The Detroit times., 1916-09-14
CHURCH NEEDS
PRESS AGENT, SAYS
BILLY SUNDAY


a hing He doesn't sell quart OF
varnish. bat he paves the way for
he salesman when ne comes on the
JOB. He gets $4,000 Just TO smile
and look pleasant
Does the church do that No
/ You cant drive a church member
20 speak 20 the person who sits next
10 him in the pew The church
needs press agent and needs him
bad
This shows You what advertising
will do. A young man once walked
( into a shoe store and advertised Je-
sus 20 the clerk that waited on him
7 The clerk was interested. became
( converted and went 20 work He
I converted multitudes ~ men His
name was Dwight L. Moody Both
/ Moody and the man who press
/ ACCENTED Christianity should be equal
/ IL blessed FOR this.
"A politician will work harder r
/ get votes than the church will for
/ converts. Watch some % the
/ preachers GO down the aisles They
! drag along "a IL they had grind
stones tied 10 his feet. You church
people must help and take the place
81 a press agent, can't DO all the
work. r. tried 7 would be In a
coffin within a month
In his sermon. which. Ike many
others he IS preaching al present,
was designed 20 arouse the church
workers. he shouted:
Half OF our Sunday school teach
ers are card players, beer guzzlers
and ,heatergoers No wonder our
children are running Wild. Get down
on your knees and pray"
To SIT behind prison bars, sullen-
eyed. dlsgraced. dishonored and for
gotten. 10 sroth al the mouth in
anger and 10 care out through the
Sits between the bars OF his cell
upon The outer sunshine that he
could never enjoy
This is the fate Billy Sunday
wishes FOR himself ~ there is a man
or devil who can prove that since
be was converted, % years ago. he
has not practiced exactly what he
preached
In his sermon "wednesday might he
climbed upon a chair, his voice
shaking with emotion. the veins IN
his neck swollen almost 20 the
bursting point, Precipitation pouring
from him IN shower. and shaking
hls Aat he shouted this challenge 20
the booze gang % Detroit
I've been preaching for % years
aF4-4 ~ las=a-th!S- platform tonight
and never ascend r. again II you can
show that I do not practice what !
preach Come on now. you bull
necked loafers % Detroit. will 20
20 the penitentiary for life II you
prove #. n you will 20 II you fan"
The great crowd OF 10000 which
had packed itsel, inside the taber-
nacle or in groups al the dozens OF
entrances. broke into perfect
storm OF applause.
Wednesday was a strenuous day
I for The evangelist He was up a.
daybreak planning details Of the
campaign in Detroit. lie made sew
eral early morning business calls,
Addressed mem bers % the Rotary
club in the Hotel Ststler. spoke 20
an audience ~ ~ least 5000 persons
,n the afternoon. Jumped into an
automobile and went 20 The baseball
/ game. returned home IN time for
/ dinner. hurried back 90 the taber-
nacle 20 face the largest crowd that
has yet stormed the big building.
then went home and 20 bed, but not
10 sleep. Propped up on pillows
with notebook on his knees, he
wrote new sermon which he will
deliver a. one % the meetings on
Saturday
The subject % Billy's sermon
"Wednesday night was Jacob but
fhe preacher did not stick close 20
DIS subject After briefly sketching
The NE 81 Jacob and other members
os The family. IN which he took o.
. c7sioH 90 pay q glowing tribute "a
the Jees as a race. be made the his
tory OF Jacob and Others apply 10
modern life
SUNDAY. with equal frankness
praised and blamed Detroit people
iie stinfed neither his praise nor bic
blame
- think you Detroit people are
about the dand.est bunch ever met
so far as appreciation and good will