Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1915 — “OUR MOTHER'S” SERVICE DREW LARGE CROWDS [ARTICLE]

“OUR MOTHER'S” SERVICE DREW LARGE CROWDS

Special Service Tonight at Methodist Church Revival Meetings— Everybody Come. The service in honor of “Our Mothers,” was a wonderful one at the Methodist church last night. The church began filling up very eaify and dozens of carnations were sold at the door. The Rev. J. McD. tKerr preached a most impressive sermon about the love and influence of mothers and at times there were many in tears. The beautiful singing of the evangelists touched all hearts. A great many came around the altar for consecration and conversion. The congregation sang an appropriate song and marched in a body to the altar and left their flowers. This was a wonderful sight and it nade a deep impression upon all present. The flowers were given today to some of the sick of the community. There were not enough flowers to send to every home that had sick people, but the committee made them reach around to as many m possible. Tonight will be orae of the greatest services of all. At the close there •will be a rally of all the new converts and -new members. Dr. Cumick announced that Sunday a free will offering wfll be taken for the evangelists. There have been no collections taken during the three weeks' services for the evangelists, so the people can give to the free will offering Sunday.