The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-03
Yesterdays Services In Tabernacle
Were Best Of Any That Have
Been Held During the
Campaign Hero. ~.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LAnGE
Goal Was Surpassed Yesterday-To
Take Thank Offering for tho
Evangelist During This
Week.
STATISTICS TODAY

STATISTICS TODAY.
Trail hitters yesterday. 222
Trail hitters to date. ....... 5000
Attendance yesterday ...... $4,000
Total estimated attendance. 10000
Two hundred and twenty-five per-
sons travelled Charles Reign Scoville's
glory trail" in three services yester-
day. Crowds totalling 1900 heard
the evangelist in the course of the
day. 1t was the banner day of the
campaign to date.
The evangelist began his last week
in Keokuk in a most suspicious man
ner. In the first place. Keokuk's Sun
day schools passed their coveted goal
of 5000, when a total of 3,454 Sun
day school pupils marched in delega-
lions to the worship-shed yesterday
morning. In the afternoon the taber-
nacle was entirely inadequate for the
crowd which besieged it to hear the
sermon on amusements. Ninety-seven
hit the trail at the close Of the SER
mon and ninety went forward last
night.
The invitation service which fol-
Ao"Su, IiiS S'ChiiS oSlll VII inc
text, prepare to Meet Thy Cod"
was dramatic. In the first verse of
the invitation hymn twelve men
walked down an aisle together, while
the crowd cheered. Scoville leaped
into the sawdust and greeted them.
shaking each by the hand. The front
rows were cleared for the trail hit
ters and within few minutes eleven
rows had been filled,
Pathetic Scenes on Glory Row.
One woman lead her nine year old
daughter forward. Scoville placed
an arm around her and lifted her to
the platform. Here is little girl
he cried joyfully, 'who is just the
age Mrs. Scoville was when she gave
herself to Christ. Her mother just
now brought her forward Let's give
her and her mother both a cheer!"
A man came forward bringing his
wife. Apparently he had already
made the pilgrimage to GLORY row."
AS they sat down together he placed
his arm around the, woman and kiss
ed her. She was crying.
ooh frierds," cried Scovile, this
is a glorious day. A wonderful night
to grand day. The angels are
ecuOilS dTOullu tHe tnIOlle lOHlSHL,
rejoice, for the Lord brings home his
own"
Sermon is Serious One.
Scoviile's sermon was nearly all
seriousness. Very little comedy was
interspersed with his passionate ap-
peal to sinners to prepare to meet
thy God" He told numerous stories
1,n
a man defies God, God will smash
you never had to die" he cried.
you may dodge justice here. You
may burn house or throw a bomb
and escape here, but God knows it
and you're guilty. You've got to face
him at the judgement sometime. Why
not prepare to do it now?'
Before beginning his sermon SEQ
vile read telegram which had just
been handed him, stating that Ed
Card, superint endent Of the Sunshine
Rescue Mission, st. Louis, will be
here to make a fifteen minute talk
Tuesday night preceding the sermon.
DR.. Scoville wired Card Saturday
night, asking If he could be here.
Thank Offering to Be Big One.
Dr. Frank G. Beardsley, pastor of
the Congregational church and chair
man of the evangelistic executive
committee, made brief talk, stating
that thank Offering will be taken
sometime before the meeting closes
for DR.. Scoville and the members of
his party. Lets see to it that that
Offering is an adequate and a gener-
GUS one" he said. I'VE are proud
of our splendid city, we are proud Of
our dam that spans the father Of
waters here; we are proud OF our
churches and lodge halls. Let's make
this thank offering one that will do
Keokuk credit" He stated that not
one cent Of the offerings taken so
far have gone to the evangelist. He
has given us himself unreservedly."
he said, land hasn't received cent
so far. All the money taken in has
gone to defray the campaign ex-
pense fund"
Compliments keokuk Spirit.
Scoville complimented keokuk on
the way she has supported his re-
vival 81 doubt if there is another
city in the state" he said, that
would put up three such crowds as
we have mad today in the seventh
week of a campaign. Now just stand
on your hind feet and shank the bits
for the rest of the campaign and let's
make this last week the greatest Of
them all"
I'VE have a song here which I
think we'll have to call the Keokuk
song from now on in our evangelistic
work." he added, smiling. 1.-The title
is. He Surely Means Me- Sing it,
he said, turning to the choir The
song was sung and for five minutes
it rang through the building.
You can philosophize and theorize
all you please about religion" said
the evangelist, but you've got to
meet God some day. Don't forget
that. There are girls sitting here to-
night who will never grow into wom-