The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08

you Presbyterians are always Lr,y.
ging about your incorruptiblc CalylnIsrp
but you will have to about face or s,,r.
Of you will find yourselves in A MAO,
where they have neither timo nor il,
clination to discuss predestination. Ana
let me tell you Methodsts that . good
many Of you at least will have T., ,lil,l.
vatc a better spirit II you expect cv.,
To see John Wesley. He is MOI Vhors
you are headed for at the present time"
AS Sunday works under the Auspi,cs
Of these denominations he SAYS ho f..,
that he has "A right to criticIsn them 9
OF course thcs" c.c but u few s.I..
lights on .',c character and method. -,
~, remarkable man. But when y Goa
men professSOOnversion In Pittsburr AZ.
ter a campaign in that city II IL sats
to say that the agency through which
this was accomplished must have been
potent if not unique. In that town
where the newly rich are said TO have
vulgarlzed everything and where IN.
acquisition OF money seems TO be the
highest purpose. midday PRAYER meet.
ings in department stores. real .sta,.
offices and in banks we're common
Women gave up tea parties and other
social functions in order to attend and
take part in these meetings
During his campaign at Springfield
ohio. in 1911 there was also munie
ipal campaign in progress hut nobody
appeared to be aware that an election
was impending and the leaders II the
two great parties were almost frantic
They couldn't get any man of any weigh.
to stay away from the sunday meet,
ings long enough to take part IN N,
party councils. This brought abou, A
result that was temporarily bad tor
the city. While the respectable ole
ments in the dominant party were sb.
sorbed in the Sunday movement m,
less acceptable members OF the part,
got together and prepared tickle,
This was temporary check, for les
than two years later this element was
expelled from office
Everywhere that SUNDAY goes he Is
the dope" as long as he STAYS tn.
is true even Of pittsburg civ ~
more than six hundred thoI.tnd .nAa..
itants. They have Bi,iy SUNDAY joe
cream connections and the saloon men
not to be behind. furnish mNtur.
which they call billy SUNDAY" cock
fertile mind OF Columbus bartender
II would be as easy To ignore a Vh,...
wind and just as difficult 10 rcsls' .
cyclone as 10 oppose ur remain .uG'
ferent to him when he comes 90 town.
lie is especially severe on the soc.e',
woman who does not serve some Us,fI
humanitarian purpose. In every tow
that he visits "A surprising number ,'
bridge parties are cancelled and PM
teas become questionable.
one OF the most conspicuous results
Of Sundays work in the towns that "
has so far visited Is the loosen!ne a.
pursestrings. That is made mantle
in "a large number of new church hu.d
ings. money which hitherto could no.
he raised nv any method known >.
church financing. Work that have
been projected or in contemplation q.
perhaps "A generation reach Almost in
mediate fruition.
This is true Of Erie. Nv Castle anG
other cities in Pennsylvania where hun
drcds of thousands Of dollars have beer
added to the assets Of religious !ns'!.u
tons. II is true of YOUNGSTOWN. Lima I
Springfield. Toledo and a dozen Other
towns in Ohio and IL j. equally t-p"
OF scores OF cities further west Me-
get closer together-his influence w
his own sex is wonderful they hcrom
les. self-Centred and cultivate NOR
friendly relations generally. The rcsu'
of this is Intelligent and hearty coopera
'tior. They discover that after al. th''
are able To spare some money 10 al
vance the public good and a little time
To the work OF strengthening the ties
Of brotherhood.
OF course al Sundays con, cr's d.
not stick. Nobody would TO fpo,.-
enough to expect this. But enough a.
them stick to testify to the marNello.,
efficacy OF his work