American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-16

Sunday was the big day of the Os
born meetings since they began. Two
strong sermons were delivered, morn
ing and evening at the NJ. E. church
and a talk to men on the subject,
"Samson's Barber Shop, or an Ex-
pensive Haircut" at the Irene at 3
o'clock, will all be remembered. The
fourth meeting was for women at the
NJ E. church, conducted by Mrs. Cal
lahan. Professor Kerns' singing was
an added feature, and pleasing one.
Mr.. Kerns has a splendid voice which
will be heard at all services until the
close. The Boosters sang for both
afternoon services. and merited the
applause they received.
Osborn's'text for the afternoon meet
ing was Judges 1913: "She made
him to sleep on her knees and cut off
the seven locks of his head" He
showed men the real Delilah of the
present day-pleasure, money, lust,
greed. drunkenness and gambling. In
a fascinating and forceful way he
painted the lives of the foolish Sam
son and the sinful deceitful Deliliah,
of old-the misdirected energy, the
wasted strength, the foolhardiness of
the one, and the seductive. deceitful
cunning of the latter, until the down
fall of both, and drew comparisons
between them and the present day
SamsOns and Delilahs. 1t was plain
talk, wherein things were called by
their right names, yet so embellished
by stories, personal experiences, and
pathetic incidents as to hold the clos
est attention of all present for an
hour and twenty minutes. There were
none present who did not have brought
home to them a sense of their respon-
sibility for conditions which surround
them and which they help to make.
At the close of the meeting quite a
number stood and asked to be re-
membered in prayer
Osborn is unlike any other evange-
list who has ever been here. Some
>people do not like him. others like
him very much. Those who have
heard him but once or twice, criticise
the most; those who have heard him
all the time, find little that displeases
His mind works faster than his
tongue-which is by no means slow
and sometimes thoughts are left un-
finished. His habit of injecting one
and often several stories or remins-
cences, or bible quotations into a state
ment by way of explanation, is liable
to lead to this result, but sooner o1
later he gets il out and makes his
meaning clear. He goes after sectar-
ianism in almost every sermon, hit
ting all denominations impartially
Membership in any church, he con
tends. is not salvation. He must be
heard, and heard frequently, to be
appreciated New illustrations, new
experiences, new embellishments Of
plain truths, are heard at each ser
mon. Some are for the thoughtful
some for the sedate and experienced
some for all manner of minds and
conditions. Changes from sadness t
gaiety, mirth to mimicry, derision t.
denunciatiOn-fOllow in whirlwind or
der
Sunday evening he analyzed the pro
digal son, both ancient and modern
e tracing him in his career from tn
impertinent, top-lofty, self-confiden
scion of over-esteem through his high
flying, 10y riding" career Of debauch
cry to the humbled. broken-down, pre-
mature-aged penitent who return
seeking forgiveness, tracing ever
step from the beginning, and finall
landing him where Osborn said h
started for, the hog pen.
Meetings will be held each evenin
during the week except Saturday
Sunday an all-day meeting is planne
with lunches served in the church
using the kitchen, dishes and utensil
to prepare such things as can not b
made ready at home.