New Britain herald., 1915-02-01

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 Its dreadful responsibility, this being the wife of a great man, "Ma'
 Sunday sighed. She had just tucked 1 her husband into bed for a short rest
 before the evening meeting in the big Philadelphia Tabernacle, and was sitting in the adjoining room to guard his rest.
 It had been an unusually strenu-
 ous day in the Sunday household, at
 1914 Spring Garden street, what. with
 327 sinners having Init the sawdust trail' the night before, and many of them running in to make sure of their conversion. Then, too there had
 been an afternoon meeting in the Taberhacle, and Ma" had led
 prayer meeting over in Germantown, and the mayor of Philadelphia and his wife had called. So, all in all, it had been a hard day. Ma Sun day had shooed the last reporter out
 of the house, and, leaning back in her rocker, unfolded the joys and cares of a great mans wife, and, incidentally, revealed the secret of her husbands greatness in her es- innate.
 "Yes, dearie,' she confessed, "it is an awful responsibility. You see, the Lord has chosen Mr. Sunday as his instrument to bring folks in this coun- try back to religion. And if the Lord thinks enough of Billy to pick him out for his chosen work I ought to los +~ him, so he can do his work we'll Why, he would have been in the graveyard long ago if I hadn't taken care of him. You see, he is a perfect mine of activity, and he would work day and night if I'd let him. I have to make him conserve his strength it is possible for him to do the tre mendous amount of work he does seven days a week.
 She was silent a few minutes and her eyes half closed with weariness. She has very shrewd eyes this plain featured Ma" Sunday, and strength and kindlness are found together in her face. She wears silk dresses now and, when she goes out, a seal skin coat, but they don't hide the fact that she is just plain folks,' as she confesses to be. It was gray silk dress she was wearing this day, but somehow it didn't seem to become her nearly as much as a checked gingham would have.
 There are many who say that this strong g-faced woman is the real pow CT back of the man who sways multi tudes. Bill Sunday himself says that ne never takes a step without con- sulting God-and Ma And what Ma says always goes. No Beauty, But Common Sense, Her
 Attribute.
 Perhaps Nell wouldn't take a prize in a beauty show, but for good, ! common, horse-sense she has every l woman I ever met skinned mile,' is MT. Sundays characteristic tribute 1 to his wife. And there isn't a man l on the face of the earth who can beat l her." he further declared to a journal !, istic confrere. "Wny, I want to say | that I never took step but once l since I've known Nell without first | consulting her. If she says it is all right all the logicians in the world couldn't keep me from doing what she says. I tell you I would rather depend on her intuition than the logic of a college full of highbrow divines.
 But Ma Sunday would take none of her Husbands glory for herself.
 There are people who say that the credit is mine, but it isn't,' she depre- cated 'I just haven't stood in the way of the Lord, that is all. When we found out that the Lord had work for him I made up my mind to do all I could to help by looking after my husband There is many and many a woman who has kept her man back by standing in the way of his progress.
 Wives Must Guard Big Men.
 q think that it is the duty of all women whose husbands mean some thing to the world to look after them and make their husbands welfare and needs their own interest. It is far more important to the world that l look after MT. Sunday and keep things from annoying him than that I try to do something for myself. And l know how to look after him. too,' she nodded her head aggressively. When it Is to his interest I know how to say No very definitely
 Just then Billy Sundays secretary was heard whispering outside the door: There's no use aGguing with me. If you can get by Ma Sunday, you can see the boss,' came in per fectly audible tones. Take tip from me. Just talk to Ma about it, because what she says goes with the boss Then there was a knock at the door, and a determined, spec tac1ed youth walked in and asked to see the evangelist. Ma" gave just one look at him and gently hut firm ] ly sent him away.
 During his stay in Philadelphia thousands of persons have sought