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EVENING LEDaEB-PHlLADIiP'HIAr gATITRDAY, SEPTEM'bE'B; 2(j, 1911 V
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CHURCHES AND THEIR WORKERS - RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES OF ALL DENOMINATIONS
"BILLY" SUNDAY'S
PLAN OF WINTER
CAMPAIGN IN CITY
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inlsters Will Discuss Pro
gram of Evangelist's Work
at Central Y. M. C. A. on
Monday.
Initial plana for the campaign to be
, traged by "Dllly" Sunday, the baseball
evnngcllst, In this city the coming win
ter, will be discussed at a mass meet
T5g of the ministers of the city In tha
Central Y. M. C. A. on Monday at 11
o'clock. The Hev. Oeorge G. Dowcy,
who was secretary of Mr. Sunday's
campaign In Scranton last year, will be
present and outline the program It Is
hoped to carry out to make the mot
lngs In Philadelphia jjroater successes
than any the evangelist has ever held.
There has been much discussion of
the after-effect of the Sunday visits,
and, following an extensive study of
Sunday's methods and their Immediate
and after-effects In Scranton, the Rev.
Asa J. Kerry, pastor of the Bethany
Temple Presbyterian Church. 63d and
Spruce streets, has prepared the follow
ing statement of his observations for
Evkninu Ledger, renders:
"It was my privilege to visit Scranton
during the Sunday meetings, and I was
thoroughly convinced that Mr. Sunday
was producing results, but I had some
doubts as to their permanence. I was,
Jjc jf rienM? $atlj
How often we hear people say:
"I'm so sorry! If 1 had only known!
I can't forget my mistake," and
scores of other expressions of regret
because of their failures. We see
them going about with hanging heads,
frowning brows and sadness written
on their faces.
Are you on of thesoT We sincerely
hope you nro not.
If a man's mind Is filled constantly
with thoughts of "what might have
been" there will be no room with him
for thoughts of "what Is to be."
Every man must build his future
on thoughts of It. No one should
waste his time living with regrets,
for, ns the poet has said:
"Time's the thing life's made of,"
And no matter how great may be
the regrets over our past we can live
worth-while '.lives only by keeping
ourselves strong and ambitious by em
ploying the strength that comes
through looking out for tomorrow.
Nothing has ever been gained bj
any man through living In the sad
ness of his yesterdays.
We once heard a hoary-headed pro
fessor a philosopher say:
"Young men, don't talk when you
have nothing to say. Words are of
such great value that Idle talk crowds
out thoughts that may do Invaluable
good."
Just to with our thoughts. Let u
prevent the useless ones of regret
from crowding out of our minds those
noble ambitions that make us of ser
vice to our fellows and ourselves and,
therefore, men In fact as welt as In
name.
Let us follow the oath that leads
through the valley of hope, where the
sunshine of happiness Is sifted gently
through the broad branches on onU
trcos of thought. PHILLIPS.
BIDDLE BIBLE CLASSES BUSY
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THE REV. W. A. SUNDAY
Former baseball player, who has
become a great evangelist. He is to
conduct a campaign here the coming
winter.
Number of Meetings Arc Scheduled
Tor the Morrow.
The annual autumn meeting of the di
recting first vice presidents and counsel
lors of the Drexel Blddle Bible Classes
of the Middle Atlantic States will be held
at the summer home at Lansdownc this
evening. There will be about 800 men
from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
and Philadelphia In attendance. The Itev.
Dr. Floyd W. Tomklns, International
chaplain and chairman of the advisory
board, will preside, and A. J. Drexel llld
dle will speak. Plans for the winter's
work will be made.
A city rally Is to be held at Palmerton,
Pa., tomorrow, when H. Frederick Wil
son, managing director of the Middle At
lantic States, and J. DeWItt Jobborn, In
ternational director of field extension,
will be the speakers. There will be serv
ices throughout the day, one of the most
Important being a men's mass meeting
In the afternoon, at which the new Mor
gan A. Peters, pastor of the First P.e
formed Church, of Palmerton. will per
sldc. C. Alvln Spalde, captain of the Holy
Trinity baseball team of the Bible
Classes' League, will speak at the men's
meeting at 5:30 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing on "The Influence of Christian Teach
ings on the Baseball Field."
The first of a series of round table
conferences of the teachers of the Drexel
Blddle classes In Camden will be held
In Trinity Methodist Church. Camden, on
Thursday night. Mr. Blddle and E. H.
1 Mills will lead In the talks. Tho moet
i lngs of the series will be open to all.
! Mr. Blddle will be the preacher at
i the evening service In Wiley Methodist
1 Church, Camden, tomorrow night.
therefore, greatly pleased to have the
opportunity of studlng them at first
hand while suppllng the First Presby
terian Church during the summer. The
following facts specially Impressed me:
"First. Billy Sunday had made It easy
to talk about religion. Months after the
campaign one could approach the ques
tion of personal religion, via the 'Billy
Sunday route.' with almost any one, and
almost an where' The dinner tables of
rich and poor alike, the stores and of
fices, the hotels and restaurants, tho
street cars and trains, the mines them
rclvcs, all seemed to offer open doors
Into the religious world. It was as eaty
to talk religion as to talk war, and even
the war itself could not force out the
greater IntrtPfct.
"Second. Billy Sunday had electrified
tho churches and their members.
Churches that almost. If not quite, had
closed their doors previous summers,
were not only open, but well attended.
The prayer meetings were splendidly at
tended. The men's Bible classes were
particularly laro. At the First Church,
where previously there had been no sum
mer prajer meetings, probably the aver
age attendance was ICO, while the men's
Bible class, which had been very small,
had grown to a membership of more than
200. and the summer attendance ran from
70 to 00. The church congregations were
phenomenal. The spirit all through the
church wns most enthusiastic.
"Third. Billy Sunday had changed the
lives of multitudes of men. I saw men
of all sorts, from the superintendents of
mines to tho mine laborers, rich and poor,
educated and ignorant, young and old,
T,ho had been tru'v -'jorn again.' ?ome
of them had been notorious sinners, and
now are Jwt as notorious saints. The
Patr.gonlan train hitters were in the First
Church on two Sunday evenings and told
stories of changed lives that were stmplv
marvelous. But the work had touched
all classes.
'Fourth. Billy Sunday had Insured
the continuation of the revival by teach
ins mun the possibility and the Joy of
personal woik. and by enrolling them in
Illblg classes and workers' bands. The
revival has been carried on in a manner
perfectly amazing by groups of 'trail
hitters' and others until the whole re.
glon around h.is bt-en affected for good
And the end L not yet. You ought to
hear these men when they come to Phila
delphia next month.
'Fifth.-The succoss of tho Billy Sun
day nmetink's vva. in riu small degree de
pendent upon the work done before ho
tame, especially the effect of the cot
tage prayer meetings held all over the
tity. That Is a word to the wise who
desire to have part In the Philadelphia
T.m lxyt"1 3m. Persnally convinced that
IllUy Sunday has been raised up by God
for this work, and that only Hods power
working through him can account for the
results. This U Uod's work, and It Is
marvelous in our eyes."
Y. M, O, A, NOTES
The first of the autumn series of meet
ings In the Central Branch Y M. C A
will be addressed in the auditorium tol
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock by K
Wellington Wood, known as "The Chris
tian Salesman." S. II. Horell, violinist
will furnish special music, and Thomas
H Law ton will li-ad the singing
Mr. Lawton, ho is one of Philadel
phia's foremoi,t Bible study leaders, will
again lead the popular Sunday afternoon
"drop In" study ciasa at the Central
Branch. The clasj will nuet ach Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'cloik, starting on
October 4.
A course In wireless telegraphy is to
be taught in the West Brunch Y. M. C. A.
during this winter. J. Clinton Buck, chair
man of t.ie Educational Committee, has
presented a uireletn outfit to the asso
ciation, and Stewart V Qlsriel, educa
tional director, intends to employ an ex
pert teacher There will be 32 subjects
taught In the West Brunch school this
school year.
RELIGIOUS BREVITIES
Mrs. Benjamin F. Kunkel hae had a
set of chimes placed In the memorial
organ in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church,
Broad and Mt Vernon streets. The Rev.
Dr. Edwin Hejl Delk will preach to
morrow on "A Christian Agnostic," and
at the evening service on " 'Safety First'
Plus." Preparatory services will bo
held on Friday evening.
Reunion day will be observed In the
Bible school of Trinity Reformed Church,
Broad and Venango streets tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. Dr.
J. M. Isenberg, the pastor, will speak,
and there will be an address by the Ilev.
Dr. Chalmers, of the Baptist Educa
tional Board.
The Rev. Dr. D. M. Stearns will re
sume meetings for the study of tho In
ternational Uniform Sunday School les
sons In the hall of the American Sunday
School Union. 1SIC Chestnut street, at 4
p. m., on October S. The meetings will
be held at the snme hour each Thurs
day. The Rev. J. M. Palmer, pastor of Mt
Olive Methodist Church, Eleventh and
Christian streets, will preach tomorrow
morning on "Creation of Church Mem
bership" and In the evening he will preach
to the members of the beneficial depart
ment of Robert Bryan Post, N. so, of
the Grand Army. Prof. Fred Smith and
his choir will furnish special music.
Rally day Is to be observed at Orace
Reformed Church, Eleventh and Hunt
ingdon streets, tomorrow. At 9:30 Thomas
Law ton will address the Brotherhood and
at 10:30 the pastor will preach a special
sermon on "The Teacher' Tremendous
Tark," and all the officers and teachers
of the Sunday School are to attend. Prof.
C O. Althouse wilt address the Sunday
school in the afternoon, and In the even
ing at 7:15 the Home Department will
celebrate Its third anniversary, with Wil
liam Z Orubb, the superintendent .pre
siding. Tomorrow evening at 7:43 o'clock the
Ilev. Samuel P. Kelly, at the ren.ue.it
of the late Rev. William Smyth, will
deliver an address In St. Barnabas' Epis
copal Church, 6ith street and Haverford
avenue, on "The Life and Work of Bishop
WhtUker." The Rev. Mr. Kelly was
minister in charge of St. Barnabas for
11 years, and a lifelong friend of Bishop
Whltaker, having served under him for
12 years, In Nevada, Pennsylvania and
while In charge of St. Luke's, the Ameri
can students' chapel in the Latin quarter
of Paris, France.
The Young People" Chrstlan Union, of
the Seventh United Preshytertan Church,
Orthodox and Lelper streets, Frankford,
will hold a special rally on Tuesday even
ing at S o'clock. There will be speaking,
music and a social hour.
Rally day will be observed in the
Muhlenberg Lutheran Church, Broad and
Ruscomo streets, tomorrow, with special
programs at all the services.
The Men's Association of the First
Presbyterian Church, Lansdowne, at Its
first autumn meeting on Thursday even
ing, will hear a lecture by Dr. W. D
Kennedy, a physician of that borough, on
his own experiences and those of other
travelers In Europe during the present
war.
"Why Are Wars Permitted?" will be
the subject of a sermon to be preached
tomorrow morning by the Rev. John W.
Stockwell. pastor of the Church of the
New Jerusalem, Frankford, In that
church.
Tb.t Kv. Cieorfo Chalmers Richmond
Tw!ys.fTws!a.-s(!ijsj. v- V'ww'ir'
EASTERN PENITENTIARY AND "PREACHER WARDEN" McKENTY
will prench In St. John's Episcopal
Church, Third and Brown streets, tomor
row morning, on the subject, "The Wnr
and dud's Philosophy of It," and In the
evening his sermon will bo on "Tho Wnr
and the Papacy."
With tho addition of 10 new members
to the Ninth Presbyterian Church, 57th
street nnd Washington avenue, last week,
the congregntlon has been Increased 260
since the church removed to West Phila
delphia. With the feast of St Vincent de Paul
tomortow, the Novcna of Masses, started
a week ago In the Immaculate Concep
tion Church, East Chclten avenue, Gcr
mantown, will come to nn end.
Several new Episcopal bishops arc to be
chosen In the early future, nmong them
being one to 1111 the vacancy existing In
the diocese of New Jersey. The House
of Bishops is to meet next month In
Minneapolis, Minn., when missionary
bishops are to be chosen for Nevada,
Spokane nnd Cuba.
It has been stated that the practice of
ambitious dioceses to draw successful
men away from the mission fields to their
bishoprics Is to be discouraged, and, If
possible, stopped.
Beginning with October 11, tho Rev. Asa
J Fcry. pnstor of Bethany Temple Pres
l terian Church. 54th and Spruce streets,
Is to preach a series of sermons at tho
morning services on "The Old Theology
and the Now Religion." Next Sunday Is
to be members' day, nnd In the morning
the Rev. Mr. Ferry will preach on "Our
Glorious Herltnge." In the evening there
Is to bo a rally of the Brotherhood, and
nn address will be made by Franklin.
?pcncer Edmonds.
Rally day Is to be observed tomorrow
In Trinity United Evnngcllcal Church,
Duval and Baynton streeti, at nil the
services, nnd the Sunday School officials
are using all their efforts to have every
member prerent. The Rev. S. P. Erlsman,
of Allcntown, Is to speak at the Sunday
school exercises, and will preach both
morning and evening. At the Sunday
rchool nen Ices an address Is nlso to be
made by the Rev. J. D. Acker, who served
ns Its first pastor. A largo violin orches
tra, led by Prof. Walter Wilson, will fur
nish music. At 7 p. m. the K. L. C. E.
will be addressed by C. F. Fought, of the
Germantown Y. M. C. A., and Miss Mar
lon E. Bertolet will sing solos.
A course of evening rcrmons on "The
World's Debt to Christianity" Is being
preached in the Hermon Presbyterian
Church, Frankford, which Is working to
uphold Its reputntlon ns the "church
with the big welcome." Rally day Is to
be celebrated in tho Sunday school to
morrow, at which there Is to be admis
sion by ticket. Each ticket Is to form a
link in a chain. The first meeting of the
Brotherhood will be held next Tuesday
evening. Superintendent George W. Long,
of the Inasmuch Mission. Is to be the
speaker. Hermon Church has spent
nearly JJi.Of) in renovating the Interior
of tho edifice The auditorium Is now ex
ceedingly Inviting.
second call was Issued, there was every
Indication of patriotism everywhere, nnd
tho be-'t young men threw aside their
work In their olllccs, shops nnd stores
and ctillsttHl.
"Tho country Is conscious of tho
strongth thnt has come to her through
her territorial mjpport. Tho gencrnl bus
iness, hor Industry, commerco and mer
chandising, Is continuing, although, of
course, It has fallen off to some extent.
But thero has been no great boosting of
prices of necessities, largely, I believe,
becausu the Boards of Trudo organized
campaigns against price raising.
"Tho people of England look to Amer
ica as their friend, nnd the belief has been
expressed by some that, If necessary, the
United States would conic to her nlit to
save her from detent. However, there Is
no fear as to tho outcome of the con
llict among the English people. They
have not the slightest Idea that Germany
will try to Invnde the country, and they
think the battles will all be fought out
on the Continent."
Dr. Rccs said that there wa3 such
strict censorship over the English press
that he finds Americans are better in
formed regarding the progress of the war
than the people of London.
WAR AND BIBLE DISCUSSIONS
Meetings "Will Deal With Relation ol
Scriptures to Conflict.
Two meetings, the first In a series to
he held in Philadelphia and vicinity for
the purpose of presenting what, If any
thing, tho Bible has to say nbout the
present European war, are to be hold
tomorrow afternoon. One will take place
In Bethany Temple, 63d and Spruce
streets, this city, when the speaker will
be the Rov. Orson R. Palmer. The other
will be held In the State Street Church,
Sixth nnd State streets, Camden, when
the Rov. J. R. Schaefcr will speak. Both
meetings are to begin at 4 o'clock.
Tho topic for discussion at both meet
ings Is to bo "The Present War In the
Light of ,Prophccy What It May Mean
nnd What It Does Mean." Tho meetings
of the series are open to tho public and
are to be held under the auspices of the
Philadelphia School of the Bible, 1720
Arch street.
WARDEN M'KENTY
FIRM BELIEVER IN
THE PAROLE SYSTEM
PASTORATE OF 12 YEARS
TO HDMBLE GERMANY
ENGLAND'S OBJECT,
MINISTER BELIEVES
Rev. Dr. Rees, Former
Philadelphia Clergyman,
Back From Europe, De
clares Peace Not Yet in
Sight.
After five years' residence In England,
the Hov. Dr. George E. Rees, who scnod
as pastor of the Chestnut Street Baptist
Church, Fortieth and Chestnut streets,
for 37 years, has returned to Philadelphia
to spend the remainder of his life nmong
hid old friends. He arrived from Liverpool
on tho Olympic, whkh put in at New
York on Wednesday morning, and is now
staying with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C.
McCollonj, members of his former church,
at 44j'. Springlleld avenue. I it Rees, who
is on of the be.-n-known Baptist clergy
men in this city, has been living in New
port the last two years, and has been
preaching In and around Ixindon. He
brings with him many Interesting stories
of hi? observations In England since the
war started, nnd expreses3 fear that the
struggle may be long drawn out.
"Peace Is entirely out of the question
in the minds of the English people," de
clared Doctor Rees "All the discussions
of the probable end of the war through
peace agreements seem to have orig
inated in America. The people In Eng
land feel that there can be no end of the
war until Germany Is brought to her
knees. England has nut sent any of her
volunteers to the front, and it Is not
thought that she Intends doing so foi
probably six months or longer. Tho
who have gone are the regulars The be
lief Is general that the war will last ''
a long time, and England is taking tl
serious view of it Her volunteers, wi,
responded at the first call, are belli
trained for service, and the men belli
enlisted when 1 left were the (lower v,
the oung men of the country
"la tho beginning the people did rim
seem to awaken to the terrible meaning
of the declaration of war, and there was I
not a rtuh for enlistments, but when the '
Rev. Dr. Pohlman to Celebrate Anni
versary on Sunday.
The Rev. Dr. A. Pohlman will cele
brate the 12th anniversary of his work
ns pnstor of Temple Lutheran Church,
52d and Race streets, tomorrow with spe
cial sermons nnd services.
Since Doctor Pohlman became pastor
of the church Its membership has grown
from 10 to nearly 1000, and there nie now
9-13 in the Sunday school. The church
supports a missionary In Africa, has two
young men studying for the ministry at
Gettysburg, and two young women In
the Deaconess Home, Baltimore.
NEW LUTHERAN CHURCH
DEDICATED TOMORROW
A beautiful 2J,noo church, which has
Just been erected by tho congregation of
the Tabernacle Evangelical Lutheran
Church, at SOth and Spruce streets, Is to
be dedicated tomorrow morning with
elaborate exercises. The pastor, the Rev.
William J. Miller, Ji will b- in charge
and the sermon will be preached by th
Rev. Dr. H. II. Weber, of York, Pa., sec
retary of tho Lutheinn Board of Church
Extension. Theie will be special music
by tho church choir, and solos will be
sung by Mrs. W. A. Richer and E. M.
Nalll.
Previous to the morning services there
will be a Brotherhood service In tho old
church building nnd In the afternoon thu
Sunday School will assemblo thci.
and march to the new one. The Rev. in.
E. G. Miller, of Columbia, Pa., Is tc
preach in the evening and the soloists
for this service will be Mrs. J. I. Doils
and Dr. W. T. Kllllan. Tho dedication
service In the morning will begin at 10.1'
and the evening service will start at 7.11
Every evening during tho week then
will be special servkes in celebration n!
the dedication of the new building, n
Monday evening there will he a rceeptl
for meinbeis and friends of the congH
gatlon. Tuesday evening Is to bo "ncl-.l
boihood evening," Wednesday Is to l
Sunday school evening," Thurs.iuy i
nlng will be "Lutheiau evening," and
Frlddj evening a preparatory tt-rvlie v
be held In preparation for the sacrnmi i
of the Lord's Supper, which will folb
on Sunday, October 1.
Head of the Eastern Peni
tentiary Tells How Con
victs Are Made "Fit" to
Face Life Again.
Warden Robert McKcnty, of the East
ern Penitentiary, Is generally becoming
known ns "The Prencher Warden," nnd
It will not be surprising If some of tho
colleges and universities award him tho
degree of doctor of divinity before many
more commencement seasons pass. If
they do, they will certainly be giving
tho honor to a man who has done much
for the cause of good and to one who has
done moic preaching during the last few
years than have more than 30 per cent,
of the ordained clergymen In Philadel
phia. Hardly a day passes that does not carry
to "Bob" McKcnty (Who has ever heard
him called Robert?) stacks of Invitations
to Hpoak at all kinds of religious meet
ings, and tho warden loves so much to
talk "Practical Christianity" that ho can
alwnys be counted on to ncccpt Invita
tions to speak, unless he has mado pre
vious engagements for like service. During
last -winter he gave almoBt 000 tnlks at re
ligious meetings, and he has made a fair
start this season by addressing one after
another In the same day during early
September.
FOR "PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY."
"Practical Christianity" that's the
thing that "Bob" harps on from morning
until night nnd sometimes far Into the
night, for many are the times when It
Is after midnight when he arrives home
from the outskirts of the city, where
he has been driving home some of his
"common sense" arguments In the hope
thnt thero may be sufficient aid to great
ly reduce his official family.
When ho beenme warden, six years
ngo, one of the first things SIcKcnty did
was to make friends with the prisoners
and to try to make men of them, so that
when they had finished their terms they
would not dart out the big Iron doors
like frightened wild animals, and, with
hanging heads nnd fear of the criticism
of their one-time friends, sock some den
in the Tenderloin or slum, where they
might forever hldo themselves from
tho?e they had known.
"Bob" wns a member of the city de
tective forco for 20 years, and Director
of Public Safety before he assumed his
duties within the stone walls, and he
tltclnred a day or two ngo that he knew
that the majority of the ox-convlcts
sought some hiding place In the slums,
with the result that most of them fell
back into tho company of other ex-con-vlcts
and tho kind of crowds that had
sent thtm "up" first, nnd every soon they
were back In the cells again.
Because of those observations. Warden
McKunty was n strong advocate of the
law permitting the parolo of prisoners,
which was adopted by the State Legis
lating In 191s, mnl, notwithstanding the
frequent criticisms thnt have been
heard against the system, the records in
the penitentiary ofilco show that It has
been n wonderful aid to those trying to
reform the convicts and to make real
men of them. But. would It have been
Mich a success without Warden McKcnty
to prennro tho men -for It? In answer
' this question, stop a moment nnd
r what he has to soy about the work,
.il then tho render may decide.
MADE CONVICTS FIT.
'The first thing to be done, as I saw
' " said the warden, "after I came up
re, in order to make the parole b-s-in
u success, was to start lo make the
ilsi,ners fit to be paroled. With the pos
ihle exception of the difficulties that
wonvlcts used to havo In obtaining
i'il, there was nothing so much against
'.' Ir reformation ns their Inability to do
y definite thing well. For this reusou
(turfed to work to see thnt every nun
given a chanco to learn some trade
it would make his future, when he
'i us, of service to himself and to the
"ild.
"Not only have we established voca
tional schools, but wo teach the foreign
ers lo read and write the English lan
guage, and permit all who desire to
study and learn anything they may want
It Is even possible for them to become
electrical or civil engineers, for we have
correspondence courses In such practical
work, and the men are glad to take ad
vantage of tho opportunities.
"Now, besides fitting tho men for work
at some specific trade or profession, we
also do something elso for them. Wo
permit them to apply their trades during
their spare time nt making various arti
cles for sale, and theso they dispose of
for good prices. Their funds are depos
ited In one of tho largest savings banks
In Philadelphia, and when tho prisoners
leave most of them have a falr-slzcd roll
of bills to tnko with them.
PUTS HOPE INTO MEN.
"Both these things make them hold up
their heads nnd feel like men who can
look the world squarely In the face and
begin again, determined to accomplish
something because they do not have the
handicap of having no skill or ability for
any definite thing that will mnke them
self-supporting and able to support their
oft-times unfortunate families.
"Now, let us see what the parole sys
tem does for tho men who Rre fitted for
honest employment. The law icqttlrcs
thnt the men must havo employment
and must havo responsible persons
to .stand as their moral backers after they
have finished their minimum scntenco
In here. What is tho result of thls7 In
stead of tho men going out like whipped
dogs nnd diving Into tho first den they
can find in tho Tenderloin, they inarch
out with their china In tho nlr and with
n look of hopefulness on their faces.
"They've got Jobs! They are probably
going to receive blggor envelopes for
their work than they have ever received
In their lives, and perhaps their first hon
est dollars nro before them. They havo
certain feelings of Independence and self
respect. And wo havo found that when
they leave under these circumstances
they seldom come back, and ns our re
ports show, they make good In their work
and become citizens of value in the
world."
After this little talk Warden McKenty
proudly turned over the pages of the re
ports on paroled prisoners, and here Is
what wns found:
Since 1809, when the law went Into
effect, prisoners paroled, between 1000 nnd
1100; about 125 returned for breaking
parole rules; 12 returned and asked to
be taken back, because they felt the need
of more of the Influence they had had
whllo prisoners, and feared that they
might do something very wrong; 35 have
been recommitted to this prison or sent
to some other penal Institution for some
later crime, and nil others more than
000 of them have been reporting regu
larly, working and living respectable
lives.
KEEPS HIS EYE ON THEM.
Among them are many who have
Worked out their parole period, but the
warden keeps an eye on them, nnd knows
that they are doing well. Several of tho
men paroled are In business ono or two
of them well known here and are mak
ing profits of as much as '$1200 every
month, and the average earnings of the
men on parole 13 f0 a month. This Is be
lieved to be a fair wage when It Is con
sidered that most of them are working
In the country or small towns and cities.
Every one of the men who enme back
for tho protection of tho warden had
allowed "rum" to got the better of them,
and practicnlly every one who was
brought back for breaking parole rules
was found to have fallen from his
straight path because of drink, Warden
McKenty avers.
Directly or indirectly "Tho Preacher
Warden" declares, "rum" sends almost
every prisoner to the penltentlnry, and
he has turned the convicts against It
so much that more than E00 of thorn,
without his knowledge, signed a petition,
which Is to be presented to the State
Legislature tho coming winter, asking
that the sale of liquor be topped.
"Bob" is n firm believer in religious
freedom, nnd only a few months ago
Mnsses were first said within the prison
walls for the Catholic prisoners, nnd now-
each Sunday there are services con
ducted by Protestnnt clergymen and
Catholic priests, nnd the Jewish rabbis
also held services for tho Hebrew pris
oners during the New Year holidays Just
past. Any religion is good, so long as
it stands for the right, declares tho war
den, and it is the "practical Christianity"
that counts most.
HELPFULNESS IS BEST.
" 'Practical Christianity' means unself
ish helpfulness," says Warden McKen
ty, "And that is what Is needed most
among the church people to keep men
out of prison, nnd to make men out of
prisoners when they get out. Church
people can do most to keep men out by
practicing what they preach. Tho little
things they do during the weekdays go
toward pointing the way for the tempted
to right living than all the big things
the church people can do on Sundays.
"Instead of criticising tho unfortunates
IIKMOIOUR NOTICK.1
the church people should try to W
them, for there In always good In evVi
man, and 'practical Christianity ghmiM
pull them up Instead of turning th
down and making them feel that no tI?
son cares for them and that It m.iui.
not to any ono what becomes of them
When a man does somo small thin
that Is not Just right the best way !'
break him of It Is to assist him J!
treat him klndly-apply the brotherhood
rule. That's the best way. Tho ehS
brotherhoods have dono much to heln i,
In our parole work, they are helping ,,!
every day; but they can do much moM
for us and bo of still greater service 11
helping their brothers to become men
that they may never como Into prison
ItEMOIOUS NOTICES
Mcthodlit Episcopal
nifttnr.tF nw mt t .. . .
"risrffl.!$!sat.
in.S 1(cv. GJadatono Holm will Drwrh .. '
Olrdlnff nn tho Harness." ThV iA.2 ?
..... ..,....,, m.unji nticcim mump.
fit A ti t .i.-a .,mi, ..... .
w....x..u w-viM.i uuiiiNM, aiinmtr
DOCTOR 11UUNS """""
rilKACHEB
lUiTO nnl B
Music, by Vented Hoy Choir.
Ulrtcllon of 11. n. d1 Daniel.
'snow xn
A I if Ai'rOtrt' f-iiitt tiTViT
. " "' v li.'JlHlllUIl
rark nve. and Norrla nt.
",, KOllKUT IIAONCLL,
ih rjbii
I0:ai)-"1HIT.M1"B PLEA,
mm i?ATiiipr ,, "'
T.M-" Tin; SAFE MAIKHN,"
A Sonnon on "Safety Pint
MONTHI.Y MUSICAlSEHVioB
Thee7" from K IMIi." nnd a Jolo by m
Dr lUgnell's Illhle Clnys for men, 2-M n
Itev. H. n . JOIIN&On" Mlnl,ter.
1'renchlng 1030 and 7:ln. H. s . ""in
rial antlierlng of men nt 7:43 to hear Dr 1i
A. Mumer. of India, who will Jeliiir ' iff'
famous jungle talk. Special ilnslnihy !&
VAUMnacVbT FiTli below ' oxiorTv-
Crowell.-tO:so.Il.A. Musser, "The "tJrosV Jz
jhc Trident." 7:11, "Tho HlhtulneaT f affl
New Jerusalem (Swedenborglttnl "
Kverybody Is welcome. " "'
Presbyterian
and Arch. Tho Ilev. Clarenei ft.?
Macartney preach nt lo?45 on "ijJK.
Challcngo toFnlthnnd Couraec." ''''",'
Franklin t. and Colcmbla avo. '"'"" m
?k, ZHD "KTZBI. COl'P. Pastor.
10..1O a. m.- bacrament of tho Lord'a SupDr.
J! Monlh'n . end mus c by the Choir
2:30 p. m.-Pnbbatli School: 7 p. m c n
lpu nro cortllajjy mvlted to nil servleti '
South ITtli street and KlnRscssfng aven",
Jllnlnter, TIib Ilev. JOHN T. Ittrfivn I) h.
IOM.'i a. in. "Provo and Hold Fast.1'
HjjPjin. "They Had Ileen With Jesus."
1 ' Ji1! lS ' '"JfHHVTBiiiAN ciiuncTi '
J.lti nnd Wharton sta.
Mlnlter. Ilev. J. QUAY DOLTON, D n
"s.Vtant.ILLIAM rAYLOn CAllDWELL.
10:4,1 a. m. Itev. Caldwell will preach.
,:4r. p. m. Itev. Dr. Boltnn.SubJect, "Tin
""r " anitiivtin VH.CH).
st. tai'i. l'ltijsiiYTnitiAN ciiuncn
Baltimore avo , corner SOth st.
Ilev .1. DEVjntHKlE I.EK, D. D., Minister.
10:45 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. Public WorhlS,
Doc.or I-eo 111 preach at both services.
2::t0 p. m., fSrndcd Dlblo School.
nuuy uuy scrviLC.
TAIIEltNACLK CIIU11C11
West l'hlla. Chestnut at .17th st.
nev. JOHN ALLAN linAlIt, D. D Minister
11 a. m. "America's Challengo to Christian
8 p. in. "Has Christianity Broken Down!"
Sunday School. 2':i0 p. m. C. E. Society. 7pm.
M)Uif,NO rilESUYTEItlAN CHUiTciT
42d nnd I'Ino sts
JAS. KAMSAY SWAIN, Minister.
11 Worship. Sermon, "FINDING SANC-
2:45 llaily Day Exercises of the Dibit
School.
New scholars cordially Invited.
8 Worship. Sermon. "THE Cll'IDANCE OP,
GOD TIIltrU'OH THE WAIl COl'NTIUEs'
OF nUHOPE," by Itev. L. W. Eckafd.
ConKrcKatlonat Meeting, Wednesday, at 8.
l'repnratory Service Friday nt 8.
If you aro looking for n church home,
"Coma ihou and nil thy house."
1'rotestnnt Episcopal
Ilptlt
citESTMJT BTItEET IIAl'IiST CilUKCII
Chestnut st , west of 40th.
UKOHOi: D. ADAMS. D. D Pastor.
0-4.1 Brotherhood of A. and P.
10..IO a m Worship nnd hermon by Pastor.
12 m. Sunday School cession.
8 P. m Wnrshlpand Sermon by Pastor.
FIFTH BAPTIST CIIUItCH, Spring "Onrden
and Ihth sts.. Itev. W. yuay Iloitello. Ph
D., D. O.. Pstor.-10:3u a. m "Spiritual
InhlbUlona"; 7:4.1 p. m., "Itedecmlne tho
SECOND, BAITIST HELI'INO-HANI)" cLaTs
meets 2:10. 7lh below lllrard ae.. John C.
Sayre. leader. "Seven Years as a Class." On
Friday night. Seventh Anniversary Celebra
tion of the Class. Ilev, Elmer Ponell, Mr,
John W. Levering, William J. Plckott, Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Haea and John C. Sayro
will speak. Solos, duels, quartet nnd quintet
sIiikIhe. e'hurch Choir selection, violins and
cornets, children's specialties, cliurua slni
lnK, etc. William II. Mlntier, Musical HI
reitor. William It, Young, assistant. Public
welcome.
BAPliST TEMPI.E. Broad and Berks.
itrs.-iEi.i, if conweli.. pastor
Murnlng. I0.1. Bible Krhool, 2 :tn. i;v , 7.30.
MAItli: STONE I.ANOSTON
celebrated OltATOKIO I ON nt.M.TO
will nn.lt at the Evening Seivli'e.
Dr I'onwvll will priarli morning .v. evenlne.
Organ IteclUI, 7 1.1 Wm Powell Tvvadell.
tJiin.nltt and Muslial Dim-tor.
PARISH OF ST. LUKE
,,.,, AND THE EPiniANT
13th st. below Spruce.
Ilev. DAVID M. STEELE, Hector,
hn m.llolv Communion.
10 n. m. Sunday School.
11 a. m. Morning Prajer nnd Sermon.
4 p. m. Evening Prayer. Anthem and Ad
dress.
Tho Rector will prench.
rriPIIANY CHAPEL I
17th and Summer sts.
8. CO a. m. Holy Communion.
11.00 n. m. Morning Prayer nnd Sermon.
2:4 p. m. Sunday School.
8:00 p. m. Evenlne Prayer nnd Sermon.
nev. Charles I- Hlggs will preach. '
st. maiik's cnimcii '
Kith and LocuM uts.
The P.ov. ELLIOT WHITE, Hector.
Sunday 7 nnd 11 a. m. and .1 p. m.
Dally 7 and 0 a. m. and5 p. m.
ST. tlEOHUE'S, illot nnd Haul ave , Ilev. 0.
Ia Pla Smith. 7 :30,. 10:30 and 7 .V.O.
ST JOHN'S, Brown hclow 3d. Dr. Illclimonl
preaches to morrow. 10:30. 7:4.1. Evenlnr
subject: "The War nnd tho Papacy."
Iteformed
rillST N. A. 1.1th and Dauphin sts. Itev
JOHN U, IIICKH. Pastor. 10.3O, llarveit
Home Service: 2:30, Sunday School IUIIxi
H Service .
Iteformed Episcopal
OUIt HEDEEMEIl. 10th nnd Oxford sts.
AUOI'STl'S E. BAHNF.TT. Hector.
EveiUnsjJIasNapolcon ('onquejed Christ"
Spiritualist
Miis: zoLLEit LiTiTS will . condiiciJ
meetings, Sunday evening. 8. o'clock, 1!.J
coiumuia avo. Herman nnu unKiii.
SvvedcnborKlan
SED"NEVJEnUSALEM.
Unltnrlan
FIHST DNITAIUAN. 212.1 Chestnut it. fl.
C. K. St. John, Minister. 11 a. m... tns
minister will preach on "Light on the Part"
ness of Tnda j1': S p. m , Itev. F, A, TaglU
laleln will prench In Italian.
Oin-vllD AVE. (1.120). ItEV K. EVANS.
10.4.1. "Efficiency." 7:4.1, I.ci-turc and dli
cu3s'nn, "Causes of European WarL.
Hretlirrn
riitsT ciicncii of hhetiihen"
Dauphin above Broad.
Ilev. JKO. D. KIWS liegl
eglna Pastorate.
CnnxrrKutlonal
flfvf
7"
f7 . 1.4TX rv!T.
I ENTJIAL I'ili'lirH. isih and (ireen.
Itev, W. V. BEHO, Pastor.
Preaching by the Pastor, 11 a. in. and 8 p. in
Junior I'linsregatlon In connection with the
Morning Servlie.
U.4.1 a. m. Blblo School Hrcclal Ilally Day
l W 1 HIH
Ilrrel lllilille Illhle Classes
CRENEL DIDDLE BIBLE CLASSES.
Interdenominational Progressive,
tine near yuu.
General offkei, 1!U7 Mt. Vernon st,
franklin Homo
tANKLIN HOME Foil TIIB REFORMA
rinN OF INEBRIATES. Ull-n l-ocu.t st,-
.Sunday.!. S p. m. bervlee conduct. J by Rev.
J F. Ohl. ' "'
I.uthcrun
TABERNACLE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Handsome edifice at 59th and Spruce streets, West Philadelphia, to be
dedicated tomorrow morning,
tsSlAH LUTHERAN.
Thj Friendly Church,"
lutli anl JtlUr.on sts.
ItANIEL fc. WEUII.E. Tastor, will preach.
.0 M) a. in.. 7 45 p in.
Rally Day In the UlMe School. 2 .10 p. m.
Einll F. Schmidt, Violinist of the l'hlla. Or
chestra. Edni Harwood Raugher, Soprano Soloist, at
the cvenlny servUe.
TAIIERNACLE. fWth and Spruce-Wra J.MIN
lerL Jr 10 45. 7 45 d. 8 2 U) p m
TEMPLE. 62d and Race Rev A Pohluiau.
M. p.. 10 30 a ro., 2 30 and T 45.
Tns Pastor celebrates his 12th anniversary to
morrow with special strvlce. '
I
I'nlteiinrethren .
SECOND fllt'RCH. Itev, S C Enck. D. !..
Pastor, 5!ith i Catharfne ts, Services: 10.
Sunday School 11 n m & 8 p m I'rcarMnr.
CnlvirrallNt
RESTORATION. 17th and Master st... JOtl.-
CLARENCE LEE D. D -10 43, Fervl.eanl
Sermon, 2 'O. Sunday School .
Young .Men's Christian Association ,
CENTRAL BRANCH. 1421 Arch st , If Weil'
Inutoii Wend, author-traveler, buslnes man,
will speak 4 p m. eioud music Mr Mi
ton, png leader. Strangers wel.'ome ,
WTVf PRANCII. 32d and Sansom sts 4 p
niass-mretlns for m-n. addressid b; l.uv.
E. W. Stlllnun. Pastor Wharlon nircit 31.0,
church. Musi'- by Henry W Levvfa.
Miscellaneous
"THE PRESENT WAR IN THE M0I1 I
OF PROPHECY"
What It miy mean and
what it does not mean
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 O'CLOCK
BETHANY TEMPLE
Flflty.thlrd and Spruce sts.
Ilev. ORSON R. PALMER. Speaker
and
STATE STREET CHURCH
Sixth and State Ms , Camden,
New Jersey.
Rev, J. R. SCHAKFKR. Speaker
Theso meetings, wllh other that "','?!
low aro arranged In order t' I1"?1 ', ibs
If anxliliu'. Ihe Bible has u'"'"1 ',,"
pre.ent Eurore.in war Ivenhudy '''?.
Aiisplit of ihe Philadelphia Sitvol ot
lllbfe 1720 Areh ut.
REV. rTMr" STEARNS will resume ro".','".
lor tho tud of thu international I nlforra
Sunfe) School i.ess'in everj Thurta
ginning October 8. 1014 at 4 P m. In w
Hall of the American Sunday fa h ol lw
1M0 Chestnut t -
ih:neoi.em' associations
bhthanTnchoiiaue for ""'if-ooS'i?
Women. 30 N. lh t . MIf M ""S1
auperintrnelcot. Donation . of '
clothe, cash, etc., thankfully accepts
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