The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-29

The writer has no quarrel with Mr.
Honeywell or the Christian people
This revival meeting has done a great
deal of good in Richmond. They have
helped ten thousand people to live
better lives. and one thousand or
more, we hope, to lead a new life in
Christ. But this meeting is yet re-
sponsible for fifteen thousand souls in
Richmond. The writer hopes not to
take narrow view on this subject,
but to instill in Christian people and
ministers their duty to the world that
the seed of this revival meeting may
not be sown or the rock.
The people of Richmond are watch
ing these revival meetings, and it
has been spread broadcast that they
are here for the money, and by the
announcement of last Sunday evening
by Rev. T. j. Graham, who said I'VE
want to see him get three times as
much next Sunday as Richmond
minister earns in year."
Now, the ministers are always
preaching against tainted money, and
the dance, etc, but still they are
throwing their influence against the
church. While the charity organiza-
ton has to depend on the dance, etc,
for it's money.
The writer holds that broader
view must be taken, for tainted money
need not come from the saloon, dance
or gambling house. Money is tainted
when it is made and taken for a self
ish purpose. When a minister is
capable of earning $4,000 a year,
when, through sympathy and his abil-
lty to arouse people, he receives 49,
500 year, that $1,000 is tainted Now
don't understand me to say all money
is tainted. You take a minister with
$3.50 salary-if his congregation gives
him $500, that man feels he has earn
ed it. A groceryman, if he gives fif-
teen ounces for a pound, the money
he receives for the ounce it tainted.
Now, from a business standpoint,
the writer considers Mr.. Honeywell
and his party is worth $1,000 for
these five weeks. l hold that all mon
ey over $1,000 or $500 will be tainted
money, for Mr.. Honeywell and his
party have not earned it. If they
should raise $4,000 next Sunday, some
one will say he will use a great deal
of it in his work. If that is true, let
him use it in Richmond, and his re-
vival meetings will preach to $4,000
people every day n the year.
Now, | have a proposition to make,
and l believe it will go far in settling
the charity problem. Let the meet
ing next Sunday raise $4,000 or $780,
600. Let Mr.. Honeywell take $1,000
or $1,000, then say to the Ministerial
Association: You form a business
club, loan this money at per cent
to the man who is down and out, like
Mrs. Gambler describes in Tuesday
nights Palladium, where that fellow
walked past her door four or five
times before he came in"
Now you church people, raise half
that amount, and help those who are
worthy. Open your churches, let the
Ladies' Aid societies cook for the
poor in the basement-hold revival
meetings. You ministers go out in
the alleys and streets, take off your
coats, roll up your sleeves and be
ready for the work now on. Call the
young giants of the world true and
brave. Call the poor and needy; call
the rich and say, let us dine together
for we are brothers. Arouse your
churches, stand true and brave, and
men never falter in the ranks of AL
mighty God. Whosoever shall give
to drink unto one of these little ones
a cup of cold water only in the name
of disciple, verify l say unto you,
he shall in no wise lose his reward.
r. E. HANDEL.