Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26

tance to the tabernacle. The policemen,
ushers and every other man were asked
to leave the structure before he started
to speak.
Women began to assemble at the taber-
nacle before daybreak IN order to get
inside to hear the famous sermon. Some
| of them were there before 6 o'clock
and after that hour there was stream
| Of them pouring into the big woouen
building. BY o'clock there was an au-
dlence of more than 1000 women present
The anxious listeners came from every
section of the city and tourneyed here
from towns many miles distant. Hundreds
of them rushed to the tabernacle as soon
rs their husbands had started for tneir
days work. Breakfast dishes were
stacked" and the weekend sweeping
and house cleaning was postponed. The
women were bound to hear BILLY"
preach some time during the day and
they started early because they wanted
to make sure that they would get in
side
OLD WOMEN COME EARLY
The first woman to arrive was 81 years
old. She was Mrs. Susan A. Johnson, OF
S615 Chestnut street, a widow for 43
years. Mrs. Johnson said she was so
interested in BILLY" and his preaching
that she came very early in order that she
might be sure to get a seat. Another
early arrival was Miss NJ NJ Stevens of
New York, who is visiting with friends
at 21O7 North 18th street. She is 75
years old.
Tonight, when admission will be by
ticket only, business women are to at
tend in delegations.
Many of the women took their babies
with them to the tabernacle, who were
cared for by scores of nurses in the
nursery.
us 1T WELL WITH THEE"
The sermon of the day was on the
text, "Is it well with thee; is 1t well
with thy husband; is it well with thy
children?" The words of the text were
taken from the 26th verse of the 4th
chapter of Second Kings.
Women who have failed to become
mothers because OF their desire for ease
and pleasure came in for sound rebuke.
II was plain talk and one that appealed
for the highest principles of womanhood.
In his appeal for motherhood Sunday
said:
"You know that there are homes in
which the advent of one, two and pos
slbly three children is considered curse
instead of blessing. God has often de-
.led the blessing of maternity to some
women. But there are married women
who shrink from maternity, not because
II i'll health. but simply because they love
fine garments and want to fit like
butterfly at some social function.
PLEADS FOR CHILDHOOD.
Grimes have been and are being COM
mitted; hands are stained with blood and
that every crime has made France the
charnel house of the world. In America, |
we of our boasted intelligence and
wealth, we are fast approaching the |
same doom, until or unless II behooVes |
somebody with grit and courage to |
preach against the prevailing sins and |
run the risk of mourning the displeasure |
of people who divert public attention |
from their own Vileness rather than con-
denim themselves for the way they are
living. They say the man who is preach
ing against 1t is so vulgar rather than
the one who did II was sinking and vile
IT want to tell you women that have
never delivered this sermon in any town
or any place where L have been without
feeling embarrassed, but 1t has to be
done. and I will tell you right now If
you think you won't like what / say you
can go now, or else keep your mouth
shut when you get out of here.
"I am sure there is not an angel in
heaven that would not be glad to come to
earth and be honored with motherhood If
God would grant her that privilege What
a grand thing 1t must be- at the end of
your earthly career, TO look back upon a
noble and Cody life, knowing you did all
you could to help leave this old world to
God and made your contributions in tears
and in prayers and taught your offspring
to be God-fearing, so that when you went
you would continue to produce your noble
character In your children.
MATERNITY OUT OF STYLE.
Society has just about put maternity
,ut of fashion. When you stop to con-
lider the average society woman do not
hink maternity has lost anything. The
lumbler children are raised by their
mothers instead of being turned over TO
| gOverness,
There are too many girls who marry
or other causes than love. l think ambi-
ion, indulgence and laziness lead more |
sirls TO the altar than love; girls not
by love. but simply willing to
,ay the price OF wifehood to wear fine
,lothes. They are not moved by the
loble desires of manhood or womanhood.
Some girls marry for novelty and some
yirls marry for home. Some fool moth
RS encourage girls 10 marry for ease so
hey can go 10 the matinee and buzz
lround. Some fool girls marry for money
md some girls marry for society because
~ connecting their name with certain
amily's they go up rung in the social
'uck 20 reform him and they are the
liggest fools in the bunch. because he
would not marry you to reform you.
you mothers are worse fools to en-
ourage your daughter TO marry some
Id lobster because his father has money |
nd when he dies maybe your daughter
an have good clothes and ride In an
utO instead OF hob-hoohng IT,
Look at the girls on the auction block
oday. Look at the awful battle the |
stenogTaphed and average clerk
ave to fight. You cannot work for s. a
ieek and wear fine duds and be on the |
quare as much as you are without hav- /
~ the people suspicious"
The evangelist. following this plea for |
Motherhood. made an earnest appeal for \
somen 70 lead their husbands away from !
he sins and evils OF the world into
'hristian lives, He declared that they
ould make their homes such delightful
laces and. through their devoted love ]
nd kindness. make the men thev have