The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-12
Dr.. Elliott Spoke to Two Thou
sand at East Main Street
Friends Church.
TALKED ON ADJUSTMENTS
GREAT EVANGELIST TOOK LIB
ERAL VIEW OF CHRIsTIANITY'S
ATTITUDE TOWARD PEOPLES
RECREATiCsa

BY far the largest religious gath
ering ever held in the city. was that
yesterday afternoon at the East Main
street Friends church, where more
than two thousand people. both men
and women fep..e SEA .ag MI the or,t-
estant churches in town, were pres
ent to hear DIR. john Elliott deliver
his last sermon in this city. his sub
ject being The Christian Attitude
Toward Amusements. The meeting
marks and epoch in the religious life
of the people in Richmond. for by IL
was shown that the churches of the
city were beginning TO throw off the
usual cloak of aloftness toward one
another which has been noticed in the
past and were united to the one end.
that of doing some good in the world.
DIR. Elliott took for his text Mark
S:34, IF any man would come after
Me let him take up his cross and fol-
low me-
The sermon was far from What
many people who attended, Thought
it would be. and those who thought
that DIR. Elliott would single out
things, that should, and should not
be done, We're disappointed for the
eminent evangelist aimed above this.
and did not sacrifice his dignity by
bemeaning any certain amusements.
that are indulged in at the ppresent
time by the American people. At no
time did he single out any one or all
amusements and say that that is
wrong or that is r.isht but
the people participating in
all. should and necessarily, have to
decide what was wrong and what was
right according to the dictations OF
their conscience. He stated that no
amusement that encouraged a strong
and healthful body should be DIS
couraged unless it encroached upon
the rights of others. He stated that
people who had accepted the teach
ings .sf Jesus Christ aid rule their
indulgenses in amusements, by the
text and should cast oi. IL hose ut,
directly or otn s~wiss. iptelfe,e+ with
their living the christian life. that
Jesus had laid down for them.
Teachings Of Jesus Govern.
He had esp }" II emphasis upon the
fact that all amusements should be
governed by the teachings of Jesus
and If any sh , l. 1 encroach upon these
words, they were the amusements
that should be cast aside for things
that were better and more uplifting.
DR.. Elliott left yesterday afternoon
for Rochester. n. Y. where he will
begin the work in the great city wide
evangelistic meetings which start in
that city today and which will con-
tinue for several weeks.
The ministers of the city are loud
in their praise of the work of Dr. FL
lott, as they say that never before
in the history of the churches in this
city, has the people become so en-
Unused, and awakened TO their spiri-
ual wants, as they are at the present
time. All of this they lay at the door
of DR.. Elliott. as his sermons have
been a great inspiration TO all those
that have heard him. Unlike most
ministers, he dealt with subjects from
the common sense point of view. His
sermons were never radical. ana he
was always ready to argue from the
other mans point of view, on any
question. The many non-church go-
ing members of the city have been
revived, and are taking great in
terest in the work such as they never
have before.