Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-04
YOUTHS THRONG
TO HEAR SUNDAY
Evangelist Advises Them to Live So
that They Will Go to
Heaven.
MANY OF THEM GO FORWARD


at the tabernacle Saturday evening,
most of the attendants being boys and
girls of the high schools of Greater
Omaha. Council Bluffs, Benson and
Florence, BILLY" Sunday gave a
forceful exposition of heaven and
hell, the judgment, and he impressed
upon the youthful nina the value OF
thinking.
1t was a gala occasion For half
an hour before the evangelist began
his discourse on Think On These
Things" the enthusiasm of youth was
vented without Intervention.
Billy and Ma" and "Rody" and
George" Joined in the merriment OF
the evening. Flags, banners and PEN
nants were in evidence on every hand.
! I'VE want MAJ" 1--WE want MAJ"
yelled group OF Central High school
pupils. MA responded I'VE want
George" I'VE want 'George'!'' they
yelled And George" showed his smil-
ing countenance On the platform. Further
wants were supplied by "Rody" and Mr..
Brewster
stand to sing "America."
Chorister Rodehe8ver and Mr.. Brews-
ter sang What VIII II be to See Jesus?"
and were well received. The audience
stood and sang Amer ca" Brighten
J the Corner was sung by various groups,
and then the popular song was whisted,
and a good-naturcd rivalry sprang up
between the various schools as to which
group could do the most Frightening
Tho fact that several groups were sing
ing different parts of the song at the
same time did not perturb "Rody."
Among the school delegations attending
last evening were attendants of Central
High school. South Side High school,
High School OF Commerce, Council Bluffs
High school, Florence High school, Ben
son High school, Twentieth Avenue school
of Council Bluffs and the University of
Omaha.
OF the 225 trail-hitters last evening it
was observed that with few exceptions
all were happy boys and girls. Mem
bers of the foot ball teams OF the high
schools OF Omaha South Omaha and
Council Bluffs went up in groups and
they took the situation good-naturedly.
There were some children as young as
probably in all ten adults who went for
ward. Mr.. Sunday expressed his pleasure
at the showing made.
the discourse was what might be
termed sundaY-denatured sermon, Tor
there was little or no slang, 1ust a little
here and there OF the characteristic Sun-
day verbal pyrotechnics. Ho was much
in earnest and emphasized the reality OF
a heaven and hell and a judgment day
to come for all.
In his thought of reading the Bible
with some regard to how and why 1t
was written and what It means, he re-
marked, III you read your cook book
to learn how to shoe a horse you will
not know how to shoe a horse" This
was the nearest he came to his usual
typical manner of depressing from the
ordinary form of expression.
Foundation Needfui.
He laid stress on the necessity OF lay
ing a foundation, whether It be OF the
physical or spiritual being. He said he
has been going at his present speed for
twenty years and has not missed a day,
but when he started playing base ball he
was not physically fit. but he consulted
physical expert and thus grew in
physical strength. In like manner when
he started to preach he had to learn the
A C's Of religion.
some think IL Is evidence of intel I
lectual freedom to dispute the Bible, but
we must remember that the power of
Christ has conquered the world. The
Bible is the word OF God, but suppose we
throw 1t away like this Throwing his
Bible onto the floor. we must yet ac-
knowledge that there Is I'm the breast OF
men Of all nations a natural instinct to
worship higher being" he said.
Comfort In He'll. /
Some people think It would be all right
to go to hell If there Is an Ice box, cleo
trio fan and cold lemonade with a
straw"
He urged his young hearers TO think,
TO plan their lives wisely and TO remem-
Der that men are going to the devil in
multitudes just because they will not
think. He ascribed most poverty to lack
of thought In days when the income ex-
eeeded the expense OF necessities. He
told OF disastrous fires resulting from
the thoughtlessness OF campers who
neglected to extinguish their little camp
fires. He told Of the discovery of steam.
electricity and coal by men who thought.
Omahans Lack Interest.
In his closing prayer he said: Lord. |
l have met people who come 40 or 800 /
miles to attend these meetings and /
know OF people In Omaha who would not
go five blocks to attend a meeting"
Ma" Sunday gave the closing prayer
while the trail-hitters stood. Mr.. Sunday
waved pennants bearing the names OF
the sehOls and colleges represented while
he asked the young people TO come for
ward and grasp his hand.
Day 10 Act in Syracuse.
Mr.. Sunday announced he received a
letter from Rev. j. w. wslch, his sd-
vance man. now at Syracuse. n. Y. ar
ranging for the next Campaign. He said
the Rev. Mr. Welch attended an en-
thusiastic meeting Of 1900 students OF the
Syracuse university. led by Chancellor
Day, who will dedicate the Syracuse
tabernacle.
They have a cottage with twenty
one rooms for US In Syracuse, so we will
not have TO stay at a hotel" added
Billy" smiling. And the boys and girls
laughed, too.
On behalf Of Miss Miller announcement
was made that on Tuesday at 1880 D. m.