Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-07
ADONIRAM JUDSON.
QUAKER GIVES FAVORABLE
VIEW OF BILLY SUNDAY
Compares His Methods With Those OF
George FoN-Rc mnrknblc Tribute
Is Inid to sundays Power.

As showing the wide sway OF tho re-
vival meetings in Philadelphia and tho
personality of Billy Sunday. ii is inter
esting TO record tho favorable views OF
a Quaker on his influence. j. Henry
BARTLETT. editor OF The Friend. and for
merly hcadinaster OF the Friends Select
school. says in part: philadelphia
knows its history we'll enough to say
at once that the quiet methods Of the
Quakers ar" the very antipodes Of the
present revival campaign that is pro-
NokinG discussion In our city ut every
hand 1t must come m a surprise. there
fore. TO know that one OF the best
qualified persons to speak on the subject
the accomplished historian OF Quaker
Government in Pennsylvania'-after SIT
ting through one OF the tabernacle
meetings, said that he was struck with
some points of resemblance between the
evangelist and George Fox.
This. at least. IL calculated to give
pause to ones prcconccptions in enter
ing upon an effort to judge tho man and
his work. even from specific point OF
view like that OF the Religious Society
Of Friends. True enough. some of these
points of resemblance, when pointed
out, are seen to be external rather than
vital George Fox had no hesitation in
calling his enemies by plain names.
Sunday certainly displays kinship to
nounced the ministers tprlests' he
called thenD. seemed TO dcnounce
them. This denunciaiior In both cases
is more directed against the cant and
Hypocrisy OF th" profession than
against ih" ministers themselves In
any event, many OF tho most ardent con-
vcrts OF both men are from the ranks OF
The clergy.
Modern cvangclists have generally
had To fac" charges OF crude theology.
AS a matter Of fact. theology has not
hcen their forte or their theme. This
Is most plainly put 10y Canon simpson.
of ST. Pauls in London, in Iris little
hook. What is the Gospel He says to
evanEelizc is not TO gain adhcrents to "A
teaching, but To spread knowledge
that transforms life Most particularly
is this true OF Sunday. Having tho
evangelical message hc reflects the
evangelical theology. often this re-
Election is in terms that would seem to
reduce Infinite power to human meas
ures and methods.
Not infrcuucntly. on the other hand.
he shows remarkable hospitality to
both sides OF tho Gospel--to the his
torcal and to the inward Christ. Who
that has heard will forget his picture
OF the monitor within and of the pow
or Of this monitor TO disclose the hate
fulness of sin. Rui even such pre-
scntation at his hand Is not theologi-
cal. Were we 10 go the lengths of con
demninE his theological crudities the
fact would remain that the Gospel mes
sage is made effective in his hands in
spite Of this limitation.
NO person is authorized to speak for
the Society Of Friends in tho matter
OF Judging man and his work That
would he most unQuakerly nssump-
ton. Doubtless there arc those In tho
Quaker fold who honestly feel some
shock and some shame NJ what, from
tn" outside. at least. may seem to them
like harlequin performances. II Is
even possible that some tender souls
could sit in the Sunday meetings and
not feel their power. Unless all extcr-
nal signs arc false tho number OF this
class Is exceedingly small In the
thronEing thousands ut the tabernacle
Moro likely tho general confession
would be that of well-known Friend
lust from London. lie himself was once
an evangelist, moving audiences OF
thousands ut the Keswick conventions
lie was In Wales during the famous
Welsh revival OF something like ten
years ago. Not since the Welsh .ro
vivai have I seen such. Pontcrostal
power as spread over that comnany. T
tell thee William Sunday is a true
servant Ofthc Lord"