The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-20
Young Peoples Rally Service at Trim
ity Church Sunday Afternoon,
The Finest
Ever.
HUNDREDS WERE THERE
Rev. J. w. Potter Tells Helpful Story
Afternoon and Evening Ser
vices Were In.
spring.

The spirit of evangelism and of
revival has caught the Christian and
unchristian people of Keokuk in its
grasp, the meetings of praise and
worship held in the VARIOUS churches
of the city Sunday, day and evening,
attesting to this statement, with the
hundreds who. despite unfavorable con
ditions of weather, filled the church
auditoriums and demonstrated thor
oughly, that the good old fashioned.
straight from the shoulder religions,
is all that is needed to be driven
home now and then to set Keokukians
right.
Reports Of the afternoon and even
Ing meetings in the churches, are re.
ported below; The rally of Sunday
school attendants was held at three
o'clock in the afternoon. In the eve.
ming, the following sermons were de.
liyered in the churches appointed:
AT the Second Presbyterian church.
Rev Geo. G. Williams, preacher, Meth
odist Protestant church, Rev. Harry
-. Foster preacher; First Christian
church, DR.. e. d. Newcomb, preacher.
Evening services in each instance
commenced at halt past seven and
we're largely attended.
From reportorial standpoint of
view. one of the mos, glorious and
inspirational meetings for young peo-
pie ever held in the city was the oc--
currence at the Trinity Methodist
church at three o'clock Sunday after
noon. Never has such inspiring mu-
sic, such enthusiasm and attentive
listeners been the prevailing elements
in the manifest manner they were
yesterday
Trinity church was nearly filed,
both the commodious auditorium and
the room class compartments which
were opened Of necessity to admit the
more than five hundred scholars of
the Sunday school departments of all
the denominational protestant church
es of the city. and officers and teach
ers
Rev. John w. Potter, pastor OF the
church, was in charge of the services
and in the pulpit stood Prof. Stentz,
who has successfully enthused music
into the souls Of Christian Keokuk
since coming to this city two weeks
ago.
Eighty Accept the saviour.
At the close of the inspiring service.
notes of which are made at the end
OF the report of this service for the
young people, eighty boys and girls
went forward being received by the
superintendents of the Sunday schools
present, shaking hands with them, and
acknowledging Christ The sight was
a beautiful one, the like Of which has
never before been witnessed here, with
SO many boys and girls, large and
small, standing out openly and con-
Tossing the Lord.
Words of advise and cheer and en-
enlargement to continue in the way
NY hdu DSs,ui al Lie SlOSc VI lily
service. were ministered by several of
the pastors and others present.
Secretaries appointed, took the
names and addresses OF those who
went forward and invitations will be
extended to these young people to
unite with some church of the city.
Opening Service.
After singing four or five rousing.
good hymns from the red book SUI
perintendent Aldrich OF the public
schools invoked the blessing of the
Almighty upon the meeting and ut its
conclusion. partly supplementary to
Mr.. Aldrich's words. Rev. Potter re-
marked: In an Ohio town at one
time there was p superintendent OF
public schools who was an avowed
and acknowledged aenostic, but
thank God the head of our public
school system is not
Or. Potters Story.
It was beautiful li.'.a story that
Or. Potter had to tell the young
DeonleS yesterday afternoon-one Of
, those STRAIGHT to the point brands
that sinks deep and carries with IT a
lesson The afternoon was bad one