Evening journal., 1915-03-09

convenience. BE sure YOU set the
genuine.
noon meeting so as to give the college
men better chance 10 come in num-
bers. At the start of the meeting
some cheers for Sunday were asked
! for and given, but when il came to the
request to sing "Old Nassau" the un-
dergraduates balked and the evangol-
ist-ball player had to be content with
one Of the football songs
Sunday took as his afternoon sub
iect, "Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde" and
talked on the habits which are usually
attributed to college men. and the
evils OF a double life. He told OF
many experiences of his in professional
baseball and took practical examples
from the life OF the Lacquer Il was
| the baseball talk that got the under
graduates attention and held II from
about the middle OF the hour and
half talk until the close. Sunday.
contrary to all expectations, said
nothing about the refusal OF the Uni
versity authorities to officially invite
him to Princeton or allow him TO use
Alexander Hail. which seats almost
the entire undergraduate body Of
/ 1900 men.
President Hibben, OF Princeton Uni
versiity, did not attend any of the
meetings.
81 will not be present at either Of
Mr.. Sundays talks" said the head Of
the University when asked II he
would attend. 81 would rather say
nothing more. have heard Mr.. Sun
day preach"
Professor Frederick Wilson, Of the
civil engineering department OF the
University, was the only faculty
member present. Alfred Noyes. the
I English poet was to have given a lee
ture to the seniors on "Tennyson" at
1890. but on account of the large
number of members OF the graduating
class who wanted to hear Billy Sun
day, the lecture was postponed.
Among those OF his characteristic
: remarks which stirred the undergrad
yates to their most enthusiastic ap.
plause OF appreciation we're:
If you want TO smoke, get gOoC
q pipe. Cut out the cigarettes. or yoi
will wake up some morning with you
G brains out on the pillow. you littl
= fool. Cut 'em out
j. "The real purpose Of education
= boys, Is not TO pack the mind wit
c facts like the cold storage house,
is to discipline you for the best il
o like.
> God loves everyone. He hates no
the sinner, but the sin.
IF you want TO know who Is re
e sponsible for your thoughts and you
D sins. look in the mirror and you vii
, see the lobster.
81 believe if society permits certain
+ of its members TO live in foul. crowd
ed rooms; if it gives the deserving
= men less than living wages; II
, places on the shoulders of wOmel
T burdens heavier than they can bear
: il il casts children into the hopper o
the industrial machine for the sake o
s dollars and cents. then ! believe tha
= society must bear the blame for tn
children who grow up to be criminal
= and prostitutes.
"What is broke is broke; that's on
of the comforting Presbyterian doc
4 trines."
At the conclusion Of the servic
Sunday and Dr. Erdman motorod u
Princeton cemetery. Billy visited tn
graves OF Aaron Burr, Jonathan ED
wards, Grover Cleveland. all the for
mer presidents of the university, ant
| other once famous men, and stool
with bowed head as he converse'
with DR.. Erdman.
To the students of the seminary il
| the morning Sunday summarize
what he called the error of moderi
preaching when he advised the theo
logical students to fight shy Of tn
| criticism.
while you're trying to feed two o
three intellectual graffes in you
/ congregation, he Numbered, 9Th
sheep on the ground will starye I
death.
| "A lot of preaching I've heard
something like this IL il takes thre
yards and a half of taffeta silk {
make a necktie for "a Goldfish. how Ion
will it take a rheumatic lobster I
drill a pearl into CLAIMS ear? TIL
answer is that no matter how tired a
elephant may be, he can't sit down o
his trunk.
"A lot of preachers are all appeal
anccs Open the front door and your
in the back yard.
"The way some preachers hand ol
the bread of life makes you realil
the value OF the pure food laws.
Against stupidity even the goo
are powerless.
BE on the lookout for new word
am always.
"If can give the devil run f'
his money won't trouble about N
language.
Somebody asked Beecher what
did when members Of his congrcg
ton began TO yawn and snap the
watches on him. The jauitor of tn
church. Beecher said. has expiiC
orders under those circumstances
walk up the aislos of the church al
wake up the preacher
III IF ! didn't sweat out more cola
than a lot of preachers I know
| wouldn't get any further than tn
| do.
III "One thing like about a banta
| rooster is that he's got the spurs
| back up his crow. IL does me good
have people roast me. II improv
my action and my state of mind.
III THE way some preachers talk y
can't tell whether they came frC
the Geological Garden or the Gard