The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-24
Rebuke is Administered Blue
coats by Evangelist as
Sticks and Stones
Rattle on Roof.
SHOULD BE ON THE JOB
Evangelist Hands Torrid Pack
age to Person Who is Adj
dicted to Smoking
pills
Trail hitters last night. ....... 81
Trail hitters to date ......... 1869
Attendance last night. $500
Estimated total attendance. .124 800

Vexed because. for several nights
IN the course of the past three weeks,
small boys have insisted on throwing
rocks, sticks and other missiles upon
the roof of his tabernacle while he
was preaching, and angered at a repe-
tition of the depredations last night,
Evangelist Charles Reign Scoville
hurled a few volleys at Keokuk's
police force in particular and at other
city officials in general, last evening
Where are your policemen" he
asked as torrent of sticks showered
down upon the low roof Of the she'd
'Where are your officials? A police
man ought to have his eyes open.
This is city. 1t ought to have a
government. If you've got a boot
is the biggest crowd in town tonight
The police, it seems to me. ought to
be on the job!"
The big crowd applauded Scoville's
words enthusiastically and an usher
essayed forth to check the onslaught
of the youthful 'Villistas."
Jonah was afraid to go to Ninevah
because he didn't want to go up
against the politicians and police"
said Scoville, in referring to him Of
maritime fame. Great Scott! I know
cities today that you could wander
over for two weeks and never see a
policeman!
Now some Of you may think I'm
knocking" he said bluntly. I'm not
I'm preaching. And il I'm wrong,
why did you cheer SO. You can just
stand with me on the proposition"
he declared emphatically, and again
the audience spatted its hands.
Bats Cigarette Evil.
Scoville waded into, the cigarette
evil with vengeance last night, also,
and drew prolonged applause from
the crowd on several occasions.
How would you men like to see
your wives come parading down the
street putting on an old piper" asked
the preacher in prefacing his attack
on the "coftin-nails." "Now why
don't all Of you cheer?" he asked
again. I've got you now, haven't I?'
Too Low to Be Reached.
He leaped to the edge of the plat
form when see some little dinky-
winky, one by nothing fool hanging
on to the end of cigarette" he
shouted, II just feel like leaning over
and yelling at the top of my voice.
hey mister. Ill go az low as can
go for a sinner, but can't reach you.
Come on up on earth, You dinky little
geeZer, and be manH'
The crowd broke forth in applause
and for more than a minute the con-
fusion endured. Members of the choir
stamped their feet against the board
floor and several persons in the audi
ence shouted "Amen!"
Now the same old women will
say, If he's going to talk like that
I'm not coming back" predicted the
revivalist. But" he added, grinning,
they'll be right back tomorrow night
in a front seat with their mouths
open that wide,' and he indicated the
width" with his hands while the
audience laughed.
Some men are up and out just as
much as others are down and OUT"
he flashed once. 1T isn't always the
fellow who is all in who needs God
most"
Jonah Feared Politicians.
Scoville told briefly Of the difficult
ties of Jonas. God told Jonah to
get over into Ninevah," he said, but
Jonah was afraid Of the politicians
and policemen. So God just tossed
him overheard and Jonah took a ride
in the first submarine that ever ran.