Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1912 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The revival meeting last night under the leadership of Mrs. Fell was full of The?audience was large and eager for the Gospel message given under the subject of “War,” from the text 1 Tim. 1:18 and 2 Tim. 2:3. “War a good warfare” and “Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.” The speaker spoke of. the honors of war, and then went to the spiritual application of the lesson, saying that the greatest war that we can engage in is the war over precious souls. This is the greatest war in all the world. Are you engaged in this warfare? Ane ybu warrlng ira a good soldier of Jesus Christ? Are you under the flag of the Cross? We are either for Christ or we are against Him. If you once was in this warfare and have deserted, get back into the ranks. Get back into the true warfare. Are you as a family divided in this warfare —some in Satan’s cause and sbme for the Master? Let all join Christ’s army and fight together in this war for souls for the Kingdom of God. Preaching tonight by Mrs. Fell, at 7:30. Come and help In the service.

This is the season for magazine canvassers and neighboring newspapers are warning people against “fake” solicitors. Several have been defrauded here during the past years and it is always safer to patronize the local dealers, who will be able to give you favorable clubbing rates. Make strange canvassers prove that they are honest by showing their authority from the publishers or else do ize them. A magazine solicitor for McClures, the Delineator and the Ladies Home Journal is said to have made a big haul at Gary and .to have failed, io send the magazines to all who subscribed. An increase in wages was announced by the large cotton manufacturing companies of Rhode Island Monday. The amount of the increase which will go into effect March 25, was not made public. The mills employ about 20,000 operatives. Peter Howe, 89 year® old, credited with running the first locomotive into Chicago, is reported dead at his home in Sandusky, Ohio. Howe Was born in England and came to America when he was 15 years old. He immediately took up railroad work. John W. Noble, of St Louis, who was secretary of the interior under President Harrison, is seriously ill frofii weakening of the heart He is 81 years old. ■ -