Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-18
HIGH DELEGATION IS ON HAND

Right at the start of the tabernacle
meeting Saturday evening Homer
Rodeheaver and BILLY" Sunday COM
mitted verbal assault and battery on
the Omaha School board.
Several times heretofore ''Rody"
has thrown brickbats at this re-
spected body because It wouldn't
and won't permit Billy" to speak
in the Omaha schools. which. say the
board members, would be against
the law.
Saturday evening the old quarrel
was renewed by the delegation pres-
emit from Central, South Side and
Commercial High schools who, when
called upon to stand up, did 80, and
shouted:
I'VE want Bfly.
We want Billy
In our schools"
'Rody'' didn't do any Of the turning
the other cheek" business. He simply
smote Mr.. School Board with an uppercut.
solar plexus ard kidney punch. Then
he kicked him on the shins and ducked
UP an alley. All the while he was doing
Il he laughed.
II guess there's no question in any
body's mind why you haven't had Mr..
Sunday in the schools" he said. And l
don't suppose II can be changed until you
have another election"
| No Ola from chilly"
~Billy'' hadn't arrived at the tabernacle
when this took place. He came in a few
minutes later and found Mr.. School
Board In the condition of the IMAM who
went down from Jerusalem TO Jericho
and fell among thieves And. alas,
BILLY" didn't do any good Samaritan
stunt He kicked poor Mr.. School Board
IN the ribs and threw his hat In the mud.
with these words;
1T isn't my fault haven't spoken in
the Omaha schools. The hardest Job I've
had since I've been In Omaha has been
TO keep my mouth shut about certain
things here"
How did those innocent school girls
happen to give n yell that would stir up
so much trouble7 DID they do it volun-
tarily. or was it fixed up for them7
That's what some people were bold
enough to ask.
six Hundred Mnsonn There.
! But let Us turn to more peaceful scenes.
The Masonic order of the city was there.
600 strong. all wearing badges. ''Rody''
and George Sunday wore badges. too,
And when the Masons were called on to
stand up. three big men came forward.
bearing three immense bouquets. which
they presented to 'Rody." BILLY and
George
There was a big delegation OF doctors
and nurses and they stood up and sem
mp q big bouquet and Billy said thai
II he had to get siok he would rather gel
sick IN Omaha than anywhere else.
Then the Commercial High school girl
stood up while they presented boudue
Of roses to Miss Miller OF the Sunday
party.
RasIroad Men Attend.
DELEGATIONS of South Side High schoo
boys and from the Union Pacific road
masters department were there and wer'
welcomed.
The rain interferod with the crowd an'
there were about 1000 vacant seats In tn
building.
Billy pgeached about Solomon and h
juggled skillfuily with the marvellous fig
| % % tkhAb AAfNaNAt ANS WN@AeAas AAAN scAA
pie with three billion dollars worth OF golc
and one billion dollars worth OF silve
ana all his other wealth. his wives an
concubinos and his sanpiing to repletio
all the pleasures OF the world and FINAL
pronouncing them nothing but vanity an
vexation OF spirit
ii SoHomon y sport.
Solomon was q thirty-third degre
sport" said Billy" HE carried on in
way that would make base ball fan g
worlds SERIES look like q dummy In
clothing store. He went down the trae
In his chariot at rate that would thrc'
dust IN the eyes OF Barney oldfield,
He drank the well OF knowledge DIR
} and then pulled up the pump ana shu
OFF the faucet He loved many strans
wonasn and there's where he dropped III
candy"
The END Of the sermon was an unsui
passed word-p4cture of heaven and its d
! lights and beauties.
The collections OF the day were for n
Associated Charities and totalled SSaA
I There were seventy-six trail hitters.
BILLY will preach next Tuesday ever
ing on '-rhs Incarnation OF Christ" an
on Wednesday evening on The Unpai
donahls sin."
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