The Detroit times., 1916-09-20

day has never been especially
trough. % The fore. lut one ~ the
women interested In these meetings
declares herself amazed al III,
know ledge These gatherings are
said 10 have been very well attend
ed IN the other cities which have
had a sunday campaign. and u IS
with the view ~ reaching every
class OF society that they are uE-
6ertaken.
For full hour. Tuesday night.
Billy sunday stcol in The tabernacle
pulpit and hurled Nuts for the Skep-
ties 10 crack In his usual rapid
IRE manner he attacked those who
attack Christianity. and within the
hour the Unbeheyer had more OUTS
than he could crack with pile-driv-
er in a week one Of the greatest
crowds that has YET attended sun
day meeting flled -tAe- A,sza- .sheF,
uacle and many thousands were
forced 20 leave the grounds. unable
TO get within hearing distance OF the
evangelists voice
Billy sunday had announced at
several previous meeting, that he
would speak 20 skepti,s and many.
seeming a sensational sermon, came
hours ahead OF time 10 te certain OF
q seat. Al tho conclusion Of the al
dress the audience was in a high
state OF enthusiasm over the master
rul defense OF religion and Christian
ity. and MANY declared II TO be the
CREATE sermon Eiily has gwen in
I etrOit
The Tuesday afternoon service
was brought 10 an abrupt close be-
fore the conclusion Of the sermon.
which was on the subject OF The
! Publican and the Pharisee." VIXEN 2
| ia by In the audience strayed CT, into
che OF the aisles SlnGay vas ia
/ the midst of a sentence when he in
( teirupted himself 10 a. K that tho
child be- taken ont Of the aisle He
paused a moment and The child saill
( remained. ignorant % th. fact that IT,
Vas creating zaas4t1na and WaS
I the center OF all eyes
The meeting over" remarked
Billy, ana turned away.
Billy sunday Ia his appeal for
( liberal collections, which have been
disappointing here. sad It was
mighty queer that people would 90
&C church thoIi coughing up,
but they couIdn 90 20 a ball game
and do H. lie said hat he mad at
| tended three games since he came
10 DeJroi, and that the money taken
N q those three games would pay
all the expenses for me revival.
Challenges skeptics.
Billy declared that he regarded a
skepric as a great danger 10 the IN
thinking person who had lot yet
Leen converted and then he proceed
Cd 20 argue that The skeptic and the
unbelieyer were all wrong
THE Bible IS the best book In tho
world" be said Produce z better
Bible II YOU can old man. defy
you TO 90 10. OFer all the science
and the phllosoFhy OF the whole
whole world In one volume and u
would be like a plugged nickel 10 a
81 900 government bond - compared
20 the Bible The biggest fool this
side OF bell ia he man who hasn't
brains or manhood enough 10 be a
Christian. Many men do not under
stand the Billie because they are too
darned lazy 80 study H. I'm not All
inhdel because I'm not big enough
fcol.
Lots Of people will not believe
what they cannot actually eco AMI
understand. They have M faith In
anything n ycu only believe what
YOU understand you'll be surprised
how little you know. DO YOU believe
you have any brains7 You've never
seen them, have you? There are
lots ~ things ono cannot understand.
For instance. tell mo Why. when a
black COW eats green grass, It gives
hi'e milk
There are those who think We de.
sccnued from tho monkey. II you
think you came from monkey take
your Monkey and 20 70 hell. but
don't try 90 connect me with your
ancestors Should take he word Of
a philosopher instead Of the word
OF Cod NCt on your tiEiype'
Mary people will dispute the
story II Jonah and the whale. Dc.
claring that II be- escaped the teeth
OF the whale be would suffOCate or
hecomc dlgested. but nevertheless
Jonah took the FIRST ride in a sub
marine II Is only a question Of
whether God was able 10 make a fish
large enough 10 swallow a man. Re
Gently fsh was caught IN the ocean
that had swallowed an gnimal that
weighed 500.
Rather BE idiot Than Inhdel
II would rather be an idiot than an
inhdtl. because II am an inhdel 1t
b. ny own fault. bat IL am an idiot
some che else Is To blame. A man