Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-07
TABERNACLE
IS DEDICATED
BIG CROWD ATTENDS OPENING
SERVICE IN NEW BUILDING
PREPARED FOR REVIVAL, \
Attendance $500
collection ................ $51.19

| SSuSSA'OU SS1,19
The big tabernacle erected for use
IN the Scoville evangelistic campaign
us dedicated. Sunday night the parti-
c1pating churches united in service
which attracted big audience, al
most filling the large auditorium. The
choir had rehearsed in the afternoon
and the singing was inspiring, token
OF what may be expected later on.
Every seat in the big choir gallery ac-
commodating 500 was occupied.
| After half hour of song service
DR.. G. D. Jacobs of the First Presby.
terrain church, chairman of the exc.
cutlVe committee, who had presented
| Lon D. Parker as leader of the choir,
/, took charge Of the dedicatory service.
! Prayer was offered by DR.. Frank E.
Day of the First Methodist church.
Rev. T. G.. Berger of the West End
Presbyterian church read the scrip
ture lesson. The dedicatory service
proper was introduced by the reading
OF the twenty-fourth psalm by DR.. B.
F. Patt Of the First Baptist church,
who was followed by Rev. M. E.
Reusch of the Willard Street Metho-
dist church, who read the dedicatory
words, TO each paragraph Of which the
audience responded with the sentence,
ITO Thee we dedicate this house." DR..
Dana Of the First CONGREGATIONAL
church offered the dedicatory prayer,
closing with the Lords prayer. Ad.
dresses were delivered by DR.. T. P.
Ullom Of the Scoville party, r. r. Hud-
son OF the Central Y. M. c. A. and
Judge M. A. Roberts. These addresses
were stirring and Of deep interest and
each was greeted with hearty ap-
plause, the approval of the audience
being greatest when Judge Roberts de.
clared, referring to the desire to make
Ottumwa the best town in the state,
This town is one hundred times bet
ter than 1t was when it had saloons |
and to Billy Sundays campaign with
us belongs the credit for starting the /
movement which banished them from |!
our city" The benediction and clos !
ing prayer was offered by Rev. I. S. !
Bussing of the Davis Street Christian |
church.
at Looks Good"
Everything looks good,' said one
of the ministers last night. "The pre-
paratory work has been well cared
for and it seems to me that all things
are now ready The choir is an as
sured success, the ushers are thor
oughly organized and know their Job
we'll, the people ratified their money in
to the tabernacle pans very much as if
the habit formed In the Billy Sunday
still chung to them. I say it
looks good to me-"
Everything about the tabernacle is
we'll done. 1t Is complete every way.
The lighting is good The seats are
Just right. The choir loft is in good
sight from the whole audience, as the
site forms natural ampitheater. The
heating is abundantly provided. The
people are enthusiastic. Hundreds
visited the place yesterday afternoon
md the hour of 1880 last night showed
he whole audience nearly in their
places. This suggests that from the
beginning people will have to go early |:
% get a seat.
The Rest Room.
The tabernacle rest room is provid.
I'd in the Baptist church adjoining. 1t
S to be we'll furnished and ladieS-de-
string to remain between meetincs so 4:
Is to save the extra trip home will be
comfortable in this place. It will be
and sufficiently private to
'rovide against embarrassment and
IL are welcome to use it. Light :
inches may be brought and eaten
ere.
Message From coffeyviIIe.
DR.. Jacobs read special delivery
communication from Coffeyville last
light which enthusiastically commend
d the Scoville party for their work
here and congratulated Ottumwa on
he campaign here. There had been :
p to last Thursday morning 1858
'ail hitters in Coffeyville and the
own was we'll pleased with the high
r tone Of civic righteousness and
ommunity ideals resulting. Happy
ONES and untold blessing to child.
God had resulted and the entire city
looking forward to new day. This :
as been DR.. Scoville's record every :
here said the communication