Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-09
1000 MEN FROM
MASON LODGES
HEAR REV. BILL
BIZ GOTTA BARTHOLOMEW.

them, headed by the Amoo grottc
band under the leadership OF J. c
Moody OF Moline. visited the taber-
nacle last evening and occupied
reserved seat sections in the center
OF the building, and TO them Mr.
Sunday addressed his sermon OF
the evening, speaking on IF Any
Man Will
The Masons marched IN a body
from the temple. the grotto band
heading the procession and playing
as they marched. The band took
places on the platform and during
the evening played a number of
selections and assisted in the
music OF the congregational sing
ing.
A large delegation from the Dav-
export Locomotive works was pres
ent, banner Of good proportions
identifying the men. Another large
delegation OF men was present from
the Long View park district and
they occupied reserved seats in the
front Of the tabernacle. Nurses from
the Moline Lutheran hospital were
there in force and upon being ask
ed the song they liked best they
said My Wonderful Dream" and
asked Mr.. Rodeheaver to sing 1t for
them, which he did very beautiful
~.
The Hamlet and Reynolds Pres
N byterian churches sent delegations
II likewise and took part in the SER
Al vices of the evening.
Rodey had a lot of nice things to
say to the Masons, telling them too
that Mr.. Sunday was no Mason
4hOy1ub he son Whn lie He
said a lot of things that Masons
would understand about no matter
how hot the sands might be they
were willing to guide Mr.. Sunday
over them, etc, which the mere
scribe doesn't comprehend. And
then, too, he gave them a little
good advice about living up TO the
vows that they have taken when
they Jeined the Masonic order and
pleaded with them not to scar their
conscience with he badge and pass
Hword and not to make the mistake
of allowing those symbols to take
he place of faith in God. Only
through the belief in the book that
les on the altar Of every Masonic |
odge, can man enter the kingdom !
Hi heaven.
Kind Words for Y.
Led by the band Onward Christ |
an Soldiers" was sung and because !
Rodey said Charles Huber didn't |
ling he was fined 81 which was put |
n the. collection pan. Rodey at this /
ime took occasion to say some |
lind words about the work Of the !
in France. Rodey was in France |
IS a Y worker and he speaks with |
authority. He said that the many
tories about the work of that or
anization were all bunk and that
he 5000 men that ministered to
be wants of two million did re-
harkable work and should be
iven full credit for it.
DR.. Frank Cole of ST. Johns
ethodist church, Davenport, chair
an of the executive committee an
ounced that the budget for the
Abernacle expenses will be closed
EXT Sunday. The churches are all
close and unite in the services
that day and every effort will be
ade to wipe out the debt.
Rodey also took occasion last
ening to refute many of the
Dries that are going the rounds
at Mr.. Sunday demands a certain
arantee before he will come to a
" for a series of meetings This
said is absolutely untrue. And
for the stories about drinking
telling smutty stories and the
Re, he said that although he had ]
en- with Mr. Sunday for IL years
had never yet heard him tell a
bry that could not be told before
wives of all men present |,
Sunday Pleased.
Mr.. Sunday expressed his pleasure
having the Masons present and
d he had learned from expert
be that they are a bunch on
ON he can always rely to do The
hit thing at the right time. He /
Pike of the high ideal ne enter !
rs of the organization. If there .
my bunch on God Almighty's dirt |
t / have a right to expect CO. :
eration of, it is the men who !
hr the Masonic badge" he add s
| have a controversy with the !
rich today, and that controversy |
he Iaxity on the part Of the Of
lis to apply the principles or
who live in opposition to their G
misses and will not stick up for !
n truth" said Mr. Sunday in !
lCuIHS upOu lis SuO4SSS "a 1AAS {
ming. 4
If any man shall do his will we +
II know. And therefore our :
racter is in our will. What We !
we are. You will be drunk
or YOU will be a Christian
~ man that walks the streets I
leayen. he willed he would and a
is why he is there Every man "
is in hell, he willed, and that I
hy he is there. t
r. Sunday discussed at some f
III the question of where Cain
his wife. Il seldom preach a
ting that some mutt does not t
me that same question said a
Sunday. The bible says that i
knew his wife in the land OF I
1t always looks sort of sus- O
rus to me to see a man so Ii
Interested in some other
8 wife that bothers some OF
Holsters half as much as It is o
wife of your neighbor. n
GU are trying to pin your hope 4
saven on where Cain got his a
That cuts no ice with ME at s
Why do you ask that silly, f
1lous question. It is because
are trying to take a stand
lst the bible-discredit the n
f? Is it because you are trying n
id some excuse that will JUS v
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