The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-09
DALLr subject
OF RIDLEY SERMON
At ARMORY MEETING
Evangelist Draws Lessons From
the Great American Game Pro.
test Filed Against Bill Giving
Mayor Full Appointive Powers.

enthusiastically night. Tha
lodges are invited.
Saturday-No service at all.
Sunday--f0 "A. M, raiiy o. all the
Sunday schools in the Highlands In
the broadway Christian church. ad.
dressed By Mr.. Ridley. Al 3 p. m. Mr..
Ridley VIII speak again to men and
boys In the armory. At the same hour
MI. Horton will address an audience
of women and girls IN the Prcsby-
terrain church. Services at night In
the armory, beginning at Z o'clock.
PLAY Ball!. Acquit Yourselves Like
Men" was the sermon theme and text
last night. Fact i. the game got
started a little ahead % time. when
nv. Cooper called attention To a mis-.
chievioIs bill pertaining to city govern.
meut that was about To be enacted in
TO 'aw at santa Fe aud asked the
churches represented, and represent
ing their constituency, to go on rec.
ord against II. They did 10 "a man. and
that telegram went Co Santa Fe. De-
pend OF II. boys. for those Alhuquer-
que preachers to he on their job. I
reckon they know a little politics once
VA a while.
PLAY hall!' said Ridley. and the
game was on. and from the first the
speaker had a pretty lively bunch with
him as he drew lessons OF great prac-
iicai value from the great American
pastime." Fact II. Ridley liz oonsid-
cradle Of q fan" and IL anybody
present last night was in doubt about
II, they are no longer. Ridley had an
outline last night which a reporter
could follow. and here II l.. In ortho-
doX. baseball fashion:
nEHruf AZ faLap . root ra~l.lIna1aH
man to play ball. II takes a man u
real courage; and IL takes She same
kin of a man to accep Christianity,
and live u II also requires a thinker
Here Is where ] failed. oh. yes. I
thought all right. but ] usually thought
too late. no mar can stay In the big
show who does not use his brains more
than he does his arms says Christv
Mathewson. That's true everywhere
In life. \ man can be- a good Chris
tan and a good thinker AT the sSme
time. The trouble with the world to-
day Is that men and women don't
think. Think out our problems and
then put -FOUR thoughts into action
Again, II takes a man who can endure
to play ball. You ant last long in
ANYTHING unless you're n man. and
here the evangelist related a CONVEX
sation with Walter Johnson, one of the
hig league players,
Every mar must play his own
game. The Rible does not say every
tub must stand on It's wi bottom hut
the substance II there. Work nut your
avn salvation is the Bible Language.
Every player in the nine must play his
own part and every Christian must n
durc.
The ambition 0f every runner is
To- make home at last. and hear the
umpire call safe God forbid that
any man who hears me tonight should
ever hear the Great Umpire OF the
universe call out And then the re-
porter went off dreaming, ana this is
about what Was said. In the closins
appeal to the people TO fight the great
game Of life.
THE shades of evening are begin
ming 10 fall on the diamond OF life.
The eame IL almost ended. Breathless
the crowd is waiting. The game Is
almosr ended. The score is a tie.
Everything is in the balance and this
day Will decide, n this worlds cham
pionship, hut the greater struggle Of
eternity.
"Out there on the diamond Is 4
wat-scarod veteran m whom an eyes
Alf lhNi'ltus I'VE nus WON nltNN -
sam" for his ten before. lie has
heard the plaudits Of thousands. and
received the cheers Of millions In his
DAY win he De able 20 win this
game?
The shadows descend. the crowd is
GREATNESS. II an depends on him.
IT u no time for a single, He has
made them before. and has won many
a game by them. Now such would
ne fatal
/ "a base on balls will do no good.
II is no time for a sacrifice There Is
but ore thing that viii count In this
origis-a home run
"Can he do IL
Death hurts the bail toward the
batter
strike ne, the umpire cries
Again tho little sphere flies
through the air and the batter stands
gumovcd, and eyes %unfinchcd.
strike two comes the voice
through the gloom.
There IN hut one more chance He
] pulls himself together. his frame Is
like iron, His features are draw and
inimovable. once more the little ban
speeds toward the plate. with one
supreme effort he takes the stick and
n I'iNNN wv tAli 10 "a uiHlNh NNll'F ~
The field and the dauntless player
starts on HE last circle OF The bases.
Every second T. intense; the croWd -
brtathless, and silent.
See him run See him run One.
two, three, the bail Is heing rapidiy
returned.
"Wii he make IL
ITS a CLOSE ace. lie takes tho n
N only chance, and throws himself
hcadloug upon the ground for the last
slide. For q all Is confusion.
suddenly the dust clears away and
the Great Umpire OF The universe II
j heard 20 say, through the mists.
safe az home"
Mr. Ridley made his closing appeal
Mr. Jolly sans. Come Home Tonight, .
aud seven made the home run M the
i close. Yes, the seven won the game.
The following resolution, protesting
against tho passage of the hill now
before the legislature granting 10
mayors the authority 20 fl council
manic vacancies. was passed ~ last