Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-10
ing themselves and belittling the min

ing themselves and belittling the min
listers. That doesn't pay.
This campaign would not last but
for the churches and for the ministers
By the way, how many here were con
verified by Billy Sunday"
Scores of hands were raised
That's fine," he exclaimed. You
see, revival converts stick.
"Oh, you do not believe in REVEALS.
Well, your daddy, the devil, doesn't,
either"
He paused and the crowd gasped.
He had said the foregoing so rapidly
that many wondered whether it was
{ really a man who was talking.
For half hour he paced back and
1 forth pleading for revived work in the
churches. His style was entirely his
own. Many thought he would be like
Sunday. AS a friend said afterwards,
He is just Scoville."
| He is larger man than Sunday, con-
siderably. He has much more pow
erful voice. His movements are
smooth and rhythmical like the move
ments Of Sunday and he moves across
the platform with nearly the speed Of
the baseball evangelist.
Everybody appeared to be pleased
with the sermon. Scores offered con-
gratulations at the close. He declared
the audience was exceptionally respon-
sive and that that helped him immeas-
urably.
I'VE should worry II the crowd is
small" he said optimistically. 1T will
be big tomorrow night. The election
and this weather dampen the ardor Of
some of the church members. The
cream is here.
Nov don't you go home and say
said the whey was at home. because L
didn't say it.
The evangelist proved himself some
thing of humorist in his story telling.
He related several stories that caused
rounds Of laughter and then again he
told of pathetic instances that gripped
everybody who heard him.
From start to finish he held the I'M
divided attention. Not once did he re.
fer to local conditions except to take
a general wallop at those he thinks
will knock the campaign.
Some old sissy walking like knit
ting machine will knock me-" he said,
smiling and twisting like the "old
sissy but 1t will be because hit her.
If some old skunk knocks me It is be-
cause I've got his number.
"The bible Is full Of revivals. The
whole history of Christianity has been !
evangelism. We must have some spir-
it here and win souls. You have been
thinking too much Of posture and ges-
ture and the cut of the preachers coat.
"You go to the church and you talk |
politics and religion and about frying
it in butte, and everything except soul
is for everybody to get on the level of |
Pentecost. The old moss covered, iron
bound, oaken sermons should be |
thrown in the well. Let's get down to
brass tacks.
Somebody asks what will do when
they start knocking me. What does
the moon do when the dog barks at
IT."
DR.. Scoville and the ministers sup
porting the campaign met at the tab
ernacle at II o'clock today. The evan
gelist will meet with the pastors daily.
II wouldn't stay in a city fifteen
minutes il the preachers would not
meet daily and pray and talk things
over" he said, in announcing the meet
Ing.
Rev. R. O. Waldraven, assistant
evangelist, will get on the job today
and Immediately start lining up noon
day shop meetings and making ar
engagements for the evangelist and
members of his party to appear before
various institutions.
A nursery, that DR.. Scoville calls an
incubator, with attendants for babies,
is being fitted up at the First Baptist
church which adjoins the tabernacle.
1t will be ready for occupancy within
a few days, 1t was announced.
DR.. Scoville expects to go to the
roots of things here, he said today.
81 will venture that there are thou
sands of good men here who have new
er yet acknowledged Christ" he de-
clared. 1--WE want those men. We |
will have great spiritual awakening. |
Ottumwa is ideally located and should |
be congratulated on doing what she
has DONE We will do our part and we |
want every one to feel we are their |
friends and ready to cooperate in ev-
cry reasonable way"