The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-09
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pray for more faith, and rarely real
ize what is involved in such petition.
Faith is not whimsical, irrational,
or presumptuous thing. Elijah, under
the excitement of the moment. did not
exclaim, there is sound of abundance
of rain,' simply because he thought it
was necessary thing for the people TO
have.
''Just how this power operates we
shall never fully understand, nor are
we asked to understand. We may,
however, get some suggestions from ma
terial analogies. Did you ever examine
the workings of the automatic tele.
phone? Upon each telephone receiver
there is a dial, which, when turned to
different figures, calls the desired party
easily and expeditiously But at the
central office, the machine is much more
complicated, for as soon as the dial is
thrown to one figure instantly a whole
set of instruments is put in motion. and
for each number to which the dial is
turned different set of machines at
the Central responds. These may be
in different parts of the room, but the
result is the hooking up of all the diff
ferent machines through which the line
of connection is established between
yourself and your friend. With this
you have nothing to do, but simply to
throw the right figures on the dial
Without this your communication would
be impossible. So there is some my.
sterious connection between ourselves
our unsaved friends, and God. Ii
would seem as if the prayer of faith es.
tablishes such connection between heav.
en- and ourselves, and heaven and lost
souls, that all the power of God is set
in motion whenever and wherever it il
coupled up by prayer; that all things
work together for. the accomplishment
OF prayer s answers, land faith becomes
the active, mysterious, spiritual energy
that produces as electricity, the light
heat, and power of salvation.
How great the spiritual drought
now on in the church Streams Of serv
ice are running dry, dried and cracked
the course of many crystalline stream
of benevolence. Famine of Christian
living followed by pestilence OF
Haunting wickedness.
''Oh for Elijahs. who by faith and
prayer can break the spiritual drought
upon the SHINING world and bring in
the refreshing rains of salvation and
redemption"
Meetings Held Yesterday
Yesterday afternoon while men were
packing the tabernacle, women were
crowding into the auditorium of Ridge
Avenue Methodist church to overflow
ing, and children of both sexes were
pouring into the Fourth Street Church
of God, all as part of the days activi
ties in connection with the Slough
evangelistic campaign in this city. q
six weeks campaign, which yesterday
entered its second week.
Before Evangelist Slough opened his
address to men only at the tabernacle
the women in the chorus were sent from
the building and started in a body foi
the Ridge Avenue church. The audi
forum there was completely filled
however, and, after congregating q
short time outside the building, the
women dispersed. Hundreds of other
women were turned away from the
church.
The revivalist addressed the men al
the tabernacle with little delicacy. He
SPOKE without restraint, telling then
that he was talking as man to man.
He asked his audience to forget that
he was clergyman and to disregard
his cloth and his degrees. He wore
layman s garb and tried in no way tt
resemble a minister.
Sowing and Reaping
The theme of his talk was the Gold
en- Text of the International Sunday
school lesson for the day, Whatever {
man soweth, that shall he also reap
He told how the ''sowing of winds
will result in the "reaping of whirl
Winds Among the evils prevalent
with men which the preacher assaileC
were the using of prCfane language, the
drinking of Intoxicating liquor, tht
frequenting of places of vice, the play
ing of games of chance and the telling
of indecent stories. He particularly
emphasized what he believed to be til,
harm in selling intoxicants in lodg,
rooms.
"Wheu womanhood falls as low a.
manhood in this nation" he said il
conclusion, "the country will b,
doomed" " He announced as the sub
iect of his talk to men only next Sun
day afternoon "HRed Lights and Searcl
Lights. -
Miss Palmer's Address
The address of Miss Sara Palmer o
the Slough party to women only, at th
Ridge Avenue church was in part a
follows: