The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-03
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Scoville, in referring to the saffron
press, landed on bad books and papers
that print just the scum and scab of
the news and in scummy and scabby
manner. But the people are very
much to blame" he said. "They like
Iit-demand it. One newspaper man in
st. Louis said once that the live re-
porter was the one who knew where
hell was going to break loose and
would be there when it broke. If it
didn't break, it was his business, said
the editor, to raise hell
But you ought to stand back Of your
editors here" he cried. Support
your local press. The papers have
supported this campaign nobly. It
would not have been the campaign it
has been without them" The crowd
applauded-unasked by the evangelist.
Flags Tagging Church Members
Scoville flayed the church people
who have Jagged behind in supporting
their churches. This, too was a slight
depression from his subject but he
made hit when ne said, "a lot of
times old Sister Strut and old Broth
er Mutt will come up to the platform
CT the last night Of the campaign and
say, well, Brother Scoville, this is the
first time we've shaken your hand
since the meeting began If you can't
show up till the last night, don't come
round at ALL" he said scornfully, mot
an amen not a God bless you,' until
the last night"
Scoville mentioned the divorce next
and called it social leprosy." ut is
one Of the blacklist Of the plaques and
is thousand times worse than polyg
amy" he criad. "a polygamist will
support and recognize and care for
all his wives and the children OF
them all, while a man who is divorced
turns his back on the little girl that
he took a few years before for bride.
He turns her down perhaps for some
little fuzzy headed piece of calico that
he knows will turn him down later.
Adultery only Excuse.
adultery is Gods only justification
for divorce" he shouted, "and nj man
on earth or no woman on earth has
right to be divorced for any other
reason. One old judge in Missouri one
day granted thirty-eight divorces. Can
any Judge act wisely and properly at
that rate?" he asked. NO" shouted
the crowd.
eff there is one part of hell that will
be hotter than another said the
evangelist, at will be the hell for the
homebreaker. That dog and devil,
sneaks in like a serpent and taxes
away wife from her husband and
children-or who takes away the hus-
band from his wife and family.
Raps Foroetful Men.
And you men who turn down your
wives.' he rallied "She was once
YOUR blushing bride; once her cheeks
were like roses; once she had rose
in her hair every day. She is the
mother of your children, the burrows
are under her eyes, she has cooked
YOUR breakfasts and dinners and sup
rers through the years. Perhaps she
hasn't kept up quite as we'll as she
might have at times; perhaps she has
not had a flower in the hair as often
as you would like. But she Is your
wife. and she hasn't failed any more
than you have. She has made no more
mistakes than you have"
Once the evangelist, going now at
full speed" convulsed the audience
with an imitation of woman dressing
and making her toilet. He opined
that if the women would be a little
less slovenly sometimes after their
marriages and care more about the
way they looked, there might not be
so much conubial Unhappiness and do
nestle infelicity.
Scovile ripped the plan of "gadding
off to some Justice and getting married
on the minute, for a dollar and a half
and beating it away" "1f there is
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