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their interest in spiritual affairs from *1 Mrs. Woodworth's revival. There were I persxms, of course, who doubted her | sincerity and who criticised the emotional character of her meetings, but j exact fairness requires the admission j that she accomplished considerable good of a permanent kind.The Sam Jones-George Stewart meetings were held in a tabernacle, corner of Monroe and Buckeye streets, erected especially for them. The two , evangelists were here about three weeks, beginning their campaign on j March 5, 1803. They preached to im- , mense audiences and were responsible, j i it has been claimed by their admirers, [ for many conversions. Sam Jones was at his zenith as a revivalist, and whenever he spoke the tabernacle was | packed to its farthest reaches. Some of his caustic saying are still quoted ! by persons who attended his meetings, and, it is pretty generally agreed that, whether Jones’s style of speech and I method of appeal were commendable j or not, he did succeed in giving the town a shaking up that did it a greatn* crnnA.
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Kokomo Daily Tribune
Kokomo, Indiana, US
Fri, May 22, 1914
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