Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07

ctudeS the money raised, Tor the revival
expenses, the free will Offering for
Rev. Mr.. Sunday. and the amounts
given for charities and for Mrs. Muir
heads salary.
The sum of s6,o7s.27 was given and
subscribed for the expenses Of the
campaign. Not quite all of this has as
yet been paid. A total Of about $6,322
was subscribed and given to Mr.. Sun
day. Two collections. amounting to
$219.24, were given for charity, and
two collections, estimated at about
1915, were given to Mrs. Muirhead The
|evangelistic committee will be able to
credit its account with the amount re-
ceived from the disposition Of the tab.
ernacle.
Hundreds Of Meetings Held.
This city will probably not witness
again in many years, such long con-
tinued attending Of religious meetings
as has marked the six weeks of the re-
vival. The total number Of meetings
runs far into the hundreds, including
besides the tabernacle meetings, hum
dreds Of prayer meetings. shop meet
ings, business mems meetings, business
vomen's meetings, and meetings for the
children. :
4ciEhty-fout services were held in the
tabernacle, and Mr.. Sunday preached
|seventy-four sermons there. This does
not include number Of meetings ne
addressed in the factories, shops, and in
the court house and elsewhere
In addition, while here Ames was
given an opportunity to hear him
twice, Toledo and Tama once, and he
a - =.
nell.
Five hundred twenty-eight cottage
prayer meetings were held in the
homes. Twenty five meetings were held
for women only, and four for men only,
besides scores Of shops meetings and
others.
Giving Was Generous.
Judging from the standpoint Of the
number of conversions, the attendance,
and the size Of the city and the density
Of the population of the rural districts
the free will offering made Rev. Mr.
Sunday was liberal. 1t was made so
not only by the gifts Of those who live
in Marshalltown. but by those from the
country, the surrounding towns, and
even more distant cities. There Is no
means Of ascertaining how much wos
given by Marshalltown and how much
by those from outside Of its limits. But
the offerings from those who are not
residents was large, and especially was
this true of those who live in the coun-
ty. Two men Of Iowa township gave
800. and people Of Marietta township
gave $175.
Every town in the county was rep
resented in the gift, and many far
away. People from such distant places
as Springfield. Ill, Grinnell, Waterloo,
Denver. and Hugo, Colo, added their
amounts to the offering.
Give From 500 to q Penny.
The gifts ranged from 500 to a pen
ny: One well-known woman Of this
city gave 800, the only sum Of that
size. About a dozen gave $50, some
Of them conditionally I Approximately
fifty gave $25, more than 100 gave so
each and many more than that gave IS
each. The balance was made up of
smaller subscriptions and the cash put
in the pans in which the collections
were taken.
All sorts and conditions of people
gave. The boy added his niclsle or
dime, the merchant gave his $50 or :25.
individuals. churches, church societies,
Sunday schools and classes, church
brotherhoods, business firms, lodges.
political organizations. board OF Of
flcials all helped to swSil the Offer
ing.
OF the total given and raised for
Mr.. Sunday, the morning Congregation
gave the most, about $4,000. Approxi-
mately $500 was given at the after
noon and evening meetings.
Closing Mestlne . Climax.
Spiritually, the farewell meeting was
the climax Of the revival. Altho inter-
rupted twice by the rain, which raised
such a loud patter on the roof that the
evangelist could not spsDi. the aneet-
ing was marked by scenes which Dor.
dered on demonstrations. Chief OF
these was the spectacle Of the 225 con-
verts who pressed their way to the
front from every part Of the building.
and seized the evangelist by the hand.
thus signifying that they were start
ing on the christian life.s
Every age and class was represent-
ed, among them including well known
business men and their wives, the old.
crippled with age ana disease, stalwart
farmers. some Of them bearing chill
dren in their arms, young men and
women. and children. And g they
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