Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-10
Tips from the
Tabernacle

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A second Mrs. Asher, contralto,
made her appearance last evening
on the tabernacle stage when with
out warning Rodey called on Miss
Notovena Steck to sing with him
the song I'm the Garden" which
number was requested by one of
the delegations. Miss Steck, who
carries an enviable reputation as a
pianist, surprised and delighted the
big audience with the sweetness OF
her song
by the way. my team won this
afternoon. 1 used to play in the
National league, so 1 can't forget
my old love ard just naturally had
to pull for old Cincinnati. Other
wise l would have been for Chit
cago," said Bill Sunday, the ball
player, last night. At the outset
OF the pennant series Sunday pre-
dicted that the Reds would win.
Perhaps some Of you who were
poor men yesterday and multimil-
uonaires today, took his tip.
Here Is another tip. Hold on to
your farms. Mr.. Sunday took occa-
SIGN last evening TO speak of his
visit to the Rock Island Pillow
works and the enjoyment that he
and Mrs. Sunday got from the in
spection of the plant. In speaking
OF the pillow as a civiliZing agency
and its use in preparing the soil
for the seed he said: Ten years
ago when 1 went up and down here
through Illinois and Iowa people
laughed at me for saying that farms
would soon bring $500 an acre.
You take it from me they VIII soon
be 81 600 an acre at the rate the
value of land is increasing. You
cant make any more laad, that is
a cinch. So make them chloroform
you before you give away your
farms, You never need worry
while they are yours, You have 4
soft place fixed for your old age
n you Just hang on to them"
Fe~p'e cry for seats IN the tab
a~aacie. Last evening a discOr-
soiatc little fellow, he couldn't
have been more than 8, sat on the
platform steps and after blinking
and blinking hard for long time,
buried his small head in his arms
and how he did cry. Fred Rapp,
you know him, he is always looking
out for some ones comfort, G;s-
the little fellow and per-
suaded him to whisper into his
ears the trouble that was rending
his heart. He hadn't been able to
find a seat up in front, or else
hadn't dared to take one, and he
was utterly disconsolate. Mr.. Rapp
took him under his wing and placed
him right up on the second row of
the middle section and there he
remained in strictest attention
the services. with dry,
bright eyes watching the evangeI-
list.
Pilgrims to the number of ap-
proximately $50 came forward last
evening for reconsecration. This
part Of the service is always one Of
the most interesting as well as the
most important and to the onloOker
It presents the characters Of peO-
pie. The expression on the faces
Of those who came forward is 2
study No two people take the
experience alike. Some sing.
others are strangely moved and
burst into tears as they take their
place among the converts. Others
have a rapt, frightened expression
that is hard OF analysis. Last eve
ming a young man came forward
and Immediately he was followed
by a woman. undoubtedly his moth
pr. After shaking the hand OF Mr..
Sunday the mother took the young
man to the side and talked to him
rs but few mothers do on the i'm
portance of the step that he had
lust taken, telling him, with tears
rolling down her face, of the new
responsibility that was his and
life and the saCredness Of his vow.
4 face scanned with lines that
wrong living have placed there,
hard, cynical. greets the onloOkeT
Zach evening from the front rows
1fthe middle section Of the taber-
lacle. He is i'll kempt, careless OF
iress. awkward of movement ami
almost embarrassed in his de-
neanor, and yet there has not been
! night since the meetings began
hat he has been absent from the
services at the tabernacle He
vatchas the face Of Mr. Sunday as
/ cat watches a mouse and he
thinks in every word with atten-
ion that never falters. He has not !
ret made his public confession but |
the leaven is working |!
/ transformation in the man. In /
he last several nights his express |
ion seems to have changed. Cynic- !
SIN seems to be giving way to con-
dction and some day he will take 1
IFS stand with others in the desire |
o find his Christ