The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-24

tnem TO a prayer meeting, ne Sdlu'
land see how far they get"
There are men, too" he said, who
walk down town of a morning like
! they had warts, corns. bunions and in
grown toe nails. But let Teddy Roose-
welt or Woodrow Wilson hit town and
see how they act"
In speaking of religion and its eff
feet on the country, Scoville declared
that the more the Bible is preached
in this land, the more Old Glory will
be revered That's what makes this
land the land it is" he asserted. THE
Word of God. And" he continued, 81
thank God that our president, Woodrow
Wilson, (and I'm not democrat eth
err Is man enough to ask his cabinet
to kneel with him in prayer. Now You
old republicans are SO afraid he'll run
! for a second term, you won't cheer
| he concluded. .t.s
| Scoville landed on booze and blind
tigers" with vehemenee. who put the
saloons out of &Iowa,t anyway" he
asked. WAS it the dirty, blossom
nosed, beer-bloated, gin-sizzling old
,boozers who curse and dam and rot
and wreck and ruin and corrode and
mildew and blight everything that Is
decent? Not on your life! 1t was the
people of God. .-....
About Blind Tigers.
Now people say, Oh, DR.. Scoville
| there are so many blind tigers now
Well, bless you, a blind tiger is bet
ter than one'with two good eyes. II
you ever do bury it, though, bury it
face down so. lift wakes, it will
scratch back down into the hell out OF
which it crawled in the first place.
The crowd applauded. People, con
tinued the preacher. used to tell ms
I'd lose my-Tote if | cast my ballot fo'
prohibition. Well, it's different tale
now. However. I'd rather hunt rabbi
from now until Christmas and nevei
catch it than to run a skunk into
ballot box and bump into it,
We're foolng with baby cabs, We
christians, when we ought to be rid
ing in chariots of fire." asserted SEQ
Vile. Were wrapped in swaddlinI
bands when we ought to be wearing
robes Of righteousness. Here we arr
fooling along with little, dinky, tWt
, bv four prayer meetings when we ar
building dams across the Mississippi
: like major-generals.
when I get into church I want t.
see warmth and cordially there. If
, ever hit a church where they charge
for news, I'm going to say 'pugh' ant
, pet out. If the churches aren't for TN
, poor and the strangers. lock EN- up
"Sometimes," he said later, SOM
I little squirt pops up to me and say
, he is against revivals. We'll, let mn
= bark He has wart on his shouloer
I that he thinks is head and his brain
r wouldn't fill horse halr alter III
t pith was squeezed OUT!
go to Every Creature"
Scoville called the attention of hi
crowd to the Biblical commandment
GO to every creature. mere ar
church members in this town rlgh
I now" he said, who wouldn't go L
| their neighbor about Jesus Chrls'
And yet you expect us to go ahead an
/ have a revival in spite Of that gans
When you get that bunch out or IN
way. you'll have a revival. l Woul
rather drop dead on this platform tc
night than to have TINS meetins la
Put. remember this, it isn't my NEE
inp IT'S yours. | am not here in tn
2 name of brother Scoville. I'm here
:, tho name of the omnipotent God.
s1f you'd rather go to the devil tina
come to Jesus, go plumb to the dew
Rut I'm doing my best to save you
he cried. /;
AS he neared the conclusion or NJ
sermon. Scoville's collar began to VII
His face was bathed in sweat and NJ
hands clenched nervously. His Volc
retained its carrying power. hoWeve
and he was heard to the far corners
tn big building.
" Tonight he will introduce the men
hers of his party. Before ne al
missed tie crowd last night, Tn
evangelist asked them to thank t III
newspapers for their support. uo
J bless the Keokuk papers, ne sal
,tbonk them. Subscribe for them an
E .end them home to your dady or mot
ar Give them cheer now The p
ners were applauded accordingly,