Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-01
IT HE DEVILS BID, =
STUART TALKS PLAIN
LIZ TO VAST AUDIENCE.
RIGHTS OF MEN AND WOMEN
Bold Expression, Touching the, So
cial Evi1-He Declares That He
Pays No Attention to Critics.

Both galleries and the main floor Of the
Broad-Street Methodist church. where
Rev. George r. Stuart delivered SER
mon to men only. were crowded last
night with both old and young men.
MIR. Seagle sang 1.-The Ninety and
Nine" after which Mr.. Stuart began.
His first remarks were on Criticism"
He said that he cared nothing about be-
ing criticised, that he was not here for
that purpose, but was here to preach the
Gospel He doubted very much if the
preacher who gave out the criticism in
an afternoon paper yesterday had ever
heard him or knew him from Adam 8
forefathers, and that criticism did not
bother him any more than fly buzzing
around; that he paid no attention what
ever to newspaper articles.
MI. Stuart took his text from Daniel,
the first chapter and the eighth verse:
But Daniel proposed In his heart
that he would not defile himself" He
compared the temptations Of Daniel to
those Of other young men. These temp
tations he termed "the Devils bid
which was the subject of his sermon.
A FIXED PURPOSE.
What people must have is a fixed pur-
pose. Young men must have some aim
in life. He once asked young man in
Tennessee where he came from. Now it
must be remembered" said Mr.. Stuart,
that on the Tennessee river great num-
bers Of logs are foated down for mar
keting, and that a great many people
make it their business to float down these
logs. A lot of them tie the logs together,
and building house upon them. float
their whole families down the river. This
young mans father was one of those
who carried their families on the logs,
ND he +, ~
asked, said: did not come from any
where; I just drifted down with dad!'
There are right here IN this church those
who are just drifting along with dad,
and there are to-day old, gray-haired
men, still drifting along
His sermon was face to face talk with
men. Many in the audience had tears in
their eyes, and many a time there was a
death-like stiffness over all, when the
evangelist was citing some example which
came close to the heart Of men.
He said that the four evils were drink
ing, smoking, cursing, and debauchery.
These, he said, were burning up both the
physical and mental man of to-day. This
be illustrated with very forcible exam
pie. Placing two silver dollars over his
eyes, he showed that he could see no.
thing-the Bible before him, the preachers
beside him, nor the church he was in
nothing but the two silver coins. He said
that every evil that was committed was
for money, that bars were run for money,
that livery stables were run for money.
This called forth a criticism of the livery
men, who kept their places of business
open on Sunday for foolish boys and girls
to go driving.
A BOLD EXPRESSION.
The criticism of the livery stables will
perhaps call forth more talk but not SO
much perhaps as his remarks about the
rights of men and women.
A man once shot his sister for disgrace
ing the family. Mr.. Stuart said: They
do not shoot the men, they shoot the wo-
men. A woman has as much right to go
to places dedicated to men only as the
men themselves have. A man should re-
member that the blood of his mother runs
through his veins, the same as that which
runs through his sisters. and IL he Is
willing to disgrace his mothers blood, he
should be willing that his sister do Sc
also. The man should consider the moth
er's blood that runs through his veins as
sacred and as much to be guarded as
his sisters. and his honor as dear as his
sisters or his wife's.
He said that he was married man
and had five children and for that reason
he claimed kin to every father and every
husband. and to every son. He tried to
bring himself as near to the hearts OF
the men as he could, and at the close
of the service at least 200 men went for.
ward to shake his hand.