The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16

t1 .:S reouced the sum until by
.ne time the collection plate was
passed the man appropriated 50.
Some preachers are like the man
VINO SOLD the fountain pens and al
ways used a pencil himself. some
cnurches die Of spiritual locomotor
ataAls, and churches that have eyery-
.nlng done for them will soon be done
ior. 10 not fear criticism Some
men are as much afraid Of the pont
ed finger as a woman is Of a shotgun
OF popnilst of a barber shop. He
accordingly trims his sails to catch q
passlng breeze of popularity and he
ana his congregation go sailing on to
hell together
Mr.: Sunday compared the preach
eI VINO thought more of literary pu-
r1ty In his sermons than sincere
teaching of the word Of God with
samson when he had a hair cut"
lie mad no use, he said, for minis
ters On stills, who drop sermons on
the heads Of their congregations"
During the interval between the
forenoon and afternoon addresses Mr..
sunday was the guest of DR.. Erdman
at luncheon. Others present at the
home OF DR.. Erdman with Mr. Sun
day were Mrs. Calvin Pardee. Mrs
| George Tilge and j. w. Smith, Of
Philadelphia, and Lieutenant 6. S.
Galbraith, U. S.N
When Mr. Sunday entered the pull
pit after luncheon he was accom-
! panied by Homer A. Rodeheaver, his
musical leader; Bentley D. Ackley,
his secretary, and Jack Cardiff, one
time ring champion, and now Mr..
Sundays physical trainer. Mr. Rode
HEAVIER began the service by produc-
ing trombone and asking the au-
dence to sing and give some Of the
| famous yells. They did both, vehem-
emily.
1ntcrest in the Trombone.
After while the constant demand
upon their efforts appeared to be get
ting irksOme. They showed less en-
thusiasm and more interest in the
still idle trombone. Mr. Rodeheaver
got the point and played a selection
of sacred music which was we'll rem
dered. He next led the audience in
the Sunday hymn. Fright in the
Corner Where You Are" Those who
couldn't sing, whistled, by request
from the pulpit. Things were going
fine. The crowd had meanwhile in.
creased to such dimensions that they
building and seemed to- pile up il
the corners.
Stevenson, Poe, Hawthorne anC
Milton We're all used Jointly and sew
orally by Mr.. Sunday to illustrate hi
. text, which was from the seventh ant
eighth chapters Of the Epistle to tn,
Romans. Mr.. Sunday waxed enthu
) siastic, but the enthusiasm somehow
: - not become unanimous by an,
means. The discourse was not ex
actly in Mr.. Sundays characteristic
l style. Still he battled on with DR.
Jekyi and MIR. Hyde and several 9th
7 ers as illustrations, Of soul division
l against itself and moral. degenera
: tion. Gilbert, the grave digger a
To O. H.
nell next occupied his attention. Som
T applause followed, but still there wa
nothing in the nature of q real awak
2 ening.
II ask no quarter from the devi
4 and give him none" Mr.. Sunda
4 hundred. He had led up to the poin
e gracefully and it was a decided hit.
That was his "cue.'
4 You never know what your repu
( tation is until you lose it. 1t is nc
: for you to absorb knowledge alon
: and make a cold storage plant G
e your BRAIN"
s Speaking Of the faulty condition
i Of society generally, he advised hi
t. audience to go home and look IN thei
IL mirrors.
4 Christian and Devil.
'You will find the lobster who is &
G. fault" he said. 1T is no use to shir
u the responsibility. When Moses cam
down from the mountain he was re
y headed. Aaron tried to shift the II
ls sponsibility for the golden calf on tn
q furnace, saying see here Moses, tn
is how it was but it didn't make an
Ie impression. The soul has got
d master the body, then you're Chris
- tian. If the body masters the so'
rs you're devil
rs CAS- long as society permits men
a stagger along on less than livir
ar wages, while children are poured in1
is the Golfers Of corporate greed al
IS women are compelled to work, ju
SO long will we have criminals in o,
h midst. I believe the Church has g.
10 to thraW her lot more on the side
OF the under dog and we shall have be
ID ter conditions. 1t is necessary. Tul
at a pOlecat loose i'll a parlOr and s.
l. which change quick keSt"