The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-07
The REVIVAL
HAS BEGUN
Stirring Message to the Churches In
keokuk Was Delivered Last Ev-
enIns by Rev.
Mccain.
MUSIC IS A FEATURE
Service. Again This evening at First
Christian Church TO Which
All Are In
vited.
MUSIC IS A FEATURE
Communicated Y

Awake, awake, put on thy strength, I
O church of the living God, rang out
clear and strong as the challenge of (
the evening to- the members OF the /
Christian churches of Keokuk
It was splendid audience for the
beginning night and Monday night
at that. The preachers were there.
Why of course, a whole line of them
across the platform, and none of the
audience knew which one of them
would be the messenger of the even
ing, unless perhaps the preachers
wives. There was Rev. G. C. Williams.
OF fine Congregational church, Rev. j
G. Mccain of the Methodist Protest
ant, Rev. John Wesley Potter of the
Trinity Methodist, Rev. G. B. Byers
OF the West keo'.illl Presbyterian,
Rev. X. w iilley OF the First Chris
tian, Rev. Harry B. Foster OF the I'M
tied Presbyterian, Rev. f. B. New
comb. d. D., of the Westminster Pres
byterian. On this first evening it fell
to Mr.. Potter, the president of the
Ministerial Association. to preside,
and he did so very acceptably.
But many OF the official members
wore there. of all OF the churches And
of course this was Just as it ought to
be. too. And many of the church folk
were there, and why not? Yes, why
not? Why not? If the answer to
this question gets hold where it
should, the First Christian church at
Tenth and Blondeau will not hold the
number.
Prof. J. d. stentz, of Chicago was
there, and everybody was glad he
was He sang a solo not only with
finish and splendid voice, but with
the true evangelistic heart power to
make 1t effective. Mr. G. r. Joy, the
chairman of the music committee,
had gotten together q fine large
chorus. and Prof. Stentz quickly re-
vealed his ability to direct that chorus
and the audience in their singing. 1t
is his business and he knows his
business. It may be of interest to
the people of keokuk TO know that
Billy Sunday endeavored to secure
Prof. Stentz as his soloist this year,
but Mr.. Stentz was not in p position
to accept, and that same providence
has made it possible for the Keokuk
ministers to secure his services for
this three weeks Of gospel meetings.
Hear him tonight
The Message,
"Ye are the salt of the earth was
the text. which Rev. ]. c. Mccain
preached from. And Of course he
made this apply, as it should, to the
members of the church. TO set his
audience thinking he began with this
question, What would my church be
If every member was like me?" sIf
you are the salt of the earth, with
what kind of salt is it being salted?'
The preacher laid heavy emphasis
upon the word we Let us get ev-
erf man and woman out of our vision
but ourselves tonight, and let each
one face his own responsibility before
God. Upon the church depends the
welfare of the whole world. Upon the
church depends the welfare of Keo-
kuk. We jestingly speak of our home
city in these days as the dam city,
and it will be damned city lost
city il the salt of the earth looses
its SAVIOR. Members Of the churches
'is'of Keokuk, this old town will be NOR
ally and for righteousness just what
YOU make it. These meetings are the
best signs of the times this city has
had these many days. These uni