Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09
: MOTHER" WAS
SERMON theme
GREAT AUDIENCE ''Il ! LISTENED TO
DISCOURSE BY EVANGELIST
LocKHART LAST NIGHT.
4
MANY CONVERTS
Revival Service In Davis Street Christ
ian Church Is Attracting
People to Christian
-. Life.

The greatest crowd that ever gath
cred in the Davis Street Christian
church was assembled Friday night to
hear E ,angelist William J.Lockhart
pay his tribute of Love to Mother.
The church was crowded to Its limit.
Besides the regular pews IN the Dig
auditorium and lecture room folding
chairs were used in every avallaole
place. Several automobile loads from
Oskaloosa were in attendance besides
people from other near by towns. All
were given white apple blossom as
they entered the door or white car
nation and the effect was striking ana
beautiful. In the past few nights there
have been thirty-three respond to the
public invitation to become Christians
and Evangelist Lockhart says the con-
versions have been few to- what there
will be in q few days. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tuckerman sang a duet entitled
"Jesus Savior Pilot Me-" last night
and the chorus rendered excellent
special music and combination OF
solo and chorus of "My Wandering
>Boy" and "Tell Mother I'll be There"
prepared the audience for the sermon
on Mother
Friday night Rev. c. w. McFord,
pastor of the Christian church OF Os-
kaloosa, told of the great Lockhart
meetings in Oskaloosa. He said these
meetings were the greatest ever held
by any church or any union OF
churches in the history Of Oskaloosa.
He said the people of South Ottumwa,
IL they could get behind Evangelists
Lockhart and Tuckerman as they
hov
great meeting.
Tells Of His Mother.
In his sermon on Mother Friday night
1--WE ought to honor these mothers
while we can. There will come tims
when we shall look back with regret II
we fail to remember mother. It has
been one Of the joys of my ministry to
devote one service in every meeting to
mothers. shall never forget the meet
Ing held in Klingman, Kans.. my old
home when my own mother was pres
ent, and tonight as I stand before this
great audience as know at this very
hour two of the purest hearted moth
ers that God ever honored by that
name are praying for this meeting and
for me, One Of these yonder in Des
Moines, the mother of my own babies;
the other the old mother whose letter
I received last night. She said, never
grow discouraged my boy in preaching
the gospel. We are all praying for you
and remember she said as she closed
her letter. Remember some day the
silver cord will break and we no long
or here shall stay, but oh the joy when
we shall wake within the palace of the
king and hee him face to face and sing
the song, Saved by Grace
Yes mother, ! remember and may
God help us all to remember 1t tonight.
Jesus Christ the best friend Of all
said: ooh woman, great Is thy faith
and woman has always been noted for
her loyalty to Christ. It Is said that
ninety per cent of the young men OF
our land are without Christ. This can
not be said of women. though God
knows enough OF them are without
Christ Why my friends. I've been sur
prised to find the women Of this town,
some Of them holding their husbands
back from coming to Christ and unit
ing with the church. For sham and
may God save you from this unwon-
anly sin.
woman is the crown Of creation
the last of Gods created beings; and II
woman is the crown then the crown
ing with the church. For shame and
This is the richest gift OF God to the
race"
Mothers Influence.
IT speak first of mothers influence.
It is said the hand that rocks the
cradle is the power that moves the
world. Back of every great man is
great woman. Napoleon was right
when he said, The greatest need OIL