Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
~ ANCELIST MAKES
URGENT PLEA FOR
ORTHODOX CREED
Doctor Nicholson includes
Christian Science, Unitarian
ism and Dance Halls in List
Of Evils to Be Avoided
RELIGIONS TRUE TEST


halls and unorthodox Theological preach
ing we're severely scored as enemies o1
Jesus Christ by Evangelist william p
Nicholson, In the MISUNDERSTANDING
tabernacle at Darby this afternoon. Al
the same time he expressed his pleasure
N the enthusiasm of the campaign, and
the prospects OF winning many to 'hit the
TRAIL But, in order to save Darby and
neishboring towns from sin and the devil
the evangelist insisted that every Chris.
tan man and woman and every minister
must be constantly busy at personal work
Otherwise they are not friends of Jesus,
he said: His topic was "Ye Are My
Friends
Referring to Christian Science and uni
tarianism during his sermon, the preach
er pounded his fist down upon the little
pulpit until the sound reached through the
rough rafters of the big building, and
shouted:
You cannot be friend of Jesus and
yet deny his Deity. No Unitarian or dis.
ciple Of Mrs. Eddy can be a friend Of
Jesus. They deny His Deity. He says:
7 and My Father Are One.' and when you
strike g blow at His Deity you part friend.
ship with Him.
ORTHODOX BELIEF VITAL.
Others will say he is a good man. a
son of God indeed, as others are sons Of
God a perfect example But IL He is a
is bad man. He claimed Godhood He
came to die for us. He bore our sins in
His body on the tree. He cannot be n
perfect example and liar
such folks are not friends of Jesus
Christ repudiates their statement Jesus
Christ must be God and Master as well
as Saviour, If you are a friend of Jesus
you must be orthodox. We hear n great
deal these times about broad.minded
hnt ~ ,r,uF
believe, that your creed does not matter
as long as you do the best you can. Jesus
talking to his friends asked. not what
do others think of Me-? but what do you
think of Me?' Whom say We that 1. the
Son of Man am? and when Peter an
swered. He said: Blessed art thou for
flesh and blood hath not revealed it, The
friend of Jesus must accept the Divinity
of Jesus and His Deity, His virgin birth,
His vicarious death His resurrection
Then Doctor Nicholson urged his hearers
TO trust Christ.
"If you are a friend of Christ you must
trust Him." he said II wonder how many
of you really trust Jesus when 1t comes
to the time of sacrifice, Here is a man,
n churchman, perhaps he loses his job,
hard times follow and in his trial he runs
on and gets drunk. 1 say to him, What
is the matter John? and he replies. We'll,
I lost my job and got into hard times and
1 just chuclSed my religion. 1 say it is
\ good thing he did, for that religion would
have damned him anyway. Did Jesus not
promise me meat and raiment? Then |
must trust him as a friend. "A mother
loses her baby, and in her sorrow she
ceases to read the Word, and stays away
from church, and prays no more and l
say to her, What is wrongY and she an
swers with anger, Why did Jesus take
my child?' Friends of Jesus? No Where |
ia ri in "a he
There must be mutual trust. Jesus
must trust me. Oh, like that! Brother,
does he trust you? All, Jesus is careful
ivEhsam Hnr Rrusts Do not think you can
fool JesusA VIII He trust me when / !
keep company with men of the world and |
OF the club and what not, men who hate |
God and who curse the Church?
''rhe young girl mixes in the dance hall |
with enemies of Christ, whose hands are |
with blood; in the picture show, |
with the foes of God. Do you think Jesus |
will trust you? Are you His friend? All, |
Jesus is perfect gentleman! He has as |
much brains as you have, and can see
quite as far.
you cannot deceive him. If you would |
be friend of Jesus you must come into !
that relationship where He can trust you.
In true relationship there must be tender
ness. St Theresa is there in the nunnery
cell yender and on her knees cries, Lord
know that am your friend And Jesus
came TO that cell and took her hand and |
pressed 1t and she felt the sting, and
sver after the print of the nails was there,
so near that His sorrow was her sorrow,
and His joy her joy, Do you feel a sense
II sorrow when men revile the name of
Iesus2 Are you panied when men BIAS
Dheme the name of God? When at your
evening party folks make light of Christ |
and the church and religion, does 1t sting |
you? All. If you are friend of Jesus
,ou win know something of that"
Then he warned the business men of
heir danger:
MUST CHOOSE GOOD OR EVIL.
There is danger OF disagreement. The
BUSINESS man sees an opportunity to
make money, a venture, and he wants to
hat, do not want you TO do it, And |
'ou say But, Lord, / want to do it and
ret the money Then He will say, All
light, go ahead, but you lose my friend
hip
THE young girl meets and has kept
with a youth. He Is good
foung man, he is bright, he has money
promise of big things in the future, and
he wants to marry him. But the Lord
ays stay, Mary 1 do not want you
o marry that man. and she says But,
ord. like him. 1 love him and 1 want
4
.Su cannot have me,
80, ben Jesus says he doesn't want you
lsh He never changes His mind. And
N.' ill do IL, you must part company
scenes. n.
"As tyoung girl wants to go to the
they wand Jesus says. I don't want you
The sh But she wants to go, All right,
and III must part company with Him, for
lery fndship there must be agreement.
the grbacco users like your tobacco. He
with q don't like or want you to chew or
which the nasty thing You say, 1t
were my nerves. But II Is terrible
that ing IL takes to do il. l say. if the
Us. gave you a medicine that you had
. s>sks-p sucking at all your life, you
gould kick him out OF your house"
A. J. Kellerman. Nicholson's assistant
,roE j, r. Hemminger, the choir leader,
nd Lance B. Latham. the pianist OF the
larty. conducted services ia the Balti-
lore and Ohio shops, 36th street and
iaays Ferry road, at noon. Miss JOS
phine Colt was In charge OF service in
he Grayson mill in Darby.
Tonight viii be Salvation Army night
m corps from all parts OF Philadelphia
I'd the surrounding towns and cities will
tfend the services. Two Salvation Army
ands viii march through the streets OF
laFby ana 10 the tabernacle, where they |
III play previous to the preaching serv-
es An Offering win be received tor the
aviation Army work ia Darby
uaDAY PLAYS POLITICAL