Indiana daily times., 1921-04-09


and many Of them wept until their tears
rolled down their cheeks. Listen, those
artists were not ashamed of their tears"
In the beginning Of his sermon, the
evangelist said that the people gener-
ally did not understand the gypsy. I'VE
are an old people," he said. I'VE are
found on every continent. We are a ma
| ton without a country. We have no
Bible, no religion, no schools, no books
and no literature. I am not speaking
of tramps tramp is not a gipsy. All
travellers are not gipsies or many Of you
would be because some of you nearly
| live on wheels. We had no one to teach
us literature.
ut don't bother me from where we
came. What I am worried about is,
where are we going? There are no peo-
pie who are more misunderstood than
the gypsy. If there is a william in
play, it is a gypsy. If there is a rogue
in your movies, 1t is a gipsy. I am
anxious that the people 1 come in con-
tact with understand the gipsy. 1 speak
of the English gypsy, a people without
a Bible, without organized religion.
NEVER READ OF
Gypsy DIVORCE.
Pausing for a second, he said. you
never read Of gypsy divorce. You peo-
pie will have to tighten your grip on
your marriage laws. There is a grave
danger of your losing your moral con-
science. If l were a preacher in your
city and a couple came to me to be mar
ried l would find out why one of them
had been divorced.
You never heard of a gypsy murder.
You never heard of gypsy breaking into
q bank or-or reorganizinG It," he said
with a wink.
Continuing, he said, you say that we
gipsies are thieves. 1 say we are good
finders They don't commit big robber-
les, but If they come across your potato
patch they will take enough potatoes for
one meal. no more. Why gather more
whet there are more further up the
way?"
Then he directed the thought Of the
big audience to serious thought.
Look into a gypsy ten or wagon and
you will see many things that will sur
prise YOU" said the gypsy. "You Will
see absolute obedience. old age is
honored.
Like all gipsy boys, I ran Wild. I
climbed trees. was q child Of the
woods. Of the mountains, OF the forest
and Of the dew drops. The trees were
my companions. I wish you could see
and know a tree.
Put your ear to the tree and you Will
hear the distant cry oc cities yet un-
made II you listen YOU will hear It sing
Of uavies, also of cradles and then II yoI
listen carefully you VIII hear 1t whisper
ing II collins.
The tree is a sermon when You have
eyes, ears and a soul The woods will
sing 70 you. | used to help the birds
build their nests.
Mature knows when you love her. The
birds. nh. the birds. The rabbits-oh.
boy. When I was a child. the rabbits
were so fond OF me that they would come
10 the gypsy wagon with me. Do you
get my meaning how they camel"
The audience Joined IN big laugh as
the evangelist placed his hands in his
pockets
I'VE gipsles don't court unless mother
and father are present. We courted our
swerthearts In the sunshine. and in the
presence Of our fathers and mothers,
said Gipsy.
"Glpsy girls are not allowed to sit
alone with n sweetheart until after mid
night You viii never find a gipsy girl
making a date to have dinner at a hotel
with = married man.
Until your older women and you
married women take your stand, there
isn't much hope for the younger ones"
TELLS OF LIFE
IN Gypsy WAGON.
The evangelist told OF his early life
IN a gipsy wagon and how he went with
his brothers aud sisters and his father