The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-13
Westminster Church Auditorium
Crowded Last Night at Same
Time Mems Gathering
Progressed.
BEST SINCE SUNDAY
Rev. J. w. Potter OF Trinity Church
Was Speaker Of "Wiit Thou
Go With This
Man?"
Communicated

1t was a remarkable meeting
which was held in Westminster Pres
byterian church last evening, for
women only, while the men were list
ening to Lincoln Mcconnell at the
opera house. Certainly not since the
Sunday Meetings have SO many
women been gathered at church SER
vice, or any service, in Keokuk. The
spacious auditorium was filled with a
representative audience Of Keokuk
women, women of all classes, of all
churches and no churches.
DIR. Newcomb, pastor of the church,
had charge of the services and led
the women's choir and congregation
in singing from the "Winona Hymns
which is by this time becoming a ia
miliar book, and the audience took
hold of the singing heartily and in
spiringly.
The sermon was by Rev. J. w Pot
ter, of Trinity NJ. E. church, and in
matter was characteristic of the man
who has come to hold unique place
in the ranks of Keokul1 preachers. He
had the close attention of the entire
congregation from first to last, and
the movemnt of the congregation at
the close of the sermon indicated that
it has taken deep hold on the con-
science Of the hearers.
His text was from Cen. 2458-
wilt thou go with this MANI In
picturesque maner the preacher told
the romantic story of the peculiar
courtship of Rebekah by the servant
OF Abraham in behalf of Isaac, whom
Abraham wished to save from taking
a wife from among the women of
the heather land The leadings of
Gods providence for the man sent on
this peculiar errand were graphically
indicated, and pertinent, sometimes
amusing, suggestions were made as to
the proper methods for proceeding in
the search for wife, the most i'm
portant search on which man can
enter, except the search for God and
life eternal.
Mr. Potter emphasized the questions
which young woman should ask in all
seriousness when she is sought by a
man in marriage. In his own eXper-
fence as a pastor, as well as from 9th
er sources of information, he had
known the saddest results of 'lasty
and ill-considered marriage, where
the women had failed to ascertain the
sort of man who sought her CON
sent to the wedding.
A woman to whom comes the ques-
ton. wilt thou go with this man.
should carefully inquire and surely
know, his character. Too often
the inquiry is simply, or chiefly, as
to his bank account, his standing in
society, his elements of outside at
traction, and too little inquiry is
made as to the sort of man he really
is. But on this depends all possibili-
ty of happiness in the marriage re-
lation. What is he, really down in
the heart of him, under the mere pol
ish and glitter A woman is worse
than foolish who does not know what
sort of man he is, who asks her te
link her life With his. and go with
him the journey of life.
She should ask also as to his fam
lily relations. Are they such that she
can safely and happily assume them
for herself. She does not come into
association with him only, but with
those who belong to him. Who are
they? OF what sort are they? Can
she be happy with them?
She should ask further, as to his
ability to provide home and all that