Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-02-03
.S3,7OO FOR SCOV|LLE
GIVEN BY FAITHFUL
Eight Hundred Converts Is Record for
largest Revival Services Ever
Held In Deming
PARTY HELD UP BY NFLUENzA
Great Evangelist and Company Unabl
10 Fill Engagement in Iowa
for the Present


The great revival campaign whiri
began In Deming Sunday, January
came to a triumphant conclusion Sun
day. February 2. During this time
over 500 souls walked down the aisle.
for Christ, n few 10 make statement
of former church membership el
where, while many recOnsecrated thti-
lives 10 the Master and there were
great many who were converted. TT
churches are all strengthened I'M.
mensely in two ways. They are strong
numerically by n material increase bu,
in the renewed devotion of the ran
and file Of the members, and I'm the ~
nunciatiOn Of worldliness by many wll
did not have clearly defined idea l
right and wrong they have beer
strengthened in still greater measure
The fine spirit NJ UNITY among th.
churches Is one outstanding result o'
this union effort. From "A cOmmuni-
standpoint the desire for civic right
eousness Is perhaps most noticeable. as
man who rarely favor any church vii
their presence are saying In no uncvI.
tain tones that gambling must go as
has the saloon. In their own way th'r
are giving emphatic endorsement 10
the oft repeated phrase OF Evangelst
ScOville that we must speedily have
"the reign Of the law and not the out
law"
| People continued to crowd forward
at every invitation and at the grcl.
closing service Sunday night after ,
powerful appeal by the evangelist up
on the subject, "The Books viii BE
Opened and the Door Shut" the num-
Der of men who accepted - invitation
Is worthy Of special mention. Sundly
morning an appeal was made for those
who desired to enlist for special Chri
tian service-life recrults-as missi0r-
aries. preachers, "Y'' workers, etc. us
the Lord may lead, and some of the
brightest young people in the commrn-
lity responded. The nave peffected an
organization of over 30 members.
The evangelist came with not one
cent guaranteed In advance, not even
the salaries Of the members OF his con-
pany or any part thereof, so n thanN
offering was taken the last day. II
met with n most hearty and liberal 70
sponse. II. c. Bush and II. l.. Kerr
gave $3.50 each. several gave the srm
Of 500 EACH among the number being
some of the largest business houses Of
the city who thus showed their appre-
citation of it's worth to the community.
Others gave $50 each, and quite a
number $25, while the so and 81 gifts
were numerous, showing widesprC td
interest and gratitude. The total was
in the neighborhoOd Of $500 for fge
Sundays (evangelis..c weeks work
by the evangelist and his able ass ST
: ants All In all, Deming has eXp' RI
, enced nothing to compare with this re-
, vival and Il Is doubted II its equal Las
been experienced i'm New Mexico Dc m
ing win he n better place IN which 10
live and raise children because Char ics
, Reign Scoville and party have been in
, our midst
The Scoville union meetings came to
p a close Sunday night with a great ric-
p toriouS clmactic service. Many big
h. strong men, who withstood the GOSPEL
= Iall their lives, were among the m. ny
r converts who surrendered TO Christ
r and His church Sunday night TIL re-
r twerc - young people who volunteo cd
for the ministry or missionary W. rk
at the morning service, and as Dr..
ChildresS said. eternity alone viii De-
o able to measure the results Of this rec
vival and the fruits Of the decisi MS
, made by those young people.
- There we're $50 persons who sig nd
the tither's stewardship pledge dur NJ
: the campaign. Eight hundred and eu
y people IN all responded to the gos lel
h Notwithstanding the new conve Is.
:. those who had been members Of
a churches elsewhere and those pr VI
g gals who returned 10 the fold and he
@ earnest Christians who reconsecra Ell
g or rededcated their lives for even N IRE
r active service.
The thank Offering committee So
J. lected DR. Childress and Mr.. Van ht
= TO take the thank offering, WI rh
g amounted to over 5000 This off ar-
Il ing was for the six members Of me-
cvangelistic company for the entire
4 time they have spent in this city. All
. the former loose offerings were II ed
n hv the local committee to pay local
F. bills.
9 Not the least OF the fruits Of he
u cnmpaign was the great moral fnd
social unfit Of the whole community
: and the decided stand taken by l.ter
: ally hundreds against questionable go
ciai events. The ringing testimonies OF
y praise and approval given by the rls
u tors and leading business and prot
sional men must have been more u ~
y appreciated by DIR. Scoville and ~.
" faithful workers.
. The evangellsts were due TO begin II
- Iowa next Sunday and Rev. c. Y
.. Clark Of the Scoville company Lar
"a reached there last Saturday night o'il'
N to find that the town had just beel
r. quarantined and every public gath n
10 inc closed. Several cities are In r. 'e
10 graphic communication with the ev n
- gelists. asking for this only open 4 &
4. they have this year.
Senator Kerr and Gibson Brother
have taken the members OF the con
p panv 10 their ranches for few dari
- outing before leaving for the next can
paign.