The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-31
1t is Estimated That TWO Thousand
Persons Heard Charles r.
Drum in Splendid Ad-
dresses Sunday.
MASS MEETING OF MEN
Almost Eight Hundred Men Heard Mr..
Drum, international Secretary
And Vast Audience at
Union Meeting.

1t was splendid meeting. The larg-
est meeting probably ever held In the
Grand opera house in this city, given
under the auspices of the Young
Mems Christian association and a
/. fitting conclusion to the great and
victorious campaign that has been car
ried on with unceasing, untiring eff
forts by Charles r. Drum, one of the
international secretaries of the Unit
ed States and Canada and the faithful
workers of the Y. M c. A. of this city,
during the past four days.
It is estimated that between eight
hundred and thousand men, both
young and old, heard Charles R. Drum
in his masterful address yesterday at.
ternon at the opera house. The big
meeting was successful in every way
as it was meant to be and from the
moment, the brilliant speaker. step
ped to the front of the stage and
awaited pleasantly, the great hush
over the large house, the speaker held
his listeners with his appeals, his
straightforward shots, that went home
and were backed UP time after time
with a power behind them, that won
for the national secretary, the atten-
ton of every one of that vast audience
The doors of the opera house were
thrown open at o'clock and by $3.50
every seat was taken on the first and
second floors. The meeting was OPEN
ed by song service which was In
spring, chorus of seventy-five voices
being on the stage and under the di-
rection of Professor P. G. Hayden.
rendered excellent music, with the
assistance Of the large audience. The
male partet composed of Messrs. Jas
Young, R. c. Hufstader, G. F. McFar
land and ]. R. Hershey, gave several
numbers during the afternoon.
Opening remarks by n. G. Brown
chairman of the personal work com
mittee were made and the speaker
OF the afternoon, the man who deliver
ed an address, such as has never be
fore been heard here. spoke on, An
Honest Man. for fully an hour and q
half.
For the large audience of men, the
meeting was one of the most inspir
ing ever held, the music, the address
the interest and the confessions OF
Christ as their Saviour and Lord by
the many who took their first active
step into Christian life yesterday af
ternoon. made it a most joyful time
for all there. AS the men came for
ward, they were given seats, in the
front of the platform and a hearty
handshake and fifteen minute wore
of counsel from Mr.. Drum at the close
of the big meeting, was splendid.
Mr.. Drums personal magnetism
his hearty hand shake and grip, give,
one the impression that he is "shak
ing with BILLY" Sunday. His aI
pearance gives one at first sight, thu
impression that he is a business mar
one of those big men of the world VIII
do things and as far as looking Xix
clergyman, his looks are deceivine
His address yesterday Afternoon
was for men. And to that large a:
semblage of men, both young and oil
he gave counsel, good sound advic,
and the great necessity of man b,
ing IAN honest man. If he would gal
the better life and salvation.
To attain heaven, man must
honest, not only must he be honest
his business dealings but with hin
self, with his family, with the worl
in a spiritual way. There are man
things man must give UP to be ho
est. He must keep square with IL
world and his creditors in a financi
way yet that is not all, he must ais
send out from his life those essentia
that make a cody man.
AS in the evening services, appe;
for mothers. the family, the wife, tt
children and those that are to con
We're spoken of in a way that VIC
to him, the speakers audiences. I
keep clean is the greatest essential
Christian life. To keep clean bodil
physically, as well as morally.
At the close of the address, NJ
Drum extended a cordial invitatic
to any who wished to, to come 70
ward and shake hands with him ar
to take their first step In the Chris
ian life. Many did SO and as IL
men walked down the aisle there WI
much applause. Letters will be SCI
to these men, personal letters fro