The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-06

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and George Evans this week may see
and hear Billy" Williams. and laugh
as heartily at the stories he tells. and.
at the end. profit a thousandfold by
the illustrations, and the results to
which his stories lead.
At Broad Street church last night
he told a score of entertaining stories,
and he injected a moral into every
one Of them. He had his congrega-
ton In laughter at times, and he had
them in tears.
Mr. williams Is here for three
weeks He is an evangelist. He is
not a would-be saint, nor Is he a man
who would have people in tears all
the time---nor any Of the time, if they
will simply follow his pIeasantries and
apply the lessons taught to daily In
tercourse with other half Of human
ity. He is jovial, jolly soul. with the
mission before him of showing in his
blunt and joyous manner the best way
to so into eternity
He told the story of his life. illus
trated his remarks repeatedly by per-
sonal experiences, and got next to the
people SO quickly that II almost made
their heads swim.
DFnmmers Good Folks.
For many years Mr.. Williams sold
goods. He was a comm ercfai travell-
err. He didn't say that he repented.
for from the manner in which he re-
ferred to the commercial traveller,
he left the impression that he was
sorry TO get off the road, for the best
men on earth are commercial travell-
ersfi but he felt that with the expert
eTee which n drummer gets in being
thrown up against all elements of hu-
man nature. he could do something
for the benefit of his fellow-man. He
is using that experience to the fullest
extent. His wide, broad view OF things
gives him the opportunity of telling
people what the real thing is in life.
and he intimated last night that that
Is just what he intended to do during
this revival.
He is not q singer. Doesn't pre-
tend to be one. and as a result don't
butt in when there Is singing going
on.
Il do not wish to create discord In
prociaiming praises to the Lord" said
Mr.. Williams. But I do not want
this to be understood as hint to the
men in the congregation who cannot
sing to refrain from raising their
voices"
The subject Of Mr.. Williams dis
course last night was 1.-THE Revival IS
1t was simply an Introduction. lie
indicated TO the congregation that he
would within the next three weeks,
with the help Of the people OF Rich
mond, run a revival that would do
the individual and the community
good.
You folks have got to help me, -
he said. Il cannot do 1t by myself
II were not asked TO come here for
some purpose, then ii would have
been better not TO have me here. But
/ am here for a purpose. and ] want
all of you to help me, II you expect
me to do this alone. you are mis-
taken. IT takes every one of you. in
dtvIdually. TO help me and to help
your preacher,
Have Big Revival.
Richmond, as city, may not need
much of revival but every man need
revival in his soul, and every man
and woman needs to get in touch with
some other man and woman and start
the fire of revival In their souls
II want every man and woman in
Richmond TO have a little quiet talk
with Jesus every day. If you cannot
have 1t in your room, or your closet
or your garnet, go into the cellar
among the barrels and boxes and
have the talk there. You will feel
better. and you will go out and dc
something for someone else, and that
will make him feel good and he will
go on and there will be a never ceas-
ing round of good.
Another thing, be on time. BE
Johnnie on the spot. We will have
sunrise prayer meetings. Jesus had
them, and that is what we zhould
have. Get up before 1t is yet light
and assemble in glorious prayer. The
man or woman who Shame most M
the time does little for himself or any
one else. 1t is the man who sleeps
little who does things. BE there. The
man who is always ready to answer