The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19
BILLY SUNDAY LETS
EN- DOWN EASY
WASHINGTON. EXPECTING DRESS
ING DOWN FOR ITS SINS, HEARS
CONSERVATIVE ADDRESS.

Washington Jan. 1S.--Fo1ks in
Washington who expected Billy sun
day to come here and rake members
Of Congress over the Goals and tell
others in official life a lot of unpleas-
ant truths about themselves were dis
appointed. Billy came but before ar
irving he seemed to have particular
good opinion of Congress and other
officers at the national capital. He
had nothing but compliments for
them in the speech which he deliver
ed before "A great audience in conven-
ton hall and II the evangelist thought
any Of them needed personal ad
monition he kept his thoughts to him.
self
Even the Washington clergymen
under whose auspices the revIya!
meeting was held got off with q mild
warning that ministers of the gospel
in these days must be something more
than 'theolugical mummies."
A Great Audience.
But it was great audience which
turned out to hear Sunday. About
forty members Of Congress were
among the thousands who tI'ooped
iato t'ne hall The New York State
delegation was conspicuously absent.
There were on tho platform as guests
Of honor Secretary OF State Bryan,
Attorney General Gregory. Miss Mar
garet Wilson. the Presidents daugh-
ter Secretary TumuIty. Solicitor
General Davies and other officials.
President Wilson was not able to
attend but earlier in the day he had
received Billy and Mrs. Sunday at the
White House and sent the evangelist
on tais way with a fervent God bless
YOU. and your work"
Speaker Clark Pr~sides.
The official character of the meeting
was emphasized stli further by the
presence of Speaker Champ Clark az
The presiding officer Glancing out over
the sea of faces. the Speaker drawled:
AS quorum OF the House is now
present, we may proceed to business.
Whereupon the Speaker introduced Bill
Sunday.
IF Christ came to Washington" was
the subject of Sundays sermon. III
Jesus Christ came to Washington. do
YOU think he would be received devout-
Tyr" asked sunday. Il like to think
he would create but its hardly 100
to i shot. / wouldn't have to go be-
yond the corporate limits Of this city
to find people who would vote to cruelty
Jesus if he came here.
No Half Way House.
God doesn't keep any halfway
house. its heaven or hell for you"
shouted the evangelist to his Wash
ington audience,
He judges you and me not on what
he reads In the Congressional Record,
but on what we are"
These were about the hardest speei-
mems of Sundays thrus.s ut Washing
ton
The speaker, before he had finished.
had warmed himself up to a pitch
where he insisted on removing his COL
lar and necktie and unbuttoning his
Immediately after the meeting
Sunday was surrounded by tremen-
dous crowd which insisted on shaking
hands with him.
Billy Sunday and Ma Sunday were
introduced to the president by Sec.
rotary of State Bryan in the east room
OF the White House. Following the
introduction the president talked with
the evangelist for about five minutes
commenting upon the work which he
had been doing It was then the pre-
sident according to the evangelist
made the remark. God bless your
work"
Sunday was tho guest of honor al
luncheon given by the Washintor
reception committee at the New Will
lard Hotel and on this occasion also
Secretary Bryap was one of the con-
sspicuous figures