Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-21

Jesus. Listen to me. Follow Jesus means
| more than to be Presbyterian. 1t means
more than being an Episcopalian. 1t
| means more than being a member Of any
denomina alton Of religious belief
Raising his hands TO attract the atten-
| ton Of every one in the vast auditorium.
| the evangelist continued:
THE American people will have to
Christians are to blame" he charged.
The words echoed through the great
building as he paused for a moment
Let the ungodly see that you are lax
and they Immediately fortfy themselves
by your actions.
lone of the tests: Jesus withdrew to
the wilderness and prayed and prayed and
prayed Are you following Him there.
Are you attending prayers at your
church? You used to-
If you went as easy to prayer meet
ing and to church as YOU go to social
functions you would shake your city. 1t
takes a steam engine to get you there
now
He says: Follow me- Test yourself
again. Are you doing that?
The Son Of Man kept up His fellow
ship with His Father. Do you have fam
lily prayers In your home? l leave the
! question to your poor blistered con-
sciences.
Live over again, moment by moment.
hour by hour. day by day and year by
year. your Christian effort. Faithfully.
honestly. intellisently live the Chrstlike
like over again"
Here the great audience sang Where
He Leads Me / VIII Follow"
Plans Midnight March.
Gypsy Smith then told them he intended
to have a midnight march through the
streets of Washington
Am l worth listening to inside?" he
asked
Yes" yes yes" came from all
parts of the audience.
Then 1 am worth marching with out
side" he answered.
But we have to get a permit to do
that in this great city. We will get it.
don't know when the time will come. But
it will come. and possibly next week.
Then we will march"
rotary. led a short service al the opening
of the meeting.
Talks to School Girls.
Gypsy Smith also conducted revival serv-
ices at First Congregational Church yes
terday afternoon.
Mind what you do with the talent God
has given you said the evangelist. to the
girls gathered in the church auditorium
from nearly all the young ladies' schools
in the capital.
III
with several hundred seminary students.
The evangelist spoke directly to them.
The attendance was tar beyond the capac-
ty of the church.
Finding the theme Of his address in the
parable of the talents Gypsy Smith asked
his auditors to consider the use they are
making of the talents intrusted to them.
Mind what you do with your talent"
he began. 1T Is for you. moral agent,
to see TO it that that possibility Of being
hal Df hnmaOif is Used ADVANTAGE
Don't you waste the precious things God
has intrusted to you.
And just those men in the Bible
were pulled up to account for their stew
for your stewardship.
God expects more from you than from
a gypsy tent. If 1 had your scholastic
advantages. I would make a mark on
Don't play the fool. don't laugh. throw
away. flirt away all your opportunity for
knowing Jesus.
II don't care how blue your blood is,
how poetic or sumptuous your surround
ngs. your life will never be complete un-
til crowned with love for Christ.
Jesus is always the same and yet
ever changing-yes. ever changing the
people Of this world.
ASK yourself Shall I take a stand
for the right the holy. the pure?' II you
all took a stand or Christ. you would
help mold this continent
DR.. sumwalt Opens Meeting.
Rev. Dr. ]. W. r. Sumwalt. district su-
perintendent of the washington Metho-
dist churches presided at the meeting yes
terday afternoon and made the opening
address.
He told story of two brothers who
were miners in West Virginia town
where he was a pastor. For years they
had been In the habit of walking to work
together, and John fell into the stride and
walk Of his brother Jim.
One day. when they were at work.