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"Billy" Sunday's Sermon Today
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WANAMAKER'S
Store Cto88 6:30 P ilf,
SUBJECT: "HE WIST NOT that
wad departed erom
y him"
i ''fiUleenth chapter Judges, 20th Verse,
Hin'i realUo that the spirit of the Lord
dai departed from hlmt ho talked out
Hid hoolc himself ns nrorotlme; na
sighed os much, ho was s Strong phys-
tlealty. his mna w19 ns acllvc DUl al
Sfthough he possessed all that thcro was
CM hlnB that Wft3 nccssnrr to mako
hi spirit of tho Lord had left Htm.'
I1 ''A man way liaVo a nno PI'VsllU0! he
'way IiaVo 'rcn8'h! ho may havo great-
cess: ho may have a beautiful home, and
r church may bo magnificent and fault-
I (.,,. n Us equipment: tho preacher may
t, hlehly able to reason; tho choir may
EtItoI tho angels In music hut If you havo
Sot the spirit of tho Lord you nrp aa Paul
im os sounding braes and tinkling cym-
UU. and tho church Is merely four walls
i-lth a roof over It. v
' "Nothing In tho world can substltuto for
th spirit of Qod: no wealth, culture nor
anything In tho world. By power wo do
net mean numbers; thcro novcr has been
a time when there wcro moro membora In
thehurch than today; jet wo haven't kept
urogrMS In tho number of members In
the church with tho Increased number of
Deoplo In tho nation. Our nation has
grown to bo W.000,000 of people, but wo aro
not correspondingly keeping pacoltn tho
nambcr of church members; God's church
has not Increased correspondingly In
power as It has In numbers, and whllo in-
trcsilng In numbers it has not Increased
In spiritual power. I am giving you facts.
Snot fancies. Wo nro not dealing with
'.. .- ..... Mrtt .fit.lnfr mivfrnni ntnlnfcf
theories. X um iiuv o.B ,""' -" --
the church; you never had a man como
Into this community who would fight
'harder for tho church of God Almighty
than I would. I am talking about hor
-.in. nnd the things that Ban hor powor
and by power I do not moan numbers. If
It another 100,000 It ought to bo doublod
In powor.
AMERICA "WELL INFOIOnOD.
"In tho church of God today you know
there ore a lot of people who aro nothing
Itut derelicts and nothing but driftwood.
By power I do not mean, culture. Thcro
Krer was a time when tho peoplo of
America wero better Informed than thoy
are today; thoy havo newspapers, tele
phones, telegraphs, rural delivery, fast
Strains. Tou can leavo homo and In nvo
"days you aro In Europe You can leavo
home today and tomorrow morning you
fare In Chicago. If something happens In
.JUt'lM Ul imii luiimti. m U.H ...uu .
VfnrA vnn trn tn hed. Thn lslnndfl Gf the
'tea, are our neighbors.
"Tou can eat dinner in cmcago and
breakfast In New York.
"By power I uo not mean wealth, wo
are the richest people on tho earth; nlno-teen-twentlcths
of all tho wealth or all
the money In tho United States today la
In tho hands of professing Christians,
Catholic and Protestant. That ought to
mean that It Is In God's hands; but It
doesn't. Thoy aro robbing God. I -was
In a church In Iowa that had threo mem
bers who wero worth $200,000 each and
they paid their preacher tho measly sal
ary of 1600 a year, and I will bo horn
swaggled If they did not owe him $400
then. If I ever skinned any old fellows I
did those old stingy coots A man who
doesn't pay to tho church Is as big a
swindler as a man who docsn t pay his
grocery bill, and he Is dead-beating his
way to hell. You let somebody else pay
jour bills, you old dead-beat. God hasn't
any more uso today for a dead-beat in
the church that he' has for tho man who
doesn't pay his grocory bill not a bit!
''I kick when a man rides up to tho
church In a J50OO limousine, throws a
quarter In the collection plato and growls
at the sermon.
'What islho
jt THH INFLUENTIAL CHURCH.
i "A stranger onco asked
aywt powerful and influential church in
this townT That big Btono Presbjtorlan
church on the hill.' 'How many members
blLB ft?' T rtnn't VNftiw .. .! I.
member.' 'How many Sunday school
members?' 'I don't know; my children
t.o' 'How many go to prayer meetings?'
1 dont know; I havo never been there."
'How many go to communion?' 'What is
that?" I told him. 'I don't know; I never
go; my wife goes.' Then tho stranger
said: 'Will you nleaaa tnll ttia whv vnn
said It was tho most powerful and in-
Jiuenua; cnurcli In th commimltv?' 'Vn
air; it Is tho, only church in tho town
that has threo millionaires as members.'
That Is why he thought it was a largo
church. Tho church in America would
die- of dry rotand sink -J9 fathoms in
i " S" rambers were multimillionaires
ana college graduates. That ought not to
oe i a barrier to spiritual power. By powor
1 do not mean tnfltinnf
s "Some pf the most powerful churches
luu ever worked with were not the
vMuiwies mat naa tho largest number
vi rich memherH Tn . i t...
.11 1 iWifre reo women who used to pray
- ...o.n every xnursaay night-one of
,uttm ji colored woman. l'conl ni tn
wme under hor windows at night and
if'!" her pray. Sh murdered the
wag's English five times In every sen-
.-.., uw ull( BnQ anayy. U0(lt Tney laa
" names nn hi. u ... .,
fii.!i meetings closed they had
? . & Stt S37 ot th"- Every Friday
JJIS?M ca"ed over tI,a telephone or
ihZ,l a'eUer or meet thoso women and
wey would tell mo what assurances God
sy them as to who would bo saved. I
.t!J!,,v.er-mt thre6 women that were
tronrer In faith than those threo women.
h Viow? was Fairfield. Iown-ono of
KL. T8ht0St' Sanest, snappiest little
,-... over went into.
SPIRIT OP TUB LORD.
"Samson Wist not. tho nlrl nr h Trf
had departed. So mijrht we have, monev.
0 might WO havo memiir lnr In
.wlture; wa havo not increased In power.
WM" BplrltuaI Power, Power to bring
JjWgs to pass by way of reform. What
S ' meah hy powor? I have told you
Et i did not mean. By power I mean
nd eaahl ' C aA comes UP011 'you
n?;! n 1 . uu lu ao w"ai you coum
HI BJyn?. Ti,hout toat Vr- That comes
l'iW.0l through confidenco intl faith In
fttTr.T.Jeaus Christ. Tbero was a tlma
sever uw : -" ,twtB .4utM
Sgl J.nan ho has today; there never
illSi v ? when 8h had W01-0. members
Ifiifc llaLs today' thera BVr was a
i?? wnen she had moro monev than she
tifflVv!' RJ?ro culture; but thero was a
nrl .wn'" he had more SDlrltual nower
today
AQd tihsn t. . ......
bs, v " ',aa moro spiritual
f wJ n.f. a ePa't tmtituUon.
ijstodj no Hvlng for th devil Uko b
jn a clearing- house for tho forces of
Saw, ni- 5 tow til 'at Pntecoat.
jsS gf Ira came, unon tho exuectant
oipera
COMPROMISER ASSAILED,
noo't mean tJUs gabby stuff they
i toaay that they call the things
: spirit, I don't mean that Jabber-
froth ana fc TOiwr at tho mouth
you can't understand a wprd they
"uv they will talk In language
some ono wilt understand, so even tho
elect of the spirit are deceived. Try the
spirit, whether It be of God, and in all
ages when tho church has stood for some
thing she has had power. That Is why
many n preacher Is a-failure today; he
Is a compromiser. That Is why the
church Is a failure; sho Is compromising
with tho men that sit In the scats und
own saloons and whom oho never re
bukes; sho Is compromising with tho men
'who rent their property for disorderly
houses, and whom sho never rebukes.
They aro living off tho products of Bhnmo,
and if they buy food and clothes for their
wives and children from mich money,
they, too. are living off this product of
shame. Wo havo lost our power becauso
wo havo compromised.
"When I plajcd baseball I used to at
tend every theatre In tho country. Since
I was converted I havo not darkened a
theatre's door in 21 years, except to
preach the Gospol." Wo've lost oilr powor
because we've lost our faith.
SOCIAL LEADERS.
"Our leading members aro leaders In
nothing but card parties and society;
they aro not leaders In spiritual things.
A man comes to mo and saa Mrs. So-and-so
la ono of my leading members. I
ask, 'Does she visit tho sick?' 'No.'
'Does aho put hor arms around some poor
slnnor and try to savo her for Christ?'
'No.' And I find she Is a leader in noth
ing but socloty, card parties, dances nnd
bridge whist clubs. I don't call that kind
a leading woman In tho church; sho Is
tho dovil's bell wither. That Is true. I
tell you peoplo what I call your leading
woman: Sho is tho ono who gets down
on her knees and prays; sho Is tho ono
that can wrap her arms around a, sinner
nnd lead her to Christ; that la a leading
church member. You havo It doped out
wrong.
"Did Martin Luther trim his sails to
tho breeze of hid day? If ho had, you
Would never havo had a Reformation. I
will tell you why wo havo lost our
power; I havo told j ou what I don't mean
by powor. Samion wist not, so tho spirit
of tho Lord departed.
"First, wo havo lost our power because
wo havo failed to Insist on tho separa
tion of tho church from tho world. You
havo lost. The church Is a soparato body
of men and women; we aro to bo In tho
world, but not of tho world. Neither In
your mothods or Impressions; sho Is all
right in tho world, all wrong when tho
world is In her, and tho trouble with tho
church today Is that sho has sprung a
leak. Tho flood tides of tho world havo
swept In until even her pews nio en
gulfed; et, oven tho choir loft la almost
submerged. Wo have become but a thlrd
rato amusement bureau Tho world has
got to ceo a. clean cut lino of demarca
tion between the church and tho world.
So I believe.
"If there's anything tho church ot God
needs It's to climb tho stairs and get in
an upper room.
"I bellevo It Is through tho sound of
God. Como out from among them and
thcro Is another bunch I havo no use for,
tho como-outcrs. Peoplo who won't como
out to any church. I would keep my hon
roost locked when they aro around. I
know-thero aro faults in tho church, but
that Is no reason for you to say you
won't go to church.
"Years ago, down in Phillips' Academy,
in Andovor, thero was developed a stu
dent who know God. Some students go to
Berlin, or Leipzig, or Munich and 'dream
out a few heresies o or beer mugs ' They
go to Europe to 'brush up.' Sometimes
they put a parenthesis nround tho collego
and allow a student to slip over from the
academy to the seminary Tho troublo
with tho church today Is that too many
aro skimming tho wire1, llko the grlpman
on a cablo car."
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SUNDAY'S ATHLETIC TACTICS
FORM INTERESTING STUDY
Evangelist Walks Quarter Mllo on
Platform at Each. Service.
"Billy" Sunday will have walked more
than S2 miles on tho platform of the
tabernaclo before tho close of his cam
paign In this city if ho continues his pres
ent athletic form of preaching. A record
taken during threo sermons shows he
averaged 676 stops at each service. Fig
uring these at an average of 30 inches
each, he covered a distance of 1110 feet,
or moro than a quarter-milo upon each
occasion.
During these same sermons "Billy"
pounded the pulpit 221 times, or an aver
age of 77 times at each service. At this
rata ho will havo emphasized his points
by this means 0009 times beforo the closo
of his nlne-wcelc campaign.
On -January SO, "Billy" completed tho
fourth week ofhls campaign In this city
and had 13,695 conversions to his credit.
Tho first call for converts was made on
January 10; the average number of per
sons responding to his Invitation at each
service has, therefore, been 356. On this
basis he will have 23.140 additional con
verts to his credit when ho leaves Phila
delphia. Tho average length of the sermons de
livered by "Billy" has been about 6000
words. On this figure ho will havo deliv
ered sormons aggregating 702.000 words
when ho preaches his 117th nnd last ser
mon in this city.
SUNDAY SUBSTITUTES SOB "KA."
Addresses Prayer Meeting In Qeth
semane Baptist Church,
"Billy" Sunday addressed a prayer
meeting In the Gethseroano Baptist
Church, 18th street and Columbia avenue,
this morning, nnd although more than 200
persons had gathered there expecting to
hear "Ma" Sunday speak, they did not
seem disappointed at the substitution.
"Billy's" talk was extemporaneous, but
brief and to tho point. He Bald in part:
"Don't tell roe you can't worlc for God
because you havo so many impeaimems
In your way, There ore mighty few of
you who havo as many natural impedi
ments to overcome 'as I had when I first
started. When I was a boy, I had a
poor memory. When I had to recite a
poem in school, I invariably forgot it
completely, or elso became completely
tongue-tied.
"When I wanted to speak at prayer
meetings, tho same things happened. I
either forgot what I wanted to say when
I got on my feet, or else I became
tongue-tied and couldn't open tny mcuth.
But I made up my mind to conquer those
weaknesses. With aod's help I did It,
and you can do the same thing.
"Prayl Prayer can work wonders for
you, but you've got to be right with God
before Ha will do anything for you. Get
on the jobl"
SOME MINISTERS ARE CURSE
TO QOD, SUNDAY DECLARES
Evangelist Delivers Stirring Sermon
to United Presbyterian Preachers.
"I'm tired of hearing of God as a great
big klss-and a hug1," declared "Billy"
Sunday before the United Tresbyterlan
"SouMVInnlng" Conference, In the Sec
ond United Presbyterian Church, Race
street, near 16th, today.
"God Is lot more than that, and don't
ou forget It He's the Cod of Law and
of Juatlee. Wo must pay our debts to
Him, Just as wo pay our debta to men.
"God's Marvelous Plan fit Redemption as
Ileealcd In the Goapel" was tho subject
of Mr. Sunday's aermon. Belief In the
divinity of Christ, tho substitution of
Christ on tho cross for man and the Re
surrection wero emphasized by him as
tho three cardinal points on which Chris
tianity was founded.
"Oh. It's wonderful I" ho exclaimed.
"Every church bell rings, every song Is
snng, ftvery sermon Is prca'ohed around
those three points.
"It's nreatl" ho erlc.il. ''It'n noiiffh to
mako oven a United Presbyterian shout,"-
no continued with a. smile, turning to
tho Rev. T. a Pollock, pastor of the
Oak Park United Presbyterian Church,
who had Introduced him. Tho pastors
laughed, but became serious again whon
tho evangelist launched Into a tirade
against tho preachers who do not be
llevo In tho divinity of Christ.
"Such a man Is a curss to God." ho
said. "All this knocking of Jesus began
back yonder with tho Pharisees, nnd It
has come from Galileo to Philadelphia.
It'o the same old gang, the Pharisees and
tho rest of the bunch.
Mr. Sunday's sermon was preceded by
an address by tho Rev. Dr, G. W. Bull,
of Scranton, Pa , who spoko on "The Pen
tecostal Power,"
"Christ Is on trial in this city," he de
clared." And you are needed on the wit
ness stand. It's n critical tlmo now. I
would testify In any court against any
minister who denies tho regenerating
spirit of Jesus Christ, for Buch a minister
has no message for the people.
"Idolatry of talent nnd flne-tUrned
phrases In tho pulpit means 'Farowell,
Pentecostal powerl' Some persons are
more shocked over Mr. Sunday's slang
than over tho sin It describes and assails,
moro shocked over his diction than over
tho devil It fights."
The delegates to the conference at
tended the services In tho Tabernacle
this afternoon, after which the Rev. J.
Knox McClurkln, of Pittsburgh, chairman
of the "Billy" Sunday Campaign Com
mittee In Pittsburgh last year, spoke at
tho church. "Mel" Trotter, of Grand
Rapids, Mich , will speak this evening.
AGAINST PUBLIC AID TO POOB,
Secretary of Organized Charities Says
It Produces "Professional Parasites."
To have Councils' Finance Committee
grant adltlonal appropriations for the un
employed, according to R, M. Ltttlo, sec
retary of the Society for Organizing
Charity, would result In many persons
becoming profeslonal parasites.
Mr. Little said today that bofore Chair
man John P. Connelly, ot Councils'
Finance Commlttco, had Introduced tho
ordinance providing $50,000 for the unem
ployed, about 220 families had their appli
cations on file In his ofllco seeking aid.
This number Increased to 400 shortly
after the appropriations wero granted.
"Tho applications for old decreased,"
said Mr. Little, "when It became gener
ally known that our organization refused
to havo anything to do with the distribu
tion of the fund."
Slnco last November, Mr. Little said
that his society, with five paid workers
and 25 olunteers, had helped more than
700 families in tho Kensington section,
and that $3500 had been spent In clothing
and food for destitute families.
SUNDAY EOB, IOCAD OPTION
Evangelist Believes Citizens Should
Decide liquor Question,
The Glenn State-wldo prohibition bill
was commented on today by "Blll" Sun
day. The evangelist declared himself for
prohibition, but said that if prohibition
could not be obtained, he was for local
option.
'There Isn't a bit of doubt In my mind,"
he said, "that tho people ought to be
given ii chance to say whether they
want tho saloon to go. If thoy say that
thoy don't nnd won't pans a prohibi
tion law, then I say 'good-night' to the
people of Pennsylvania."
Unitarian
Christianity
The last twenty-flve years havo
witnessed an advance of Unitarian
Ism tn this country which Is highly
gratifying to thoso that love Its
work. More new noddles have been
established and moro money has
been expended in the work than In
any previous similar period. Never
had Unitarians such great harmony
of spirit, never so strong an organi
zation as now. Led by as able a
body of ministers as they have ever
had, reinforced by ministers coming
from other denominations with in
creasing frequency, and by lay re
cruits far in excess of all losses, and
encouraged by the ever-wider ac
ceptance of their views by churches
still named orthodox, tho Unitarians
aro facing a most hopeful future.
In this new life the women of th
denomination have taken a promi
nent part through their effective
Alliance of Unitarian and Other Lib
eral Christian Women.
The Philadelphia League, a local
branch ot this body, holds a meet
ing at 11 a. m. tomorrow at the First
Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut
street (February 4), A cordial in
vitation to be present Is extended to
all women who may care to listen to
an address by the Rev. E. H. Ree
man, of Lancaster, on the subject:
Tho Unity of Aim and Work
of Unitarians and Other
N Liberals
During the month of January
about 10,000 Unitarian tracts have
been distributed In this city. They
havo been taken willingly from the
book room and the churches, not
one so far as we know, having been
thrust upon an, unwilling recipient.
This certainly indicates a consider
able and Intelligent Interest In Unl.
tarlanlsm. What can ba the cause
of it? If you enjoy meditation upon
Ideals that are as great as they are
beautiful, visit
The Unitarian
Bookroom
1815 North Logan Square
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He who would serve the people of Phila
delphia best must serve day in and day
out and year in and
year out, patiently,
strongly, faithfully
and untiringly.
The Wanamaker
February Sale of
Furniture
is the highest sort of ser
vice that a great store can
possibly give. A February
Sale of Furniture is an
original idea with this
store. It has been devel
oped in this store to its
highest degree. It is pre
ceded always by months
of patient, faithful, untir
ing preparation, always
devoted toward the ob
ject of getting better
furniture to sell for lower
prices. It is presented
with all the strength at
our command, and it
results this year as all
years in bringing new
friends and in fastening
old friendships with
stronger bands.
mmaammimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmm
(Fifth and Sixth Floors)
300 Men's Fine Worsted
Winter Suits Special
at $22.50
When we say that they represent the "bolt ends"
of the manufacturers of our best ready-to-wear suits,
a good many men will understand they will under
stand that this is one of the rare opportunities to get
the finest suits that come into any clothing store in
Philadelphia at approximately the usual wholesale
price.
Brand new from the tailor's, they represent the
last Winter work of one of the best makers the last
of the cloth he had on hand. And that he should send
these suits to the Wanamaker Store and not elsewhere,
was a business obligation, because we had bought so
much merchandise from him throughout the Winter.
No more Winter suits so good will come on the
market this season. It's the last good chance to buy
fine suits for the rest of this Winter and all of next
Winter. (First Floor, Market)
175 Suits Special
at $10.50
These in the Men's Lower-Price Store on the Sub
way floor.
All worsted and cheviot suits specially priced at
a little above half their regular selling figures. All
likely to go in a day. (subwnr Floor, aurket)
Fashion Sale of Silks
Three very busy days have considerably cut down
quantities in eyery direction, but there are still left
good assortments of some of tho best and most popular
silks.
Crepe failles J2.25
Crepo gabardine ?2.25
Crepe meteors $1.50 and $1.65
Figured chiffon taffetas $2
Satins, white or black - $1.85
Printed marquisettes 78c
All-silk faille $2
Double-width foulards $1
Single-width foulards 50c
Colored Shantung pongees 65c
Natural gabardine tussah 85c
Printed tussah $1
Imported black silkB in a large variety of fash
ionable weaves, all unusually priced.
(West Alale, First Floor, Chestnut, and Snbnay Floor, Ohea(nut)
Women's Fur Goats at Late
Season Prices
A limited number of (Hudson seal or sheared muskrat)
coats havo just come from tho furriers coats whose early
season prices were a third more. Those, at $60 have self
collars and printed broche linings; those at $90 and $125
have skunk collars. And all three styles have the new
flare which gives the new silhouette.
(Third Floor, Cheatnut)
The New Spring Goats
In Strictly Tailored Styles
Covert cloth promises to be such a fashionable Spring
fabric that at least Ave of the new models are developed
in it.
You may have the three-quarter-length coat in covert
cloth cut almost like a man's frock coat with straight lines
and the natural waist line Bharply defined at 30,
Also in covert cloth are a number of the smart little hip
length box coats, quite full at the hem, which is sometimes
emphasized by strapped bands of velvet. They are $25
and $30.
For those who want dark colored coats are black and
navy blue serges and black gabardines, three-quarter length
and semi-fitted, some with, belts. They are $25.
(Flmt Floor, Coatral)
500 Women's Dresses Going
at Very Little Prices
Odds and ends of our Winter stock, but mostly recent
enough in fashion to be perfectly wearable through the
early Spring months. We have marked them regardless
of early season prices like this :
$4.50 each for 100 charmeuse and serge dresses.
$6.50 each for 100 charmeuse and serge dresses.
$10.75 each for dark velvet dresses.
$12.50 for other serge and charmeuse frocks.
$15 each for other velvet dresses.
$15 each for admirable serge dresses and for others of
charmeuse.
And $15 each for some very interesting evening
dresses.
(Flrat Floor, Central)
Odd Mussed Table Cloths
, Lowered in Price
Several hundred in this group comprising all de
sirable grades and makesand in lengths ranging from
two to four yards ; all at gbod savings.
(Flrat Floor, Cheatnut)
Some Queer Chinese
Wood Baskets
shaped very like a big scallop shell, are among the new
things coming into the Oriental Store. They and other
baskets with handles aro each $1.75.
So are charming milky white "paste" bowls and spills
which have been out of the market for some months. $1.50
upwards, White porcelain bowls are somewhat cheaper.,
Chinese sacred lily bulbs are 15c each. Plante'd in
r pebbles and water now, they will bloom for Easter.
(Fourth Floor, Central)
New Shipments in Wanted
Undermuslins
Nightgowns of fine nainsook with embroidery andjaca
and others with machine embroidery and scalloped, Either
at $1.
The new circular ruffle wash petticoats, trimmed with
embroidery and lace, $2.75 to $5.
(Third Floor, Central)
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