Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-12

was called to order by Frank L. Der
shem, OF Lewisburg. Although the
delegates had put in a busy and a hot
morning, they were ready for a con-
tinuance of the inspiring meetings
which they had already experienced.
After a service of song led by Pro-
fessor Rodeheaver a short devotional
period was conducted by the Rev. w.
S. Booth, of this city. Three addresses
upon kindred topics then followed.
The Rev. G. I. Webb, of Philadelphia,
spoke upon the subject "An Old Testa-
ment Man of Power Through Prayer"
the Rev. w. B. Greenway, of Philadel-
phia, took for his theme "A New Tes-
lament Man, Prayerful and Mighty"
the Rev. l. w. Lutz, of Chambersburg,
concluded the series with an address
upon "A Man of Prayer in Post Bible
Times, Mighty in Word and Deed"
These three addresses follow the con-
vention theme Power Through
Prayer" The meeting concluded with
few minutes of prayer and the bene-
diction by the Rev. H. E. Hallman, of
Emmanuel Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. Walter B. Greenway, of
Philadelphia, state superintendent of
the press department, submitted his
report during the afternoon session.
power of advertising in church work.
declaring: ITO advertise is to an
nounce to the world what we want
and the fact that we are going after
1t. 1t simply says our motto is Get
up and hustle We all have learned
the prayer Now 1 lay me down to
Sleep There is another version of it
that ought to he said in the morning,
| Now / get me UP to work And when
the society announces this, by way
or advertisement, as its purpose there
will be no question as to result.
Rainbow First "Ad.'
The first advertisement ever made
was the rainbow God placed it in
the heavens to advertise to the world
that there would be no other floods.
Jesus was an advertiser. He said, Go
out and compel men to come in You
go out and compel people to come to
your society; you are simply advertis-
ing it, whether you go out in the
local newspaper or whatever way you
wish. The old Bible is certainly right
when 1t says The children of this
world are wiser than the children of
light. Business and commercial sue
cess to-day depends on advertising it's
business. Human nature is caught
by it. Shall we not advertise our
business, which is the Kings business? &?
| Why, every society ought to set aside a
tising. Can YOU imagine a business
house with a hundred thousand capital
beginning business and not setting
aside an advertising fund? Impossible.
They want the world to know what
| they are doing or propose to do. Yet
we have our equipment in our
churches, big buildings, fine rooms,
expensive, and never advertise to the
community what kind of business we
are doing inside. Sir Thomas Upton
started in business with a capital of
$500. He spent $3.50 of 1t in advertis-
ing. He dressed up three white pigs
with pink ribbon around their necks
and hired a man to lead them through
the streets of London with a sign We
are going TO Lipton's Pink Tea He
sold his stock with good profit, made
another investment and continued this
until to-day You know he is the mil
lionaire tea king. BY simply advertis-
ing Canada has won hundred thou
sand families in the last few years
from our northwest country. The first
! day John Wanamaker, the prince of
merchants. did business he received
S24.75. and / have read he spent $24
of that on advertising for the next day.
| Now he spends a million dollars a
year in advertising. Business spends
100000 a day, or a sum equivalent to
four tons of gold, advertising what it
has.
Christ Advertised
yet we Christian people, and among
others we young people, who have the
best thing in all the world for the
people, simply will not or do not use
the means at hand to advertise. Maybe
some of us have such slim societies
| and such poor meetings we would be
ashamed to advertise. If such is the
case, I suggest that you forget your
Il rzxiI ~
change the character of your meeting.
You say this is a step in the wrong
direction to advertise the Gospel, to
advertise Christ. Jesus advertised. He
did things to attract the people to hear
his message. The miracles he per-
formed were the bells of heaven call
ing the people together to hear the
Master preach.
The press or advertising department
is intended for an interchange of
ideas. for disseminating and scattering
| Christian Endeavor information, to
advertise for Christ and the Church."
He then gave ways a society can adj
vertise activities
Opening Session.
Three thousand Christian Endeav-
orers coming from every part of
Pennsylvania opened their 22nd State
convention last night. Before the
meeting was called to order the Phila-
delphia delegates, numbering some
$50. gathered in the anteroom and
attempted to prove by song and yell
that their city was the only place for
the 1918 convention. They were soon
joined by the big delegation from AL
| legheny, Luzerne and other counties
and for some minutes the cheering
was general. Promptly at the opening
moment State Vice-President J. H.
Stauff, of Pittsburgh, pointed toward
the chorus platform and announced,
The meeting belongs to Mr.. Rode
HEAVIER" For thirty minutes "Rody''
led the young people in a song service
that over1owed with the enthusiasm
which has been evident throughout
the gathering of the delegates. APP
plause was hearty for Prof. Rodeheav-