Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-20
VARYING VIEWS ON
GYPSY 5 Innovation
RoMANY REvivALlsTs INVASION
OF RED LIGHT DISTRICT Ae.
soRHINe TOPIC.
SMITH DEFENDS PARADE
WITH BIBLE EXAMPLES
Shows How Savior Wont Among Low
est Sinners In His Day and Minis.
tered Unto Them-Thinks Descend.
ants Of Ancient Pharasees Are Living
in chicaso-Parads Comment

Smiths sermon at the Seventh regi-
ment armory last night carried a
measure of yelled sarcasm for those
who had opposed the invasion Of his
revival host into the red light region.
Thruout the day, in every section of
the city, there had been discussion pro
and con of the midnight parade and
the strange religious meeting in the
Alllambra theater. AS tho sensible of
conflicting waves Of criticism and COM
mendation, the Romany preacher held
the bible in his hands as last nights
meeting logan, with 5000 in the great
hall and 500 outside, and from 1t quoted
passages indorsing the position he took
with reference to the appeal to the un-
der world.
Then drew near him the publicans
and the sinners to hear him, and both
the pharisees and the scribes mur-
mured.''
Gypsy Smith read the text twice, and
paused long to let the words sink fully
into the consciousness of his hearers
Men and women felt that he had Sc
lected the passage as vindication for
himself.
Says Bible Sustains Methods.
And some of the reat-grandchil-
dren of those pharisees are living in
Chicago today" he continued. 1T was
charged that Jesus received sinners and
ate with them. That was a strange
and unusual way to treat sinners. They
were in the habit of building barriers
against the sinners, of putting them in
deep dungeons, and of keeping them
separated. But Jesus went to them.
You touch sinners in q kid glove
sort of fashion, hut Jesus goes to tha
luwliest and lifts them up. You all
are sinners.
"You resent III? If you do think you
are self-rdghteous, bring a pen with
you and come scratch the cross from
the bible. Bring an ak and chop the
cross down. for there is no need of it
If you are as good as you think you
are. But be careful while you are chop
ing it down that your arm don't ros.
God loves those who are rejected by
those who think they are somebody.
Appeal From Denizen Of District.
2. "Just let me read this letter from a
woman who was benefited because we
Went to the haunts of vice last night"
The evangelist read letter sigled
"a Shining Woman" in which she de-
clared she could not come to the meet
ings, but asked to be prayed for and
begged heaven to prolong the life of
the gypsy preacher.
hush fell over the audience as
Gypsy Smith read. He paused for near
ly half a minute and that marked the
turning point in the discourse When
he resumed all apparent bitterness
was gone from his voice. He told the
story of a mothers love for way
ward boy and then called upon M IN
and women to stand for prayers. Two
hundred rose from their seats and made
their way to the inquiry room.
Disapproval from those opposed to
the levee invasion was even strong ar
than before the demonstration, while
leaders in the movement expressed sat
isfaction and blief that good had been
done.
Graham Taylor Sees Harm.
1T was the worst thing that could
have happened" said Graham Taylor
Il am more than ever convinced of the
harm done. Thousands went thru the
district who will not be satisfied with
one trip but will surely return. The
trip aroused their curiosity played with
the most dangerous kind of fire. The
police are striving to make the levee
unattractive. The parade made it the
opposite
my former views have not been
changed" said Chief of Police Steward
Il can't see that any possible good can
come from the parade"
"The district could afford to pay
Gypsy Smith for repeating such a
demonstration" said Inspector Wheeler
'sThe advertisement is the greatest ever
given die resort owners. / do not think
chat the parade had anywhere near as
good results as would quieter methods
Bisop w. r. Mcdowell of the Metho-
dist church and Edwin S. Fechheimer
president Of the Ethical Culture Soci-
ETY.. could not see that the parade would
have any positively good results, and
Thought that a great deal OF dlarm
might follow, bringing into the section
people who might not have ever gone
otherwise.
The Rev. Johnston Myers admitted
that while good was DONE there was a
great deal of harm. "Ordinarily," he
said. "the leader knows best what he
ds doing, but / do think it a grievous
mistake to have taken young boys and
girls along"