Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-23
SUNDAY STIRS DIES MONIES
Evangelist Fills Big Tabernacle One
to Three Times Daily.
MEETINGS WELL ADVERTISED
Movement which Has Support OF All
Newspapers and Many Churches
Attracts Persons Not Usually
Interested.

IN DeS MONIES mas now been under way
for just three weeks. under tho direction
of Evangelist Billy Sunday and his corps
OF workers. Before IL Ia ended It will
probably make record as the most sue
cessful ever held in the state in point OF
attendance and financial features
The movement has had almost the
unanimous support of the churches OF the
city. The only exception has been the
Catholic, Episcopal. Congregational, Uni
tartan and Christian Science denomina-
lions. Most Of the larger churches Of
the city have given way wholly 20 the
Sunday meetings.
tabernacle was built that will scat
about 5000 people. and this has been filled
every evening, and on some occasions has
been filled three times a day. Sunday
has carried on the work in his character.
istic vigorous and sensational manner, at
tracing the attention OF large numbers
OF persons who ordinarily have not been
concerned In church work. He has been
energetic IN pushing the temperance idea
as well as church membership. During
the last week he has been receiving
from fifty to 100 nightly 20 be ADDED TO
the church membership. He has had tho
hearty support OF the newspapers of the
city and no person has ever visited the
city who has had such an abundance Of
advertising
An unusual campaign in this connection
has been planned.
A house to house canvass Will be made
by the mon OF the churches Thanksgiv-
ing afternoon to determine the religious
sentiment OF Dos Moines and to make
a personal appeal TO those who have no
church affiliation or religious inclina-
ton.
The project OF interesting the UNI
churchcd In the evangeliscic services
was planned In part by tho Des Moines
Ministerial association IN session at the
Young Mems Christian association build
ing. A committee. which includes the
Rev. Charles S. Medbury, the Rev r.
#. Fellman and the Rev. f. e. HigIey
was appointed 10 take charge of this
home visiting campaign.
The city will be divided in sections and
a layman placed in charge of each Sec
ton. The section or district will be di-
vided into subdistricts and two laymen
will visit together the homes In their as
signed subdistricts. Prayer conferences
and Bible readings will be held by the
visiting laymen in the homes where de-
sired.
Approve Plans for Drainage.
One Of the oldest cities OF the state
is soon to have, for the first time, a
modern drainage system, approved by
the state board of health. This is Mus
catne, where plans have been laid for
the expenditure OF nearly 100000 in
construction OF a gigantic sewer sys-
tenn. Complaint had been filed by resi-
dents OF low portion of the old city
as to the unsanitary condition of the
city. The board Of health investigated
and directed that the condition should
be changed at once. In order to do this
there will have TO be constructed main
sewer a mile or more long TO connect
with the proper outlet, but 1t is now he
lieved this will be done.
Great Increase I'm Hog Losses.
Reports now are that during the last
few weeks there has been much in
crease In the amount of hog cholera In
the state and that losses have become
large again. One reason assigned lie that
the farmers are unable 10 secure cholera
serum. The federal authorities have
virtually shut off the sale or transporta-
ton of the serum because OF the danger
OF spreading the foot and mouth disease.
This is causing great loss to many OF
the farmers in Iowa.
Iowa Rural Carriers.
Increases in salaries have been granted
to &1 rural carriers OF Iowa. The ad-
vances range from S12 to $50 a year and
are effective for November. The first
checks under the new schedule will be
sent out December l.
There are 2,427 rural carriers In Iowa
OF that number 5l6 are now getting the
maximum salary OF 1920 year The
of the remainder are between
81 900 and si.1O0 a year Under the new
act II was possible to
grant the rural carriers a small advance.
In some cases 1t Is 81 a month. The |
most OF the carriers who get increases. |
however, viii receive 50 month more
than formerly.
To Make the Fight Against Rates.
Chairman Thorne OF the Iowa railroad |
is expected home tomorrow,
when he will commence work at once in !
of the case to resist the |
raise in grain rates proposed for the en- |
tire western country. He will also be- |
come active in preparation for the fight |
against the general advance proposed |
by the railroads on all western business. |
He is understood now 10 have the back !
ing OF various western railroad COM !
missions. MIR. Thorne was elected presi- |
dent Of the national association IN Wash |
ington the last week. and his work in |
presenting the eastern rate case was |
by the association.
Two Claimants TO Court.
The superior court OF Perry Is In the |
peculiar position OF having rival judges. !
though no open clash between them. |
Judge Barr. who was defeated by Judge |
Cardeli. has protested against the latter |
taking his seat on the bench and he !
reports for duty every day with n view |
10 making demand for the salary. Car |
dell was given certificate of election by |
the governor. but Barr has commenced |
contest before the board OF supervisors, |
claiming that CardelI was not legally.
elected.
Fight Over Insurance Company.
II Is expected that when the annual |
meeting is held in January there viii be
another struggle over possession OF the |
National Life association OF this city. /
some time last winter Henry Pyle, the
president, and his associates, was ousted
rom the management by the court on
he motion OF the attorney general and
he Insurance counFnissicner pvla WAS