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Show OR, SHORT ROUTS BLUE DEVILSJITH MM Unique Entertainment Attracts Large Audience to First Methodist Church. Over two hundred persons were present pres-ent Friday evening at ono of tho most novol and Interesting programmes ever rendered at tho First Methodist Episcopal Episco-pal church. Tho main feature of I he evening was a humorous leoture on r he Bright Side of Life, or 1 low to Kll I the BIucb." by the Rev. Francis Burt,cito Short, the pastor. ... t vo The programmo was opened h two organ selections by Edward P. Kim an. after which .Miss Kilna EvaiiB wans throo opera lovo songs, with inar l ed effect-"Isprlng effect-"Isprlng Time," "Lady Moon. nd J?'' ancsc Love Song" I orace S. Enfll. n sang the comic songs. Star ot W "Because lie Had Nothing klse to Do. and "Go Ask Falhor." each of which occasioned oc-casioned considerable fun and laughter. Dr. Short'o lecture, which, as no expressed ex-pressed It. was composed of Fa,t,h'' l', ' ' nnd Fllosophy." proved to bo oxtreineI Interesting and Instructive, although It was one of tho most facetious leucs ever delivered by a minister In Salt Lako Cltv Judging by tho largo audloneo it was cortnml.v tho "hit" of the season In tho line of church entertainments. Dr. Short cited numerous humorous anecdote: an-ecdote: and illustrations. but also brought out very forcibly a number of practical points. Jlo emphatically said that a large part of the worry ami trouble trou-ble In this world was due entirely to imagination nnd fear of something which may nover como to pass. "Let tho old body die." he said, L thoro Is to be born a nobler, tn'rer. brighter and more honorable one. The best wav to kill the bines Is to have somo high and noble poal and constantly constant-ly work to attain it, and not fret about something which you know nothing about, and don't, oven know why you aro fretting about It. My friends, And out what Is tho matter with yourselves and Just what Ih troubling you. and the blues will disappear" |