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CHURCHES AND THEIR WORKERS - RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES OF ALL DENOMINATIONS
"BILLY" SUNDAY'S
PLAN OF WINTER
CAMPAIGN IN CITY
Ministers Will Discuss Pro
gram of Evangelist's Work
at Central Y. M. C. A. on
Monday.
Initial plans for tho campaign to bo
waged by "Billy" Sunday, the baseball
evangelist, In thin city the coming win
ter, will be discussed at a mass meet
ing of the ministers of tho city In the
Central Y. M. C. A. on Monday at 11
o'clock. The Itcv. Georgo G. Dower,
who ai secretary of Mr. Sunday's
campaign In Scranton last year, will be
present nnd outline the propram It Is
hoped to carry out to make the meet
ings In Philadelphia greater successes
than any the evangelist has ever held.
There has been much discission of
the after-effect of the Sunday visits,
nnd, following an cxtenslvo study of
Sunday's methods nnd their Immediate
and after-effects In Scranton, the Rev.
Asa J. Ferry, pastor of the Bethany
Temple Presbyterian Church, 63d nnd
Spruce streets, has prepared the follow
ing statement of his observations for
EvKNixa Ledorh readers:
"It was my privilege to visit Scranton
during tho Sunday meetings, and I was
thoroughly convinced that Mr. Sunday
was producing results, but 1 had some
doubts ns to their permanence. I was,
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How often we hear people nay:
"I'm bo sorryl If I had only knownl
I can't forget my mistake," nnd
scores of other expressions, of regret
because of their failures. We see
thorn going about with hanging heads,
frowning brows and sadness written
on their faces.
Aro you ono of these? We sincerely
hopo you aro not.
If a man's mind Is filled constantly
with thoughts of "what might have
heon" thcro will be no room with him
for thoughts of "what Is to be."
Every man must build his futuro
on thoughts of It. No one should
waste his tlmo living with regrets,
for, ns tho poet hns said:
"Tlmo's tho thing life's mRde of."
And no matter how, great may bo
tho regrets over our past we can llvo
worth-whlto lives only by keeping
ourselves strong nnd ambitious by em
ploying Uie Btrength that comes
through looking out for tomorrow.
Nothing has ever been gained by
nny man through living In tho sad
ness of his yesterdays.
Wo once henrd n hoary-headed pro
fessor a philosopher say:
"Young men, don't talk when you
liavo nothing to say. Words aro of
such great value that Idle talk crowds
out thoughts that may do Invaluable
good."
Just so with our thoughts. Let u
prevent tho useless ones of regret
from crowding out of our minds those
noble ambitions that make us of scr
vieo to our fellows nnd ourselves nnd,
therefore, men In fact ns well as In
name.
Let us follow tho path that lends
through tho valley of hopo, where the
sunshino of happiness Is sifted gently
through tho broad branches on oak
trees of thought. PHILLIPS.
BIDDLE BIBLE CLASSES BUSY
THE REV. W. A. SUNDAY
Former baseball player, who has
become a great evangelist. He is to
conduct a campaign here the coming
winter.
therefore, greatly pleased to have the
opportunity of studjing them at first
hand while supplying the First Presby
terian Church during the summer. Tho
following facts specially Impressed me:
"First. Billy Sunday had made It easy
to talk about religion Months nfter the
campaign one could approach the ques
tion of personal religion, via the 'Billy
Sunday route,' with almost any one, and
almost anywhere The dinner tables of
rich and poor alike, the stores and of
fices, the hotels" nnd restaurants, the
street cars and trains, tho mines them
selves, all seemed to offer open doors
Into the religious world. It wns ns msy
to talk religion as to talk war. and een
the war Itself could not forco out the
greater Interest.
"Second. Billy Sunday had electrified
tho churches and their members.
Churches that almost, If nor quite, had
closed their doors previous summers,
were not only open, but well attended.
The prayer meetings were splendidly at
tended. The mn's Blblo classes were
particularly large. At tho FlrM Church,
where previously there had been no sum
mer prayer meetings, probably the avor
go attendance was 100, while tho 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 50. The church congregations were
phenomennl. Tho spirit all through the
church was most enthusiastic.
"Thlrd.-Billy Sunday had changed the
lives of multitudes of men. I saw mon
of all sorts, from the superintendents of
mines to the mine laborers, rich and poor,
educated and Ignorant, young and old.
who had been tru.y 'born again.' Fomo
of them had been notorious sinners, and
now are Just as notorious saints. The
Patagoniau train hitters wero In thf First
Church on two Sunday evenings and told
stories of changed Hi-ps that were simplv
marvelous. But tho work hud touched
all classes,
Fourth. Billy Sunday had Insured
the continuation of the revival b teach
ins men tho possibility and tho Joy of
personal work, and by enrolling them in
Bible classes and workers' bands. Tho
revival has been carried on In a manner
periecuy amazing oy groups of 'trail
hitters' and others until the whole ra.
glon around has been affected for good
And the end i not yet. You ought to
hear these men whon they come to Phila
delphia next month.
'Fifth. The success of tho Billy Sun.
day meeting vvas in no .small iLgivo de
pendent upon the work done before he
came, especlully tho effect f the cut.
tage Iraer meetings held all over the
city. That Is a word to the wise who
desire to Jinvo part in the Philadelphia
'Slith.-I am personally convinced that
Billy Sunday has been raised up y ood
for this work, and that only God's power
working through Mm can account for the
results. This la God's work, and it s
marvelous In our eyes."
Y, M, O. A. NOTES
The first of the autumn series of meet
ings In the Central Branch V M. C A.
will be addressed In the auditorium to
morrow afternoon at i o'clock by IJ
Wellington Wood, known as 'The Christ
tlan Salesman " S. II. Borell, violinist,
will furnish tpecial music, and Thomas
II. Lawton uill lead the singing.
Mr. Iawtou, who is one of Philadel
phia's foremost Bible stuiiy leaders, will
again lead the popular Sunday afternoon
"drop In" study claw at the Central
Branch. The clam will meet eath Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock, starting on
October i.
A course In wireless telegraphy Is to
tie taught in the West Hiam-li Y. M ('A.
during this winter. J. Cllntun Buck, chair
man of the Kduction.il Committee, has
presented a wlrrlew outilt to the asso
ciation, and Stewart W CUrlel. educa
tional director, intends to employ an is-
pert teacher There will be 3-' subjects
taught in the West Branch school this
-chooi resx.
Number of Meetings Are Scheduled
For the Morrow.
The annual autumn meeting of the di
recting first vlco presidents and counsel
lors of the Dre.tcl BIddle Bible Classes
of tho Middle Atlantic States will be held
at the summer homo at Lansdowno this
evening. There will ho about SIX) men
from Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Delawaro
nnd' Philadelphia In attendance. The Itev.
Dr. Floyd W. Tomklns, International
chaplain nnd chairman of the advisory
board, will preside, and A. J. Dxexel Bid
die will speak. Plans for the winter's
work will bo made.
A city rally Is to be held at Palmcrton,
ra., tomorrow, when H. Frederick Wil
son, managing director of the Middle At
lantic States, and J. DeWltt Jobborn, In
ternational director of Held 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, nt which the Rev. Mor
gan A. Peters, pastor of the First Re
formed Church, of Palmcrton, will por
slde. C. Alvln Sp.i!de. captain of the Holy
Trinity baseball team of the Bible
Classes' League, will speak at tho men's
meeting at D:30 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing on "The Influence of Christian Teach
ings on tho Baseball Field."
The first of a series of round tnble
conferences of the teachers of the Dre.xel
BIddle classes In Camden will be held
in Trinity Methodist Church, Camden, on
Thursday night. Mr. BIddle nnd E. H.
Mills will lead In the talks. The meet
ings of tin series will be open to all.
Mr. BIddle will be the preacher at
tho evening service In Wiley Methodist
Chuieh, Camden, tomorrow night.
RELTGTOUS BREVITIES
Mrs. Benjamin F. Kunkel has hod a
et of chimes placed In the memorial
organ in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church.
Broad and Mt. Vernon streets. Tho Rev.
Pr. Edwin Heyl Delk will preach to
morrow on "A Christian Agnostic," and
I at the evening service on " 'Safety First'
Plus." Preparatory services will bo
held on Friday evening.
Reunion day will be observeJ in the
Bible school of Trinity Reformed Church.
Broad and Venango streets, tomorrow
afternoon at 2 30 o'clock. Tho Rev. Dr.
J. M. Isenbcrg. the pafetor. will speak,
and there will je an address by the Rev.
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 tho hall of the American Sunday
School Union, 1S1G Chestnut street, a: 4
p. m., on October S. The meetings will
be held at the same hour each Thurs
day. Tho 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 ho will preach
to the raemhers of the beneficial depart
ment of Robert Bryan Post, No firt, of
the Grand Army. Prof. Fred Smith and
his choir will furnlnh special music.
Rally day Is to bo observed nt Ornro
Reformed Church. Eleventh and Hunt
ingdon streets, tomorrow. At 9:." Thomas
Lawton will address tho Brotherhood nnd
at 11:10 the pastor will preach a sperial
termon on "The Teachers' Tremendous
Tank," and all the officers and teachers
of the Sunday School are to attend. Prof.
C O. Althouse will address the Sunday
school in the afternoon, and In tho oven
Ins at ": the Homo Department will
celebrate Its third anniversary, with Wil
liam 7i Grubb, the superintendent .pre
siding.
Tomorrow evening at 7:45 o'clock the
Rev. Samuel P. Kelly, nt the request
of the late Rev. William Smyth, will
deliver an address in St. Barnabas' Epls-
copal Church. Clth street and Hnverford
avenue, un "The Life and Woik of Bishop
Whitakei " The Rev. Mr. Ivlly was
minister In charge of St. Barnabas for
11 years, and a lifelong friend of Bishop
Whltaker, having served under him for
32 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's Chrstlan Union, of
the Seventh United Presbyterian Church,
Orthodox and Leiper streets, Frankford,
will hold a special rally on Tuwday even
ing at 8 o'clock. There will be speaking,
music and a feocial hour.
Rally day will be observed In the
Muhlenberg Lutheran Church, Broad and
Ruscomb 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.
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"Why Are Wars Permitted?-' will be
the subject of a sermon to be preached
tomorrow morning by the Rev. John W
Slockwell, pastor of the Church of the
New Jerusalem, Frankford, in that
church.
I The Rev. George Chalmers Richmond
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EASTERN PENITENTIARY AND "PREACHER WARDEN" McKENTY
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will preach in St. John's Episcopal
Church, Third nnd Brown streets, tomor
row morning, on tho subject, "Tho War
nnd God's Philosophy of It," and In the
evening his sermon will be on "The War
and the Papacy."
With tho addition of 10 new members
to the Ninth Presbyterian Church, 57th
street and Washington avenue, last week,
tho congregation has been Increased 2G0
since tho church removed to West Phila
delphia. With tho feast of St. Vincent de Taul
tomorrow, the Novcna of Musses, started
a week ago In tho Immaculate Concep
tion Church, East Chelten avenue, Ger
mantown, will como to nn end.
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Several new Episcopal bishops are to be
chosen In the early future, among them
being one to fill tho vacancy existing In
tho diocese of New Jersey. Tho House
of Bishops Is to meet next month In
Minneapolis, Minn., when missionary
bishops aro 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. Ferry, pastor of Bethany Temple Pres
byterian Church. 54th and Spruce streets.
Is to preach a series of sermons nt tho
morning services on "The Old Theology
and tho New Religion." Next Sunday is
to be members' day, and In the morning
tho Rev. Mr. Ferry will preach on "Our
Glorious Heritage." In the evening thero
Is to bo a rally of the Brotherhood, and
nn address will be made by Franklin
?pencer Edmonds.
Rally day Is to be observed tomorrow
in Trinity United Evnngelical Church,
Duval and Baynton streets, at all tho
services, nnd the Sunday School officials
are using all their efforts to have every
member prcrent. The Rov. S. P. Erlsman,
of Allentown, is to speak at the Sunday
school exercises, and will preach both
morning and evening. At the Sunday
school -id-vices an address Is also to be
made by the Rev. J. D. Acker, who served
as Its first pastor. A large violin orches
tra, led by Prof. Walter Wilson, will fur
nish music. At 7 D. m. the K. L. C. E.
will be addressed by C. F. Fought, of the
Germantown Y. M. C. A., and Miss Mar
ion E. Bertolet will sing solos.
A course of evening sermons on "The
World s Debt to Christianity" is being
preached In tho Hermon Presbyterian
Church, Frankford, which Is working to
uphold Its reputation ns the "church
with tho big welcome." Rally day is to
bo celebrated in the Sunday school to
morrow, nt which there is to be admis
sion by ticket. Each ticket Is to form a
link In a chain. Tho first meeting of the
BrotlK-rhood will be held next Tuesday
evening. Superintendent George W. Long,
of the Innomurh Mission, Is to be the
speakf-r. Hermon Church has spent
nearly Jjn.OOO In renovating the Interior
of tlie edifice. The auditorium is now ex
ceed'ngly inviting
second call was Issued, Uioro wns every
indication of patriotism everywhere, nnd
tho best young men threw asldo their
work in their offices, shops and stores
and enlisted.
"Tho country Is conscious of tho
strength that has come to her through
her territorial support. Tho general bus
Inoss, her Industry, commcrco and mer
chandising, is continuing, although, of
courso, it haa fallen oft to some extent.
But thero has boon no great boosting of
prices of necessities, largely, I believe,
becauso tho Boards of Trado organized
campaigns against price raising.
"Tho people of England loolc to Amer
ica ns their friend, nnd the belief has been
expressed by some that, If necessary, tho
United States would como to her aid to
savo her from defeat. However, thcro Is
no fear ns to tho outcome of tho con
flict among tho English people. They
liavo not the slightest Idea thnt Germany
will try to Invade tho country, nnd they
think the battles will all be fought out
on the Continent."
Dr. Rees said that there was such
strict censorship over tho English press
that ho finds Americans are better In
formed regarding the progress of the war
than tho people of London.
WAR AND BIBLE DISCUSSIONS
WARDEN M'KENTY
FIRM BELIEVER IN
THE PAROLE SYSTEM
Meetings Wll Deal "With Relation of
Scriptures to Conflict.
Two meetings, the first In a scries to
he held In Philadelphia nnd vicinity for
tho purpose of presenting what. If any
thing, tho Bible hns to say nbout the
present European war, aro to be held
tomorrow afternoon. One will tnke placo
In Bethany Templo, 53d and Spruce
streots, this city, when tho speaker will
bo tho Rev. Orson R. Palmer. The other
will be held In the Stato Street Church,
Sixth nnd Stato streets, Camden, whon
the Rev. J. R. Schaefer will speak. Both
meetings aro to begin at 4 o'clock.
Tho topic for discussion at both meet
ings is to be "The Present War In tho
Light of Prophecy What It May Mean
and What It Does Mean." Tho meetings
of tho series aro open to tho public nnd
nre to be held under the auspices of the
Philadelphia School of the Blblo, 1720
Arch street
PASTORATE OF 12 YEARS
TO HUMBLE 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 Bev. Dr. George E. Rees, who berved
as pastor of tho Chestnut Street Baptist
Church, Fortieth and Chestnut htreets.
for 37 years, has returned to Philadelphia
to spend the remainder of his life among
his o'd friends. Ho ni rived from Liverpool
on tho Olympic, which put in at Now
York on Wednesday morning, and is now
staying with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C.
McOollom, members of his former church,
at t'Mi riprlngfiold nVenue Lr. Rees, who
is ono of the best-known Baptist clergy
men in this city, has bet-n living In New
port the last two years, and has been
preaching In and around slxindon. He
brings with htm many Interesting stories
of hii observations in England since the
war started, and c-xpresoss fear that the
struggle may be long drawn out.
1'c.aie la ntirel 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
peaco agreements seem to have orig
inated in Am-rlra. The people In Eng
land feel that there can he no end of the
war until Germany is brought to her
knees. England has not tent any of her
volunteers to the front, and It Is nut
thought that she Intends doing so for
probably iix months or longer. Thus,
who have gone are the regulars. The be
lief li general that the war will last im
a long time, and England Is taking th.
serious view of it Her volunteers, wb
responded at the first call, are bt-in
trained for service, and the men bun,
enlisted when I left were the flower u
tho young men of tho country
"In tho beginning the people did nt
seem to awaxen to he terrible meaning
Rev. Dr. Pohlman to Celebrate Anni
versary on Sunday.
Tho Rev. Dr. A. Pohlman will cele
brate the 12th anniversary of his work
as pastor of Temple Lutheran Church,
C2d and Race streets, tomorrow with spe
cial sermons and services.
Slnco Doctor Pohlman became pastor
of tho church its membership has grown
from 40 to nearly 1000, nnd there are now
!. In the Sunday school. The church
supports a missionary In Africa, has two
young men studying for tho ministry at'
ui-iijauurg. ana two young women in
tho Deaconess Home, Baltimore.
NEW LUTHERAN CHURCH
DEDICATED TOMORROW
A beautiful K5,000 church, which has
Just been erected by tho congregation of
the Tabernncle Evangelical Lutheran
Church, at Kith and Spruce streets, is to
be dedicated tomorrow morning with
elaborate exercises. The pastor, tho Rov.
William J. Miller, Jr., will be In charge
and tho sermon will be preached by the
Rov. Dr. H. II. Weber, of York, Pa., tec
rotary of the Lutheran Board of Church
Extanslon. Thoio will bo j-peclal music
by tho church choir, and solas will be
hung by Mrs. XV. A. Bleber and 15 M
Nuill.
Previous to the morning services thero
will be a Brotherhood horvlco in tho old
church building nnd In the nftcinoon tho
Sunday School will assemble there
nnd march to the new one. Tho Rev. Dr
E. G. Mlllor, of Columbia, Pa is ti
preach In the evening nnd the soloists
for this service will be Mrs. J. r. Doris
and Dr. XV. T. Kllllan. Tho dedication
service In the morning will begin nt lO.tj
and the evening service will btnit at 7.U
Every evening during tho week then
will bo speclul services In celebration of
the dedication of the new building, up
Monday evening thero will be a rcceptloi
for membcts and friends of tho congre
gation. Tuesday evening 1 to be "nelh
borhood evening," Wednesduy is to In
Sunday school evening," Thursday .
nlng will bo "Luthoian evening," and o
Friday evening a preparatory s-erviio ui
bo held in preparation for the sacranun1
of the Lord's Supper, which will follm
on Sunday, October 4.
Head of the Eastern Peni
tentiary Tells How Con
victs Are Made "Fit" to
Face Life Again.
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Warden Robert McKenty, of tho East
ern Penitentiary, Is generally becoming
known as "Tho Preacher Warden," and
It will not be surprising If some of the
colleges and universities award him tho
degree of doctor of divinity before many
moro commencement seasons pass. If
they do, they will certainly be giving
tho honor to a man who haa done much
for the cause of good and to ono who has
done moro preaching during tho last fow
years than have moro than 90 per cent,
of the ordained clergymen in Philadel
phia. Hardly a day passes that docs not carry
to "Bob" McKenty (Who has over heard
him called Robert?) stocks of Invitations
to speak nt all kinds of religious meet
ings, and tho warden loves so much to
talk "Practical Christianity" that ho can
always bo counted on to accept Invita
tions to speak, unless he has mado pre
vious engagements for llko service. During
last winter ho gave almost 500 talks at re
ligious meetings, and he has mado a fair
start this season by addressing ono after
another in the snmo day during early
September.
FOR "PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY."
"Practical Christianity" that's the
thing that "Bob" harps on from morning
until night and sometimes far Into the
night, for many are the times when It
Is nfter midnight when ho arrives homo
from tho outskirts of the city, where
ho hns been driving home some of his
"common sense" arguments In the hope
that there may be sufficient nid to great
ly reduce his official family.
When he became warden, six years
ago, one of tho first things McKenty did
w.-yj to make friends with the prisoners
nnd to try to make men of them, so that
when they had finished their terms they
would not dart out tho big Iron doors
llko frightened wild nnlmals, and. with
hanging heads nnd fear of tho criticism
of their one-time friends, seek some den
in the Tenderloin or slum, where they
might forever hldo themselves from
those they had known.
"Bob" was n member of the city de
tcctlvo forco for 20 years, nnd Director
of Public Safety beforo he assumed his
duties within the stone walls, and lie
declared a day ar two ago that ho knew
thnt tho majority of the cx-convlcts
sought some hiding place In tho slums,
with the result that most of them fell
back Into tho company of other ex-con-vlcts
nnd tho kind of crowds that had
sent them "up" first, and every soon they
were back in the cells again.
Bccnuso of thoso observations. Warden
McKenty was n strong ndvocato of the
law permitting tho pnrolo of prisoners,
which was ndopted Ivy the Stato Legis
lature In IMS, and, notwithstanding the
frequent criticisms that have been
heard against the system, tho records in
tho penitentiary office show that It has
hern a wonderful nld to those trying to
reform tho convicts nnd to make real
men of them. But, would It have been
such a success without Warden McKenty
'o prepare tho men for It? In answer
o this question, stop a moment nnd
n what he has to say about the woik,
aid then the reader may decide.
MADE CONVICTS FIT.
"Tho first thing to bo done, as I saw
it " said the warden, "after I came up
'lore, in order to make the parole sys-
in n success, was to start to make the
iiici.ncrs fit to bo paroled. With the pos-
i hie exception of tho dlfllcultles that
x-convlcts used to have In obtaining
oik, there was nothing so much against
l.i ir reformation us their inability to do
uy definite thing well. For this reason
Hinted to work to seo that every man
as given a chance to learn some trade
at would make his future, when he
ft us, of service to himself and to the
oild.
"Not only have we established voca
tional schools, but wo teach tho foreign
ers to rend and writo the English lan
guage, and permit all who desire to
study nnd learn anything thoy may wnht.
It Is even posslblo for them to become
electrical or civil engineers, tor wo liavo
correspondence courses In such practical
work, and the mon aro glad to take ad
vantage of tho opportunities,
"Now, besides fitting tho men for work
nt somo specific trade or profession, we
also do something else for them. Wo
permit them to apply their trades during
tholr spare time n,t making various arti
cles for sale, nndthcno they dispose of
for good prices. Their funds aro depos
ited In ono of tho largost savings hanks
In Philadelphia, and when tho prisoners
leave most of them have a fair-sized roll
of bills to take with them.
POTS HOPH INTO MEN.
"Both theso things make thorn hold up
their heads and feel llko men who can
look the world squarely In the face and
bsgln again, dotormlned to accomplish
somothlng becauso thoy do not have tho
handicap of having no skill or ability for
any definite thing that wilt make them
self-supporting and able to support their
oft-times unfortunato families.
"Now, let us seo what the parole sys
tem does for the men who aro fitted for
honest employment. Tho law requires
that the men must havo employment
and must havo responsible persons
to stand as their moral backers after thoy
have finished tholr minimum sentenco
In horo. What Is the result of thls7 In
stead of the men going out llko whipped
dogs and diving Into tho first don they
can find in tho Tenderloin, thoy march
out with their chins In tho air and with
a look of hopofulness on their faces.
"They've got Jobs! Thoy aro probably
going to rocclvo blggor envelopes for
their work than they have over received
In their lives, and perhaps their first hon
est dollars are beforo them. They have
certain feelings of Independence and self
respect. And wo havo found that whon
thoy leave under these circumstances
thoy seldom como back, and ns our ro
ports show, they mako good In their work
and become citizens of value In the
world."
After this little talk Warden McKenty
proudly turned over tho pagos of the re
ports on paroled prisoners, and hero Is
what was found:
Slhco 3E09, when tho law went Into
effect, prisoners paroled, between 1000, nnd
1100; about 125 returned for breaking
parole rules: 12 returned and nsked to
bo taken back, becauso they felt tho need
of more of tho lnfluonco they had had
while prisoners, and feared that they
might do something very wrong: 35 havo
been recommitted to this prison or sent
to some other penal Institution for some
later crime, and all others moro than
000 of them havo been reporting regu
larly, working and living respcctablo
lives.
KEEPS HIS EYE ON THEM.
Among them aro many who have
worked out their parole period, but tho
warden keeps an eyo on them, and knows
that they aro doing well. Several of tho
men paroled are In business ono or two
of them well known here and aro mak
ing profits of as much as 91200 every
month, nnd the average earnings of the
men on parole Is $40 a month. This Is bo
lleved to be a fair wage when It Is con
sidered that most of thorn are worklns
in the country or small towns nnd cities,
Every ono of the men who came back
for tho protection of tho warden had
allowed "rum" to get the better of them,
and practically every one who was
brought back for breaking parolo rules
wns found to have fallen from his
straight path because of drink, Warden
McKenty avers.
Directly or Indirectly "The Pieachcr
Warden" declares, "rum" sends almost
every prisoner to tho penitentiary, and
ho has -.turned the convicts ngnlnst it
so much that more than 800 of them,
without his knowledge, signed a petition,
which Is to be presented to the Stato
Legislature tho coming winter, asking
that the sale of liquor be stopped.
"Bob" Is a firm believer in religious
freedom, nnd only a few months ngo
Masses wero first said within the prison
walls for the Catho'Ic prisoners, and now
each Sunday there are services con
ducted by Protestant clergymen nnd
Catholic priests, nnd the Jewish rabbis
also held services for the Hebrew pris
oners during the New Year holidays Just
past. Any religion Is good, so long ns
It stands for tho right, declares the war
den, and It Is tho "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 tho church peoplo to keep men
ouf"of prison, and to make mon out of
prisoners when they get out. Church
peoplo can do most to keep men out by
practicing what they preach. The llttlo
things they do during the weekdays go
toward pointing the way for tho tempted
to right living than all the big things
the church peoplo can do on Sundays.
"Instead of criticising the unfortunates
I1,A 1ll,..1. .vm.Ia at....,., ,
.. .,,ut.,, icujiio aiiouiu try to i,t
them, for thcro Is alwnvn n-nn i- .n"
man, and 'practical Christianity .IS
pull them up Instead of turning tu11
down and making them feel that t,n 2!In
son cares for them and that It rnal?.5r
not to any ono what become. .iT.uer
"When n man docs somo small twi.
that la not Just right the best Vv
break him of If In n..i. .?" to-
treat him klndly-npply U,0 brotherh
rule. That's tho host way. The Tchu
brotherhoods havo done much to hi!
In our parolo work, they nro helping l
every day,' but they can do much
for us and bo of still greater nnlSht
helping their brothers to become Z
that they rrmy never como into n f,
nni.ioioca notices
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Meihodlit Eplicopa!
,.cnUncl1 P5 THE ADVOCATrT"
wayno avo, ana yuecn Lnnc, Qermii!..
. ., 1IOMD-CO.MINC1 DAY manloim.
The nov, Ulmistone Holm w ,,. .
?.,5..on ttfcctunj Prayer" and 2?'AT.h. l
"Qlrdlng on tlin Harness." Th. TVs.ei
Chonm Tjholr will rcndcrlnl wS,ieVt4
rill) FIltST METHODIST PTTmiTr -.
CHAItLtS W'BHM'Y BUttMR. Mini.!-,
DOCTOR niJIlNS "m,"'.
litlJACHUH
in.rtn nn.i c
Mmle by Vented Uoy Cliolf.
Direction of H. It. d Daniel'
I'AHK AVMNUE CHUItClT
nirit ave. una iNorris t.
IIKV. JtOllKItT UAONnLL,
TUB FATHIUt.' "
7:45-"TllB 8AFB MAIiaiN."
Hormon on
D- .. 1IIN.
'SHOW tjs
Safety farst."
StONTHLY MUSICArsKIlVICB
inrnf iroin "liiiinit' nnri .. (--v 'n
Rest in--a."3ard.s,Iys!B
Bnell'H Illbla Clnm for mm, 2S0 n
rTrHTMtrrtn ,. -. rr : " mi
Thee?'
IlciRser,
anfl
win
Dr
HISVISNTII HTItEKT, 7th nnd NorriT
Itev. 11. D, JOHNSON? lllnl,.STr"'
rreaclilng 10:30 nnd 7:45, R. n --in e
clnl gathering of men at 7:10 to WrVpt!
A. Mtuccr, of India, who win rtfii,?!' J?
JnoT ,UnR' ,nl"' Spcclal "ngUig by ffij
H'A UttnwAnf.ii n.i. V. -. . -
-Crowe itfXmjlX MIT 3Tr. ? 85rhtaS
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aTST
a and
Bin.'1
New Jerusalem (Swcdcnborzlnnt
"riI31SM.NO TIIII
l.mtn h.i,',t m ; . . i -
Iirj FOUND" l h .i,i:if"V"lt' MA i
Kiinday morning, by tho Paslnf thl ,""
CHAKL.KS w. TiAnvnv, ittK'cth
tho Now JertiBalcm, sia' nnd CneMnut V.
Scrvica nt 11 o'clock. All seats at till
Kverybndy Is wclcoms. r "'
I
rretliytcrlan
and Aroh. Tho luv. cinnr iJiifM
jiaenrthey will preach nt 10 4 j on "i iRK M
lmjlcngn to J'altli jnndCoaragc." k" 1
iffw-iiiiiui'KHINK I'linSBY. CHURCH-inTI
r?,nkJ,'!,.,?K.nnd,coli'n''la tte-.,,u"t"-
a2i2" o.m.-Pacranicnt of trio Lord', Supce,
.NR-Month's end muMo liv ih i. ppM'
Zi5S,ontho".?nt,.mu,lB ''y the Choir PP
J.':.10p. m. Pabhath Hchool: 7 n. mo n
-A2i?"r5cordiilly'nvlte.lto alVscrvlcti
nJJ.:..t'.II"Tii I'lHiaiiYTBiuATrciTIJnEir
; oj,7?(vi."r,r,".n' , y.n,"e! m.w.
10:1.1 a. m.-"irtvo and Hold rV.fc1'
7:4., p. m. "They Had Heon With jim,n
HOl'ri 1'iirailYTKhlAN CHUHfiT"
MtnMcr. Itev. J. OKAY nOLTOM, D D
ftsW ILLIAM TAYL0B CAlfcrwA
10:45 a. m. Tlov. Cnldwell will preach.
I,, ill. liny, ur, uauon.BUUject. "Th
7:4.1
Vnlne of American citizenship '
ST. PAUL, PIlBSMYTBniAN cnuncii
;;iuiiiuiD UVU,, tunicr LrUin El.
--, u u 1 u.t IU1IIC1 LTUVII Kl,
itev. J. iiEvniupui: L.r.c, d. d., Miniti
i ,nii p. m.. i-uDiio Wonhl
nrenrli nt roth .,rvw.
30 p. m. Graded lllblo School.
10:43 a. m. and
uocior Leo will
Htvlly Day Service.
taiibknagll; i-fiuitcsi ' "-
West I'hlla. Chestnut at 117th st.
JteiyJOHN ALLAN BLAIR. D. I Mlnlrtsr
11 if. m. "America's Challcngo to Christian!
2 p-j "'T'.'N'V Christianity Broken Downr
Sunday School. S::iO p. m. C-. 13. Society. 7 p.m.
UCKH.LJND PUUSUYTiailAN CHIUCH
42il and Pino sts.
JAV ItAMSAY SWAIN. Minister.
11 Worship. Sermon, "FINDING BANC.
2:43 Itaily Day Exercises of tho Blbls
School.
Now scholars cordially Invited.
8 Worship Sermon. "Till! HL'I DANCE 0?
niV,r,'AUP,,c'11 ,TiIE WAR fOl NTOIES
OI' EUIlOra," by Itev. I,. W. Kckard.
Congregational Meeting, Wednesday, at 8.
Preparatory Pervlco Friday at N.
If you aro looking for a church horns.
"Como thou mid nil thy house."
Protestant Kplscopnl
PARISH OF ST. LUKE
loth st. below Spruce
Rev. DAVID SI. ESTEEM:, Rector,
oa. in. Holy Communion.
10 a. in. Kunday School.
11 tt. m. Morning I'rayer and Sermon.
4 p. m. Evening Trajcr, Anthem and Ad
dress.
The Rector will preach.
UriPHANY CHAPEIj"" I
litli and Bummer Ms, !
H:0Oa. :n. I Inly Communion.
ll.oo a. m. Mornlnii I'raver and Fermon.
2: IS p. m. Sunday School. '
8:UO p. in. Evening I'rajer and Sermon.
Rev. Charles I UlrgslJLprcacli;
ST. MARK'S CHURCH '
lr.tli and I-octist sts.
Tho l'.e. ELMilT WHITE, Rector.
Sunday 7 and 11 a. in. and 3 p. m.
-.n..j auu ' u. iii. utiu i, l, (ii
VS, tilst und Huxel n."
7:30. 1(1 M nnd 7 H)
ST. (IIUJHC
I.a 1'la Smith.
iter. O'.
ST JOHN'S, llrown below :tJ, Ur Hlihmonl
preaches to morrow, IfliSn. 7 .t Kenlng
subject: "The War nnd llin Papa "
Reformed
RELIGIOUS NOTICES
Haptlit
CHESTNUT 6TIIEET 1IAPTI6T CHURCH
Chestnut St., west of 40th.
OKOKUE D. ADAMS. D, D., Pastor.
0:45 Iirotherhood of A. and P.
10.30 a. m. Worship and Sermon by Pastor.
12 m. Sunday Hchool session.
fi p. in Worship and Sermon by Pastor.
FIFTH EAPTIST CHURCH. Spring Oardn
ami ISth sts.. Rev, W, quay Uosselle. I'll.
D., D. D., IMstor. 10.30 a. m "Splrliual
Inhibitions'' i 7.41 p. m., "Redeeming, the
Tlire."
Second haptist helping. hand class
meets 2:30. 7th below Ulrard ae., John C.
Kayje. leader. "Seen Years as a Class." On
Friday, night. .Seventh Anniversary iviebru
Hon of tbu Class. Rev, Elmer Powell, Mr.
John W. Levering, William J. Pickett, Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Hayes and John C. Saro
will speak. Solos, duets, tiuartet and quintet
singing. Church Choir selections, lollns and
cornets, children's bpeclaltles, chorus sing
ing, etc. .William II, Mlntier. Musical Ul
rector. William II. Young, assistant. Public
welcome.
HAI'TIHT TEMPLE, Hroad andllerks.
ltUSSEIJ. II CONWELL. Pastor.
Morning. 10:30. Dlble Hchool, L':30. Ev
MAItlK STONE LAfins-nlS
celebrated OnATOItlo CONTItAI.TO
will Bslst at the Evening Service.
Dr. Connill will preach morning & evening.
Organ Recital. 7-lB. Wm Powell Twadell.
Orghnltt and Munhal Director.
FIRST N. A., mill and Dauphin sts! Iter
JOHN 0. hicks. 1'nstor -10 30, nsrvett
Homo Service; 2.30, Sunda S"houl IlallJI
8 Servlco.
Reformed Episcopal
OIJE REDEEMER, "lfith nnd Oxford sis
AUOUSTUS U. HARNETT. Rn tor.
Evening: "Has Napoleon Conquered Christ r
Spiritualist
MRS. XOLLER LEES WILL CONDUCT?
meetings, Sundny evening. 8 o'clock, 13M
Columbia nve. Ocrman and Engllah.
Bnedrnliorglan
SEE NEW JERUSALEM.
Unitarian
FIRST UNITARIAN, 212.1 Chestnut t. Hr.
C. E. St. John. Minister. 11 a. m, tbs
minister "III prench on "Light on the Da,"'
ness of Tuday1'; K p. m . Rev, F. A. Tagllf
latejawll preach In Italian.
OiltiTltD AVE. flKO). REV. K BA'ANS.
10.43, "Efficiency." 7 1.1, Lci-mre and ali
cusslnn, "Causes ofEuropcnn War '
t'ultrd llrithren
SECOND f'HUIti'H. Rov 8 C. Enck,
Pastor, .Vitli A.- Cutharlno sts.-
Sunday Sclmol 11 a. in NP
I'lilverrallit
17th and Master stf . Jul
I. I 10 io. service "
7:30.
llrethren
FIRST CHURCH OF IIRETHREN
Dauphin above iiruau.
Itev. tlKCi. D. KUNH begins Pastorate.
Congregational
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CENTRAL CHURCH. ISth and Ureen. '
Rev. W. V. HERO. Pastor.
Preaching by the Pastor, 11 a. m. and 8 p. m
Junior Congregation In connection with the
Morning Service. - V
9:43 a. m. Illble School. Special Rally Day
program.
Dreiel Middle Hlhle Classes
PREXEh DIDDLE RIDLE CI,ABSE3,
Interdenominational Progressive.
One near you,
Gtneral offices, 1817 Mt, Vernon st.
1'ranldln Home
lirsTOltATION
i-i. vm'Vi'P i.i:i:
scrm'iii. -: ', nunuuy rrnooi .
Young Slrn'n Christian Association ,
CENTRAL I1RANCH. 1121 Arch t II Welt
InKton Wood, author-travelir, busin. roJ,
will speak 4 p. ni. Hood mush Mi Law
ton. songJeailer. Strmigcrsvvi'l unr
WEilrEltANCII. 32d nnd Sansoiu -is -l'p"j
mnss-meetlng for men. addressed by '
E. W. Stlllnian, Pastor U'h.irlun sire.t SI. B.
Church. Music by Henry W. Iftla .
Mlscellaneoiii
THE PRESENT WAR IN THE
OF PROPHECY"
LWIIT
'IANKLIN HOME Ft)R THE RBFORMA.
riON OF INEllltlATEd. UU-U13 j2u 7tX
i.nday.s 8 p. ni. Service conducted by Rev
J F. Ohl. '
Lutheran
TABERNACLE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
,-.
tt.-ki-MI
of the declaration of war, and there was Handsome edifice at 59th and Spruce streets, West Philadelphia, to
not a rush for enlistments; $g when the dedicated tomorrow morning. , . A-
i.
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f. r MMIrti A
aflllll7
1MSIAH LUTHERAN '
The Friendly Church,"
tilth and Jtrttrson sts.
DANIEL E. WEKILE. 1'astor. will preach.
10 SO a. ra., 7:43 u in.
Rally Day In thu Illble School. 2 30 p. in
Emil F. Schmidt, Violinist of the i'hlla Or-
(.hestm.
Ulna Hsrwood Jiaugher, Soprano Soloist at
thccvculns ttrvkv,
TAUBRNACLE. Bath and Spruce-Win. J. MlK
Ur.Jr..10:43, 7.453.. 2.W p. m.
TEMPLE, 62d ind Race Rev. A. PohTi4n,
M p., 10.3O a. m.. 2.30 and 7 49. "",UJaH'
ti Pastor celebrates his 12tU anulierkary to
swrrovif with special r?tccs.
What It may mean and
what It does not nuan
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 O'CLOCK
riRTIIANY TEMPLE
Flflty.lblrd and Spruce sts.
Rev. QRSQN R. J'ALMER, Speaker.
and
gTATB STREET CHURCH
Sixth. an4 glulo its., Camden.
Nevy Jersey.
HV, J. Jt. SCHAFFEH. Speak .
Theso mc4)tngl. Willi others lh.il "'h
lo are urrange.1 In ordir '" i"' ", ,, .
if iiytbliiK. Ui Illble has ! .- l ' ','
pi4riit Kuroneun vvar. l.vib ' ,..
auslUii. of iho I'll ladt idiia h "I ,M
Uibfo. 1720 Auh St.
REV. D. M. STEARNS will in "
tor the tud ij; thu lu'inwii ini
feunda School I.eMM'iii . ir, 1 '"
kiiiulilg iklulil H, lull, at I I '"
lull vt Hi.- iiiiruuu fcun iu .-
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IIHTIIANV ANtlllUtA'lE li'H iJ"'1
WOUWU, JMJ N. Utll fet Jll.s "
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