West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-05-13
ma SUNDAY TELLS
HOW She RULES BILLY
Says He Would Wilt In Half an
Hour If She Wasn't Near to Keep
Him Bolstercd Up Compels
Him to Rest at Regular Periods
When Conducting Campaign


III women knew how TO manage
their husbands there would be no need
Tor woman suffrage" so Ma Sunday.
wife OF the noted evangelist, declares.
women don't use their influence.
with men In the right direction. When
they do they'll find they won't have
TO fight for what they want; It will be
given to them on n silver platter"
| Ma Sunday knows whereof she
| speaks. Her influence has been the
greatest single factor In her husbands
success.
why. Daddy would wilt I'm half an
hour IL | wasn't near TO keen him boI-
stored up" she said I'm the delight
tully breezy way she carries into ev-
erythlng she does. Hes just like all
mon. He likes To be babied and taken
care OF, and lately he has refused to
go on any campaigns unless I go with
him"
i just got him to bed now" she
added contldentially. "You know
these meetings are dreadful strain
ON him both physically and mentally.
and he'll be tuckered out when he gets
through. It's only 6 o'clock, but he's
been In bed for half an hour already.
After every afternoon meeting, I al
ways hurry him home. make him take
OH his clothes and utterly relax. Then
he comes down To dinner In his dress-
ing gown and slippers, eats leisurely
and rests again until the evening
meeting at 1880. It's wonderful how
much fussing 1t takes TO make him
happy" she added with a smile.
Ma Sunday knows just how to man
age Billy and keep him rested and
well contented ont OF the pulpit. She
manages everything i'm an executive
line connected with his great cam
paigns and makes n temporary home
Tor him In every city they visit
Daddy wants his family with him
everywhere he goes" Ma Sundays
eyes shone with pardonable pride as
she spoke. L can't run campaign
without you, and you know It, he told,
me-
Anyway" sho concluded with femi-
nine inconsistency, IL wouldn't like
1t IL he could, but wouldn't tell him
that, you know
Il was just an ordinary person do
ing little church work and playing
with my girl friends when 1 first met
Daddy" A smile suddenly lighted her
face as she spoke of her gIrlhood ro-
nance and her voice was full OF youth
ful eagerncss.
Il remember the night / first met
him. II was after mldweek prayer
meeting in the old Jefferson street
church in Chicago. had never seen
a baseball player at such close range
before and / can recall how wicked
and very fascinating / thought he
was"
Then funny thing happened"
Mrs. Sunday laughed aloud as a mem
ory came to her. II had friend who
was crazy about Billy. I thought IL
would be great fun to make a match.
so managed many little affairs, al
ways pairing this girl off with Billy,
while / had another friend for myself.
but / reckoned without my host.
Three months later Billy suddenly left
his ball team I'm Iowa, rushed to Chi
cago, came up TO the house within
half an hour after he arrived and ask
cd me TO marry him ten minutes after
he was inside the door.
That's the way he does things
now" she added, with n queer little
maternal look OF pride in her eyes.
THAT wonderful enthusiasm takes
folks off their feet just as II did me.
I've been happy every since that night,
and ] know heaps Of folks who can
say the same thing about his way OF
going after anything he wants.
Ever since we started this evange-
listis work, eighteen years ago, have
taken care OF Daddy and made a home
for him everywhere he goes" she con-
tinued.
IT'S been pretty hard at times to
take care OF all the outside work con-
nected with the campaigns and look
after the babies and Billy, although I
might say that he has been more care
than the babies often enough Daddy
always wears himself out with his
preaching. He gives himself to the
public so thoroughly"
you see, I've really spoiled him."
she added apologetically.
Fully Prepared.
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