The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-18
\ MINISTER On VIZ. SUNDAY.

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"NER sincc lac inserted himself
between the public and the
/. white lishI ~ q saver Of souls
the Rev uiiiy sunday has been u
subject of controversy OF the most
vigorous character. One argument
concerning him barely subsidies I've.
attacked and defended; drubbed and
praised. and thereby he manages,
whether by intention or not, to re-
main precisely in the center Of tho
spotlight
\ little pamphlet entitled "A Clcr-
gyman on Billy SUNDAY is just now
making the rounds of this country.
The subject wa originally present.
eel in the form of m address to the
members of the Cleveland chamber
OF Commerce. ana IN intended rs an
exposure Of the doctrine. Ian
guago and methods ut reyivalism OF
thc Rev MIR. william sunday. Tue
address has been printed in pamphlc,
form by the Cleveland Plain Dealer
company. and was prepared for the
press by the Rev. Pr. Dan +. Bradley.
a distinguished minister of that cit
The Rev. Dr. Bradley declares ha;
II the Rev. Mr. SUNDAY ever comes
10 Cleveland to save souls he Will not
come upon the invitation Of the min
listers of that city. OF "goggle-eycI
chumps,' to use one of Mr.. sundays
characteristic slangy expressions. Dut
upon the invitation of the members
of the chamber of Comcmrce and the
prosperous business men. VIM viii
he asked to guarantee all expenses
in connection with the religious re
WHAT Or. Bradley then proceeds TO
~denounce the Rev. sir SUNDAY In an
uns,in,ed ANN declaring that
there II no religion in the evangelist
and asking why he should be invited
To come to cleveland to try to do tho
city good. He insists that religion 4.
always reycrcnt and kind. but tina.
there tx no reverence or kindness
about Mr.. sundays gospel, and that
therefore Il Is 4 gospel OF ate. III"
rurthcr declares that religion IL o
profound science which requires -"
we're training and discipline. and that
Mr.. sunday has had no discipline or
religious training Whatever. hat he
does not krpw the language OF r'h-
gion, its history or its psychUlpgy,
That his philosophy is crude. ti'n'
money and not the saving of .puis
tnlks loudest with the baseball evan
gcllst. and he points out that in his
case tn. saving of souls ~ u yer'
| profitable business. because he ha.
given out publicly that he likes
money. thai he takes al hat ONE
ms way and hat his getting monc
IL nobody .lse's damned business
When "a committee from a town
where he has saved several thousand
| souls asked him 10 head a sirsCrlp-
ton for "A hospital Mr., sunday wrote
across the paper. Nothing doing.
Dr bradley IL firmly OF the opinion
that the reforms which MIR sunday
is supposed to bring about are Meth
cr real nor lasting. lie says there IL
abundant testimony hat after the
| hystcr.a has passed the cities IN
which Mr.. sunday has done his wore
are worse on than ever. lie Is also
firmly convinced that IL is much
| more difficult to do moral and re-
ligious work after Mr.. sundays visits
imam before. II IL alleged that the
evangelist wrecked three churches IN
| Columbus by stirring up quarrels
| within the membership. Dr. Bradley
| calls Mr.. sunday a coward ana d
demagocue. further abiding to hin
by saying hat he ~ vulgar. greedy
dishonest aud that his teaching is n
rational, and he insists that C!ayo'
land needs no such person To CONT
there To STIR up antagonize and d.
lvido its good men into hostile camps