The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-11-05
Rev. c. c. Smith and A. c. v.
Gilmore Are 10 Conduct me
Meetings
From Mondays + Daily.

MoelingS
From Mondays Daily.
Evangelist. c. G. Smith and Professor
A. c. v. Gilmore were greeted by large
audiences at Centenary Methodist
Episcopal church yesterday. having
come to Mankato to conduct special
meetings at the church for three
weeks. with services each evening
with the exception of Saturday even
ings, The church was filed to over
flowing at last nights meeting, and
the opening song service led by those
two gentlemen was joined In with
right good will by all present. A large
choir OF young people led In the un-
familiar songs, while the good old
time songs were sung by everyone.
After the song service and a short
prayer Rev. c. A. Cahoon. the pastor.
read the evening lesson from the fifth
and Gilmore then gave a very beauti-
full vocal duet entitled ut Pays to
Serve Jesus" by Frank Houston. Mr..
Gilmore then sang an inspiring sole.
entitled Saved. Saved" by J. p.
Schoefield, the large choir joining In
the chorus.
Mr.. Smith took his text from the
fourteenth verse, fifth chapter OF
Matthew, "Ye are the light Of the
World" He proceeded to show that
Gods people were all light bearers,
fruit bearers, and witness bearers
for Jesus. We should accept our COM
mission as such.
Commission and Responsibility.
Commission and responsibility go
together" said Mr.. Gilmore. "Peo-
pie should not hide their light under
a bushel,' they should let their light
shine forth brightly. let It shine forth
for Christ. They should so live that
their lives will invite everyone to
Jesus. and let their light so shine
that people will not stumble over
their Inconsistencies There are diff
ferent kinds OF Christians. Some
people are Sunday Christians. They
always go to church on Sunday. The
pastor always likes to see the church
filed on Sunday. II Is the darkest
kind OF darkness to go auto riding. or
away on pleasure and not go 10
church. But many Sunday Chris
tians' stop just there. They think
their responsibility ends there. They
are the ninety and nine within the
shelter Of the fold. But tell you
that n they don't get out and do some
searching for the one that has gone
astray there will be an empty pen
someday. There Is another classii-
cation. and that In 'fairweather Chris
tons when the weather Is favorable
they go TO church. But in stormy
weather the Gospel Is most needed.
Come to church when Il rains, Let
your light shine by bringing others to
the service. Ask them to come.
earnestly. warmly and enthusiastic-
ally. That's what will get people to
the meetings." Mr.. Smith continued
by asking the people to pray for the
evangelist. the pastor and the un-
saved, and to have list OF people
whom they wanted to join the church
and pray over II and try to bring them
to the services.
20 Put SER On RECORD.
Stand ont yourself. put yourself on
record as a follower OF Jesus. the Son
OF God. Christ will come back some
day and will ask you what you have
done with your life. with your talent.
To those who have done well He win
say, Wei done, thou good and faith
full servant, enter into the Kingdom of
the Lord What can you say II you
come to him with empty hands? Don't
look upon this as a fable. IT'S fact
you will have to face. What II you
have to hold out empty hands to Him
and make excuses. II would not be a
pleasant meeting at all"
Messrs. Smith and Gilmore Joined
in sacred duet entitled. Say, Is
Your Lamp Burning. My Brother"
after which the meeting was brought
TO a close by Evangelist Smith who
urged everyone to come to the meet
ings and bring their friends to the
meetings. and pronounced the bene-
diction. D..
The subject of the sermon tonight
is Witness Bearing" There will be
a singing program. So
.sg.E III
Faribauit. November Neither is
an automobile wagon. They may
travel the same road, in the same d.
rection, but they are not In the same
class.
Such is the decision OF Judge A. Il.
Childress in a case which came be-
fore him I'm Waseca county
Judge Childress a short time ago
was forced to decide the fine points
of the question. as a mule a horse?'
After a careful study of all the char
acteristics of the two animals. in
GLIDING mental and physical. the judge
gave II as his opinion that In the eyes
of the law they were not the same.
..." Question 10 Tieklish.
Whether an automobile was wagon
was an equally ticklish question. In
many of the fundamental elements of
construction the two are admittedly
alike. Both have four wheels, a body,
are made for travelling. carrying loads.
need drivers and have many other
similar characteristics. -.
On the other hand. there are differ
Iences. While a wagon will go until It's
tongue Is hanging out in front. an
automobile Is constructed OF such a
complicated system OF machinery that
II stops as soon as. anything Is the
matter with IL. II Is evident that the
learned interpreter of the law. after
he had gone thoroughly into these