Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-15

c. B. 4 q. freight house, noon.
Delegations: Business girls.
TONIGHT.
Delegations: MorreII & Co. en-.
\ pIoyes, carpenters and joiners,
Boosters, Epworth League and
Junior Standard Bearers Of vii.
i lard Street Methodist church.
Lined up to date. ......... 3,477
| Lined up Wednesday,. 81
Attendance to date. ...... 126,5o0
| Attendance last night. $500
BY FLOYD MILES.
lPress Representative of the Scoville
Evangelistic Party.
DR.. Charles Reign Scoville will
preach his famous sermon on booze
to men and boys only Sunday after.
noon. 1t was originally announced
that everybody would be invited. but
the local committee and the evangel.
list decided to let women and girls
rest between the Sunday morning and
Sunday evening services. When DR..
c. D. Jacobs Of the First Presbyterian
church made the announcement last
night, sigh that sounded like the eX-
haust of mountain climbing engine
escaped from hundreds of faithful Sis
tiers who had fondly hoped to hear DR..
Scoville's arraignment of John Barley.
corn The revival will close Sunday
evening.
| That's the best band | have ever
! heard in one of my tabsrnacles in
many years experience
In the foregoing words and wear
ing big. broad grin. not smile.
DR.. Scoville paid tribute to the First
. Cavalry band. The tabernacle rang
, with applause. DR.. Scoville led in the
cheering. He was nightly pleased
that the musicians were present.
Shortly before 1870 o'clock. the start
ing time. hand clapping started when
Thomas Phillips ex-mayor led the long
line of khaki-clad musicians down the
saw dust aisles to the choir loft. The
music was forthcoming and through
three selections the band set its
hearers on fire with enthusiasm
The high school section filled quick
ly with pep laden Youngsters. And
that pep was shed and shucked ask
anyone who was present. The stu
dents jumped up OH seats and yelled
their youthful lungs out for every
thing and everybody they could think
of. Several lined up when the invita-
ton was given.
Then there We're delegations from
the railroad men. the Y NJ. G. A.. Y.
W. c. A.. the Friendly bible class Ben
ehrf r1,1,ro Do
teson class East End PRESBYTERIAN
church. Royal Daughters First Bau-
fist church and the basketball girls of
the high school,
DR.. Scoville preached on What Then
Will You Do With Jesus? 1t was
fervent appeal to Christianity. Sever
al men. touched. left their seats and
literally rnn down the aisles to clasp
hands with Dr. Scoville. The invita-.
ton period was replete with dramatic
genes. However the most impress
sive and dramatic scenes of the entire
campaign to date came as climax.
Far, in the rear OF the tabernacle
stood a group Of young men, One. par
ticularly brilliant naturally claimed
to be an agnostic. In an argument
he was all that one personal worker
could handle and then some.
The arguing grew heated. Little at
tention was Maid to what was going on
by DR.. Scoville who was directing the
closing moments of the meeting from
the platform.
John Wormhoudt. chairman Of the
thank offering committee, was ex-
planning how persons can show their
appreciation Of what DR.. Scoville has
done in the city.
Homes have been reunited. fathers
hearts have been made glad as they |
saw their sons saved, mothers hearts
have beaten faster AS they saw their !,
loved ones go forward" he was say !
Ing. IT tell you. Ottumwa is a better !
city today than ever before and We !
owe DR.. Scoville-"
Hand clapping. whistling and noisy :
about in the rear Of the taber- |
nacle interrupted the sentence as Rev. I,
Malcolm Dana and the young man |
started forward arm in arm. The dem.
onstration grew more pronounced as |
the youth was recognized and it was |
realized that he was ready to accept /,
The Christ.
DR.. Scoville. with face gray and !
drawn. was at one side of the plat |
form. He smiled with the old light of i
soul winning in his eyes as he clasped |,
hands with the young man. Although |,
ne spoke almost in whisper his voice /
could be heard distinctly as he asked:
DO you accept the Lord Jesus
The answer was not audible but it
was yes"
Cheering broke out afresh. The !
young man told Dr. Scoville he wants
% have a talk with him and they will !
ak it over before the evangelist |
caves. Mr.. Wormhoudt, nettled for
, moment, opened his mouth to speak
again. |
You see,' he started to say, IF that
we're all. that sight in itself would be
worth the campaign. We"
Again came the applause to drown
lis words. A high school girl had
started. When she saw the youth 60
ng she exclaimed aloud. II want to
m too', on D. Parker of the SEQ