Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-12
GYPSY SMITH TELLS CHURCH
PEOPLE THEY MUST HELP
THE FALLEN.
"eE THICK WITH eopr
is EvANeELlsT's PLEA
Cites Acts Of Disciples and Relates
Story Of Crippled Resssr Who Wa.
HeaIed-coId Weather Affects At
tendance at Monday Nights Meet.
ing. 2

chicago, Oct. 12.-1f Chicago Is to be
saved-if 1t is to be cleansed OF vice,
those who have it's destinies in their
hands must get close to God. Such Is
the remedy prescribed by Gypsy Smith,
who preached again last night in Sew
enth regiment armory
BE thick with Cod" cried out the
preacher, waving his arms above his
head. "If you men who have the des-
TIMES OF this city in hand would crush
out the sin that is in it, you must be
thick with God. If you who are lis
tening to me tonight would. save your
selves and your neighbors and those
VINO are dear to you, you must ba
thick with God. To do otherwise Is az
hopeless as an attempt to bore hole
In the concrete wall Of this building
with tallow candle"
The meeting was the smallest Of any
that has been held during the evan
gelists present visit, altho perhaps 3D.
800 persons were present. Cold weather
had evidently had its effect upon hum
dreds that might have gone to hear
the sermons.
Religion Sought by 100.
But Gypsy Smiths ardor was not
cooled by the weather. Neither was
that of the great chorus that filed the
platform behind him. The evanxelist
spoke with characteristic force and en-
thusiasm. The singers sang their
hymns with spirit and with under
standing also. The singing and the
preachers words brought 100 or more
mostly men-to their feet to confess
their ways of error and seek forgiye-
ness.
The story of the willingness OF Peter
and John to do little things after the
triumph of big things and how thew
went to the temple to do small parts
of religious work after the glory
Of the pentecost formed the foundation
for the sermon.
little things are as important" the
preacher said, 'as the big things are,
and the man who has the real gospel is
the man who can do the little things
after he has glorious triumph in doing
something big.
Peter and John were in the temple,
and they took part in a tiny prayer
meeting They had just been glorified
by great triumphs.
"They went out Of the temple and
they saw crippled beggar They fas-
tened their eyes upon him and he look
ed expectantly at them. They reached
away down and shook hands with him.
They babe him walk into the temple.
and he did.
How TO Save the Fallen.
They fastened their eyes upon the
beggar. Listen to this. o, you who
have come to hear, listen TO this! The
people in the 'tenderloin' OF the great
city will be saved and converted to
Christ when you fasten your eyes upon
them. Those in the saloon, those neigh
bors who won't go to church, those in
your employ who hate the church, they
will be converted when you tasten your
eyes upon them.
What would some Of you people say,
wonder, If you went to church next
Sunday and found your pew occupied
by men who just got out of jail} Would
you sing Praise God from Whom All
Blessings Flow or would you say to
the usher: That's my pew-get those
people out?' II that is what you'd
say, yours is no gospel. It Is sham,
humbug. and hypocrisy. Fasten your
eyes upon the unreligious, shake hands
with them, and make them want reh-
gion. Most Of all, get thick with God"