The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20
WARNING IS
GIVEN YOUNG MEN
BY IN. \. ]. HILLS


vo~t s.,, 1a-Tne Rev Newell
n 4lt,t4s nnt.s R~oollv,, nroacher sue
.usar - T9.,rr v.ord Reecher and
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1s.,-.,, Ass, is, hfe oul,,{t told his con-
.ss.,i.,r m, tts i{fslonc ambitions
a. ~Ses}tb ana nower had utterly
rrt,.re6 t.. 1ffs brought him "a the
So. - no,.erts ara tun,bled hi1s1 so
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( nm Then t6eir rsstor for sixteen
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teowa ~ Hfris through his ministry
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r-snte y,-,th tha anq,o,,ncorsr. go ~
hsd written n bpt az noDr ava h.l,
he fore y w,as soga atsn ~. $50
entering the r,,Jntt 70 fnes nj. uat,{nn
CONGREGATION. Or Hills knelt 4, nrav.r
in the church Htudy with u,bs9 wrast
tings OF soul II was hevona the nroti,cn
Of tht reporter 10 INQUIRE
Makes His sfafrmcut
DR. Hills en.eraa bia n,,lni, NIT. A,a
new assistant nastor me pev pntand
Dawson. His face seemed thinner than
usual Even the fnticue or ae1ivertnr
- severfy-two addresses during the sum
mer could not have given his face the
worn expression II had today He con
trolled his voice uuti7 he had got we'll
into his statement. when he seemed 70
pause to recover his strength. It was
read without his usual emphasis. His
tone was almost monot onous He an
ished abruptly wiped his ewes with his
I fingers. and sat down, while the audi
y. ence rose and sang the hymn:
"s'iil let thy love point out my way.
How wonaeroas things thy love has
wrought;
SIN lead me lest go astray.
Direct my word, inspire my thought,
And IL ! fail. soon may | hear
Thy voice and know that love In
near"
Following the service this morning
there was much comment on the man
ner in which Or Hills arranged his
confession. The hastily written state.
ment WAS strictly arr admission that
the speaker had strayed from The
path which true prophet Of COD
ought 10 follow, the sermon witch
followed. an improvisa ton. began win
iNPna
: Fascination of Jesus" and ended with
words Of comfort TO the repentan n,
sinner In these latter words. pro-
pounccd with heat and fervor. DR.
Hills referred specifically to himsel,
as a man who has stumbled and lived
A. below his IDEALS" and used words nj
snerciiesS seif-reproach
No Explanation Forthcoming
Al no time during thu. single noon
:. service Of the day nor later. when
reporters importuned both DR.. Hills
ard his lawyer Frederick w Helm.
richs was word If explanation given
as u the libel suit or as To the ma
- tllFe of the financial operations which
nave been ~ often referred to
:. Many who heard DR. Hills express
: ed their disappointment at not hav-
ing had the spiritual confession fol-
--@o@ed by a practical one" None was
forthcoming. During the afternoon
Or. Hills kept to his study, watched