The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-11-17
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At Bloomington. Illinois, according
to J. L. Schofield, General Secretary
of the Y. M. G. A.. the tabernacle was
made to seat 5000 which was the
largest up to that time. Bloomington
took on itself the credit of being the
scene of the first big meeting. The
campaign opened December 81, 1907,
and ended February 8, 1908, after
which Mr.. Sunday went to Decatur.
Illinois. 1.-THE tabernacle cost $4,500,"
according to Mr. Scofield. .The meet
ings lasted SO days with 1856 con-
verts. Mr.. Sunday received $7,763.17
Guiding the tabernacle was $7,786.54.
We held 102 regular meetings, with
375,4OO attendance; 1876 cottage prayer
meetings with $4,000 attendance; Is
Court House meetings for men with
$4,000 attendance. Meetings for wo-
men were held with 10000 in attend
ance In all a grand total of 414,0O0."
"Mr. Pledger was Mr.. Sundays assist
ant, Mr.. Fischer had charge of the
music, Mr.. Ackley pianist, Mr.. Seibert
in charge of the tabernacle, Mr.. Gill
advance man and Miss Miller Bible
teacher. Mrs. Sunday also assisted In
the women's work. During the meet
ings Mr.. Sunday had number OF
evangelists and missionary workers
come to Bloomington to assist for
day or two at time
The records esta blished at Bloom.
ington we're Immediately distanced at
Decatur, however, and the invincible
nature of the Sunday organization was
further demonstrated. w. F. Hardy,
editor of the Herald, has distracted
from his files the information concern
ing the meetings and vouches for its
accuracy. He says "the campaign
opened February 7, 1908, and con-
tinued until March II, after which
the evangelist left for Charleston
Illinois The number of conversions
was 5000 and the free will offering
$11,379.56. The assistants were Cliff
ford Pledger, evangelist; Fred Seibert.
custodian of the tabernacle and per
sonal worker; Fred G. Fischer, choris.
ter; Charles Butler, soloist, and B. D.
Ackley, pianist.
Making his first entrance into what
| is usually known as the East Mr.. Sun
| day opened a campaign at Sharon,
Pennsylvania, in May, 1908, continuing
| for five weeks, after which he returned
to Winona Lake for a vacation. Ac'
cording to Ralph w. Roberts, secre-
tary of the Y. M. C.. A., the number OF
conversions in Sharon was 4,700 and
the free will offering $4,000. The as.
sistants were Messrs. Fischer, Ackley,
Gill, Pledger and Seibert, and Miss
Miller
Following his vacation Mr.. Sunday
once more returned to Illinois, opening
his fall work with a campaign at
Jacksonville. The first meeting was
held on September 25 and the series
continued through to November 5, 1908
This campaign Immediately preceded
! the one at Ottumwa, Iowa. The Jack
sonville Journal gives the conversions
at 1902 and the free will offering
s7,S37.20. The usual assistants par
ticipated. They were: B. D. Ackley
Fred G. Fischer, Fred Seibert, G. r
Pledger and Charles Butler.
Ottumwa, Iowa, enjoyed one of the
big meetings of the fall of 1908. E. P
Canny of the Ottumwa Courier, II
authority for the statement that Com
ing from Jacksonville, Illinois, MIR
Sunday began a series of meetings II
Ottumwa, November 6, 1908, and con
tinued through to December 16. The
number of conversions Is given a!
1892 and the free will offering is giver
as $7355.77. The assistants were c
P. Pledger, Charles Butler, soloist
Fred G. Fischer, choir leader; FREQ
Seibert, in charge of tabernacle; B. d
Ackley, pianist, and Mrs. Muirhead
woman assistant.
Many new phases of the work ART
developed in the campaign which fol
lowed Ottumwa, when Mr.. Sunda.
made his first excursion into the ex
IRENE West, conducting series o
meetings at Spokane, Washington
Spokane was the largest city tn
evangelist had undertaken up to tina
time, and he had doubts in his owl
mind as to his ability to handle 81
. large a place. Spokane at that tim
. had a population of 100000. Spokan
established a new record in the tabel
: nacle line, building a structure calcu
lated to seat 10000. Rev. Conra,
, Bluhm, of the Centenary Presbyterial
! Church at Spokane, reports the nun
: Der of conversions as 1856. and tn
free will offering as $10,S71. The Al
! sistants were, Rev c. P. Pledger, B.
Ackley, Fred G. Fischer, Charles Bu1
, Ter. Fred Seibert, Mrs. Muirhead an
!. Miss Miller Rev. Mr.. Bluhm was II
. timately connected with the campaig
I and in speaking of it says: His NEE
/ ings began on Christmas Night
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