The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-25
HYPOCRITES GOT
CALL LAST NIGHT
REV. j.. M. WALTERS WADEs IN
AND SHOWS UP A FEW OUTSIDE
THE CHURCH RANKs-4E MADE
a WONDERFUL ADDREss-FuLL
OF FORCE AND POWER.

OF FORCE AND POWER.
Rev. ]. M. Walters handed out a
few oratorical bricks last night to the
fellows who hide behind the weak ones
in the churches and cry out. ''hypo-
critic" and to the average man and
woman In the audience that overlooked
the main room and into the lecture
room of the First Presbyterian church
Is sounded mighty good 1t was an adj
dress Of remarkable logic and while
scathing in the extreme the manner
and the personality OF the man made 1t
winning in its pathos.
In his address Mr. Walters showed
| deep thought and an understanding OF
human nature that made his address
appeal to every one present. While
making no apology for the hypocrites
in the church he gave strong and logi-
cal reasons why no one should be de-
tered from becoming a christian mere
ly because some other human within
the church exhibited a purely human
| fraility.
! The speaker sketched briefly the
| objections OF many to entering the
church on account of the fact that
the church contained hypocrites; he
! asked If man should throw up his
hands and refuse to help clean nm
politics because it was known there
We're political hypocrites innumerabIe?
he asked If one should refuse to prac
tlce law or medicine because some
| lawyers dlsgraced their professions and
some doctors theirs, though each were
professions worthy the highest am
billions of any man? He asked IL all
men should retire from business and
others refuse to enter because soma
business men are dishonest hypocrites
and II men should refuse to dedicate
themselves to the ministry because
some ministers were hypoeritical poor
broken vessels2
Wonderful EIoquence.
BY the power of logic and the an
peal of eloquence he showed each man
where he stood; that no man could
escape the tremendous responsibility
That is upon him to work out his own
souls salvation because some other
man had proved unworthy; that IL
was no mans business to try and
shield himself behind the mistakes Of
another. Hypocrites i'm the church,
Or course there are; the church is
made up of common humanity-with
humanity's failings and proneness
to err.
Closing his address with a most
winning and pathetic plea for personal
dedication and personal spiritual en-
deavor Mr.. Walters brought to an end
sermon, that he might have length
ened into hours without losing the
attention of his hearers. The wonder
ful power of the meetings is well IN
Illustrated by the grip he had upon
ever person in the vast audience last
night
Tonight win be another of those
remarkable occasions that are stirring
Fargo as 1t has never been stirred he
fore; and not Fargo alone, but other
nearby communities are getting some
of the warmth and fire that is being
generated in these meetings. Moorhead
is beginning to send it's delegations
to the meetings and a season of tre-
mendous Importance is upon the peo-
pie of this section.
Noon Meeting Splendid.
Today's noon meeting was
splendid one; tomorrows will fill the
Bi1ou theatre from front to back. The
service win begin promptly at 1915
and close as promptly at 1915; special
music viii be provided and genuinely
enthusiastic service is sure to result.
All are invited. men, women and Young
folks-drop into the Bijou theatre for a
few moments at noon between 1918
and 12:45. Mr.. Dodsley will lead the
music and Mr.. Leavitt WIN be at the
piano.
The cottage prayer meetings, are. a
and todays locations were as
follows: On. the south side at the
homes of w. J. Clapp, S24 Fifth avenue
south; A. H. Dodsley, 351 Ninth ave-
nue. south; J. S. Campbell, 500 First
avenue south; and Judge Spalding.
1919 Third avenue south. On the north
side there win be meetings at the
homes of F. w. Thomas, 91S Eleventh
avenue north; H. L. Sherwood, 745
First street north and Robert McCul-
Tough, 116 Tenth street north.
Thursday evening win be college
young peoples special service. as
Thursday is day of prayer In col
leges all over the land and this day
will be fittingly closed by a great
young peoples service that will rival
last Sunday nights wonderful meet
ngs Extra musical talent has been
engaged for the service and d musical
well worth hearing will be
rendered.
AT tonight's service the special num-
Der will be solo by Mrs Wright. Ed
Anderson was the soloist last even
ing, rendering with pleasing effect that
beautiful song. Pass 1t on. Miss
Beckman's solo at the Tuesday noon
Day meeting was so effective that she
Is to be one of the soloists for Thurs
days evening meeting, and there will
be q special treat in store for those
who attend
Mr.. and Mrs Dodsley are doing
heroic work in the music for the serv-
Ices--giving of themselves and their
talents in manner that is an in
spiration. No man or woman with tho
good of humanity at heart or spark
Of religious enthusiasm, can afford to
miss single one of these meetings.
NO HOPE OF RECOVERY.