Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-08

reached the pulpit The semlnarians
started to sing the tabernacle hymns as
soon as "Rodey" appeared.
When billy" jumped up the steps OF
the pulpit, the audience applauded loud
| ly. The Rev. DR.. ]. Ross Stevenson, of
| the seminary, assured him that the insti-
| tuition was in hardy accord with his work,
and the seminary students association
presented him with a handsome Bible.
Doctor Stevenson said: I'VE are in
| the heartiest accord with any movement
| that will give power to the work of
! preaching Gods word. We rejoice when
we see the remarkable things Mr.. Sunday
has done We are delighted to welcome
| him as a preacher of the old Gospel as
found in the Bible. We assure him that
! we are in entire accord with him and
his work"
Sunday said the men should search for
words. II do" he continued, "and not
all of those I've found were In Webster,
But that doesn't make any difference If
1t gives the devil run for his money,
The preacher should make an effort to
put something into his sermons that will
make people want to come to hear him.
Reach to the common people. If you try
to preach to a couple of giraffes the other
folk will starve to death.
Don't use u sleCge hammer to pound
brass tacks. 1t shows you don't have
ing to win compliments or banquets but
TO win souls. The reason a lot of preach
ers never get anywhere is because they
are afraid to preach the truth. If any
body doesn't like what you preach when
you preach the truth. let them tie up
their pursestrings and beat it.
Too many preachers are going around
on stills and couldn't reach the people
with 1O-foot pole. There's better ways
of hitting people than by dropping bricks
down on them from a skyscraper."
5000 HEAR SERMONS.
Billy" scored another notable victory
yesterday when he moved two "men
only audiences, numbering more than
5000 persons. to pledge their support for
the adoption of a local option law in
Pennsylvania.
The opening attack of the fight as out
lined by the evangelist will consist in
bombarding the Philadelphia Senators
and Representatives at Harrisburg with
letters and kilograms demanding their
support of the local option bill. To sup
plement this work, finding lists" were
distributed by the ushers to all those who
attended the meetings in order that there
might be no doubt among the workers
as to whom the letters should be sent.
In addition to this postcards were given
to those who desired TO make their apeal
to the lawmakers on the regulation blank.
DOCTOR DOWEY HELPS.
The evangelist was aided in his attack
on the "liquor gang yesterday by the
Rev Dr. George c. Dewey, organizer of
the "Bnly" Sunday Bible classes, who
made a short address from the platform
of the tabernacle at both the afternoon
and evening services.
BILLY" could not restrain his enthu-
sissm. At both the afternoon and even
ing services ne interrupted Doctor Dewey
before he had completed his remarks by
supplementing them with such vehement
exhortations that his audiences fairly
gasped with astonishment,
Men of Philadelphia, BILLY" shouted,
you ought to be tired Of having the rum
gang run things in this State You want
local option. Then for heavens sake get
out on the firing line with your Governor.
Go out and win. It's up to you"
These remarks were In keeping with
the subject of Sundays sermon on Man
or Mutt; Dishwater or Gasoline. Heads
or Tails" The text was from First
Kings. II, 2; "Be thou strong and show
thyself a man" Never had Sunday made
such an appeal to the manhood of the
city, and when he showed how the men
could put themselves to a practical test
at this time by taking their stand against
that booze crowd" there were few who
did not join In cheers and signify that
they were with him to the finish," as
one man teFmned II.
billy" reverted yesterday 10 his most
foreeful method OF preaching He used
much slang, pounded the pulpit. and