The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-27
e,,.n Yesterday 70 Very Large
ID Highly pleased Audiences
afternoon and Even
Ing.
,ur CLIMAX rs COMING g
y, address on aBottIed Sunshine
Tonight Cannot FAN to Bring
Out a Large At
tendance.

Robert Arthur Ellwood yesterday
.f.ernoon stirred an audience of eight
snnared men with his wonderful lee
IRE. "IInder Three Flags" His pres
antation was at all times dramatic
and forcefrl and as he swayed his
audience from laughter to tears he
drove the great truths of human exist
ence straight home to the hearts OF
his listeners, using incidents OF his
nersonal experience in the Spanish
American war as illustrations.
Drawing a small silk, miniature
4old Glory from his pocket he began
his lecture by using a vivid descrip-
tion Of camp life and pointed out in
= most vivid way the significance OF
the fag to the soldier, also what the
flag meant to the American citizen.
Speaking of our political situation,
he stated that after all, good politics
and good government consisted of.
THE greasets good to the greatest
number; to all the people every
where"
"old Glory was the first flag: the
red flag of anarchy was the second
flag and he said that with all the hot
air. of politicians he was not afraid
that the flag of anarchy would de-
spo., 4Old Glory because there was
a God in heaven and that the Ameri-
can citizens had too much red blood
in their veins to allow anarchy the
upper hand.
The third flag was the flag bear
ing the cross of the christian relig-
ion. He drew an illustration from a
chapel service on board a battleship,
and told how the flag bearing the
cross Of Jesus Chris. was the only
flag that was ever placed above the
stars and stripes in the military ser
vice of our country. The same is
true of Great Britain and her flag,
the flag bearing the cross is the only
flag that ever flies above tina. coun-
try's in the British service.
Chaplain Ellwood gave much time
to the red emblem of anarchy and un-
der this emblem he placed profanity
drink and the immoral districts of our
/ cities.
The man who drinks Is a back
number" he stated. The Unitec
States demands sober men for Its
serice, the railroads are making the
same demands. A high tribute was
given our Iowa senator, Kenyon, fol
the efforts he is making at the pres
ent time to prevent the shipping o.
liquors from "wet territory" into ,
territory that Is "dry."
In speaking of the lusts Of men, ;
4 striking illustration was made OF TIL,
downfall of Rome and Greece IN tn,
ancient times because lusts were no
curhed.
Chaplain Ellwood's lecture VII
long be remembered by the men VIII,
heard him and those who were no
privileged to listen missed a rar
treat
"My Mothers Bible"
Last evening Chaplain Ellwoo
gave an address which he termed IN
Mothers Bible.'' The subject is OLE
put The manner in which the chaplai
presented it was very original an
unique, in fact he is probably the onl
man alive who could present the sui
1ect as he did He took his ow
mother's life and drew the lessons h
presented from her application of tn
D'ple IN the every day home life.
Ills home was an "old fashione
nome where the Bible was used Sc
en- days a week and where the hon
toiks knew no better than to be ho
est and sincere In their every day Ii
ing. He compared the old fashione
nome to the modern home whic
PAGES the big Bible on the table
me parlor and never opens 1t exec
when the preacher calls.
ne spoke at length on the love, Il
hospitality, and on the general Who'll
some atmosphere, all OF which perva
ed the old home
IN speaking Of our present soci
eviis he stated that + was puzz
.nat some enterprising publisher d
not get out a new addition OF Il
Bible, and along with the blal
spaces to record marriages, brit
ahd deaths, TO have space to reco
divorces,
AS the chaplain closed his talk
brought to the minds of his heare
'ne story Of the gospel and what
meant to suffering humanity.
Bottled Sunshine" Tonight
ionighs will be the climax-cappi
event OF Robert Arthur Elwood's pr
ehce IN Keokuk. His two lectures
lhe city Yesterday fixes strongly ]
'aeing as man of eminent abilj
ana q most eloquent and captivati
speaker. His lecture tonight will