Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20
BOTH SEXES COME IN FOR THEIR
SHARE OF CONDEMNATION
AZ ALBA REVIVAL.
HEAR SERMON
Topic Of Or. divers Lecture 10 "for-
giveness:" Interest In meetings
Continues to Show Signs
Of Growth.
Especial Correspondence.)

Abba, Nov. Designating gossip.
ers as the sewer systems Of conf
munity, Evangelist Oliver last night
hit the crowd OF "tattlers" who stir
up troubles in every community. Hate
Is a child of hell according to his
definition and no one can expect the
eternal bliss, who will not forgive. His
sermon was on forgiveness" and
from comments heard it was on a sub
ject much needed here. Not only did
he score the "fairer sex FOR their
part In the common gossip Of neigh
borhood but he handed a solar plexus
blow to the men who sit around the
stoves in the grocery stores, cigar
stands, and pool halls and gossip and
lie about their neighbors. They were
ten times worse than the women he
said. And the women cheered and
said "Amen."N
Many Hear Sermon.
The attendance was large. The
record breaking crowd of Sunday
night, when hundreds were turned
away. had left it's impress and the audi
ence began to gather earlies than usual
to be sure of having seat. The choir
was up to its usual standard anu I'M
der the efficient leadership of Mr.. Al
len the music had IAN added interest.
The active interest is increasing and
there Is an under-current Of sentiment
that means much for the future days
of the meeting. The business men
are interested and the big tabernacle
draws many that never 60 inside a
church. The meetings are the talk OF
the town and it is the one big thing
that has the mind of the people. The
prayer meetings are we'll attended. A
special prayer service for young ladies
is held each evening In charge Of Miss
Scott while the young men meet at
the same time in the U. B. church with
Mr.. Faith, the pianoist. A number of
the young people are being thus def
initely enlisted in the campaign.
The subject for tonight will be.
where fell your axe-head?'
Some extracts from DR.. divers SER
mon of Tuesday night follow:
Extracts From Sermon.
In the days when the morning stars
sang together and the sons Of God
shouted for Joy, man rebelled against
his Maker, and lifted his puny fist In
the face of Infinity, and God shut the
gates of Eden in his face; and rebel
lion kindled it's deadly fires within the
precincts of mans affections, and the
hounds OF enmity and disobedience,
lust and greed, malice and murder
chased man from the sacred precincts
Of innocence and Cain retorted: "Am
l my brothers. keeper" when murder
had built It's nest in his heart and
Redeemed his hands with his brothers
blood. Mercy and Justice engaged In
mortal combat, and for more than for
ty centuries the clash of arms resound-
ed; but the fires of eternal love surged
and rolled throughout the fields Of bat
tie, until mercy scaled the ramparts Of
justice and Judgment and proclaimed
the dawn of peace on earth, good will
to man; but it cost the Son Of God the
agonies Of a bloody sweat in Geth-
semane, an dthe pangs of crucifixion
on the cross of Calvary. The gospel
of love Is the hope of this world the
hope of the church. How love to see
1t in action In our meetings.; how !
love to hear Of the homes made glad
by the power Of the love of God bury
ing these old differences in grace, and
making enemies friends.
Forgiveness Necessary.
You must forgive, If you expect for
giveness from God Church member
with quarrel against any, think now
what that means. It means forgiveness
or hell. Oh, the homes, churches and
cities torn asunder by this horrid de-
mon reigning in them; until feuds
-, a 10 hoo o{c ord q eco ec{po o,,f 10 nav
and the church or home or city thus
poisoned becomes a cesspool OF death
to love, peace and happiness.
The most miserable wretch In thia