The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11

in Keokuk for one more day. His
staying here is 3 sacrifice for the
benefit OF the finance committee of
the Scoville revival. Yesterday, I'M
expectedly and out Of clear sky,
bills totaling 5000, which were thought
to have been paid. were presented to
the finance committee. All other bills
had been paid in full, taking the last
cent. and the committee faced dis
agreeable situation However, when
Dr.. Scoville heard Of the predicament,
he Immediately volunteered his serv-
ices toward clearing up this debt. He
offered to give another lecture here
tonight, the proceeds to go to the
debt fund. The program will be pre-
sented at the tabernacle and the price
OF admission will be ten cents for all.
DIR. Scoville will give a part of one
OF his famous chautauQua addresses,
also an illustrated lecture of his trip
around the world Then there will
be singing by Mrs. Scoville and Hal
dor Lillenas, songs by the choir and
music by the orchestra. DR.. Scoville
does not get cent of the receipts.
He has volunteered his services. The
money will go to pay the unexpected
debt and if there is any left, it will
be divided equally between the Y.
NJ. g. A. and the Y. W. C. A. Dr..
Scoville has promised a varied and in
teresting program for tonight and the
meeting should be of unusual interest.
He has large number of views that
he did not show last night, which will
be put on the screen this evening.
u have some very interesting slides
that / have wanted to show for a
long time, but / have never before
found chance to slip them In We
ought to pack this building, pay off
that debt and give large amount to
both OF the deserving associations :"
The announcement Of the debt was
made last night at the tabernacle by
c. F. Mcfarland. 1t was thought
that all bills had been paid. Prac-
tically no collections had been taken
during the final two weeks as it was
believed that enough had been taken
in to settle all claims.
Will Bring Company Out.
Before the close of the meeting
last night, Dr.. Scoville said: ut was
my intention to have the entire COM
.pany come on the platform, sing a
song and bid you all good bye. Now
that we are going to be here again
tuesday night, we will put 1t off I'M
til then"
Because of the meeting at the tab
ernacle tonight, the services planned
at the Baptist and Christian churches
for this evening have been called off.
The reception of new members into
the Baptist church will be held on
wednesday evening and the special
services at the Christian church will
begin tomorrow night.
The local committeeman. who arc
working up the matter want it UNDER
stood, they said today, that the evan
gellst does not receive any of the mon
ey taken in tonight. Watever amount
may be left after all the bills made
In the campaign have been paid in full,
will go to the Y. M. C. A. and the Y.
w. @. A. This fact has caused the two
institutions to boost hard today for
the entertainment. Secretary Durgee
of the Y. M G. A. had 1000 cards an
nouncing the programme printed and
distributed throughout the city today.
The churches OF the city and the
ministers, Of course, are cooperating
in the move to wipe out the current
expense debt.
Neither the evangelist nor any OF
the members of the company were
aware until after the programme last
night had started that there was any
deficiency in the expense fund. In
mediately DIR. Scoville authorized c.
F. Mcfarland to announce that he
would give an entertainment and con-
cert this evening to wipe out the short
age. The fact that all other reli gious
meetings we're postponed and that the
Y. M. C. A. is boosting the proposition
so assiduously, leads the committee.
men to believe that fully 5000 persons
will be present this evening.
Also Party to Stay.
DR.. Scoville asked the members OF
his party who had net already left the
city. to remain with him for tonight.
Haldor Lillenas and Miss Stella Rob-
inson, who had already engaged berths
on midnight G. B. e Q. train, can
celed them DR.. Waldraven was to
have left at 2:45 this morning as were
DR.. and lnrs. Scoville.
The evangelistic company will have
nothing to do with the business end
Of the entertainment tonight. Tickets