The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-27
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sermon was powerful and well ap-
preeiated by the large gathering that
thronged the building.
The address on "The Board Of
Education" which was to have been
delivered at 3 p, m. by w. G, Sea-
man, was omitted. The Penticostal
service, which is held each after
noon at p. n. continued with a
crowded house j. F. Harmon has
the admiration OF everyone who
hears him.
Hold Street Meeting.
At 5 p. m {. great and stirring
meeting was held on the streets Of
the city. The main figure here was
Mary Olive, a girl who was herself
| converted at Glen Carbon, ILL.,, in
one of these same street meetings
some years ago. She IL wonderful
factor in handling an outdoor mass
Of people and her leadership Is
strong and unquestioned among her
o.workers.
The song service at 1880 in the
church was another treat This
choir is one of the best in the coun-
try and Cairo people are justly proud
II it. Many comments of admira-
lion came from the visitors on the
! excellent work of the choir and tbs
devotion OF Mayor Geo. Parsons to
this worthy department of Christian
helptulness.
do you have music like this al
the timer" Does Mr.. Parsons ac.
ual'y direct the choir and train II
himself and devote his time to it,
are some Of the frequent exclama
lions and questions Of the visitors
1t Is z fact that the choir is unques
| tionahly one Of the finest and mos
ably directed to be found anywhere
Talk on Temperance.
| j. w. Perry followed immediatel.
after song service with an effectiv
discourse on the temperance situa
ton and The effective work beini
accomplished by the Anti-Salool
League.
The address on Temperance b.
lC T. Wilson was replaced with on
on the same subject by c e. Spencer
editor Of the Central Church Advo
cato. Rev. Spencer showed a dee
insight and study In the question O
intoxicating liquors and their effec
on the human system Member
thought NJ struck 4 significant Ike
note when he stated that the cor
tinued existence of the saloon We
3 due entirely to the revenue collecte
by the municipal governors of tn
district affected. He gave the r.
suit of some very interesting person
II experiments with different poison
IN comparison with alcohol an
proved that the question OF tempe
ance has been making vast strides /
d the last few years.
Like Cairo Hospitality.
Z The city Is filled with Methodi
= ministers and visitors attending tt
+ Sixty-first Annual Session of II
southern Illinois Conference, whic
& continues TO increase in interest
: the Methodist church. The visito
IRE being well taken care of and o
q press themselves greatly please
with Cairo and her hospita
IT, Instead Of finding Cairo
? group Of shanties on q mud tlat. or
own built down in low swamp b
n ween the two rivers, as some
y hem half feared and expected III,
! IRE making IN their minds III
AFRO is a mighty fine place for
it own, and that the town itself is
1t ight smart little city" as one
Is hem expressed himself.
w 81 was walking up town from I
n iepot, said he, "anl everyone m
'eemed to be hcaming d special W,
" ONE, Several spoke to nc in hear
alute and could almost IMAGINE
!" vas over in Kentucky, the spirit
OF hosnitality was SO evident and &c
luine."
This preacher remarked as
he turned away, Now how. do v
!snppose the people here know III