The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-13

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his hearers Bitterly attacking the
young man who smokes and drinks and
leads wild life. the evangelist showed
that educational advantages were
never greater than they are today, and
the books were never cheaper, offer
ing unlimited opportunities for study.
Quoting the statistics which showed
the advantages of education, Sunday
advised all to go to college if they
could, for the results would be worth
while.
w. J. Bryan Was There.
William J. Bryan was at the Billy
Sunday meeting, hidden in corner be-
hind a post.
After half the crowd had shaken
Billy Sundays hand. Mr.. Bryan worked
his way to the platform Sunday
caught sight Of him and sprang to his
feet.
nelIo. Mr. Bryan" he exclaimed,
and ran to shake his hand
The crowd yelled for speech and
someone shouted:
What's the matter with the two
Bills-BfIl Bryan and Bill Sunday"
Kansas City-Eighteen thousand
persons heard Billy Sunday at the
Tabernacle Wednesday night. Six
thousand of this monster congregation
stood throughout the entire service.
Six thousand more, it is estimated,
were turned away, unable to get with
in hearing distance of the evangelist.
Eight thousand heard his sermon in
the afternoon, making the total at
tendance for the day $4,000, with thou
sands of others unable to get near
him.
fWaIk as Jesus Would"
Mr.. Sundays text in the afternoon
sermon was Walk as Jesus Would"
Text: He that saith he abideth in
Him ought himself so to walk, even
as He walked" u John, 11:6.
Zone of the most remarkable decla-
rations in the Bible is this. Every
man and woman who claims to be a
Christian ought to live and do the
things that Jesus would do and think
the thoughts that Jesus would. The
OlSC1plCS U1CduI " NAOoC " OC0Nos
So do many who join the church, but
yet there are many who make it ap-
pear by their daily lives as though
they have no such intention. The dis
cipIes meant to stick by Jesus on the
whole road. They didn't intend to
say, 'Good-by, Lord at the next town.
Suppose Jesus had started for Je-
rusaIem and some of the disciples had
picked up their belongings and headed
for Damascus, where they had some
business of their own? If you had
met the caravan and asked them, Who
are your they would have said, We
are disciples of Jesus Where are you
going?' you would ask and they'd tell
you We are following Him Where
is Jesus, thought Why, He's on His
way to Jerusalem to be crueifed.' But
you are going away Yes, we are go
ing to Damascus Will You meet
Jesus there?' No, He won't be there
How can you follow Him?' oh, all
He wants US for is to be able to count
US. He don't mind going to Jerusa-
lem alone. He's used to it. Nobody
goes with Him
Prayer Alone Not Enough.
The rum-traffc, politicians and a
host of evils he has noticed here and
elsewhere were scored by Billy Sun
day at night in his sermon at the
Tabernacle. His subject was Jacobs
Confession" His text was from the
thirty-second chapter OF Genesis,
twenty-eighth verse: CAS- a prince
thou hast power with God and with
men, and hast prevailed"
Kansas City-Kansas City heard its
first Billy Sunday prayer the other
night An hour and a half the evan
gelist had preached, in defense of re-
vivals, with an audience Of $4,000 to
hear. They had laughed with him.
They had wept with him They had
sat, tense, listening, watching, star
ing, holding their breath, wondering
at the man, at his earnestness, swayed
by him, thrilling to his message.
Suddenly, his sermon came to an
end, but, without pause, his prayer be-
gan.
He Spoke to the Lord.
"WeH, Lord, 1 thank you for this
great throng that awaits revival in
Kansas City. I knew what they'd do
| before now I'm proud of you men
and women of Kansas City"
Then He Raked the Devil.
But I'm not proud of you, devil!
You'll think less of the people of old
Kansas City than you've thought of
them in many a year before this re-
vivaI is over. You've caused enough
| tears to be shed to water another sea,
old devil! Haven't you caused enough
tears to flow? Haven't you caused
enough grief and misery? Haven't
you put enough epitaphs on tomb
stones in Kansas City? Haven't you
broken enough hearts? Haven't you,
| through your rotten and vile agencies,
caused enough young people and girls
to sin? Haven't you put the rope
around enough necks2 Haven't you
supplied the electric current for
enough deaths in the chair? Haven't
you damned and Wrung enough blood
and tears from broken hearts? Haven t
/ Won cauSpd enough tears to rim from