IH'ii'-JAU'utmiiympiwmii y fmp$zian"v sh"'-w tm w-r "f' fnwvuiMp J vntrr itm-vv l-)"?" VL "- -- EVENING LIODCIER PTIILADELP1IIA, WEDNESDAY, MA 11(41 20, llfl. e l PBS5SSBBrltSwwwy W "nmwwHM'W mpf ,. MEREST SHOWN BY NONMEMBERS ELATES FRIENDS Large Attendance of Outsiders at Prater Meetings Re ported at Sessidn of . Society ANSWERS TO QUERIES Ine -aiiit attendance of hnnmetnbers of tho Society of Friends at their meetings for worship was revealed by the answers to the firat query read nt thi session of Philadelphia Yearly MceilnR 4th and Arch streets, this mornlnc The query In quires Into the frcfjupin and mniilier of holding religious, meetings. Arfcwcrs are made by Iho nlna iiu.irtc-ly meetfntfs. Zebcdee Hnlnos. an t- d and Inved min ister of tho siclcty. deplnred the falllhp off 'n nttendanfo at tii,rt'eel nicctlne'i by your business inon of the society I'rom time Immemorial It 'i lein a qiinkcr custom to lu alile all luislnen on Thurs day nr "Klfth-dny" minlnir. and to at tend meetlliK.i for voi-lii '"tf wo nro reallv rtiu.ds wc"ll And It be.,t for our spiritual life t. Rot Into and keep In these spiritual i iem-e Some will alwnv-) manage ti lip away from their business for a hi lo ulnle. Mid week meeting nio yrmviwr almost as small In the city an the small country meetings," he pleaded Even more ministry vat inspired by tho second query asking at to lovo and unity among members of tho society. Tho con nectlnii between the tw m" -rles bcrause of the close relation of Rodly lovo and broth rly love was tin- t.'t of a sermon by VHHam Uishoil. nf Itnhwuy. N'. J. Reading of the iiorn.. "f which there are nine. Is regarJul as an opportunity to ascertain tho snlrltun,! and moral con dition of tho membership ntid to gain in spiration for Hi" yenr to mini' Many lof tho younger Friends are attending tho meeting to sit at tin feet of tm-ir ' spirit ual fathers" and rceeio the ndvlco to Which, the queries cho rlw The last time tho ancient wording of tho t ilrd quer will be huuril In i meet ing iune a " when anx-v t i to the mnnner In which Friends maintain their ministry were read. The query lias been amended to omit a phrase dtiiiandlng testimony against a ministry at stated times or for pay. This part of the query seems Intolerant to the society. LENTEN PREACHER DESCRIBES TYPES OF DOEHS OF 000D Rev. P. A. Bowers Lnud3 "Christ War" of Aiding Othdrs "There are three types of doer of good in this world." said tho Itev. V. A Bow ers today, at the noonday Ienten services In old st John's Lutheran Church, Race street below 6th. "Our tint type Is a very common one," he snld. "and one your pastor meets too often at funeral. We can alwnvs expect what Is coming when we nro called aside ly an Interested mourner nnd mysteriously told that the d-cnid was a 'good fellow.' If he was a tnatricd man we nre ton fre quently In a home of squalor. You know tho man good to all men, but to those of his own doli. If It Is not tho homo of poverty you will find oilier mnrks that Indicate the type a proud woman hiding behind her grief children with seared memories. Ood forgivo that wo should bo this kind of ti doer. "The second typo Is tho man who will do good Tor others l( lie sees that he will do good for Himself. Ho Is generally a hlgh-degreo Pharisee. When ho does his good ho rlothes himself In tho full regalia of Ills odoriferous order. Ills goodness Is a llb.'l on humanity nnd a stench to tho church. You know the type. lie will give a liberal check toward charity by way of an advertisement and grind the gift out of the wages of his workmen. tie frequently Is rt 'front sealer' in the church Thank tlod, wo havo but few of tll'S t 1 "There Is the door of good nfler the order of Nazareth. This type does ttooil without a conscious summing up of the act Tho tictd Is seen and the natural outpouring of tho typo Is to realise tho necessity. Ho doe3 good boc.iUio ho Is n follower of Jesus. Ho does his good In tho Christ way." RACE MOVIES ASSAILED AT NEGRO CONFERENCE BIEDERWOLF DOUBTS THERE IS FIRE IN HELL Delaware Assemblage Here Hears Appeal to Stop Alleged Attacks WEDNESDAY, PENITENCE DAY Dr. Tomkins Urges Lenten Worship ers to Make Peace With God "Wednesday Is the day of repentance. On this day repent ye of yi ur sins." was tho thought of tho Rev Dr. I'loyd W Tomftlns, rector of Holy Trinity Protest ant Kplscopal Church. In a sermon at the noonday Lenten service today at Old Christ Church, 2d and Market streets. "It Is fitting that Wcdnesilav should bo the day of repentance for on this day Judas arranged to betray his Master. "Wednesday is a day of sorrowful, yet hopeful, confession to God. Ho will bend His ear to our forgiveness at any time, but must wo not think that His tar Is all tho moro willing when His breast Is full of sorrow at tho memory of that great sin of Judas'? "Let us set aside Wednesdays for the acknowledgments of our transgressions. Let us confess them and turn from them. Then we are forgiven for our sins and can BO on our way refreshed In body and soul." Doctor Tomkins said that repentance meant "right about face" a complete change In attitude. FATHER UUTLEU DEFENDS DOCTRINE OF PUNISHMENT Lenten Speaker Also Warns Against Envy of Rich The doctrines of- certain modern reli gionists, who maintain that Ood Is too merciful to torture souls In a hell, wero attacked by the Rev. John D. Rutler In a Lenten sermon today at Old St. Joseph's Cliuro'i. Wllllng's alley. Father Rutler also warned Catholics to abstain from envy of the rich." Tho sight of tho rich." he said, "tempts some to become Socialists or Nihilists. Many poor people would llku to bo worldly t loll If possible." In dialing with religionists who say there Is no hell. Father llutler said "You may find bonte people who hold that there Is no hell J that the words of our Lord aro not to be taken literally God, they say. Is too good, too kind, to Inflict such punishment even on his ene mies. Rut If we nre willing to take the word of our Lord there Is no doubt on the subject. He teaches us clearly that there Is a statu In which demons and men, who have died In mortal sin, will bo pun ished forever with terrible punishments " VACANT LOT EXHIBITION Mayor Smith Likely to Speak in Favor of Cultivating Vacant Lots The Philadelphia Vncant Lots Cultiva tion Association will open a vacant lot ex hibit at noon today on the ground floor of tho Wldcner Building. Mayor Smith will make tho opening address, provided he can t-klp away from discussing the loan with the i-ltv financiers. Samuel S Fels. president of the as sociation, will preside nt the noonday ex ercises, which will continue dally for the rest of the week The exhibit Itself will bo open for the remalnaer of the week to Impress tho Importance of the work being dono on Phlladelphlans. k mm, nwgwyyv; ' t."'. " " !. jeSWUli!UU'-R.V.WHfliL'JMt!MHy'!Mr' im:? HE public preference for Goodyear Tires affects alike all parts of America, as shown by our recent tire census in 71 centers. The grand average of Goodyears was 21 per cent and this with close to 200 brands of tires on the market. This Goodyear preference is built upon the bed-rock of public satisfac tion the individual experience of the average man, who has found that GoodyearTires go farther, last longer, and so cost him less in the end. T I RE S EaiytagelromCoodyearScnlceSlatlonDcaUnEvtnmhtr Goodyear No-Hook Tirei ate fortified against i Rlm-cuiting J$y our No-Kim-Cut feature. Blotr-outj By our On Air Cure. Loose Treads By our Rubber Rivets. Insecurity By our Multi ple Braided Piano Wira Base. Punctures and Skidding By our Double-Thick All-Weather Tread. ftp v.. "There ought to be nn organization In our midst to fight the slander ngalnst our race that crops out contlnunllv In motion pictures, such as the 'Hlrtli of a Nation,' atid In dramas and books of all kinds," snld the llev. n. 13 Jones today. Ho was one of those who addreSed SO0 tienio j clergymen nnd laymen attending the third i nnnunl session of tho Delaware Confer- enco of the Methodist Kplscopal Church, which began today in the Ka.it Calvary Methodist Hnlsconnl Church. Ilrond street below Fltawnter Tho conference will continue until Sunday. "It Is high time for our conference to tako this mater firmly In hand nnd do something about tho statements nnd rep resentations that nro continually made concerning our race," paid the speaker. The matter was put on tho tnhle ns wero two other questions that came before tho conference. One Was the proposed amendment brought before the recent Methodist I3pls copal Conference In riillndolphla lo the effect that bishops should bo appointed nrcordlng to the race over Which they were to Imve Jurisdiction that Is, negro bishops for ngro congregations, and so on This mutter will be voted mi Sat urday, nelcg.ites for the General Con ference will be clcclod from the negro session on Friday. Six .States N'cw Vorlt, N'ow Jcrsoy, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland nnd Virginia are represented at tho confer ence. Sessions will bo held dally nnd tho religious problems confronting negroes In those States will be considered. lllshop Hlcliard J. Cook presided when tho confetcnee opened today. The morn ing session included tho administration of the Lord's Supper, organization of tho conference nnd memorial services. A welcome to the delegates was de livered by the Itev. Charles Albeit Find lej. pastoi of the Kast Calvary Church. "We are met In a great convention which. I bellovo. will have a potent effect on the development of the Methodist I2ils copal Church throughout the country." snld Mr Flndley. He snld that the I'hlla delpliia Methodists should have a bishop In this city, asserting that tills was one of the grent needs here. The lte. .1 It Wateis. of St Daniel's Methodist 13piM-op.il Chuu-h. Chester, said he was in favor of a oegio general super- i Intcndeiit or a bishop, with the mine pow- ! ers as any other officer of tho Church would hae ' Warns Norristown, However, That Punishment of Damned Will Be No Leas Painful NonniSTOWV. March 2!) While tho elements tnged outside tho tabernacle last night In one of tho season's fiercest storms, i:vnngellt lllederwolf preached within the structuro on "Hell," which ho painted In fiery, lurid mlors. Ho stormed against thoso who would exclude all thoughts of hell from their conception of Christian principles. "Wo don't Ilka to think of lots of other things, but that don't remove them from our sight," he said, "nnd Just because wo don't llko to think there Is a hell Is no reason for believing that It doesn't exist. "Follows who don't believe In hell nsked mo why Ood didn't kill the dovll In tho very beginning of things. Well, I supposo Ood didn't want to leave those fellows orphans. If It Is reasonable to hold out a hope of eternal reward for doing good. It Is Just ns rensonablo lo believe In eter nal punishment for Ihoso who llvo wrong ves here. Home iirencners naie 10 preacu i the dnctrlno of future retribution! It wo; had n little more hell from the pulpit, i we would havo less of It In tho com- . mutiny." The speaker sold that ho Is Inclined to .-in-put the liell-f Hint the tires of hell are figurative rather than material, nnd said that some of the old-time doctrines, which picture actual material llrcs should be Hung aside, but he contended that punish ment will bo Hone tho less painful to tho damned, "Hell." ho snld, "will bo everlasting. An eternal hell will bo the logical end of Kin. Ood says so, and Hint's sufficient," Tonight will be called "surprise night," and a very Interesting and unbiue musical program will be given. tin Saturday night tho evangelist will conduct a special service for his 2000 or more "trall-hltters." POST KOIl NEWSPAPHKMAN Harrio T. Price Appointed Member of Wilmington Hoard of Assessments WILMINUTO.V, Del, Maich 21 Mayor l'rlco today nppoluted Hnrrle T. l'rlce, n newspaperman, ns member of the City I' aril of Assessment to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. Hall 1'clrce. lie will sete three and a half years at $3000 a year l'rlce Is a native of Cecil County, Md., but has been a. resident of Wilmington since childhood. He Is a gradunto of tho Wilmington High .School and Delaware College Ho Is a Democrat and will bo tin- minority member of n. board of three. paj. L'U a'iA.UV'JXlXCET FOUR ROOM BRIDAL OUTFIT .50 $1.50 a Week n iw,'. ;a iv,M,i,xiv.,va lAviiimiMwaiTJiitMim m'liiuiii I hi fwT.'ll.q-dr'JiV'U(rWifc!rtHW-i4tS( jfK &r ml Quartered Oak $ Bui ret I. SOe a Week No picture can do justice to this magnificent Buffet; nnd noth ing like $19.75 will over buy it again. We were lucky to buy a carload at a vory substantial 'reduction, otherwise the price would be around $30.00. Quartered oak, mind you, with very massive Colonial frame and extra-large mirror. Polished like a piano. Buy one tomorrow, before it is too late. 722-724 Market Street wmmimj 8 1 Open Saturday Keolnr HI 1 jvv)uwnT" "r"""""""'i'i',mjuL'i.Mv,j'i..ti,'jvjmi in iin.iiiimi)iiin-n-i.....TPvl Bus HrtSIHQ aw& 1 lira cr 1 If- ff IlfliS (W Iff r" E-dW 6 Creating trade by Bell Telephone It's just such stores as one sees in "neigh borhoods" tr ad e limited to the imme diate vicinity that best show the pro ductive power of the telephone when it is used systemat ically to create trade ! Your business no matter what it may be will re spond to one hour a day's use of the Bell Telephone for get ting orders. Try it and ask the Business Office ,how to solve your sales questions by Bell telephone. , ..-j -,.,.-.- -W---. ..u-r.-T,.,..! STOKK ON ITS WAY TO VISIT II03IE OF RICHARD CROKER Ex-Tnmmany Lender Is 74, Wedded Indian Girl, 24 LONDON'. March 23 An Interesting report comes from Dublin It Is that n visit of tho stork In expected soon nt tho Ulenenlrn home of Hlchnrd CroUer, tho former Tammany chief. Hlcliard Croker iwai married to Miss tt,tl ll.nlnn I.M rrtMl wtnnti n Orofe4Sl01ial Blnger. of one-miarter Indian blood, on November ii, 19H. Tho. ceremony was performed at the home of Nathan Straus, 27 West 72d street, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Croker went to Palm Ilcaeh for their honeymoon nnd sailed for their Irish homo on the I.usltanla on April 3, 191B. Mr Croker Is 71 years oh! His first wlfo. Elizabeth P. Croker, died on Sep tember 6. 1914, at I.cvlco, Austria. There were five children by Mr Crokcr's first marriage, two daughters, the Connies dl Kan Martlno and Utliel, and thrco Bons, Frank Croker, who was killed In an automobile accident nt Ormond, Pla in 1901; Herbert, who died shortly after' College Women Sing "Creation' M ntSTItMSIIKM. IM. March 20-U.u' Moravian College for Vomtn L '.' 125 members of the UlwZiX,1 fully sanir Haydn's orntorlo '$,?? T Udcar Shields, a member of Thi'0"' leffo faculty, directed the wo?k of" 2 chorus He nsdsted by Mis.?, v?,6 Klnla Snyder. Marian Artman an. n,u Mauser, soprano soloists; M,J , V' ?'9 l.crch, nlto, and It .N Cranks aft "Le and Howard J Wajrner nn" itr"3T- I Li. v I & s T7ic frfc Stales Government Post Office Department notu mitu a total of 109 White Trucks f'fc I i M HITE TRUCKS Outsell their nearest competitor 2 to 1 When d competitive truck salesman describes his own product as being "just as good as the White, but costing less money" he acknowledges White leadership both inferentially and by direct statement. There is no sentiment about buying trucks. It is a question of figures. The only criterion is low eventual cost and by that criterion White Trucks outsell their nearest competitor two to one. THE WHITE COMPANY, Cleveland PHILADELPHIA 21G-220 North Broad Street "U r-'fW7WiyS3MKMrAJ B A 'A ! !i f JsaKB" s& MK Tr hhS w &? r i ml Pl ml wJ3 ml Ujco'Tremd Vg One of tho FWe LSSSSft.. - WBBKKBKmUKBJBfi sWMlX mi), m Wi && WsZ) Tires That Are Like a 'Balanced' FSy-Wheel Cy Absolute 'balance' is necessary to make a fly-wheel run smoothly efficiently. Absolute 'balance' is what gives United States Tires their remarkable efficiency and low-mileage cost They have the even distribution of rubber on the tread and of fabric in the carcass which gives them the same exact 'balance' that is so neces sary to' a fly-wheel. There is neither more nor less rubber on one part of the tread than on any other. There is neither more nor less fabric in one part of the carcass than in any other. Both bread and carcass have that 'bal anced' distribution of long-wearing quality which assures low-mileage cost to users of United States Tires. ' Then or five United State 'Balanced Tire a fir to meet cotry motoring need of prie and use. Ash your dealer to ehoio.yoa. United StaiesHre Company 'Nobby' 'Chain' 'Uco 'Royal Cord' 'Plain' "INDIVIDUALIZED TJJIES" H iiMMiMllMli 1 I wmmmmmm a r
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