Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1894 — A Man of Zeal. [ARTICLE]

A Man of Zeal.

Chicago Tribuns. “The weather is so bad. Brothel Gibbons,” said one of the pillars ol the church, "that we can’t expect an audience this evening.” Evangelist Gibbons, reformed prizefighter, rose to his feet and looked over his small, but faithful congregation. “I'm not in business for the gate monev these days, brethren,” he said, taking his place in the pulpit. “There’s nearly a dozen of us here and we'll pull off the sermon anyhow.’’