The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-23

unreality' of matter, but you will notice that
oven the Christian Scientist runs when the dim
ne: bell rings
yes, we look we'll after the things of the
temporal world with it's dust and dollars, These
things necessary. God meant you TO ENJOY
this world He put you here oa ana ts he ana taKs
of yourselves. But the man who devotes
lal his attention to his cook and his tailor, his
lcl Ib and his limousine, Is nothing but a renned
ispecies OF animal.
! MEN away their citizenship in the
ether world by allowing their spiritual nature to
wither away by disuse We all know the process
of atrophy, that withers arm or a leg and
makes it die from constant disuse This happens
to your soul If you do not cultivate the spiritual
side of your nature"
Then the preacher rose to poetic heights in
his descriptions OF animal ife the life which he
says is equal. If not superior. to mans. unless
I;he latter Is animated by spirituality. He told
of the affection in the hearts of animals, OF
;heir instinct, which is in reality intelligence
of their thinking capacity. of the manner in
which they select and follow a leader
I He described flight of wild birds acting In
concert with their chosen leader. He asked MS
hearers If anything could exceed in demon
stratiou of emotion the conscious elaticn OF the
knocking bird as it pours forth the liquid beauty
Cf
The eyes of the men and women in the as
semi lage riveted on the race or the
speaker Here was a given to denuncation
speaking with feeling for nature. beauty
of conception, wide and wild sense OF the
| thrill of our-of-doors and yet conveying a
mis- teforr many eyes in the room the
evangelist completed his parallel.
/ Man vs.. Anival
T Same well spring had been touched, some call
to the things OF childhood sounded and the
simple truth that the line of demarcation be-
tween man and beast is the possession by the
latter of spiritual capacity.
mo animal has ever prayed" he said mo
animal has lifted its heart to God and
tried to fathon the secret of his crea Ion. Have
you ever prayed. have you lot Your mi: d revolve
around the problems of the future. and what
God Almighty wants to do? If you have not,
YOU have taken the crown from your head and
SUNK back into the cave with the rest OF the
animals"
Billy caused a thrill to through his hearers
when he reminded them that their bodies are
simply the houses and the tenant at Gods Will
and that the undertaken will come for these
houses and the tenant will go on to the future
that God has prepared Then ne fell into a
short and characteristic prayer, asking God to
hesj the house wherein the meeting was held
AMI the people gathered there.
/ He made a strong appeal for the Emergency
Aid Home Relief Committee and Mrs. Sunday
distributed cards among the men and women
urging them to attend the afternoon session and
bring their checkbooks and leave subscriptions
for Self Sacrifice Day"
+ At the reception which followed Mr.. and Mrs,
Sunday We're surrounded by the men and women
who represent the citys oldest families and have
cor wears carried the honors of it's chief social
life. All eager to grip his hand and look
into his face and thank him for his talk Mr.
Stott shury, who had been one of the most in
terested listeners In the room, said; He is a
wonderful fellow and is doing world OF good"
+ Alexander Van Rensselaer, said that none who
ever heard the man could doubt his sincerity,
IF we had men like that In every pulpit
/ Philadelphia would be a different sort of n
place said q. Heide Norris
Mrs Stotesbury lifted her little grandchild,
Louise Brooks. up to shake hands with Billy.
There were in the line representatives of the
Episcopal, PRESBYTERIAN, Catholic and other
churches, and all proclaimed genuine admiration
for the evangelist.
Among the 500 guests who attended the meet
ling were: