Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-28

who evade the responsibility that is
inseperable with the acceptance Of
Christ. This responsibility is not pas
sive, pointed out the evangelist. 1t
meant active, virile, intelligent serv-
ice in the army of the Lord. More
personal workers who would work
were needed. The lack of courage
shown by those hundreds who had not
offered to go down in the audience and
try to bring souls to the cross was
gence exhibited by some of those who
had specific work assigned them. The
fact that in the two meetings of this
day, at which fully fifteen thousand
people had attended and another ten
thousand turned away for lack of room
had brought forth only 125 converts
down the sawdust aisles may have
contributed to the evangelists vexa-
ton.
The sermon, however, held the audi
ence of the evening in the usual rapt
attention.
Philosophy, ethics, education and
society are all right in themselves, ;"
said Sunday, unless (and the en-
phasis admitted of no quibbling) "un-
less they are admitted while Jesus
Christ is kept out" Here began the
first of the disturbances that upset
the speakers equanimity. A man who
had relinquished his seat before the
sermon began came down the aisle
and pushed again to his former seat.
Sunday stopped and pointed to that
section, swapping: Who's the usher
to that aisle? Don't you, know that
when anyone goes out you are not to
let them back under any circum-
stance?"
He proceeded: religion is in your
will and if your will is not in conform
ity with Gods will you cannot have
religion The foregoing, and this:
Repentance is your side of the plan
of salvation; forgiveness is Gods side
but God doesn't act first" were the
two contentious upon which the SER
mon was based.
The visible evidences around us of
hearts: the Unborn desire of men for
spiritual influence, the prayers of
mothers, the influence of Cody men
and women, the peace of mind that fol-
lows acceptance of Christ, all these
and more were held forth by the
,, evangelist as evidence that Christ
knocks again and again for admit
lance
You refuse to let Christ come into
your heart for one of these two rea-
sons or both, because of what Christ
will cast out Of your life if you let
him in or because of the things that
you know he will bring into your life.
Sunday here gave a foretaste of what
Des Moines may expect next Sunday
when he breaches on Booze Speak
ing of those things of the world world
ly that are part of modern life he
said: "If I could have my way, people
of Des Moines, every pack of cards
and every drop of booze would be
destroyed before midnight"
His plea for the repentance of those
who would not hear the knock of
Christ or who had admitted him, but
only to small part of their heart, was
contained mostly in his closing
prayer
Jesus he prayed, help them to
come to me and make a public declara-
ton that they repent. Oh, Lord, Eve
given evidence of my love and thought
fulness of them, haven't I. Have them
come, Jesus You want them to come
to me and take my hand and by that
act declare that they have heard
Christ knocking at their hearts and
that they're going to let him in and
cherish him and do his will Lord,
want them to take their stand for
IaSua ChEist"