The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-29
Addresses Large Body Of Laynnen at
Y. M. C. A. Last Evening, Follow
ing Banquet Served In
His. Honor.
FREE ON FEBRUARY 20
Saws Cost, Without Including His OF.
fering, Would be About 5000
Tabernacle Site
~ Approved.

Seventy la-men sat at banquet
last evening at the Y. M. G. A. with
ur. John s. Hamilton, the revivalist.
whom the local revival committee has
considered as leLder of campaign
early next year, and heard the condi-
tons that must be met in order to
insure successful campaign.
Dr. Hamilton spoke. after several
local men had addressed the gather
ing briefly on the needs OF revival
What the speaker said was most need
ed was live wire committees and COM
mitteemen who would put In good,
conscientious work in preparing for
the campaign.
In his outline the speaker said that
eighteen committees were needed to
arrange for his campaign. He said he
didn't care who came here, that I'M
less the cooperation of the whole
CITY was received, that any religious
campaign was doomed to failure. The
chairmen Of the committees, he stated,
must have action and devotion, a
deem spiritualistic insight and courage.
DR.. Hamilton said that he would be
free the latter part Of February. He
said that the revival would be between
six and eight weeks long. The tab
ernacle is to seat 5000. The speak
er said that he had visited the site
selected for the Bob Jones campaign
and approved of 1t.
Expenses 5000
He told the laymen that the ex-
pense of the campaign, outsi de OF his
own collections, would be about $4,000
and that this amount would easily be
collected at the tabernacle. during the
first three or four weeks.
The last Sundays collections go to
the revivalist. On other Sundays the
collections go to the churches of the
city and are to be marked accordingly.
Those present were most favorably
{ impressed by the excellent way IN
which Dr. Hamilton outlined the work
and also by his personal appearance
and his earnestness. Although moth
ing definite was decided last evening,
the offer will be fully discussed at a
meeting Of the evangelistic committee
which will be held in short time.
Following this there will be another
big meeting of the laymen at which
a definite decision will likely be
made
Dr. Hamilton and his wife left
Keokuk last evening for Hastings,
Neb.. where he will conduct a revival.
He just closed successful one at
Marion. Ohio. At the meeting last
evening he RETAINED from telling OF
his own abilities and personal sue
cesses, but proved that he had every
little detail Of the campaign manage
ment in his mind by the excellent
way in which he outlined the revival
The banquet was served at 6:30
O'clock in the Y. M. c. A. auditorium,
an. an excellent menu was served
Music was provided by an Edison ma
chine during the banquet hour.
n Other Speakers.
Rev. e. Leroy Steffey, chairman OF
the evening, after short talk. In
troduced W. J. Fulton who spoke on
the needs of revival in keokuk. He
reviewed the campaigns and revivals
of keokuk churches for the last for
ty-five years and the conclusion he
reached was that the time was at hand
Tor united effort. ...
The next speaker, C. F. Mcfarland
told Of his own experience and OF
other prominent men who were con
verted at the Sunday revival and
stated that he believed that an evang
elistic campaign was what the city
needed.
Following this, DR.. Hamilton outlin
ed his plans.