Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-12
HUMAN HEART IS
SWINGING BACK
TO coos THRONE
Studied Reserve Marks Evangelist
Billy" Sunday in His Sermon
on the Saloon of the
City.
MOVE AWAY FROM ATHEISM
Makes a Powerful Plea for More
Prayer and Gives Strong
Illustrations.
KNOWS HE WORKS TOO HARD
SUNDAY PROGRAM.


d. m.-'Bnly" sunday at the Taber-
nacle. Subject, "The Hour Is Come"
71o D. m.-"Biny" Sunday at the
tabernacle. Subject, "Ths Ten Com
rnandnsnts." If there IL an overflow"
Of several thousands unable to get into
The Tabernacle, BTr. Sunday win preach
q second time following the first sermon
az soon as the Tabernacle can be emp
tied and filled.
A studied reserve seemed to mark
BILLY" Sundays sermon yesterday
afternoon. He said: 'To perdition
with the saloon" instead of his usual
shorter and uglier," ITO hell with
the saloon"
He prefaced his sermon with the
declaration that the pendulum of the
human heart is swinging back to
God and away from atheism today as
it never was before.
when college presidents, captains
of industry and political leaders are
lining up and begging for religious
revivals; when cities like New York,
Chicago and Boston are pleading for
a great evangellstic awakening, tell
you it's something to thank God for.
Nothing has been known like 1t be-
fore. It's marvellous"
His sermon was a powerful plea for
moro prayer. illustrated with marvellous
instances of answers to prayer.
Repeated waves of applauseSgreeted his
htelra NO Nf
Omaha.
Some of the rottenest, black-hearted
whiskey-soaked imps and pimps of hell
on the continent are right here In
omahal" he cried. "and I'll cram 1t down
their dirty throatsi They're the meanest
lowest-down imps this side OF hell. Why.
II they spoke we'll of me I'd know was
wrong"
Speaking of prayer and the great lack
of Il in and out OF the church. he said:
"If you're too doggone lazy TO plow and
plant the seed. you'n starve to death.
one kernel Of corn will produce l,6Oo
kernels of corn on the average That's
the way God answers In the natural
world. That's the way he'll answer II
you pray to him in the spiritual world.
II YOU don't youn lose that blessing.
He'll Is a square deal to the sinner. He
gets what he sowed. Heaven is square
deal to the Christian"
Talks of Wilson.
Speaking Of the privilege of speaking
to God In prayer. he mentioned President
Wilson end his request for the recall oi
Anbassa ador Dumba and said:
1--WE would consider II privilege te
speak to President Wilson, and I'm glad
to acknowledge him one Of my oeS'
friends and Pm glad he told that Aus
trian to just beat It. we've no further
use for YOU"
There was the note of the martyr ir
his voice when he declared:
IT wouldn't be wearing out my life
cutting my life short by twenty years
the doctors tell me, working like / do
If 1 didn't believe that ! am called anC
directed by God to do this work And
can tell you I'm going to preach hardel
from now till / die than / ever did pc
fore"
''Rody' opened the meeting by leadini
the singing, rendering songs asked 70
by the audience. He and Mrs. Ashe
sang a duet and then "Rody'' made tn
opening prayer II was very short.
Billy looked out over the crowd o
about 1900 people just before he begal
TO preach, and said
'T guess wen have to give the palm L
Omaha for crowds at the beginning o
the campaign. OF course, in Philadel
phia they filled the tabernacle at ever,
service, even the afternoons. but Phila
delphia Is In a class by itself"