Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

movement. don't limit it to that. It is
too big for anybodys name.
There Is no human name big enough
10 carry a movement, like this II il il
what IL ought 10 be. Il belongs TO YOU.
every one % you. And The victory when
il comes. will be the victory OF the honest
toilers for Christ in this city.
II is harvest time and the evangelist
comes at the best time OF the year IL
comes when the fields are white into the
the gathering in. And l have sense
enough to know that there are men and
women in your city whom I shall never
see. who have prayed for years: for years
they have prayed and lived and worked
FOR the conversion OF certain people IN
this city and they have not been con-
verted yet. but they are going 10 be dur
ing the next two weeks
Then 1 want you TO know that just
as you realize that IL belongs TO you
you will put something into il. And I
VIII tell you that the man who is going
to get the most out OF it, and / will tell
you that the chnrch which is going to
get the most out OF ii, must put the
most into il.
If I were a Christian in Washington
should feel there was a need for doing
something. You live here and make
your money here and call yourselves
Christians. and go 10 church here. and
take communion here. and make a big
stir about your church.
Nv hatever the atmosphere is. moral and
spiritual. IL is just what the people in
your city. calling themselves Christians.
have made it. You are responsible for II.
Is that true
Look out, Now. want TO say this
20 YOU. for you Christian people. You
Christian workers. you ministers. Sunday
school teachers. you business men. who
stand for Christ in this city. if you are
prepared to put as much into the next
two weeks as / am prepared "a put into
them. and do not live here. then Wash
ing;on will be the better for all time To
come.
"A religious crowd can be cantanker-
Gus crowd. and sometimes sisters ara
worse than the men. especially when they
cannot get front seat. You be thank
full for any seat you can get. and don't
you look daggers at my ushers. They
are kind and gentle and will do their
work well.
Tells of Clothespin Business.
81 was in business when was younger.
/ was In the lumber trade. sold
clothespins. and that is quite an honorable
calling. when you get the wood hon
esty.
DO you know that when I was in that
business I made my business go? 1 could
sell clotheSpinS faster than my father
could make them. I talked clothespins
until the women bought them to get rid
of me.
II would be as thoughtful and enthusiast
tic and as determined to plead my cause
for my Master when it is the salvation OF
soul which is concerned as I would to
sell clothespins. So I want you business
men who have the handling OF a crowd
like this TO go about your business with
vigor and determination.
1T is easier for these preachers to
preach sermon to crowded church
than il is to talk to one man face to
face. But il is the talk 10 the one man
that does the work Take one case at a
time, and don't be I'm hurry. Be
patient. be faithful. be tender. You had
better deal with one case for a week and
get results than deal with twenty cases
at time and get nowhere with any one
of them Don't rush.
IF 1 see you sitting there in the seats
just having delightful time 7 will take
care that you don't. Let nobody think he
they are not for enjoyment: they are for
service.
Some Of you are trying TO rub Shout
ders with the rich. and II YOU could only
go and live with the President for week
We should never get near you again VIII
you try TO get near some sinner these
weeks, and tell him OF Jesus and His
love? If il is only little child you will
do something that will make heaven
gladder, and the world "A good bit better.
Announcement Was made that tho doors
of Convention Hall will be opened for
the meeting for men only at 2:lt o'clock
this afternoon. the service TO begin al :;
o'clock. The doors for the evening
meeting for everybody will he opened at
7:15 O'Clock, the service to begin at 5.