Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16
For SundayR Reading
Al SsrM Of Obisisss
sry.n. sssaks IN Church.

William Jennings Bryan talked 81
the Grace Methodist Episcopal church.
in West l04th street, the other night
and, when finished. nearly 3.0oo people
aled on the platform 20 shske him BY
the hand. Outside SOC more waited,
unable to gain adnhtsance to the
church. When he appeared at The front
door q dozen nttls white and blue
frocked girls made concerted dive for
his hand.
"Hello, Mr.. Bryan! How DO. Mr.
Bryan? Shake hands with W. Mp.
Bryan" they carolled in chorus. 50 he
was escorted 10 the waiting automobile.
a hundred PAGES away, into which he
climbed.
Now q real oh-fashionsd cheer
called an enthusiastic octogenArian. ~
loud rs his lungs won! bear. It was
given, and Mr.. Bryan rolled away to-
ward the Hoffman House.
When the church doors were opened
at 7:l5. that evening there was Al
ready q crowd Of thousand waiting In
the street. It was hardly more than
half hour thereafter that the doors
were closed again against the many
that tried to gain admittance after the
church was .alled DR.. Christian F.
ReAsnsr, the pastor. kept the conSre-
cation in . good humor when the time
for MIR. Bryan's remarks had long pass-
ed and Mr.. Bryan was not there to
make them.
MIR. Bryan explained that no had
stopped to get a bite to eat on his way
in srn.n stony Brock. Long Island,
where be had spent the afternoon
There are two reasons why speak
hero toniEht," began Mr.. Bryan, after
DR.. Reisner had introduced him az the
chief citizen of the United States. "one
as. that was much Impressed BY the
sarnestness OF the invitation Of your
pastor. But the larger reason 10 that I
am Indebted to christianity for al l
am or can be, and eli can do 70 re-
pay that debt will always be too SINAI" "
Taking religion then a. the theme OF
his address, Mr. Bryan brought for
ward two poluts-first, that rshglon
waa q necessary thing In mans lie.
and that unless he had religion IN ms
heart ne had trrsligion; and, second
that the "oid-tine religion, ~ he call
ed It. the religion founded on the chris
tian bible. YES the best and only ~
ligion that satisfied modern needs.
In explaining the frst point M.
Bryan asserted that he knew OF NO
foundation on which TO build system
Of morals axospt q religious founa-
ton. Reason Was not suff'cient
guide. because . mans character was
largely formed before his reason vas
mature enough to develop code or
morals. Citing his own experience -
example, he said that his strongest
convictions had been instilled into him
before he vas 10 years old
Before I was TO-" said Mr.. Bryan.
my father taught me to despise gaHao :
ling. have been thru three national
campaigns and ] have never lost n
opportunity to advise my frtends no:
to bet on elections And none OF them.
he added, when the laughter subsidso.
that took my advise lost any money"
Mr.. Bryan's attack was most bitter
on minister's Of today. whose aim 10 10
make chrsstisn:ty cover certain pso
conditions Of the present,
II many people want to get drunk.
he maintained. ut 10 better to stop
them than to consefue christianity 80
that It will sndorss getting drunk the
churches Of today would be stronger
II they did not make u 20 easy 20 pro-
fess chri0tiaodty, X they SPOKE 10 etso
ehch - Christ spoke 20 tios rich young
man.
.-The young man = the ono who ap-
peah TO me. especially the college ored
young man, who 10 20 amazed 1t the
amount Of knowledge in the world that
he forgets al that " unknown. want
TO tell him that the fear Of God 10 the
beginning OF wisdom and that the
things that sway his life are not the
things that scientists can measure and
weigh
A ,oermen Syndicate.
(Leslie's Weekly.1
A method OF sermon collaboration
which may exercise great influence up
on the vsxed problem OF church at
tendance was recently tried at Los
Angeles. Nine ministers OF that city