Evening journal., 1916-05-03
DON'T COMPROMISE
SHOUTS EVANGELIST
Some Folks Live on Interest
OF Their Grandmother'S
Religion, He Says
GET SOMETHING NEW
FROM GOD IS URGED

At the beginning OF the fifth week
Of the tabernacle campaign in Penns-
grove last night. delegations from VIII
mington, Bridgeport and Woodstown
were present and the National Pro
tective Legion was well represented,
with Boy Scouts in the lead.
Evangelist stephens preached on
"ComprOmise He said that Il was
not enough for the Christian OF today
to merely be an average Christian but
that God wanted men and women who
would be spirit filled and not afraid
to step out determined not TO COM
promise at any cost "The reason
there is so much back-slidng in the
church today Is because so few Chris
tians are willing 10 go clean through
for God and let Jesus Christ have
every bit OF their life" he said God
deliver us from these folks who live
on the interest OF their grandmothers
religion and haven't backbone enough
10 get something new from God.
Tonight there will be another dele
CATION from Wilmington and special
NIGHTS will follow the rest Of the week
Pastors of Pennsgrove have given the
following statements approving Of
Evangelist stephens campaign.
"The H. H. stephens Evangolistic
Party have been TO Pennsgrove what
water is TO dry land and parched
earth They have Quickened the
churches. and many hundreds OF souls
have been converted and re-consecrat-
cd their lives to God through their
united efforts
"rho Rev. Stephens, by his person.
ality his tactfulness his ability TO
induce folks to accept Jesus Christ as
their Saviour: his thoroughness in
dealing with converts in the after
meeting and his desire 10 count only
the truly converted. have endeared him
10 the hearts OF the churches and the
community in general.-Rey. w. A..
Boyd. Pastor Emmanuel Methodist"
"Pennsgrove is now just at tho
zenith Of the greatest religious
movement in It's history Nothing
like il has ever been seen in this
sleepy old town. The writer, who
has during the last % years. done
evangelistic work in all parts OF the
world has never seen a more thor
ough work done than that which Is
being done at the present time by
the stephens Party.
"This work is no mere trail-hit-
ting. hand-shaking business, but
every soul that is stepping out for
God is dealt with personally by some
member OF the Party. Rev. Fred J.
Peters. Pastor Baptist Church"
"The stephens Eyangelistic Party
now in their fifth week OF services In
Pennsgrove community have thus
far proven a decided spiritual uplift
to all churches and the public in
general Hundreds have been lead to
Jesus Christ through the strong.
forceful preaching OF Evangelist
Stephens Mr.. stephens Is a fearless
champion OF civic righteousness and
was valuable factor IN the four
fold victory which resulted In keep
ing the town dry.-Rev J. w. Lynch,
ST. Pauls Methodist Church"
"The Tabernacle Campaign at
Pennsgrove. conducted by the Ste
phens Party is purely evangelistic.
ne i'itblbNN NNhoNtbhohNoN VI iht
entire community has been awakened
to deeper spiritual need.
"The worK Of the Party Is most
thorough. The converts are prepared
TO go to the churches and be active
in Christian work there
Evangelist Stephens is OF the
Richard Baxter type. His success is
due to the fact that he always has a
burning message for his hearers
message from the soul.-Rov. W. l.
Morton. Pastor Bethel Methodist
Protestant Church