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.•"• A! .-r ., Dancing Gets Hottest Shots of All From Evangelist's 42 Centimeter Guns of Religion. divorce evil is hit Evangelist Cites Only Possible Cause for Severance of the Marital Relations. Charles Reign Scoville's sermon on amusements took 6,000 people by storm yesterday afternoon. A crowd that jammed and packed the taber nacle, that overflowed into the street, that caused people to stand in every, available foot of space in the aisles and around the exits, heard the ser mon. Time and again the evangelist convulsed the throng with his mimicry Impersonations and ludicrous stories. Then, again, he had them in tears with a touch of simple, yet eloquent pathos. He hurled Invective, after Invective ejaathema after anathema, epithet after epithat at the "ten plagues" of this country. Tha things he pointed out as composing the decade of "plagues" are the dance, the divorce gambling, "society" cards, muifictpie misrule, "bad" city carnivals, yellow journalism, murder, intemperance and lynching. He dwelt only briefly on 6ome of the subjects and ignored oth ers altogether. He devoted by far the major portion' of his time to flaying the dance, divorce (which he charact erized as one of the blackest of the plagues and "social leprosy") and yellow journalism. Scoville landed hard on the dance, called it "hugging: set to music," "tommy rot" and "too dispicable In Its modern form almost to be men tioned." Crowds on Job Early. The crowd that heard the Sermon was pouring into the tabernacle a few mijiutes after twelve o'clock. Many pefsons had brought their lunches ajid remained in the building following the morning service. Dozens of automo biles and buggies, many of them bear ing the mud signs that told they had come miles through country roads, stood along either side of Main and Twelfth streets, for two blocks each way. Men and women stood in the ex Its. Hundreds, arriving late and see ing the immense crowd, turned away to auto rides, walks through the city or some other diversion. By 2: SO o'clock, a half hour before time for the service to start, the build lnj» was packed to capacity. The song service started a few minutes ahead of time. The choir loft held 500 singers. The chorus was augmented by a large orchestra and the music was unusually f=ne. Scoville preachcd one hour and twenty minutes. He gave the invita tion and ninety-seven persons "hit the glory trail." "Have I hit sin too hard since com ing to this town, I wonder?" asked the revivalist as he stepped to the plat form to begin his address. "Answer me, yes or no," he requested. "No!" stormed the crowd. "All right," re plied Scoville doggedly, 'Til hit it harder!" The statement was met with spontaneous applause. The Millinery Comes Off. "Now ladies," he said, noticing the super-abundance of spring millinery that dotted the crowd from one side oit the shed to the other, "take off your hats like men. We let you wear them this morning. We've seen 'em now, and that's all you wanted wasn't it?" he asked. "I'm sure no woman wears her hat for comfort. But I'm not go ing to knock the milliner. If she can make those hats that way and get you to wear 'em, I'm for her. "Whenever my wife gets a new hat, no matter what it looks like, I tell her I like it," he said. "If I don't I'll have to buy her another one." Scoville started off by telling a few hum«^ous stories about certain things end persons that pot the crowd into high gojd humor. Then he went after •he saffron press. He paid a"tribute, however, to the local newspapers, thanking them for the "support they have given us, God bless them," and asking the crowd to "give 'em a cheer," which the crowd "give 'em." Scores Absent Christians. "There are a lot of people not here Miis afternoon," said the speaker, di gressing for a moment, "because they Hiese Ailments Weaken Your System. Your Body Then Needs the Help of Dr. King's New Discovery. Colds are annoying. They inter fere with our duties. In our •weak ened condition they may end in a •pell of sickness or even more serious ailments. Fear, however, should be overcome, for in Dr. King's New Discovery you have an effective rem •. W MONDAY, APRIL 3,191$ •'**4 v" I can't stand what I'll say. Well, I hope what I say will get into the columns of the newspaper and that they'll read what they didn't have the nervo to come to the tabernacle and hear. "You know," he said, "it's a mighty poor sort of a christian who will just pick out the sermons he likes and pass up the others. But I am not to blame if you don't come. You've seen the birds fly south and back again you've watched season after season come and go you've seen the bees store up their honey. And yet you have not made any more preparations for heaven than a grass hopper hasi for Christmas. And."' he concluded, "you're just living a sort of grass-hopper, katy-did ex istence, too." "Xhere are certain people—in the social set right here in Keokuk—and out of it—who are worshiping falsa gods," said Scoville. They've beeu pretty faithful until today—and now they are not here." Tribute to Keokuk Press. Scoville, in referring to thfe saffron press, landed on bad books and papers that "print just the scum and scab of the news and in a scummy and scabby manner. But the people are very much to blame," he said. "They like it—demand it. One newspaper man in St. Louis said once that the live re porter was the one who knew where hell was going to break loose and would be there when it broke. If it didn't break, It was his business, said the editor, to 'raise hell.' "But you ought to stand back of your editors here," he cried. "Support your local press. The papers have supported this campaign nobly. It would not have been the campaign it jb.as been without them." The crowd applauded—unasked by the evangelist. Flays Lagging Church Members Scoville flayed the church people who have lagged behind in supporting their churches. This, too was a slight digression from his subject but he made a hit when he said, "a lot of times old Sister Strutt and old Broth er Mutt will come up to the platform cr. the last night of the campaign and say, 'well. Brother Scoville, this is the first time we've shaken your hand since the meeting began.' If you can't bhow up till the last night, don't come round at all," he said scornfully. "Not an 'amen,' not a 'God bless you,' until the last night." Scoville mentioned the divorce next and called it "social leprosy." "It Is one of the blackest of the plagues and is a thousand times worse than polyg amy," he criad. "A polygamist will support and recognize and care for all Ills wives and the children of them all, while a man whe is divorced turns his back on the little girl that he took a few yea*3 before for a bride. He turns her down perhaps for some little fuzzy headed piece of calicfc that he knows will turn him down later. Adultery Only Excuse. "Adultery is God's only justification for divorce," he shouted, "ana man on earth or no woman on earth has a right to be divorced for any other reason. One old judge in Missouri one day granted thirty-eight divorces. Can any judge act wisely and properly at that rate?" he asked. "No," shouted the crowd. "If there is one part of hell that'will he hotter than another," said the evangelist, "it will be the hell for the homebreaker. That dog and devil, sneaks in like a serpent and trjfes away a wife from her husband and children—or who takes away the hus band from his wife and family. Raps Forgetful Men. "And you men who turn down your wives." "be railed. "She was once your blushing bride once her cheeks |were like roses once she had a rose [in her hair every day. She is the mother of your children, the 'furrows 'are nnder her eyes, she has cooked iyour breakfasts and dinners and sup pers through the years. Perhaps she I hasn't kept up quite as well as she !might have at timer. perhaps she has not had a flower in the hair as often as you would like. But she 1» your wife, and she hasn't failed any more I than you have. She has made no more mistakes than you have." Once the evangelist, going now at "full speed," convulsed the audience I with an imitation of a woman dressing and making her toilet. He opined that if the women would be a little jless slovenly sometimes after their marriages and caro more about the way they looked, there might not be I so much conubial r.nhappiness and do mestic Infelicity. Scoville ripped the plan of "gadding ofT to some justice and getting married on the minute, for a dollar and a halt ajid beating it away." "If there is (Continued on page d.) Bad Cough? Feverish? Grippy edy. Dr. Zing's New Discovery contains the ingredients which fight cold germs, which soothe your cough, healing the irritated and inflamed mucous membranes. Just as soon as you start taking Dr. King's New Discovery your recovery is assured. Without assistance your weakened system tries in vain to throw off these cold germs. Your system cries for help and Dr. King's New Dis covery is just the remedy needed. Get a bottle to-day. Take at once. You will feel much better to-morrow. All dnnrerists. T* -f -M 4 ED CARD 10 SPEAK TUESDAY AT "TAB" "Old Glory Face" Superintendent of Sunshine Mission at St. Louis. Will Give Prelude to Sco ville's Talk. HE IS A NOTED WORKER Has Wad His Fling and is Now De voting H'is Life to Helping Those Who Are Down and Out. Ed Card, known from coast to coast as "Old Glory Face," superin tendent of the Sunshine Rescue Mis sion, St. Louis, will make a fifteen minute talk preceding Dr. Scoville's sermon Tuesday night. The an nouncement was made just before the sermon last night after Guy S. Wil liams, publicity agent for Scoville, had handed the revivalist a telegram from Card in reply to a message sent by Scoville Saturday night, stating that the famous mission worker will be here Tuesday evening. Card is one of the most widely known mission workers in the United States, if, indeed, not the best known of them all. He is invariably men tioned by evangelists, pastors and laymen alike, along with such charac ters tas Mel Trotter, Sillaway, Calla han, Jim Goodheart and Harry Mon roe. For years he has operated the Sunshine mission in St Louis. As many as 500 men—down and outers— derelicts of- life—gather in his hall in a single night. The underworld of the Missouri metropolis knows and loves and respects "Old Glory Face." He was a down and outer himself. He "had his fling," saw the white lights, wrestled with dissipation and has come up "out of the dark" to tell his story to his "brothers" and to inculcate the wisdom of "going straight." "Bully!" ejaculated Scoville last night, upon receipt of the telegram. "I'm glad he can come. You must all hear him." Mr. Lillenas will sing a song in the Swedish language that night and Mrs. Scoville w*ill sing "Where is My Wandering Boy Tonight," in German. There will be other solos and other features. It Is planned that the meet ing shall be one of the most inter esting services of the campaign. A union meeting will be held to night at the Second Presbyterian church, West Keokuk, members of the Scoville party in charge. MOTHER OF T~~ 'KUK MAN AWAY Mrs. Laura J, Carver, Known to Many Keokuk People, Died at Omaha on Sunday Morning. Mrs. Laura J. Carver, mother of Guilford S. Carver of Keokuk, fore man of The Gate City, passed away at her home in Omaha, Nebr., on Sun day morning, according to word re ceived here. She had been ill for the past month, and death was caused by the general debilities of old age. Mrs. Carver will be well remember ed by a large body of friends in this city as she visited here with her son several times in past years. She wa^ seventy-four years of age and had been a resident of Omaha for a period of ten years. Besides her son, G. S. Carver of this city, another son, Louis J. Car ver of Lincoln. Nebr., survives. The funeral will be held at Omaha on Wednesday. Mr. Carver will leave tomorrow to attend the funeral. DEMURRAGE CHARGE HEARING WEDNESDAY Proposed Change Is for Purpose of Re lieving Car Shortage Which Is Prevailing. Notice has been received here at the Industrial association office of a hear ing in Des Moines on Wednesday April 6, on the proposed increase in demurrage charges on all interstate cars in Iowa to be effective April 6 at 7 o'clock. The proposed Increase is applied for in an effort to relieve the car shortage now existing generally throughout tho country. The hearing will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the office of the board of railroad commissioners at the state house. The application is filed by the western demurrage and storage bureau. The proposed temporary rules pro vide for no increase covering the first two days free time, and then tho first three days after the free time has ex pired, but for subsequent detention tho rate increases $1 per day. Credits earned under the average agreement will offset the present $1 demurrage charge for the first five days after the expiration of free time, but will not be used to offset any portion of the charges in excess of $1 per day. PERSONALS. Canton News: Mrs. C. H. MiTler and daughter. Miss Ivah, leave tomorrow for Keokuk, where they will make their future home. Mr. Miller has been there six yoars as chief engineer in the Purity Oats factory. We re gret seeing these good peopTe going from our midst and extend our best wishes to them in their new home. Villa's Perversity. New York World: If Villa were in as many places as he is dally report ed to he it should be easy work to locate him and catch him. He persists in being in only one place at a time. —Advertise in The Gate Oit v. _ff/ 1 -*"^n 'THE DAILY GATE CTrr LAST WEEK STARTS Yesterday's Services In Tabernacle Were Best of Any That Have Been Held During the Campaign Here. SUNDAY SCHOOL LAxwUE Goal Was Surpassed Yesterday—To Take Thank Offering for the Evangelist During This Week. STATISTICS TODAY. Trail hitters yesterday 222 Trail hitters to date 3,200 Attendance yesterday ..., 13,000 Total estimated attendance.. .170,000 Two hundred and twenty-two per sons traveled Charles Reign Scoville's "glory trail" in three services yester day. Crowds totalling 13,000 heard the evangelist in the course of the day. It was the banner day of the campaign to date. The evangelist began his last week in Keokuk in a most auspicious man ner. In the first place, Keokuk's Sun day schools passed their coveted goal of 3,000, when a total of 3,454 Sun day school pupils marched in delega tions to the worship-shed yesterday morning. In the afternoon the taber nacle was entirely inadequate for the crowd which besieged it to hear the sermon on amusements. Ninety-seven hit the trail at the close of the ser mon and ninety went forward last night. The invitation- service which fol lowed the evening sermon on the text, "Prepare to Meet Thy God," was dramatic. In the first verse of the invitation hymn twel\e men walked down an aisle together, while the crowd cheered. Scoville leaped into the sawdust and greeted them, shaking each by the hand. The front rows wore cleared for the trail hit ters and within a few minutes eleven rows had been filled. Pathetic Scenes on Glory Row. One woman lead her nine year old daughter forward. Scoville placed an arm around her and lifted her to the platform. "Here is a little girl,' he cried joyfully, "who is just the age Mrs. Scoville was when she gave herself to Christ. Her mother just now brought her forward. Let's give her and her mother both a cheer!" A man came forward bringing his wife. Apparently he had already made the pilgTlmage to "glory row." As they sat down together he placed his arm around the- woman and kiss ed her. Sho was crying. "Oh friends!" cried Scoville, "this is a glorious day. A wonderful night to a grand day. The angels are echoing around the throne tonight, 'rejoice, for the Lord brings home his own'." Sermon Is Serious One. Scoville's sermon was nearly all seriousness. Very little comedy was interspersed with his passionate ap peal to sinners to "prepare to meet thy God." He told numerous stories illustrating, as ho put it, "thnt when a man defies God, God will smash him. You go on, living as though you never had to die," he cried. "You may dodge justice here. You may burn a house or throw a bomb and escape here, but God knows it and you're guilty. You've got to face him at the judgement sometime. Why rfbt prepare to do it now?" Before beginning his sermon Sco ville read a telegram which had just been handed liim, stating thai Ed Card, superintendent of the Sunshine Rescue Mission, St. Louis, will be here to make a fifteen minute talk Tuesday night preceding the sermon. Dr. Scoville wired Card Saturday night, asking if he could be here. Thank Offering to Be Big One. Dr. Frank G. Beardsley, pastor of the Congregational church and chair man of the evangelistic executive committee, made a brief talk, stating that a thank offering will be .taken sometime before the meeting closes for Dr. Scoville and the members of his party. "Let's see to it that that offering is an adequate and a gener ous one," he said. "We are proud of our splendid city, we are proud of our dam that spans the father of waters here we are proud of our churches and lodge hnlls. J^et's make this thank offering one that will do Keokuk credit." He stated that not one cent of the offerings taken so far have gone to the evangelist. "He has given us himself unreservedly." he said, "and hasn't received a cent 'so far. All the money taken in has gone to defray the campaign ex pense fund." Compliments Keokuk Spirit. I Scoville complimented Keokuk on the way she has supported his re vival. "I doubt if there is another city in the state," he said, "that would put up three such crowds as we have nad today in the seventh week of a campaign. Now just stand on your hind feet and shank the bits for the rest of the campaign and let's make this last week the greatest of them all." "We have a song here which I think we'll have to call the 'Keokuk song' from now on in our evangelistic work," he added, smiling. "The title is. 'He Surely Means Me.' Sing it," he said, turning to the choir. The song was sung and for five minutes it rang through the building. "You can philosophize and theorize all you please about religion," said the evangelist, "but you've got to meet God some day. Don't forget that. There are girls sitting here to night who will never grow into wom anhood's years. There are boys here who will neve£ see their twenty.first The Morning Service. Dr. Scoville told the crowd Sunday morning that he "isn't going to die and go to hell because he's afraid V/ vVWewelSCIRO" 1 birthday. There are men and women who will never see another April on this earth. Are you prepared to meet your God? No One Can Answer for You. "Brother Scovillo can't answer for you at the judgment bar," he cried earnestly. "You brag about your christian fathers: you brag about your christian mothers. They can't save your souls. The very fact that you had good parents makes you all the more responsible. "No, sir," he answered. "Don't think that because you were born in a christian home you are a christian. If you were born in a potato patch, would that make you a potato? Tommyrot! "The bells in heaven are ringing tonight," he shouted, "for those who are saved they are coronation bells. For the lost they are funeral knells. If you won't come to God in a great tidal wave of religion like this, you will never come. It's now or never for many of you and you know it. "Some men say, 'I don't ask for mercy. I want justice.' Ail right, jus tice is waiting for you. You'll get justice. 15ut I want mercy. I may never face you again," he said in closing. Ho was on his knees on the carpeted platform. His face was wet. with sweat. His voice had grown hoarse from the strenuous preaching of tho day. "I may never see you again under heaven, but my word to you is, my brother. 'Prepare tp Meet Thy God.' And remember that death prints no time cards and that there are no turn tables In eternity." -Broils and Bakes with Same Heat The to*«»! number of persons In Sunday school yesterday morning was 3.454. The goal of the churches par ticipating in the revival was 3,000. The Trinity Methodist church ranked first with 1,108 and the Baptists were second with 635. Tho Christian church had 514, the Westminster Presbyterian 367, the United Presby terian 197, the Methodist Protestant 157 nnd the Congregational, 148. Conservation of Church Forces. The sermon was one on conserva tion of church forces. The evange list Implored the church members to stand back of their pastors and to work together harmoniously. Of course, after I leave," he said, "there may bo some contention, some mis understandings. Don't let them ruin I your chances. "If yoti people miss a single night of this week's services," he said once, "you will miss something tnat Broth er Scoville will never say to you again this side of heaven. I never expect to spend another week In Keokuk. Life is too short I have too many calls. Much as I would like to come back, I can never do it." 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