Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-04
GYPSY SMITH AFTER
CH|CAGOS sinners
EVANGELIST COMMENCES GREAT
CRUSADE IN WICKED
LAKE CITY.
IMMENSELY OF CROWDS
ovERTAxEs ARMoRY BUILDING
Outdoor Overflow Meetings Hold, Ad-
dressed by Other Speakers - Tells
Church Members They Are Not Nee
essariIy christians-urses Cooper
alton of Good People.

Chicago, Oct 4. = Gypsy" Smith
launched his evangelistic campaign
last night, attended by clamoring
crowd of 25.O00 people who surged in
and about the Seventh Regiment arm
ory. 1t was record breaking event in
Chicago in the incitement of religious
fervor
Cars were blocked by the waiting
crowd an hour before the doors of the
big building swung open. A score of
policemen were required to keep back
the people who wanted to get into the
building after the 5000 seats were
filed. Five overflow meetings were held
simultaneously in the open air for the
beenfit of crowd estimated at $4,000
which was unable to get in
Sixty Chicago churches We're closed
for the occasion. Their pastors occu-
pied seats on the platform where Mrs.
Marguerite Towner Jaeger at piano
was the sole accompanist of the choir
III. HI. Van Meter. 7. b. Dudley. and
Chicago preachers acting as volunteers
talked to the people who could not
reach within hearing distance of the
principal speaker
The Romany evangelist, backed by a
volunteer choir of 1900 voices under
the leadership of d. b. Towner of
Moody institute, thrilled the hearers
by the subtlety of his voice and swelled
hn t;,,e ,.1.,
1t became a veritable cannonads
against sin.
Gypsy announced that for the
month he is scheduled to campaign in
Chicago there will be numerous un-
ique demonstrations. He has consented
to head a parade Of the brotherhoods
of the Chicago churches, starting from
Twenty third street and Michigan av-
enue at Z o'clock tomorrow night and
proceeding to the armory demon
stration in the heart of the red light
district is planned for the near future.
Asks Aid Of Christians.
The campaign begun by Gypsy
Smith is under the auspices OF the
Laymen's Evangelistic council of Chi
cago. The opening appeal especially
was directed at people who already are
christians. The preacher wants to stir
up those who are believers to aid him
In going after the skeptics and self
styled members of the big church."
Despite his deliberation in reaching
out for the hardshelled citizens, more
than 100 persons answered appeals to
enter the inquiry room" where Evan
gelist D. B. Potter helped them on the
way to lives of religion. "Gypsy's" sue
cess led some observers to predict that
the readiness with which Chicagoans
are responding to appeals In the name
of religion indicates sharp warfare on
the saloon question when 1t becomes an
issue at the Chicago polls. Some of the
listeners ended the meeting with eyes
misted by emotion.
The methods of the Romany preacher
largely are explained by saying that
'it was not so much what he said as
the way he said it." II was Gypsy
gypsiness-the lure of the gypsy horse
trader or fortune teller turned to the
business of saving souls.
Charm in Persuasive Voice.
His smile enchanted the audience
and his persuasive voice led those who
heard him to feel like confiding in him
The mans large. dark. and expressive
eyes, set in broad face of unusual
nobility. aided largely in weaving the
spell. AS for his talk. it was largely
conversational In manner and accom-
panied by running fire OF friendly
suggestions.
II suppose IL were to ask the
question, is this a christian audience?
you would all want to be counted in
but what kind of a christian are you I!
You may be member OF a church
an officeholder.~ or busy worker In
the church. but what kind of an i'm
preston are you creating down there
at the store, in the office. in the bank
in the civic place where you meet mer
and deal with them?
Every Day Piety is Urged.
'"The world takes little stock in the
raising of your hands or in hearing
you repeat the apostles creed. or ir
the taking of your prayer book under
vnrr arm into. the church SUNDAY
morning. The careless multitude takes
little stock in; your carrying bible
with blue ribbon in 1t. But take one
little page out of this little book ant
put it into actual christian life ant
1
christian in Chicago.
"Now what kind of christian are
YOU? Are you living the kind of lifc
that makes men hate sin and long to bt
good? Is your passing in and out amonf
the people rebuke or an inspiration
When people touch you do they feel a!
4 If they had been touched with some
thing that compels goodness, that elm
mates the dark places of life?
What Christianity Means.
"Christianity means more than sing
Ling a few hymns, more than senti
mentalism and sanctimoniousness
Christianity means walking in thu
light. standing in fellowship with Jesu
Christ. a witness to the soul cleansin,
power of his precious blood with con
science void of offense toward God an,
man 1t means the kingdom OF right
eousness and peace and JOY in tn
Holy Ghost. and 1t means walking IL
heavens own light above the world an,
i sin with the Lord.
4 "If all of the men and women VIII
itska communion and call themselve
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