The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11
sCOv|LLE HERE
one MORE NIGHT
evanssIlst Offers Services In Helping
clear up Debt That Bodied
Up Unexpectedly
Yesterday.
WILL GIVE A PROGRAM
/, lecture on Passion Play at Taber-
nacie Last Night Drew Huge
Audience-Mrs SEQ
vile Pleases.

"A crowd that packed the tabernacle
rom the choir loft to the last row OF
eeats in the rear, heard DR.. Charles
Re;en Scoville deliver his illustrated
lecture on 1.-THE Oberammergau Pas
zion Play" at the tabernacle last
night. 1t can be easily said that the
lecture was one OF the most inter
asting and instructive that has ever
heen delivered in Keolluk and the
hinge audience hung on the words OF
the evangelist to the very end.
The stereopticon views used were
excellent ones and gave the complete
story of the famous passion play
The program was opened last night
with concert numbers by Mrs Arlene
Dux Scoville and Haldor Lillenas.
Rev. +. B. McAllister gave the intro
auctions The first number consist
ed of two spring songs by Mrs. SEQ
Vile. In these she displayed to good
advantage the remarkable range and
sweetness Of her voice. This was
the first time that Mrs. Scoville had
sung other than gospel hymns and
religious music. The great audience
brought her back time and again and
applauded vociferously.
Later in the evening, when c. F.
Mcfarland was making an announce
ment, he said, Il have heard grand
opera singers and concert perform
ers galore but can honestly say that
never heard voice as sweet and as
beautiful as Mrs. Scoville's,' and the
audience upheld him by giving an.
other round OF applause. And Mrs.
Scoville was seen to blush while her
a,.No-d ovoi1od orprnyipplv
Later Mrs. Scoville sang several
humorous songs which were also
well received.
LiIIenas on Program.
Following Mrs. Scoville, Haldor
Lillenas. the choir leader, sang for
the audience song Of which he wrote
the words and music. He was also
called back and warmly applauded.
Before the lecture proper started,
Prof P. C. Hayden made announce
ment of program to be given in the
tabernacle on Friday night for the
benefit of the high school orchestra.
The program will consist Of orchestra
numbers by the high school orches-
ira, songs by the school chorus,
which will pack the choir stand, Sc
lections by the community band and
other special features. The admis-
sion to this will be rs cents for
adults and 10 cents for children.
Before turning off the lights and
throwing the views on the screen,
DR.. Scoville gave brief description
of the passion play. He asked if there
were any in the audience who had
seen the production and found that
there were six present who had been
witnesses OF the famous feature. DR..
Scoville saw the passion play in 1900
and intended to see it again in 1910
but great campaign he was conduct
ing, interferred
DR.. Scoville started out by de-
scribing the journey Of his evangel-
fstic party from the time it left New
York. until it reached Oberammergau
In Germany. There were also shown
number of views of scenes and in
cidents in the holy land. Following
came the views of the passion play
and individual characters.
Program Tonight.
DR.. Charles Reign Scoville will be