The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-23

seems to be in full sympathy with
him and everybody is boosting for
Harper and the success Of the meet
ings.
The Brethren church was crowded
! at the women's meeting. This meet
ing was addressed by Mrs. "A. X.
Harper, wife of the evangelist. Mrs.
| Harper pleased the women greatly
and demonstrated that she had much
OF the spirit and zeal that character
ICES her husbands ministry.
| The choir music is fine and Mr..
Gus Scott, "The Big Swede,' has
built up great choir of two hundred
voices. In his gracious, solicitous
manner and with the aid of his "big
foot" he makes everybody want to
sing, and they sing too. Mr. Daggett,
another of the evangelistic party is
always on the platform with his
beaming countenance and pleasant
greetings to all. These men are fine
to meet on the street or in the home.
They have been all over the city with
bills and advertisements announcing
the meetings. This Gospel Team
makes much of advertising. They use
balloons, aeroplanes and many other
devices. The wind was too stroI.g
Saturday afternoon and the balloon
sent up didn't go very far, as it was
soon caught in the wires on Main
street. Rut the men say others. are
to he sent up and areoplanes also.
| Tuesday night of last week and
also Tuesday night of this week was
High School nights and they came
nearly two hundred strong, Two
dollar prize being given the class
with the largest attendance, and two
dollars for the best class yell. On
| Wednesday evening the HOmesteader
lodge came in body three hundred
| strcng. The X. of. P. lodge and 9th
er delegations have been present.
Delegations from other towns have
| been in the meetings. 1t is the wish
and purpose of the committee to well
come and encourage the coming OF
| delegations and the committee says
that they are glad to make reserva-
tions for neighboring towns, but these
reservations will have to be made
| during the week and not on Sunday.
! The committee also wants it under
stood also that there is no service on
Monday evenings. Monday is rest
day for Mr.. Harper and his party.
! However there is to be popular ad-
dress at the tabernacle next Monday
evening. Mr.. F. M. Collard, of Wat
erloo, who is representing the Flying
| Squadron of the Business Mems AS
sociation of Iowa, is to speak on State
Prohibition at the tabernacle. Mr..
| Collard, we are told, is an eloquent
speaker and one conversant with the
Iowa situation. It's certain the tab
ernacle will be crowded that evening.
The Flying Squadron, with team of
| six or seven men was to have been
here at Leon next Sunday and spoken
| in all the churches and mass meet
ings in the afternoon and evening,
but with the evangclistic meetings,
/ that was not practical, and SO Mr..
t$,o;lard comes on Monday nigkt; ,ins
stead.
Mr.. Harper says there is to be
part of the Fairfield team here this
week. They will probably come via
Lineville. and drive through in cars.
1t was unfortunate that delega-
ton from Bethany came Monday
evening when there was no services.
The young people of the different
churches have a union service on Sun
days at $50 p. m. at the Brethren
church. AS the pupils in school can
not attend the morning cottage pray
er meetings, they have asked to have
their prayer service at the tabernacle
Immediately at the close of school in
the afternoon. This certainly indi-
Gates something of the interest be-
ing felt in the meetings. All the
Sunday schools report a marked in
crease in attendance last Sunday At
the mems meeting next Sunday after
noon Mr.. Daggert will tell the story
of his conversion. Mr.. Harper says
every man in Decatur county ought
to hear it. There will also be visit
ing lady here to address the women's
meeting Sunday afternoon. Sunday
evening after the services, DR.. and
Mrs. ]. o. Woodmansee entertained
at tea the evangelistic party and the
local ministers and other friends. Mr..
and Mrs. Harper took the early morn
ing train for their home at Fairfield,
Mr.. Harper returning Tuesday for
the services.