Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-11


their bunions' before long
whenever You preachers are not
ready to stand by the ecclesiastical
authority of your churches, why, then
1t is about time to get out of the
church."
Against School Theatricals
The evangelist proceeded to de-
nounce high school theatricalS and
told the case of girl in Chicago
school who had been advised by her
teacher to go on the stage and to
whom had happened. what happens
TO lot of the girls in the theatrical
prcfession-she lost the pearl of great
est price," and after falling into the
low company of southern negro min
strel company was killed in an acci-
dent. The soul of this girl, he de-
clafed, would have to be answered for
by the professor who advised her to go
on the stage.
He then spoke of the indirect re-
sponsI6ility Of local church people for
the old red-light and slum district of
the Eighth ward. on a portion of
which the tabernacle stands.
InlS town. until recently, rotted
and reeked with the white slave traffic
(Which was always little more flour
ishlng when the State Legislature was
In session. Harrisburg has been a
slave business hand in hand. In spite
OF the splendid efforts of your chief
OF police YOU do not know what pur-
lieus of vice are still doing business
under cover
You excuse this as being the capi-
tai city, but can the church ever tenn
porize or condone this violation of law
and traffic in human blood? If ever
the preachers and church members do
their duty there is not a single low
down joint that could not be closed,
not saloon in Harrisburg or in Penn
sylvania that could not be put out of
business. But some of you never
DATED an eye or moved q hand when
you knew all about the conditions. and
to that extent you become responsible
before God. You who fail to protest
are partakers in other mems sins"
He also spoke of the responsibility
OF needless provocation, especially on
the part of parents, declaring that the
scripture, Fathers provoke not your
children to wrath" should be consid-
cred in conjunction with Children
obey your parents" He said the duty
of the parents to the child was just as
great as that of the child toward the
parents and he gave examples of the
unjust punishments often inflicted on
children for failings that are the direct
result of provocation of careless
parents.
Why Some "Shun Heaven"
There are lots of children whose
souls are SCARED from wrong treat
ment by parents, and lots of boys who
think they do not want to get to
heaven because they do not want to
meet their fathers and mothers there.
There are also lots of sinners whC
would shun Paradise because a lot of
you hypocrites are expected to go
there; they don't want your company"
DR.. Slough said how much a wrong
example may mean to others and he
declared that Christians have not
warned sinners enough of the wrath
to come. THE trouble with modern
day religion is that it is too dry-eyed.'
he said. He pleaded for the example
OF righteousness on the part of all
Christians to be enlisted in the great
est forward movement the city has
ever seen.
Must Have Unified Action
The conditions necessary for a sue
cessful revival were discussed by Df
Slough yesterday afternoon before an
audience of churchgoers. He inn
pressed the first basal need of a unity
of Gods people believing in the neces-
stty of q confession of sins together
with unity of purpose, a unity OF
PRAYER and of experience in their ac.
tiVities as church organization His
experience has proved he said. that
the hardest task is to get the Saints
right in campaign, after which the
getting OF the sinners is an easy propo-
sition.