The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-23
EVANGELIST OPENS
SERVICES AT KAHOKA
Jasper BIines Writes Of Happenings
of Interest in Clark County
and County Seat.
IRy Jasper BIines.l

KAHoKA,. Mo-, May 2S.-Central
Clark county is truly having a pro-
tracted series of generous showers,
and old earth is well saturated. 1t Is
record Of local history that this ter
ritory has been subjected to per
petual soaked condition, and as a
| fruitage of these floods from the
clouds, behold the great deficiency OK
crop averages of all these regions
To see a load OF corn travelling to
local market is rare sight. Usually
| the load Of corn was imported from
foreign state, and is on the way TO
some farm.
Pastor Newton of the Baptist
church, made his regular Visit 10
| Colony in Knox county, on Saturday
and returned on Monday. He reports
abundance of rains, and farming In
| terests delayed.
Judge E. L. Christy returned TO
Kahoka, OF Saturday, having been
absent on a visiting mission over at
| Pennington, some weeks. Mr.. Chr1sty
| is one of our much honored citizens,
and has been a resident Of our coun-
| ty since 1856 He is fine bachelor.
On Thursday of this week. pre-.
| liminary meeting OF those Interested
in the home coming meeting, Will pc
| held in Alexandria. Secretary q. w.
/ Hill will be present, and we expect
Editor ]. W. Murphy, OF Burlington,
| to be with us and lead in arranging
the days for the gathering, and FORM
ulating plans for the enterprise. IL
Is hoped that the rivers Will pe at
| low stages so as to withdraw the
seepage from the ponds of the local
| ity, and that other conditions may
. - ~ he cin
Union prayer meetings were held
at the Baptist church during the re-
cent week, Pastors Newton, Medley,
Murphy and Elliot working together
in harmony and power. All these
services were well attended and were
held as a. means of introducing the
eyanzelistic revival which began on
Sunday morning when Rev. Holcomb
arrived and opened the campaign
which will continue some weeks. 1t
is evident that the selection OF an
evangelist was well made, as Evangel-
list Holcomb is veteran in the hfgh
calling, and is thoroughly well quail
flied for the work. He is perfectly
free lance, and is at liberty to de-
clare the whole truth and to apply 1t
to all needed conditions of human
4 life. Herein he enjoys distinction
above that of the local pastor, who
is bound by letters and compromises,
and is too commonly Inundated in
many ways which detract from the
freedom which he would delight to
use in exposing and attacking sins
| which demoraliZe and degrade human
society. 1t is remembered that the
1 kingdom of Christ was established
largely by the life devotion Of evang-
| elists who went forth two and two
in various regions, preaching and
teaching that the kingdom of God is
at hand The strongest days and
years of any church denomination are
those periods wherein the evangelists
were active and most aggressive.
The true spiritual evangelist goes
forth in power and in might, to sui.
fer and dare and do. John Wesley,
Martin Luther, and John Knox are
examples of the latter evangelists,
following the apostles and the emin-
ent Saint Paul. 1t is noticed that as
denominations lose their spiritual
power, they slow down, retire into
great edifices, crawl forth semi-oc-
casionally, and deliver a little pro-
gram Of Journalism, bedecked in fine
apparel. The command is to go forth
and cry aloud that the kingdom is
come, and that judgment is at the
door.
Services were held on Monday at
10 in the morning, and in the even
ing, the evening service being dedi-
Gated as church service. Friends
from other counties are invited to
these meetings, to aid in the good
cause.
! Come in the spirit. Come praying.