Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 313, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1919 — REV. POVOLINA TO LECTURE AT M. E. CHURCH TONIGHT. [ARTICLE]

REV. POVOLINA TO LECTURE AT M. E. CHURCH TONIGHT.

A , lecture of unusual interest is in store for /those who go to the Methodist church this Wednesday evening to hear the Rev. S. E. Povolina, an Austrian by. birth and an American by choice, who will tell the history of his life as he lived it until coming to this country ten years ago. Rev. Povolina has an unusual story to tell his audifence, and the experiences and living conditions through which he passed in his native country were so remarkable that they are certain to prove very interesting to all who hear him. - The Rev. Povolina speaks in four languages, and will go to Gary in February as a mission worker among the foreigners of that city. Several years ago the Rev. Povolina was privileged to meet Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, to whom he relater his story, and the latter, impressed by the remarkable tale, urged him to make tour of the United States on the lecture platform in the interest of his fellow countrymen. William J. Bryan was another celebrity to whom the Rev. Povolina told his story, and he, like Roosevelt, was greatly impressed. ‘Such commendation coming from men of the type of Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Bryan should insure all that tonight’s lecture will be well worth attending. ' There will be no admission charged and the general public is invited. *