Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-13

IF their boys bring this language into
the home. they-fathers and mothers
fathers and mothers-wili understand
that the youngsters have not been to q
prize fight. nor to q saloon. nor to q
house Of Infamous resort. Parents Will
understand that the boys have been TO a
religious service and have listened to a
preacher who by the grace OF an Amer
lean college Is a doctor Of divinity. and
who IL supported by the leading clergy Of
San Francisco.
MY opposition TO the proposal TO in
vite Dr. Sunday could not, OF course,
bo grounded In these utterances. because
the meeting at which voiced my objec-
lions was held many months ago. and my
letter Withdrawing from the committee
was written nearly two weeks ago. / had
before me that time such evidence as
this:
Princeton university refused TO invite
DR.. Sunday and gave it's reasons. The
dean Of the graduate school, over his own
signature, printed quotations from Or.
Sunday sermons and made this state
ment: Every passage quoted II taken
from tho official copyright report OF Mr..
Sundays Philadelphia addresses. pub
lished with his sanction in the Phila-
delphia Evening Telegraph during Janu-
airy ana February. Their accuracy can
not be Questioned And these are speci-
mems:
III minister believes and teaches evo-
luton he Is sinking skunk. a hypocrite
II III j were the wife Of some of you
men. I'd refuse to clean their old spit
toons, ! say let every hog clean his own
Syoar wife has Is ESod a right to liz llns
the hos gut you do as YOU have.
with her foot stuck out TO quarter to
twelve, and old Herod said. Sis. you're q
peach. You. can have ANYTHING you want,
of fs1 70 K her T1 IicentIoas m n'' w
why, man with red blood In his
veins can't look at half the women in
the street now. and not have impure
little girl, you look 50 small.
Don't you wear no clothes at ail7
Don't you wear no chemise shirtf
Don't you wear no pettyBkirtY
! Don't you wear no. underciothes,
1 But your corset and your hoseT'
"They call this revival OF religion
"But Il win be observed in my letter 4
the committee I took another ground
did 50 because I had read the apollo
Eies for DIR. Sunday made by clergy
men. and heard IN committee the argu
ments In support OF the invitation. Thi
is the gist OF them: Sunday says AM
does many things which we regret
which we cannot justify. But he set
results. Men and women are converted
We have 20 tolerate his profanity am
other things which we condemn becaus
souls are saved
And against that declare. In care
fully chosen words, that even II ever.
result claimed by the official pres
agent Is as recorded-a colossal n
and even II every one who professe
conversion Is penitent and be
lever In DIT. Sundays gospel then tn
injury done by the presentation OF sue
loathsome gospel, with such a fright
full God. such grotesoue Christ. sue
fantastic heaven. such an impossible
hell, must outmeasurs and outweigh be
yond all calculation the good obtalne
by those 'results.' have said. and ga,
again. there Is no such God, no sue
Christ. no such heaven and no such hel
IF the pulpit and the pew subatitut
for the religion OF Jesus Christ the Eos
pei according 70 billy Sunday thel
Protestant Christianity Il doomed. an
mans indignant heart win turn ava
to ind the symbols OF It's falth els,
where"