The sun., 1915-03-10
The Whitefleld Of Winona Lake.

The Whitefleld Of Winona Lake.
Whatever he the defences OF vul.
gnrizing religion, after the manner
of that vessel Of slang the Rev. BILLY
SUNDAY. they can hardly apply to
his appearance before a university
audience. The young gentlemen Of
Princeton. for example. are hardly 10
be converted or hettered morally.
II betterment they need, by reverent
urbanites like these:
Look at DANIEL, he wouldn't 60 down
the line hittin' the booze! Look ~
JosEpH. when old PoTfpH AIRS wife made
eyes at him. what did he say? 'Noth,n'
doin''"
OF course the undergraduates re.
tertainment. President HIBBEN having
declined to promote good taste and
good English by permitting Sunday
vocal excursions In the college
grounds. the young Nassovians get
the Joy Of revolt against authority
when they hear the Sunday perform
ance at Presbyterian church. a per
formancr which would have driven
{ the Old learned generations OF Prince
tonian divines into apoplexy. The
cup Of innocent merriment must have
been embittered a little unless an
cient traditions have withered. by the
thought that the Western apostle Of
sweetness and light had already given
the theological pills" the first fruits
Of his grace and wisdom, The lads
were out for lark and nobody
grudges them such enjoyment as they
were able to get. Let us suppose,
however. that some cynic or enemy Of
religion sent TO some pious parents
OF students this perfect flower Of
Sundsily theology:
well. I was playing right neid IT
came along 10 tho ninth inning and two
men down and old JOHN had been NOW
ing tho Detroit boys down with fatal
regularity. Up came CHARLEY WHITE
who always hit to right field. CLAnR
SON must have slipped or something. be-
cause I heard an awful crack and saw
the ball heading my way. As turneo
and ran offered UP . prayer. Oh,
Gop.' | prayed, I'm in an awful hole.
Help me get that ball. and YOU amt 90,
much time to make up your mind
We'll boys, that bail kept sailing on
tp,a ha
standing in deep right field but l
lunged right into them yelling Get out
ot my way" and they parted Ike the
Rcd Sea letting MosEs through. \ little
wind started up and it just did slow up
that drive so that could stick out my
bare right hand and grab the ball /
rolled over and over but held the bail.
Tom JOHNSON, who used to be Mayor OF
Cleveland. came running up to me and
Jammed a $40 bill in my hand
Bill he yelled. you won ST. 500
for mo by that catch. Take tho ten
spot and III stake you TO a suit of
clothes Tomorrow
When | told my pastor about that
he said, Did you take tho money and
suit?'
sure | did, told him"
We have heard and read a good
deal of curious matter tending to un-
edihcation from reformed gamblers" ="
reformed drunkards' with com
petent surviving thirsU, earnest
young graduates Of the football field,
lugging in a dash of this eminently
altrulStic pursuit into the service
of religion hut this account of a
miraculous Intervention or answer to
prayer is the strangest, the most ir-
rtating to the gorge. that we remem-
ber. But It was wholly natural thai
even in the ecstasy Of divine assist
ance TO the right fielder destined to
become a burning and shining light
of Slang Religion, his unerring and
ruling commercial instinct should ex-
ert Itself trlumphamly.
SUNDAY. WILLIAM ASHLEY. evange-
list. Cd. d.. Pa. Coll for WON.
en-, 1922; . received from 1000
~ ''''' ''h''i'N Ptl ui'ulh I''f-''
ana about $4,000 conversions during
he last ten years" This excerpt
from his biography in who's who
counolates again the sound economic
statistical and business stratum that
undcrlies the tempera meni, fervid mt
the surface, Of this praying right
fielder.
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