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

had a campaign beginning March 26,
1905, and ending April %, after which
Mr.. Sunday went to Macomb, Illinois.
The number of conversions is given as
934 and the amount of money given to
Mr.. Sunday as $4,000, while $4,000
was required for local expenses. In
addition to Mr.. Fischer and Rev. Mr..
Honeywell, a Mrs. Connect OF Chey-.
enne, assisted as soloist.
At Macomb, Illinois, the campaign
started April 20 and concluded May %,
1905. The conversions are given as
1880 and the free will offering to Mr..
Sunday $3,146.30.
w. H. Davidson, Managing Editor or
the Burlington Hawk-eye, Burlington,
Iowa, is the next to report campaign.
"Mr. Sunday" he says, came to Bur-
lington from Aledo, Illinois, beginning
his meetings here on Thursday, NO
vember 9, 1905. The meetings closed
December II. After a weeks rest at
his home in Chicago Mr. Sunday went
to Rochester, Minnesota, where he be-
gan series of meetings on December
%, 1906 The result of his meetings
in Burlington were $500 conversions,
and free will offering of $4,000. Mr..
Sunday was assisted by Rev. I. e.
Honeywell, as chief Of staff, and F. u.
Fischer, musical director"
The Rochester, Minnesota, meeting
almost equaled that of Burlington &C
cording to the report of A. P. Cove,
editor Of the Rochester Daily Bulletin.
Mr. Cove locates the campaign as be-
ginning December %, 1905, and ending
January 20, 1906. 'The first sermon"
he says, was not preached until De-
cember 30" From Rochester Mr.. Sun
day went to Princeton, Illinois. The
number Of conversions is given as
1,244 and the free will offering at
$2,20681 "In addition to this sum and
the expenses of the campaign $4,000
was raised Immediately following the
closing of the Sunday meetings for the
construction of Y. NJ c. A. building"
The same assistants participated in
the meetings as at the previous ones.
After a rest of only a few days the
Princeton, Illinois, campaign opened
February II, 1906, and concluded
March II, after which Mr.. Sunday
again returned to Minnesota, that time
to the town of Austin. The number
of conversions reported was 2,225 with
a free will Offering of $5,170. The
assistants we're the same as the ear
lier meetings of that season. The
statements made here are vouched for
by H. A. Bailey, editor Of the Bureau
County Republican.
Judged in numbers the Austin, Min.
nesota, campaign did not measure up
| quite to the mark of the campaign or
two last preceding. 1t opened in
March and resulted in 1887 CONVEX.
sions and a free will offering OF
$2,367.53. This is the first campaign
of record where Rev. Elijah P. Brown
one time editor Of 1.-THE Rams Horn,
appears as an assistant. From Austin
Mr.. Sunday went to Freeport, Illinois
The data of the Austin campaign is
gathered from the files of the Herald
Of that city.
Mr. Sundays second incursion into
Colorado was made at the opening Of
his work after q summers rest Sep
TENDER %, 1906, at Salida. The cam
paign ran one day less than month
closing October q, according to F. c
Woody, cashier Of the First Nationa
Bank at Salida- Mr.. Woody does mo-
give the number Of conversions, but
the unofficial record is 612, which com
pares with the usual ratio observed
between the number of conversion:
and the free will Offering which in thu
case of Salida was $1,000. This is thu
first campaign In which Fred" is men
toned as having charge of the taber
nacle.
BY the opening Of the next season
Mr.. Sunday had largely increased hi
working force. His campaign at Gales
burg, Illinois. began Saturday evening
September Is, 1907, and continues
through Monday evening, Novembe
4, of that year. From Galesburg b.
went to Muscatine. Iowa The CONVEX
sions are given as 2,5os and the offeI
7 ing as s6,340.71. In this campaign no
: only did Mr.. Fischer, Mr.. Seibert an
, Rev Elijah P. Brown, but Mr.. Butte
appears as a soloist, Miss Miller
} mentioned for the first time as havin
charge of Bible class and Melvin Z
: Tretter assisted at the meetings. "
}. w. Whipple, editor Of the Galesbur
: Mail, is authority for data concernin
I the campaign in that city.
+ The proportions Of the campaign
4 continued to grow steadily. At Muse,
tine, Iowa. according to Frank /
i, Throop, publisher Of the Journal, ther
|. were 3,57s conversions and free wi
v Offering of $5,e11.23. These meeting
i began November 10, 1907. and close
b December Is. After the Muscatin
o campaign Mr.. Sunday went for Wis
Q to his mother who then lived in Kal
d saa He remained there over the hol
days, resuming his evangelistic wor
n at bloomington. Illinois. His assis
= ants included Fred Seibert, +.
/. Fischer. Mr.. Butler, Miss Miller. IL
= and Mrs Harper. There were IA NEE