Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-13
SUNDAY CALLS
DANCE ROTBED
OF IMMORTALITY
1t is Hugging Match Set to Music
and IS graveyard of Girihood,
he Declares at the
Tabernacle.
TANGO NEXT TO PIT OF HE'LL
Strikes at Theater, Card Playing,
Movies and other Modern
Amusements.
SAYS NONE CAN HUG HIS WIFE
MEETINGS TODAY.

$40 q. m.-Contral High school girls
prayer meeting, First MsthOdtst church,
Miss miller.
10 q. m.--District prayer meetings.
10 O. m.-Bible class, Dundee Presby-
tcrian church, Miss gaxe.
IL q, m. TO 2 p. m.--B uHinoss woinen'S
lunch, 1909 Farnam street, Miss MILLER.
1870 p. m.--Dten's prayer NEE ing, z.
N. o. A.
q d. m.-sunday at the Tabernacle.
3 p. m.--TabornAcis Bible class.
3;I5 D. m.-Busineus womon's invita-
ton Committee, Y. w. O. A., Hdiss AIllir,
si45 p. m.-Boys' and girls meeting,
South side, First Methodist church, Miss
Gamlln.
$3.50 p. m.-Boys' and girls meeting,
Albright Methodist church, Miss Gamiin.
e;45 p. m.--Business women's commit
toe, Z. W. q. A., Miss Miller.
7s30 p. m.-sunday at the Tabernacle.
g p. m.-Bibls class, Christian church,
South side, Miss sazo.
This is what billy" Sunday said
about the dance in his sermon yes
terday afternoon on "Amusements." ="
at is a hugging match set to
music. 1t is a secondary sexual love
feast. 1t IS the hotbed of immor-
ality. 1t is the moral graveyard OF
the young women OF America. 1t Is
one OF the principal recruiting places
of the panderer. 1t has caused the
downfall of more girls than any other
institution this side of hell. The
rottenest, most suggestive and licen-
tious thing that ever wriggled out Of
the pit OF hell is this tango.
"I'd like to see the color of the
bucks hair that'll put his arm around
my wife at a dance or anywhere
else," he said grimly. And after
the applause and laughter had
stopped he added: "Pll monopolize
all that hugging myself"
."Biiy" struck blows at card-playing,
theater and sInovie" going and. other
amusements OF the modern world and
painted vividly the evils that result.
II hate TO tell you what l think Of
some Of the shows that are shown at
the theaters," he declared THE papers
would have to print It on asbestos paper
and II would burn holes In the mail
sacks"
Some women" he said, could carry
their pumps and the dress they wear
at ball in an envelope"
Passion Basis of Dance.
II declare to you." he shouted, that
passion is the basis of the dance. II IL
isn't why don't you men dance with men
and women with women? ] have more
respect for saloon keeper than / have
for a dancing master"
He attacked the churches for their
laxity in enforcing their beliefs against
these evils
"The lowest down rascal on Gods dirt
Is a dancing Methodist" he declared. and
then told several stories about church
people who played cards and did other
unsanctioned things.
There are too many deacons that don't
'deac' and too many stewards that mu5s
the stew" he said. ''and too many church
dignitaries that don't dig"
Speaking of harmless amusements he
mentioned that he liked TO play base
ball, checkers. chess, crokinole, croduet
IT played base ball well enough 30 that
I was offered 81 800 month TO play It,"
he said proudly. .
Hits Those who Cali Him Crater.
Discussing theater-going he took shot
at those of his detractors who find fault
because OF the money he makes. He
mentioned the large sums earned by
Sarah Bernhardt, Caruso, Rose Stahl,
Maude Adams and David warfield.
And them" he cried, III a man hap
pens to get little money for preaching
they all shout, oh. he's a damn CRATER
/ haven't any monopoly on evanRelistic
work. You come and work as hard as
/ DO and perhaps you'll make more than
I do. I've noticed that the fellow that
makes the biggest howl Is the eink that
doesn't put up a sou. l wouldn't wipe
my feet on him"
The sermon was the longest that
Billy has preached at weekday after
noon service. He preached for more than
an hour and half, and It was after 4
o'clock when the meeting was dismissed.
He called for trail hitters at the con-
clusion OF the sermon. contrary to the
usual afternoon procedure, and there
were seventy-nine responses.
Though he was In good humor most of
the time he rebuked the audience twice.
Once when people craned their necks TO
see a woman going out. he sat down and
declared he wouldn't go on until he had
attention. Another time a man found his
way well 20 the front and stood In an
aisle.
"Sit down." shouted billy" to him, and
scared the intruder so that he fairly ran
to a seat.