Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-05-06
BILLY SUNDAY
One of the Worlds Most
Famous Evangelists,
Conducting Meetings
at Huntington.


Some striking passages from his
sermons are as follows:
Taking up the business life OF
the nation, the evangelist declared
the "trouble that confronts Amer
ca IL lack of moral principles. "
"You can't raise a standard Of
morals by raising wages, and it's an
insult TO womanhood to say it
You have got to look higher. "
lie declared that moral principle
was the result of Christianity being
lived out, and that Christianity
would settle every one of the prob
lens besetting business if given
chance. "If evil is To he stopped
it must be by an old-time revival OF
the old-ttIme religion" he shout
ed.
In politics, Sunday declared that
be was politician, but not par.
tisan, and that he voted for the
man, "and the party could go to
wherever 1T wants to-" He asserted
that the American nation was suf-
ferlng from serious degeneracy IN
statesmen since Lincoln, Clay and
similar leaders had passed. "Jesus
Christ will abolish saloons, put the
'for rent sign on the brewery, close
mp the the redlight district, regu-
late every question of tariff, aud
free trade, municipal ownership,
capital and labor" he exclaimed.
"There Is no reason why the poll
tics of today should not become
the communion of tomorrow" he
said.
Id like to see the political party
that has the grit and decency TO nalI
this plank In its platform: awe
believe in the God of Christopher
Columbus; we believe In the GOD of
George Washington; we believe in
the God who is brooding tonigh,
over the border line of Texas, that
we could step over tomorrow and
sweep those greasers off the earth.
Why in the name of God don't
you fellows who don't like the way
things GO here get out and start
country of your town?
Great Heavens, we're organized
to death.
If didn't believe there were
men and women here who would
die for Jesus Christ I'd pack my
trunk and go home in the morning.
Backed by the spirit of God there
is no power on earth that can stand
before the church.
It's no business Of mine whether
you pa7 your debts or not.
II any of you get too hot in here
yank your coats off. l cal preach
TO you just as well in your coat
sleeves. If ! get too hot Pm going
to take mine off.
"War Is He'll, but Hell's all
right--so's war, sometimes.
don't attack the Catholics be.
cause I'm too busy with the Pres.
byterians and the rest OF the bunch
around my own doorway.
If you claim to be a Christian
and keep booze in your ice box
you're liar.
The tango j. the most damnable,
rotteDest, most licentious, most
suggestive thing that ever crawled
out of the PIT of hell.
Put the same spirit into religion
that men put into war and and you'll
have the devil in the hospital by
the fourth Of July.
Don't think you have to 90
around the church, old man, to find
the only hypocrites this eide Of
He'll.
The church is the best institution
on Gods dirt. Greater than your
mother, better than your wife and
children is the church.
If you've heard more about me
than I've heard about you, you're
going some.
A man said Christianity failed
he lied.
There's a. much difference be-
tween churchanity and Christianity
as there Is between Heaven and
He'll.
There are some things legally
right but morally wrong.
a msn's necessity IL all you need
to know to help hun il you're able.
Some people are 20 stingy that
they never give away ten cents with
ont saying God be With You Till
We Meet Again.
a mar can use tobacco and be
Christian but he'd be mighty dirty
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