Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-04

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Iowa Falls, Nov. Sunday, the
evangelist, has just closed a very sue
cessful series of revival meetings in
this town, some $50 conversions being
reported, of these seventy-fiv being
adults. The meetings We're held in the
opera house, one of the finest auditori-
ums in the state. A big choir filled the
stage and crowds filed the house, while
many stood patiently thru the services,
being unable to find seats. The expense
of the four weeks series of meetings
was $1,000 in round numbers, of which
amount Sunday received about 5000 for
his services, all being voluntary sub
scriptions. Much good has resulted from
these meetings.
Now the above is the stereotyped re-
port, and it is true, but 1.-THE half has
never been told" When the meeting
for men only" was called, as usual a
crowd of men and many curious boys
gathered to hear this evangelist (heav
en- save the nance. What follows
comes to the writer from many sourc-
es, and can be accepted as facts. This
good man, with the good book near his
ture, sermon, or talk wilcih, if the lam
guage used had been uttered in hotel
Office, the proprietor would have turned
him into the street. He took up the
diseases of men. called them by the
commonly used names. Worse than
that, he described methods of cure. dis
gushing in detail, words and gestures.
He used language referring to the rela-
tions of the sexes no decent man ever
uses in public or private. He referred
to the position of men and women in
dancing that, if they were his subjects
of thought, no decent woman should
ever allow him to touch her hand much
less indulge in round dance.
This kind of talk coming to the know
ledge of the mayor, j. H. Funk. man,
by the way. who has positive ideas of
decency and also has the courage of
his convictions, Mr.. Funk sent word to
the evangelist that this kind of talk
must cease in public in Iowa Falls. To
this the evangelist sent a reply that to
succeed in drawing a crowd "he must
be sensational" and the mayor sent
back word that he could be as sensa-
tional as he pleased, but must be de-
cent in Iowa Falls.
Then came a meeting for women
only and to this meeting came scores
of young girls, and all then and there
listened to "a talk" no physician would
dare to indulge in before a crowd of
young girls and women. Again the sub
ject of dancing was taken up His idea
of dancing. Again words concerning
the relation of the sexes were used,
never heard outside of doctors office.
He constituted himself a Christian
teacher to invade the sacredness of the
home life and tell women what they
should and should not do. And no
blush of shame came to his face while
he used language on that stage that
should only come to the daughters ears
from mothers lips. 1t is fact that
this writer, in giving an account of
these two meetings has had to check
himself in describing them for fear the
words, If printed, would bar this issue
of the T.-R. from the use of the malls.
Now this column has not been used
TO be a medium of the writer's opln-
ions. It will not be on this occasion.
One thing should be mentioned. The
sum of $500 was given this evangelist
for four weeks services, and he proud
ly states that every day of his time is
engaged from now till June l, 1908.
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