Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-20
Dr.. Whitley Calls on Church
People to Fight Encroach-
+ ment of AmuSements.
APPEAL TO OTHER STATES
NECESSARY, HE DECLARES
People Here Are Helpless, He Asserts,
at Annual Convention of Mis-
sionary Society.

The earnest support of the church peo-
pie of Washington in resisting the ZEN
enactment of society, business and
amusements upon the Lords day was
asked by Rev. Earle Wiley in an adj
dress at the evening session last night
Of the twenty-Sev enth annual convention
Of the Christian Missionary Society. now
being held In the Vermont Avenue Chris
tian Church.
Little by little our Sunday is being
taken away" declared DIR. Wiley. First
the moving pictures invaded the sanctity
Of the Sabbath. then the cheap vaude-
Vile, followed by the leading vaudeville
theater of the city.
Now it is proposed this week that we
shall have professional league ball Sun
day and that a local theater shall give
Carmen I would love to see and hear
Carmen I wish every Christian person
might hear grand opera. but why invade
the one day of rest for the base ball play
er and for the actor, and for the singer,
to say nothing of invading the Lords
day7
Denies He Is Puritan.
IT am not Puritan" continued Dr.
Whitley. but one cannot help but view
with concern these encroachments Over
in Vienna 1t seems as If the people go to
church In the morning and to the devil
at night. But we are more concerned
with what's going on in this country and
in our own Capital city 1t seems that
we can make as many converts on the
banks of the Potomac as on the banks of
the Kongo.
why, even the mixers would do well
If they would combine a church service
with their hikes.
I'VE must appeal to the other states TO
come and help us. We are helpless. If
Congress makes a law. all right; II not,
1t has to be all right too.
But no matter what the decision is
concluded DIR. Whitley. referring to the
case in which Justice Gould signed a
temporary restraining order Friday pre-
venting the District Commissioners from
interfering with a game OF ball scheouied
for Sunday. that is not to be the end OF
the fight The voters in this convention
from Maryland and Delaware must ieno
. hand The District needs your help.
Cites Three Essentials.
Dr. Whitley, as president Of the conven-
ton, finished his address with discus
sion of three ways in which the church
must relate itself more closely with the
kingdom Of God. Through education
truth and spiritual growth this VIII De
accomplished. DR.. Wiley said:
The scholar is the champion or the
coming years. The first Napoleon mar
shaled his troops to the oiare OF tfu ~.
pets; the second Napoleon Will marsnai MS
to the tap of the schoolhouse bell.
TN the realm of truth, do not think
that social upheavals indicate that the
land is denying God Wars IN MeMco,
strikes in Colorado, dissatisfied workers
in New York, all disturb our sei-cohteht.
and it is God who speaks. He must
have better things for the workers OF
the world as well as better churches for
those who can attend them ..
Church Must Have Capital.
Or. Henry c. Armstrong Of Baltimore
addressed the convention on the Men
and Millions" movement of the Christian
Church. He declared that when the
church asks for 100000 it is not
strange request, but merely indicates
that the modern church is falling in line
with capita1istic methods
The modern church has come TO the
place where it must have capital II
we spend 1858, OOO. 600 in the great telephone
companies merely to make it easy Tor
US 70 spesn :" wake II easy for men
,na,L- Tor the first time with God?''
The three-day convention was opened
Yesterday morning with devotional service
nv Rev Andrew GottSchall. DR.. Howard
Peters smoke on Pastoral Evangelism.
and in the course of his remarks de-
cIared that Billy Sunday made many
converts, but converted them mostly 10
Sunday and not to Christ.
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ideal preacher must be essentially a
leader IF men Andrew Gottschail pre-
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George b. townsend dehVereo the pf1n-
Columbia. are as follows: Earle Why,