The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-05
Famous Juvenile Court Judge
Of Colorado City Writes that
He Cannot Lecture Here
This Summer.
BILLY SUNDAY Is TO
BE THE ATTRACTION
Noted Baseball Evangelist
Has Been Secured for Local
Chautauqua-Lindsey in a
Hot Campaign Now. ..1,

h0t Campaign wow. 4aslI
The baseball evangelist, the Rev. w.
A. Billy Sunday, has accepted terms
to lecture at the Chautauqua on Sum
day afternoon. August %. taking the
place which had been offered to Judge
Ben Lindsey of Denver. COL. but who
had to cancel the engagement owing
TO pressure Of political business at his
home.
The securing of the Rev. Sunday has
more than pleased the ChautauQua Of
ficials and they believe that he will
draw q larger crowd than Judge Lind
sey. The Rev. Sunday once before lee
tured before . local Chautauqua.
Judge Lindsey has on at least two 9TH
or occasions lectured here.
Perhaps the Rev. Sunday Is the best
known and most advertised evangel-
ist of the day. Church goers as well
% attendants are acquainted with
his interesting history on the ball field
and his even more interesting relig-
ious campaigns. He II sure to attract
one Of the largest crowds that ever
attended q meeting at the assembly.
Judge Lindsey is In the midst Of a
political night at Denver that demands
his entire attention. His letter to
the Lyceum board which had contract
Cd for him to appear here on August
% IL - follows.
Letter from Lindsey.
II an simply up against II here. I
have got TO be In Denver BY the 3Oth
Of August or run the risk Of all sorts
Of calamities, difaculties and trouble.
II you knew anything about the terri
BILE flght here that 10 being made
against me. you would appreciate that
I have been very fortunate In giving
% much time a. I have to lecture
work. and 20 far In never having miss
ed more than one or two engagements.
I notice that after the 18th Of August
there appear to be five engagements.
The only thing you can do 10 to write
these Ave committees and arrange a.
soon a. possible for some substitute.
We have q special election called for
the flrst week In September and q
special session OF the legislature call.
ed for the 9th Of August that will be In
the height Of it, work about the Goth
Of August. An action brought to put
me in jail may also come up In Sep
tember. In all Of these matters am
upon and what II done In this special
session Of the legislature. special
election In September and the vicious
suit being framed up before politi-
cal Judge called In for that purpose.
the whole future Of our work may de-
pend. II 10 Q matter Of great regret
10 me that I must disappoint four or
fsve committees. ! feel. however. that
I ought to have their sympathy and
support and willingness to aid rather
than to add to the burdens that are
upon me by being ~ charitable and
considerate N possible and accepting
the situation. When we made the en-
gagements It was simply impossible
to foresee the dificulties that have
arisen. I wish you would communicate
this letter or q copy Of 1t, or such ex-
tracts ~ may be necessary, to the five
committees who have engaged me on
their program for the latter part Of
August. 1t 10 not your fault. neither
can I see how It is my fault A man
In public life situated as am, trying
TO survive In the desperate struggle
In which I have been engaged. IL
bound to be subjected to some uncer-
tainties. and I can only hope that the
committees for the five dates I am
compelled to cancel may appreciate
the difhculty that Is even more disap-
pointing to me than 1t could possibly
be to them.
shall in all probability be seriously
harassed because OF . suit Just insti.
tuted in the supreme court to consolid-
ate the city and county Of Denver, the
effect Of which will. according to some
authorities. abolish the Juvenile court
unless We can convince the supreme
court that Il 10 . state and not q coun-
ty court. This IL going to require con-
siderable work. and since the question
10 set for September 4. II Is absolutely
vital for that reason alone that I be
here at least ten days before the ilrst
No one until recently knew that such
suit would be brought. and its posi-
BILE effect upon the very existence ot
our work presents one OF the most ser,
jous problems We have have yet had
vet 10 face. Signed.
BEN. b. LINDSEY"
BOYS CITY PLANS.