The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-22
ANSWERS QUERIES
/. ABOUT BOB JONES
Rev. e. Leroy steffey, Chairman Of
Evanselistic Committee Tells
About Evangelist Who Comes
Here
COMING IN NOVEMBER
People Who Have Heard Him De-
clare That keokuk Is Fortunate
In Securing His
Services

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The following statement concerning
to Keokuk in November, has been
given The Gate City by the Rev. E.
Leroy Steffey. chairman of the evan
gelistic committee of the Keokuk
Ministerial association. In this state
ment Rev. Steffey endeavors to an
swer an oft asked question as to the
work OF the evangelist
Following is the statement in full:
AS chairman Of the evangelistic
committee of the Kaokuk Ministerial
assccia ton I would like to have a
little space in your paper to say
something concerning the evangelistic
campaign in this city next November
under the leadership of the Reverend
Bob Jones and his party, and also to
say something for the man himself.
On the eighteenth of April, last, Bob
Jones and his party closed campaign
Of six weeks in the city of Crawfords-
VILE Indiana Charlottesville is a
college town, and one Of the most con-
sentative towns in the state. Last
Wednesday it was my privilege and
pleasure to meet an educated chris
tian lady, the matron at the Canton
college, Canton. Mo-, and whose home
is in Charlottesville, and this lady
said to me, you may consider your
solver most fortunate in being able
to secure Bob Jones for a meeting in
Keokuk He was in Charlottesville
six weeks, and such a meeting that
city never knew. Charlottesville, con-
servative Charlottesville, is new
town"
On April 90, two days after the
Charlottesville meeting closed, one Of
the daily papers there, the Crawfords-
vile journal, published special edi-
ton, known as the Bob Jones Spe-
cial" This special edition is In my
hands. and contains all of the SER
mons delivered by the evangelist, q
! picture Of each of the members of
the party, and also of several Of the
city pastors, and an account Of the
meetings in general.
Most Startling Campaign.
| In this issue the editor has the fol-
lowing to say concerning the man and
the meetings: 1.-THE most startling,
lleart-searching and convincing reli-
gious campaign the city of Crawfords-
vile has ever experienced has closed
; and Bob Jones, second only to the
famed Billy Sunday in forceful elo-
quence and unique personality, has
gone on his way. While Evangelist
Jones has sought new fields for con-
tinuation of his soul-stirring battles
with evil, the men and women who
faced with him in soliI front the
struggles for civic betterment and
spiritual awakening, will fight on and
on. No public speaker who ever WIS.,
! tied Charlottesville held such large
audiences as visited the tabernacle.
The evangelist estimates that he prob
ably spoke to 100000 people during
the campaign. The numbers of con-
verts fell little short of what Bob
Jones hoped and worked for-two
thousand. At the close of the revival
Sunday night the cards showed 1854,
most of whom it is expected will place
their names on the church books of
| the city. Bob Jones. his work and
| his staff, have undoubtedly stamped
an impression on the community that
! will not fade away in years to come.
| Believing that the people of Craw-
! louisville will appreciate the oppor-
j tunitys of retaining souvenir of the
remarkable campaign the Journal is-
sues this Bob Jones Special contain
/! ing the complete reports of the meet
! ings so Interestingly and accurately
given by Charles A. Casad, an Indian
! apolis newspaper man, especially en-
ployed by this paper for the work.
! 1t is my privilege and pleasure to
know one of the workers of the party
/ with Bob Jones, Mrs. Frances c. ALI
/ son, chief organizer of personal work.
| Mrs. Allison was with DR.. NJ. H. Lyon
during the season of 1913-1914, and
! was with US in the great union meet
| ing in the city of Muncie, Indiana.
1 She is great worker and Bible
teacher and believing Bob Jones to
/ be stronger man than DR.. Lyon,
she severed her relationship with the