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CHURCHES AND THEIR WORKERS - RELIGIOUS-lCTIVITIES 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 the campaign to bo
, Traced by 'Billy" Sunday, the baseball
evangelist. In this city the coming win
ter, T.III be discussed at a mass meet
Tg of the ministers of tho city In this
Central V. M. P. A. on Monday at 11
o'clock The Itev. !corgo O. Dowcy.
who was reeretnty of Mr. Sunday's
campaign In Scrnnton last year, will be
present and outline tho program 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 discussion of
the after-effect of tho Sunday visits,
nnd, following an extensive study of
Sunday's methods nnd their Immediate
end nftcr-eifects In Scrnnton, the Hev.
Asa J. Terry, pastor of the ttethany
Temple I'rrnliytxrian t'hurch. 33d and
Spruce streets, lias prcpntrd the follow
ing statement of his observations for
Eveninu Lkdokii readers:
"It was mv privilege to visit Seranton
during the Sunday meetings, and I was
thoroughly convinced that Mr. Sunday
was producing results, but I had some
doubts ns to their permanence. I was,
m)t $ rienMp $atij
How often we hear people say;
"I'm so sorry! If 1 had only known'
1 CAn't forget my mistake," and
scores of other expressions of regret
because of their failures. Wo seo
them going about with hanging heads,
frowning brows nnd sadness written
on their faces.
Aro you one of these? We sincerely
hopo you are not.
If a man's mind is filled constants
with thoughts of "what might have
been" there will bo no room with him
for thoughts of "what Is to be."
JJver.v man must build his future
on thoughts of It. Js'o ono should
waste his time living with regrets,
for, ns the poet has said:
"Time's the thing life's nm'do of."
And no matter how great may bo
the regrets over our past we can live
worth-while -Jives only by keeping
ourselves strong and ambitious by em
ploying the strength that comes
through looking out for tomorrow.
Nothing has ever been gained b
any man through living In the sad
ness of his yesterdays.
We once heard n horn v-he.ided pio
fessor a philosopher say:
"Young men, don't talk when you
have nothing to say. Words are of
such great nluc that Idle talk ciowds
out thoughts that may do Invaluable
good."
Just so with our thoughts. Let u
prevent the useless ones of regret
Horn crowding out of our minds those
noble ambitions that mako us of ser
vice to our fellows and ourselves ami.
therefore, men In fact as well as In
name.
Let us follow the path that leads
through tho alley of hopo, where the
-unshlne of happiness Is sifted gently
through the bro.ul branches on oak
trees of thought. PHILLIPS.
BIDDLE BIBLE CLASSES BUSY
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THE REV. W. A. SUNDAY
Former baseball player, vho has
become a great evangelist. He is to
conduct a campaign here the coming
winter.
therefor, greatly pleased to have the
opportunitj of .-tiidvins' them at first
hand while suppl.ln the First Presby
terian Chinch during the summei. The
following facta speclallv impressed me:
"First. Billy Sunday had made It asy
to talk about religion Months after tho
campaign one could Hpproach tho ques
tion of personal religion, via the 'Billy
Sunday route.' with almost any one, and
almost anywhere The dinner tableB of
rich and poor a' ke, the stores and of
fices, the hotels and restaurants, tho
street cars and trains, the mines them
selves, all seeined to offor open doors
Into the relwlous world. It was as 'OT.v
to talk religion us to talk war, and even
the war lu !f could not forco out the
greater interest
"Second. Bil.y Sunday had electrified
the churchy and the.r 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 clauses wore
particularlv Urge At the First Church,
where previously there had been no sum
mer prayer meetings, probably the aver
age attendance was 100 while tho men's
Bible class, which had been very small,
had grown to a membership of more than
100. and the summer attendance ran from
70 to DO The church congregations were
phenomenal. The spirit all through the
church was most enthusiastic.
"Third.-Billv Sunday had changed the
lives nl multitudes of men. I saw men
of all sorts, from the superintendents of
mine- to the mine labm-era. rich and poor,
educated and mnorant, ouns and old,
who had ! een tru'v "oorn again.' Same
of them hud seen notorious sinners, and
now are jn-t as noturlous saints. The
Pali.guniciii train hiturs were ir the First
Church oi two Sundav evennnpi and to)d
etorie oi thane d liVe.4 that were slmplv
marvt-lous. But the work had touched
all c'dsses
'Fourth. Billy Sunday had Insured
the continuation of the revival by teach
nz men the possibility and the joy of
personal work, and by enrolling thein Itj
JHblo classes and workers' bands. The
revival has been rarried oti in a manner
perfectly amazing hv gr'ips of -trail
hitters' and other untl' the whole re
gion ,i round hits (nn irfe.-ted for good
And the end i not jet. You nutm to
hear these men wbi-n tlv-y owe to J'hlla
dMphi i next month.
Fifth. The success of the Billy Sun
day meeting da In tu, Mii.tl! decree de.
pendent upon th work done before ho
came, especially the effect of the cot.
tage prayer meetings held all over the
city. That is a word to t wise who
disire to have part in the Philadelphia
work.
"Sixth. I am peisonull) rr.nvmrtd that
Ilill -..nidi. l.i, u.ii i .,, . UjJ ljy lj0
for thl wwk, .uul tiat only 'id's puwer
working through him tin aicugnt for tha
results. This Is U4 ork. and it la
murvilojs in our eyts." .(.
Number of Meetings Are Scheduled
For the Morrow.
The annual autumn meeting of tho di
recting ftrst vice presidents and counsel
lors of the Drexel Blddlo Bible Classes
of the Middle Atlantic States will be held
at the summer home at I.ansdowne this
evening. There will be about S'X) men
from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
and Philadelphia In attendance. The Hev.
Dr. Floyd W. Tomklns. International
chaplain and chairman of the advlor
board, will preside, and . J. Drexel Hid
dle will speak. Plans for the winter's
work will be made,
A city rally Is to be held at Palmcrton,
Pa., tomorrow, when II. Frederick Wll-
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ternational director of Held extension,
will be the speakers. There will be serv
ices throughout the day, one nf the most
Important being a men's mass meeting
In the afternoon, at which the Itev. Mor
gan A. Peters, p.tstor of the First Fe-
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Side.
C. Alvln Sp.nid". captain of the Holy
Trinity baseball team of the Bible
Classes' Least!.', will speak at the men's
meeting at l'.3i o'clock tomorrow morn
ing on "The In'luenre of Christian Teach
ings on the Baseball Field."
The first of a sei!e of round table
conferences of the teachers of the Drexel
Biddle classes In 'amden will be held
in Trinity Methodist Church, Camden, on
Thursday nleht. Mr Hlddl and E II.
Mills will lead In the talks. The meet
ings of the -erles will be open to all.
Mr. Biddle will be the preacher at
the evening service In Wiley Methodist
''hutch, "amden. tomorrow night.
RELTGrOUS BREVITIES
Y. M, Q, A. NQTE
The first f the jutumn series of meet
ings in the Central Branch V M C, A.
wilt be adriie.-ed in the auditorium to,
tiurruw ufternoun at i o'clock, by If.
Willii gton Wmd, known as "The "hri
tlan Sale-mini " S H. Uurell. Vlulllllot.
will furnish M'n'ia! music, snu Thomad
II Law ton will , ad the kinlnr.
Mr 1-awton. whu is one of Philadel
phia's f"ieau.j,t Bible study leaders, wilt
again lead the popular Sunday afternoon
"drop In" study cUtM at the Centra)
Branch. The class will iiLiet each Sun
day afternoon at J o'clock, starting on
October 1
A course in wireless telegraphy Is to
b taught in the Wt Biuncli Y. M. '. A.
during thti winter. J. flint Jti Buck, chair
man of t,.e Eilmatioiul 'uinnntte". has
presetted i.l,- utiit ti ih. asso
ciation, and Stewait 'June! educa
tional director, tnu inl- t e-nplo an ex
pert teacher Ture wil be 3." subjects
tautfht tu the West Uraiuh scUoul this
cbool yr.
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Mrs Benl.imin F. Kunkel has had a
set of chimes placed In the muninrial
organ :n St. Matthew's Lutheran Church.
Broad and Mt Vernon streets. The P,ev.
Dr. Edwin Heyl 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 :e an address by the Hev.
Dr. Chalmers, of the Baptist Educa
tional Board.
Tho 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. IMC Chestnut street, at t
p. m., on October b. The meetings will
be held at the same hour each Thurs
day. The Rev. J. M Palmer, pastor nf Mt
Olive Methodist Church, Eleventh ami
Christian streets, will preach timorn
morning on "freatlon of Church Mem-be-hhip"
and in the evening he will p:e;. h
to the members of the beneficial depait-nv-nt
of Robert Bryan Post, No V'. .,f
the Grand Army. Prof. Fred Smith and
his choir will furnlfh special music.
Rrtllv day Is to be observed at Orar.
Reformed fhur-h, Eleventh and Hunt
ingdon streets, tomorrow. At !.' Thomas
Lawton will address the Brotherhood and
at !0:!0 the pastor will preach a special
sermon on "The Teachers' Tremendous
Task." and all the oiilcers and teaeheis
of the Sunday Sehool are w attend Prof.
r n Althouse will address the Sunday
school in the afternoon, and In the even
ing at T.tt the Home Department will
celebrate Jts third annlvorsary, with Wil
liam 'A Gnjbb, the superintendent .pre
siding. Tomorrow evening at T V. o'clock the
Rev. Samuel P. Kellv. at the recmest
of the late Rev. William Smith, will
deliver an address in St Barnabas' Eris
topal Church, tth street and Haverford
avenue, on "The Life and Work of Blshup
Whitak-r." The Rev. Mr Kelly was
minister In charge f St. Barnabas for
It years, and a lifelong friend of Bishop
Whitaker, having served under him for
years, In Nevada. Pennsylvania and
while in iharge of St Luke's. th Ameri
can students chapel in the Latin quarter
of Parts. France.
The Toung People". Chrstlan Union, of
the Seventh United Presbyterian Chureh.
Orthodox and UArmr streets. Frankford,
will hold a special rally on Tuenday even
ing at t o'clock. There will be spaaklos.
music and a il hour
Rally day will b observed in the
Muhlenberg Lutheran Church, Broad and
Ruscomb streets, tomorrow, with special
programs at all the services-
The 5In's Association of the First
Prebyterin Church. Lnnsdowne. at Its
first autumn meeting on Thursday even
ing, will hear a lecture by Dr W. D
Ksnnedy, a physician, Of that borough, on
his own eipertwices and thos? of other
travelers In Europe during the present
war.
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"Why Are Wars Permitted" will be
the subjei t of a srrin-Jii t be preached
tomorrow moinlng by the Rev John W
Stockwell iastor of th- i'hurh of th"
New Jerusalem. Frankford, In that
church
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TU RtT, Georje Chalmers Richmond
"w-jsj-e
EASTERN PENITENTIARY AND "PREACHER WARDEN" McKENTY
will preach In St. John's Episcopal
Church, Third and Brown streets, tomor
row morning, on the subject, "The War
and God's Philosophy of It," and In the
evening his sermon will be on "Tho Wnr
and the Papacy."
With the addition of 10 new member"
to the Ninth Presbyterian Church, 57th
street nnd Wnshlngton avenue, last week,
the congregation has been Increased KO
since the church removed to W"est Phila
delphia. With the feast of St. Vincent de Paul
tomonow. the Noveiia of Masses, started
a week ago in the Immaculate Concep
tion Church, East Chelten avenue, Cior
mnntown, will come to an end.
Several new Episcopal bishops are to be
chosen In tho early futiite, among them
being one to fill tho vacancy existing In
the diocese of New Jersey. The House
of Bishops is to meet next month In
Minneapolis Minn., when missionary
bishops aro to bo chosen for Nevada,
Spokane and Cuba.
It has been stated that the practice of
ambitious dlocees to draw successful
men away from the mission fields to their
bishoprics Is to he discouraged, and, If
j ossible, stopped.
Beginning with October 11, tho Rev. Asa
.T FeTV. pastor of Bethany Temple I'res
t yterlan f huich 54th and Spruce streets.
Is to preach a series of sermons at tho
morning services on "Tho Old Theology
and the New Religion." Next Sunday Is
to be members' day, and In the morning
tho Rev. Mr. Fern' will preach on "Our
(Jlorlous Heritage." In tho evening there
is to be n rally of the Brotherhood, and
an address will bo made by Franklin
-'pencer Edmonds.
Rally day Is to be observed tomorrow
In Trinity United Evangelical Church,
Duval and Uaynton streets, at all the
si rvices. and the Sunday School ofliclals
are using all their etforts to have every
member prercnt. The Rev. S. P. Erlsman.
of Allvimwn. is to speak .it the Sunday
school exrelscs, and will preach both
morning nnd eenlng. At the Sunday
ichool enice nn address Is also to be
made by the Rev. J. D. Acker, who served
as Its first pastor. A largo violin orches
tia, bd by Prof. Walter Wilson, will fur
nish music. At 7 i). m. the K. L. C. E.
will be addressed by C. F. Fought, of the
Germantown V. 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 the Hermon Presbyterian
Church, Frankford. which Is working to
uphold its teputation as the "church
with the big welcome." Bally day Is to
be c lebrated 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 tlrst 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 y or.i in renovating the Interior
of the rdliie T'-e auditorium is now ex
ceedingly Inviting
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TO HUMBLE GERMANY
ENGLAND'S OBJECT,
MINISTER BELIEVES
Former
second call was Issued, there was every
Indication of puti lotlam everywhere, and
the best young men threw aside their
work In thclt ofllees, shops and stores
and enlisted.
"The country Is conscious of the
strength that has come to her through
her territorial support. The general bus
iness, hor Industry, commerce and mor
chandlfdng, Is continuing, although, of
course, It h-13 fallen oft tu some extent
But there has bcon no great boosting of
prices of necessities, largely, I believe,
bei .nisi the ItoardH of Tiude organized
campaign against price raising.
"Th" people of England look to Amer
ica a-! their filond, und the belief has been
expressed by soul" that, If necesfaiy, tho
United States would come to her iiid to
sine her from defeat. However, thcio Is
no finr as to the outcome, of the con
lllct among the English people. They
have not the slightest Idea that Germany
will try to Invade the country, nnd they
think the buttles will nil be fought out
on the Continent."
Dr. Roes said that there was such
stilct censorship over the English pi ess
that he finds Americans are better in
foimed it gurding 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 tlrst In a seilcs to
he held In Philadelphia and vicinity for
the purpose of presenting what. If any
thing, the Bible has to say about the
picscnt Euiopean war, are to bo held
tomonow afternoon. One will tnke place
In Bethany 'temple, 53.1 and Spiuce
.streets, this city, when the speaker will
be the Rev. Olson R. Palmer. The other
will bo held In the State Street Church,
Sixth and State .stieets. Camden, when
the Itev. J. It. Schacfer will speak. Both
meetings are to begin at 4 o'clock.
The topic for discussion nt both meet
ings Is to be "The Piesent War in the
Light of Prophecy What It May Mean
and What It Does Mean." Tho meetings
of the series are open to the public and
are to be held under the auspices of the
Philadelphia School of the Bible, 17S)
Atch street.
TASTORATE OF 12 YEARS
Rev. Dr. Pohlman to Celebrate Anni
versary on Sunday.
The Rev. Dr. A. Pohlman will cele
brate tho 12th anniversary of his work
ns pastor of Temple Lutheran Church,
B2d and Race streets, tomorrow with spe
cial soimous and services.
Since Doctot Pohlman becamo pastor
of the church Its membership has grown
from 40 to nearly 10o, and theie nie now
915 in the Sunday school. The church
supports a missionary In Africa, has two
young men sttidving for tho ministry at
Gettysburg, and two young women in
tho Deaconess Home, Baltimore.
NEW LUTHERAN CHURCH
DEDICATED TOMORROW
Rev. Dr. Rees,
Philadelphia Clergyman,
Back From Europe, De
clares Peace Not Yet in
Sight.
After five years' resldenco In England,
tha Hev. Dr. Georgu K. Rees, who sen el
as pastor of the t'hestnut Sucut BuptUt
Church. Fortieth and Chestnut streets,
for 3T yiri, has returned to Philadelphia
to spnd th lemalnder of his life among
his old friends. He arrived from Liverpool
on tho Olympic, which put in at New
York on irdrsdav morning, and is now
staving with .Mr and Mrs. Thomas C.
Mci'ollom. inenibeis of his former church,
at I ypnngil, l-l (itllUe lr IU. Who
is nn of the hrst-kmiwn Baptist ciorgy
ineii in this .ity, has been living in New
port thfc last two years, ftml has been
preaching In and around JJiidon. He
brings with htm many Interesting stories
of his observations In Kngland since tho
war started, and oxpresass fear that the i
etrugglo may bo long drawn out.
"Peace is Mitirely out of the iiuestlon
In thi imiidx of the English people," de
clared Doctor Rees "All the discussions
of the probable end of the war through
pence agreements sem to have uri,;
lluited In Am.rliu. The people in Eng
land feel that theie can bo nu end of the
war until Germany Is brought to her
kne-es. England has not sent any of her
volunteers t" the front, and it is nut
thought that she Intends doing so foi
probably six months or longer. Thus
who have gone uru the regulars The be
lief is general that tha war will last f"
a long time, and England Is taking tl
serious view of It Her volunteers, w i
responded at the first call, arc l r
trained !' sorvi e and the men l,ji
enlisti d uluii I Ittt were the tluHti
tne ouii-, n t n -f ire ..unli
"In tl.c begiMiing the people did i .
seem to awaken to the terrible meaning
of the declaration of war, and ihero was
not a rush for enlistments, but when tho
A beautiful $K,'O0 church, which has
Just I ten erected by the congregation of
the Tabernacle Evangelical Lutheran
"hutch, at Mth nnd Spruce streets, is to
bo dedicated tomorrow morning with
claboiato oxorclses. The pastor, tho Rev.
William J. Miller, Jr., will u-; In churge
ind the sernidii will be prencln d by th
Rev Dr II. II. Weber, of York. Pa., koe.
letary of tho Lutheran Board of Chinch
Ext iMlon, Ther. will no special music
by the cnuriii cliuii, und tmlus will be
bung by Mrs. W. A. Richer uml E. M.
.Naill.
Previous to the morning services there
will be a Brotherhood sen leu In the uld
ilmnii building und in the- uftnrnoon the
Sunday School will asaemblu then
and march to the new nno. The Rev. In.
E. C. Miller, of Columbia. Pa., Is ti
preach in the evening and the soloists
for this servlcu will bo Mrs. J. I. Hurl.
and Dr. W. T. Kllllan. Tito drdleutlm.
service in the morning will begin at 10 t:
and the evening service will start at M"
Every evening during the week thf
will be special fc-rvli-H in celebration ol
the ii dhution of the now building. (
Monday evening theie will bo a rieepti'
for memheis and friends of the rnngii
gallon. Tuesday evening is to bo "neigh
boihood evening," Wednesday Is to
'Sunday school evening," Thuisduy n
ning will be "Lutheian evening." a'ld
"liday evening a preparatory s-iivin
bo held in preparation for the sacnmi'i
of the Lord's Supper, which will foil
off Sunday, October 4.
WARDEN M'KEffl
FIRM BELIEYER IN
THE PAROLE SYSTEM
Head of the Eastern Peni
tentiary Tells How Con
victs Are Made "Fit" to
Face Life Again.
Wat den Robot t McKcnty, of the Hast
ei n Penitentiary, Is generally becoming
known as "The Pieacher Wntden," and
It will not be suipilslng It some of the
colleges and universities award him tho
degree ot doctor of divinity before many
more commencement seasons pass. If
they do, they will certainly bo giving
tho honor to n man who has done much
for the cause of good und to one who has
done muro preaching during the last few
years than have mote than IK) per cent,
of the ordained clergymen In Philadel
phia. Hardly n day passes that does not carry
to "Bob" McKcnty (Who has over heard
hhn calUd Roberts) stacks of invitations
to speak at all kinds of religious meet
ings, and the warden loves so much to
talk "Practical Christianity" that he can
always be counted on to accept Invita
tions to speak, unless he has made pre
vious engagements for like service. During
last w Inter he gave almost 500 talks nt re
ligious meetings, nnd he has made a fair
stait this season by addressing one after
another in the same day during early
September.
I'OR "PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY."
"Practical Chrlstlanlt "-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 utter midnight when he arrives home
from the outskirts of the city, where
he has been driving home some of his
"common xcusc" arguments In the hope
that there may be suflliii nt nld to great
ly reduce his ofllclal family.
When ho became warden, six years
ago, one of the first things McKcnty did
was to nmku friends with tho prisoners
and tu try to make men of them, so that
when they hud finished their terms they
would not dart out the big Iron doors
like f lightened wild animals, und, with
hanging heads and fear of the criticism
of their one-time fi lends, seek some den
in the Tenderloin or Mum. where they
might forever hide themselves from
tho.c they had known.
"Bob" was a member of the city de.
tectlve force for 20 years, and Director
of Public Safety beforo he assumed his
duties within the stone walls, and he
di dared a day or two ago that he knew
that the mitlorlty of the e-eonvlcts
sought some hiding place In the slums,
with the result that most of them fell
luick Into the company of other ex-con-vlcts
and the kind of crowds that hud
pent them "up" llrst, and every soon they
were burl; In the cells jgiln.
Becuuse of thoe obn rvutiuns, Warden
McKcnty was a strong advocate of the
l.iw permitting the parolo of prisoners,
wh'ch w..s adopted by tho State Legis
lature in !')' -. mid, notwithstanding th"
tioiill"' t i-iltlilsms that have heen
heard r,;il.!i the system, the records In
the p -iltf ntlnry ofiee show that it has
been a wonderful aid to those trying to
refcirm the convicts and to make real
men of them. Hut, would It have been
"ueh a huocc-sa without Warden McKcnty
prenure tho men for It? In answer
. this question, stop a moment and
whut lie has to say about the work,
mi then the reader may decide.
MA PC CONVICTS FIT.
The tlrst thins to be done, us I saw
" .iiilil th jtnrdon. "utter I eamo up
'o, in older to make tho parole sys-
i-i a sut-rt-ss, was to sturt to make the
i ik .ners Ot t b- paroled. Willi the pos-
ble exception of tho ililllculties that
x-ruuvicts usod to havo in obtaining
ft I;, there was nothing so much against
ir reformation as their Inability to do
y definite thing well, For thl3 reason
-tailed to work to fceo that every man
is Uven u chuncn to learn some ti ule
would make his future, when he
i ' of service to himself and tu the
M
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w wr-e: - tecv
"Not onty have wo established voca
tional schools, but wo teach Ihe foreign
ers to read and write tho English lan
guage, and permit all who desire to
study and learn anything they may want.
It la even possible for them to become
electrical or civil engineers, for-we havo
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 else for them, Wo
permit them to apply their trades durlnj
their spare time nt making various arti
cles for sale, and these they dispose of
for good prices. Their funds ftre depos
ited In ono of tho largest savings banks
In Philadelphia, and when the prisoners
leave most of them havo n falr-slzcd roll
of bills to tnko with them.
PUTS HOPE INTO MEN.
"Both these things make them hold up
their heads and feel like men who can
look the world squarely In the face and
begin ngalfi, determined to accomplish
something because they do not havo tho
handicap of having no skill or ability for
any definite thing that will tnnko them
self-supporting and nblo to support their
oft-times unfortunate, families.
"Now, let us seo what the parole sys
tem docs for tho men who ato fitted for
honest employment. The law lcqltlrcs
that the men must havo employment
and must havo responsible persons
to stand ns tholr moral backers after they
have finished their minimum sentenco
In here. What Is tho result of thts7 In
stead of the men going out like whipped
dogs and diving Into tho first den they
can find In tho Tenderloin, they march
out with their chins In tho air und with
u look of hopefulness on their faces.
"They've got Jobs! They are probably
going to receive bigger envelopes for
their work thun they have ever iccelvcil
In their lives, nnd perhaps their llrst hon
est dollurs aro beforo them. They havo
certain feelings of Independence nnd self
respect. And wo have found thnt when
they leave under those circumstances
they seldom come back, and a3 our re
ports show, they mako good In their work
nnd become citizens of value In tho
world."
After this little tnlk Warden McKcnty
proudly turned over the pages of the re
ports on paroled prisoners, nnd hero Is
whnt was found:
Since ISW, when the law went Into
effect, prisoners paroled, between 1000 and
1100: nbotit 125 returned for bi caking
parole rules: 12 returned and nsked to
be taken back, because they felt the need
of more of the Influence they had had
while prisoners, and feared that they
might do something very wrong; 33 have
been recommitted to this prison or sent
to some other penal Institution for some
later crime, and all others moro than
DUO of them have been repoitlnK regu
larly, working and living respectable
lives.
KEKPS HIS EYE ON THEM.
Among them nre many who have
worked out their parole period, but the
warden keeps an eye on them, and knows
that they are doing well. Several of tho
men paioled aie In business one' or two
of them well known here and aro mak
ing profits of ns much as $1200 every
month, and the average earnings of the
men on parole Is J40 a month. This Is be
lieved to bo u fair wage when It Is con
sidered that most of them are working
In the country or small towns and cities.
Every one of tho men who camu back
for the protection of tho warden had
allowed "rum" to get the better of them,
and practically every one who was
brought back for breaking parole rules
was found to havo fallen from his
straight path because of drink, Warden
McKcnty avers.
Directly or indirectly "The Preacher
Warden" dcclaies, "rum" sends almost
even prisoner to tho penitentiary, and
he hns turned tho convicts against It
so much that more than E00 of them,
without his knowlcdse, signed a petition,
which Is to be presented to tho State
Legislature tho coming wither, asking
that the sale of liquor be stopped.
"Bob" Is a firm believer in tellglous
freedom, nnd only a few months ago
Masses were first said within the prison
walls for the Catholic prisoners, and now
each Sunday there are services con
ducted by Piotestnnt clergymen and
Catholic prleMs, and the Jewish rabbis
also held services for the Hebrew pris
oners during the New Year holidays Just
past. Any religion Is good, so long as
It stands for the light, declares tho war
den, und it Is tho "practical Christianity"
that counts most.
HELPFULNESS IS BEST.
" 'Practical Christianity' means unself
ish helpfulness," says Warden McKcn
ty. "And thnt Is what la needed most
among tho church people to keep men
out of prison, and to mako men out of
prisoners when they get out. Church
people can do most to keep men out by
practicing what they preach. The little
things they do during the weekdays go
toward pointing the way for the tempted
to light living than all the big things
the church people can do on Sundays.
"Instead of criticising tho unfortunates
tho church people should try to beta
them, for thero Is always good In everS
man. and 'practical Chilstlfttiliv' .v,.;..
(Titill them up Instead of turning them
..... ...... ......,. .,,..., aCUI nine no per
son cares for them and that It matter,
not to any ono what becomes of them
"When a man docs nomo small thins
that Is not Just right tho best way t
break him of It Is to assist him anS
treat him klndly-apply the brolherhooS
rule. That's the best way. The church
brotherhoods have done much to help h
In our parolo work, they are helping ti
every day: but they can do much tnor
for us and bo of still greater service br
helping their brothers to becomo nun so
nine eiii-j mny nu.ei came into prison."
ItEMOIOb'S NOTICES
Mcthodlit Episcopal
ciiuiic.il yr -i-ll is ADVOCATE.
Wayne ave. , and Queen Unc, Clermanlowa.
Ths ltov. (Itadstono Holm will nah ..
10MB on "Effectual Prsye' sn" at ? '
"(llrdlng on the linrness." The vcuJ
Chorus Choir wl rn,!nr .n-M.l .':.i.vt"t4
ItKI.KilOUS NOTICES
ll.iplKt
Clli:.ST.Nt'T STUBfcT BAPTIST CHLTtCil
rhotnui st, uen of imh
UlltiltOi: D ADAMs. I). II., J'nstur.
I) 4.V-llroiherliooJ of A. ami V
Hi .'. u in Worship uml i-einioii hy 1'aator.
1U m. fiuml.iy School FeHlon
8 p m oniitp unij ? rmoii by I'ahtor.
PIKTH" BAPTIST ("HUlli'li, oi.riin Harden
and 1Mb et.. Itev. V. ju i Itoya, lie. Ph.
I)., U. It.. IMitur. 10 30 u. in., "Spliliual
Inhibitions', 7 13 p. ill., "Kedecinlug thu
Tlire."
snco.N-n iiAi'Tisr lncU'iNii-'iiA.vii tlahs
mecti 2."u. 7th Lelow litrard ae., John c
Saiie, linilir. "S-eien Years an o i'l4s." nu
FrlJay nlitht. Fcemh Annlwnnry Olilira
tion of tli.i data. iter. Klmer ,1'onell, Mr.
John W. Levering. Wlllluni J. Pickett, Mr.
and Mrs. Michael llnjcu ami John l". Sairo
will upcnk. Snlon, duetH. ipmrti't .nut quintet
tlnKlnit. liiurih i liolr elee-tons, violins ami
roriM'tH. i)illlrfi'tf apcclallli'ii. chorus sln-.
trig. ete. William If Mlntzer. Musical 111.
reiior. William II. Young, .ickUuiu. Public
web ome.
IIAITIST TIIMIi.i:. Ilroa.l un.f ll.-rks.
Kl'.Mi:i.l. 11 i UNWIM.l. Pastor
Morning. I" '" "'''e S. ho.il. -J :tii i:v , 7..'I0.
.MAitu: s'rriNi: unuhpin'
celebrated iMIAT'Uilo i n.NTIt Vl.'lll
will nKfat nt the turning Hri
Hr. i'unill will pria'-h morning As eveniiiK.
urgan Itn-lul, 7 I., Wm I'onell Twadcll,
ilrgbiiln and Mu.li.il interior.
Iln thrrn
riitsT ciifitcn ur intirniitnN
Dauphin above Itroad
Itev. (iKO U Kl'.NS begins I'aitoratf.
CiiiiKregutlona!
I.STItAL I'lll'lli'll. 1Mb uml (Jreen
JU-t W. V lli:iUl. I'ustor
1'iKiililriK by iho lMtnr, tl h. in. and ) p. m.
luniiii I'uniiricuilou in cwita'ctluii with the
Mi rums StrUie.
i (- a. m. Hlblo Sib""! Hpeelal Hatty Uay
inurani
llrevel Middle Jljble (iaxes
innxKL niDDi.n huii.i: classes,
Inifplenomln4tloiial-Prui;rfvo.
rim near vmi.
General offices, IMT Ml. Vernon t,
1'raiiMlii Homo
lAN'KLJS IIUMi: !' It Tiltj Jtttr'UHMA
I'UlN OP ISKIllUATKa. UllSlia tJoJuit steU
iund. S p. ta. fc'trvlc cuuductfj by usv
I P. Ohb '
I.utbersa
I
lV. .- -..
TABERNACLE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Handsome ecSficc at 59th and Spruce streets, West Philadelphia, to be
dedicated tomorrow morning,
-.-.- I.
h.-dlAll I.UTHEItA.S.
Thu Krlcndiy l.'hureb,"
litib anl JelfcrMU sis.
i.AN'lUt. K WKUII.i:, I'ailor. will prtacb.
lu .D in.. 7 ir, ji in.
lully Day in tb Iilul Sclnwl. 2 'iO p. in.
i. mil l-' Sebiulelt, VWlllil.t of tho liilla. Or-ti-.mra
hdni HsrwooiJ lij'ber boiruuo Solulsi. at
Ik . uln eervb v
iAl'.LUN.V l.i:. : .Hi ana niru e Win J. Mil-
lr, Jr 10 15. 7Ci H J . , m
Th,UfL,t'. fi-i aril Ita' Itev a I'ohliuin.
M U.. 1U uO a in., a M and 7 15.
Th Pator rclcbrutr his 12ib anDlversary to
morrow with !k!I strvlccs.
1lUfIfATP?n51ls;F
clu,,mwSt?,B''
I'ltKACHK3
10:10 nnd H.
Music, by VeMcd Hoy Choir.
Ulrcton of II, It. (TrMiilnl.
T'auk a"knch (iit'ncii "
I'nrk nvc, nnd Norrls t.
i"rKHnolli:K1' UA0NELL' D- . Mm.
10..'lii-''l'llIt,T,tP'S I'LKA, 'SHOW in
TIIH l'ATHKIt.'" ' D" VI
7.45-"THK SAFE MArtOlN,"
A Sermon on "Pafty 1,'lrst."
MONTHLY MUSICAL SKUVICB
HreclM numbers, duet. Miss lloblnion in
Mr Howell, "What Have I to in wS
Thee7" from "L'lljah." and a ,0lo by st '
Ur liag'iioira ruble Clns for men. J'.io n m.
SLVK.NTH HTHHUT. 7th"nnd NorrTi
Itev. It. L". .KHtNPOX, Mlnlsler.
PrrurMnK in:,10 nnd 7:1,-,. s. H , 2-30 s.
elnl iriitherlni; of men nt 7M3 to hear for If
A. ..luifcr, of India, who nlll deliver hi,
famous Junclo tnlk. Special slnglnB by thj
TAfir.HNAri,BnTh below 6ifordT"Ac"
Crovcll.-10:.10, H.A, Musser. "'The tiros, ai
tho Trident." 7. IS. "The ainfuliie,! MSItt
New Jerusalem (Siredenbonlan)
"SliKKlNU Tllti' IAJUU VV1ULK lln mi"?
JIB FOUND" I. the subjiet of thissmi?
Hiinday mornlnc, by thu Pastor. tbVn.7
chaiu.kh w. TrArtvnv, it tW church I
the New Jerusalem. 22d and ChMtnut uV
e"lco at 11 o'elocli. All seats are frit
Kverybody Is welcome. ""
rresbjterUn
AltCH ST. PHKSDYTBTIIAN OHUnCH. Utfc
and Arch.-Tho Hv. Clarence Enw.rl
Macartney will preacli nt 10:43 on 'Life's
Challcnso to Knlth andCourage" '""
rMn-rniioricsiNic i'ni:siiy.cffuncn-iTi
rrnnhlln ft. and rolctnbla avo.
Itev. ZKD HBTZL-L COl'P, rastor.
10,,-ioa. m.-Sucrament of tho lord's Supper.
i M.i Month's end mUBlo hy the Choir.
2:30 p. m.-Pabbath Pcliool: 7 p. rn . C B
ou nre cordially Invited o all services.
T1IK r.PUTir l'RKtjIfvfKltl ANT'lliJliciT
J-nuth 4,th street and KlnKscnlnir avenue.
Mlnhster. The Itev. JOHN T. niifiVE. D. 0,
Hi:!., a. m. -"Prove and Hold F,'dllt,,
7 : IS p. jm "They Had, Been With Jesus."
noi'i; VitftsiiYTKutAN cnuncir "
nd (i ml Wharton fts.
Mlnl-ter, Hev. J. OUAY TIOLTON, D. D
Hev WILLIAM TAYLOIt CALDWELL.
Assistant
10MS a. m. Ilov. Taldwell will preach.
IS p. in Itev. Dr. liolton. Subject, "Tha
Value of American Cltlienshlp."
st. i-Afi. iitiisiiYTi:itiAN ciiuncii
Balttmoru avo , corner SOth st.
Itev. J. HKVLHIDfin LBK, D. D., Minister.
10MS a. m. nnd 7:t,l p. m.. Public WorshJa.
Uoc.or Ixe v 111 preach at both aervlces,
2 :i(i p. m., nmricd Illblo BchoolA
iiany uuy service.
TAUlUt.N'ACLK CIIUnCH "
Weibt l'hlla. Chestnut at ,17th St.
Itev. JOHN ALLAN IiLAItl. D. D Mlnlttsr
11 a. m. "America's Challenge to Christian.
Ity."
8 p. in. "Hns Christianity Broken Donnf
Sunday School. S'.IO p. m. C. B. Society, 7 p.m.
HueJl-I.AND pftLSUYTEWAN CHUltCH '
i'M and Pine rts
JA3. JtAMSAY SWAIN. Minister.
11 Worship. Sermon, "FINDINO SAKC
Tl'AHY." S.45 ltally Day Exercises of the Bible
School.
New scnolars cordially Invited.
S Worhl Sermon, "THE OUIDANOB Or
aoi 'niitiii'uu Tin: wah rncNTniES
or r.UItOl'i:," by Itev. L. W. Eckird,
1). I).
ConitreKntlonnl Meetlntr. 'Wednesday, at 8.
Preparatory Service Friday at X.
If ou are looking for a church home,
"Comn thou nml all thy house,"
Protestant L'plsconal
PARISH OF ST. LUKi:
AND THE EPirilANT
l."tb st. below Spruce.
Itev. DAVID M STDLLR. Hector.
Su m. Hop Communion.
10 n. m. Sunday School.
11 a. in. MornhiK I'ruver and Sermon.
4 p. m. i:vcn!ng Prayer. Anthem and A1
drcu. Tho Rector will preach.
r.PIPHANY CHAPEL- , I
17th and Summer sts.
8:00 a. m. Holy Communion. 1
11 00 n. in. Morning Prayer nnd Germon.
2:4", p. m Sunday School.
8. CO p. m. EveniiiK Praer and Sermon.
Rcv. Charles 1 Biggs will preach. r
feT.'MAIIK'S CHUltCH
1Rth and Iocut sts
The Itev. r.l.l.IOT WHITE. Rector.
Sunday 7 and 11 n. m. and .1 p. m.
Diitly 7 and tl a. m. and 5 p. m.
ST. ill.ciKiH.'n, hist and Hazel ave , Rev. 0.
Iji Pin Smith. 7 "1. lO-.'H) and 7 :10. .
ST JOHN'S. Ilronn below 3d. Dr. ittchmonl
preaches tu morrow, lOt.'to, 7.43. Evening
subject: "The War and the Papacy."
ltcfonned
I'lHHT N. A., l.'th ami Dauphin sts Iter
JOHN D. HICKS, Pastor -10.30, Harvest
Homo Prrvlie; 2::i0, Sunday School IUHrl
S Service,
Itrfnrmed Episcopal
OUR RKDECMEIl, UHh and Oxford sts.
Al'til'STl.S E. BARNETr. Rector.
Kv cnlng: "Has N.ipoli on Conquered Lhtlitr
" " Slilrlluallst .
OiNDUC
: ..c ,,, , ,,, I i-i-j ei'll.l.
" mcetliKs, Sundav evening. 8 o'clock, 13-1
Columbia nve. (leniian ami I-.ncllh
Snrdrnliura;lun
UEH NEW'JERUSALEM.
Unitarian
rillST UNITARIAN. 212S Chestnut st. IMT.
C. E. St. John. Minister. 11 a. m, th
minister will preach on "Light on he W
ness of Tndai1'; s p m . Rev. V. A. 'USh"
lateln will preach In Italian. .
niiL.itn ave. (i.-.20i. rev kT m'ANs.
pi US "Effli lency." 7 4.V I.ectuie and !
russ'oii, "Cautes of Euroecan Wnr."
United llrethren -
SKi.OND clfURrn Rev's C Ein-li. i. yn'
Pastor. Nith k Catharine sls.-Serv Ices' W.
HundayhVlinol U .nJti 1J1. "'-i-l",""'h -
Unl'nllt .
TtKSTORAf H'N. 17tb and Master sts.. JcMJ
CLARENCE LEG. D. D -III 15, Servb'e na
Serniiin, 2:".o, Sunday School -
Yoiinc SIfn'a Christian Association
CENTRAL BRANCH. 1421 Ar.h M H WM'
InV'toii Weed. author-truvcUr. businj man.
villi H'tulv P ni Uoiid imislr Mr l.aw.
ton. Mini; K'.ider. Flrangers el ome
vTfst I'RANCH. 52d mil Fnnioin t 4 f
iiiasH-meeilin for m n .idheste-1 b i,i'.
F . Still. ran. Pasioi IMiartmi htreit M. K,
flmuli. Music by Henry W.Li is. .
Mlkcellaiieuua
"TIUJ PRESENT WAR IN THE I.IOIIT
OP PROPHECY"
What It may mean and
what It does nut incun
TOMOItUOW AITEH.NOON AT 4 O'CIAH-'JC
HKTHANY TEMPLE
Finty.lblrd and Spruce sts.
Itev. QRSQN It. PAIIER. Speaker
and
STATE STREET CHURCH
gUth and State u . Camden,
New Jeiey.
Rev. J. JI. SCHAFFER. Sieak.r
tfi . ,..... ..i,i, mh.n fhnt will Id'
A11VV ,,,vl,llto( .,, .'" .
low a
it anv
.rent European r. Lverjuour ", ,..
Ausplcta of the PblladellhU School of l
nii.1.. iro.k e .
1(1,15.
cso niMtlngs. with others that lb '
are airaiued In order lo Pr?' V ili
nvthhiK. U. Bible lu l" My alwut "
ant European r. EverjboJy ., lhs
1720 Arch t.
iiiTvrn. M7 STEMtNS will resume "'"''"'J
lor tbc btudy of Iha Internntioiia l.Lv ff
ur s, lull, ut t P ro ? WJ
Au-trivau b'unjsy Sbiul V'",n'
Sundav KcUocl
Viruilug (ictobi
Tlall nf ibe An
tsli; i ln.stnul tl
li;NEoi.K.vr ASSOCIATIONS
HETHANY A.ClluRAlK Full 'KJ52P
Women. 3CU N. Uth SI . Miss M ??X&
superliitenuent Donatlona of "5C
clcthw, caaib, itc, tbauktuliy acceut'o-
S)jsUUlBSBBSiAS4 ft