The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-16

that fifty-fOur years ago he was con-
verted and sometime since he had his
banker figure up the savings in mon
ey on two cigars or tobacco day
1Oc, couple of drinks lVc, and
found at compound interest that it
equalled $4,000. He said recently,
81 gave $4,000 to q college and have
? 100000 Ieft,, it paid all right, Didn't
it.
I Before coming to Leon this team
had just closed a great meeting at
Washington, Iowa. They were handi-
capped for want of tabernacle, but
filled to overflowing two of the larg-
est churches, one seating fourteen
hundred and the other thousand
They had over four hundred cOnver-
sions and organized a Gospel Team
of more than six hundred men.
We do not know whether or not
Leon sent out wireless S. o. S. and
the message was picked up by the
''life-saving crew. over in the classic
city of Fairfield; anyway the Mace
donian cry was answered and the
Fairfield Team have literally taken
our town by storm and everybody,
voluntarily is capitulating to them.
Certainly a marvellous change has
taken place in Leon in the past few
days and now everybody is thinking
and talking in praise of the taber-
nacle meetings. The Leon people
have stood with open-eyed wonder
and amazement at the phenomenal
growth of the big tabernacle. Thirty
five thousand feet of lumber was
used in it's construction, the volun-
tary labor averaged from fifteen to
twenty men a day and several teams
and wagons. The tabernacle is heat
de by stoves and all serves the con-
venience and comfort of the people.
Never before has Leon witnessed
such a demonstration in church ac-
tivity. Men of all classes, business
men, merchants, bankers, lawyers,
doctors, together with the preachers
have responded enthusiastically to
the erecting of the structure and also
in the services. +.
Cottage prayer meetings are being
held in different parts of the city ev-
cry morning at 10 o'clock. Mr.. Har-
per has twelve minute meeting
with the business men at banks and
other business places. Certain ev-
enings are designated for special
meetings Tuesday evening was High
School evening and two dollar prize
was awarded to the class with the
largest attendance.
Other members of the Fairfield
team will be present at different
times during the meetings as will also
special men and teams from other
towns and cities. Rev. Davis and
several members of the Corydon Cos
pei team were in the services Monday
evening. The lodges and clubs OF
the city are closing their meetings
early and then going in body to the
tabernacle. The business men are
closing up their stores during the
hour of the meetings. 1t is expect
ed that all the business places will ar
range to close by the second week OF
the meetings. People think it re-
markable that tabernacle with
seating capacity of fifteen thousand
in city of more than hundred
thousand population was built in q
Icity like Des Moines, but what about
a city of 22OO with a tabernacle scar
ing 1000 and people crowded out?
Are not our Leon people beginning tu
appreciate the value of Mr.. Harper's S
assertion, THAT the best business as
set any community has, is an honest,
industrious, temperate citizenship. i.
The straight forward business way
in which these men have entered into
the work here has appealed to the
Leon people. There is not a preach
Ter among them. They are just busi-
ness men and contracted for the tab