The Washington times., 1915-02-22

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the most noted preacher OF our day
Ihe Pastor would not depart from hia
custom and the Bible rule, Speak evil
s1 to r remarks preaehns msFey G
! Gospel.
BILLY" Sunday catches the public eye
and ear by the novS!ty of his methods
Some, 90 to hear him lambast the
though it were a good joke when he
| tells them that their preaching has
made the churches cold storage places
with little storage, or likens them to the
or tells them that they are leading their
congregations straight down to He'll
These things told in the newspapers
seem SO astounding that people must
Others 60 to hear BILLY" because II
Is the fad. Business men and railway
managers realize that thousands will
come to town as to circus. They bring
ers; for "Biliy' Wisely % "s insists RS' that R he
will not come and save the citizens from
He'll II there is any competition in the
business-insists that the churches all
close down. Under the pressure the
people will not take BILLY" seriously as
respects their hypocrisy. ETC.. and as
sured that he will divide the spoils
spoils, but the souls for "cold storage" j."
or to be led down to He'll.
Others attend to see ''Billy's aero
patio feats, jumping onto q table or
SmIashtng vI9sd IN h % ehsir; hS others because in.
say that they have heard Billy" Sun
day. Nothing succeeds like success"
and every time BILLY" succeeds he has
Amongst "Billy's" virtues we should
not forget the fearless way in which he
attacks social customs and sins, the
fearless way in which he tells preachers
what he really thinks of them and
board manner in which he Bargains the
result Of his efforts for cold cash-the
meeting Of expenses and the giving to
himself certain collections for himself
sold, 1t is better done in the open than
in the name Of the heather, the COL
lectors getting the most
70 the extent that Billy" Sunday
Higher critics. to the the extent as that aa'nse he
really shows up the coldness. formal
ism. hypocrisy. Of the Laodicean
Church (Revelation 3:14-17). encourages
righteousness Of life. and discourages
wish him Godspeed. and trust that some
good Is accomplished by him. in awak-
ening the people to think for them
selves along religious lines.
Some of BILLY" Sundays Faults.
The Pastor said that IL the reports
that Billy" prayed to God most irrev-
erenty: and addressed the Redeemer
influence on the public would lead on in
the direction in which the world Is rap
idly moving-toward irreverence. He
hoped that BILLY would become more
md hal x1~A - ~
would follow a better knowledge of God.
He could scarcely reconcile with hon
esty "Billy's' attempt to tie up the
souls he saved, in the churches which
leading down to Hell: He wished that
Billy" would reconcile these opposites.
He was pleased to note that "Billy's"
last sermon in each place was usually
on the Second Coming Of Christ: and
that Billy" apparently recognizes this
typified in Laodicea. This caused him
all the more to wonder why Billy
would help people into the Laodicean
Church, which the Bible styles Babylon,
and declares that God spues out Of His
mouth. (Revelation 3:16.) Next Sunday
the Pastor will discuss the Second Com
ing of Christ. viewing that great event
from a somewhat different angle from
"Billy's"
The Pastor declared that his blood
"Biilys" PRECEDING a practical endorse
ment Of the od-dishonortng theory that
the great mass Of humanity will suffer
msshapen oF%sn' n nisuty fSah !" s
Billy" does not explain He'll Like most
preacher preachers ne probably hides hides his is,,s true
people to think that he believes in a
Hell of eternal tortures: The Pastor
could not believe that Mr.. Sunday or
this Invention OF the Dark Ages. which
antagonizes the Bible as we'll rs COM
the fssay Of ths freat
of devils" q Timothy AID owe 1t to
the. people who trust them. and make up
their collections. to- tell them the truth,
this foul stain upon @ the Divine charae-
ter be denounced They, owe It to them
selves as men to stand for the Truth
and to assis; in opening the eyes of the
The Pastor hopes that Mr.. Sunday win
yet realize that no one can long main
tain moral STANDARD hiFhsT "d than that
Justice and persecution of centuries Is
Justly attributable to- false doctrines rep
resenting God as a demon who untustly
Intention that nine hundred and ninety
nine out OF every thousand should en-
dure an eternity of torture, OF this as
q tOBDel tne fdBtOT mar DecH dsnAIiicu
for forty-four years. better under
standing OF the Bible has led him since
to preach
The Not.Ashamed Gospel of Christ.
Beginning his discourse the Pastor
said. Everybody knows that Gospel sig
nif!es Good T1dinEs. AZ In the angels
Message at Jesus birth-'Behold.
bring you Good Tidings of great Joy,
which shall be unto all people, Who
Ia responsible for the fact that this
Message Of JOY 10 all people has been
perverted to mean bad tidings Of great
misery 70 all people except an elect
handful Endoubtcdly no person de-
liberstely plotted this turning Of Gods
Word upside down. n is the work of
tho Devil. who gradually foiH'rd " upon
tho Church IA we'll ms tho h"a'h~n. TO
turn people away from God and tho
Bible
~ Peter and At Paul both predicted
the failing away ~ tho Thur"h and tho
success sfSths doctrines "f demons
The esf ~ this world Satan hath
blinded 'hs minds" NJ an bs levers We're