The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-07
Neither Will They Get
Out of Campaign.
They A ssert. as De-
manded by DR.. Slough
THE CRISIS HAS
BEEN REACHED
Pastors of Cooperating Churches Are
of the Opinion That the Evange-
lists Action at the Tabernacle Sat
urday Night Was Most Unfortunate

III khS CtNNSH WIN SNAA0tAN
campaign, conducted service of song
and prayer st the Fourth Street Church
of God. Eighteen of the nftv-two co.
operating pastors We're present. Neither
DR.. Slough nor any other members of
his party were there, No definite ac
tion was taken by the body regarding
the statement made from the tabernacle
platform Saturday night by nr. Slough,
accusing some of the cooperating min
listers Of opposing the campaign. but
it was decided that the pastors should
continue in their work undisturhed.
Charges Against the Ministers
DR.. Slough in his statement accused
cooperating ministers Of having tried
TO keep the campaign from coming to
the city at all, ana when they found
they could not prevent it bv hook or
by crook, they proceeded 10 block ana
oppose every plan both in their
churches and in committees that iii not
meet their fancy, of never for mo-
ment having been in the campaign
with their hearts, Of criticising his
sermons, OF leaving the platform al the
invitation for trail hittey> and going
from the building, and Of opposing him
I'm ministerial meetings, by personal
visit, by letter. by undermining the in
1uence of the campaign among their
members and nOn-members.
I'VE have come to a crisis tonight. 4"
he said, land after a night Of wrestling
aud PRAYER l an lei Of God I believe.
10 offer one of two alternatives and |
give II 10 these gentlemen tonight. They
can either hit the trail and get right
with God and their fellow Christians
or withdraw from this tampa;gn' They
must not any longer play the double
role. | viii welcome them al the front
sra, with all my heart for I have no
H~l enmitv nor single unkind
ID. toward them. But | insist as
,.leT. whom God called through
aristian people of Harrisburg TO
cllS campaign. that no longer tare
i permit them to consider themselves as
cooperating ministers when COD knows.
they know and everybody. who knows
them, knows they are not cooperating!
Never again, 80 far as the present lead.
erSAip Is concerned, will they be con
sldered cooperating, except on the
above conditions.
Alternatives Are Disregarded
member Of the Slough party this
morning said that he believes there will
he no further developments in the mat-
ter. asserting tha, some Of the minister.
have apologI1ei 70 Dr. Slough and have
sought 70 smooth things over. The min.
listers seem 10 De unanimous in the
opinion that the affair has been a most
unfortunate one.
We shall let il 10 the people of
Harrisburg. said one Oi the ministers
al the Fourth Street Churh OF God
Jlls afternoon. speaking for me BODY.
70 decide whether We ministers are
hSPOtrltes. and whether we are doing
right or not. / can say that there has
been no withdrawal from the campaign.
ami there viii be none. Neither viii
any OF the ministers hi, the trail. -
Visiting Ministers Coming
The local ministers will tomorrow
have as their guests in this citv several
hundred pastors from churches within
radius OF TWENTY-FIVE miles from Harris
burg, VINO will come 10 see DR.. slough
preach al the tabernacle. II is thought
unlikely tAa- the evangelist will press
his case against local ministers in the
presence OF the visitors.
Dr. Slough was not in the citv to.
day. His Slauder ease comes uu before
aroitratOrs today in the LuzerBe conn
" cOurts, but ad.ording 10 an announce.
ment ne made al yesterday afternoon :
meeting ne does not intend TO appear
for hearing. asserting that ne will
have no trial except by iurv.
In his lecture on amusements at the
tabernacle on Saturday nignt Dr..
Stougn touched only on eard-plaving
and dancing. devojing about three hours
70 an attack on these forms OF ra-rea-
tion.
In his talk on The Curse of Cards.
he asserted tIat there is no intellectual.
lty needed by card Ilayer. out that
card playing dwarfs the intellect. and
that II has done great damage 10 the
art OF conversation.
u do not condemn all games. ex.
planned the speaker. - woman told
me the other day that she was shocked
10 learn that | approved OF football.
since she considered it as bad as cards.
and l told her | was sorry 10 know thar
she classified football with cards. There
are two kinds of games ! say. games
Of SKILL aud games of chance
In the games of skill. which are
harmless IN their principles. are includ-
el such games as football. baseball. ten
us. enc kers. chess. billiards. pool. bowl
ing, earoms and thF like. These are all
morally right. Some of the games have.
of course. been relegated 10 public halls. /
where they are operated for revenue.
ard l am told that the pool rooms. bill /
Lard halls and cigar stores of this /
town are doing as much harm as the |
saloons. Vet | say the games themselves /
are fundamentally right
Cards Causing Intoxication
- Now among games OF chance are, |
all games of dominos. dice and cards. f.
These are the games that do the dam !
age. Card playing, I say. causes men
tai and moral iHtoxication. il brings !
ABOUT ine5riation just as alcohol does. |
A card player can be as drunk and be- /
setted in his mentality as drinker can
be in his body.
Two inevitable results of card !
games are loss of temper and loss of |
aouesty among Flayers. You never vet |
saw good. eonsecrated card PLAYER. |
There are none. Card PLAYERS are as /
much fends as are the men who drink |
booze
aThe ONLY difference between the |