Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-07
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SUNDAY EXHORTS

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smiling. But, at the same time. the
strong arguments by which he inspires his
audience were hurled into their ears with
striking force.
PRAYER MORE THAN DUTY.
Time and again the word Amen" was
uttered or yelled by the ministers on
the one side OF the platform or devout
followers Of God in the congregation.
Prayer is more than a duty, Il ls
privilege" said the evangelist. But you
must have belief and live as God tells
you to live, or all your mutterings will
| be In vain.
God knew that you were all going to
hell, but he gave YOU a chance to so to
| heaven. There rs no use praying II YOU
do not turn from your sins.
You cannot go to God, nor God can.
| not communicate His message to you.
| That is what is the matter with the
| church today. II you were sick and the
| doctor comes along and gives you some
bitter medicine that will counteract tho
disease, you do not growl at him, no.
He is a great doctor.
"Do the same with the Lord. The
base following were cast out OF the prom.
ised land through their unbelief. notwith-
| standing that God had given permission
that they should enter into the promised
land. They did not GO Because OF what?
will look into the Bible you will find
that condition; you will find that the
promises are not exactly suited to your
condition.
1.-THE Lord God is always with YOU II
you stand four square for him, you bet
Why did those of old whom 1 have told
you about the fiery furnace, why did not
| they receive their answer They died
without having received the promise?
They believed God gave them something
else, something better, perhaps.
LITTLE FAITH IN GOD.
I'VE are on this side OF the cross and
we look back, and we see the cross, but
It Is empty, the grave is empty.
THE Church OF God today ought to
hang its head in shame and disgrace to
think that there is so little faith in God.
Jesus Christ and the Bible. Those other
men on the other side Of the cross died
without having received the promise and
the promise was Jesus, the promise was
the seed of the woman. God provided
some better things for them.
Put on thy strength. Oh. Zion, put out
some of your groaning and meanings in
prayer and put in some acclamations of
triumph and belief God Is the same yes
terday, today and forever, and sits on
llb lllIOHb III Ills SlOly' IL was AiN
who said, What things soever ye desire
when We pray, believe, and ye shall re-
ceive them
"That was the best night I've had since
I've been in Philadelphia" said BILLY"
this morning when he kicked out OF
the sheets and went to the dining
room for bacon and eggs. MY voice Is
much better and l am ready to pound
the sins of this old city and to arouse
the church people to their duties to their
churches, their city and their God"
Mr. Sundays voice had been causing
him much worry as he was AFRAID the
slight cold he contracted the first day
he came to Philadelphia would affect
his throat so much that he could not do
justice to the early sermons In his cam
paign.
In the morning mail he received q card
from Colonel s. e. Meigs. extending to him
the privileges of the Union League. With
IL came a letter saying that 1t was hoped
the evangelist would visit the institution
often during his stay here and wishing
him much success in his revival. Mayor
Blankenburg sent him a letter expressing
his regrets in not being in his office when
Mr.. Sunday Y-called, and extended his best
| wishes.
SINGING BY BIG CHOIR.
Eighteen hundred men of the chorus
will be Joined In one big choir and give
| a special song service previous to the
sermon tonight.
'The Little Brown Church in the Wild
wood" will be one of the popular selec-
tions to be sung. and many OF the old
| time revival hymns will be rendered
A large delegation from Snellenberg's
Department Store will attend the meet
ing in body this evening.
Tomorrow at II o'clock BILLY" Is going
out to the University of Pennsylvania to
speak to the boys, and In the evening
the student body will attend the services
in the tabernacle.
"Do you know how I've sized you up
in Philadelphia? asked the evangelist
last night. you're good and attentive,
but you look as though you ate too
much, slept too much. were too self-satis-
fled and quite content TO sit back and
let your good old town slide straight to
hell!
but l don't care what you say God
can move any city! There's rottins,
stnking, coTroding, corrupt, hell-ridden.
God-defying, devil-beridden New York.
Godl get 1t yet in His own good time.
He can move it, and oh, how he will
mcye it!'
THOUSANDS TURNED AVIAN
Thousands of persons were unable to
gain admittance to the tabernacle last
night when Mr.. Sunday made fearless
attack on political grafters In general
ana in Pennsylvania in particular, and
pounded the rum sellers and those who
call themselves Christians and church
members, but rent their buildings for
saloons and vice resorts.
Racing back and forth across the plat
form. sometimes bringing the 10000 In the
audience to their toes with commissions
of laughter, and time and again denounc-
ing the careless and Indifferent church
men and women, BILLY" held the throng
In his hand for almost an hour last night
He spared nobody. and when he had
hnished perspiration was streaming from
his face. His collar was limp as rag,
and the veins in his neck bulged out as
though they would burst. He was preach
Ing on Jacob" and, in telling how Jacob |
,vrestled with the angels, he acted the |
mart SO we'll and he impersonated Jacob |
driving the goats In such an amusing
fashion that the audience went wild. II |
cheered. clapped its hands and laughed |
until tears were streaming down many /
OF the mems faces.
The great choir, led by "Rodey" sang |
those famous songs Rejoice and If /
Your Heart Keeps Right" and many of |
the other popular hymns until the big /
buildlng almost \shook and the music |
drifted out over the city and could be
haard many blocks.