Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15
NO MORE WORK
ON MONDAY FOR
BILLY" SUNDAY
Evangelist Caught Cold and Became
Tire don Visit to Lincoln, He
Tells Audience.
IS PREPARING A NEW SERMON
"A Fighting Saint Will Be Preached
for the First Time in
This City.
DEMANDS MILITANT RELIGION
WEDNESDAY PRoaRAaG.

NGoNGHoAL E800AAAAes
10 o. m.-sibls study class, Dundee
Presbyterian church, Miss SAKE.
IL q. m--'BiIly" Sunday speaks at
Omaha university.
Neon Prayer nKeetings-Bemis BAG
company, Hrrs. Asher with women ana
mr.. RodohoavOr with men Howard
Stove company, Arr. Lines.
q D. m.-'B1lly" Sunday 1t the Taber-
nAols.
laIas D. m.-Xoung Mems Christian
association prayer meeting for business
men.
as3o D. m-Businsss women's invita-
ton COMMITTEES at Young Womsn's
Chrastian association, Miss Miller and
1Ers. Asher.
euB-7 D. m.-Business women's rally
wtrst methodist church, N1ss miller and
Mrs. Asher.
a,4s d. m.-aEeeting for boys a7d girls
AZ Benson Presbuterian church, Miss
oamlin.
4,ao D. m.-Meeting for boys ana girls
aA Dundee Presbyterian church, Miss
0emlin.
7tao D. m.-"Blly" Sunday at the
Tabernacle. Deserved seats for busi-
ness girls ana women
%. m--Rible study class, Christian
church, South side, Miss Sake.
No ore going OF of uthe city on
his weekly rest day for BILLY" Sun
day. He made that plain in his aft
ernoon sermon yesterday. His voice
was hOarse.
I caught a little cold, going down
to Lincoln yesterday" he said. Its
the last time I'm going out on Mon
days. Pm done. It tired me, too. But
my friend Bryan had been sparring
around for a week getting up the
meeting, and so l didn't want to
disappoint them"
he auTdience was one Of thesmall-
est tha thas been in the tabernacle
on a weekday afternoon. being esti-
mated at 5000. Billy announced
special collection nights this week.
eliminating Thursday. which is dol
lar night" And on Friday wen take
the limit off," he said.
He preached vigorous and militant re-
Agion with much prayer ana personal
work. and incidentally announced that he
Is preparing a new sermon. to be
preached for the first time In Omaha II
Will be called "A Fighting Saint"
There are too many milk and water,
cider and chalk, plastic and pliable peO-
pie in the church." no said. Wesley
used to travel 1000 miles q year preaching
the gospel, yet the church is filled with
people today who won't cross an aisle
to save q sinner. They're not as much
use to the church as the bell. II ther's
anything makes me disgusted it's the
lazy. apathetic. stolid. indifferent person
that Ioafs In the church"
Urges Personal Work.
He thrilled and inspired his audisnce
by a number OF instances Of persons in
duced to do personal work, to approach
strangers and influence them to turn to
Christ Miss Miller. who has been a
member OF his party for ten years. was,
herself. converted by q woman who had
never done personal work and declared
she could not do it, but whom Mr.. sun
day induced to try It. Ono OF his stories
Of personal work was amusing as well as
thrilling.
There was 9 young fellow in an iowa
town, where was preaching" he said.
''who had just inherited $4,000. and +
approached him after the sermon. Don't
you want to be a Christian2' I asked
him. He flipped his fingers and said he
didn't care that for IT, Don't you care
whether you go to heaven or hell2'
asked. No. he said. All right, then.
go TO hell told him. Three days later
he came to me and said he wanted to
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