The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-11-17

Characteristic Pose In Front Of the
Tabernacle.
1901, and concluded on the 9th OF the
same month. The number of CONVEX
sions given is 300 and the free will
Offering $3.50. Mr.. Rowell adds this
statement, mot to exceed 10 per cent.
of these 300 remained faithful mem
bers of the church"
Among the earlier campaigns for
which no absolute data can be as
signed is that of Bedford, Iowa. Rev.
J. w. Neyman, pastor of the Baptist
church there, placed the conversions
between 300 and 400 and the free will
offering at 1925. He says there were
no assistants, but in all probability
he has forgotten Mr.. Fischer.
Rev. C. H. John, secretary Of the
Nodaway County Anti-Saloon Alliance,
at Maryville, Mo-, writes, Mr.. Sunday
was here some 15 years ago. The
church people failed to give him any
support in the way of cooperation and
his work here was not a success. Per-
sonally | never have thought that the
fault was his. The Maryville churches
were at lease in Zion" and did not
want to be disturbed. Their greatest
need today is one or two months of
such work as Billy Sunday is able to
do" From all Of which 1t appears
that eve, in that early part OF his
work Mr.. Sunday did not always meet
with the cooperation which is essen
tial to his greatest results.
The editor of the Gazette of Sterling,
Illinois, another one of the early cam
paigls, gives the number OF CONVEX
sions as 1852 and the free will offer
ing as $3.50.
In light Of developments it is al
most amusing to find instances where
a Sunday campaign has completely
passed out Of history. Repeated in
quiries to various sources Of informa
ton in Elgin, Illinois, provoked the
answers that so far as these people
knew Mr.. Sunday had never conducted
a campaign in their city. Mr.. Fischer
the first musical assistant of the
evangelist, however, fixes the date al
early in 1900 and credits Elgin witt
being the seat OF the first tabernacle
ever built for these meetings. The
future may see in Elgin repetition
OF the history OF Homer whose las
resting place is claimed to be in sew
eral cities through which the grea
poet begged his way in life.
The editor Of the News in Atlantic
Iowa, fixes the campaign in that cit,
as February, 1902, the number Of cor
versions SOS and the free will offering
at $500. Fred G. Fischer and loca
pastors constituted the only assistant
at the time.
Beginning with the year 1904 res
sonably definite records are available
Marshall. Minnesota, enjoyed sue
cessful campaign In the months
January and February, 1904. the nun
Der of conversions is given as $40 an
the free will Offering $4,000.
The campaign at Keokuk. lows
marks the first appearance of Rev.
E. Honeywell. The work in that cit
began the 9Th Of October, 1904. an
continued for four weeks after whic
the evangelist and his party moved I
Pontiac. Illinois. In Keokuk ther
were 900 conversions reported, an
$1,000 in free WIN offering.
Exactly one month was spent
Pontiac, the campaign began Noven
Der 5, and closed December s, 100
The number Of conversions is give
by the editor Of the Leader OF thu
town as 1.o54 and the free viii offerin
as S2.503. Rev. Mr.. Honeywell an
Fred G. Fischer were the assistants
Even at this period Of his work N
Sunday made frsgnent long jumps b
tween his camn010a