The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-06
Rev. George A. Campbell Conducting
Series of Meetings at
First Christian
Church.
INTERESTING sPEAKER
Will Talk at Church Again Tonight
and the Public Has Been Invited
10 Attend and Hear
Him.

Rev. George a. Campbell. who IS
conducting a series OF meetings at the
First Christian church this week,
spoke last evening on "The Three
Fools"
The speaker described al the first
fool referred to in the subject the one
referred to by David who said in his
heart there was no God The speaker
said: Most of US are not atheists l n
thinking, but many of US are atheists
In our hearts. We live as though
there were nc God. We do not deny
him in our thinking. but God is not IN
our life. We do not will to have God
in our life, and this class of fool Is
one who is a fool in the will.
The second type OF a fool is the one
referred to by Paul, who inquired of
him How are the dead raised"
This class will not believe until
they understand everything. They in
sist on understanding the mystery or
the stars, the mystery Of the moon,
the mystery Of the seed. the plant, the
bloom and fruitage. The things in
which they believe must be capable
of being weighed and measured. They
do not believe in Christ or the resur-
rection because they do MOI under
SIanQ these LulHSS-
The third class Of fool is the n
referred to by Christ. There was a
certain rich mar whose barns were
full and Overlooking. He decided to
tear down his barns, build greater
barns and for this 1 find no condemna-
ton in the Masters words. Nowhere
does the Master condemn material
prosperity and growth. / have travel
ed across Iowa and have seen in 1t
the best barns in any state of the un.
ion. Fine barns indicate splendid
farms.
But the key to Jesus condemnation
was-when the man said hat after hav-
ing torn down his barns and built
greater barns, he would then say that
his soul might take Its ease. The Mas
ter's condemnation was In the putting
off of the soul nurture and e~ndeavor-
ing to secure SOU rest because OF
e~reater wealth. 1t was not the pros.
perity, not the fine barns and the
splendid farms that the Master on
demned, but it was the putting off his
soul nurture into the future and pas
ing his soul rest upon his wealth.
I'm the new testament story, after
the farmer had planned his larger
barns and larger prosperity, death
came and his plans were never mn
ished. There was no goodbye. HIS
soul waited too long.
"Tolstoi describes this story OF a
man who was promised for his herlt-
q and dominion all the land he
might encompass in a days run, but
he must return to the starting point
ere the setting of the sun. The mar
on his days journey and wld,
ened the circle to take in a large HELD
here. a splendid meadow there, a mag
nifcent forest over yonder and ee-s
he reached out 10 take In more
land he extended his steps in order
that he might be at the starting point
at the set of sun. He was nearing the
goal as the sun was ready TO SINK IN
the western horizon, thinking upon
what a splendid heIitage he had en-
compassed, and after getting back 10
the starting point by a special efort
lust before the set of sun he a won
a splendid heritage, but a few mo-
ments later fell dead.
$50 with the three classes I have
described tonight: There IS the looi
in will who makes the mistake OF not
having God a part of his everyday
life. There is the fool in intellect
who fails to get the most out Of life
becau he does not understand, and
there is the fool in the affections,
who defers his soul rest until after he
is surrounded with material prospect
tv, and who hopes to secure soul rest
because OF his material possessions.'
Rev. Campbell is a most effective
and interesting speaker. He holds
the audience to the closest attention
throughout the address. He speaks
again this evening and the public is
cordially invited to attend.