Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-03


Billy were Ma Sunday and DR.. Howard
A Kelly, the noted "radium king.
They were received by the cardinal and
the chancellor of the archdiocese, the
Rev. Louis r. Stickney, in the red
room.
Sunday came down to breakfast un-
usually early. Shortly after breaktast
was Dr. key called n1ec IN h. ms and the
evangelist and his wife drove to the
Cardinals residence.
The cardinal wore his black cas-
sock. bordered in the red of the Cardin-
alate, and the little red zuchetto on his
head. DIR. Kelly presented the evan
gelist and Ma Sunday.
Religion Is Not Discussed.
The cardinal and Sunday in their con
versation talked on various subjects
and about several people of their
got to the subject of,<eligion or the
evangelist's meetings. however, was
when the cardinal asked about Sun
days throat and told DIR. Kelly to see
that good care was taken of it and
also as to whether Billy was nervous
when he came to Baltimore to open his
campaign.
SUNDAY SalQ he always was nervous
when he started a campaign.
Sundays base ball experiences were
spoken Of by the cardinal who is him
self a rather ardent fam
When the visit ended they came out
of the room smiling and expressing mu-
tual delight at the meeting. Aafter the
visitors had left the cardinal said he
was very much pleased with the inter
view and very glad that Sunday had
called
TT was Just plain social CALL" the
cardinal said.
Gets Into Prohibition Fight.
Although he has repeatedly declared
that he would never butt into local
political issues. Evangelist Billy Sun
day landed squarely in the Maryla nd
prohibition hght last evening in the
tabernacle sermon, with 10000 persons
cheering until the huge building rang
like thunder.
Speaking of the prohibition bill, he
declared:
IF the legislature of Maryland hasn't
backbone and grit enough to put it
across, let them send it back to the
people. and we will put it across. They'd
better do something before 1 get out of
Baltimore
Thousands gave the evangelist the
Chautauqua salute for the second time
when he declared that the liquor forces
blamed him in large degree for making
three states "dry"-Iowa, Colorado and
West Virginia.
"All right stentorian voice yelled
from the middle of the audience, make
it one more"
i had my way there wouldn't be drop
to be had after this midnight"
AS this dialogue was going on thou
sands OF eyes were turned toward
Mayor Preston. who. with his brother
Walter. was seated on the platform. 1t
was the first time either had seen or
heard the evangelist, and later the
mayor said: 1T is really fine. 1 ex-
pect to come back several times to
hear him. and Mrs. Preston will come.
too
That Christianity in the home is
Americas greatest need was an asser-
ton Of the evangelist which he dwelt
upon during a large part Of his ser
mon
Tells Story Of Henry Grady.
In this connection he spoke at Length,
Of the late southern journalist, Henry
W. Grady.
IF you go to Atlanta. Ca" the evan
Eelist said. you will see on Piedmont
Square a statue. Ask about it and
they will tell you that is our Henry
Henry who? Henry Grady
Henry W. Grady. whose life was too
short. was a reporter on the New York
World. One day he noticed a crane
hanging four doors away from. his
boarding house.
He asked his landlady il some one
had died She said. oh. yes: I heard
and I guess she's dead Haven't you
been over to see herr No, / am too
busy Had she any children Yes:
four or Ave- When lie the funeral?'
Henry walked away and said: This is
no place for Henry W. Grady. am
going back south. where. when the
neighbors take sick. we are not too
them. and when they die we are not too
busy that We can't carry a few flowers
The least We can do is to see il we can't
help them bear their burdens and stand
by them
And he left the north and returned
south and became the brilliant editor
of the Atlanta Constitution.
Drifted Away From God.
Henry disappeared from home for
three days. He found himself drifting
away from God, that his old mother
had taught him. and he packed his grin
and drove out into the country Ia
where his mother lived and he was
born. She had refused to leave her
old homestead and live in his big house
in Atlanta. He went to the farm and
on past the pump and into the kitchen.
and when he met his mother he said
Mother. am drifting away from
Cod She came and she took his grin
up the stairway, into his old room
and she baked him some corn pones
and fried him some hog jowl made him
bominy and mothered and kissed him
like he was boy, and when IL vas
time 10 go to bed, she went upstairs
with him and she tucked him in and
kissed him goodnight. She did that
for three days, and when he returned
TO old Atlanta ae came back with
Jesus Christ. and he never lost Him.
Henry Grady went to WashinRtor
and he stood on Pennsylvania ayenu.
and looked UP at the hill where tbs
Capitol stands. and he said. That is the
Capitol of my nation, the Capitol where
down his cheeks and he wrote an edi.
torial in the Atlanta Constitution.
Later he visited the home of a frient
and saw the children and servants read
ing the Bible. He returned to the Of
nee and wrote another editorial, In
which he said: 4 was wrong when ga il
that the Capitol of our nation is In
Washington. the capitol of our nation
is where the children and servants ar.
taught to love God. to learn of the goot
book. And what this nation needs i.
more Christian homes
What makes a nation great? No