Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-10-24
1000 Men Hear
Gypsy Smith at
Special Service
Evangelist Urges Heads Of
Families Not TO Let Wives
Carry All Of Religious
Burden.

Four thousand men were urged tc
lead a mans lie. a Christlilte life
for the sake OF themselves and Their
loved ones. by Gipsy Smith, evange'
list, who conducted services for mer
only at the Auditorium Sunday ait
ernoon. He declared that the met
should stand by the women OF theii
households ip religious things. Don
let the women carry all the burden
II is your duty TO take as much IN
tercst in religious affairs as your wife
does" he said.
The evangelist did not preach. II
was rather man TO man talk, M
terspersed with applicable incidents
OF his own family life and those oi
men he knew. He didn't rake them
over the Goals" for their shortcom-
ing, as is the wont of some revival.
lists, when they get an opportunity
to preach TO a male audience. .
Talk Goes Home.
That his talk went home was evil
dent when, at its close, he asked all
who would take Jesus with them
from now on to arise" the entire
assemblage arose. More than 500
pledge cards were handed in to
Gipsy Smith. Young and old men
crowded down to shake his hands
when he had finished speaking.
20, it wa splendid meeting" he
said.
Men" he said, God is ready to
do great things for us ii we but let
Him."
1t has always been said the men
control their emotions much better
than women. This was rcfuted at
the afternoon service as the speaker
swayed his male audience as power
fully as he did at any of his previous
meetings made up OF mixed
audiences.
Handkerchiefs Used.
As the evangelist recounted his
anecdotes. with their pathetic
touches, the men applied their hand
kerchiefs just as vigorously as the
women do. ..s
Yet the talk was not all made up
of sobs. The Gipsy gave evidences
of having fund OF humor that is
inexhaustible. Many of his little
stories were of a humorous nature
which rocked the audience will,
laughter. For instance, when he
described callow youth caressing his
first infant mustache as feeling "of
the substance for things hopeful"
"Are you making the most of your
life for God and your families" he
asked. "Are you living the life that
will bring smile to the face Of
God which, when itris, ended, your
children will rise up and call you
blessed because of your right liv-
ing?
Consider Children.
"Are you enriching the lives OF
your children, your neighbors and
the city?" he asked.
IF not, some day you will wake
up and realize just how foolish and
stupid you have been. You men,
God has given you wonderful op-
portunities. There are influences and
interests all about you that you can
turn to good. You will find out
then that good life is after all, the
only one to have lived.
"Some of you are paying dearly
for your wrong-doing. 1t pays to
live right and keep clean, SO when
you look back your conscience will
not rebuke you but will congratu-
late you on record OF which you
need not be ashamed.
Christian Life Not Easy.
1T is not easy to lead Chris
tian life. You must fight and play
the game. The man / like to see
puts his feet squarely on the ground,
looks the whole world in the face
and says, Christ for me-
1T means forsaking world plea
sures and living for Christ"
He then praised the bravery and
perseverance Of the old prophets,
who, in spite Of prosecutions and
tribulations, kept their faith in God
The speaker urged that the men
be praying examples to their chill
dren. MANY children do not pray
or take the Christian life serious
|ly because their fathers have never
set them the example. Do not bring
your children into life of sin be-
cause you have been negligent" he
warned them.
Turn on Old Life.
In closing, he pleaded: "Turn or
the old life, live the mans life, the
Christian life for the sake of your
loved ones"
The big choir, under the leader
ship of "Wee Willie" McEwan, sang
many of the old-time hymns which
were appropriate to the occasion.
"The Little Brown Church in the
Vale" particularly arranged to show
off the beauty Of male voices, was
sung splendidly by the audience and
the choir. Where IS My Wander.
ing Boy Tonight" was another old
song which was sung excellently.