention but goes
on. say the same to the second. He
asks how do you know, have you ever