Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-22
THE TRUE REPENTANCE
Gypsy Smith Points the Way
to Christ Life.
JOINING CHURCH TOO EASY
Doesn't Believe in Widening the
Doors Like a Club.
EVANGELIST NOT ON SALARY
Reports That He Is Receiving Big
Pay for Services Denied by
Y. M. G. A. Director.
JOINING CHURCH TOO EASY
EVANGELIST NOT ON SALARY

Some people got mad at things / said
last night, / am told, and went away
from the meeting saying they wouldn't
come again." said Gypsy Smith last night
to the thousands that crowded Convention
Hall. There was a sadness about his
black eyes and his shoulders dropped.
But that isn't bad sign, he ex-
claimed, smile lighting up his face. III
you see four or five dogs at the copper
and throw a stone at them and one yelps
out, you know which one you hit.
Il let down my bucket last night too
deep, and stirred up the mud. But please
remember it was my bucket. 1t was not
my mud. l am going to let it down again
tonight without any apology"
That was only one of the impressive
parts of the evangelist's sermon to that
throng of people.
I've letter here from Baltimore, he
said again. "A newspaper clipping and
picture is inclosed. The writer says he is
not a Christian and so could not take part
In the parade of Christian forces We had
in Baltimore when l was there. But he
says he stood on the sidewalk. beside a
saloonkeeper-and he gives the man S
name. The writer says that saloonkeeper
was hurting his trade and other things
On Monday. the letter says, that saloon
keeper dropped dead.
Don't Sheer; Get Away.
WAS that retribution" he asks. Don't
sheer at anybody that's trying to do
right Get out Of their way as fast as you
can"
Before the meeting last night began
every seat in the vast auditorium was
filled, and many hundreds who applied at
The entrance doors later refnce6 adj
mission. Several hundred were compelled
to stand throughout the service, yet the
magnetism of the speaker was so great
that they remained until the benediction
Gypsy Smith opened the meeting by tell
ing the audience, without mentioning
names. Of some letters he had received
since he came to Washington. one from
"a man in the street., another from a
Sunday school teacher
D. A. Davis. religious work director OF
the Y. NJ. c. A.. following. paid his re-
poets to the ruler Of the inferno
The devil is always trying to do
HARM he declared. land We find he Is
doing it now by starting falsehoods about
these meetings. 1t is said we are paying
big salary to this evangelist with the
collections we take up. l tell you not
one cent Of these collections goes to
the expenses of this campaign, the other
half to the missionary council in Eng
land with which Gypsy Smith is working.
and which is doing great, widespread
work"
The Man Who's Worrying.
LET me tell you something" inter-
rupted the evangelist THE man who is
worrying where the money goes is not
putting anything into the collection bas-
ket"
"Bible Repent ance" was his theme last
evening. from the words of the first chap
ter of St. Mark. Jesus came into Cali
lee preaching repent ye.'
II have nothing pleasant to say to you.
want you to hear me patiently. Preach
ers are not in the pulpits and I am not
here to say what you want" he said in
opening.
Il am afraid in our zeal TO get people
into the church we have widened the
doors beyond the limits of the Bible.
have compromised. have let people in too
easily. 1t Is not an easy thing to come
to Christ. Multitudes of people have been
let into our churches. 1t costs nothing to