The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-30
"NE ATTEND CHURCH,'
SAYS ACTOR SAYLES
Eight of e,ock Company are
Rep,.ar in Their Church
Attendance.
KENWORTHY
Members are Christians and
GOD fearing Persons, AS
sertsLeading Man.

That eight MEM of his com |
pany attend church A,,,.r,,, o,,or,- /
SUNDAY. and that he isat sahttaa
the Honeywell revival. is% state
ment issued today by Franss s'a,e '',as
in reply to a sermon preacheax
day by the Rev. Truman Kenwof%.
in which he assailed the return of TN
stock company to Richmond.
The statement of Mr. Sayles fol
lows:
My attention has been called tc
an article in last nights issue of the
Palladium. taken from last Sunday
sermon of the Rev Truman Ken
worthy. and | take this opportunitH
to answer the reverend gentleman who
in his misguided way, intimates that
we are people who do not lead Chris
tian lives. il
understand me, please, at the out
set, I desire to enter into no contro
versy with any minister of the gospel
a calling for which l have unlimited
respect, but in defense of great pro
fession of which | have the honor to
be a humble member, feel that, per
haps, few words would not be amiss
Eight Go to Church.
Firstly, | desire to say that seven
of my company are members OF the
Actors Church Alliance: eight otthem
attend church regularly every Sunday
This company has not returned in
opposition to Mr.. Honeywell, as the
Rev. Kenworthy enormously sates.
We were here thirty weeks, aid by
our lady-like and gentlemanly 6port-
ment we feel that we have in some
small measure endeared ourselves to
Richmonds best citizens. We are,
and have been, an established organ
izations composed of ChristiaT and
God-fearing people. We believein the
Golden Rule and the motto Live and
let live"
"Three of the company are mem
b. rs of the Y NJ. c.. A. and the entire
cCmpany is held in such high esteem
BY that body that local Sec'y learner
wrote us a letter of introduction to
the South Bend Chapter upon the oc-
casion of our engagement there four
weeks ago.
Secondly, The Rev. DR.. Kenworthy
opposes theatres yet loses sight Of the
fact that the estate of one of the
greatest eyangelists who ever lived,
accepts my money in payment of roy
atty for the use of play hailed BY the
critics as The Greatest American
Drama. I refer to THE Great Divide,
written by Prof. VIM. Vaughn Moody,
son of Evangelist Moody
Uplifts Moral Tone.
| 1.-THE stage has been recognized for
Years as the greatest factor in mould.
ing the morals of the country. Ten
Nights in a Bar-Room' has reformed
more drunkards and preached more
sermons than any pulpit lesson. And
what about Ben Hur,' Quo Vadis,
The Holy City The Christian The
Confession The Rosary The Parish
Priest The Sign of the Cross and Sc
on down the list.
'It is my earnest belief that the
church and the stage should work
hand in hand in their end@vors to
bring about perfect reformation, and
this can only be done when we are
thoroughly in harmony.
Come now. Mr.. Kenworthr, be fair
Don't preach against theat tres and act
ors. a dignified calling which repre-
sents the best minds and the best
brains in the world today. Don't
preach against them oryou will bring
down upon you the ridicule of every
fair minded and sensiae person who
hears you.
I Very sincerely ynrs,
, Francis l. Sayles."