Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-11
SUNDAY SCOLDS
CHURCH PEOPLE
FOR NOT PAYING
Contends That the Tabernacle Col
lections Fall Far Short of What
They Should Have Been
So Far.
TALKS OF CASTING OUT DEVILS
Pays His Respect to the Worshipper
Who Sits in New Pew and Then
Goes Out to Work for Saloon.
ON PRICE OF SALVATION

With ma" Sunday in her accus-
toned place Just back of his plat
form "Billy" Sunday was at his best
yesterday afternaan. II was a ser
mon In which he scolded lazy and in
sincere church people and made them
ashamed Of themselves and of their
actions in comparison with their pro-
fessions. Before he started to preach
he said a word about the Thursday
night collection.
ssThat collection was the first
thing I've seen in Omaha that dis
appointed me-" he said. 1T didn't
amount to much. Twelve thousand
people and $500 in the collection!
About the poorest I've ever SEEN"
This collection on the evening
wheu the evangelist preached his
Sermon On 'sThe Home" was to be
somethin special In Colorado
springs the colloction that night was
$500.
Mr.. Sundays afternoon text was
the question Of the disciples when
they we're unable to cast out the
devil. They asked Christ, why
could not we cast him out?"
With such dramatic power did the
speaker relate the story Of ship
wreck that a number Of women and
several men in the audience burst
out crying. 1t was the story of a
shipwreck, and while the fisherfolh
on shore looked at the vessel going
to pieces on the rocks they saw man
in the masthead. A young man on
shore asserted that he would rescue
the mariner. His mother besought
him not to go, as his father and
brother had never returned from the
sea, but he went and succeeded and
the man he brought back was his
brother.
ThrovyinR, out DEVILS.
The evangelist showed many reasons
why the church Of today is not able to
combat modern evils more successfully,
why It is not able to ''cast on devils"
He aid words hat are short and ugy and
shook his fist at those against whom his
Indignation burned.
You low devil. you," Mr. Sunday cried
as his eyes roved over the audinece. You
sit in your pew in the church and then
20 out and work for the saloon. Why,
you're so low down the devils ashamed
Of YOU"
Mr.. Sunday denunced the preachers
"wh are 80 anxious TO get big crowd
that they have moving pictures and all
sorts of cheap clap trap in their churches.
What Is a big crowd If there are no
devils cast out?" What's the use of
carrying chairs in II you don't throw
devils out?" He incidentally turned on
his detractors and villiflers. saying
'If you're writing mean. dirty lies
about me in some so-called church papers
and religious journals In Omaha and Ne
braska and think you're follower OF
Christ, you're not. You're only the bell
wether OF the devil"
OF the saloon he said: TITS dirty, rot
ton, low-down. hell-born, the vilest insti-
tuition that ever. writhed out of the pit OF
hell"
Crack at the Preachers.
He hit the ministers who try to preach
popular sermons TO get the crowos.
'"rhey get their sermons out OF the
magazines. or out OF current events" he
said with fine scorn.
They seek something that will interest
the people What they want to do Is
interest the people in the word Of God.
And they'll be able to do that II they get
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