Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-02
GYPSY FAREWELL
1O HIS CONVERTS
RoMANY EVANGELIST GIVES
FAREWELL LECTURE AND
LIFE HISTORY.
5000 FOR HIS SERVICES
GIVEN IN PAID ADMISSIONS
Thrilling Story of t:s .srIy Youth and
wandernss VS. Lost Tribe
Various Estim' as to Number Of
converts-To Meetings in Gin
cinnati. :.

sons assembled in the Seventh Regi-
ment armory last night, Gypsy Smith.
in his lecture, told the story of
his life from gypsy camp to the pulpit.
first with touch of pathos in his
voice. then again, brushing away
stray tear, referred to incidents of his
boyhood days which caused many out
bursts of laughter.
For the first time since his visit here
he charged admission to hear his lee
ture. 1t is estimated that the receipts
We're about $500. all of which will go
10 the Evangelistic Council of England
to carry on the work of teaching re-
ligton in other parts of the world. This
organization pays the salaries of all
its evangelists, among whom are
Gypsy Smith.
AT the close nj the meeting last
night, with the voices of the great
choir singing when We Meet Again.
Gypsy Smith and his wife stood on
the platform waving the Union Jack OF
England and the Stars and Stripes.
The great audience waved handker-
for the evangelist who has won so
/ many converts in the cause of chris
| tianity in this city during the last four
weeks. Gypsy Smith shook the hands
of many of his followers, and then went
to his hotel
Thousands Of Converts Reported.
He will leave for Cincinnati this af-
ternoon, where he will remain three
| yINt.~ 4
here is variously estimated from 1000
to $4,000, but conservative estimate
is made that about $4,000 went into
the inquiry room and prayed to be
made christians. Another estimate is
made that about 100000 heard him
during his religious campaign here.
Prior to the recital of his life's his
tory the evangelist paid tribute to The
earnest work of H 2. Cowell, presiden
of the Laymen's Evangelistc Council
instrumental In bringing him here. He
also spoke of the work of every one
connected with the revival the police
department in handling the immense
crowds, the ushers, the choir of 1,00C
voices who gave up their time to the
cause of christianity and the press OF
| the city for the work it has done
toward making the revival a success.
There are gypsies and there are imi-
tations of gypsies, just as there are
gentlemen and limitations of gentlemen
| as dudes,' he said in his address
'.Gypsies are puzzle to every one. In
plays, newspapers. novels and in COM
mon conversation the gypsy is ma
ligned by every one. Withal there is q
glamour about my people which makes
them attractive. No one knows the
gypsies; they say they do. but they
4 don't
Comes From Lost Tribe.
II don't know where we came from
where our real home land is. but have
a good idea. I believe that the gypsies
are the lost tribe. We have no educa-
tion, don't know much about the world
but we are in the main fearless an6
honest. Our names are nearly all taker
from the bible, such names as Samp-
son. Delilah or any such biblical names
Imagine Sampson and Dellah in the
same family.
You never heard OF a fallen womer
among the tribes. We have no tender
loin or red light district. One thing I.
true with us, we are taught to respec
woman, no matter where she is.
You never hear of a gypsy woman
getting a divorce. You never read of {
gypsy breaking into bank to rob 1t oil
reconstruct one. We don't steal anv.
thing of any consequece. People 81,
that gypsies steal children They do il
fairy tatles and nursery rhymes. bu
not in reality They have enough o
their own
Al this point of his address he as
sailed the loose divorce laws Of Amec
ita, declaring that the laws of tn,
country in regard to divorce malse'
possible respectable way Of commit
ting adultery"
"I-nlees America tightens its grip OF
tbs laws in this regard. America wal
not hold its place among the great ma
tens of the world he continued.
MY uncle lived until he was 10
years old. When he was 80 years old h.
be came converted 10 the christian re
ligion He was the father of thirty on
children. Think of that. With tha
number Of children why should gypse
kidnap other children?
1--WE are not robbers. We are goo,
finders. tho Tho gypsy families ar
small traders. That is their method o
getting living"
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