Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-22
"BOYS"
MEET SUNDAY


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| n Christian life ever after there was
| much furtive tear wlping among the men.
But this mornings sermons did not
| reach the convlots alone. There were Wis
| itors there, grouped about Ma notably
| Mrs. Horace Fassett, Mrs. Louis Crozier,
| hir. and Mrs Rosenblatt, Judge J. Willis
| Martin and Miss Martin, Miss Kitty Brin~
| ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles a. Carver, Jr.,
| and the Misses Cohen and many Of tho
members Of the board OF inspectors Of
\ the penitentiary
They, too, appauded. especially when
| Billy Numbered:
IAN God wants a man TO do Is to live
on the square. II you don't you get In
trouble. You know that II you defy the
\ laws Of nature you will have to take your
medicine, and II you defy Gods law you
will have to do the same thing.
THE fool is wise in his own eyes
that's why he is fool That's why
| a fellow loses at three-card Monte. that's
why the rube buys the gold brick-he
| thinks he knows II all. A man is fool
who thinks he can beat God.
IF we can get men to think right they'll
act right. IL we all thought right the
devil would be In the hospital In six
months. IT'S wrong thinking that makes
man a drunkard and a scoundre II
you think wrong youll act wrong. that's
n cinchl
Don't get discouraged. II fellow
wants to do right he can find plenty will
ing to help him. If he doesn't. he can
find plenty to help him the other way
too. Think right. that's aldo that and
everything Will come out all right"
AUDIENCE IMPRESSED.
At this point billy" became conscious
that his audience was straining every
muscle to catch every word he uttered
and TO watch his face. He instantly
leaped upon the table behind which he
had stood
Sorry I didn't think OF this before,
boys" he shouted down the long corri-
dors. II guess YOU can all see me now,
though"
Billy" brought his address to a close
with n prayer so ardent, so whimsical and
so earnest that his audience ran the entire
gamut of human emotions before he con-
cluded
"Oh, Cod" he shouted, make these
men remember what they used to be
when they were helpless children. Let
them remember their mothers prayers.
God, let them leave here and say,
Goodbye bean soup. goodbye mutton
stew, goodbye keepers and stone walls;
I'm going to live right with God from
now on And, OH God, help them to do
It-help them"
II Was tacn "Rodev's' turn uud 10
ed the mon in singing some of the
tabernacle songs he had taught them be-
fore Mr.. Sunday began his address.
GIFT FROM NO. 52T1.
At this point a "trusty" jumped on the
platform and presented BILLY" with
framed copy of the Lords prayer, carved
in wood by No. 527i, with a penknife, and
presented by the Penitentiary Association
n,
his eyes as he turned to his audience
Then he said:
Come on, boys let's bow our heads
and say it, every one of US"
And then the walls of the great building
reverberatcd with such a volume of
prayer as has never before been heard
there. Many of the men who had never |
prayed before stumbled on repeating the
words.
Mrs. Sunday and her three children,
Mrs. Helen Haines. Billy Jr and Paul |
returned from Atlantic City last night. !
Tonight Mrs. Haines will leave for her |
home in Chicago and William and Paul |
will go with her as far as their home, !
WinOna Lake. Ind. where they will re-
sumo their studies.
Mrs. George NJ. Sunday and her baby, |
the cvangelst's grandson, will arrive |
either IN Sunday night or Monday to |
spend some time with the family at 1914 |
Spring Garden street.
Sunday afternoon and night Mr. Sunday
will preach to men only in the tabernacle
on THE DEVILS BoOmerangs, or Hot ,
Cakes Off the Griddle" At . o'clock
Sunday afternoon there will be a meeting
for young women in the Metropolitan
Opera House. and one for older women
in the First Regiment Armory Broad
and Callowhill streets. Mrs. Sunday is
to speak at the latter and Miss Frances
Mill will be the speaker at the former.
"eIlly" Sundays Sermons on Pages
and 7.