Sunday Sermon Tells of a Ball Player's Conversion
The Rev Sunday recalls a famed conversion twenty years earlier in Chicago. He describes praying to catch the pennant winning ball, meeting stars like Mike Kelly and Cap Anson, and joining Jefferson Park Presbyterian Church after leaving a life with Chicago White Stockings teammates. The tale blends faith, fame, and a pivotal turning point in his career.
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Chicago White Stockings
Chicago
State Street
State and
van Buren Street
Ames
East van Buren Street
Siegel Cooper and Co
Boston
Kelly
Bill
Cap Anson
Cap
Marshall County
Marshalltown
John Clarkson
McCormick
Pfeffer
Williamson
George Gore
Detroit
Michigan
Hot Springs
Clarkson
Mike Kelly
Charlie Bennett
Charlie
John
Bennett
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Lathrop
8&J. Louis
Pullman
St. Louis
Jefferson Park Presbyterian Church
Presbytery of
Spalding
From Lunch Counters to Salvation in Muscatine
In a column recounting a life turned by faith, a former baseball star recalls youth near Detroit and Chicago, a famous catch, and costly temptations from cigars to gambling. He details prayers, a church elder role, and a drastic life change led by God, ending with a sermon about choosing religion over a lost path.
Sunday Sermon by Mr Sunday at Tabernacle
Thousands gathered as Mr Sunday delivered a long evangelistic sermon on obedience to the gospel. He warned of hell, extolled eternity and divine love, urged repentance, and cited biblical examples while urging church reform and Pentecostal power in modern congregations. The afternoon and evening services drew 4,000 and 4,000 plus attendees, with 27 turning to faith.
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Israel
Solomon
David
Peter
God
Hell
Christ
Moses
Noah
Rahab
Jericho
Paris
Seine
William Cowper
Fanny J. Crosby
Brooklyn Heights
Jesus
Charles Wesley
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Space
Uranus
Chicago
Lake Geneva
Wis
Yerkes Observatory
Jonesy Neptune
Neptune
Lowa
Alpha Centauri
Ark
Heaven
Colorado
Tabernacle
Carmon
Lesana
Jesus Christ
Lot
Sodom
Moab
Ammon
Judicial Bonds and Surety Services Offered Nationwide
The Surety Company of New York advertises bonds for judicial proceedings probate insolvency and debt collection. It pledges fast issuance with no red tape and nationwide reach via agents. It notes high risk makes personal sureties unsuitable and invites applications for any form of suretyship.
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Surety Company of New
Cure a Cold in One Day Claims Brom o Quinine Tablets
Ad claims a single day cure for a cold using laxative bromine quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. E W Grove’s signature appears on each box and price is 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
English Channel
Ed Williamson
Dearborn Street
League
Frank Flint
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Musecatine
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Harvard
Egypt
New England
United States
Ifme
American Surety Company of
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Thompson & Thompson
Attys
E. 2Nd St
Muscatine
H. S. Howe
F. Arwin Atkins
West Liberty
Bran New State
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
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