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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-19

ed. they never know what n is io
have prayer answered from God
"a par able Is a photograph. a pic
ture Il II picture OF TWO being,
that contrast / hold up my thumb
and you say. Yes. ! see Il In size
and location ! hold up NV finger
and you Say. Yes. see n IN size
and location hold up my thumb
and Anger and YOU take IL IN Il Is
two beings. opposite I'm character
and form directly opposite IN eveTy
way
80 these TWO men came 20 Tho
temple Ia Pray-both received what
they came FOR You always Sc
what vol are looking for anytime
YOU want You are no. disappon'
"a You always get What YOU are
looking for
III y0g came here today 20 learn
something 20 draw you nearer 20
God yOu VIII learn q; II YOU came
10 hear something that YOU won
like. something that yoH can carr
and srarl about III 60 our " wy
way 20 give g 20 Won.
The Pharisees We're 'he a.rr
devils In Jerusalem aiho th"v were
tAe best theo.CEians "a Jerusalem
That is true Of ri. ,heo,ogl11s
If you arc IuokIrl fOr SCRAP
YOU Ce' busy and San viii ger What
Won came cor YOU W..l get what
Won came for th'> afternoon
"nid yol come NTH you' pride
puHed 90 Ike poisoned puc o- 90
Won come 20 near som @,NiS t'--
viii make you better
thought might saw som
didn't like ard Their vcu
ont and talk about IT.
Then. ny fhe help NJ Co.
sister Won viii get what vog srH
looking FOR. 10 have 20 20 our
Of m; way 20 give T. 20 y0D
You always get what YOU are
looking for in this world
60 these TWO men came 80 pray (
ne first was the Pharisee He was
lice and smooth, aud bis attitude
was nice and smooth. and he seeu .
a 70 say. II vow want 20 know how .
% do Il. ask me FOR I'll show Won
There are lots OF Christians Ike
hat today. and K YOU want 20 see
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-19

I one look in tho glass and you vii
and one of them when you 40 home
Ignorant on Theology
so you viii notice his attitude
while he Nas praying WAS pretty
nice and smooth. and that reminds
me % a minister whom I met IN Chi
cago and he d!dB'' say This 10 crit
lciSe. Ne was a good man, but he
said tu ne William have listen
"a % ,oa preach and pray, and !
am Interested IN YOU and would
like 20 make a few suggestions 20
YOU that : think will increase your
efectiyenors.
Il said T thank you. doctor /
am willing 90 stand on my head IN
q mud puddir u YOU can give me
something that VIII increase my
power to save sinners and ge' fNem
20 follow Jesus christ II you've
CO. anything 90 orer. & ahead
"He said When YOU pray maze
an ac-os-c on the word Acts al.
WAYS DO THAI He sad che letter
4" stands FOR alteration and when
! pray 7 adore Cod &C. think
stands sgr confession and Z agreed
with Rim ~ think stands for
theology. and said Doctor, wei
rar' company rght there know
ca more ahou- theology than a isck
RABBI, does a5ou- rlrrporE or aO
elephant about crochst'rs
"IIe said whsne't- ">"
an Rc~C~''C or
said 'Thr Lord
WON are an righ-
form Ike that .
a.it nor Eef a0r me
500 You t-ht t-a ti your
vly and I'M fEat hm ms way
-t grow A. me because J
s. ash- your way because II J
tsl would not DO any better rhar
Won arc and ? I preached as your
preacher breaches 7 would not be
any better than your preacher IL.
You cant thank God With one
breath and turn around and run
down and yilify and assassinate
somebody's character with the next
You cant stand IN the pulpit and
talk ~ the sovereignty OF Cod and
-iD me Up the hack a. the same
tine n cut out OF my sermons
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-19
Tuesday Afternoons Sermon

Billy Sundays sermon TUESDAY
Afternoon was taken from the para
Die OF the Publican and Pharisee,
IN the eighteenth chapter OF 1t
Luke. He said:
fs'i want 90 talk 10 you this after
aoon on true religion and not the
sham substitute which some people
sall religion.
rThere are some people win
whom Formally seems 10 make Hp
Tor true religion. like the Pharisees
IN every community there are peo
PIE like those carping critics as Ia
he days of Jesus Christ
"The Pharisees' religion Was re.
lxion % forms and observations %,
,orm and rituals They made a great
hubbub.
f"Jesns Christ was murdered 0y
me church OF the day, whose sins
He had rsbuked. ] don't expect
snvthing better from the same gang
today.
$50 much of this stun called re-
ligion doesn't get any further than
The head. dent fight religion :
Igft sin. I'll die for the church aNN
minute. II necessary. but Ili stil'
lght sin.
Forms and Rituals
"Chrisuanity does not consist OF
forms and rituals: do not forget
that for a minute. There are lot
Of people who never had religion OF
Tire heart; they never had religion
experience.
"You did not have religion *
rerience II your religion is reduced
u lot Of forms and rituals am
going 10 show you today the two
purposes OF God in this parable
~. "First--To show some PEG
pie who think they are religious
that they are not.
"Second--To show why The
prayers OF some people are an
swered and some are not
Some people are ornuipoteni
when they 20 on their knees The
prayers OF some are never answer
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-19


securing ne extension have not In
dicated tho ground upon which the
request Il made or the reasons for
making e They have had 40 years
of unbr.dled sway How many add
al years VII, satisfy them7
II a 4o.year term IS not enough
why II y no, enough. and how many
years would be enough II ~
years consent 70 proposition is not
long enough when may consent be
Withdrawn am tree 20 confess
that 30 FAR a. an concerned these
questions are much easier asked
than answered.
II the saloon existed as an inner.
ent or natural tight. could see
some Hight on ne subject. But The
courts OF Michigan and every where
else. hold that saloon license Is a
mere permit not a right % any
sort--inherent, natural or otherwise.
The United States supreme court
has gone 60 FAR 49, % say that 20
-ril liquors ts lo' even privilege
Just simply permit
Where ~. people " state have
permitted men go engage In bus.
ness based solely on permit FOR 40
years anu 40 "x'enslon ~ the per
init 81 k@d one might properly
ask upon wha' II the request TOR
extension ~ permit based
So ! do no mink q ont oi the
way f0f sou~one 70 ask that the
ba-i- for 'he'r request for extern
sion ~ heir license permit be
given TIE fullest publicity
DO they base b. upon heir repu
taflon FOR strict compliance With
me laws enacted for their regula
ton II go why should they be
given a sreciu privilege because
~ obcdl nee 20 law any more than
any other person?
Bu, have they obsyed the lse OF
regulations q p"'rOi, or anyV here
eIsa IN 'he state Have they ever
made any p-ef"-ae a. obedience 20
law A. any I'm" during ,he 40 year.
that they have ho~n permitted 20 -
Ist' 20 they OTTER any encourage
men, thar II their license period Is
rtended. hey vill obey laws and
raeI.afions In future " they werc
% promise 20 do 30 ~ basis FOR
.he extension What assurances have
'G~ voters ~ lhe state that fhet
viii not orsaF 'te'r promissa az tla
arat end every -cbssg1ra orppfna
~? Who d. 90 q. bond far tbam.
and what voala such bond be
worth
These nre questions which. n &C.
ours 20 me m" saloon men ~ me
star" may be expected 20 snsvar
20 he satisfaction ~ the voter.
Con they DO - VIII hey a,temnt
fo DO IT, who Is to do ~ for ,bern /,
Will he speak up'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-19

sale OF intoXicat-
sug liquors 20 oc
issued During the
interve ming a.
years. the state
has permitted sa
looms 20 exist IN
der such license
Il II proposed "a
discontinue the
permit and The
saloons are asking
for an extension
So far, 20 my
know ed &c a
least those who
ora l-FareE+aT ~
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-19

! what every one doesn't like they
will look Ike spiked cannon IN ar
abandoned fort with birds nests II
the muxEles
"You cant thank God with one
breath and gossip about your neigh
Dor With the next. yes hang over
the hack fence, With a shoe on one
foot and \ slipper on the other and
%. have you heard the lstestT Their
tongues are SO tong they can III Ia
he parlor and Hex the skillet In the
Kitchen.
Read the f,rst seventeen chapters
~ lrke-and. by the way YOU ought
10 read them before you read the
eighteenth.
Don't read the Bible like YOU
read a NOVELETTE, last chapter
frst And I want 20 say 90 you.
u Won read a novel IN the same
milk and water. cider and chalk.
Indifferent way you rrsvi the Ri.
Die you would set Just as little
ont ~ q as you a.. out OF the
bible
pharis-es. the Church Gang
The Pharisees were the church
gang o, that day NE churchy gang
IN 'ha days OF Jesus
Every church. 40 far as ms eN
perience goes. Is cursed with three
or four men who want 90 run the
business You so go the devil You
Rave no more 70 say thar that tel
low that sits by YOUR side lOu
cant tell the preacher what ms d..
and here - one tina, won't Ter YOU
tell him what 20 DO.
Every church = cursed with q
few buttinskys who try 20 run fh'
whole business Well want YOU
TO look a. one man they can't run.
Lots 81 people 90 10 church 20
add a little 20 their social standing
Lots az people joiu he church tor
the same motive that a man blows
up a sate-'or what hs can ge' out
~ g.
Il used 20 play baseball used
10 Ere on tho railroads have been
an athlete and have loaned thous
snds q, dollars can say thous.
ands--io ball players and actors and
and all he money I have
ever been skinned out ~ in my life
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-19
The international Sunday School
Lesson for Sept "a rs Review -
Cor. 4:f---5:4.


Last evening talked with a
friend from Tarsus. the city in
Cilicia which was the birthplace Of
the Apostle Paul. and which he de
clared TO be mo mean city As
We discussed people and events
the new massacre-of which this In
the hrst mention In print, a fresh
cutburst during the present sum
mer, in which more than 10000 Ar.
menians have been slain outright
s the brilliant students known TO US,
who had importuned 10 come 10
America, and who have since been
slain; the Turkish officials and resi-
dent Americans known 20 us-l
, wished that this region Of Asia
Minor, so well known 10 my friends
and to Paul and to his travelling
companions, might become real
place to the millions OF Sunday
school members who are now look.
ing back over three months OF Sun
day school lessons, all laid in this
part OF the world. The greatest
danger In all Bible teaching is that
OF unreality. Many persons regard
these lessons as from a book, and
not from life That the participants
In the events recorded In the quar-
ter's lessons were as truly flesh and
blood as the friend with whom I
talked last night. and that all the
places mentioned are spots in which.
in times OF peace. the traveller may
90, is the first point TO be stressed.
Every day now we read dispatches
from the Near East with a Salonica
date line. and yet few OF rs recall
that this Is the very same Thessa-
lonica where Paul adyentured and
established a church. and 70 which
he addressed two Of the letters
which now make up part OF the
New Testament canon Likewise
Athens IL turbulent news center,
with some Of the same characters
tics that IL had when Paul preached
on Mars Hill. II is stimulating 10
recall that in Athens and Tarsus.
and elsewhere. one may still see.
as ! have seen, the very structures
on which the Apostle Paul looked
SO the FIRST aid TO Imagination. in
with the present lesson.
L. the fact that the world war is
Just now az an acute stage In the
very theater OF the present quar-
ier's lessons The Bible deals with |
realities az truly as the daily news
papers.
4, A Man AZ Storm Center
!. About once century there arises |
man who seems born TO be a
Wcsl0center and maker of his
tery. These men. who are bigger
man their time. and who seem 10
shape events to their own person.
atty. are always great doors, as
well as great thinkers. Among
them. Paul OF Tarsus has a place.
His own day did not fully recognize
his greatness Most observers
thought him only troubler OF the
established order. fanatical follow
or or the new sect OF the Nara
renes Al first his career had start
~ auspiciously along convent.ona,
lines. Nv securing the attention and
favor or the recognized leaders Sud
denly he broke from the powerful
party whose protege he WAS. and
thereafter consortCd with despised
Galilesns and peasants and the
folk who made up the company
nick.named Christians" Paul vol
unfairly became "nOhudy and
thereby became more potent in bu
man history than any other one
man.
- There h q sad side 10 this strong
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-19
YOUTH SHOT
BY HIS FRIEND
is RECOVERING

Ralph Smith. 20 years old. Of
Pittsburgh. Kan. the youth 1ho was
mistaken for a burglar and shot
early Monday morning by h!s clceo
personal friend, Hudson G Whi'o.
a Waterman az The Princess No'C-
Car company plant, No 1893 Relic
Weave. Ia reported by hospital
authorities &c be on the road to 70
covery. Young Smith who "a TO
have taken position AZ tho plant
Monday morning. WAS crashing
through 7 window OF The factory. -
tending 20 sleep inside for tie r
mainder OF the night. when White
saw him and. Inistaklng him FOR a
burglar. fred shot from his re-
volyer. White had sent S,nitc
money With which 10 pay his fs-"
70 Detroit, bug did not evpsc. huu
Until Tuesday When h~ found ta'
II MAS hip friend ne had shot b." a.
prustrated VITA grief.
Thinking that be wHs diving Won.
day night. Smith sent FOR White 90
say good bye" 70 him We -1I'ed
during the nigh however md q.
expected 20 live
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-19

Jesus lives For we, alive though
We are. are continually surrender
Ing ourselves 20 death FOR the sake
Of Jesus. so that in this mortal ma
tiire- Of ours * may be clearly shown
that Jesus lives Thus we are con
stantly dying. while you are in full
enjoyment OF life.
Nay. though our outward man Is
wasting away, yet our inward man
is being renewed day by day For
this our light and trsnsitory burden
OF suffering Is achieving FOR rs a
preponderating yes, a vastly pre-
bordering. and eternal weight o.
glory. while we look not on things
seen. but things unseen FOR things
seen are temporary. out things un-
seen are eternal"
A host o. ripe Christians, who
have walked The way OF tribulation
find their hearts beating in unison
with The Apostle as they read these
words They are following bis way
n the prizes az Christ Paul Is
the spiritual progenitor Of unnum.
bered saints
In another sense he Is sim a Nv.
Ing force in the turbulent scene Of
the present warfare IN the Near
East The churches which he there
founded still abide. despite the mu-
taiions Of the centuries He plant
ed q lesven which has been a revo-
lutionizing force IL the world. SCI.
ting Up new empires and overturn-
ing the old. The cross in which be
gloried became the symbol % sov.
ereignty OF the Old Rome on the
seven hills BY the Tiber and OF
the New Rome on rs seven hills
By the Bosphorus.
After the War.
What We may call the geogaph.
teal consequences % The present war
Will be very great Among them
w3Il b the opening % tho Near Eas,
70 the western world Who're there
ussd 20 be che traveller 20 Bible
lands. there will be hundred.
DO not dwell upon Zionisn, and the
present plans = - making tor rhe
deyou' Jews OF ~" world. after ne
9ar. with peace. and the com
p,ete oyarrhrov o. the Turkish em
p.re fwfhoHf h,ch any peac'
would De- pr~rstursl order snC
safety viii come 10 these places o.
SACRED memory.
Then We may look forward 70 p.i
r-luagrs over Tho scenes OF Paul,
labois Sunday school students ~
the thousands will visit 'he -,
cities studied during The last three
months--the ruins OF old Phuippl
where Paul established ,ho fret
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-19

EdScation 10 compulsory IN Greece
between NE ages ~ Eve and ~.
but a large properties of The popu.
lAtisn N l&s~s.tA
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-19

The sulmcr home cs 81 and
Nrs Joseph Dnifer, IN beverly
P1Ins. Nas-.. j. so Dc The scere u
n notable welding 'otay, when Mss
Fraaeisr Williams. of Washington.
sister ~ Hrs Letter VIII become
tie bride ~ John Baleu' NJ PIT
rev .on of Mr. ard MI. ! % Pie
Toy % Morr's'oUn. y J., end a
nephew Of Justice piHos ~ 20. SUI
p.eI.e court % ID. United States
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-19
Why Do Saloons Expect
Extension of Licenses !?
By moHpEN WARD.
BY MoRoEN WARD.

The saloons OF Michlz gan ask for
an extension OF their itcense FFiYi-
lege In 1915. the people OF Michi'
gan voted 20 permit, licenses for the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-19

There h q sad side 10 this strong
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-09
Woman Accuses So. Tacoma
Man of Fearful Brutality

take the washing outfit away with
him, maintaining that she had
bought it legally.
The hardware man tried to take
them forcibly, and during the
scuffle, he deliberately forced her
hands into the wringer, turned
the handle until she was held a
fast prisoner, and then admins
tered beating, so she alleges.
He went away, and she was ex-
tracted by neighbors, who were
attracted by her Grief for help.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-09
BY Edgar G. Wheeler

Everybody wants low taxes. Some persons will
heller their heads off to get them.
Most everybody wants to see Tacoma and the
country surrounding Tacoma improved and made
attractive and safe to live in and do business ill.,
Mnny-automobliss for example-will raise big
noise to get speedy improvements forgetting mo-
mentarily the pain.
Every city or county officer wants every voter to
vote for him. and he wants to please every voter
who wants improvements and also every other who
. wants low taxes.
How to harmonic these wants and leave every
body in good humor is the problem which city
and county members of the board of equalization are
knocking their heads together
board of equalization is a peace conference
where taxpayers enter their kicks because the prop
erty assessments aren't dealt out according to their
idea of the proper size and ratio.
But the particular peace conference 7ohich is no1o
meeting in the county assessors office shoes signs
of des'eloting some Of the symptoms Of the Ford
peace ship.
1t seems that County Assessor Cameron, after ex-
aiming recent transfer of property in Tacoma and
the county, has discovered that it has been kept at
boom values, for the purposes of taxation.
He has found, he says that the assessed valuation
of Tacoma property has been held up nearly 10000
600 higher in the aggregate than its actual value So
he has chopped that nine millions off.
, Because the taxes which you and Ii have to pay
are based on the assessed valuation of our property,
, Cameron claims he is cutting our taxes. Is he?
! That's the question which is being raised by the
city members of the board who, of course, want to
| please the voters of Tacoma.
! Various theories of taxation to be in evil
dence One is that the valuation of property on
{ which the amount of taxes is based doesn't make
tmuch difference, SO long it is distributed proper
stionatey among property owners Also, that when
prices Drop assessed valuations must be kept up in
order to keep the tax rate down and at the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-09
iron, Tie RECORD
PHILADELPHIA

hpplyInk 10 Deputy IfOSc.
cutOr Selden for a warrant
for the arrest of Andrew
Nelson, South Tacoma hard
ware man, on charges of as
sault, Mrs. Helen Wharton,
56O5 South birmingham St.,
told story of brutality We'd
nesday that compares with
the rack tortures of medieval
ages.
Mrs. Wharton declared that her
both hands were clamped between
the rollers of a wringer, used for
wringing clothes, and while she
was pinioned in this manner she
was beaten about the head and
shoulders, and kicked.
The alleged assault occurred
last Friday. Mrs. Wharton de-
clared that she had been confined
to her bed ever since.
Nelson was arrested Wednes-
day on Mrs. Wharton's warrant,
and released under $50 bail. The
case will be tried next Wednesday
in police court. Nelson denied
the charge.
According to the story told by
Mrs. Wharton to Prosecutor Sell
den at police court today, she re-
Gently purchased a wringer, wash
boiler, wash board and electric
iron from a man who came to
her door with them.
Last Friday the hardware deal
er, Nelson, came to her house and
declared that the articles were
his. He arrived at the house just
as Mrs. Wharton was doing her
weeks washing.
Nelson charged that he had
sold the washing outfit to man
in South Tacoma, whom he had
later learned had resold them to
Mrs. Wharton and had left the
city.
The man paid only one INSTALL
ment Of the purchase price to Nell
son.
Mrs. Wharton told Selden that
she refused to permit Nelson 10
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-09

fathers In Portland who are
fallen idols. it is very sad.
We really ought not TO have
accepted our sons invitation to
their splash party in the Y. NJ. c.
A. tank.
You see, these sons of ours
are members of the prep" swim
ming class. In age they range
from 10 to IL.
Fifteen of these boys were
hosts and a similar number OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-09
changed their minds after an
executive session.

The national conference of
railroad managers today rejected
the mems demands and proposed
that they be mediated by the fed
eral tribunal.
The brotherhood refusing to
Join in an appeal to the tribunal,
the railroads made an individual
appeal.
The federal board which Is in
session here, then offered its
services to the brotherhoods and
were at noon awaiting their re-
ply.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-09
PRESIDENT MAY
TALK IN STADIUM

Authorized to make arrange
ments for President Wilson to
speak in the Stadium, in case ne
should decide to come west this
fall, David ]. Williams, collector
of internal revenue, left Tuesday
for the east. Tacoma democrats
also expect Secretary of the In
terror Franklin ]. Lane to visit
his city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-09

to hide. ~
To be frank, I am very thin,
a little round-shouldered, some
what flat-chested and have q
small, though protuberant. stom-
ach. Also. my legs are a trifle
bowed.
Hut In the eyes of our sons
this neighbvr and ] were terrible
fellows, of prodigious strength,
and cxcelling In all the manly
sports.
MY father" said my son.