The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28

plainly visible to the naked eye. Ut,
employing another and more homely
simile, they observe the fresh laid egg
and forget that the hen is entitled 10
some prior credit.
Sunday Hard Working Artist.
Now Sunday undoubtedly is an
artist. In his line he is. think. one
OF the greatest artists that our native
school Of eNhOrters. dating clear back
TO Whitfield and Perc Marquette, has
ever produced. but. unlike most art
lists. he does not accomplish his under
takings with the srmDlance Gf physl.
cal ease. He pays in the coinage Of
his own hard wrung perspiration for
every soul he saves. To attain mis-
efforts hr first must make himself
drunk on the strong liquors of his own
'earnestncss and. when he is done with
the, job in hand, he comes away
Keeling and spent.
l'nrpos"lT | picked an afternoon ser
r!ce for IN" occasion of my latest visit
[" the Harlem tabernacle. Twice had
heard Sunday rreaCh--ycS and seen him
preach-wheu all the conditions were as
though they have been made TO order
for him, as indeed in Il WAY OF speak
ing. they had--whcn the great trained
choir lifted the refrain OF cach hymn
until the sound caused the little hairs
when the audience FILLED every inch or
planed-pne seuting-SpaCe when Man
Friday Rodeheavcr hRc laid the fire
and only the kindling touch of his boss
rough-hcwn. Sulphur-tipped oratory was
needed "a kindlc the rmotiunalisnl OF
the great mass into flame.
But | wanted To see him in action
when the crowd would be smaller, and.
therefore. | saw him at his ministerial
wurk-bcncll on Il raw, Eusty afternoon
INF aSf N..sN 81 ~ war
absent and widr stretches Of emptiness
showed At the back and sides or the vast
wooden auditorium. 1t was understood
in advance that there would hc no trail
hitting 1T this service; or at least, mat
the lrrivaliSt would make no special cf-
fort 10 draw the rrniteats to the mourn
crs' bench. Night time was the time
for filling the mercy seats: this merely
with no unusual Inducements In the way
of pulpftrcrinE Sensatlonal!Sm to at
i tract the curious.
After thc great crashing swells Of
harmony which had marked the night
meetings | attend, the preliminary sing
ing now seemed rs 4 mere trickle of
sound a vocal Spatter which lost its
force and fell back before it reached the
cross beams in the roof overhead. They
were still singing the iag-cnd of the
second hymn when Mr.. Sunday climbed
up on the platform and let himself down
into his chair. He looked tired: the
lines in his jaw were bonc-decp, almost.
and his eyc-IidS dropped YEARLY. AL
though his critics have claimed he has
been watching the collections closely
and that he Is disappointed because. to
date. the free will offerings have aver
aged less than IL nickel q head meas
uring tho amount taken in by the num-
herS IN Interchangeable did not lift his
bowed poll as the ushcrS began TO work
the aiSlcS with their tinwarc and the
clink OF small change began 10 sound
against the thin bottoms Of the receptu-
clcs-
Afternoon Crowd Not Liberal One.
Verify, this is chicken feed crowd
and one which wanted a good deal in
exchange tor the price Of u jitncy ride
apiece. Down. Just below me- where l
sat i'll the front row Of the press stand
hard by the pulpit. was a middle aged
gentleman with the eye OF 4 born horse
i trader and the jaw of Il lion tanner. His
| mouth looked like Il scam In Il chunk If
! granite He reached down into his nigh
flank pocket and hauled out Il little flat
; purse with n patent claSp--that kind
always carry their silver in purses with
patent r!aSpS--and he opened it and.
, with Il long bnny finger and thumb. hr
anglcd about in his cash reserve until
he had fishcd out Il coy and reluctant
coin. 1t WAS 4 dime. lie dropped this
offering in the pan rs III" pan passed
him and then he leaned hack in his chair
and cooked 4 pair OF SANDY hrowS in the
direction OF tn" Slumpcd figure above
him with the air Of man who had
been overly generous. but who Will he
satisfied if only he gets his Moneys
worth. fancy this individual WAS
typical "f Il large percentage of the
present a$Scmhlage.
Presently. sitting there in my place.
| heard. almost at my elbow, Il voice
mutterIng huskily. I glanced sid"wisc
and upward. and behold. Illy Sunday
was utt"ring prayer. although ! have
my doubts whether II strict ritualiSt
would have been willing tn go 81 far as
to admit OF It's being an authentic
prayer. Certainly il Was n"t y regular
one. Between his ri"urhrd teeth. the
evangelist was saying:
Prays Like Baseball Rooter
I've got 10 get 'cm io-day--uh Lord