The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-25
EVANGELIST BOB
JONES IS COMING
Southerner Who 10 Called Second
Billy Sunday, VIII Hold Meet
inss Hero Next
Fail.
LOCAL CHURCHES ACT
Jones Selected by Committee Of the
Ministerial Association-WIil
Build Big Taber-
nacle.
LOCAL CHURCHES ACT

Bob Jones. said to be the second
greatest evangelist in the United
States, will hold a series OF meetings
here next fall in giant tabernacle
with seating capacity of 5000 un-
der the auspices of the Ministerial
association of Keokuk. The invita-
ton was extended to him today fol-
lowing meeting of representatives
of eleven local churches held at the
Y. M. c. A. last night. The campaign
will begin on the last Sunday in Oc-
tober and will run for seven Sundays.
The eyangelistic committee of the
Ministerial association, OF which Rev.
e. lie Roy Steffey, pastor OF the
Methodist Protestant church, is the
permanent chairman, considered the
names Of a large number of evangel-
fists before deciding upon the man
named last night, whose home is in
Montgomery, Ala. Unable to secure
Billy Sunday, the local ministers Sc
lected Bob Jones, believing him to be
the best man they could secure.
Committees were named last night
that will get started at once the
work of preparing for the meetings
to be held next fall. Officers Of the
permanent executive committee were
selected last night. They are: w. Fl.
Neil, pastor OF the Trinity M. E.
church, chairman; e. Leroy Steffey.
pastor of the Methodist Protestant
church, vice chairman; Paul Newell,
Of the Congregational church, secre-
tary. Twenty-four others present at
last nights meeting composed the
other members Of the permanent
executive committee.
Name Committees at Once.
Three other committees will be
named Immediately to take active
charge of various phases of the work.
An arrangement committee will find
a site for the tabernacle and take
charge Of other arrangements to be
made. A building committee will
have charge Of the erection of tbs
tabernacle; and a finance committee
will raise money necessary for carry
ing the expenses of the work, con-
struction of the tabernacle, etc.
Chairmen of these three commit
tees will be named at a meeting of
the nominating committee to be held
at the Y. NJ. =. A. within a few days.
This nominating Committee is COM
posed OF eleven men, representing
eleven churches at last nights meet
ing. They are: H J. Bonham, West
minister Presbyterian: Paul Newell,
Congregational; H. e. Dunlavey,
United Presbyterian e. L. Aldrich,
Christian; C. S. Townsend, Baptist;
8. L. Gregory. Methodist Protestant;
A. c. Wustrow, Trinity NJ. E.; Law
renee Nelson, Swedish Methodist;
W. L. Hawkinson, Swedish Lutheran
Mission; J. c. Hughes. Second Pres
byterian; Frank Field, Pilgrims Rest
Baptist.
Similar to su.sday.
Bob Jones, the evangelist who is to
come here, has worked largely in
the south where he has made a very
wide reputation. His success has been
remarkable. His methods are In
some ways similar to those Of Billy
Sunday but are said not to be copied
from Sunday. He carries with him a
staff of six assistants, including a
choir master who conducts the choirs
of six or seven hundred people that
are used at the meetings. Others of