The Washington times., 1915-01-22
"A MARVELLOUS MAN." SHE SAYS.


"A MARVELLOUS M
After It was over, and the 100 men
and women had filed by and were pre-
sented to the evangelist. Mrs. stotes-
bury took him to visit the Emergency
Relief In the Lincoln Building. HE
is a marvellous man." she said after
ward.
Outside the Biddle residence. Walnut
street looked like Rittenhouse Square
during a fashionable wedding. Motor
cars stretched for blocks both ways.
Homer A. Rodeheaver. the evangel-
lists choir leader, and Miss Grace SAKE.
the Bible teacher. we're tho only MEM
bers Of his party who accompanied
Billy Sunday on this plunge into So
ciety. Mrs. Sunday was at Atlantic
City taking a rest.
Rodeheaver sang one or two kongs
and Miss SAKE invited all to her Bible
classes at the tabernacle in tho After
noon.
up in Scranton and In Pittsburgh
Bible that they would rather read
1t and study it than play bridge whist. "
Il know that's pretty hard to be-
iieye:. :, he added; when m, the women won 7,
come about in this city before We
leave
The evangelist's distinguished audi
tors settled themselves back IN their
chairs after this and waited for the fire-
works. They had been wondering what
kind OF gymnastics they would see
and what language they would hear and
what society whims and sins he would
rS,I,.. Sooloa .ho~ ia hidu't usa any
gymnastics, his language was as pure
as their own. and the only sins he
fiayed were the sins OF lack OF faith
and belief He didn't shout and he
them the Story OF Henry Van Dyke's
The Last Word" and this 10 the way
he told 1t:
You may remember the young Her
mes. son OF the great man Who was /.
friend Of the King Of Antioch. He had
deliberated long. and finally accepted
Christianity. and was driven from the
house of his father. All of his desires.
all of his pleasures he gave up. Many
people do not do that. They go on
always down. One can be wealthy and
still be a friend Of God. Abraham was
one Of the richest men OF his time. but
he was a friend Of God.
"Hermes went out. as you still may
recall and walked in want and IN
poverty, but with a shining faith alight
in his heart. His father had disowned
him He had gone out to poverty from
unexampled riches. So he went dolne
good for years. till one night he yearned
for all the old pagan pleasures. and ne
returned to the Grove Of Daphne and
here met one Of the old wicked pagan
priests who hated Christ.
No Comfort For Father.
"You are unhappy the priest said
hor In NIfth Give
me the thing you shall miss least al
this minute. Give mo tho name OF
YOUR strange God. and l shall return
all the things that you desire.
"He plucked a leaf and put 1t over
the eyes of Hermes, and an icy pain
went through the young mans hear
and the name of Christ went out OF
his soul: He could not remember It.
II had fied-been blotted out.
And SO he arose and went to the
house Of his father. What did he find
The old man. sick. shrunken. desolate.
was dying amid all his grandeur. My
| am afraid. 1t Is dark and lonely-out
there. l have no peace. My riches do
not serve me now. am overjoyed that
you have returned. l want you to tell
me the secret Of your faith, to tell me
die happy. 1t Is the only happiness IN
tell you. I'll tell you! Hermes said:
and then his voice failed. He could
not remember. His memory had gone
with his faith. 1t was lost as you'd
lose a piece of money or jewel Gone
Il was!
And 70 ne knelt and sobbed in the
greatest sorrow Of his life. His father
died without being comforted. But the
priest made good his prophecy. Hsrmes
had all that riches could bring him. He
prospered. He was great among men.
Then he had son, and this son SAT
with him when he won great chariot
race. In pride he held the CHILD up,
and 1t fell and was injured. and taken
away.
"Hermes in the other great hour knelt
with his wife to pray for his shild's life
nothing to pray to. The priest came
| then. and with him came John Of Anti.
| och. why do you weep?' the priest
said. I have given you everything. fou
won the chariot race. You are great
man. You have riches John entered
| He knew Hermes.
Where Riches Fail To Save.
"And. o. my friend Hermes said ht
John, i have forgotten the Name-l
| have forgotten the name and my soul Ii
| In agony, for ] cannot pray!
1.-THE priest laughed. and John turned
| to him and cursed him as the servan
| of demons. i know the name. JONI
said. before which devils tremble. th'
name that brings peace upon men,
souls like dew upon the desert, and tina
name Is Jesus Christ" Hermes fell tt
| his knees. and he prayed to the Christ
and his child looked up and heard hin
| and walked to him.
so YOU see, there was Hermes. 4
rich man. And his riches served him II
| none of the great instances or trials o
| g. of
| soul and without hope.
There are those among you tina
never pray-except when some one 4
sick or dead. The good God has to tea
| fatten them on their backs and shake
shroud before their eyes before the!
remember his name. oh! my friends
| Il isn't right--it isn't right. ! tell yo'