The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-08

was. no doubt, much needed by some in
that audience, and which, as given by Mr..
Garlic, seemed to speak of real forgive
ness for sin; and after that one looked
up at the screen to see a picture of the
prodigal at home again, pressed against
his doting fathers bosom. Then, after
the Lords Prayer, came that part of the
Episcopal service where the minister says:
Praise We the Lord" and Mr. Garlic
uttered these words with the fervor of a
shouting Methodist at camp meeting, first
raising his arms, then clapping his hands
while the response was given: THE Lords
name be praised" The Gloria that fol-
lowed, with the full power of organ, piano,
brass and string instruments and Mr.. Car
lies own trombone, was one which for
volume and some other things will not
soon be forgotten.
IN HIS PULPIT.
After soprano solo, exquisitely rendered
by a cultivated voice and beautifully IL
lUstrated by pictures, we were brought to
the closing feature of this service con-
sisting of Mr.. Carlile's pulpit performances
He was now high up on his throne of power
and still he had his trombone with him.
Before preaching he appealed for a collec-
ton. Last Sunday he found, he said, 1872
pennies in the box and sity-two half-pen-
MES. He hoped tonight for a larger proper
ton OF silver pieces. Still, he said, ''some
could give only butten." For himself he d
given much at other services that day
that his present contribution could be only
half crown Here he laid down his from
bone, put his hand in his pocket. took out
the big silver piece and in the sight of all
laid it upon the pulpit desk.
His allusion to buttons might have seemed
humorous to some, but to his own poor flock
it must have had pathetic sound One of
his notions is that many people do not at
tend church because they do not like to
let the collection box pass without making
a deposit in it. These he encourages to put
in buttons. He himself furnishes the but
tons; they are given out privately by his
workers Then as they are deposited from
time to time. helpers of the cause redeem
them at so much a dozen, the effect being
| that these poor people can feel sure, when
they have dropped button in the slot, that
they have really dropped in something
more.
AT st. Mary-at-Hill there is daily serv-
ice through the week at l o'clock. 1t con-
| sists chiefly of lantern slides and is wound
up with free coffee, hot in winter and iced
| in summer. This founder of the Church
Army knows the bait to use in catching
| fish, and from the way he presented the
| collection when this writer heard him it
is evident he is no novice in the art of talk
| ing money out of peoples pockets. "Di-
vide up with the Lord" he said, and then
he told story. A good-for-nothing, drink
| ing man wanted to be married. The girl
was willing, but the parson wasn't Know
| ing the mans habits he wanted him to
| give some pledge of reform, and to this
| end, refused to tie the knot until the man
should be able to pay him 5 shillings spot
| cash. The man had never been able to get
| even a shilling ahead, all his money went
for drink Finally, however, with the pros
pect of matrimony as an incentive, he did
manage to pile up two and six-pence.
Wouldn't the minister marry him for that
! No, indeed. The man was in despair, and
his final appeal was, well, parson, marry
me as far as you can for this half-crown;
then I'll begin again to save, and when
another half-crown is reached, I'll come
and have the job finished"
PLAIN SPEAKER.
My visit to St. Mary-at-Hill was shortly
after the great international Congress on
tuberculosis. Naturally, minister of Mr..
| Carliles turn would take public interest at
| flood tide and preach on 1.-THE Cure of Con-
sumption" No sermon could have been
| truer in it's saving aim, or could have left
! at the end a more religious impression. But
there were other things in it. A minister
who plays on the trombone would be sure
| to speak with great plainness. He began
by saying, It's dirty thing to spit on the
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the streets, for probably" he said
| through the dirty habit ladies have OF
sweeping the walks with their dresses
what you spit out when 1t becomes dust
will be caught up into the air, and filed
with baciln will find it's way into the lungs
of someone who is weak and starved. and
thus cause a fellow creatures death" III
preachers" he said, would open a crusade
against splitting many lives would be
| saved"
Here he depressed, for looking around
into the chancel he saw one of the choir
boys talking. Take that boy out; take
him over there, then see that the other bows
are kept quiet" These were his directions
| and then he began to tell of the different
ways in which the bacilli of CONSUMPTION
might be conveyed from one to another.
1t might be done by kissing. "Ah kissing
let me warn you about 1t, not only in
reference to consumption, but in other
ways, for what dreadful thing it is to
give a kiss. making the one who receives
it believe in you and then go and betray
| that person" With remarks like these did
Mr.. Garlic brighten up his sermon, yet
the message OF the sermon was emphatic
ally one of hope and gospel salvation. MY
last glimpse of this strange and truly
wonderful man was in after meeting
The great congregation had been dismissed
and his workers had gone TO hold an out
! door meeting on Tower Hill, but there fl
! his high pulpit. looking now the picture
| of earnestness. stood the commander OF
the Church Army pleading with few men
to enter the new life.
HENRY TUCKLEY.
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