Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-29
OLIVER DEMANDS
STRONGER EFFORT
EVANGELIST CALLS UPON MEN
OF ALBA TO GET INTO THE
REVIVAL MOVEMENT.
Especial Correspondence

| Abba, Nov. 27.-Thanksgiving day
was appropriately observed at the
tabernacle here today with two serv-
! ices. This morning Evangelist Oliver
S!n" the text being Beware Of Cow
etousness" which he denominated as
the besetting sin Of the nation. There
was a goodly attendance at the fore
noon meeting. Some brought their
lunches and will remain for the day.
There was no afternoon meeting. The
interest is deepening and each day Is
expected to show net results.
On Tuesday evening DR.. oliver plain
ly told the audience that they were not
giving him the support that he needed
1t a great meeting was to be held. TOO
many people around here are acting as
if they thought that l was going to
bring the revival. It is not true. I am
only leader and you must get under
the burden and help lift If there is not
a better showing on the part Of the
church people in the active work of the
campaign l will close this meeting on
next Sunday night just as sure as am
here tonight" said the evangelist. It
was like a bomb in the camp and al
most Immediately there was an i'm
proVement in the work done and now
the men are busy getting other men
lined up with the meeting OF course
there are some about the city who are
openly Boosting that they hope the
meetings will close on Sunday night
but that is not the desire of the good
people and without doubt the meetings
will go the full six weeks and then
there will be a clamor to stay longer"
Wednesday Crowd Small.
The Indictment weather on Wednes
day evening cut down the attendance
somewhat. The rain kept many at
h.,
tative one. Evangelist Oliver changed
his announced subject to The Gospel
of Tears and delivered a most effec-
tive message on this theme with splen-
die results.
Next Sunday afternoon will be
day. All lodges of the city
and county are invited to be present
and the seats in the center section will
he reserved for them. 1t will be the
only and the subject will be 1.-THE
Prodigal Son. The sermon tonight will
lie Courage VS.. Cowardice."
Friday morning the Junior choir
of more than 100 boys and
girls will meet in rehearsal for the
meetings on Saturday afternoon and
evening, the Farmers Day meeting
Extracts From Sermon.
Some extracts from this morning
1t has become popular in some quar-
ters among the effete class of educat-
ors in certain universities to presume
upon the patience of respectable peo-
rle by asking such question as Where
aid we get our idea Of God?" who
made God?" These men are theological
robbing God Of what is
his own.
With the masses today life seems to
consist Of abundance Of things which
they possess. There are two things
which particularly make up the sum
total Of the life Of the modern man or
money and fame.
Many a man can stand life-size on |
gold dollar. Gold is the cheapest thing
hey have in heaven. They pave their
streets with it in heaven. 1t is better
gold, too, than you have ever seen on
,arth.
What is life? Life is character There
ire thousands who are on their way to
lell because they resolve life into one
,rgy Of immortality.