j!f.VHjmu JUM'IMp EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY , 1015: ijpwwiyii Sunday's Sermon Today SUBJECTS ' "YE ARE MY WITNESSES" 1 "Text: 'But ya shall receive power sftcr the Holy Ohost la come upon you (uid ye shnlt he witnesses unto mo, both In Jerusalem nnd In nil Judea and So tnsrlft atd un l,'e uKermosl Pirts of the earth.' Acts I. S. That means In tho slums, In society, Jn the store, on tho railroad, wherever toU arc. Jeaui Christ staked Ills cause npon the character and the llvs and tho Utterances of Ills followers. Ho staked jalvatlon upon you nnd what you will do. When Ho left Ho panted you to learn Hl words and principles and tell them to others. Ho taught his disciples that they might teach others nnd others teach you and 0U tench others. All right, that's Just what we ore dolnff today. Uut If you bellete It nnd don't llvo In thorn you nra not doing His teachings. In Isaiah the d chapter, God Issues a challongo to the world. 'Let them bring forth my witnesses and they may bo justified, or let them hear and say It Is tho truth. Yo are my witnesses, salth tho Lord, and my nrranls whom I have chosen.' "Ho says bring forth your witnesses and then you can choose. He saya to the thieves, thugs, fallen women, saloon keeDtrs. 'Come tell what jou'll do for the oeoplc' Then Ho calls tho Christians and says; 'Tell what I hnvo done for you and then lot them choose And In court, with alt of Its nhnnanlgans, some times Including bribery of Judges nnd buying of tho Jury and tho witnesses, tho thing that Is Indispensable is the wit ness, whether It may bo man or woman, what ho knows, nnd ho Ib supposed to have an Important fact that others do not possess A witness Is always an aid to somo Individual or cause nnd aids In setting frco or convicting. "Your mother or jour grandmother might have been n Christian, but what you need Is personal experience. Have you a recommendation to tho world of Christ? Lot's hear it SADNESS OF LIES. "It's a. said thing to havo a man or woman testify to ono thing and havo the next witness prove it was nil a lie. It doesn't only hurt tho wltncfis, but It hurtB his case. It's n sad thing for a man to say ho Is a Christian and then prove by his life that ho Is a liar. The witness who Is found to havo perjured himself Is an Injury to tho caso ho represents in court and you Injuro tho entire body of bollevers when you side-step and go wrong. You bring reproach on the cause of God. Tho whole Is Injured by a part. If you Injuro your finger the whole body (ufferB. So If ono Christian goes wrong all Christians have to bear the brunt of Ithe blame The most Important thing Is 'tho witness, and God saa Ho wants you to be Ills witness. "When Paul was on his way to Home, and ho was shipwrecked on an Island, be bad tho natives gather up stlckB nnd build a fire. By mistake for a stick, Paul picked up a terpont. You know one of the means of protection to nnlmals Is to adapt themselves to tho color of their surroundings. And when tho tire beenme warm and the Berpent was aroused, It struck him Tho natives know It was a venomous snake. It might havo been a rattler, an asp or a cobra, but the natives knew It was venomous, nnd they expected to see Paul BWell up and die. When he didn't they worshipped him us a god, and he had to rebuko them and say ho was not a god, but a Christian and God had kept him from being hurt by the snake. So the natives said Paul's God must be the only God. So you seo God can uso even a snake to preach Ills gospel. He don't havo to havo preachers In swallow tall coats and white neckties and gold rimmed spectacles. He can uso oven tho snake and the sticks nnd tho leaves to preach his goBpel. And because Paul didn't die the people believed and scores wero swept Into salvation. "The Lord Is not compollcd to use theo logians. The Lord Is not compelled to use evangelists. He does not havo to uso Sunday school teachers. Ho can take snakes, sticks and anything and use thorn for the advancement of His cause. Thoso heathen saw Paul and believed. So tho heathen nations today nro gazing on tho nominal Christian nations. The eyes of tho ungodly are turned toward the godly, in the street, In the factories, everywhere you go, not simply In tho pew. SOME LIVES AN INSULT. "When Peter walked by tho beggar and ho asked him for help, Peter said: 'Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have I will give unto thee. Arise nnd go thy way." And tho people saw and believed. Do you think he would havo bad the Power if ho had Just come from some dance, or some brldgo whist party or some cheap skate leg show. That's the reason a lot or you haven't power today. Thats the reason a lot of you church members are not worth three whoops this side of perdition. It's an Insult to profesa to be a Christian and live the way some of you do. "If Peter had been hitting the booze and Playing cards, you can bank on It God w!.not liavo Elven hlm lhat power. When Jacob gavo Joseph his coat of many colors his brothers were Jealous, one day they saw him coming and took wm and stripped the coat from off hla ?.,"? dlppd " ln a Wd'a hlood and 511?. , " t0 t,,elr father and said. 'We 2?. .n.ow w,"'her this Is Joseph's or ??5 . Mlrable liars. But Jacob knew. VL .. B1aM: 'xt ls wy Joseph's coat. h.i, ,,e Mt devourl him and roy gray .... . eo down Jn sorrow to the rave.' They lied. T.fcLhe)I,.knew they J'ad B'd Ww to the ."braaelltes and Potlphar's wife wanted iSL,t0 8Urnder his manhood. But he VuJ pat t0' hls virtue and would havo thV. nsL.t0 d0 wUn her- y Intrigue she iSf'w him Into prison for four years, iuen the king had a dream and Joseph SSfji v"a '"terpretcd . He sold they Iii Hi? have a 'amine nnd they gathered " the grain and stored. It into the barns. n famine swept the land of Goshen, wnere Joseph's father was, and he sent a i" ,t0 ETt t0 uy cor" t. S . tlley rturned with wagon loads. ;a0,b.knew that he hadn't glyen money m i", for that much corn, and his sons iw i lm nl3 80 Joseph was yet alive. Jut he would not believe It until he saw ulf.iS0"" then ha knew. 8 what the ?..? WantB ta leeds, not words. The it i. ," are waiting for the Christians fi. In? thm religion. The eyes of the n;ved multitudes who never read the rh.il read'n your life. Words are nf. p JF00 manl' ot yu aro wlnd-Jam-ill V T.he father saw the wagon of corn W believed. 3od used the was-on of n to preach. You preachers can get a opd sermon from that. .:" can b th pltlea of God. Many ?Vr,'alwr'Uen eP'stles, but they can M,iB?pi.b.ut fead 'lv,n P's. Ifa a n0"8 thing to falsify the plstles of iJJJi . ., "" mY witnesses, salth the if"1' How many can stand by and My with Paul, 'Those. thln which you n " bth llvo and say and do. and the UOrt Of T.Art .I1I . ...11. ...... -I.-..-,. h;f. the life of JlYinar epistles la not In twrmony with the written epistles people ,7. tJ turn up their noses and say ther w no truth in the written epistles. TOU CAN nCSIST BIN. "There Is power to be shown by the man r woman who abhors sin. Hate sin. Toy U disease or anything- that Jeopardizes jour life, jtate. the devlL Those who re Hit sin have jrreat power wherein they off. Tell me why you compromUe wtth tkflvll i cotJ ii h 8"i .b'ih would cause every saloonkeeper, every brewer nnd every distiller to pat me on tho back, but If 1 did God would part from me so o.ulck It would make my head awlm. "Thoso who resist sin have power. ToU never knew n trimmer to havo Fownr. That's why a lot of you women are no earthly good. You're trimmers. Borne people pray for power nnd have not given up some sin In their life. You must glvo yourself up first, then you'll have power. God Is looking for pcoplo who will get rht of self so that Ho can (111 them with power. "But don't run away with the Idea that you can become so good that you cannot sin. I believe pcoplo bocomo so good that they won't sin, but It Is a mistake to sfty that they enn't sin. "Jesus Christ had His struggles Just n'a you have yours and I have mine. Jesus Christ, by trimming His life, could havo pleased that old bunch of Pharisees and would havo missed nil of His suffering, but He couldn't havo dono that nnd pleased God. Neither can you bo a trim mer and please God. You cannot please God nnd bo n card player. You cannot please God and attend cheap skate shows. You ennnot serve God and tho devil. Jesus Christ served God and wanted to pleaso God, and that's what cvory ono of you, If you're decent, or want to bo decent, would do nnd not give a picayune what the world says. You say, 'Lord, fill us with Thy spirit. The first thing you have to do Is to give yourself to Him and iibpy His commandments. You bo obedi ent and you'll be blessed. If you haven't power, don't blnmo the Lor1 You're td blame. Do ns God tcllB you nnd you wilt 1ki powerful. We don't need moro ol God. He needs moro of us." Mr. Sunday told n story nbout a gate train lit a ralltond station who made nn rncmy by refusing to lot a prominent mnn through tho gate without a ticket and who, when tho man complained, said. "I don't enre what you think nbout my man ners. I caio only about what my super intendent thinks about me." "I am llko thnt entcman," continued tho evangelist. "J don't ciro whether ycu llko my preach ing or not, but I caro n lot whether God likes It. I am preaching for God and to you. "Wo aro not put Into the world to wrap ropes nround people and load them from God by them following our oxamplc, but we aro put Into tho world to set men free. "Testimony ls borno by tho man or woman who lives a positive Christian life and not by soft-soapy, ensy-gong. happy-go-lucky chalk or vinegar sort ot Christian. TltYINa TO PLEASE GOD. "So I'm trying to pleaso God, and I don't caro a rap whether iou llko It or hnot. If you'ro decent you'll llko what I say, or it you ro wanting to bo decent you will llko It. If you don't llko It I know right away where to class you. The best evidence that you havo been hit Is when you grumble nnd growl. Best evi dence In the woild that you havo been loafing on tho Job. So keep It up. "Oreat testimony Is to bo had from men nnd women who aro fice from any questionable things. "Tho secret of shining for Jesus Is to llvo In tho sunlight of His love nnd truth. There is nothing llko posltlvencss In preaching and In living Chrlntlanty, "You will havo power with men and bo a, great witness for tho Lord when men can Beo in your life that spirit. "Llvo a gentle, unselfish, self-Bacrlflc-Ing life. Don't como to tho tabernacle and squat on the end of n seat; slide over toward the middle. When the usher says, 'move over' don't look nt him ns though he was a bank burglar asking you for your pocketbook. God Is going to Judge your Christianity by tho way you smile 'good mornlntr.' i "You can't look nt tho efforts of your self nlone, but must look out for others. it may not hurt you to drink moderately, but you havo to look out for tho effects on others nnd If you don't you'ro a fraud and a fake. WHEN POWER COMES. "You'll havo power when there ls noth ing questionable In your life. "You'll have power when you testify In a more positive manner, I'd llko to preach nn Illustrated sermon, but I wouldn't want to throw tho picture on the canvas. "Salvation, pure and simple, ls loving what God wants us to do and not doing the things Ho doesn't want us to do, "Every day Ood lots you llvo try to wlpo the tears from somebody's eyes, try to mako somebody a bettor man, and not push him away. " 'Yo are my witnesses,' said tho Lord; then go out and live so people will know "ZInzendorf said: 'I have but one pas sion, Theo O Christ' That Is the way wo ought to bo today. Do you remember that old Frenchman who said: 'At first It was all I. Then I said Mozart and I, but in my old daya I bow my head and say only Mozart. That's Christianity. That's religion. "Live so that when the final summons comes you will leave something more behind you than an epitaph on a tomb stone or an obituary In a newspaper. " 'Ye aro by witnesses, said the Lord God of IlOStB." "SUNDAY GREATEST ACTOR" In tha Opinion of His First Assistant, Mr. Welsh. "Billy" Sunday is the greatest living; humorist, the greatest actor, and the greatest preacher. In tho opinion of tho Bev. J. W. Welsh, the evangelist's first assistant, expressed before several hun dred "soul-winners" nt the Second Pres byterian Church, rtace, below 18th street, this morning. "But his chief greatness, and the reason he haa such a tremendous Innu. ence, ls the absoluteness of his humility and aurrender to the service of Christ," said Mr. Welsh. A apodal appeal was made to business men. The Rev, J, A. Orr, of Pittsburgh, spoke on "The Surrendered Llfa and Soul Winning," and Mel Trotter, of Grand Rapids, Mich., on "The Welcome to Jesus." At 4 o'clock A'. J. Saunders, of Scran ton, one of Sunday's converts, and Mr. Orr will speak again ln the church. At 7:S0 o'clock Miss Frances Miller, of the Sunday party, will address girls and women In the church on "Social Purity." W. PEPPER NORMS TO WED A marriage license was Isued today to William Pepper Norris, 23 years old, of !L22 Pjne street, son of Joseph Parker Norrls, a retired lawyer, to wed Mss Natalie Mann, 73 years old, of J300 Locust street. Miss Mann Ja the daughter ot Mr, and Mrs. Benson Mann. Dr, Walter J, Crocker, who Is on assist ant professor at the University of Penn sylvania, obtained a license to marry Miss Rosa E. Binder, id years old, of U13 Glrard avenue. TO AT DAILY EXPRESS TRAINS ntou AND TO Chestnut Street & South SUFFRAGISTS TO ATTEND "BILLY" SUNDAY MEETING 1000 Will Be Present In Tabernacle on February 18. Suffragists In Philadelphia will attend the service at tho "Billy" Sunday taber naclo of Thursday afternoon, February 18. One thousand tickets have been al lotted tho various suffrage organizations throughout tho city and a section of the tabornaclo will bo reserved for them. Plans arc being mndo to hnvo nil the surrrnglsts assemble at some place near the centre of tho city and march ln a body to the service. Convoyanco for thoso whoso years will not permit them to walk In such a parade will also be on hand. Miss Sarah Tomklns and Miss Caroline Katzenstetn are of a committee to confer with tho suffrago organizations to arrange the march. rivo hundred of the tickets are being distributed from the headquarters of tho Equal Franchise Society, 35 South 9th ntreot, tho remainder will be glen to other like societies. BUSY DAY FOR REVIVALISTS Many Meetings Addressed by "Billy" Sunday Workers. "Billy" Sunday campaign activities other than those nt the tabernacle bounn nt 11 o'clock today with tho business women's luncheons and meotlngs con ducted by Miss Miller and Miss Kinney ln tho Chambers-Wyllo Memorial Presby terian Church nnd the First Presbyterian Church. At noon factory meetings were con ducted by members of tho Sunday party as follows: Mrs Asher, at Dobson's Mills, 4100 nidge avenue; Mrs. Stover at tho Bronnhlll A Kramer Company, East Columbia avenue nnd Memphis street: the Itev. J II. Dehrcns nt the Electric Stor age Battery Company, IStli Btreet and Allegheny nvenuo; "Hob" Stover at tho Pennsylvania Rnllroad shops, West Phila delphia; Mr. Rodeheavor at the KIcctro Dental and Fleer Chewing Gum Company, fttd and Arch streets; "Jack" Cardiff at E. J. Rooksby & Co., 433 North 11th streot, and tho Rev. Mr. Welsh at tb plant of H. L. Justl, 32d and Spring; Garden streets. At 1 o'lock, Mrs. Robert Stover de livered an address at tho Penn Widows' Home, Susquchnuna avenue and Belgrado street, nnd nt 2:30 o'clock Miss Rose Fet terolf conducted n rnllv for girls of tho West Philadelphia High School In the Calvary Methodist Church, 48th Btreet and Battlmoro avenue, whlla at 3:45 o'clock Miss Gamlln conducts a similar meeting for girls and boys In the Brldes burg Methodist Episcopal Church, Kirk brldo street near East Thompson. Mils Lrmiont conducts a Illblo class In tho Frankford Methodist Church, Frnnltford avenuo and Foulkrod Btreet, at 4:30 o'clock. At 6 o'clock Mrs. ABhor will deliver an nddress to employes of tho Pilgrim Laundry Company, Broad streot and Gtenwood avenue, and at 7 o'clock will speak In the Hahnemann IIos pltal, 15th street nbove Race. Tho nctlvltles of tho day will be brought to a closo with .a Bible class rally to be conducted by Miss Lamont In tho Falls of Schuylkill Baptist Church, Queen lane above Ridge avonue. RIVALRY OVER SUNDAY New York and Brooklyn Ministers Want His Services. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. Keen rivalry haa developed botwecn tho clergymen of New York City nnd Brooklyn for tho first call on the Bervlces of "Billy" Sunday. The pastors of the Manhattan churches who went to Philadelphia last week to Invite tho evangelist to conduct a revival cam- jrpulsn In this city suy ho should accept 7 tholr Invitation nnd visit New York first Tho Rev. Dr. 13. Edward Young, pastor of the Bedford Pi'esbyterian church, Brooklyn, said In his recent talk with Mr. Sunday ln Philadelphia, tho latter Intl mated he would prefer to mnko two cam paigns In Greater Now York, visiting Brooklyn first. Headed by tho Rev. Dr. Young, a grour. of Presbyterian clergymen of Brooklyn wll meet next Monday night ln tho Bed ford Church to select a tlmo for a. genera! moetlng of all the rrotestnnt ministers in Brooklyn to nrrango for Sunday's ex pected visit thorc. Unitarian Christianity Let it be plainly understood that Unltarlanlsm Is a movement, and not merely a new kind of cult or creed. It Is n movement toward freedom In thought, nltrutsm ln action, tolera tion In religion nnd unity In spirit. It demands no allegiance to any par ticular code of beliefs. It simply de mands that n. man free himself from nil fetters of superstition and preju dice, and bo willing' to advance along the new paths that modern truth points out. Whoever In religion stands upon his own feet, faces facts with his own eyes and accepts tho conclusion of his own mind, Is In the Unitarian movement, whatever may be the namo he bears. Nevertheless, Unitarians have their beliofs. To learn what these are ask for free literature at The Unitarian Bookroom 1815 North Logan Square RESORTS ATLANTIC) CITY, N. J. Unnl Vnrl- Brick. Hot and cola running rlOlCl I Of wMr- Ntw -rrl Am. t neb. nHOWN'B-MILI.B-IN.TUE.ritne8. N. J. THR INN For btallli. plMiurs and rsere. 1 til. in IN atloni i-tvorlu retort for tourUt., UnJ.r new yffiigfffep,,,,. CUAHLESTOK, 8. O. CALHOUN MANSION oDn for fxcluslv ptnmii orlslnst Co lonial furnlihlngi! South.rn ''" tnr. golf. tnnl. Mr. Mr. J- B- Horlclttt. BT.AJDjrTINEFLA. THE BARCELONA g'-W.-fiSS Frtvat tiath: wlmlvo. W. UUUB, XHOTELCHAMBERLI& KJ OLD POINT ",,?.BT-tt BookUts at (ASK Mr. , 12th .t.) mpndr'wnltc'omb C... 1005 CtoirttS'lSff Cook . CbMl-Ul 6t ! Ilavii blcklnfon. BIO N. Htn Bl.l houto Touf. Co.. 1358 Walnut St.. or aJarw. a,o. V. Adanw. Mrr., Fortr.M Monro.. Va. $1 Excursions Every Sunday ATLANTIC CITY. OCEAN CITV. HTONti MAumjiw iiiminH UK UAl'B ft ., -i-OlVO wniiwiM w. sim oOUln oil rvrr6 ' -JiW A PArs 1 a m. ttsrn W Street Ferries vwsrwiv".v v vjvo,V"ji Store Opens 8:30 A. I omorrow the Half-Price Sale of Overcoats at Wanamak The disposal includes considerably more than a thousand overcoats, every one of them marked at exactly half its standard price. It is the final reduction and carries every overcoat in the First Floor Clothing Store, with the exception of some Montagnac and fur-lined overcoats. The majority are black and oxford over coats, in the conservative Chesterfield styles so much liked by the men of Philadelphia. Also plenty of fancy overcoats, some full lined, and some skeleton lined. The halved prices start at $7.50, at which figure there are ninety coats, and go up to $22.50, at which price there are less than 100. In between more than a thousand coats at $9, $10, $11.25, $11.75, $12.50, $14, $15, $16, $17.50, $19 and $20. Wise men will come early to get their pick. Many a good business man looking out for next Winter will buy now and count it a hundred per cent, investment. (First Floor, Market) Ever so many of our bedroom suits have the new type of wardrobes with sliding trays and drawers with parti tions. A novel Jacobean tea-wagon is of the pretty brown American walnut and the tray is removable. Price, $35. A tiny round mahogany card or tea table is $5.25. A dear little sewing stand with box and spool holder above and mahogany basket below is $17. A plain work basket with a cane bottom is set on legs and costs $13. (Fifth ana Sixth Women's New Tailored and Sports Suits Most of them are wool pop lins. Perhaps the fact that wool poplin tailors well ac counts for the way it is being used in tho trimmest and se verest of tho new Spring suits. This new shipment shows sand colors, navy and black chiefly ; and the jaunty jackets show a great many stitched-down belts, pockets and button trimming. One model in shepherd's check or white serge has a front belt and oddly striped high military collar. Sports suits are in tan and gray homespun, cut Norfolk style; suits in wool poplin with peaked pockets and lots of buttons. Prices are $17.50 to $37.50. (First Floor, Central) Here's Good Sweater Weather! And you'll find the Women's Sweater Section is well pre pared for it with Fancy weave sweaters, wool, nt $4 and $5. Plain weaves, wool, at $3.75 to $7.50. Artificial silk, with sash to match, $10.75 and $20. All-silk, $18.50 to $28.50. (TUlrd Floor, Central) mtiwmmiimnwianniraw'",r ilf. WANAMAKER'S er s Sidelights on the Novel Styles in $5.50 Silk Waists First come flowered china silks delicately gay colors on a white ground, with linen collars and cuffs over black ribbon. Crepe de chine waists in white, sand, flesh color, Bel gian blue and black, with black ties. Black and white striped Batin waists with organdie collars. Price $5.50 each. (Third Floor, Central) Men's Clothes Needing Cleaning can be best put into condition to give longer service by treatment at the hands of our expert cleaners. Only the real French method of dry cleaning is us?d, insuring ab solute epotlessness and thor ough freshening. And charges are very moderate 1.50 for either two-piece or three-piece suit. Send a card, or telephone, and our wagon will call for garments and deliver them. (Prr Cleaning; Desk, Subwsy Gallery, Juniper) JOHN WANAMAKER' Letting Go 180 Boys' Overcoats at $7.50 Good, heavy, sound, all-wool, double-breasted overcoats, in brown and gray cheviots, reduced to about their usual wholesale price. You'll pay several dollars more for any one of these overcoats soon after school time comes around again next Fall. Buying an overcoat "a little large" now will solve next Winter's problem. For boys of 10 to 18 years. (Flmt Kloor, Market) Furniture You will find tabourets of every size and description and with round or square tops in this Sale. We've just finished hand decorating a new mahogany bedroom suit and set on it the very moderate price of $265 for nine pieces. A delightful mahogany chest, Colonial in type, lined with cedar and with sliding cedar tray, is $41. A Virginian sofa of mahogany, covered with a brilliant hued linen, is $97. Louis XVI arm chairs, beautifully carved, are covered with French cretonne; $120 each. Floors, Center) New French Crepes All-Wool We have just placed them in the Dress Goods Salon soft, pretty weaves, which show the usual crepy sur face, a ribbed or corded sur face and the heavy crinkle seen in Canton crepe. And the range of colors includes about anything you want for Spring street or house gowns dark and light greens, dark and light blues, grays, amethysts, taupe and fashionable reds. 42 inches wide, mostly, and 75c, $1 and $1.25 a yard. Anatomik Shoes The foot supports the body. The shoe should support the foot. If it doesn't and few of the modern lasts do there is constant strain upon muscles and nerves. People become irascible and easily fatigued. Anatomik shoes do proper ly support tho foot at all points, promoting bodily and mental vigor and increasing your efficiency and comfort. There is an interesting booklet about Anatqmik Shoes, (Mala Floor, Market) r fWMlllg)BMIWftMMI Store Closes 5:80 P. M. .SSih - I Sale Lingerie Garments Needing Dainty Laundering may be well intrusted to our special facilities. Little girls' hand-made frocks, the ex quisite slips and dresses in baby's layette, delicate and perishable gowns of lingerie when these may not be practicably or successfully laundered at home, please note that satisfaction is as sured if they are sent here to be done.' To leave orders, telephone Filbert 1, or send a postal cai'd, and the Wanamaker wagon will call. Men's London Tweed Hats Any man wearing one can be sure that no amount of rain will take the spirit out of it. We are referring particu larly to Lincoln - Bennett tweed hats, the finest from London or anywhere else. They are sold in this store only in Philadelphia $3.50. (Mela Floor, Market) r - r. ifTYTi r""TfflfnFiiTrrniiuintFTinai ij irrnriiTiit