Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-16

lts contents only by hearsay. His en-
thusiastic supporters, however mani
tested no such control Of their tongues
Or their emotions. The ministers con
ference, of which Dr. GLADDEN. was 6
member, was sadly divided.
The cooperating pastors Of the
churches of Columbus adopted the
| following series Of resolutions:
"As cooperating pastors in the recent
evangelistic campaign held in Columbus
| Ohio, by the Rev. William A. Sunday, we
! hereby deprecate the unchristian spirit
| prompting the recent published attack
| upon Mr.. Sunday and his methods Of
work, by a local pastor who bitterly op.
posed hts coming to our city and who
ing the campaign.
1--WE protest against his article as be.
.ng a Misrepresentation Of the facts and
fruits Of the campaign, and especially
would we repudiate the statement that
Mr.. Sundays doctrine was the most
hopeless form Of medieval substitution
ism; salvation a matter OF contract; hell
literal pit of fire and brimstone: the
bible verbally infallible.'
Most emphatically do We declare
against the following statement: The
evils Of the movement are, the lowering
of mems sentiments Of reverence, the
bunting of their finer sensibilities, the
stimulating Of their uncharitableness and
censoriousness, the conmercialixing Of
their ideas Of Christian service and re-
ward, the binding Of their intellects by
an immoral theology
1--WE believe in Mr.. Sunday as a man Of
rol 1I,o 70 11 yhn< In =
generation has been able to accomplish,
IN elucldarlng the fundamentals Of re-
lgion as set forth by Jesus Christ the
Son of God.
1--WE believe the Columbus campaign, in
far-reaching and lasting results, Is the
most successful in every way Of any in
modern times
DR.. GLADDEN. is . man Of wonderful
personality, beloved by all who know
him. His acquaintance Ia not SO read
lily made as that of the evangelist, but
is priced by every man who enjoys It.
His friends and supporters are a.
loyal az those who follow any man
living. Yet, number Of them found
1t convenient to be present at several
Of the Sunday meetings, and, like
most people who took the trouble.
were disabused Of the prejudice which
they had entertained.
In the 80 odd years Of his residence
in Columbus, DR.. GLADDEN. has con-
tributed a service to the city which 10
immeasurable; not appreciated by
some because they are by nature not
sufficiently endowed to participate In
1t. No matter how successfully any
evangelist might riddle evolution and
the evolutionists, to his own satisfac-
ton, there are still hundreds Of intel
lisent men and women who are per
suaded of the general truth of that
theory and who are loath to surren-
der their belief in the Bible and their
faith in God. To such number, pecu-
liarly large in q university town, DR..
GLADDEN. has performed an unspeak-
able service.
On the other hand, 1t ID. vain to deny
that Rev. Mr.. Sunday In the course Of
seven weeks accomplished in Column
bus some things which no one church.
or all the churches together, had been
able to bring about. For this it 10
possible to leave out of consideration
the large number of accessions due to
disputed conversions, one of the de-
bated points between the two leaders.
The strong sentiment aroused by
Rev. Mr.. Sunday resulted in the clos
ing of all uptown retail stores on Sat
urday night. The evangelist con-
tended that Saturday night stores
operated against Sunday morning
church attendance. This was brought
about by the fact that a prominent
merchant was an ofhoer of the evangel-
ical association and the very plain
speaking OF the evangelist made 1t
apparent to him that he was not &C.
cording his help the same privileges
which he enjoyed. His example aided
and abetted by public sentiment,
brought about the closing Of practic-
ally every large store in Columbus
three hours earlier, on Saturday night
than was their practice previously.
This would seem like civic righteous.
ness.
Other items, which were not con.
sidered of public interest, have come
under personal observation, the direct
result Of Rev. Mr.. Sundays work IN
Columbus. A number Of business men
voluntarily increased the wages OF
their help, particularly the women.
because of the vigorous utterances OF
the evangelist on the subject of liv.
ing wage.
In a larger way more rigid law en-.
forcements resulted from the fact that
the chief Of police became a follower
Of the evangelist. Saloons and drink
ing places freely admit very consid.
cradle decrease in business, not only
during the campaign, but since it,
conclusion.
DR.. GLADDEN. and Mr.. Sunday ara
fundamentally different. Each Is sin.
cere in his convictions that the differ.
ences of belief hold them apart. Dis.
interested observers, however. incline
to the opinion tlsat 1t is temperament
rather than theology that separates