The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-15
FORSYTHE
ASSA|LS
HIS CRITICS
Fools" "Jackasses," !"
Cries Evangelist In
Reply To Pastor
DEFENDS HIS
METHODS
"Those Fellows Haven't
Enough Grit To
Save Souls"

Turn the spot light on some Of
those bucks down town who are
knocking this revival. All they do
IL to nddle around. They never
strike . positive cord or q dominant
note. but they are Just fools enough,
jackasses enough to buck anybody
else when he tries to save q soul"
Thus, Tuesday night, the Rev. Ell
J. Forsyths. evangelist, on the out.
skirts OF the "sin ridden" city. fayed
the ministers of Detroit who dared
to question his methods, and cpl
thets driven by healthy. two-fisted
rage rivaled the storm outside the
tar paper temple a. his denuncia-
tions ripped Loose In dockwalloper
prose.
Take all thees highfalutin' min
isters' bunk. and their culture. and
give folks the Bible. and the preach
ers are a joke" he went on. "They
say that revivals are superficial, that
It's hypnosis. We don't have many
weeping converts. Men lift the trail
with their jaws set, and strut down
the trail like bull dogs.
They are not coming way out
here because they can find what
they want down on Woodward-ave.
Those fellows down there haven't
enough ginger. or grit or tabasco
sauce In their hides to helm q fel-
low nnd the Lord.
III you take poison, and some one
offers you an antidote, you don't
need TO stamp all over II II You don't
want to take II. Just sit still and
die. II you're sick with SIN, and you
don't want Jesus Christ. you don't
need to throw him In the teeth 0f
the evangelist. Just sit still and
die.
"You can't dc anything with a
man or woman who won't be saved.
But it's the surest thing in the
world that IL you don't do anything
to save your soul, you're going to
die.
Salvation only comes by faith.
Anybody can accept dead sure
thing, just as you take mathematics,
but you can't get salvation that way.
II you don't see now, just step In
and enjoy Christianity, and you1l
see that you're getting something
real It's the only way.
Weeping won't save you. You
have to accept Christ, and 1t takes
Let Of manliness and real grit to
hit the trail, but to keep there after
ward IL the test. Come OH, you fel-
lows down there, stand upon your
hind legs and declare yourselves for
Christ"
Converts numbered about % in an
audience that filed about half of the
tabernacle In spite OF the storm. The
meeting had the sest Of . small par.
ty. Those who were abashed in the
big meetings sang right out, Tues
day night, and old ladies with white
hair puckered their lips and whistled
"The Great Physician"
Hugo Halling. Of the Torsythe
party, spoke to the men Of the Gray
Motor Co. at noon. wednesday, and
Mrs. Eli j. Forsythe spoke to girls
in the Trinity Methodist church, at
8 o'clock. on the subject Of Spoon
ing"
Cottage prayer meetings will be
held In the homes of the following
women. Thursday: Mrs. Bradley, No.
SO Church-st.; Mrs. Reid, Chandler
ave-: Mrs. Parker, No. 1S4 Church
ST.; Mrs. Ellison, Georgia-ave.; Mrs.
Bartlett, No. ia Grand-ave.. west;
Mrs. Gray, No. 251 LaDelleave.;
Mrs. Ely, No. 65 FCrd-ave.: Mrs.
Tailor, No. 10 Pasadenarave.; Mrs.
Kewnmeyer. No. n Grand-ave. east:
Mrs. Franklin, No. 140 Buena Vista
ave-. east: Mrs. Porter, No. 1913 Glen
dale-ave.; Mrs. Simpson, No. 1874
ElmhurstAve.: Mrs. Modeland. No.
rs Tennyson; Mrs. Holbrook, No. 1o4
Harrison-ave.; MrS. Foster. No. 191
Massachusetts-Ave.: Mrs. Eastou,
No. 2131 Lincoln-ave.; Mrs. Watkins,
No. 403 CollingwoodAve.: Mrs. Cur
key, No. 941 Cameron-ave.. and Mrs.
AsQuith, No. 316 Pallister-ave.