Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-13
urn Tnrs- 9arshtnum an Thursday Agust l 1909

some disreputable woman who can and
will lecture on subjects generally not
discussed in polite society.
For that is exactly what the present
revival (another form of intellectual
enjoyment, this combired with genu-
inc religious feeling) offers as the thing
that draws the crowd. This statement
lis deliberately made by one who be-
.lieves in so-cailed revivals. BY one
who thinks If as a result of such meet
Iings one man is saved and for the
remainder of his days becomes good
citizen the result is worth all it costs
the community. But such a result can
and is brought about III many cases
Without the aid of the disreputable man
as the leading reyivaliss. Many able,
pure-minded aud clean talking profess
sional revivalists can be secured by our
religious organizations, but sad to re-
late. they are not in demand TO the ex-
tent that Sam Jones or Billy Sunday
find calls TO lead such religious gather
iugs.
Sometime last wear in one of our Iowa
towns one of these foul mouthed pro-
Ifessional revivalists awakened such dis
gust that the local press of the town
where he was a work wrote him up
land severely criticised his actions and
words. The daily press of the state
also advertised his indecencies, so that
his fame spread far and wide. The rev.
erend brother was engaged to go to an
other town at the close Of his meetings
lin Y. So the brethren" in Nextown,
hearing of his talk In X, wrote there
to find out how much truth there was
in the published reports Word was
sent them that the facts were as al
LEGGED. And yet, in the face and eyes
of such replies. these good church p 20
pie of Nextown actually wrote him TO
come and welcomed this vulgar talker
to their homes. their church and the
society of their wives and daughters.
And from there he Went to another
town, meeting with great success and
thank offerings to the amount of $1,000
were raised and given him for four
weeks revival service.
Now the members of our Chautau-
qua societies who hire Tillman and
the members of our church societies
W no hlle IL 1SSttll i4S'So i'Ne - 49,
prised at the inevitable nearby re-
suits. The Christian religion is to-
day feeling the effects of these mounte-
hanks who in the name of Christ are
saying and doing things that make one
shudder Think of the great and re-
vered names on the rolls of any of our
grand Christian organizations. and then
Iinscrihe beside them the names of the
modern evangelist. The Christian re-
ligion has today "A big fight on Its
hands to keep abreast of the times and
successfully war against evil anywhere
and everywhere. The Christian relig-
ion today is far--far away from the Ia
boring man. the wage Garner. 1t is .os-
irg its hold on the community for a
variety of reasons. Losing because not
gaining in influence as well as numeri-
cally And not the least of the causes
bringing out this deplorable result Is
the cheapening. the vulgarizng and the
OF the Christian religion
brought out in the sermons (save the
markD of these disreputable men who
in the name of the Savior and in our
churches and on our platforms use Ian
suage and by action depict some of the
lowest forms of bestial life. Worse than
al, is the fact that they are encouraged
in such talk and action by voluntary
gifts of $1,000 for a four weeks stay