Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-13
WOMEN CROWD
GYM TO HEAR
MRS. SUNDAY
Wife of Evangelist Brings Mes
sage Of Encouragement In Heart
to Heart Talk ut College.

Augustana gymnasium was pack
ed to the doors yesterday afternoon
with women seeking an opportun-
ity to hear Mrs. w. A. Sundays
message on the occasion of the
mass meeting for women only held
during the Sunday campaign. Ev
cry seat was filled. the side aisles
were crowded with standing wO-
men and they overlooked into the
running gallery.
The meeting was presided over
by Mrs. William Asher, who led
the singing, Miss Florence Kinney
at the piano, Mrs. Houser of Dav-
export giving the invocation.
Mrs. Sunday had a simple heart
to-heart talk with the women, ex-
planning to them the reason for the
revival in the city and saying that
she felt that already tremendous
good had resulted from the cam
paign in the community and thai
results were being manifest TO the
members Of the party. And she
added, We are so used to seeing
and meeting people and Judging OF
the work that is being accomplish
ed that l am sure We are in a po-
sition to say that a new life is be-
ing born in the church, a new
spirit is being manifest, and we
are sure that Gods blessing is fall
! ing upon us
Continuing, she said. When the
church is aroused to its RESPONSE
bility, when it's members become
, interested in the salvation Of the
souls of others, they are born into
the kingdom OF God. The concern
of the church is that its members
should be concerned in bringing
into the kingdom those who want
to be saved through conversion. 1t
is its duty to show others how to
become Christians. to count for
something from this day forward,
to be good for something in a posi-
tive and not a passive way"
Mrs. Sunday read a large num-
/ Der Of letters that have come to
her and Mr.. Sunday in testimony
of the conversion that has been
worked in their lives; OF the impe-
tus on a new life that has been
given. Letters from those who had
been in the church for many years
and yet who had not awakened to
the realization of their place and
responsibility in the church. Let
tiers from men and women who have
turned from paths OF wickedness
into paths OF light. all bearing tes-
timony to the saving power OF the
word OF God.
Blessing of Personal Work.
"The biggest blessing in any
ones life" she continued, lis the
knowledge that you have brought
soul to their God; that you have
pointed out the way to better and
happier lives. The woman who is
serving God must not do so half
heartedly; she must do il with all
her heart, with her faith firm in
the belief that God will answer her
prayer"
The spoke OF the Importance of
bible study, which she said is as
needful in the life of the Christian
as milk is TO the life of the baby
Without the word Of God the Chris
tian will perish. Pray. read the
word of God and talk for God and
there will be no backsliGers." she
said. Hearts all about you may
be hungry for the prayers that you
hesitate to give, for the comforts
that those prayers will bring and
often II is those you least suspect
who need you the most she con-
Guided.
Mrs. Sunday. like her husband.
has a fund Of illustrations with
which to emphasize her points in
the same telling and pertinent
manner.
At the close of the service she
asksd that those wishing to take
their public stand for Christ come
forward and give their hand, and
a goodly number did so.
The collection for the afternoon
amounted to s25701.
Another mass meeting for women
~.il undoubtedly be held next Sun
lay afternoon in view Of the fact
that the Sunday campaign is TO
continue three weeks longer in
etaad of two weeks. Definite an
nouncement Of this meeting will be
made later.