Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-03-16
REVIVAL SERVICE CLOSES
! The Rev. William Everett Roberts
Proves Himself a Successful
Evangelist
SERMONS SPIRITUAL
INTEREST INTENSE
Meetings Result in General Up
Lift and Atmosphere of
Helpfulness

1ASSR1
Rev. William Everett Roberts. |
pastor of First PRESBYTERIAN Church.
Sioux Falls, conducted full week of |
5evangelistic services at the Presby- ]
terian Church in Hurley, final SER
vices being held last Sunday even
ing.
The meetings were advantageous
ly advertised in advance and all done
for the. success of the meetings that
prayerful and expectant adherents
Ecould do, and from the very opening
service TO the last. comprising nine
lmeetlrgs in a single week, the at
tendance was large and the audi
fences very arpreciative. The one
regret of not having adequate
room for the crowds, will no doubt
find fruition in a new basement and
IAN addition to the little church.
Rev. Roberts endeared himself in
the hearts of our people from the
3start. hy selecting his themes to ah-
3solutely meet the requirements, ard
i then presenting them in telling
3naanner that will alwavs make the
Igasnal story take a.stong bold on the
1 hearts of men. Among the subjects
Ehe handled were Ingratitnde''
4 Short Bed and Marrow Coveringa,
The Sorry King" "Self Mastery
i and others, These discourses will
be we'll and long remembered in
Hurley
4 Mr. Carl Berry. an eyangelistic
SINGER from Sioux Falls. also aided
wonderflillv in the success of the
Injecting bv contributing his talent
las a choir leader and soloist. The
!. Hurley people truly appreciated his
s1voice and personality
Aiisin all the series of. meetings
has brought helpful condition to
church and community and. the i'm
i fiuence will be long standing The
!. members of the church have been
revived, are taking hold with new
Il interest and will go forth with a
determination to make the organiza-
tion stand for something in the life
Iof the. town
The improvements anticipated in
the hettern1ent and comfort Of the
J church edifice are practically a de-
cidsd matter New pews and chairs
will be installed this. month and the
basement and other improvements
will follow soon Contributed.
Robertsisms
Gods great task is the search for
mon. Most of US are too bnsy with
other things.
q Yon may. say / anna shocking; but
remember that the most shocking
thing in the world is electricity and
about the liveliest thing as well.
Atheism is the philosophy of the
!, cipher. 1T begins nowhere and ends
! at the same place.
j Do / believe in death bed repen
tance? To be sure | do for a mar
on his death bed, but not for you.
Religion is d matter of the markef
E place not the cemetery.
gsSome folks get very pions wher
they are sick and forget all about i
Y once they get well again.
The man who tries to wrap him
q self in the robe of his own righteous
Q ness discovers 60 his sorrow that til,
covering won't 90 round him.
Jesus Christ never captured foo
of territory, but He was the world
greotest Conqueror. because He wa
: triumphant on the battle field of TIL
J, !, heart.
What difference does it max
!. whether Won let Sin or the Saviou
! into your life? The difference be
. tWeenruin and regnancv.
: Piety that is bottled up 500
stagnates.
; Remember that sGcdiisaess is al
pied goodness.
People may become famous Q
j. notorious By accident but they neve
hecofle great by accident Trll
greatness is only won By the swea
of Preparedness.
To live at the top of life you nlus
obey the highest law Of life tt
Christ laN of life.
Herod vgas sorry he made q ras
promise but not sorry enough