The Washington times., 1915-01-07
BILLY SUNDAY WILL
GET BIG WELCOME
All Religious Organizations to
Join in Extending Invitation
to Evangelist.
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press no desire to 70 to d place unless
invited. he intimated strongly that he
should kile to tackle Washington.
III we came down there and showed
you fellows the Bible" he went on,
, Juice. ] am Tor se that bunch YOU have
down there now. Bryan, Daniels.
Champ Clark. and dozens OF the scouts
up there at the Capitol. They all treat
ca me fine when I was In their home
towns
Must Pull Together.
But ! can't make good In Washing
ness men and the preachers get to-
gether. Look what they are doing up
here in Philadelphia, and we'll get re-
suits. But understand half the
preachers down there are holding back
terested.'
Pa: you keep quiet now interjected
Mrs Sunday. Your voice Is awful"
Pa obeyed. And the most interest
haps. is his docile. almost diffdent. dis
position. In contrast to his violent. viru-
lent, pugnacious. imperiouS manner
when on his platform.
Here he was. only forty-fve minutes
pefore he was to preach, looking over
his notes. untroubled by dozens OF in
terruptions. by his workers running In
ana out with questions. although Mrs.
sunday stood guard and warded or
as many intrusions as possible.
The Transformation Occurs.
Flfteen minutes before service time
the Transformation occurred
Get out he snapped to those In the
room. In about three minutes he was
IN his loose fitting business suit. The
man seemed electrified. He was heed
less OF every one about him. He jump.
ca INTO his automobile. sprang out at
the arms Of two big policemen and,
with head down in football fashion,
plowed through the crowd to the plat
"Rhody." as Homer Rodeheayer.
trombone soloist and singing leader is
popularity known. was leading the 20, ,OOO
In the great tabernacle in an old church
song. Sunday did not sit down, but
nervously, paced about. every nerve
thoroughbred at the tape.
He fingered his coat, pulled at his
collar. paved at his rough pine aop
reading desk 1erked his necktie, and.
into his sermon as the music stopped.
Harks Back To Pentecost.
They had great revival that time
CT TeHlSSoot, ne shouted, ana there
hasn't been one like it since
Billy was off! And for a solid
, hour he gyrsted. shouted. pranced,
| sesticulated. banged. stamped about
| the platform pleading. cajoling, re-
preaching, denouncins. upbraiding
those In his audience. but never. for
an instant, seeming TO antagonizs
them. -
SeveraiStimes he tusNea to ttsr min
feGerSAttnn
"fve got a right to expect the
preachers to stand by this campaign.
IT you aren't in sympathy with this
Work. get out OF the ministry: you
Repartee is one Of Sundays strong
points. He had just said that ir q
lodge meeting and prayer meeting
| came on the same night he would
make it his business TO go to the
prayer meeting.
| Right you are. Down with the
| front row.
Quick as a fash Sunday retorted
| Il am not attacking the lodges. They
do lot more than some Of you wind :
TANNERS outside"
He Criticises Affectation.
At one minute Sunday was attack
ing affectation among women.
Il always feel silly standing around
sHdkHlS nanus Win Two myers OF
some fool woman he shouted. The
men applauded.
But, he fired back. "if the woma n :
hood of America were no better than
the manhood, God would dump the
whole works in hell and quit"
Sundays posturing sounds garish
ehd weird when described. but il
seems as natural as the movements
| of classic dancer when one sits un-
der the spell OF his quaint oratory.
! Down. on his stomach he lies as he
| describes Gods call to the Welsh
miner Roberts. Prone across his desk,
his 1.-THE body wriggllng out toward
his aud dience, he illustrates the insin-
uating inroads Of sin. Jumping to the
! very edge OF his platform. he draws
back, and with a mighty fling Of his
long arms illustrates how God
throws the life line" to you poor rid
den. gambling besotted. sin cursed
| reprobates."
Exhausted After Sermon.
| After his sermon Sunday is literally
'all in Especially in Philadelphia he
has. three times q day. been working
himself into a state of near exhaustion
| Hes preachin' his bloomin head
| of" Succinctly re,na rk ed his trogoor