Evening journal., 1916-07-03
SERVICES
IN THE Open AIR
Washington Heights and
Court House Lawn Meet
ings Well Attended
PASTOR JACKSON
FONTS SOME DANGERS

Five hundred persons attended the
patriotic community service at Wash
ington Heights last night. The Rev
r. L. Jackson and William F. Kurtz
were the speakers. P. NJ. Colbert,
secretary of the Y NJ G. A., read the
scripture and the audience sang
america" Mr. Kurtz delivered a
brief patriotic address before reading
the Declaration of Independence. He
classed the present European conflict
as an unholy war and expressed the
hope that President Wilson would be
able to keep the United States out of
war with Mexico.
Mr.. Jackson spoke on the subject,
when a Nation Loses Its Soul" TAX
ing for his text. What shall it profit
a man If he gain the whole world and
/ lose his own soul" Mr.. Jackson
/ said in the course of his address:
"The first thing to be named as de-
stroying the soul of nation is
mammonism. MammOnism is estimat-
! ing every sentiment every policy,
every procedure in terms of money
Mammonism never asks Is it right? Is
it noble? Is it the will of God? Nam
monism asks, How much is there in
il for me? What is it going to cost
me? Mammon is the saddle today
| everywhere. have overhead men say
they do not like to see the present
/ European war continue but they dc
not want to give up the dividends
that are coming in as a consequence
of the war.
"The second thing to be named as
destroying a nations soul is a treason
able party politics.
Another thing which destroys the
soul of a nation is self-indulgence
How many todi.y are making persona
comfort the first consideration.
they cannot comfortably and conven
iently do a thing they will not do it
You cannot depend upon them in
crisis. Finally there is the element o
d fear. Many men pride themselves oil
their neutrality when this so-callel
neutrality is only moral cowardice.
''No nation losing its soul, can hop,
F. for a great future. It's mills and fac
tories and banks won't save it. Whei
America loses its soul, when its pee
pie have become mere money lovers
70 mere politicians. mere sybarites an
D softies. it's days are numbered. lie
S us heed the warnings which com
sounding down to US from past cen
, uries.
"Only the love of truth and justic
e and righteousness above money an
d political power and vain show, can II
10 vest us with soulful strength an
. spiritual might. and therefore max
us a nation invincible and enduring.
t COURT HOUSE LAWN SERVICE.
The court house lawn services las
= night we're of = patriotic characte
Il and were enjoyed by 500 persgon
/. The services consisted of patriot
# hymns by the audience and selection
q by two quartets. A quartet of fou
2. young girls. Misses Helen Laffert.
e Marguerite Clymer, Ruth Christie an
Myrtle Brown sang very sweetly. TIL
V male quartet of West Presbyteria
4 Church also furnished a number.
s The Rev. Dr. Robert Watt spoke o
q "A Christian Nation" stating thS
el America had given to the world th
realization of self-government. Anne
e lea must stand for righteousness, II
). Golden Rule in all her dealings an
4 not compromise with sin, he said Th
10 Rev. DR.. Candee of WestminstC
Church presided.