The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-04
MEETING WELL ATTENDED
Evangelist Evarts Interests
a Large Congregation at
Trinity Church.
Rev. G.. VI. Rourlkc Delivers an EIo-
qucnt Sermon on Subject of Death
bed Repentance.

helpful. The congregation, under the
leadership OF the Pastor. Rev. G.. r.
Havighurst, Is putting forth great ef-
fort for the conversion Of many, and
much success is hoped for.
The daW wbs begun under very
auspicious circumstances. At the close
of the Sunday school special services
were held for the pupils Of the school
and in particular for the boys and
girls. In response to the invitation
OF the minister over two hundred
young people knelt at the altar OF
prayer. The sunday school service
was merged into the regular preach
ing service, at which the attendance
was unusually large. Rev. Havig-
hurst preached eloqucntly on the sub
iect. THE law of prosperous
church."
In the afternoon. a special service
was again held for young people.
which was also very successful. About
fifty conversions We're made during
the morning and afternoon services.
Al the evening services. Rev. Havig
hurst took for the subject of his ser.
mon. The door wide open" He spoke
of the Willingness Of Christ to re-
, ceive anyone who will come and seek
forgiveness of his sin. The one thing
which keeps Christ from answering
Dryers for forgiveness. Is the Tact
that there is some secret sin which
we are unwilling to give up. 1t is
not the startling wicked things done.
or the great crimes committed, which
keep the majority Of sinners away
| from Christ. II Is the little, ordln-
airy, everyday violations OK tn.t which
we know to be right, which keeps a
man from Christian living. There
must be fun and complete con-
! sccratlon and a giving up OF every
| thing which is a hindrance 70
Christian living. before Christ will
| receive the sinner.
| Tonight there will be a meeting Of
| eslpeciaA interest to sunday school
| workers All the Sunday school pup
| ms are urged to attend the service
and be seated with the teachers. Ad-
dresses by X. III. Marshall. superin-
tendent Of the Sunday school. by John
II. clark and number of Sunday
school workers will be given. Mr.
Marshall will talk on the subject
"What II is to be Christian" John
Balm will speak on why why | am
"A Christian" and John H. clark VIII
take for his subject what led me
to be Christian"
Let me, | pray thee. kiss my father
and nv mother ana then l VIII ioi-
low thee" was the text taken by Rev
George NJ. Rourke Sunday morning
He said
Emerson has said that character Is
moral order seen thru the medium OF
ipr individual nature. Sien OF character
arr, the conscience OF the society TO
which they belong! The value of TINS
statement increases as one analyzes
tho trend Of events today. a nation
may be big in point or territory ana
population ana yet be devoid OF true
greatness. Palestine was a small
country from geographical stand
uoint. but what "A marvellous grip and
influence IL has had on the world.
Athens is never compared with London
or New York City in popu.ation' yet
the influence OF Athens upon the world
IN the realm of literature and ART
who can question. But history tells
us that the fatal weakness of Athens
! was that It's citizens had no true fam
ily or home life My contention THIS
morning is that the sweet attachment
oe home and home ire needs to be
emphasized because OF its far reach
ing consequences.
Here is Elisha the farmer. Yonder
In the distance comes man with
strange consequence. The mantle he
carries is of scripturai significance. He
had been prisoner IN despair. He
had been conscious of failure in life.
But there is cure for every woe,
God gave him rest of pody and mind,
He sent an angel TO visit him. He
spoke To him with still small voice.
God bade Elijah arise and search for
one who should aid In the work of
righteousness. And IL was when Eli
juh threw his mantle around Elisha
that the latter said Let me l pray
thee kiss my father and my mother,
and then ! will follow thee
"Not the patriotism of Cinclnnatus
who left his plow and hurried to Rome
70 assist in serving his generation in
politics. not the dountless heroism of
4
piow and become a soldier well worth
the title OF a king in defending Eng
lish Puritonism not Israel Putnam
of Revolutionary fame IN forsaking
his plow ana hurryng to Lexington
in the cause Of American independence
Is more patriotic or sublime than the
scene of this man elisha running
home to kiss his father and mother
goodbye. before enlisting In the prop
hetic army and becoming ~ valuable
, dictator of men.
1T would be a profitable exercise TO
Calculate what one may inherit be-
cause another man or woman was
good. Augustine mecitating upon the
gracious prayers of his mother, I.u-
tner encouraged by Melonchhon; Eli
sha and his home influence stand out
as worthy subjects ror meditation.
Label men as you please says Her
bert Spencer with titles OF upper and
middle and lcwer the deed OF one
man to another tends 20 produce a