The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-22

noted preacher Of
our day" The Pastor would not dee
part from his custom and tho BIBLE
rule. speak eNil 81 no man Ills
remarks merely npperthlned 90 "Eu-
lya' preaching OF the Gospel
BlllV' sunday catches the public
eyr and ear hy the novelty ~ hls
methods. Some 20 20 hear him lam
baHt The preachers and watch them
smile as though 10 were a good iolt q
whom he tells them that their
preaching has made the churches
cold storage places with littie Hfor-
aF". or lkeus them 20 the 6cribcs
Pharinecs, hypocrltca. 81 old. or tells
them that they are leading their
congregations straight down 20 Hell
These thlugs told in the newspapers
Heom 10 astounding that people must
hear for themselves.
others go 10 hear 'Eiily" because
Il Do the Tad Business men and rail
way managers realize that thous-
audH VIII come 90 town as 90 "a cir
cue. They brlnE pressure 10 bear
upon the poor preachers. for billy.
| wisely INSISTS that DE viii not come
and save the citlEeus from Hell ~
| there tH nuE competition ST. the bust.
Nose insists that the churches al
| close down Under tho preGsure the
! preachers cannot help themselves
and tfy 90 make the best 81 g. hop
/ inR that people VIII not take Billy
seriously ar respects their hypocrisy.
etc. and assured that be will divide
1 the spells amongst The churches
not the financial npoilH. but the souls
I for cold storage or 20 be led down
I 90 He'll.
/ others attend 90 see "Hilly's~ aero
battle feaiH. jumping onto table or
4 smashing q chair. others because In
vitsd - he 81 the large choir. 9TH
ers 90 Say that they have heard
| "Huly sunday Nothing succeeds
like success" and every time Billy"
succeeds he has moro success
| Amongst "Eiily'e" virtues We
should not forWeS the fearless WAY
in which he attacks social customs
and sins, the fearless way ia which
/ he tells preachers what pc really
4 thinks ~ them ard what the masses
/ think and the above boar. manner
I in which be bargains tho result of
I hiF "fforts for colo caHh--thc meet
1 irg ~ expenses aud the giving TO
himself certain collections for him
| srlf and bis troupe II the Gospel
| must BE- sold. u Is better done 81 the
/ open than ia th" name ~ the heath
cn. the collectors getting the most.
| To the extent that Billy" sunday
seeks To defend the Bible against
Higher Critics to the extent that
| b." really shows W tho coldncsH. for
fnRllsm, hypucfisy. Of tho LAodiccAn
| Church tHetelation s.i4-i7). en-
I
discourage drunkenness and lewd-
ness. We surely wish him Godspocd
| and trust that some good il accom-
plished by him. Ia Rwak cniuE the
people 60 think for themselves along
religious linsH.
some Of "uniy" sunday. Pants.
The Pastor said that II the reports
/ that Billy prayed 90 God most ir-
lrcNcrently and Addressed the Re
dccmcr az "old Pal" were true. then
! Hluy'A' influence on tho public
/ would lead on IN the direction ia
which tho world "a rapidly moving
toward irrevcrcnce lie hoped
| that Billy" would become more rev
! crcnt. and believes that this result
| would follow n better knowledge OF
God. Ito could scarcely reconcile
with honesty "Billy's" attempts 10
tie up the souls he saved. In the
/ churches which he declared were
cold storage plants leading them
down to Heii. lie wished that BILL
1 ly would reconcile these oppositcH
lie was pleased TO note that
/ "HillY's' last sermon in each place
was usually on the Second Coming
| OF Christ. ana that billy" apparent
lly recognizes this present and last
/ stage OF the Church. typified In
/ i.aodicca. This caused him all the
more 20 wonder why billy" would
/ help people into the Iaodfeean
/ Church, which the Bibfc styles Baby
/ Ion. and declares that God spues out
~ HIS mouth. Revelation $3.50
Next Sunday She Pastor will discuss
the Second Coming or Christ. view
inR that great event from a some
what different angle from "Hilly's"
The Pastor declared that his btuut
boils with righteous indignation 90
I find "Billy's' preaching practical
endorsement Of the od-dishonorint
theory that the great mass % hu-
1 manity viii suffer eternal torment
| because. born In sin. miEshapen IN
! iniquity psalm 81 %. they failed 10
| i've sanity lives. True billy" does
not explain He'll. Like most preach-
crs he probably hides his true
| thought on this subject. while al
lowing people to think that he be-
! llcNes In Hell Of eternal torturcs
] Tho Pastor could not believe that
4 Mr., sunday or any other Intelligent
man really believes this invention
OF tho Dark Ages, which antagonizes
! tho Bible as well as common sense
Mr.. sunday and other preachers
! who realize the failnCv Of this Erent
'doctrino OF devils q Timothy 4I)
owe 70 TO the people who trust them,
and make up their collections, to
/ tell them the truth. More than THE
/ they owe IL to God that this foul
stain upon the Divine character be-
/ denounced. They owe a 20 them
I
and TO assist In opening the eyes OF
the poor deluded world.
| The Pastor hopes that MIR sunday
VIII vet realize that no one can long
maintain moral standard higher
| than that which hc attributes to
God. The injustice and persecution
OF centuries Is Justly attributable to
false doctrines representing God as
| q demon who unjustly ana unlov-
ingly created our race with the in
tcntion that nine hundred and nine
! ty-nino ont OF every thousand should
! endure an eternity OF torture or
! this as a Gospel the Pastor has been
ashamed Tor forty-fo0r years. A
better understanding OF the Bible
| has led him since TO preach
The Not Ashamed Gospel Of Christ.
| Beginning his discourse the Pastor
| said. Everybody knows that Gospel
signifies Good Tidings as In the an
Il gels Message at Jesus birth-"Be-
| hold ] bring YOU Good Tidings OF
great toy which shalt be unto an
! people, who ~ responsible for Tho