Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-25
EGGED TIE EVANGELIST
Protracted Meetings at LeGrand
Marked by a Sensational
Close.
Young Men Of the Town Assault
Rev. Charles Babcock, anO
Evangelist.
Best People of the Village Stirred
Because OF the Disgraceful
Incident.

Trouble is likely in store for num-
the result of disgraceful assault upon
Rev. Charles Babcock, of Cleveland, O.,
an evangelist of the Friends church,
who, on Sunday night, concluded
successful fortnightS series of meet
ings in the Friends church at LeGrand.
Rev. Babcock is young and fearless
speaker and has pursued course In
His meetings similar to that of Billy"
| Sunday. He has attacked sin as he
sons, assailing saint and sinner alike.
III many instances he was particularly
outs poken and plain in his statements
and has, during the entire series of
meetings, handled questions that he
considered his duty. without gloves.
AS all evangelists find in their expe-
riences they can not suit every one and
say what they consider they should
from the public pulpit They offend
many and Rev. Babcock has not been
Il
the spirits of several who have been at
tending the meetings. especially few
young men who were present more out
of curiosity than the desire of obtain
ing good from helpful discourses. Con-
siderable Ill feeling was engendered
and, on Sunday night, when the meet
ings were to close, few of the dis
gruntled went to the church looking for
trouble.
An after meeting was held, with an
invitation by the evangelist for all to
remain who wished spiritual comfort
and desired to take higher ground A
number of the young men staid to have
good time Rev. Babcock saw imme-
diately thru the plans of the worship
disturbers and kindly invited them to
leave. This they did and, gathering to-
gether more of their friends, collected
Il generous quantity of cold storage
eggs of questionable character and lay
in wait for the evangelist. The result
was that the man of the cloth got to his
boarding place somewhat the worse for
bis handling. with his garments stained
and besmeared with stale eggs. Fifteen
or twenty young men are supposed to
have been implicated in the egg throw
ing.
Notwithstanding the abrupt and UNI
fortunate termination of the evangel-
Isis stay in LeGrand his meetings
there are considered an unqualified
success. Fully seventy five people have
been led to take higher ground, and |
many protested their faith and took the.
stand of Christians. The good people /
Of LeCfrand are very much tncensa,i I
over the action of the rough element"
as they term the class of young fellows
who acted so unwisely. 1t is not the
damage that they did to the evangel-
list. but the unsavory reputation that
will be given the peaceful community
of LeGrand thru the publicity that the
affair will cause.
Rev. j. III. Hadley pastor of the
Friends church at LeGrand, visited the
city Monday afternoon and laid the
facts of the case before County Attor-
hey Stone. Before leaving for his home
Monday night Rev. Hadley said to the
T.-R that he hardly knew what the
outcome would be from legal stand
Joint. II am perfectly satisfied in my
own mind" he said. "as to who the :
at least are, and know .
the names of the young men who left
the after meeting upon the request of
Rev. Rabcock. Whether the actual .
,roof can be obtained such that would
De necessary in a court of law, am not !,
lble to state at present The matter {.
will be probed. however, and we may be
,ble to make an example out of some of
he miscreants"