The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-20
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Sensational Sermon in
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Special to Daily i.eader
chicago nl April % Evangelist
Dan shannon Is nothing II not force
iui
la describing garden Implement
used for digging purposes he calls u
spade, and he begins II with hig
"S And in q serien Of meetings,
which have aroused Chicago's south
ern enyirOns 10 dazzling White heat,
ho has brought sasps OF establishment
aud nnchurchlike Language from other
members OF the FIRST Baptist cnhrch.
Hammond, where he Is conducting a
series Of rNipals
Audience 5reathes Hard.
Some OF the sentiments expressed tN
the fTeacher which made his audience
Dtdhe hard wefei
or some Young male members oi
tie church choir iirainless white-liy
cred apes. who ought to De IN an in-
sane asylum
or ieh Young women choir members
"a dancing. card-playing bunch.
whom don't want on this platform
OF r. W II Jones'. former pastor of
the churcArA hnmbug, who advo'
Gates hnmbuggery
OF the University OF Chicago TheO
ngical aclo0l faculty Sufferers from
fatty enlargement OF the ego who are
after fhe fleece. NOT the sheep
o. prcsbyterians The Presbyterian
church Is fnll OF dancers and he'll IS
full 0f Preshyterians
OF ihe Iiammond unemployed
neer swillers, who spent their earn
An. ft.4l charity
Of Hammond "'rAe only difference
hetween hen and Hammond Is that
there's q river Ia Hammond
leyangellst shannon began stirring
THINGS ipp about fourteen seconds after
be- entered the nnlplt OF the church.
Three minutes later twelve feminine
menhrs at The choir we're hnrrying
from he church in an angry and chat.
tering gronp and about three minutes
later an equal number ot male escorts
using explosive language, joined them
on the outside
A few staid members OF the church
also quietly followed the angry choir
members. bni a large majority remain
ed 10 hear the verbal fireworks
Attacks Choir Members.
When ho ha taken his place IN the
pulpit Evangelist shannon faced Choir
Master y. " Bump.
Before We start he said, Il want
% say Thar u you have any Of that
dancing cardplayiue bunch who pre-
tend 10 BE- church members M there
don't want them on this platform
let them 90 home where they be-
lene They are bound for hell and
have no business here know OF one
convert who wanted to join the Baptist
cAnrCh anl De allowed TO keep up his
dancing lle WIS told be could not ana
said the Presbyterian church was fun
oi dancers
Yes told him and hell Is lull OF
PfebyteIians, with their feet hanging
out OF the windows
Some of these men members of The
choir are as bad. have seen some
Of them brainless. white.livered
apes whiting on their clgaretts. strip
OF iOhacUo with ire ON one end and q
ioe ou ile other ] know them hall
baked fellows dancing and drinking
ana Who pretend 10 be church mem
bers They ought TO be in an in
same asylum
Az the preacher pansei there was
naciher hurried eNi of choir member.
aud the audience nervonsly bfaced
itself COR the next assault
Hev. W u Jones. now pastor III
helvedere, lll. received g.
fles have on athletic cub her,
which is ncs very far removed from 81
Dances ana frlgullties are a part of IL
10 wAs orsaniyed D., pastor ri int
church ne ie a humbus ana this g
hHnihngeeiy This Is not church wbrl,
end the work of teachers of the gos
pcl
some ol ihe teachers should b,
ashamed Of themselves Look al th,
University of Chlcaso Theoiogica
school Ihey used 20 pray IN lh,
upper fooms ihere Now they pral
in the supperr0oms
After Loaves and Fishes.