The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21
WOOLLEY WEEK ENDS
The Evangelist Holds His Last
Service at TOmlinson Hall.
He Pathetically Tells the Story of His
Life-Large Collection Raised
Future Engagements.

Evangelist Woolley told the story OF his
life last night. Two thousand people heard
IL. and some were moved to tears. The re-
cital was full Of touching, pathetic incl
dents. and II was frequently broken by
sobs that broke forth at the speakers ref
erence 10 his mother or the wife OF his
manhood. The good citizenship meetings at
Tomlinson Hall closed last night with the
most powerful address OF the week by
the evangelist. Rev. DR.. Rondthaler opened
the meeting with talk which resulted in
the collection Of a good sum or money.
Many persons in the audience made volun-
:ary subscriptions Of five and ten dollars.
Evangelist Woolley thought that the gospel
was as good a thing for election as for
prayer meeting; as good for a butcher shop
as a church. He likened a Christian man
to the orange tree, with its branches laden
with ripe fruit and its roots nourished by
an everlasting spring.
but there are so many trees that raise
a wonderful foliage at revival time" he
said land then a few weeks afterward
their branches rattle like a skeleton and
they are barren"
1.-The ungodly are like chaff," he contin-
ued; therefore they shall not stand on
the judgment day. Why? Because it il
going to be a windy day It's a stormy
when he makes prohibition speech. You
must get to be an evergreen. brother. 80
that you can throw a shade in the hot sun
of some peoples lives. The time is coming
when the sinner will be sifted out by Gods
wrath. To defeat a righteous you
have to overthrow God. To beat a vote
that's cast at an election you have got TO
beat God"
The evangelist referred to his work in
this city and said that he had heard IL
intimated that IL was his purpose 10 trap
the committee on this. his last night by
making a third party speech He said Il
have been true to you. II have not been
wise. Somebody asked me to-day II the
ministers were standing by me- To tell
you the truth haven't noticed about tho
clergymen. 1 haven't been looking for
backing; I've been looking for victory.
Some one said that 1 would trap you.
Christ"
said 10 you during the week. 4 nave tried
TO show you that the cleanliness Of a city
is not an officiaI matter, put rnatter OF
honest, hard labor. That the business OF
Christian is not only TO save man, but
TO make the environments such that he
will be a man thereafter. / have tried to
teach definite purpose in Christian work,
to teach persistence I'm the face OF conflict.
i have tried TO teach you 20 not be fooled
tleness. and courtesy, and Christianity INTO
your reform work have taught no whin-
ing in Christian endeavor work. BE first
OF all a man, and then clean man. / have
taught that the heart Of Christ Is not con-
cerned about the tariff, but that IL Is con-
cerned about the saloon evil. III you are
going into the goodman business the iikeli-
est candidate is yourself; that is, that you
support some good man and scratch some
bad man. have taught you 10 scratch your
ticket until IL is clean, and then throw u
away unless the platform Is clean, too L
have tried TO teach you that city cam
| paigns ought to be without politics. and
that the saloon ought TO die. This IS what
i have been sowing, and this Is all have
| 10 say In vindication OF my course.
BE strong in the Lord. not N politics;
| not in the Republican party. the Democratic
| party nor any other party; but strong IN
| the Lord. The Christian man Is the kind
| that strikes a mans blow; that can sit in
a temperance meeting without having a
goose pimpe where his backbone ought 10
| be for fear somebody Will say something
| against his party. The time has come when
| a Christian man ought TO walk like he had
| brass band inside OF him, and ne ought
10 keep step 20 the music, too. A man Is like a
| bicycle: he can't ride slow. When lie tries
| to ride gracefully he must get of. and the
| devil usually gets on. The world respects
| a. true Christian. You may be eccentric.
/ but If you have got the mark Of Jesus
| Christ on you people will respect YOU Have
! the mark OF Jesus Christ about YOU: IN
| YOUR step at the bedside OF the sick in
/ your body. and in the hello that you give
| the tired man when you meet MIN In the
! morning"
! In recOunting the stormy existence and
/ the battle with liquor through which he
passed TO a haven OF sObriety and peace.
| the evangelist wildly pictured a - enc At
/ the bedside OF his dying mother when he
| promised 10 lead better life lie ..l.teay-
/ ored TO keep the dying request. but fell.
! and was finally rescued through the love Of
| a wife and children. In conclusion he said:
| ''I pray the curse OF God upon the liquor
| traffic and the blessings OF God upon every
| Christian man in this town. I believe there
| will be a time when the air OF Indiana VIII
! not support drunkard or a drunkard
| maker.
Evangelist Wooley viii 80 10 his nome in
\ Chicago to-day. Next week he VIII begin
a series OF good citizenship meetings az
| Peoria, Ill.