The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-01-06
IT Forget the Band Concert at the Opera
SUNDAY mffIIH6S: AT SPOKANE.
Evangelist Tells About Stirring Up the
Temperance People at Ottumwa.


Evangelist Tells About Stirring Up the
Temperance People at Ottumwa.
Willard Brown left a copy of the
Spokane Chronicle at this office last
Friday, containing an interesting ac-
count of Billy Sundays arrival in
that city. and his first sermon be-
fore an audience Of 5000 people.
Mr.. Sunday still retains Fred. Fisch-
err as his chorister, and in addition
has party of four men and two
ladies to attend to different details
of the work. together with his fami-
ly-Mrs. Sunday, Miss Helen. aged
18; George, aged l6; Willie Sr. and
the baby. a fair-haired chap Of 20
months. George and Helen are
both students Of De PAW Univer-
sity.
AS showing the attitude Of the
Chronicle toward the tabernacle
meetings, we copy the following edi-
torial note:
When half a hundred pastors
r4pres enting many denominations
agree to put aside minor differences
of opinion and unite for FIVE weeks
of special religious effort, important
results should follow even without
aid from other cities. One of the
decidedly pleasing features of the
present series Of revival meeting is
the willingness Of the ministers of
Spokane to unite and work for the
general good. In some cases, no
doubt, the sacrifice is considerable,
but the results may more than re-
pay them for the loss
Referring to the warfare inaugur-
ated against the meetings by Spo-
kane saloonkeepers, the evangelist
said to a reporter:
Il did not come here primarily
for the purpose of making a fight
on the saloon. | was not brought
here<essr any snti-salocn league. but
by the ministerial association. am
here to save people. That is my
prime object. The saloon being the
chief force which prevents the saving
# people, it is therefore necessary
to put them out of business in order
to save souls for Jesus Christ.
The fight being made on the sa-
loon all over the country is not con-
shutting any third party, but is an
integral part of the political parties
now in existence. In the south the
democratic party is leading the fight
because that is the leading party in
that section. In the north the re-
publicans lead as that is the domi-
mating party.
Il received the following telegram
from Ottumwa, Iowa, this morning
as a result of the series Of meetings
which closed there last week: Mer-
ry Christmas from Ottumwa. The
fights on. Saloons closed. Church
es crowded. Our. prayers are with
you. Tell Spokane people to get
under the burden and do it now
"Our services closed there.a week
ago Monday. On the following
Tuesday petitions signed by more
than half the voters of the. city had
been filed with the city authorities
demanding the closing of all saloons. |
At 5 o'clock that afternoon there
vas not saloon open. In order to
'e-open. the saloons must have
counter petitions signed by at least
,ne-half the voters of Ottumwa, and
feel sure that they can never Sc
.ure this.
In .Ottumwa one-half Of the vot- .
RS at the last election could secure
he removal of the saloons. And
hat was bad place, too. It was
'neof the worst saloon-ridden towns !,
n Iowa. The conditions were very
,ad." +
Manager Nelson of the Minnesota
CENTRAL was welded to Miss IONA
campbell at Minneapolis. Dec. 9th.
Or. and Mrs: Nelson came direct to
redwood Falls fter the ceremony.
5000, 900 acres, 5000, 900