The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-06-03
THE SECRET OF BILLY SUNDAYS
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Copyright. 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper ~Syndicate.)
From God derived to God by nature
joined,
We act the dictates OF his mighty
mind,
And though the priests are mute and
temples still
God never lacks a voice to speak his
WILL
Who is Billy Sunday? The back
woods farmer who is not abreast Of the
times may tell you frankly that he has
never heard Of him. Men who took
an interest in field sports over q score
of years ago will tell you their knowl-
edge of him rests with the fact that
ne was a baseball player, and In his
line was reckoned good. Newspaper
leaders OF today will answer that he is
q clever entertainer on platform or in
pulpit, his talk consisting OF one
thrill overlapping another like gigantic
ocean waves, but guaranteed to do no
iamage.
Women, the world over, will explain
20 the mysttfed that Billy Sunday is
Tn evangelist whose profession is to
make fairly good people better and
sinners near-Christians.
Unlike the ministers who modestly
lgree that the hat shall be passed to
gather up the humble contributions,
cdLddy SCliuS HIS SldI"dEL ueIlClllIlGIl
1p the aisles with a huge basket on
wheels, not forgetting to whisper his
Instructions to bring it bach filled to
he hrim. Bills of any denomination
will do. It's worth the biggest price
7 man (even though he be poor can
lpare to see him spar with the invisible
Satanic majesty, flaying him with sue
dery, scathfng words that he is either
Utterly routed to flight or is put down
Ind out for all time. Sunday, coming
lut OF the battle royal out of breath,
but with flying colors.
Billy's unique success comes OF the
act that he believes in himself n
his methods. The ladder OF his pros
| 2er1ty is built of WOOD cut from the
tree of enthusiasm. He has studied
Il out that the preachers who lack it
have a hard time holding on to their
Jobs" as he phrases it "as the years
make tnroads on their capabilities"
How Billy Sunday answered the call
| % do his best TO save souls is an in
,eresting story in itself. He and Ma"
Sunday (his estimable wife) strolled
nto church one Sabbath morning TO
est after a long ranble under a warm
suHlmer sun. Ma" was well pleased
10 listen 10 the quiet truths which fell
from the lips of the good ministers.
Not so the restless Billy, that bundle Of
human energy who finds monotony irk-
some.
The droning voice, mingling with tire
aum OF bees. and the gentle breeze
that blew In through the open windows
had q soporific effect IN Mas COM
| panion. CHANGING about, with one eye
open and the other shut, he noted
that all the men IN the congregation
we're nodding their heads az though
| agreeing unanimously with the words
that floated lazily down TO them from
puIpitward.
Ma" a played q tattoo on his ribs
for the 20th time to hold his thoughts
arld ems in leash. Suddenly, as
though by one accord, a low. rambling.
mighty snors regounded through the
| edffifice.
Billy Sunday sprang to his feet.
| gazed about. Eat quickly down again,
his face flushed, every nerve In his
body tingling, responsive 70 q mighty
Impulse wonderful inspiration.
Ma" he whispered hoargely, "can't
| sou see why religion Is standing stu
bacRslidfng. The preachers haven't got
enthusiasm enough-not one out OF Z
score OF en-. 1t needs q i've wire man
to wake 'em vi. pitch whatever reIig-
ion they've got in 'en up 70 ~ highest
| key. I'm the man to blaze the trail
I They'll not go TO sleep VIXEN / get up
to tell them how fast they are racing
on the devils road IN invite 'ern 10
\ Join With me in chasing him around TIE
stump and driving home q smashing,
good knockout blow. There's more
Christian than sinner IN every one, III
help 'sm 10 make a victorious nosas
run"
That Billy Sunday has made good in
his own unique way 40 can doubt
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