| Show DOES lIE ilE WANT BARKERS 1 A Chicago o pastor Is with lIh the tho that moro more aggressive rl Io wor work must be for tor the churches Thelo ho he thinks compete with ith modern s methods In other words the tho devices I used ed by theaters circuses stores antI oven cen must be cop toil by church It If not tho ho I churches churche are doomed These sentiments were weN voiced In an address listened to toby by br several minIsters The Tho speaker said In part q In nil all my lid iii the tho great grent cities cUlps of this country I 1 never nevor havo been met meton meton on tile street treet by II a and invIted Into 1 it church We must take on more mort or of these lessens from the tho great stores the theaters and the saloons The world worl understands how to rope rolO men lii III How long nr are the children of oC light going to tn be overridden b by the n of 01 the world orld The Tho greatest Conflict In our history In coming All the signs point to It I em In an optimist sol I 1 believe the church ili come out vie Ie Wo We should fe feel 1 and act more Ilk like the tho trusts Look Jook at Standard on Are they with lIh what they own Xo No They want Asia trica and the of tie tho sea Tho They want the earth Why are Oro we se satisfied with be belittle little slice wo we have hao WI c hlo busIness busInessmen men In Iii out OUI churches What are arc they doing It ii the church Is there lack Inck of at gray matter In the tho cranIum or of orthe the ehu church ch 7 Is there lack or of power Xu o It Is that the men of oC brains lead double lives In their business they ther are 1 een alert men nuen but In the churches church s the they are aro afraid This ThIll is III plain talk It Is III an admission that pr present enl evangelizIng are and an appeal for Cor more vigorous advertising schemes But Dut the gentleman should houM be reminded of the tha tact fact that advertising alone did never build up 1 a lasting unless th the offered vero reo really 11 WOrth adver Some ben sup supposed posed to on takes alone hut the most successful exhIbitors have boon been those thoc who ho h have o offered the public something worth seeIng Merchants too have found that It is III the proper pcr I relation of oC price to quality that I When the qualIty warrants elaborate advertIsing It pay well to n advertise nut Butt alone nono eloes not brIng hasting results It Is that Is II the best policy tveit fo o hom Li 14 the tho saying that the tho Americans American love to be humbugged because ot of the of oC his exhIbitions and miot bf because ot of his clever cleer advertising alone These Thull tho Chicago should consider What has ho he to otter the tho There Thera ate practical questions before tho ho world 10 today Ie ic titling to the tho and or of lire life What advIce hUll has lie ho to otter olter hAt suggestions line bas hf he to for the tho so IQ cit Ir time till which the masses have hau undertaken without Id aid from lie pulpit lint has deserted th rn iii the severe trIals of oC the tho What 1110 thu tho churches to advertise by moans moana of blazing posters and shouting barker It the tho ts is to bo be toil 7 That is a 0 important ices thin than that or of dId not tall h of nl neglect lect or of ing Ills 1118 career ho hG II a to nil all who belIeve that love to ho hI humbugged the salvation of at souls ii at stake |
