The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-22
NOTED REVIVALIST
COMES TODENISON
Rev. Eli j. Forsythe, Of Chicago, Sc.
cured to Conduct Great Revival
For Denison.
WILL ERECT A TABERNACLE.
Committee Already Approximations
Churches Unite in the Undertake
ing and Great Meetings are
Promised.

Within less than a month Denison
will be in the midst of revival seas.
on. The membership of the Metho-
dist, Baptist, Presbyterian and Ger
men M. T.. churches have united in
calling Rev. Eli j. Forsythe, of Chi
cage, one of tue most successful
evangelists of the country. Arrange
mnnts for the series OF meetings which
will begin about the middle OF DC
tober, are to be made on a scale which
indicates that no ordinary event is
to take place. A special building is
to be constructed which will hold from
1900 to 1000 people for tabernacle,
and the choir will have one hundred
or more voices. Nothing will be left
undone to draw hearers from near and
far. The pastors of the churches
named have given much considera-
ton to who the evangelist should be
and not considering Sunday. who is
not available for Denison. DR.. Eorsythe
stood next in record as moving
speaker and most successful in his
work.
That the church people are in dead
earnest in the preparations will be
seen by the makeup of the committees
thus far announced. 1t will be seen
that the persons named already have
the record OF doing efficient work and,
laboring under the guidance OF the
excellent general committee there can
be no doubt of every detail being car
ried out to make the meeting all the
most enthusiastic hope.
General Executive Committee-Rev.
Boyd, Chairman; II. A. Carpenter. Sec
rotary, and w. c. VanNess, e. W.
Pierce, Rev. Tourtellot. Jacob Sims.
Sears McHenry, Rev. Williams and Fl.
A. Norman.
Committee on Union Services Prior
TO Tabernacle Meetings-W. c. Van
Ness. Emil Hugg, w. =. Terry and M.
j. TlIles. t,e a I. M N Ss ss
Committee on Finances IL. Voss,
M. Il. Jones, G. L. Smith, George Nc
Henry, and John Schnoor.
Committee on Publicity has. K.
Meyers, DR.. McConnaughey, Mrs. Fl.
A. Carpenter, Mrs. Jacob Sims, Chas.
Bartcher and r. w. Hawthorne
Building Committee-H. A. Norman,
T.. L. Barber, f. Gulick. w. r. Temple,
=. A. Stone and J. II. Cole.
Entertainment Committee - Mrs.
Frank Woolston. Miss Mae Hayes.
Mrs. e. w. Pierce, X. e. Mote and w.
T.. Terry.
The Success Starter. of Richmond,
Cali. says as to DR.. Forsythe:
THE Rev. Dr. Forsythe, of COZ Lake
side Building, Chicago, ILL.,, head OF
the Forsythe Evangelistic party, has,
with his workers, been conducting
some wonderful meetings in the middle
west. At Moberly, Mo-. there were
over 1000 conversions, and at Fulton,
Mo, about 400 In Moberly 10000
persons heard the doctor in one day.
Evangelist F'orsythe was formerly a
railway man in an executive position
and knows men like book Business
and professional men, railway, travel
ing and lodge men are real friends OF
the Big Chief He is a Knight Temp
lar Mason and a Shriner, and also
holds membership in other organiza-
lions, From all accounts of his work
he is a master Of the platform and
hands out the Gospel of Jesus Christ
in the same manner that the success
full salesman hands out the line OF talk
about anything else. Dr. Forsythe is
scholarly, magnetic and manly and
makes many warm friends wherever
he goes
At the present time Dr. Forsythe is
holding meetings at kirksville. Mo.
We note in the Daily Democrat the
following as to khe meetings now in
progress:
Last night was Presbyterian night
Mt the big tabernacle. and they certain
" did themselves proud. They gath
cred at the church and marched to
the tabernacle in a body, headed by
the Kirksville band. A special place
had been reserved for them. and it
came near proving too small. They
carried a number of banners proclaim
ing their loyalty to the cause Of
Christ, and their interest i'll the re.
yival service in progress. One strik-
ing banner, considerably larger than
the others, bore an immense blue
stocking and on this was inscribed
.presbyterians for Christ 1t will be
remembered that the members of this
church are often spoken of as the
Blue Stocking Presbyterians.' and
this was intended to signify that al
though they might be designated as
sort of formal and dignitied church
members, they were wholly for Christ
and unitedly supporting the big reviv
al meeting In addition to this ban
'ner, every member of the delegation
wore miniature blue stocking pin
ned to the lapel of the coat or the
front Of the dress. AS they entered
the tabernacle they were greeted by
rousing cheers. and several times lat
er warmly applauded. According to
actual count, the delegation numbered
even 800. practically the same as that
of the Christian church on Tuesday
night. Tonight the members of the
Baptist and the South Methodist
churches will be the special guests at
the big tabernacle.
"Dr. Forsythe is himself a very ac-
complished musician, and began his
career as singing evangelist, before