The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-23


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&Esa sae electoral conference
Personally. TNNore vas a arge g,aL'
wfsa . strong body and intellect and i1fex-
bic Will. lie was eHEer gels 2G1 aggressive
q AZ r@s IL church wcr6. men re IN
3@TE0Ok any enterprise he gTntEa43* f'5s.1-
al e! IL achieFe success, 20 matter now n
years. wf.il4 pastor az the early Methodist
church r. Seattle. - declared:
- havs always had revival meetings. ana
] AT going - have one here II YOU don
want H. IN 50 so21eW here else.
lie h4a the revival. He began special
meetings soon after ThanksSls ES and hetd
services afternoon an1 night. continuously,
In splt.. ef snow ard rain. until the middle
% Marca During that time 10 had the en-
Tire foRn CaGV&sse6 from house 10 house.
He made the members and otAer WORKERS
30 tae visiting in the forenoons, 80 they
weU.z not remain away from the after
noon meetings Sometimes he would keep
some Of his workers M until midnight
praying for the conversion Of special cases.
The churen was crowded at the night Serv-
lees and. Of course, lot OF sinners were
converted
As a preacher DeVore was dognatic and
asstTtive. He believed firmly IN The exist
enee Of 4 burning he'll for the sinner and
glorious heaven To- the saint. and these
convictions made him prominently an
eVaugelistic preacher.
Although eudOwei with the strong and
aggressive uatfsre which generally inspires
hatred as wei. as love and respect. De-
Wore vas s.agu!arly eOrt0nate in having
degree az susFltx IN his makeup that en-
ahied hsm To WIN ard hold many friends,
ard which was % inestimabie service 10
him iE his week. Generally ne managed
20 i've A peace with all men. bur there
came times when he found the knock
c0an'' style q argument highly essential
One day he met man in the road who
became exceedingly abusive. DeEore tried
10 reason with the fellow but he would
not listen 10 reason. DS|ore let him rant
a little longer. then. removing long black
coat wht2h he generally woT~, he laid II
or ne ground, together with his hat. with
the exclamation:
Wow. lay there. Methodist preacher.
wai.e I thrash this fellow
he did a good joe whiIe he was about
L, resumed the nahliiments of a Methodist
preacher. and went on his way rejoicing.
while the man VINO had been thrashed
picked himself up and sneaked OF in an
other hrectjon, mentally resolving ever
after to avoid big presiding elders who wore
long black coats.
In Seattle Devore and his family oc~
cupiec the same house with Capt and
Mrs Conway dhe same enlisted at Sc! Sc
honle), who are still living IN Seattle. The
families beca ne quite intimate. DeVore
was very fond Of pie. but pie did not agree
with him. Mrs. Conway was an expert pie
maker. Soon after the pies were taken
from the oven Capt Conway would call
out:
want some pie. DeVore?"
Yes send ii up"
Now. Mr.. DeVore." Mrs. DeYore would
exelain, ''you know pie don't agree with
you, and YOU must not eat any
Never mind. wife. The pie won't hur,
ne this time. Send II along. captain" Thu
pie Incident merely illustrates the positive
will OF the man. He was much inclined
10 have his own way, bat was generally
good natured about II.
DeVore was unusually successful in rails
ing money for use in building churches.
His persistent but persuasive manner en-
ao!ed him % get money from man" men