Sunday Evangelist Draws Crowds in Freeport City
Rev. William A. Sunday drew large audiences despite bad weather. Attendance totals reached thousands across sessions, with volunteers urging gifts to compensate Sunday for his services. The Empyrean Quartette from Mason City, Iowa entertained, and ministers urged Next Sunday offerings to fund his work.
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F. A. Hosmer
Second Presbyterian Church
Orlo J. Price
The
Baptist Church
W. Gardner Thrall
English Lutheran Church
Sunday
Mr. Sunday
Freeport
Tabernacle
Come Down Zaccheus and Seek Salvation Sermon
A preacher outlines Luke 19 focusing on Zaccheus and Bartimaeus in Jericho. He urges restitution and faith, urging listeners to confess sin and accept Christ the Savior who seeks and saves the lost. He condemns greed, gambling, and drink, while stressing humility and spiritual transformation.
Hope in Christ as the source of enduring comfort
A preacher at Freeport extols Christian hope from I Peter to illuminate life’s trials. He argues hope is rational and grounded in God’s word, citing nature, providence, and scripture, and urges listeners to a personal decision in Christ amid social temptations and reviving a cigarette ordinance debates.
Tells by Their Sleep and Colds in Children
A mother notes early cold symptoms in children show in their sleep and breathing. She uses Scott's Emulsion and reports rapid improvement within days. The advertisement extols Scott & Bowne products as effective for child weakness and prevention.
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Scott
Sunday Sermon Urges Men to Choose Christ in Freeport
Mr Sunday preached to men urging them to choose the day and serve God using Joshua 24 15. He praised the Jewish race while condemning degradation and drunkenness saying true manhood lies in righteousness and faith in Jesus Christ. He criticized men who fail to come forward and warned of the effects of denying God on families and society.
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Mr. Sunday
Sunday
Jesus Christ
Freeport
Judgment Is Set Up On Your Last Night In This World
A Protestant evangelist urges listeners to face death and the coming judgment, insisting that belief in part of the text matters and that each person is personally accountable. He stresses honesty, repentance, and readiness, warning of eternal consequences for those who reject Christ.
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Sunday
Christ
God
Hell
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Tabernacle
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