Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-21

Is the gospel of Jesus Christ and hi.
earnest appeal brought a big Response
OF men who wanted to take advantage
of the last chance of the campaign te
! hit the trail
After first asking all men who hae
MT the trail. he called for those whc
desired to lead a better life to stand vi
ana then to come to the front and
grasp his hand and sign the confes-
sion cards. The result was 243 new
converts.
Ihe Rev. John II. Daugherty, of the
Ridge Avenue Methodist Episcopal
| church. conducted the evening collec-
tions and proved his worth by extract
ing more than $4,000 in envelopes and
| pledges alone, after which the pan col
lections raised the total to about
$3.50.
Choir Gave 1000
The choir alone gave s63s. which
placed in the hands of Professor
Spooner a dangerous weapon against
the pockets of the 5000 people In the
main audience. Whenever the general
responses Jagged little Spooner would
spur them by matching some amount
tWenty-hves, tens or fives against an
equal sum from the other side of the
PLATFORM. He kept everyone guessing
where he got his pledges so rapidly
put always succeeded in bringing the
desired impulse to the giving After
the collection he told of the private
subscription of the chorus, which. with
the amounts given individually and col
IectiVely at the other services, totaled
more than $1,000 for their share.
He himself was surprised by a string
OF loo new dollar bills as a personal
appreciation from the chorus E. p
Erwin. the pianist, was also remem-
bered by substantial gift.
1t was 9.15 when DIR. Slough began
preaching his sermon to the trail hit
ters and all protesting Christians on
the text, But grow in grace in the
knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ
What Christians Must Learn and Do
he compared the convert to n new
baby in its struggles to walk and to
learn the ways of the world and he
said that although a Christian, like a
chlld may fall down a thousand times
he must get up thousand times and
try again.
He emphasized the following neces-
sary points in the new Christians life:
BE baptized and unite with the
church or your choice as a part of the
public confession and confess Christ
on every opportunity among both
friends and unbelievers; to avoid back
sliding; attend all services of the
church. especially the midweek prayer
meeting and take an active part; read
your Bible daily; pray night and morn
ing; give of your money, time and tai
ent Tor the advancement of Christ
ana last, be not discouraged at failure,
but ask forgiveness and try again.
Renounce Worldly Amusements
lie advised the announcement OF
worldly amusements. card playing, the
dance, the theater. To those who have
been used to such things and would
possibly find II hard to give them up
ne advised the study of a book pub
hshed by the Christian Endeavor So
ing"
He spoke strongly against the use
OF tobacco. "A man has no right to
stick this dirty thing in his system.
whenever the women get to smoking
clsarets. the country is getting far on
the road to hell; but I don't see why
the men,
He advised the study Of the Bible
with a concordance and a Bible text
book. Cheerful giving. he said, is a
part of a Christians life and he
strongly urged the tenth of each in
come devoted to a bank for the
Lord, saying that it always comes
back many fold to the giver.
The Last Eighty-six
The last words of the sermon were
to the unconverted as a final appeal
to hit the trail and they succeeded in
bringing eighty-siX persons to the front
benches, rounding out an even 1000
for the seven weeks campaign.
The entire day was q fitting close tn
a successful campaign. When DR.
Slough announced the end of his last
sermon in Harrisburg a chorus of sighs
came from all parts of the building.
which indicated the true feeling for
the evangelist and his efforts in the
city.
DR.. Slough said he will make an
other appearance here on February [.
when he will speak at the Chestnut
street Hall in behalf of the State con
vention of the Anti-Saloon League in
its efforts to secure legislation toward
local option in Pennsylvania. His an
nouncement was greeted by long ap-
plause and the waving of thousands of
handkerchiefs in chautauqua salute.
1,24S Women Hit Trail
The Saturday afternoon women's
mass meeting was the most remark
able of the series and showed the ac-
cumulated work of six weeks. DIR.
Slough remarked after his address
that he had not called for confessions
from the women during the six weeks
because he desired them to get the full
benefit of his personal talks without
feeling that they were subjected to any
religious persuasion
After asking for responses from
those women who had hit the trail
at the evening services he further
asked how many had secretly hit the
trail in their hearts and resolved IA
lead better lives as a result of the
meetings. The surprising response To
this call was 1,24S women, who
promptly stood up and surged forward