The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-06-17
BILLY SUNDAY
TAKES A REST
RANCH LIFE BRINGS BACK HEALTH
Evangelist and Wife Pitch Hay and 9th
erwlSe Enjoy Themselves at their
Odell Country Home

To every appearance as happy as
bride and groom spending their honey
moon days, Rev. W. A. Sunday, better
known 10 the people of the United
States as Billy Sunday, the evangelist,
and MA" Sunday, his helpmeet, whose
sympathy and assistance have made
possible his success in the religious
work. are spending their vacation on
the Sunday ranch in the Odell district.
For the time being they are forgetting
the outside world, playing as would
children, there within the bounds of
their idyllic, rustic surroundings.
The Devil may consider the summer
months truce time, and accordingly
work over time among the big human
vineyards scattered around the nation.
But with Billy Sunday there is no
truce; for he characterizes his vacation
days as just part of the days
work. " He is taking it easy at his
summer home in order TO recuperate
from the tolls of the past busy season.
The numerous recent sermons at
Philadelphia and Patterson, New Jer-
sey, made an inroad on the nervous en-
SAkJ VI thc uNiluullN pISdCItT man, anu
a fortnight ago, when he and his family
started posthaste TO the invigorating
cline of Oregon, rest was badly
needed.
''But can see the benefits already"
he says. II am already feeling fine.
The fact that we come all the way
across the continent every year to
spend our vacation weeks here in Hood
River shows Just what we think of the
healthful qualities Of Oregon atmos-
phere."
From many of the printed press re-
ports OF the activities of the Rev. MIR.
Sunday, one going for a visit with him
might expect his conversation to be
filled at times with vehement express
sions. But when talking to the Hood
River people who call on him, the
evangelist IS no more dramatic than
the ordinary man in his conversation.
When discussing some topic of interest
his face lights up with the usual Billy
Sunday animation. and he is liable to
let drop some of the apt slang phrases
that have had much to do in making
his sermons famous. He still seems
tired, his face showing the lines of
biuCh WOih buh tuC lO uhIu Vi OpGI
air life under the bluelsky of the Cas-
cade region are bringing back the roses
to his cheeks. and he declares that he
will be fit when the summer days are
over.
Mr. Sunday says his evangelical work
is laid out for three years ahead. %
have made no definite plans for such
long period, of course" he says, but
have outstanding promises of work at
different cities that will take that
long. shall leave the Hood River
valley directly for Omaha. where will
deliver a series of sermons. Later we
will 90 on to Syracuse, N. Y, and
then to Trenton, N. j. | have had
calls that ! expect to fill from Chicago,
Brooklyn, Washington, Chattanooga,
Richmond and st. LOUIS
The Billy Sunday ranch, in charge of
l.. G. Heizer, brother-in-law of the
evangelist, is one of the best kept
places in the Apple Valley. The rose
gardens and arbors show the effects of
much care. The outbuildings are neat
in appearance and have all been har-
moniously painted. No finer four year
old orchard may be found in the north
west. But with Mr.. and Mrs. Sunday
the cover of a real roof Is tabooed.
Their quarters for the summer may be
found at a small tent house across
from the main buildings. The tent sets
at the edge of grove Of pine trees.
And while the evangelist and his wife
are not engaged in planning some flow
er hedge, some wall of artistic appear
ance, they may be found rambling Hike
lovers through the Arcadian forest,
helping do the farm chores, making hay
or just Laying" around in the sun
shine.
A tennis court has been built at the
Sunday place, and croquet ground
has been arranged for the old folks and
children. And nearby has been con-
structed big concrete swimming pool.
When representative of the Glacier
called at the Sunday place last Thurs
day Billy and "Ma" Sunday were both
armed with pitchforks shocking wind
rows of rich clover hay, and at the
same time entertaining visitor. Geo.
Cochran, of La Grande, state water
commissioner from the eastern Oregon
district, who was in the valley on Off
cial business, had called to pay his re-
spects and to invite Rev. Sunday to
deliver a sermon at the eastern Oregon
city before returning to his strenuous
Omaha sermons. Numbers of such
callers journey to the Sunday ranch
each week. But mind you, Billy Sun
day never gives anybody an answer
until he has talked the matter over
with his wife. They.are partners. lit
orally speaking. And Mr.. Sunday told
MIR. Cochran to wait till he had dis
cussed the invita- tion with his wife.
While the visitor was away getting
pitchfork, Billy and ma" together
soon settled the matter, and the both
of them together declined Mr.. Coch-
rams invitation. Mrs. Sunday giving
the reasons, and thus they handle all
of their business.
Mrs. Sunday is proud of her husband
and doesn't hesitate to say so and show
her pride in her actions. She watches
after him in kind of maternal way as
a mother would for a big boy. And
Billy Sunday ls just as proud of MA"
Billy Sunday declares that he loves
the ranch life. 81 am glad that am
able toEhave money to spend here in
Hood River" he says, 'for lovettLe
place. know of no place where |
would rather spend my summers. The
climate not only has an appeal, but |
like the neighborlness of the people"
The Billy Sunday ranch is not just
show place, but it is being made to re-
turn profit. The evangelist would no
doubt make practical farmre for he
shows that he is not afarid of work,
and his discussions 90 methods of con-
ducting a farm evidence knowledge
of work For the past four years the
space between che rows of apple trees
on his place have been made to yield
many hundreds of bushels Of fine corn.
He and MIR. Heizer we're pioneers in the
corn business here. People drove out
into the valley just to see the ripening
maize. The success with which the
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