Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-02
Nicholson Denounces False
Ideas in Regard to Sup
plications and Say s
Critics Try to Make a
'Tangle Out of the Bible
More Than 1000 Persons Re-
spond to Evangelist's APP
peal for Pledges of Support
of Campaign-Colonel Hyatt
Promises Aid.
fFRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT !
TFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT

CHESTER, Pa, April 2.-The Rev. WILL
liam p. Nicholson attacked agnostics and
those who had false conception of God $
sovereignty this afternoon, when he con-
Quoted revival service in the Third
Presbyterian Church of this city, preach
Ing on How to Pray and Receive an
Answer tc Prayer"
This talk about prayer having merely
a subjective value makes me sok,' he
said "and this tommyrot about the pur-
pose of prayer being to teach us the filial
relationship we bear to the Holy Spirit
is Just as bad.
II tell you that such talk is contrary
to the revelation of God as well con-
trary to the experiences of Gods people
in all ages, SO don't see where some of
these insignificant urch-going know-it-
alls' have any license to get up and tell
those who have studied and believe God
word as 1t is written where they should
get Off
why, some Of you people have turned
the Creator into the creature of His own
creation" he cried. THAT sounds COM
plicated, but 1t isn't bit more intri-
cate than the tangle some of you try to
make ou of he Bible. A lot of you are
fatalists, even though you don't realize
it.
RULES OF PRAYER.
Prayer is a mere form to you and YOU
have no idea that results may come from
It, 1 tell you that God has laid down
certain rules. and If you comply with
them your prayers will 10 answered
Whatsoever we ask in His name He
will give It to us, but there must be faith
behind our appeal The child has abso-
Lutte faith in the parent and does not hesi-
tate to ask for the things It wants. IL
the child didn't have faith in its parents
II would be a different story
another point: the parent answers tho
child's plea when It is reasonable. but If
1t would harm the child to do so the
appeal is refused. tell you, some of the
most striking answers to prayer come as
refusals to the appeal, and yet people
think that the prayer has gone unan-
swered. God knows what is best for you
and don't you forget that for one min
ute"
COL. HYATT PLEDGES SERVICE.
Great interest in the revival was
shown at the Pennsylvania Military
College today as a result of the stand
taken by Colonel Charles E. Hyatt,
president of the institution, and Captain
Frank K. Hyatt and Cadet Arducci,
prominent among the students. who came
night and grasped the evangelist's hand
as a pledge that they would do their
utmost to aid the revival and to appeal
te--trt-ieast one person1before the end of
the campaign. ftE
The servicerlast night was designated
as mems Night" and 1000 were present
when the Rev. William p. Nicholson
stepped to the platform. More than
half of these had marched to the taber-
nacle as delegations from the churches
of the city, and when the evangelist had
completed his sermon, Soul Winning"
and asked all to come forward who would
give active support to the campaign and
earnestly endeavor to convert others |
more than 1000 responded and made the
pledge.
An interesting feature of the service last !
night was the singing OF "Bueah Land" !
by Colonel Frank C. Sweeney, Inspector !
General of the Pennsylvania National |
Guard. who stood up on a bench in the |
tabernacle to sing the song composed by |
his father. the late i'm r. Sweeney, for |
many years choir leader of Bethany Pres |
byterian Church, Philadelphia.
The service at the tabernacle tonight Is |
announced as "Womens Night" and |
delegations representing the churches of |
the city will march 10 the tabernacle to
occupy reserved sections