Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-12


numoer or conversions is given as
l,2A7, and the free will Offering 3d.
1851. Among the assistants appears
for the first time Miss Anna McLaren,
the vocalist whose work has become
such pronounced feature of the Sun
day campaigns. Fred G.. Fischer, B.
d. Ackley and Mrs. Muirhead also -
psared, while Colonel Gill is reported
as the builder of the tabernacle.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, followed Boul'
der, Colorado. The campaign began
October 20 and continued through to
November 81, 1909. From Cedar Rap
ids Mr.. Sunday went to Joplin, Mis-.
souri,. At Cedar Rapids the number OF
conversions Is given as 2,s06 and the
free will offering as $1,000. Rev. John
Linden assisted in these meetings to-
gether with Mrs. Muirhead, Miss Anna
McLaren, B. D. Ackley and Fred g.
Fischer. w. G.. Young. editor of the
Cedar Rapids Gazette, concludes his
recapitulation Of the campaign with .
characteristic expression, I'VE liked
Billy Sunday"
Mr.. Sundays first appearance IN
Ohio, where he was subsequently des.
tined to break all previous records,
was made at Youngstown. In Ohio
Mr.. Sunday encountered q different
sort of population and different class
of people, and the success of his
efforts was another demonstration OF
the efficiency Of his system and uni
form favor Of Providence which has
followed all the evangelist's cam.
paigns. The Youngstown meetings
covered the months Of January and
February, 1910. It opened Immediately
following the Christmas holidays
which interviewed between the Joplin,
Missouri, campaign and Mr. Sundays
appearance in Ohio. From Youngs.
town Mr.. Sunday went to Bellingham.
Washington. Mr.. 3. l.. McKelvey, q
prominent merchant of Youngstown,
reports the conversions as $3.50 and
the free will offering as $4,000, sum
considerably in excess Of any to that
time contributed. Mr.. Sunday brought
to the Youngstown campaign the most
complete organization he had had up
to that date. 1t comprised, Rev. John
M. linden, as assistant; Albert P. Gill,
as organizer; Fred G. Fischer, choris.
ter; B. D. Ackley, pianist; Mrs. Sun
day, Miss Frances Miller, L-rs. Ray
Muirhead, Miss Anna McLaren; Homer
A. Rodeheaver, as trombone soloist,
and Fred Seibert, as custodian.
For his next efforts Mr.. Sunday re-
turned to Pennsylvania, holding meet
ings in New Castle, where his cam
paign opened September IS, 1910, and
continued through October 81. Penn.
sylvania responded even better than
Ohio had done up to that time, show
ing 1888 conversions and $13,098 free
will offering, according to the Herald
Of that city. Rev. i.-r. Honeywell, re-
appears as an assistant; Mr.. Rode
HEAVIER had become chorister, and
other helpers included Mrs. Muirhead
and Mr.. Ackley.
Returning to the West the forces
were reaugmented for the campaign
In Waterloo, Iowa, which began NO
vember Z, 1910, and closed December
10. The assistants we're Homer A.
Rodeheaver, choir leader; Mrs. Rae
Muirhead, for work among women;
Miss Anna McLaren, as soloist; Mr.,
B. D. Ackley, pianist; Miss Frances
Miller, as Bible teacher; A. p. Gill, as
architect; Fred Seibert, ,as custodian
Of the tabernacle, and Rev. l. E.
Honeywell, as assistant evangelist.
Edgar w. Cooley, of the Waterloo Re-
porter, is authority for the statistics OF
the meetings in his city.
Returning from Waterloo to Ohio
Mr.. Sunday took up series of cam
paigns which practically covered all
the larger cities of the state, excepting
Cincinnati and Cleveland. 1t was his
work in Ohio probably more than any
where else that attracted national at
tention to him and brought him invita-
tons from the largest cities in the
land.