The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-21
KEOkUK SPIRIT
PLEASES SC0v|LLE
Evangelist Says He Has Big and
United Field Here-Plenty of
Enthusiasm Last
Night.
MINISTER'S STATEMENTS
keokuk Pastors Speak Words of Com.
naendaton for the RevivaIist,
Following First
Services.

THE people OF Keokuk are enter
Ing into the revival with an excel
lent spirit, Rev. Charles Reign SEQ
vile said this morning, following his
first meetings last night. 81 am very
well pleased with the outlook, and al
though sorry about not being able to
get into the tabernacle until We'd
nesday believe that the delay will in
no wise interfere with the success of
the revival, because of the excellent
preparations that have been made by
the ministers and people of Keokuk.
81 have here a bigger field than at
EmpOria and also more united field.
At Emporia l had to fight against
opposition, but here everybody seems
to be united and enthusiastic for the
work,
1T is not my business to say how
many hundreds l am going to save;
time alone will tell the story here. but
the future looks favorable because of
the spirit with which the whole town
is entering the revival.
The meetings last night were good
= ones and l received a fine welcome
wherever l went, In the morning l
attended four church services and
was impressed with the spirit of Keo-
kuk churchmen."
Nearly 5000 Present.
It is estimated that nearly 5000
people heard DR.. Scoville at the three
churches last night and his reception
was an enthusiastic one. He was
taken from church to church in c.
+. McFarland's automobile. Mrs. SEQ
vile sang at each church and tho
beauty of her voice won Keokuk
people at once. 4he services at the
various churches were in charge of
Scoville's assistants.
That the Scovile party is superior
to the Billy Sunday troupe. is the
opinion of c. +. Mcfarland, one of
the leaders in preparing for the cam
paign.
"All the members Of DR.. Scoville's
party are live to the finger tips"
said Mr.. Mcfarland. 1.-The evangelist
has a really great organization and
cannot help but create lasting i'm
preston here.
Following are the statements of
Keokuk ministers who with their
churches, are backing the revival:
Statements Of Ministers.
Rev. f. B. McAlister, pastor First
Baptist church, enthusiasm
displayed last night really surprised
me. knew that the revival had been
well advertised and prepared for here,
but I did not realize that the people
We're so stirred up as they showed
themselves to be last night and the
first nights results were both surpris-
ing and gratifying. Everything looks
bright for an exceptionally successful
campaign. Scoville put his stuff over
and his audiences appeared ready to
receive it."
Rev. E. Leroy Steffey, pastor
Methodist Protestant church.-"My
church was crowded to the Sunday
school department and galleries and
there were many who stood on the
outside and listened through the win
dows when they were unable to Sc
cure seats. Scoville appears to be the
man for the job and the revival can
not help but be success. There was
an abundance of enthusiasm last
night and am well satisfied with the
opening"
Rev. H. b. McElree, pastor United
Presbyterian church.-''rhe outlook
is indeed favorable. was pleased
with the audiences last night, the en-
thusiasm displayed, the work Of the
musical director and chorus, with DR..
Scoville himself and with the way he
presented his message"
rev. r. G. BearQSley, pdstO' FHSl
Congregational church-"The' open
ing services last night we:a excep-
tionally favorable ones. Tho audi-
ences all seemed to be impressed With
DR.. Scoville's power and his saneness
and l can only unite with the others
and say that l look for very sue
cessful revival
Other ministers when interviewed
all had word of commentator for
the evangelist and the impression he
made. The following Keokuk churches
are lending their influence to the re-
vival: First Baptist, Congregational,
Westminster Presbyterian, Metho-
dist Protestant, united Presbyterian,
Christian, Trinity M. E., Second Pres
byterian. Swedish Methodist Swedish
Lutheran and Swedish Mission.
DR.. Scoville and his party met with
the Ministerial association this morn
ing.
Addresses Association.
BY invitation Rev. Charles Reign
Scoville addressed the Ministerial as
sociation this morning. He told the
ministers that if they wanted the
meetings to be a success there
weren't forces enough in Keokuk to
stop them. He urged that they get
the church members out and behind
the movement and that they could de-
liver the goods.