Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-08
RoMANY PREACHER PROVES MA.
JoRlTY OF HEARERS ARE
LAHoRlNG PEOPLE.
THOSE RIDING IN AUTOS WITH
PoopLEs NOT CHRISTIANS
Many out-of-Town People Flock to
hear EvanseIst-Would Separate
the Sheep From the Goats-Name on
Church Role Does Not Signify One
is Real Christian.

Chicago, Oct. S.-Gypsy Smith, in a
ment armory last night, opened fire on
his critics, who have said he lives in
luxury at the Congress Hotel and does
not reach the workingmen with his
sermons. To refute the charge that he
does not reach the toilers he called for
a poll of his audience, and more than
5000 Of the 5000 persons present arose
to declare they labored for their daily
bread.
In reply to the other criticisms the
preacher declared he couldn't live in
the Congress Hotel If he were paying
the bill himself
In order to learn whether the evan
gelistic movement centered at the
Seventh Regiment arnory is city wide,
Andrew Stevenson. secretary of the
Laymen's Evangelical council called
for persons from different sections of
the city to stand at differen. times
The result showed approxima tely 500
of the audience We're from out of town,
about the same number lived within
walking distance of the arrnory and
5000 were from the north and north
west sides. The entire front section of
the assembly room was reserved for
men and another section was reserved
for the Wesleyan bible class of Western
Avenue Methodist Episcopal church.
A special meeting for men was an
nounced for Sunday at 8 p. m.
Would Divide Sheep from Goats.
The preacher began his sermon with
gyspy camp and then preached from
the text Follow me-"
Il wish something could be done in
this city that would divide the sheep
from the goats" he said you are not
christians because you were born in
America, or because you can trace
your ancestry back to the Mayflower,
or because your name is written on a
church roll, or because you have writ
ten badge across yourself. There is
another test.
You will be a, poor specimen of a
processing christian if you don't pray,
l can tell the moment you open your
lips in public whether you are accus-
toned to pray in private. The atmos-
phere of prayer is indefinable. 1t defies
all vocabularies and dictionaries.
Don't you call yourself a christian
unless you have time for little child
in your heart. If you would rather take
la curly poodle for ride in an auto
mobile thru the parks instead of some
imotherless child, don't you call your
| self a christian.
cIings to High Ideals.
"Dare you call yourself follower Of
Jesus? Have you given one hour oil
time to the saving of lost soul? Have
| you given a day of your life? Have YOU
sacrificed the making Of few hundred
dollars, or given up a nights pleasant
ry or gone without food. or lain awake
at night thinking about a lost soul?
Have you criticised those who are
/ trying to work while you are idle
Have you sat upon an icey pedestal and
sneered? Keep your black paws off.
81 am not asking to what church you
belong, for that doesn't count, nor wha
office you hold in the church, nor how
long you have been a member, MOI
how you have been educated, MOI
what is your social standing or polit-
ical pull.
1 "As for myself feel that I want tc
get down with my face in the dust.
am conscious of my plumbers and d
my failures for so often come shor
Of what 1 would be, but the Lord save
me from ever lowering. my ideals"
More than 800 persons rose and wen1
into the inquiry room when the invi-
tation WAS extended.