Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-17
nv FLOYD MILES. ]

| [BY FLOYD MlLES.J
Sizzling slaps at his critics, scath.
ing criticism of cold church members
and a red hot WALTON at bootleggers
! and sinners generally marked DR..
F, Charles Reign Scovilles sermon last
night.
It was the most scorching sermon
he has delivered here.
The evangelist was aroused. He has
been told that bootlegging is prevalent
in Ottumwa. He has learned that de-
cided opposition to the campaign has
arisen in certain sources. He has de'
tected disposition Oh the part of Ger
tain church members to disregard the
revival, he says.
| With those reports ringing In his
ears. he put on his fighting clothes,
went, to his platform and preached
raking barbed, singing sermon.
Through It all he tried to keep before
his hearers that while he was cutting
deep he was acting with the same
spirit that prompts the surgeon to cut
deep to heal.
He intended to preach on What
Have They Seen in Thy House" It
was not until he was almost ready to
begin preaching that he changed to
the subject. MAKE Disciples with
"go" at the keynote word. This ser
mon permits greater leeway for lam
basting the conditions he assailed, he
declared
"The bootlegger is so low down, that
words fail to describe him." he roared.
"How can express my contempt for
man who is so low he will sneak
into a dry state and try to sell booze
and raise boys on bung holes: 1t can't
be done"
! Chuprch members WINGED when he
Knocked:
$50 you say you are conventional,
Ell? Conventional, indeed? You are
lazy that's what ails you. Some OF
you sing. Rescue the Perishing. and
say you want to rescue some one.
You are a, liar! You say you want to
care for the dying but you lie again.
You don't want to help anyone. Why
if the world had to depend upon what
you are doing toward converting 9TH
ers, hell would be so full legs would
be sticking out the windows
| The evangelist sprung new word
when he said:
| "At Coffeyville a bag said they
ought to run me out Of town. l ran
her out There are some hays here
who had better gedaddle.
"Gedaddle" is the word. 1t evident
ly means beat it quick"
| DR.. Scoville preached himself into a
trembling. perspiring mass of man.
His clothes were dripping wet when
he finished. He poured out words
like hail stones in a storm. He
climbed high up with one foot on the
pulpit and the other in chair. He
knelt down with hands appraised. He
bent backward and forward and he
paced across the PLATFORM so rapidly
he almost appeared to be running.
| His powerful voice booming out de-
fiance to everything he thinks opposes
the revival could have been heard for
blocks. Applause greeted him occas'
ionally but most of the time the audi
ence set with mouths agape.
What Have They Seen in Thy
House," tonight.
/ East of Jefferson sweep tomorrow
evening: south of Finley this evening
| DR.. Ullom was enthusiastically re
ceived at the Ottumwa Commercial col
lege yesterday afternoon.
! The north Of Finley delegation OF
Tuesday night was slightly outnumber
ed by the fully 600 from between
4 Court and Mclean sweep last night
the ushers said.
!! Men and boys only meeting will BIZ
addressed Sunday afternoon by DR.
Scoville. Women and girls at the FRS
Methodist church, speaker to be an
nounced later.
! Keen competition is arising among
the Sunday schools trying to win thu
abibles offered by DR.. Scoville for thu