The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-15
Rev. Mr.. Stevens Points
Him Out to Audience.
ABLE SERMON IS DELIVERED
Audience Gave the Closest
Attention.
Evangelistic Services just Opened I'm
The First Christian Church Pro-
mise to Accomplish Great Good
In the City.

There was n very good attendance
at the revival services being held at
the First Christian church on north
Main street. Wednesday evening.
Rev. Mr.. stevens delivered very
able discourse, his subject being THE
Smallest Man in Marion" He was
heard with great interest. He said
i'm part:
"'Twoud not surprise me at all If
many of you during the past twenty
four hours have speculated no little
as to the possible identity of our no
toriously diminutive citizen. You
have speculated relative to the height
of his statue and the place of his
residence. Many of you no doubt
know who the gentleman Is and you
have spent years marvelling that he
appeared so obllvious to his own lit
tleness. However, the queer thing
about the whole proposition consists
In the fact that while we all know the.
mans identity you all know different
men. and the result is that there are
as many Smallest Men in Marion as
there are men and women to pass
Judgment No, sir, II isn't the man
that this morning laid i'm bed for
second nap while his wife hustled the
coal and builded the fire, although
that fellow in my estimation Is a
full brother to the Missouri man who
some years ago established his repu-
tation for himself. He and his neigh
Dor purchased a COW with the under
standing that Il was to be a partner
ship convenience. Then this small
man claimed all the milk on the
ground that 1t was this part of the
bovine beast for which he had bar
gained. In few days he was Sc
verely gored by this same joint pro-
perty and he forthwith sued his part
ner for damages on the plea that 1t
was his neighbor's part of the animal
that did the hooking. Neither Is 1t the
man who today refused to lift his
finger i'm behalf of the Y. NJ. c. a.
fund on the plea that he could hope
TO reap no personal benefit therefrom.
Although my private opinion is that
he must needs stand twice In the
same place to make a respectable
shadow"
Here, Rev. Mr.. Stevens, by way of
| introduction, told the story of Fac
cheus and his difficulty in seeing
| Christ over the heads of his taller
| fellows Said he:
"The smallest man In Marion Is
the fellow who perslstently refuses to
see Christ on account of some un-
worthy Christians. Referring to the
oft-given excuse There are hypocrites
In the church. Rev Stevens said, OF
course there are hypocrites in the
church but In Gods name where can
you go that they will not be in evil
dence. They are occasionally found
on the streets, but I am positive that
| saw some of you there this very day
They sometimes attend our grand
operas but | give you notice that l
| am not on that account going to put
them on the black list. Moreover, |
am glad they are in the church.
Where in Gods name could you put
them with so good a chance of re-
formation? There are babies in the
nursery and sick folk in the hospital
and they are here for a worthy pur-
pose. These institutions were found
ed for the express purpose of caring
for their troubles, and the church was
established for the purpose of curing
us of our manifold deformities. Yes
there are hypocrites in the church but
come on tits a true and tried saying
that there Is always room for one
more" Said he, Christ Is looking
for small men. Not because He ad'
mires littleness but because He wants
to make them tall"