The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-11-28
THE TABERNACLE
MEETINGS CLOSE
What Is Said to Have Been Greatest
Revival Ever to Have Come to
Dow City Closes.
1872 PEOPLE PROFESS CONVERSION
Offering Given Evangelist Amounted
to S86o-Red Cross and Y. m.
C. A. Receive $125.00.

DOW CITY, Moves. Especial to the
Review)-Probably the greatest reviv'
- al that has ever come to Dow City has
just closed 1t is now history, and
has marked an epoch in the religious
life of this community. 1t began on
October 25 and closed November 25.
Under the leadership of the pastor of
the Methodist church, the Rev. A. B.
Adams, and at his earnest solicitation,
although there was much opposition, a
few of the pillars of the church decided
upon a bold undertaking for small
town of only 500 people, at the busiest
season of the year. With stout hearts
and undaunted faith in the undertaking
they erected tabernacle with seat
ing capacity of 1000 and called the
w. S. Colegrove Evangelistic Party,
of Grand Rapids, Michigan, to lead
them in the revival.
They also invited the Baptist church
of Dow City and the Congregational
church of Arion, two and one half miles
eastward to unite with them in the
undertaking. Both of these churches
are not strong. Financially and nu-
merically, the weight Of support fell
largely upon the Methodist church, al
though she has a membership Of only
165. To build the tabernacle and care
for all of the running expenses of the
campaign including advertising, rental
of lumber, cost of cut lumber, electric
wiring, fuel. transportation and enter
tainment of the evangelistic party, and
some minor expenses, cost $500. To
meet this expense, collections were
taken the first week Of the campaign
Which amounted to SITS. Then a com
g Low, "a No AZ,
into their hands and quietly raised the
remaining $525.
The COlegrove Party, consisting of
Evangelist w. S. Colegrove. Mrs. Cole
grove and Rev. Paul Wight is u top.
notch party. Evangelist COlegrove is
a great revivalist. with tact, devotion,
energy, conservation, an able preach
or and master of assemblies. Mrs.
COlegrOve proved to be one of the
most earnest, spiritual, cheerful Chris
tians this people has ever met. She
had charge of the women's and girls
meetings, and the morning prayer
meetings, which were a power in the
revival. Rev. Wight led the chorus
in the beginning of the meetings to the
delight of all. Later. when the Conner
Party was added to the ColegrOve par
ty, Mr. Wight had the general over
sight of the camapign as directed by
Evangelist Colegrove. In addition to
all this, Mrs. Colegrove presided at
one of the pianos, while Colegrove and
Wight were ever popular with their
singing.
The Conner Party consisted of Mr..
+. G. Conner, Mrs. Conner and their
daughter, Helen. Mr.. Conner led the
nl,o ~ ~
and furnished the bass for the special
music. Mrs. Conner possesses voice
of exceeding power and range and her
singing was one Of the attractions OF
the meetings, but no more so than
was that of Mr. Wight and Miss Helen
Conner Miss Conner possesses one
of the most pleasing of alto voices in
melody, power and harmony seldom
heard. Mrs. Colegrove, Mr.. Wight and
Miss Helen Conner led in the personal
work. which was largely responsible
for the great success of the meetings.
AS to results, there were 1872 who
professed conversion. Over forty we're
the heads of families. About the same
number were young men and women,
and about eighty or ninety were chill
dren under 13 years of age.
The offering given Evangelist Cole
grove, was the handsome sum OF $3.50.
Besides all these offerings, the people
gave about $125 to the Red Cross, Army
Y. NJ c. A. and Armenian relief.
This meeting will go down in history
of this place as the best ever expert
enced in this part of the state.
f. L. Hoffman was a caller here on
Wednesday from Denison.
Mrs. Earl Ettleman has been suffer.