The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-25

The report is being circulated in this
| town that we are charging admission
to the tabernacle. Some people have
cheeks just like span of horses
hitched up-one on either side Of a
Vaughn" tongue.
So many old fool mothers are so
afraid they'll have some postponed
trides-unclaimed blessings--on their
hands, that they'll marry their daugh
| tiers to anything. A lot OF girls are
walking down the streets hanging on
| to Jug handles that they call huS bands
I thank God for every drunkard
that staggers down these aisles. I
want them to come. I am not against
the barkeeper, I'm against the bar.
| This isn't a taberniokle, it'sSa tab
ernacle so many five-cent fellows
have been taking five-cent girls to five
cent picture shows that they can't see
anything but flve-cent, no matter
where they are.
Aaron Burr is in hell tonight and
everybody knows it. He was stopped
by a preacher from attending a re-
vival in which he was interested when
boy. He became a libertine, trait
or, demon, devil. A preacher will
stand before the judgment bar Of God
and answer for Aaron Burrs soul
some day. You turn some man or
woman away from this revival and
LII see you later on, before the same
judgment bar.
! A girl falls and we kick her down.
A boy falls and we are tickled to death
to help him back A girl has the right
to demand the things Of a boy that he
demands Of her She should meet
some Of these rascals at the front door
and say IF you can't live the kind OF
life I do, you go find woman that
lives like you do
| You talk about trying to vote the
saloon back into old Iowa. Great God,
men while you've got a drop of red
blood in you, keep that curse out of
this state!
Here's young buck that skips
across the river Saturday night, tanks
up comes home and wallows in his
room like a hog until Sunday noon,
gets up, shaves, gets shine, pound
| Of sen-sen, hires taxi and sits be-
side the prettfest girl in Keokuk at
church Sunday night, while his heart
broken old mother wiggles out of bed
and mops up his room.
We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
according to the Bible, and If some old
man who tells you he cant sin,
stays all night with you, you lock the
chicken coop.
Chicago IS about the worst place
this side of hell-except Keokuk. TIL
tell you some things about your town
later. Come out Sunday and wear
your asbestos suits, men, and I'll make
a few remarks.
Some people have been In the
church "off and on" for years. Why.
an old hen can't hatch her eggs by
getting "off and on"
A lot OF these Theological seminaries
ought to teach young ministers how
to tackle men instead of so much
about how to make fishing tackle. A
lot of Young preachers don't know any
thing but books and the Bible. They
are wholly ignorant when It comes to
reaching men.
A travelling salesman gets out and
shows his wares. Jesus Christ came
down and presented His goods
have the best line OF goods ON the
road today. l represent the house
not made with hands. l insure blind,
manned, halt. poor-none are barred.
Jesus Christ stands among men ex'
actly where the Bible stands among
books.
Jesus went out and got His dis
oiples by personal work. He didn't
find them lying around on the church
steps.
hate the saioon--not the ,ssloonist.
The only objection have to the
American bed.hug is the manner IN
which he gets his living.
We've got to dig out and bring
souls to God like Christ brought
Zacheus down out Of that tree. When
He said "Zack, come down here, I'm
going TO dine with you." you should
have seen that little duffer shan down
II I'd tell some of you people that |
was going to dine with you tomorrow,
you'd faint You haven't had preach
or in your home for 80 long it would
scare you to death.
| The song, Rescue the PerishinR.
Ia a lie on some peoples lips.
Let's cut out professional evansel-
ism and get souls. Let's cut out pro
fessional pastors and church workers
and get busy for God. A Prince AL
bert, bow tie and a silk hat never
brought a man 70 Jesus Christ.
When a Christian Scientists bumps
into boy who has had too many
green apples, he's up against the real
thing.