The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-05

| CAMPAIGN STATISTICS.
Trail hitters last night ......... 90
Total number trail hitters ...... e4s
Attendance last night ...... 5000
Total approximate attendance $4,000
A record Saturday night crowd
heard Evangelist Charles Reign Sco-
vile close the second week of his
Keokuk campaign last night. Fully
5000 persons heard the revivalist
proclaim time after time that who
soever will may come" they saw him
leap down into the sawdust before
his platform; saw him sitting on the
edge Of the rude structure from
which he breaches every night; heard
him denounce sin-appeal to sinners
to "cut it out and start over right
now"
When the invitation service was
opened the crowd applauded as SEQ
Vile reached over and took the hand
Of the first person to walk the
glory trail" That person was a lit
tie boy. God bless this little fellow"
the evangelist said earnestly. And the
trail hitters came. Men-young and
old-women, from every station in
life, girls, boys-all travelled through
the sawdust and shavings down to the
platform, shook the revivalist's hand
and passed On into the glory room
as the convert termed 1t.
1t took the big crowd but very few
minutes to yield up ninety-two trail
hitters. They make a total Of GAS
that have shaken Scoville's hand in
four invitation services.
.- Bible Drill and Wells.
80 10 S{<r1, - 90
next to the sermon itself-was the
Bible drill and song service staged by
the Stewards and some 200 Keokuk
boys and girls who occupied the mid
die section Of the choir loft.
The children gave yells for SEQ
ville,' shouted yea preachers!' and
yea audience!" and asserted in loud
and rhythmic voices that I'VE belong to
the junior gang!"
The audience applauded rOundly
when the youngsters stood and sang
Lee county, Lee county,
Lee county for our King!
Keep the voices ringing and the
glad hearts singing,
Lee county for Christi
|, Shortly before the sermon, the
wriggling. writhfng, squirming mass
Of youthful America took reservation
in front Of the platform and the regu
lar members OF the chorus filed the
choir loft.
Appeal to Straiehten up.
ScovilIe's sermon last night was
not so full Of hot Shots pungent
points and torrid statements against
sin and "the devil' as he usually
hands to his satanic majesty. 1t was
, more Of an earnest. passionate appeal
to men and women to 'straighten up,
to renew their covenants with God
and to cut it all out and get in line
, like men and women should
Get in earnest about religion he
said once when you quote verse
of Bible. know where it is located
Great Scott! what good do the scis
sors do you If you never can find
them when you want them?" he asked
He took time later to pay a glowing
tribute to Booker T. Washington.
I'VE ought to love the races like
Christ loves them" he asserted. eve
!, like to say niger sometimes. A
: man should be ashamed And I want
to saw right here now that Booker T
washington, the Abraham Lincoln
the George Washington, Of the color
ed race, deserves the respect of every
rerson. He's gone home tonight, but
| pray God that some one may be
raised up to take his place"
why do you people leave the
green pastures for Billy Goat alley?'
he asked. "Why will christians leave
the still waters Of Irod's love for the
Niagaras of SIM
Righteousness Only Thing.
The EVANGELIST declared that the
only thing that will really satisfy q
man, is righteousness" "Why. when
a man gets a hundred dollars, he
wants a hundred thousand dollars
he said "A boy says If 7 could Just
marry that girl. I'd be tickled to dealt
to live in a log hut'-but when he
marries her, he wants mansion.
"Oh you \ church members" tbs
preacher cried p1eadingly. Don't &c
on breaking your pastors heart. StoT
now Don't drive him crazy Line
up for Jesus Christ and live the lives
you all know you ought to live.
THE churches need doubling in en-
thusiasm as well as in members 'p
You need to pray. Before you ate
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