Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-05
SUNDAY ANSWERS
FORD'S CRITICISM
Evangelist Says P. 7. Barnum
Turned Over in Grave When He
Heard of Peace Ship Stunt.
TEN THOUSAND TRAIL HITTERs

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. 5.--(Spe-
cial Telegram. )-"I think that when
Ford put over this advertising stunt
P. T. Barnum turned over in his
grave and said, 'I've got to hand 1t
to you. Henry; you got me skinned q"
That's the reply of Rev. BILLY"
Sunday to a statement made by
Henry Ford, Detroit millionaire, as
the latter sailed today, in which the
automobile manufacturer classed
Sunday with Chancellor James Ros=
coe Day OF Syracuse university and
Alton B Parker, one time democratic
candidate for the presidency, as "the
worlds greatest comedians"
This was controversy week for the fa-
nous evangelist. Billy started off in
a congenial spirit and won the admission
from Rev u. G. Klngensmith, Lutheran
clergyman, who was the first to attack
Sunday upon his arrival here: "'Bin,
says some good things"
Row over Segregation.
Having buried the hatchet with the
NAHs ho"NNOAI MI ohilhdy bllIItA
up a hornets nest when in a sermon on
''Amusements' he advocated segregation
as the best solution for the social evil.
In his copyrighted sermon he said: And
while we are on the subject of fallen
women. want to say I think the best
way to deal with the problem is to segrc-
gate all the demimondes in one part of
the city" This statement was the target
today for a red-hot attack by the Syra.-
cuse moral survey committee, headed by
Rev. DR.. Frederick w, Belts of the First
Universalist church, a sect for which
Billy has told Syracusians he has no
use.
The committee. after stating that five
years ago Syracuse had thirty houses OF
ill-fame, with an income of 81. 10000 an
nually. asserted 1--WE are not going back.
We are going the other way. And II
Mr.. Sunday. last word is in favor OF
segration. he ought to stay in Syracuse
long enough to learn a better way than
a segregated hell for dealing with This
evil. Their is a depth OF iniquity. moral
depravity and physical rottenest in Sun.
day suggestion"
sunday Denies WnlsIn Estatement,
a denial that he ever made that remark
/ given in his copyrighted sermon. Some
/ fellows are throwing cat fits at some
thing that did not say "sapped Billy >
] I don't ordinarily pay any attention tc
such folks who are always hammerina
and knocking me. But I have never
uttered a word in favor OF the segregated
district during my life. The moral sur
Vey." rejoiner tonight was to the effect
Billy had better read what he copy
rights
Ten Thousand Trail Hitters.
Sunday trail hitters today totalled eve,
| 10000 at the tabernacle. Conyersio,
totalled I7a The tabernacle attendance
todate Is 6i5O0o. as compared with 467. 60
at Omaha. The total collections ar
!, s24'bs9.s4. but number OF trail hitters I
sWelied by few hundred rspeaters VIII
get relation nearly every night. On
high school teacher and three sunda
; school instructors insist upon being con
'verted at each call
The first wedding TO be solennizad 4
a Sunday tabernacle took place las
night when Miss Bessie Ames OF Scot
and Clair Bennett were united by Re,
Mr. Lumb OF the Sunday party. Tn
Cornell university student body at Ithac
may hear Billy on Thursday
Mr. Sunday this week turned down
request OF Buffalo. N. Y, for a revfva
because churches there were not united
Rochester, which sent a 1000 delegatIol
mere today also wants him.