New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
Threatens Assailants


TLotooe A sSaiIa0tS
A-L,Jance Awaits Men Who
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Call Him CRATER nc
Declares
-. h'rgcs. sSh, Tor souls that h'.'t
lA,5sv ever lea Began three weeks ago
o4sr ard no ,h.r,s that the leader
..,o.... ro~,es. Dr.. old crcmy
,-.-..... a. loco Ground
INC "''." '' 100. .,,.,.',.. ,s,,
-. - .tc l.d perpcr.no -Baly's
r.yo,,to tonic .riumphcd over fatigue
49,. - carried htm AT
an' Va" .t...t,
high speed through SERUM" '''
he dealt lUstv blows al all ms loes'
from tho devil downward But in the
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al;efnoo" '"''' a. -. 1-'., .ha.
his voice ana an occasional pm ''e '''''
seemed 20 indicate dissatisfaction al
-. g., which his allies were sup
'"' way
porting hlm' ,,
"l'm going TO preach the rear oil neil
:frboro n load my trunk on a wheel
u 81 :. homo on foot
0a''0" 90 .ho..od do.
when ! leave mere NJ S"0"''"
family.
"Toc main trouble with the church
,.. o., Tho r,lp,+
is hoV III ''e Pe"''
There is more Christian falth IN uEe
average congregation than in the
$1,000 -,------5T7 ~ met the how 70 fell
plo"O',S'' e. nroecber il honest he
you 80. urir;t ond von,it ont
|o" "a! 81
ms uhoe"eIs'
Clergy Compromise, He Says
III.
Scattered hnehS iIonl me 1..,
ters section Of the tabernacle greece
this declaration ana bliIy' WIN
huh Of satisfaction, added thsv inc
clergy to-day are weakened by thel5
spirit Of compromise. lie again para
tribute 20 the Cathoilc Ohurcl l.
whose strength, he SAID. lay IN us
fidelity 20 principle. rs refusal TO COM
promise.
i've been here three weeks ana some
preachers haven't come around mere
vet" he said. This meeting needs
10000 who will work and pray and lead
men and women TO Christ. This is your
chance. I won't be here again. Some
ether man may. but won't"
He naced restless sentry-go across
HE rostrurn as he called churches moth
inc hut tbird.rate amusement bureaus
yitb religion left out. and shook his
fst and pounded his pulpit so that
tLere os rattle "a OF n machine gun
es no advised a housekeeping for the
church ss Christ cleaned out the money
icrders in tho +emple.
III one old, double-chinned rheu-
matte doqrnatic. bridge-playing mem
her pulled I'D her purse strings and got
out. ffty would come around to see
how the lob had been DONE" he added
with grin.
But in the evening, as he looked out
iuto p 600 faces and saw banners wav-
ing and realized that the audience was
fuil o delegations from churches, Of
Y. " C. A. girls, OF earnest looking
rburch-roing men. and knew from ex-
oerience that many of them would come
down 70 take his hand. Billy looked at
the battle through more optimistic
ewes.
~ was three weeks ago to-day we
got here. wasn't il. Rodv?" he asked.
~ And NO GOT OF q, +be pornsy
denot and tbev cbeeyd us and said
.Welcome n New Yorl, Nv heart vas
beating fast when we cot into The ma.
chine and came up-where was il we
came. Rody? Yes, TO 16Oth Street. and
that fine house was all ready for US"
~ sj 10y an" ho.- iGoIeu io"aId Ine
sounded his call 10 the sawdust trail
And here we've been for three
weeks. Lord. and the old devil is surely
losing his grin or thousands. and I'm
glad. Lord. Oh. Lord helm men and
women come TO God. Come on Y. W
e. A. girls and lead tho wav Come
on. Gideons and sailor bovs. I'm oIfiad
TO see you sailor boys, It sort Of in
spires me Hsllelujah!
In response 1179 persons went for
ward
There were also delegations present
from the Brighton Beach Gospel Work
ers and the New York State Gideons.
The Rev. DR.. ". II. Morgan, of Cal
vary Methodist Church, delivered the
opening prayer. The collection wa
taken, and Mr.. Sunday began his ser
mon. He said
"None Of you can please all your
neighbors for week. and there /,
hardly a man who can be perfect IT
the sight of his wife for fifteen min
utes
"But she knew the kind OF religio
Job had. I wonder how many OF yor
fellows could Get 70 heaven on wha,
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