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Show MINISTER BELIEVES IN MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY Philadelphia, March 19. Muscular Christianity ha3 an earnest disciple in tho Rev. L. W. Munhall. D. D.. a Methodist evangelist of Germantown. Dr. Munhall. who is 64 years old, issues a sweeping challenge; to all drinking men to meet him in ten athletic ath-letic contests. The evangelist made this deft to prove his contention that a man who indulges in stimulants is not tho physical equal of ono who ab-sdatns ab-sdatns from them. - He was inspired to issue the challenge chal-lenge by a postal card ho received, which he thinks was sent to him by tho State Liquor Dealers' association. On the reverse side of tho card is a muscular arm gripping a sledge hammer, ham-mer, below which is the Inscription: "We stand for strength and vigor against prohibition. We stand lor drinking In moderation." Dr. Munhall enumerates as follows the contests in which he would meet all comers: Standing broad Jump; running hroad jump; running hop. skip and Jump; putting ten-pound shot; throwing throw-ing 16 pound hammer; fifty-yard dash; flvc-mlle walk, heel and too; tlve-mile sv.Id.1 (this Is to take place in July or August) ; handling fifty-pound dumbbell dumb-bell In various exercises; bicycle ride, . a distance of S4 miles. |