Deming graphic., 1920-01-06
sCOv|LLE MEETING.
DEGAN LAST SUNDAY
Meetings Being Held at Pine Street
Tabernacle, All the Evangelical
Churches Participating Therein
LARGE CROWDS HEAR SERMONS
Seven In Company, Each One q Spec
ialist In Some Line Of Evangelical
Work; Campaign Is Outlined

DIR. Charles Reigi Scoville, the world
famous evangelist, who viii open
union revival mere January has
just closed g.eat meeting at Dewey,
Okla. He went there from Bartles-
Vile, Okla, where he conducted
campaign that was generally heralded
kis the greatest I'm the states history.
7Bartlesville and Dewey are iifthe same
county, five miles apart.
A. In the two campaigns, 5000 persons
hsent over the top" at the gospel in
vI(htions, $50 tithcrs' covenants were
signed, foi fix Young men volun-
teercd for life religious wark and near
" 100000 people attended the various
meetings. Efforts were made to In
duce Dr. Scovii', 10 return 10 Dewey
after the holidays but because of his
I heavy schedule he was forced to close
there December %.
Dr. Scovillc's work In Washington
county, Oklahoma, was worth $oOOOo,
County Attorney w. u. Allen declared.
"He reached men who never recogni-
zed the laws OF God nor man and a
new era has come because OF the re-
llgious revivals he has led.'
Mr.. Allen Chief of Police CASTOR OF
Bartlesville, Under sheriff Reid. Post
master Neptune and number OF other
county officials OF the two cities were
among the converts. One OF DIR. Scoy-
illes strongest supporters was Mayor
A. G. Easter OF Bartlesville and he a'l-
thorized statement for the Bartles-
.l..tl hu nf
Scoville "go going" there, court busi-
ness was reduced TO minimum.
'Dr Scoville Is not sensationalist,
according to report. He breaches a
straight forward. clean cut kind Of re-
llgion that appeals particularly to men,
II the personnel OF the converts In his
recent campaigns Is an index to those
he move. ,aost. la Okl.'hc-na and .c-
Kinney. Texas, where he held a union
revival before he went to Bartlesville,
more men than women went forward.
DR.. Scoville spent year In war work
and believes in men, through ana
through.
Assisting Dr. Scoville are five 9th
ers. Mrs. Arlene Dux Scoville, his wife,
Rev. ]. c. McElroy, Musical Director
A. l.. Haley, Miss Grace Stuart, sec
retary of the company, and Frank +.
Miles, publicity manager.
9 MIR. Scoville is the soloist and pianist
Of the company and also has charge
of the high school and business girls
work. She was student Of John Den
IS Mehan of New York for six seasons
and Is nationally known as soloist.
Mrs. Scovllle Is young. beautiful wo-
man and Il Is stated could make a
name for herself ON the concert stnge
IL she did not prefer evangelistic work.
During the war, Mrs. Scoville was III
war work with DIR. Scoyille. Together
they worked In eight cantonmepts nm
der the auspices Of the Y. NJ c. A. and
did n lot of work besides for the Red
Cross. While with the Red Cross. Mrs.
Scoville sang f0rty-three times In TWEEN
ty-thrce wards In q hospital In Ohio
in ohc afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. McElroy was a preacher Of
wide reputation In Pennsylvania. He
was In DIR. Scovilles company the 10
1916 season and before he entered the
ministry was mechanic. He, too, Is
fond of men and his years as a work
or with men before he entered the min
istry has given him an insight to their
characteristics that make him u de-
cided factor in DR.. Scoville's success.
Mr.. Harley Is the "kids" man. He
Is an accomplished trombonist and
uses II In leading the chorus choirs
he draws pictures and sings and while
drawing and he entertains and drills
the children. Mr.. Harley does all OF
the slight OF hand tricks and within a
few days after he reaches city his
grip Is so strong on the youngsters
that they follow him around. He Is
smiling, pleasant young man who
does evangellstlc work because he likes
II. as he has numerous offers from
vaudeville, iyceum and chautauqua.
lie was In Y. NJ. G. A. work during the
war. also.
Miss Stuart was an official In the
California Sunday School Association
before she Joined DIR. Scoville. She has
the sccretarial duties OF the company
hut her forte Is young peoples work.
She has already established quite n
reputation ms an organizer of young
peoples societies and her personal
work is reputed to be OF very high
order.
MFR. Miles Is a newspaper man by
profession. He was, until September
4 last. In the United States Navy and
saw two and one-half years OF active
service, most OF which was on the high
seas
DIR ScovIlle has preached the -cSpel
around the world. VIII -,
gone his campaigns n 'Nt4tp
onssfnl. He has hoe Ns~
nose flry. ..-'