The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-01
x.okuk Pastor Spent Greater Part Of
the TIme At MIni.ters' Confer
enes At Lake WInona.
Indiana.
he MET REV. scov1LLE
Spent Many Pleasant Hours With the
Evanseiist and HIs Party
plans for Years Work
Here.

when saw Main street last
night" said Rev. F. B. McAllister,
when he was asked how 1t seemed to
oct back to Keokuk, Il felt like the
frishman that swallowed feather
tickled to death. Keolouk surely has
! big place in my heart and I have
come back to help make her the big
eest and best city on the river"
The pastor Of. the First Baptist
church has been spending large
mart OF his vacation at Lake Winona,
indiana, with the great host Of
eyangelists and ministers from all
over the country. who came together
for large Bible conference.
"For beauty" the pastor said.
.Winona can hardly be excellsd. The
lake. fed by springs from the hill
sides, is large and clear, and affords
excellent bathing and boating. Scores
OF preachers and evangelists, includ-
in9 Billy Sunday, have, built cottages
there. to be within easy reach Of the
great lectures OF the conference.
ave heard the best this country
produces in the line OF preachers.
Sunday, Bryan, Stelzle, Quayle,
Hughes. Truett, Scoville and other
Of the foremost evangelists were
among the speakers. / think the best
thing heard" the pastor went on.
awas the great chorus choir led by
20. Excel. This huge choir was
composed principally OF men and
women who do professional evangel-
istic singing and when they sung,
He Included Me- and the new tune
to America It got under fellows
vest"
Rev. McAllister stated that they
we're guests of DR.. and Mrs. Scoville,
while at Winona. He said he met a
great many of the old party that came
10 Keokuk with Scoville and had a
very jolly time with them. Ullom
ana McElroy are going into the field
for themselves. Stewart goes with
Mcconnell. Williams goes to col
Isge, and Waldraven goes with SEQ.
vile another year.,
The pastor told Of ministerial
organization that. she succeeded in
forming, with the Assistance Of few
other pastors from Indiana. He said
Ne felt the eyangelists seemed to be
swinging everything on the grounds,
although they were in the minority.
y but because OF q very thoroughly
organized society were able to sug-
sest to the governing body pretty
1,rgely the program. Rev. McAllister
said he gathered few together and
\ vent to the secretary OF the assem-
bly,, DR.. Dickey, with the suggestion
that a ministerial organization be al
lowed to form, not only for its con-
structive work, but also to promote
greater fellowship among the preach
ers on the grounds. The plan approx
ed itself to DR.. Dickey and with his
sanction a large ministerial organiza-
ton was formed. Said the pastor, Il
didn't have part in this program,
!. nor do hope to have a part in the
next, but | can now have a voice, at
least, in its formation"
When asked OF the plans for tnts
years work, Rev. McAllister said:
We have a hard year before US. BY
en means the conservation work re-
Bulting from the campaign is not
completed. hope to make this my
greatest year in Keokuk. Ny pro-
sram is pretty largely completed for
the year; It is large one, little
too large to undertake. and would
not attempt 1t II It were not for the
noble and willing Keokuk people
Am striving to lead"
Rev. McAllister will begin his work
this Sunday morning and preaching
at both services.