Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-27
REvIVALlST MlNCES
NO WORDS IN HURLlNG BROAD
SIDES AGAINST BooZE-sHE EDS
COLLAR AND COAT.
.DENOUNCES THE
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
1THE TRAIL OF THE SERPENT"
WAS sU1JEcT-URGEs MEN TO
WITHDRAW NAMEs-T. .. FOS-
TER PREslDEs.

TER PREslDEs.
Rev. Billy" Sunday was on the
firing line in the First M. E. church
Friday and his target was the sa-
loon. He proved to be good sharp
shooter II the applause Of the audi
eAce can be considered the bell IN the
bulls eye. His subject was ION the
Trail Of the Serpent" and he did not
need anyone 20 show him the way the
trial should be followed. The dis
course was not based on any biblical
q text and therefore was not sermon,
ana this fact allowed the speaker the
privileges Of injecting few hot shots
that made it different from the usual
sermon. The address was spectacular.
sensational and melodramatic and at
periods, when the evangelist would
mount chair or jump out on the
circular border of the pulpit or rush
up the center, the audience gave vent
to their pent up excitement by wild
cheers. The auditorium of the church
was packed except for two seats In
the front that we're reserved to provide
additional territory for the evangelist
The balcony, too, was filed ana
the men present did not lose an op-
portunity to show the speaker that
in championing the cause of temper
ance he had numerous Ottumwa
friends. On the ar-yal of Mr.. Sunday
in the church, he was given rousing
welcome. At the close of his talk the
announcement was made that with
drawal petitions were available.
II. D. Foster. Presides.
II. d. Foster presided at the meeting
and in few preliminary remarks,
nr~ed the men to stand up In this con-
test against the saloons up in this
contest against the saloons. He
urged his hearers to be men with the
strength of their fathers in this con-
.f1jct. and then introduced Mr.. Sunday.
ME evangelist referred with feeling to
the friendship between him and Mr..
Foster, and Immediately started his
sermon. In part he said:
Some ask what are you going to do
il you are defeated? will fight it
again. will fight 1t till we win.
will fight it in private; will fight it
IN public. You and will not dip our
colors to that dirty gang Compro-
mise! No, sir. have not drop OF
compromise blood In my veins.
"A great many will be asked to sign
against or do something against 1t,
and then say have no particular in
fiuence. II were to tell you that is
true. you would get hot. | know of one
fellow who was asked to do something
and he said, I don't know as have
any influence I said I don't know as
you have either He got mad at me-
I took him at his word.
$50 when you tell me that you
haven't any influence that may be
true. II you have anything against the
liouor business, stand forth and tell It..
A generous Gang"
.'eomebody says, 1t will diminish the
revenue Is that 80? For every dol
lar OF revenue that that gang hands
out OF their dirty money, that they
hand back. that Is stained with the
blood Of men and women and children,
wA have to go down into our pockets
and nay for $50, to pay for the saloons
and Troe shops. We have got to pay
down so for every dirty, sinking one
that they give you. They are gem
erous gang. They are lying awake
NIGHTS figuring out how generous they
Arc. Read your tax receipts and see
Z what It costs you. You don't have to
read It In the tails, or penitentiaries or
n the insane asylum, but read 1t in
v0ur tax receipts. There isn't a town
n America where the taxes are higher
thar where the saloons are. Every
hodv knows that But somebody says
to me, Bill, are you fair to the
saloon?
s.Suppose your baby or my baby was
nlayine on the grass and you saw a
rattlesnake working its way toward
that baby. Will be fair toward that
anake and give 1t chance for its life
ma give it chance to sting and bite
NV little baby, or viii! be fair to my
haby and kill that snake and will 1t be
fair to give you chance by killing
thak damnable thing that has been
str4king and biting you all these days
ana caused your. sorrow and misery!
Yoa say. Mr. Sunday, is it fair? Sup
ross n give my boy home until he is
q years old, and at that time give him
q 900 to start him in business and to
ref start in life, and he kisses me
And thanks me for the money and
roAs to deposit it in the bank. On the
Way 1 see a pickpocket trying to steal
4 from him. would be fair to give the
nickpocket a chance or to cry for the
,clice and rush to the aid of my boy!
vn,, SAY that wouldn't be fair to the
pickpocket. Certainly | Wouidnt De
fair to the rattlesnake But ] VIII DC
s.ir 10 your homes and your wife and