Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-03
EVANGELIST LABELS
PASTOR RUSSELL "OLD
GRATING IMPOSTOR"
DR.. Nicholson Also Pays
Respects to Christian
Scientists - Mother
Eddy a Fake" He Tells
Audience at Chester.
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CHESTER, Pa, April 3-Christian Sci
entists and students of the Paster Russell
international Bible class in this city are
indignant today over the bitter attack
against their respective beliefs by the
Rev. william p. Nicholson at a revival
service last night in the Nicholson Hem
mlnger tabernacle. The evangelist as
serted that "Russel, the old, whiskerel.
divorced, grating imposter, Is half way
to he'll already" He characterized Chris
tlan Science as "the most ridiculous ii
logical and nonsenslcal trash ever heard
of"
Mother Eddy" he said twas a fake,
pure and simple, and IL you want to visit
her now you will need an asbestos en-
velope, for she died as she lived. oh. if
people must go TO hell, why can't they
do II decently."
The evangelist's sermon last night was
on ''Marred Vessels" the text being "And
the vessel he made of clay was marred
in the hands of the potter" Although
the service was intended primarily for
women, 1t was one which held the in
terest of both men and women from be-
ginning to end.
MARRIED VESSELS" IN CHURCHES
"The clay was marred in the hands of
the potter" Doctor Nicholson said shortly
after opening his sermon. "I tell you that
the ministry of our day is marred in the
hands of the Almighty Potter b yits
efforts to cater to the wealthy, and the
churches are marred by so-called high
class music and elaborate stained-glass
windows in memory of some half-damned
PERSONS parent or relative.
MAN has marred his life by the use of
tobacco" he continued How would you
like to see your wife chew and smoke
tobacco, and when you went to kiss her
hear her say. Wait till I spit or Walt
till 1 light up" and then spit and puff?
Well, let me tell you men that she has
every bit as much right to do 1t as you
have. Why, I would rather kiss n clean
hog than tobacco-chewing man, and
don't see how some of you women can
bring yourselves to kiss your husbands.
Tobacco using is a dirty filthy habit, and
nobody can deny that.
ATTACKS THOSE IN DEBT.
another thing that mars many
church members and officials is this
damnable habit of being in debt the
evangelist said. What do you sup
pose the men you deal with think of
your religion when you fail to pay what
you owe them? 1t Is a sin to live above
your means. Some of you women have
ordered new Easter bonnets and you
know that you cannot afford them and
can't pay for them. You have no bust
ness to do It, and you know that just
as we'll as I do"
The evangelist attacked one vice after
another. He denounced the moving pic
ture theatre habits of impatience and
irritability. false pride and other human
frailties. When he had ended his sermon
there were few of his hearers who did
not admit they had been scorched by the
evangelist's fire.
A large attendance is expected at the
tabernacle tonight. Among the delega-
tions which will attend are 800 employees
of the Gimbel store. of Philadelphia. and
practically all of the Billy Sunday tab
crnacle ushers.