Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-21
billy SUNDAY
AND OIIUMNA
Outline Of Results After Five
Weeks Work Of Base Ball
Evangelist
CHURCHES ARE STIMULATED
Aside From New Converts Lassards in
the Churches Are Moved to Do
Greater Thinss-city Widely Adver-
tised by Observation-Disclosures Say
1 They Are Glad Meetings Were Held.

A summary OF the five weeks work
OF Billy" Sunday in Ottumwa is given
by the Burlington Hawkeye which has
watched Sundays meetings with in
terest because of the evangelist's work
I'm that city few years ago. The
Hawkeye, under an Ottumwa date,
says:
What are the general results of
Evangelist Billy Sundays five weeks
work in Ottumwa? It is hard ques
ton to answer as the results are a
difficult proposition ITO measure. First
and foremost the GREATEST effect of
the revival just closed is noticeable in
the churches. These institutions have
received an inspiration and impetus
unprecedented, and far beyound the
widest dreams of the most enthusiastic
supporters of the famous evangelist.
A new spirit has been created among
the church members; diffidence has
been supplanted by q warm flood of
fraternaLsm in its broadest sense.
Rev. Mr.. Sunday made 1882 con-
verts' while in the city, but this state
ment is misleading. OF this number
fully SO per cent are people who have
been church members for years and
who, if asked before the evangelist's
advent here, if they, We're Christians.
would have answered in the affirma-
tive. Possibly they are really converts
but not new church members. OF the
1882 who took an open and public
stand for Christianity, 341 were from
out Of the city, and 55S protested no
church preference. OF these perhaps
one half will choose churches, and
the other half may wander right along
without any church affiliations, but
sure it is that the new spirit and the
new enthusiasm created will have
lasting effect.
Some Hard Feelings.
Temporary, perhaps permanent, hard
feelings were created. The city
eeethed for days with suodued excite
ment following a presentation by
Mayor T. j. Phillips and other promi-
nent citizens of a petition asking the
evangelist to give to Ottttmwa charity
all but $1,000 of his free-will offerings
given by grateful Ottumwa people last
Sunday. Hard words were uttered and
nasty letters written. The objection
able features OF the letters written and
the address OF Rev. Mr.. Sunday have
been retratted. Apologies have been
made and ample explanations given
and in all but a few quarters absolute
harmony exists. The effect Of these
letters may be revived ;ut the spring
election, as there is considerable talk
Of q citizens reform ticket in the
event Of which both the republican and
democratic nominees would undoubt-
eddy reopen the old cuts and sores
that were made during the last week
Of the revival.
Practically $4,000 have been given
by the Ottumwa people to the work of
the revivals, or to causes which had
their source as q result of the meet
ings. OF this amount, In round fig
ures. $4,000 was expended on the tab
ernacle, its lights, heating, care and
furnishings. The evangelist's free will
offering amounted to $7,353.77. To the
establishment of a rescue mission
home here the citizens freely gave
substantial cash offering and pledged
$1,000 more. The remaining portion of
the total sum was given to members
of the Sunday revival party, Mrs.
Muirhead, slum worker; Miss Miller,
Bible teacher; Mrs. A. B. Sims, of Des
Moines. champion whist player, now
converted, and Mel Trot'.er, of Grand
Rapids, Mich, who was here in the in
terests of the Ottumwa rescue mission
and to the American Home Finding
association of Ottumwa
Merchants Are Glad.
Business has suffered but little. The
are glad the evangelist
came here; Others are angry The
meetings brought many people to the
city from nearby towns, hoaperhaps
would never have come, and lit was !
these who made purchases at the local
shops. The grocers are the ones that
suffered, SO enthused over the, meet
ings were many housewives that the
matter of ordering groceries and other
edibles We're sometimes forgotten.
1t is an assumed fact that as a re- |
suit of the meetings just closed the sa-
looms of Ottumwa will tie put out of !.
business. Remonstrance petitions are
now In circulation and already sigma
cures of nearly $500 voters have been
attached to them. Twenty seven hun /
bred bona fde names vii be sufficient
to bring about the desired end. There
are forty saloons in Ottunwa, and one
Of them acceding the victory to the |
lnti-saloon forces, has closed it's doors
One bartender, Jacob Hahn, has re-
signed his position and has been given
In the clothing store of H.
6. Anderson, a Billy Sunday convert.
The revival meetings have adver-
Used Ottumwa all over the country.
Five weeks of Billy Sunday gives
,ity more publicity than five years of
commercial association is a common
ltterance among maryland the OF
.umwa Commercial association is no
back number"
LAME ARRESTED AGAIN.