Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02
IN1EN PREACHER
SEES ERA OF PEACE
!. Charles ]. Sm;tl, tlas opti-
mistic View of World
Conditions
TELLS OF cHINA's PROTEST

.srb,se are hard times through which
srs passing. There arc few fall
80 n few suicides some evidences OF
sa.srsI debauchcry. but the outstanding
,otsi Of our personal thinking is OPP
tlmistic.'
..or service at keith's Theatre. the
M nsv. Charles J. Smith. president Of
Rosnoke College, TRACED the influences
y the ,ife of Jesus upon humanity, as
,s,eeled In modern civilization.
This was one of many Lenten meet
,,es held in churches and theatres
throughout the city for business men
"Optimism is born of faith said
. m. Smith. ''and faith demands un-
sl6shness and service"
National relief measures for the less
mrtunate races Of the earth and ma =
tonal effort toward lasting and per-
manent peace through the Disarma-
mept, Conference reflect the footsteps
. Il the Master, he said.
''There will be many disappoint-
uepts, but the victory will come in due
s,ason II we fail not. The word will
cease building men of war and. give
itself to the npbuilding of men OF
peace. The Master still walks upon
the earth. Now Is the time to search
out His footsteps and to follow Him."
Using the Bible parable Of the talents
q q text at the Ienten service in Old
Christ Church. Second street above
Market. the Rev. DR.. A, A. Gil.
man told how the son of q Chinese
clergyman Of the Episcopal Church,
helped to save Shantung for China.
DR.. Gilman is president Of Boone
University at Wucbang. China. He Ia u
sraduatc Of the University OF Nebra SIX a
and the Philadelphia Divinity School.
DR.. Gilman said the son of the na =
tive clergyman led Chinese students in
their massed protests against the selsure
Of the province Of Shantung by Japan.
The protests had a successful culmina :
tion, he said, at the Washington Con
ference when Japan agreed to restore
he province to China.
Bishop Ethelbert Talbot. Of South
Bethlehem, made n vigorous plea for
the enforcement Of prohibition laws at
81. Stephens Church, Tenth street
above Chestnut. He also empha sized
The fact that Lent should not be OBJ
served simply as a negative obligation.
I'm giving up things we could just as
we'll do without" but should be OBJ
served positively.
During Lent most people deny
themselves the small pleasures of life"
he said. 'Instcad Of looking on the
positive side of Lent they look on the
negative. Lent should not so much be
observed by denying ourselves the small
pleasures, but it should be observed
positively by the intent to live up to
the preachings and principles Of Christ.
I'VE should try to do something bet
hr during Lent than TO deny our
selves Of the things we could do Just
Is well without. During Lent we should
observe more tho rules of the law and
live up to the laws Of our land. One
of the main features Of living up to
the laws is TO observe strictly the laws
that are on the statute books. such as
prohibition, and other things which the
law lays down we shall not do.
''The country has come to rather
poor state as is evidenced by the lack
Of respect shown 10 the prohibition law.
We must live by the laws of the coun-
try and the laws Of Christ combined.
The power Of prayer was the theme Of
Bishop Suffragan Garland at the noon
day service ut the Garrick Theatre.
Under auspices Of the Brotherhood of
st. Andrew
THE life Of Jesus Christ was one of
prayer" he said. I'VE should try and
live likewise. Even in the garden of
!iethscmane He found time to pray.
Many In the business world tell us they
ie too busy to pray. No one is too
busy to pray. The life OF Christ was
most busy one, yet he led life of
prayer. Some even object to the Lords
Prayer on the ground that its grammat-
icai construction is poor. Why, these
re the very words Jesus spoke and thus
mould sound beautiful to us. Remem-
Der. however, unless we let the king
dom Of God into our hearts our prayers
will be of m avo;l