The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-05-30
BILLY SUNDAY
ANSWERED
EVANGELIST TAKES FLING
AT NOTED SINGERS AND is
PROMPTLY AND EFFECTU-
ALLY CALLED DOWN BY
MADAME SCHUMAN- HEINK.

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at present engaged in the pleasing and
profitable indoor sport of holding up
South Bend. said in one of his TRADES:
"Calve, Nordica, Eames, Schuman-
Heink. they are cheap skates com
pared to mother They can't sing at
all They don't know the rudiments
of the kind of music mother sings
Next day Madame Schuman-Heink,
the famous singer who happened to
be passing through the sin-laden VII
lage. put the blackguarding evangelist
to shame in an interview given local
paper. There is as much difference
between the religion that Schuman-
Heink practices and the religion which
CRATER Sunday breaches as there is
between day and night and the favor
is all with the singer. The madame
said:
"And he calls that evangelism" said
the prima donna.
What am 1? Am not the mother
of eight children? Did l not nurse
them myself? One Christmas | could
not be with my children. Travelled
2 900 miles to be with them for few
hours. Am l not a mother? Is there
any call to class me as a cheap skate
IN comparison to mothers?
What does he know of the message
of music? ! am preaching my message
too 1t is the song here in my throat
I sing to prisoners, to school children
go into iails, I grasp murderers by
the hand. I leave my concerts and go
TO sing to dying criminals, the Rosary,
Heilige Night. because they want TO
die with it's strains in their ears.
"This evangelist, as he calls himself
an evangelist; he breaches religion,
but did Christ hurt and malign people
TO exalt His own reputation? He
taught love. Never in all His ministry
did He hurt one. He died that others
might not be hurt Never did He at
tack even His bitterest enemies.
MY dear" and she placed her arms
about the neck of the reporter, tell
people for me that that is not religion.
NV religion is love. Never was my
reputation gained by an unkind act to-
ward my neighbor My children, they
have been my inspiration.
why I have been so poor l have
actually been hungry. l go home see
nv dear ones. Everything is all right.
He flatters mothers and builds up
his own fame Let him 90 to his Bible
for references. Has he not enough to
talk about in the beauty of Mary, the
mother of Christ, that he needs to hurt
other mothers who are working for
their dear ones?
"Nordica. She is an example for
every American girl. No one knows
what she has suffered. Eames. The
American people should be proud to
/ possess women who have striven so
high. attained so much that they would
rise in protest at such an insult.
Let him tell mothers their duties.
Let him breathe the love of Jesus
| Christ to his people Let him say
mea culpa What does he know of
how we mothers should love our
young? All. there must be something
lacking" She paused, tapped her fore
head What do you Americans say?
Yes. yes. intellect Such a thing is
stupid
My dear mother was one OF the
strongest forces in my life Today
follow the precepts she taught me.
Yet too am a woman. am doing
for the world an that this Gift of mine
permits. All. il hurts me here and
as she laid her hand on her heart, her
dark eyes again filled with tears. Il
am not a mark Of comparison. am
a mother I love my family. l teach
in my message. love. But never do |
hurt and maugn others TO aid my own
reputation or flatter'
Madame Heink was on her way to
visit her son George, who is a student
4 lat Culver. Sunday also has a son
p whose name is George but he is not
t Imuch burdened by visits from his
. father George Sunday lived in Fort
2 Wayne until quite recently and was
{ padding his own canoe his wealthy
r father refusing to come across, at least
2 not alarmingly strong, with anything
b. for board or lodging All
'of which goes to show that Billy has
mot vet reached the back part of the
e book where the lessons Of true Chris
d tian charity are printed-Labor Times
Herald, TT Wayne Ind