New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-19
BUSINESS CALLS
ON BILLY SUNDAY
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mufled tones: $50 the old 'London
Times is getting interested III the
fight against booze. That's immense
That's really immense Billy SUNDAY
was dressing for his evening meetihs
and hearing the latest news from Lon
don. ,..,o
Word had come that the tabernacle
was filled and the big automobile was
already purring at the curb. VI heceS-
sitv Billy had to be brief, but ne man
aged TO sandwich in few comments
on England's call while he thre" MIN
self into his clothes.
lie is no nearer a decision about
conducting prohibition campaign
across the water than he was yesleI-
dav. but his interest in the project mas
absted not one whit eBams oil pleas
ure wreathed his freshly snaVeh lace
al the news that hard-headed, pracIiCa
business men IN London, VINO hau
never given thought to prohibition
we're iudorsing the invitation 10 the
Rev. William A. sunday, OF america
Wonderful" Says Ma.
ITS lust as ] told you, papa cried
Ma. "They are coming TO 1t on ac-
count Of economic necessity. Ism j,
wonderful" Between jets OF bay rum
Papa nodded his head IN confirmation
Of Mas conclusions.
As he selected a uatty black bow tie
and adjusted il TO his collar sunday
remarked that whether Sir Henry Ran
dali or Henry J. Randall had FORWARD ed
the call TO him through The Tribune
was a matter Of minor Importance.
What difference does 1t make ~ he
asked, partly 20 himself. The new
Won bring shows that England has the
right attitude on this question. They
want TO get rid Of booze. mats the
big thing
Statistics about ironworkers in the
CLYDE district losing thousands Of
hours Of EMPLOYMENT on account Of al
,ohol caused him TO pause right IN the
middle Of tieing a bow knot. say,
that's great ammunition for me- Billy
calculated. Anticipatin his wishes,
ma" had already got envelope and
pencil and vas copying down the facts.
which will be rammed into Sundays
rapid fire verbal howitzer and dis
charged from the Tabernacle platform.
Figures like that don't tell the
story" he continued. Strengthening out
the bow tie. ats easy TO figure out
the loss in dollars and cents TO the
IRON workers, but just think Of the
greater loss through decreased human
efficiency, through befuddled senses!
After the salient points of The Trlb-
une's cable message had been re-em-
phasized, Billy agreed TO organize a
little comment.
ar / should decide to 60 to Eng
land, and ! don't mean TO say that /
have made any such decision, wonder
II ! would H. into the campaign they
propose? have my doubts. Now,
YOU know, an EnClIShman can come
over here and get away with most
anything We iu the United States
will 90 TO hear Gypsy Smith tell us
how TO save souls and never think that
he is an Englishman. ! wonder if an
American can do the same stunt IN
England"
you know, Papa. the old saying
that you can't tell an Englishman any
thing" This from Ma who was re-
arranging her hair, preparatory TO the
trip to the Tabernacle.
Need Secular Press.
do you suppose the newspaper over
there would support campaign
against booze? ." was Sundays next re.
mark. ! know that the brewers and
other liquor interests Will move heaven
and hell 20 win out"
"Not heaven, Pa" breezcd Ma
through a megaphone Of hairpins
"Well. perhaps not heaven, then, but
they will make a stiff fight. trust them
for y. ] know that Torrey. Chapman