The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-07

Front street ladies who gather for
bridge whist party and give silver
cream pitcher for prize and the buns
IN Gas alley who gamble for pot,
is in the shape of the silver. There is
not the slightest difference, except that,
either in the ewes of the law or in the
eyesof God. Ii the patrol would get busy
in this city some Wednesday afternoon
when You have your fashionable card
parties and pull in all the players, it
would have lively time and. Incl
dentslly, YOU would have TO enlarge
vour police station
Dances with Chairs
In his talk which followed immedi-
ately on The Dance of DEATH DR..
Slough used not SO much argument as
ridieule to drive home his points Tie
danced with chairs on the platform, il.
mstrating the evolution of the dance.
In his conclusion, taking on serious
mien, he advised first married women
and then Young girls to stay away from
the dance halls
No man ever saw his wife in the
arms of another man, he said. with
out feeling pang of JEALOUSY. unless
he is hugging other women. Girls
would stay off of the dance floor. too.
If they only knew how the men speak
of them when they gather at their
clubs, Their cheeks would burn with
shame.
DR., Slough concluded his lecture
about IL O'Clock with a long sentence
Of harsh denuneiation. during the utter
ance of which he scarcely took breath
Then at its conclusion he gaSped.
" Meetings 5 over. There WAS no call
for converts.
VIII Stay Till Hell Freezes
In his address 70 men only YESTERDAY
afternoon the evangelist continued his
attack on the liquor business, His al.
dress consisted principally of stories in
tended 10 illustrate his points. He
quoted no statistics rs in his previous
address and aimed to appeal principally
TO the emotions of his hearers,
u believe that liquor, he said in
Introduction, lis more firmly en-
trenehed in this city than in Pittsburgh
OF in Philadelphia, There is syste.
matte plan on 10 lick Stough and to dis.
credit him. The liquor gang will try
TO crush the campaign here. | propose
To stay here. | say. until | lick that
gang. | am too much of man and
soldier TO leave. | Il stay until hell
freezes over. I'll never let a man call
me a coward. ANY one who calls me
that is one himself. | tell You if the
Strangle hold is ever broken in the
courts of Elmira. New York. Slough and
his crowd will go back there and send
that gang to the penitentisry.
During his address Or. Slough pro.
duced a hammer, which. he said, had
committed murder. the blunt end hay
ing been struck ON the top of an old
woman : head by her drunken son ana
the prongs having been buried in her
skull. AT the close of the address
Prof. Spooner sang "Shall | Meet Ny
Sainted Mother in the Skies3" aud hun.
dreds of men came TO the front at the
invitation of Or. Slough. ''to get right
with God.
Speaks in Church's Defense
Al yesterday mornings service at
the tabernacle Dr. St0ugh preached on
-" The Mystery of the Key" TO com
parativelv small audience. In the
evening he talked to crowded tsber-
nacle in defense of the church. seeking
to relieve il of responsibility for its
supposed hvpoerltes. There were 76
trail-hitters.
In the afternoon. as usual. Miss Pal
mer spoke 70 women. Miss Saxmau to
Young women and Miss EggleSton to
children.