The Washington times., 1917-02-22
EVANGELIST WEIGHS
SINNERS OF CAPITAL
Puts Each Class in Scales of
Commandments and Finds
Them All Wanting.
NINETY-SIX HIT THE TRAIL
High School Cadets and Boy
and Girl Scouts Present.
Lansing on Platform.

Washington sinners, weighed on
imaginary scales, with the Ten Com
mandments as the balance weights,
have been found wanting" by
Gypsy Smith. jr., and, according to
the evangelist, who spoke before a
crowd of more than 1000, which
packed the Sixteenth and V streets
tabernacle last night, speedy refor-
mation must take place or thousands
of them are doomed.
Taking each class of Washington
sinners" one by one, he placed them,
in theory. on one side OF the platform,
while imaginary balance weights
the Ten Commandments-we piled
on the other. Each class was cast
in the imaginary balance, and one by
one they were found wanting.
Ninety-SIx Converts.
At the close of the serman ninety
six persons, the largest number since
the first call for penitents, came for
ward to declare their conversion.
Most of this number were students in
high school cadet and scout uniforms.
seated in the space reserved for the
trail hitters."
Students from local high schools
and private educational institutions
formed the majority OF those who
heard the evangelist preach on the
text, "Thou art weighed iIs-the bal
ance and found wanting"
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing and several members of
Congress occupied seats on the plat
form.
Boy Scout Band Plays.
Before the opening hymns, led by
Prof. Forest Cole, a brass band from
Troop "a, Boy Scouts OF Washington,
followed by the Pansy troop of Girl
Scouts of Washington, paraded while
the band played Onward, Christian
Soldiers" The high school student
leaders then called their cohorts to-
gether with such summons as 'Tech
this way" or Central over here"
As the evangelist called the roll
of the schools invited to attend, those
present from each school stood up
and received applause.
The preacher, in referring to the
origin of his text, made a comparison
of New York city, and Babylon which
rather beIittled the former. He then
1Cu UP " Tic 4dlA VI 4odOg AOh dLu NAC
causes for its destruction
The Feast of BeIshaxzar.
In his sermon the evangelist said:
"Belshazzar, the reigning king,
gave a feast. All the lords with their
wives and concubines were there, and
I imagine 1 can see the flashing jew
els and hear the rustic of fine silken
gowns, the dancing girls, the wine
drinking, the revelry, and debauchery,
and amid it all the hand which ap-
peared and wrote upon the wall the
sentence which startled and filled
them with an awe-stricken panic!
Thou art weighed in the balance
and found wanting"
"And then they sent for Daniel
just like you fools who send for the
preacher when you are sick! Daniel
came, but he could not be bought!
And he told Belshazzar a few things,
for you remember Belshazzar had
taken the sacred vessels from the
temple and desecrated them for his
own vile use. Daniel told him his
government would be divided and
given to the Medes and Persians. and
hardly had the words been spoken
ere the soldiers of the invading army
were upon them.
Test By The Commandments.
"You and are weighed in Gods
balances! You may be a heavy
weight in your own wife's eyes, but
in Gods scales you fall far short.
You'll find the weights in the 20th
chapter of Exodus-Thou shalt not!
"If you are living for society or
dress, or applause, get it, But God
help you when its gone! God can
and will forgive anything / may do,
If 1 ask Him to, but nature will not.
Girls, il you lower yourself do not
blame the man, for he will give you
just exactly as much respect as you
demand.
"If you sin everybody who loves
and respects you will have to bear
the shame, and you will not be the
only one to suffer. Your children will
have to reap what you have sown.
You can't fool with sin without pay.
ing for it God wishes you to be the
finest, strongest and most winsome
women you can make of yourselves.
But you may make shipwreckS OF
your lives just as many others. equal.
,1y as sweet and pretty as you are,
have done, II you do not take Christ
Only He can help you.
Condemns Lust for Gold
"oh, men! The lust for gold is one
of the damning sins of the age! How
people lie for it! Steal for it! And
then some make society their god and
make God play second fiddle to it.
If some of you passed away tonight
they could pile on your casket cards,
eyebrow pencils and powder puffs and
tell the story of your life! How rot
ten some society is today. Newspa-
per men are writing the copy you
want. If a minister makes a single
mistake the papers from here to San
Francisco tell IT the next morning.
step into the scales and put on
the weight, thou shalt not steal! How
do you show up? And another
weight-thou shalt not take the name
of the Lord in vain. All some men
can do is to stand on the corner and
blaspheme! You think you can swear
and blaspheme-it'sa sign of rotten
characterI
Remember the Sabbath day and