The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-10
CROWDED HOUSE
HEARD EVARTS
REV. c. l.. EVARTs CLOSED BIG
WEEK OF PRAYER WITH POW.
.ERFuL ADDRESS ON SUBJECT.
OF ADJUSTMENTS AND THEIR
INFLUENCES.

Speaking to a crowded house and
delivering a powerful denunciation Of
amusernents which distract the at
tention and destroy. the influence Of
protesting Christians, Rev. CAL. Ev-
arts, closed his week Of splendid work
In the city last evening announcing in
his opening remarks that he would
not discuss his topic from the stand
point that card playing, theatre go
ing and dancing were sinful but from
the standpoint Of the tremendous in
fluence such things WELD in shaping
the lives of those who look to Chris
tian, people for an example. DR.. Ev-
arts rave his hearers n of the
soundest and most telling talks on
the dangers which lie in things which
may be harmless to some but dis
astrous to Others.
The crowd began to gather early
and by the time the services usually
begin the church was comfortably
filled. Soon it became necessary to
bring in additional seats and when
the speaker began his address stand
ing room was at a premium. -
He took up in turn card playing,
dancing and theatre going and quoting
from a life which has been one of
SoA1SIdlIL COllldCt WITH LN9 RESULTS
which have followed in the wake Of
these amusements he told his hearers
things which brought hearty amens
from all quarters of the church when
he denounced them in unmeasured
terms, not for their innate badness
but for the train Of sin and shame
which had followed in instances
directly traceable to them.
DR.. Evarts, among his other activi-
ties is one Of the religious workers
assigned to study in the death house
at Sing Sing prison and the stories
Of real life he brings from the dread
portals of that place in which so
many meet death at the hands of the
executioner will serve to rouse the
most callous and Indifferent to a
sense of the danger that lies for many
in things from which others may re-
ceive no harm.
Influence, the possibility that be-
cause protesting Christians may be
strong enough to Withstand many
temptations which these amusements
place before them, non Christians are
led into sin n to lives Of wretched-
ness, that" said Mr.. Evarts sis the
awful responsibility hat is placed on
you" and you must decide whether
you will or will not lead lives which
o'N1A HA "Ai tiliASo bO GIL 1ilSplE6LlOIl
for good or be open to a possibility
Of evil to a weaker brother or sister.
All mankind tends upward or
downward. Anything which does not
help upward is dangerous and unwise.
Card playing Is a waste of time, leads
to disgrace and crime in many cases.
Theatre going Is a poor example for
Christians to set for those who are
looking to them for example and the
workers among fallen women state
that eve out of ten of them get
their first downward impetus from the
dance. 81. .
: DR.. Evarts closed with a fervent ap-
peal to his hearers to make their lives
such that they be. a help rather than
a, hindrance to others. Vs..
Many cordial inyitationsSand urgent
requests have been expressed to DR..
Evarts that he return to Fargo in the
near future for a continuation of his
institute work in teaching Christians
and church members how. tossdo per
sonal work. tits possible he may do
SO either before or after the months
campaign he is to conduct in Winni-
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