Omaha daily bee., 1921-10-09

Hear Call
Of"Cypsy''
Appeal of Famous Evangelist,
Coming to Omaha October
Is, Makes Tremendous
Impression in Pittsburgh.
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with a touching appeal, emphasizin
the saving power OF Jesus an
thousands OF men and women vowe
their intention to lead better lives.
Scarcely a person remained seate'
when the Gypsy called upon those /,
rise who were ready 10 swear a new
allegiance 10 their Savior. In on
instance the evangelist beekoned 4
4 man in the FIRST row who failed &
stand up. For a lew minutes tn
Gypsy and this man held an ANNA
red dialogue and then the maj
walked back to his seat, signed tn,
card and stood up with thousands o
others.
Great Victory.
God be praised" the Gypsy ex.
claimed. you have won a grea
victory"
you've got to believe everything
in the Bible" he told them at an.
other service. "You can't take wha,
you want OF it and discard the parts
YOU don't want. You must take it all
and have faith in everything God
has said. The reason people are
drifting from religion. is because
they have no anchorage OF faith. You
say Il sing the hymns and read the
Bible and pray. but | don't feel as
you say a person does who is a real
Christian Then you are not a
Christian, either you are ignorant OF
Christ or you have not obeyed His
laws.
while there is wrong in your
heart you can't have peace. There
must be complete yielding. Don't t
think that when you join church
that is all for you to do. You will
have only just started. The big fight
is ahead of you. God forbid that
should try to make it easy for you.
1t is not easy"
Faith Necessary.
Faith was the subject of an alter
noon address. Nothing can be ac.
complished without faith," the
Gypsy said. 1T requires faith to be
successful in business, the greater the
faith the greater the success. The
greatest business in the world is
Christianity and it requires the ut
most faith if you intend to succeed
in it"
AT another afternoon service the
Gypsy's theme was the necessity of
finding Christ through bearing the
burdens OF others. you will not
rest until you carry the burdens of
another person." Gypsy said. "You
don't know the fight that is going
on in the heart OF the woman sitting
next to you. Be tender and gentle.
Do you know that handshake will
help person, not only in this
world but in the next?"
Patriotic feeling waxed high, and
pride in the achievements of the boys
in khaki, still fresh, in the memory
of the world, found expression in a
deafening din of cheers that made
the rafters ring in Motor Square gar
den when Gypsy Smith preached an
impressive sermon on patriotism to
an aud ence which filled the hall.
The boys of '65 wearing G. A. R.
buttons and the boys OF ~, many of
them disabled and brought in auto
mobiles from hospitals, needed Gyp-
sy's plea to manifest the same pat
riotism for religion they had shown
en- the blood-begrimmed battlefelds.
A delegation from the American Le-
gion, other military organizations
and women's auxiliaries, troops of
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. and a
band from the Salvation Army occu-
pied reserved sections in the audi
toriunl.
Beset From All Sides.
Hundreds beset him from all sides,
eager to shake his hand and listen
to- his CHEEKY words. They came in
throngs. Groups of men, women and
children; fathers leading daughters,
a mother with babe in>her arms and
another tot tugging at her skirt, came
to the pulpit. Realizing the enormity
Of his task, the evangelist summoned
IL ministers to step down and aid
him. The personal conversions con-
SumeQ almost an nOuI.
A unique pageant presentation of
the flag, rendered by the choir, re-
suited in a tempest of cheering and
applause. With one accord each row
in the choir lifted huge silken stripe,
while the section at the top of the
left elevated 4S stars. While sea
Of faces undulated against back
ground of red, white and blue, the
choir sang, 20, Columbia, the Gem
OF the. Ocean" and The Star-Span-
gled Banner"
Patrolman Thomas Gross OF No.
6 police station, one of Gypsy
bodyguard. ascended the pulpit and
sang two hymns to the accompanl-
ment OF the choristers.
Praises Man in Blue.
II love the policemen" said Gypsy
when the officer had concluded. God
bless them. 1t is a most pleasant
sensation for me when a man in
blue smiles at mel don't know
when I'll need him"
Two little twins, Ellen and Eliza
beth Ackermann, aged III. who were
both dressed to represent "Colum-
bia," stood at Gvpsy's side and sang
"In the Same Old Way"
Gypsy began his patriotic sermon
by requesting all the men and wom-
en- who saw service to arise. He
addressed them thus:
"Men, the civilized world owes
you debt it can never repay. The
world was proud of you in 1918. |
1t is prouder of you now. We knew
that we owed you debt then, and
the most intelligent people know that
this debt has not lessened. We are
thinking of the boys who never will
return-also their mothers, fathers.
wives and sweethearts. / am voic-
ing the thanks of the civilized world. |
God have mercy on US if we ever
forget what you, who have returned,