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Tho tent angelist never wastes any
time preaching about the Bible. He spends
his time telling what is In the Bible, and
the Bible is the most interesting book In the
world
At Tent Evangel. at Fifty-seventh
street and Broadway. which Is bounded
by sober responsibility In the form Of the
Broadway Tabernacle on the one hand
and oonviviality In the shape OF beer
saloon and signs advertising liquors and
beer on the other, an assistant was busy
the other day printing big sign which told
in Spanish that q Sunday morning service
In the Spanish language would be held in
the tent regularly from now on to tho
middle OF September
1T is pretty generally known" Mr..
MCPHERSON said, that it Is more difficult
to get a good sized audience at re igious
meeting In New York than in any other
city OF this continent. Therefore 1t ia all
the more enooura gng that at every service
since this tent was opened month ago
we have had large gathering, in some
cases extra chairs being placed outside.
The situation of the tent Ia such that we
get persons from all walks Of life, the
we'll to do and even the rich as we'll as the
poor
HAS not your audience 40 far been
composed largely of church members
attracted by the celebrated speakers
scheduled to appear?'
Il don't see how any one can determine
that. In any part Of the civilized world
there are bound to be some churchgoers,
some Christian people, in every religious
gathering.
"From careful statistics have discovered
this much: At least 80 per cent. OF every
weekday evening audience Is unconrerted
and the average Of the unconverted at the
Sunday night meetings is so per cent.
why these persons should pass by the
many churches in this neighborhood and
come here l can only explain by saying
that the stiffness and fornality Of the
average church repel more often than they
attract the unconverted, and that good
congregational Jinging is oftener stronger
drawing card than the operate selections
given by we'll paid choir. In fact, think
operatio solos q positive drawback to many
a religious service.
.Tben, in the Gospel tent no creeds or
doemas are discussed We are not here
to make Catholics. Baptists or Methodis's.
but simply to preach the Gospel and to
have the message delivered by the best
speakers, the most consecratcd evangelists
obtainable.
Here are some facts which speak for
themselves and show whether tent work
pays or not. During last summer about
rs, 900 persons attended the services here.
and more than 9OO have become converted
through the medium Of this tent in the last
three years and identified themselves with
various church congregations in this city
and elsewhere"
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or street audience in New York. Up at
Fort George. where we hope soon to open
tent No. 8, about 900 persons stood pa
tiently and respectfully from first to last
at an open air service I conducted near
the trolley car terminal the other day.
"One reason for our success is that we
make point Of adapting our service to
the audience. In every case there is
good speaker. a man to lead the singing
and an organst, but the conduct of the
meeting differs.
For example, in tent No. /, over in East
18th street, which is intended to reach the
unchurched Italians, both the chldren's
and the adult services are conducted in the
Italian language and are of the simplest
character. We're the preacher to ask
those of his audience who would like to
lead a Christian life to stand. n question
sometimes put to an English speaking audi
ence. the Italians would wonder what in
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other firm asked him if he knew Of firm
that might want law clerk, and after
thinking a moment ne gave me the names
OF TWO or three firms, but they were the
same ones whose names had been given 10
me before
The next day l looked over the list OF
firms had to call on, and picked out one
OF the best known firms in tie city 10 WISH
first went to their Offices on wall street
and asked for ono Of the members OF the
firm, and after snort wait was SHOWN ~ IN,
When ! stated my business he SAID tnat
one of tho other partners, mentioning MN.
was the managing partner, ana hao 'ftter
SEQ him He rang for boy. wno snowed
me to the other partner pom entering
| was asked to sit down, and in an abrupt
manner the partner asked the nature ot
INV business. said to him:
IL understand you ara looking Tor
law clerk"
-Who told You that?" he said quickly.
gave him the names of the two lawyers
who had referred me to that Office,
All right; tell me what you have done,
he said
lad graduated. and m experience IN other
lines Of work.
college graduate?" asked he.
Business college only" answered.
cant promise you anything now; leave
your address; suppose you write US IN a
week or two: will see what we can do then,
was his closing remark.
called on two or three other firms. with
verv little encoura cement. One man asked
me If knew anybody in New York l told
him did not know many people. de then
sid they had no position vacant. II had
known business men here who would give
business to the firm vacancy would very
soon have been found for me. He said
that the law business was rather a cold
proposition in New York to which agreed
completely. ,-,.
found a telephone message waiting for
me. to call up the firm had visited first
that morning. The next morning called
it up. received an offer of $40 week. and
accepted it.
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at first. 1t may not be mere than 81 or 81
$40"
Would you advise young fellow to
try to get in witn a large tirm-one which
employs many law c!erks--or would it be
preferable to get a clerkship in smaller
oiice?"
My preference would be large firm"
he answered
We'll wouldn't a beginner be greatly
handicapped ds clerk in firm which en-
ployed a large number of Law clerks;
wouldn't he he buried. as il were. and have
pra Il" ally no chance to SHOW what he really
could do; might Re not he clerk on a small
salary for years."
81 think that would all depend upon the
man. If he has ability ii is hound to be
found out. If he is student his work will
show it, And If he j. a laggard it won't
be long before he will be hunting a new
position" was his reply.
How long will it be before he will get a
raise in salary" was my next question,
Usually think he might reasonably look
for raise inside of year 10 81? or SIS.
the second year to 500, and the third year
about $25 or $50. After four or five years,
if he has made good he ought TO re getting
s., 800 and after ten years he is either getting
So 900 ut Last or he has started partner
ship with some other lawyer.
Are there not many old and experienced
law clerks who receive but a small salary?'
-Of course. there are mediorr re clerks
who never command a large salary, and
some really good mon are content to plod
along on a small SALARY. was his answer.
After learning that there was no opening
in the office with which this gentleman
is connected. l called on another young
man, who is employed by large firm of
lawyers located in one of the tall offics
buildings in Wall street. / had letter
from my friend to this Young man also.
While the greetings of the young man
with whom l had just talked were rather
cool, and the information | had secured
was only in response to questions, the
manner of the young man with whom
now began to talk was in marked contrast
He had the look around his eyes which
denotes the hard student, and tho open law
he must be very busy.
and volunteered most of the information
which had already secured from the first
man by questioning. His opinion as to
the advisability of getting clerkship in
large law Office was about the same as
the other mans, though he did say that he
had known of one or two instances in which
a young lawyer had got clerkship with
an old lawyer, and the young fellow had
been finally taken into partnership, and
when the old partner died had succeeded
to the practise Of the firm, SO that within a
very few years he found himself blessed
with a practise that other firms had strug-
gled twenty or thirty years to secure. Such
instances, however, he said, were very rare
finally asked him if there was vacancy
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Perhaps in no other country are private
mailing cards produced in greater variety
than in Japan, and it is probable that IN no
other country are there now produced mail
ing cards so novel in character and so
beautiful.
Japan itself, Of course, contributes largely
to this result, and then the Japanese put on
mailing cards pictures Of many things that
are not used as subjects for such ulustra-
ton on the mailing cards Of other lands.
They make cards with pictures OF buildings
and of localities, ust such as are made every
where, but they make also many cards
with pictures printed on them apparently
simply for beauty's sake cards with pic-
lures of scenes from nature, or OF fow-
ers. and many cards with pictures OF SUBJ
jects simple or quaint
Some among these various pictures arc
reproductions Of pictures by Japanese ar
lists. These Japanese mailing cards are
many of them printed with their pictures on
a back ground of gold or Of silver, and many
OF them are beautifully printed.
In the printing OF all these beautiful cards
business is not forgotten. Here, for in
stance, is a series Of mailing cards made
for great silk store In Toxic, the pictures
on them illustrating various features OF
this establishment, the descriptive titles on
the various cards, as is true also Of many
mailing cards of all sorts made in japan.
being printed in Japanese characters and
also in English. This series of cards gives
views of the store outside and in;
One card has picture of one of the stores
show rooms. Another gives picture OF
its mail order department.. on another Is
an illustration of the drawing room of the
establishment. while on still another Is a
picture of one feature Of the store that
country at least, this picture being described
in the English title on the card as "a garden
with water fountain and some pairs OF
mandarin ducks
Another picture in this series shows
the store from the outside rs 1t appears
illuminated at hight, and yet another shows
one of the stores automobile delivery
wagons on the road.
Among the many quaint and curious
Japanese r. ailing cards is one that has for
an Illustration picture Of boy riding
on Il dog. Here is a mailing card with q
picture of cats on it. Another has pic
ture of a Enthusiastically solemn owl
perched on the branch of a tree, the owl
appearing in the center Of disk of black
for background.
OF pictures Of flowers on mailing cards
there are many, and there are many cards
bearing pictures OF birds. Here, for in
stance, is a card with picture Of flock
of ducks flying low along an ocean beach,
the birds we'll in the foreground, and so
showing large in the picture.
The ducks are most ducklike and most
vigorous and strenuous in flight, and the
shore and the sea most realistic; very
striking picture. Odd sort Of picture,
though, to put on the back of private
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i. The Rev. James B. Ely, who has been
IA charge OF gospel tent work in Phila-
delphia for the last seven ysar~ and has
come here to help to save New York from
becoming o pagan city--a fate which
some elergyInen think is impending
- an optimistic man With calmness he
accepts the fact that there is population
OF ,0S7,7e2 without churches and the fur
thor fact that in three Assembly districts
tho percentage OF nominal Christians is
lower than In the Island OF Ceylon. When
thia state Of affairs il brought to his at
tention he cheerfully remarks that firm
belief In two propositions, God has sent
me- md "The people will respond is
practically all that any evangelist needs
b order to work wonders.
1T Is the hopelessness Of Christian people
which holds back the evangelizinG Of New
York, Mr.. Ely said to a Sun reporter.
There IL not bit of hopeessness about
Mr.. Ely. He thoroughly believes that Mt
least start toward evangelizjng New
York will be made by his scheme He
began It elk weeks ago and will keep at it
Tor ten or twelve weeks,
It Is q tent scheme. One day in May
last 1000 persons, representing many creeds
and religious denominations. crowded into
'CArnegie Hall to discuss the religious needs
M New York, an Episcopal Bishop pre-
hiding. The outcome of the meeting was a
Z Aubscrption of S5,ooo for maintaining
five gospel tents in the city during the
summer. Mr.. Ely took charge of the work
and ia now carrying it on.
Mr.. Ely has at the present time five tents,
in each Of which is held daily service of
preaching, prayer and song In addition
he breaches a daily open air sermon from
IN automobile, a pedler's cart or the steps Of
|, j public building. Before long he hopes to
have ten tents in operation.
at is only question of money" Mr.. Ely
said. Already $50 900 has been subscribed,
llor enough to support six tents for the season,
FAnd every 5000 additional means another
! tent. We have the offer of all the vacant
lots We want. All we need is the tents"
sWhy do you suppose you can get together
big audiences every night when the churches
| ind it hard to get Il sprinkling of folks to
home in once a week."
I'm trying to reach the unchurched one
Unjust put himself in their place. The man
| bf woman who has been in touch with
religious persons since childhood and
accustomed to going to church regularly
fails, as a rule, to understand the feelings
| hf persons who would just about as soon
think Of walking into strange private
house and sitting down in the parlor as to
walk into a church where the pews are
..aented.
1T Is not 50 much that they object to the
Architecture and stained glass windows
! - to being looked upon as intrnders and
10 tho fact that they don't care for the
'prdinary church service anyway, 1t is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-02
Handsome Mailing Cards Of the Japanese
They Include War Scenes Advertising Cards and Nature Pictures and
All Are Well Printed and Attractive

mailing card7 Surely, but most interest
Here are cards with pictures Of men on
horseback and cards with pictures of
women on horseback. Here is a card with
q picture Of pretty little child with up
turned face holting up over her head n
hoop. There are many pictures OF snow
scenes and there are many cards with
pictures Of cherry blossoms. pictures of
groves or orchards Of cherry trees in bloom.
these most beautifully and delicately COL
ored.
Coming back to city scenes, here is a
king for its contrasts IL for no other reason
picture showing in the background .buiId
ings of Oriental architecture, while in the
foreground, rolling along in front. are
trolley cars and men riding on bicycles,
has q picture OF trolley cars wonderfully
illuminated with ropes Of electric lights.
as the cars appeared on the occasion of
some celebration. Among pictures of many
buildings of modern construction in Japan
printed on mailing cards is one for in
stance, Of the Womens University IN
Toxic.
As might, perhaps. be expected there are
Just now to be found on Japanese mailing
cards many pictures of warsupiects These
include pictures of soldiers and of arnie,
in review and pictures OF warships and OF
fleets of warshps.
Here on one card is a picture Of a naval
party in oats looking up subma rine mines
another card has picture of Russian
wounded soldiers; still another shows the
imperial Processes making bandages; YET
another has picture OF the field funerals
in behalf of the Russian dead; here is one
with a picture of blockading party of
Port Arthur, and so on.
In short, the Japanese mailing cards are
something more than souvenir cards.
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the world he was talking about.
they seem to have the most distorted
notions over there of what we are driving
at; nevertheless the tent. which seats $50,
is none too big to hold the crowd which
comes every night and needs to be taught
what Christianity means before it can be
asked to choose to live it..
And let me say that New York offers
as big a foreign missionary field as any
city or country in the world. 1t has now
an Italian population of 100000. In one
day last month II 900 immigrants. mostly
from southern Europe, were landed at this
port, and during one week the total of
foreign arrivals was 10000.
"Tent work among Italians thrown away?
Far from IL.
AS result of tent services in PhiIa
delphia there is now an Italian Protcsta mt
church Of 200 members and eight young
men are studying for the ministry. | can
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An Actors Subterfuges.
From the Kansas Citv journal

from He hdnsuS tuU journal
Every actor prldes himself most upon
his ability to fake when it s necessary,
said James Fulton. Il remember once, when
was young in the business. we were playing
hy-by- nights and the heroine was supposed
to kill the heavy. The audience was primed
up to the climax, as only the one -showevery-
hree-months-town audience can be Now
der she cried. and pulled the trigger, snap
went the hammer against dead cartridge
and the villain lived. Snap went the gun
again the heavy still stood waiting tn" re-
p ort Snap! for the third time. but no flash
of powder followed. The heavy threw W
his hands and doing the stage fall, cried
My God! I've been shot with an airgun.
Another time we were putting on one 81
those English melodramas dealing with the
coal mines of England. The scene was la.d
at the bottom of the pit. 200 feet below ~"
surface, The heavy was destined to d." IA
this act. by the bullet Of one of his treaC'"r,
Gus cohorts. the shot being fred from hrhl,d
the scenes supposed to come from one. oi tn
subterranean passages. He gave his cu"
for the. shot. but the report failed. Props
was evidently busy. Again he gave, the cqr.
but failed to get the reply. Suddenly IL
wheeled and. falling to the stage, cried, NY
God I've been struck by lightning 100 feet
below the ground, too, see. explained Fulton
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Chance for the Young Law Graduate
n'otmaon About Getting Start Collected by Stranger Towr
- Needs Of Established New YORK Lawysrs

a I arrived in New York on a morning
train from Washington and went to n
moderately priced hotel A friend who is
i department official in Washington had
Owen me q letter or two to some young
lawyers who are connected with some of
The large law firms of the city.
About 10 o'clock called on one Of these
young fellows. He was bright appearing,
though quiet, young man. informed him
had letter from one Of his friends. He
took the letter, read 1t. laid it down on his
desk and quietly asked what he could do
Nor mo. a@
[ If it is not taking up too much of your
Mime. I would be very much. obliged If you
would tell me what the chances are for a
young law graduate to get into practise in
New York" said.
do you mean what are his chances If
khe starts in to practise alone, or what are
his chances OF getting position as law
ltplerk in some law office in the city?" he
baked. .....
what his chances are both ways" was
w rejoinder.
He looked out Of the window for mo-
tanent as though he wero collecting his
Thoughts, and then said:
"A young fellow starting in to practise
ny himself has practically no chance to
|Mucceed for many years. If he had to
depend upon his practise alone he would
Iptarve very soon.
1T would not be advisable for young
,Snan to start in practising law in this city
by himself, even though he had money
20 support himself for ten years. doubt if
h would ever make real success of it.
sThe way most of the young men get to
practising law here Is to secure clerkship
IN some law Office. There are many firms Of
lawyers to-day who want good young law
graduates as law clerks in their Offices"
"You think there would not be much
h1ouble In getting clerical position with a
good law firm, them" asked.
Il would not say that you might not have
erouble,' he replied; "but you would even
Equally, within month or two, be able to get
II position with a good law firm. You
Knight get position the first day; it might
ttoe week or two, and possibl" two months
but there are some vacant positions every
Iday waiting to be filed"
els it the practise 10 pay law clerk
hny salary when he first starts in?'
y Some law firms will not pay law clerk
anything when he first begins. One firm
know of has a number of law clerks who are
graduates Of the Harvard law hool. but
they get no pay TO start with. Most firms,
+ however, will pay LeSinner small salary
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turkey Scratch Costs a Hand.

From The Paris Kcntuckinn (iii-Cn.
Abner Hord of Wedonia. one of the best
known men in Mason county, some time ago
had u turkey scratch wart that was on the
back OF his hand
Despite the best medical attention the
apparently insignificant hurt developed into
an angry sore. with cancerous features.
Finally MIR. Hord went to Cincinnati
hospital, where last week 1t was decided by
eminent surgeons to remove the hand as the
only means OF saving life.
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position where l will have only law work
to do, and where I might have an oppor-
tunity to do some practise for myself, If
occasion otTcred.
well, Il good. live man on those books
would have several hours day to do prac-
Using for himself
7 did not doubt that I would eventually
he able to get position where | would have
only law work to do, and 20 passed ~ TINS
job.
then called on the firm that wanted two
law clerks. found nat this firm employed
many law clerks. Tie managing 1ariner
informed me that they had filled both posi-
tons, the last but fifteen mnrtes before,
He talked to me very ricaeanlly. how
ever, about getting n position with some
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HuIlet Glanced From. Nail.

From the Cincinnati inquirer.
Noah Minnich accidentally shot his daughter
Flossic, Is years old. at his home in Westviie
to-day.
Mr. Minnich was shooting sparrows and a
bullet hit a nail on u wire fence and glanced
and was imbedded in the leg of his daughter
who was on stepladder picking cherries
Her condition is serious.
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boy Got Iron Ring over Head.

From The SdCrWlCnfO BIC.
The eight-Seur-old son OF Charles Brown.
a farmer living two miles from Nevada CITY,
on the Washington road. found an iron ring
on the end OF u log.
In some way. while he was wearing II as
crown, the ring slipped over his ears and
caught hs chin. His father could not get it
OF, nor could any of the neighbors. so Brown
had to drive into town with tn" boy ut night.
find "A black smith and hav" the ring filed oil
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Policeman Hurt by Ills Own Club.

FrOm The PNil0deIpNiH PWURC ledger,
Harry Richner, of the Lower Merton police
force, was the victim Of II peculiar accident
last night at Merton. He found Il bicycle
which had been left in the open road, ana
started to take it to a safe place until he could
take il to the police station at Ardmore,
That he might ride better, Richner had
fastened his club at his side. He struck
a stone in the road and was thrown from
the Wheel As he fell his club dropped UNI
der him in an upright position and was
forced between his ribs. breaking two Of
them.
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religious meeting? 1t is not fair to Judge
any one after that fashion.
Besides. it makes little difference what
motive brings an audience 80 long as even
one man, as happened the other night in
Tent No. 2, expresses contritely wish to
become reunited with his family and give
up drink.
AS there are no free beds or free meals
offered as bait at the gospel tents, nothing
offered, In fact, but free gospel we a re
not likely to be overrun with the profess
sonal penitent on the alert for board and
bed at another's expense
Another reason why we always get good
sized audiences is that care is taken to get
speakers adapted to the work. who can
hold the attention Of an audience. The
best pulpit orators are not always happy
in a tent, neither are successful tent ex-
horters always heard to advantage in the
pulpit.