Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-06
School Children
Hear BILLY" Sunday

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tory for his doctrine of Christianity. His
treatment OF the text, why stand He
Here All the Day 1dle?" was treated from
a standpoint Of the breadwinner OF the
family.
~ want to show you," he said, that
from n standpoint Of profit and loss
Christianity il on the right side OF the
ledger want to show YOU that 1t Is
better to live with God than without
Him, but II you can prove that it Is bet
ter to live without Him, I'll do t-but
you've got to show me- I'm from Mis-
souri,.
"The men and women among you who
60 to church are better than those who
do not, and you arc better than your
employer II he doesn't go, and he knows
it, too.
GOD HATES A BoAFER."
God hates a loafer. Work is you letter
of credit Without It It's goodnight for
you. 1t pays to work and serve your em-
ployer to the best of your ability. 1t pays
to work for God His pay is better than
that of the devil. I've served both and
1 know what 1 am talking about. y
Just you take look in the peni-
tentlary, in the insane asylums and places
like that and you'll see tho DEVILS pay.
Those people have served him. They are
diseased in body and mind. That's what
Mr.. Devil handed them and that's what
he'll hand you, too.
Another thing. Don't be a slot ma
chine; don't work with your eye on the
pay envelope and the clock Don't be all
the time trying to stir up trouble. Sup
,ily xynt.l ha
starved to death In eight months! Just
think of that once In a while some of
you fellows.
Don't blow your money! If some OF
these thousands of unemployed had
saved their money when they were flush
they wouldn't be so badly off now-save
up for the rainy day"
In closing his address, Mr.. Sunday said
81 don't care what your particular oc-
cupation may be, you can serve God If
you will. Turn over a now leaf and be
Christian men and women, who will help
build a little fence of righteousness
around this world to make it happier
BILLY" GIVEN RUG.
At the close of the services the evan
gelst was presented with a handsome
rug and a bouquet. He was also a guest
at a banquet in the shipping room of the
plant.
Tho presentation addresses to Mr.. Sun
day was made by Henry 1. Magee, one of
the members of the firm, and Myrtle
Gibson. one of the employees. Other MEM
hers of the committee who received Mr..
Sunday were Archibald Campbell, John
kedig, ]. r. Hogg, Claude Simpler and
Jcrr NJ. Stefan.
Before going to the factory Mr.. Sun
day called on Mr.. and Mrs. John Wana-
maker at their home, at 2O32 Walnur
street.
Among the special delegations at the
tabernacle last night the A. ]. Reach
Company was represented by 1000 em-
plnyes, while 500 came from the Pine Tree
silk mills. other delegations represented
tho Frankford district of the United Gas
Improvement Company, the William II.
Wanamaker store, Electro-Dental Manu-
featuring Company, Crossingham Knit
ting Mills and Goodwin Combined Stores,
Felton, Sibley & Co., Walter p. Miller
County Prison officers ]. A. Roeblings
Sons Company. Pennsylvania Military
Academy and officers and friends from
Fort DUPONT. The Reach crowd presented
"Bill' with a basket of flowers. i've
muffed more of his balls than there are
flowers here said the ex-ball player.
The gas men gave a bunch of Easter
lilies, while the delegation from William
II. Wanamakers sent up basket OF
flowers.
Mr.. Sunday Last Night Repeated
the sermon he delivered yesterday
afternoon.