The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-15

about William 4. Sunday. commonly
known as Billy" Sunday who is
shaking the country at this time for
God Since the LIST of January the
of Philadelphia where he will con
tinue meetings of light weeks duIa-
ton He is accompanied by his
family, and some Is helpers to as
sist in the campaigns for righteous
ness. and his work has resulted in
great good in that all of the states
where he has held several extensive
campaigns have either gone dry or
are planning TO vote on the Ques-
ton with the odds in favor of PROFIT
bition. Billy used to play ball with
the Phillies but gave up the game
after his conversion, in 1890. He
is an enthusiast of the game still
and plays when he gets the time.
He was raised in the State OF
Iowa where he began has wOrk in
IltdIIIIS i. ~ itSDN tti IAN W Nh'iNt
he was examined by the Presbytery
of Chicago and ordained to the Cos
pei ministry by that body. He had
been preaching for years before his
ordination with unusual results. AT
the beginning of his work he was
preaching in Oakville, Iowa. near
- Il yAy
came out the first night, after the
sermon he turned handspring on
the way to the door, and announced
that Billy Sunday would preach
here tomorrow night" 1t was need
less to say he had a crowd People
object to the way Billy acts, and the
things he says, but he says he will
do anything to win a soul to Christ.
Here are a few excerpts from his
sermons in Philadelphia:
The biggest thing that could hap
pen in Philadelphia would be TO con
vert half of the church people.
We would have better meetings
in the church if We went to them
expecting to get something.
No dances and parties interrupted
Pentecost
A lady at a prayer meeting was
asked to repeat a verse Of Scripture
and responded with Il pass
Pass up sin like a hobo passes up
the wood pile.
The Bible has delivered the goods
express charges prepaid, since GOD
said, Let there be light"
Wherever Paul preached there was
either riot or revival
If God will convert the preachers
so they Will stop preaching no
sense and start to shoot at the
devil Wen see the greatest revival
in all history.
The average little sissy who hasn't
sprouted her long skirts yet knows
more about sin and wickedness t. an
her grandmother.
If the lid is off the city it's your
fault, not Gods fault.
II can send a man home sober
for one year to his wife, to kiss her
10 buy good things to eat for a year
and if at the end he drops off the
water wagon, yet isn't it worth every
dollar to give her that year?
A mob crucified Christ but it TOOK
God to raise him from the dead.
If there is woman | pity it is the
society woman who lives for "a few
ty-headed, beer-soaked grass wild
overs. Tilted jays with cracked repu
tations.
Away with the twenty century
tommyrot that the way to elevate
people is to mix UP with them, II
you want to elevate them. you must
live better than they do.
Some people call me vulgar Well,
! do throw slop to the hogs occas-
ionally but | don't get in and eat
with them.
Religion is all right. Christianity
is not at fault. 1t is the hypocrites
who profess it that are at fault
| have loaned lots of money to
actors, railroad men and baseball
players and the only money have
been beaten out Of has been by the
church people.
Don't growl because | don't fight
the devil your way.
| am willing to stand on my head
in a mud puddle if it will increase
my power to save sinners.
Some peoples tongues are so long
that they can sit in the parlor and
lick the skillet in the kitchen.
Good music will give the devil
cold feet
A drunkard makes me sick. Why
not pinch the hellhole that made
him a drunkard?
One of the danger signs of on;
times is the curse of an idle mother
Start to do something for God and
see how the devil begins to howl
Any old fool can tear down but il
takes brains to build up things.
would rather have standing room
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