Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
THANK OFFER
TOTALS $4,000
DR.. SCOVlLLE TO EXTEND MEET.
iNGS OVER TONIGHT;
HAS BUSY DAY.
BY FLOYD MILES.
Press Representative of the Scoville
Evangelistic Party]

EVaHSenSClc ParCy.
Dr. Charles Reign Scoville will e,
tend one more gospel invitation in o
; tumwa.
1t will come tonight at service Q
!, Thanksgiving at the tabernacle. Tt
morrow evening he will give his illus
trated lecture on the world famou
Passion Play. BY daylight Wednes
, day morning every member of tn
company will have departed.
; The campaign was scheduled t
close last night However just be
fore the benediction, DR.. Scoville OF
the verge of collapse but with the sou
winning light burning brightly in hi
eyes asked:
How many are still praying fol
folks you would like to see won il
this revivalT'
Hundreds of hands were raised.
will you return tomorrow night
me yes or tno'?'
A chorus of yeses was the answer
and then prolonged handclapping.
"All right then, smiled DR.. Scoville
I'VE will have one more service
will sleep until about 2:30 tomorrow
and come down here so fun of pep in
the evening will set the meeting on
fire if you win let me-"
! There was more cheering and then
DR.. Scoville, hardly able to stand after
his strenuous days work turned from
the platform. He preached four ser
mons yesterday and saw tremendous
results Not in years has Ottumwa
been so stirred religiously A total of
$40 persons had responded to the in
vitations but DR.. Scoville says he
knows scores of others who are under
conviction who did not muster enough
reach many of these tonight
The grip of the revival was shown in
the record breaking crowds and the
great enthusiasm From the time Dr..
Scoville and his assistants started for,
Sunday school ht $50 a. m. the air
seemed charged with religion. All
roads appeared to lead to the taber-
nacle. Throughout the day men, wom-
en- and children from all classes and
Of all ages were seen going to and
from the various meetings. Hundreds
upon hundreds of automobiles we're
parked by hundreds of residents of
other cities and the rural districts who
came to hear Dr. Scoville deliver his
closing sermons.
The thank offering forced the serv.
ices to drag slightly. but everybody
appeared good natured. Many car
ried luncheons with them and retained
their seats through the three services
in hn toll h.
meeting in the First Methodist church
Scores of families arrived carrying
baskets of eatables during the early
forenoon. Papa, mamma and the chill.
dren and sometimes aunts. uncles.
nephews. nieces and grandpas and
erandmas were included in the parties. (,
They took choice seats and then held
them until the last word Of the last
prayer was uttered, the women folks
leaving only to go to their service in
the afternoon.
No fewer than $500 were at the
service The largest mems |
of the campaign was in the
afternoon when $500 men heard Dr. |
Scoville preach on booze. About the |
same time 1.5o0 women were at the !
First NJ f. church. In the evening /
crowd of 1000 packed every available
seat in the tabernacle.
Dr. Scoville smoke at two Sunday |
schools. then at the morning service,
finishing the invitation about |
o'clock. At 2:30 he was at the wom-
ems meeting and preached his booze
sermon. The mems service started at
O'Clock but it was nearly o'clock
before he was permitted to go to the
pulpit. He again preached the booze
sermon and every man who heard him
appeared to he deeply interested. He
vas like seething volcano as he
1ayed John Barleycorn and the big
crowd urged him on with almost con.
inuous applause.
In the evening he returned to his
work with as much energy apparently
Is though he had not moved during
he day. Those who saw him in ac-
ion marvel at his endurance. The re-
'ponses to the invitation exceeded all
210 lining up and sixty
for Christian service in
he four services.
DR.. Scoville thanked the people who
'wn the lot adjoining the tabernacle
or permitting the extension; the bus
ness men: the Baptist church for
hrowing open its doors for the nur-
cry and for meetings: the Methodist,
Presbyterian. Davis Street Christian
nd other churches where services
we're held: the prayer meeting COM
nittees. the clubs who invited him to
peak; the preachers; Mrs. W. S. Par
Ter whose residence at $40 West
Fourth street was occupied by his
'arty while here; the shop and fac
DRY officials who permitted MONDAY
meetings.; the Y. NJ & Y W. C. A. Of
icials; the Woodmen for letting the
usiness girls use their hall: the high
chool teachers; the choir; the news
apers; ushers; superintendent and
eachers of all organizations that
elped: the male quartet; Rev. E. w.
Jay Of Eddyville and Miss Bertha
Vormhoudt OF Ottumwa for singing NJ
olos: Prof. Worrell for his sticktoit-
veness with the music: the janitors,
he women in charge of the nursery;
he mayor and city officials for allow
lg the tabernacle within the fire linz
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