Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-30
CHILDREN PROMISE
SUNDAY TO BE GOOD

Continued from Pare One
Ing from a prominent member of the
catholic Church in Brooklyn. The article.
taken from a paper published bv n
Brooklyn parish. characterizes Doctor
Eliot the most dangerous teacher in
America today"
The letter follows:
The Rev William A. Sunday:
Dear Sir-Permit me to inclose a
pamphlet with a marked article 'Bi1lv
Sunday and his Critics The NatIvity
Mentor is published monthly in a Brook
lyn Roman Catholic parish Father Rel.
ford, pastor, writes most of the articles
BY the forceful charac cter of all the Items
discussed in the number inclosed l should
surmise that his pen Is responsible for
the entire publication for January
II am Roman Catholic myself but
have deep interest i'm the revival in
Philadelphia. Have read all your ser.
mons up to date and find them very
profitable, indeed, at time, when to be-
lieye and to live In fear of hell ia N
merit the supercilious condescensions of
pseudo scientists educated through the
columns of fool magazines and daily
'yelIows.'
God bless you, reverend sir, and may
your work continue to prosper and foster
with increasing. abundance the units of
thai army which one day must stand
Ar1naseddon
With profound respect.
M j. G. BRIGGS"
The article Is as follows:
Great news comes from PHILADELPHIA,
Billy Sunday is there, to use his own
terms, knocking hell out of the devil.
His efforts do not meet with the approval
of some Unitarian ministers. They think
Billy's' language Is undignihed. Tney
do not like his gestures. They condemn
his whole attitude and manner But
$4,000 people crowded in 'Bnly's' taber-
los
day 10000 listen to him with reverent
attention.
" BY their fruits We shall know them,
said our Lord. Judge Billy by his re-
suits. He has brought back to a more
or less religious life thousands I'm the
various cities In which he has held re-
Vlvals, and ne has made sober men out
of a multitude of more or less confirmed
drunkards.
This no one can deny. In a word.
'Bllly" Sunday has done more than all
MS critics 10 make men live right. They
tell us that converts do not stick. Many
OF them do not, but all of them get out
of the slime and filth of vicious life for
q little while, anyway They learn that |
they can control their passions, and,
while they may relapse, there Is always |
hope that their better nature will pre-
vail
"one Unitarian clergyman says Sunday
ttyI What have the Unitarians done to
Christianity? They have made Christ a
liar! They make his church a new
school of thought. They are bringing
their great prophet. Doctor Eliot, to
philadelphia to be an antidote to Billy
sunday. Why. Eliot has done more harm
10 religion In the United States than all
the rumshops and dancehalls put to-
gether. 1t is not the ignorant scoundrel
who works havoc. He may do harm to
few He may ruin a small circle; but the
educated, well-tralned villain leads
thousands into error and unbeiefs and
intellectual rebellion.
Give us Billy Sunday with his crude
style and his honesty rather than the Gull
fured Doctor Eliot with his refined man
ner and egotistic doctrines. Billy Sun
day believes in a personal God and he
tries TO serve him, Doctor Eliot believes
IN himself and he seeks only his own
glory Really the most fatuous leader,
the most dangerous teacher In America
today Is this same ancient, but narrow
ana eoek-sure eX-presldent Of Harvard
University. For thousands he has de-
throned the Lord of glory and in His
place set up a mere man whom he clothes
with divine wisdom and endoWs with in
Ialltbility. In their worship he Is happy
and they fail to see his folly"
BRADLEY "HITs THE TRAIL"
5iiy was made hLppy last night
when Policeman George W. Bradley, OF
the 2sth ana York streets station. 'hit
The trail" Bradley is the bluecoat who
played baseball with Sunday. and who
greets him upon his arrival at the taber-
aaele each day Two days ago Bradley
Has slightly injured when he fell down
] night or steps from the choir loft.
Sundays face frightened when he saw ,
lia old friend holding up his hand in {
'raHt Of ths platform.
.'delo Bradley he shouted. "Come +,
p. Brad God bless you. old scout"
Bradley's eyes were dimmed with tears.
saa. as he looked into the perspiring face
Il hss old friend. he answered;
=Eili ] feel a lot better nov. Thznks"
zHsn1 the other converts last night
ere four marines. a sailor and several q
mtloxes Of the John 3. stetson Com I
ans There we're 800 sietson workers /
S s reserved section OF the tabernacle, !
DaHEaE the evening 2sf nen and women. !
I1rlty q them Young women, took 3
saHaa4's hana aHd we're escorted to 0
sEafs Eaas Ths total number Of con- {
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