Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-21

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Last night ''.'' '.............. 100
Iotal '''..... ......,...... 1921
tide of the Slough campaign seems to
be taking turn for the better and
DR.. Slough has reason for greater
hopes of a bigger success than were
indicated by the somewhat scant re-
sponses made on the previous two or
three nights
! large proportion of the trail hit
| ters were boys of the Central high
school, twenty-four of whom led the
way at the first call for confession
| They were followed by as many more
who came in twos and threes and by
several score of girls from the Cen
| trail high school. A number of the
students of the Technical high schoo.
also went forward.
| Foremost among the boys was the
captain of the football team of Cen
! trail with number of his squad. After
about twenty minutes persuasion by
| Professor Spooner and DIR. Slough the
manager of the team followed on the
| trail.
Plan Another High School Night
The occasion was high school night
| ana seats were reserved for the stu
dents of the two schools. one on each
side OF the tabernacle. Several hun
dred boys and girls from the Central
| high school and comparatively small
number from the Technical high school
were present. The attendance was not
! so great as anticipated, on account of
several counter attractions to draw the
| attentions of the students last night
OF
Technical high school. With the en-
couragement given last night it is eX-
! pecGed that another high school night
can be arranged when even greater
results may be looked for.
DR.. Slough in his sermon departed
| from his ranting, his mimicry, sar-
! casm, criticisms and his vaudeville imi-
tations. and preached manly,
! straightforward sermon of courageous
| Christianity. Instead of stuffing his
audience full of theological theory and
vociferous bombast laden with the sor-
row of deathbed repentances he
showed the JOY and sweetness of Chris
tian strength that can stand as a
Gibraltar against the odds of the
world. His appeal was one to capture
not only the Independent of youth but
the mature Judgment of adults and
make them appreciate the firmness of
! the true Christian character.
Little Blubbering
There was little blubbering or sob
bing Mysteries. but all the young peo-
pie showed sincerity and determination
in their acts. which were more the
response of an appeal to reason than
the results of fear or emotional "re.
ligion-g getting" The sermon proved
that DR.. Slough can preach reason
ably, without the appendages of
pathos, threatening or ridicule.
At the beginning of the service the
rival schools Wed with each other in
their school yells and songs. which
they gave in turn in honor of DR..
, Slough and of the other groups of
special delegations that were present.
Among those were 100 men from the
frog and switch shop of the Pennsyl.
vania Steel Company, 10 from Dun
cannon; some from Carlisle, and a
number of girls from the Moorhead
knitting factory.
just Like Ball Game
AS these stood up to show them
selves to the audience the Technical
boys gave a whoop and a yell ending
up with "SoX, Sox." Not to be out
done, the Central boys Immediately re-
sponded with a piercing rhyming veil
with the words Hose at the close.
The audience roared and many thought
they were at a ball game.
DIR. Slough said in his preliminary
remarks that such things might seem
out of place at a religious service, but
that his policy is always to reach each
class by practices that appeal directly
to their tastes and put them on a base
of familiarity and friendship from the
start.
DR.. Stough's sermon was based on
the story of Daniel and his companions
going into Babylon to the court sof the
king and of the young mans inde-
pendence lin standing up for the right
in the face of the customs and de-
mands Of the city life that was leading
on the rosy path to destruction. The
text, But Daniel purposed in his heart
that he would not" was not given by
DIR. Slough until he was well on in his
sermon and referred to Daniels deter
mination not to take on a new name at
the solicitation of the king.
Urges Youth to Take Stand
The strong stand taken by a youth
of sixteen years and of the success fol-
lowing his boldness in the face of op-
position was given by DR.. Slough as an
example of the results to be achieved
by youthful Christians.
The real tests of character" he
said. ARE not while you are sur
rounded by the supports and help of
nome environment and friendly SYM
pathy, but when you are thrust out
into the cold world to depend on your
self. 1t is we'll to be prepared for such
a time because you will not always
have home and comfortable sur
roundings.
A great danger for young people Is
to be too bright, and to learn lessons
without any effort, because things that
come easy usually go easy. There Is
nothing so apt to turn heads as sue
cess. and 1t is true that failure at the
start makes for more sIIceeSsae than
direct success itself does
How many of you could stand as
Daniel did without restraint at the
kings court and say that you would
not? Tt was one of the finest things
recorded in the annals of biography,
and there is nothing more needed by
the young men of to-day than the grit
TO saw mo- to Hrnnp doing Thnre ia