The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-17

are men OF modest means This W
one OF the most extraordinary Tea.
tureA OF the organization. II
reaches class OF men almost un.
touched by tho church hitherto
Thousands OF them are me.
ehanles and semi-skilled work.
ers In Philadelphla's great IN.
dustrial establishments. Cramps,
the great shlpbuilding concern,
10 a veritable beehive OF ston-.
men. Stonemen practically rule
supreme In the stetson nat fac.
tory. The Baldwin locomotive
works Is another stronghold OF
the organization, with aoou,
1000 members among lts shop
workers.
Aud side by side with these work.
ers at tho Stoneman meetings you
will find some OF tho leading bank
err. manufacturers. insurance men
and merchants OF Philadelphia
And each calls the other brother
and shows by his acts that he
MEANS a.
MEst JOIN voluntarily
Nobody asks these men TO Join
They must make application OF
their own viii About COO police
men are Stoncmeu. Several hun
dred firemen have Joined There
are about 900 sailors from Unole
Sans navy yard at League Island
who have been initiated. and their
membership Il increasing by leaps
and bounds. Practically 70 per cent
Of the street railway employees are
| Stonemcn For a time limitations
into the fellowship reached the
average OF 5000 every sunday
when 10000 men assemble once
week 20 sing hymns. to pray and
to hear sermons. they must be Ia
dead earnest That ls exactly
what the stunemen did until their
numbers got 50 big that the con
vention hall whore they assembled
was condemned as unsafe
Meet Payday Nigh,
The ouiy place left for them nov
IL the Metropolitan Opera house
Here they hold their meetings
weekly. over 5000 strong In ad
dillon. there are other weekly ward
meetings whre 400 to 900 met
gather,
Ard the most startling fac,
Of all 10 that these meetings
are held ON SATURDAY
NIGHT II Ia pay day The
pooiroors. the saloons. the the.
aires and picture shows are Of
ferina their greatest sttrae-
tions. And ye, these men as.
semble for hymns ard prsyeri
Another TACT. Before a man car
take his second degree IN the Eel
lowship. he must learn the answer
TO % questions. and memorlze tn
questions themselves This Is don'
by oral Instruction. without books
These questions. summing mp tbs
yerities Of the Christian faith nr,
called the Fellowship Formula.
typical Rnawer IL that to tho qucs
tlon What do YOU mean wher
you speak OF God ?" The answer IL
when speak OF God mean al
allpowerful and perfectly righteou,
being. with whom nevertheless
can hold communion as a son com
munes with bis father
$4,000 Learn Formula
over rs 900 men have earnestly
memorlzed these - questions
The all important text OF the
S,oneman Is the beautiful thir.
teenth chapter OF Paurs first
epistie 10 the Corinthians, be-
ginning, Tho I speak with the
tongues of men ard OF angels,
and have not charity. ! am be-
come as sounding brass or a
tinkling eymbal." Charity as
here used lie the blood-stream OF
the fellowship.
Now. what does the Stonemar
Fellowship mean In the daily lives
Of it's members
The other day Frank Fred
erieks. a fireman. was with two
companions fighting fierce
blaze on the roof OF n small
Philadelphia factory. The roof
started to collapse. Fredericks
was In a position to leap to
safety. His companions were
not. Frederieks was Stone.
man. His Stoneman text.
What can ! do first for my fel.
io~s7" flashed TO his mind. He
stepped aside, forced his two
companions to make the Jump
to safety, and, saving them.
himscif fell TO his death under