The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-07-20

cuse. 1t was the biggest game they
have ever had. Over 1900 people
paid to see the victory"
Rev. Sunday and his family will re-
main here for several weeks. About
the middle of August they will leave
for Ocean Grove, N. j., where he will
hold short session with sinners. On
September 10 a series of meetings will
begin at Detroit. MIR. Sunday says he
is looking forward with great interest
to the Detroit sermons. 'We have the
good people of Detroit with u.s." he
says. "The vice president of the Ford
Automobile Co. and the manager of
the Cadillac Company are members of
the committee in charge. have just
had letter from the latter and he
tells me that Cadillac limousine, es-
pecially equipped, will be at the service
of myself and family during the meet
ing"
Since ministers of Portland, Ore, re-
Gently rendered Rev. Sunday an invita-
tion to preach in the Rose City, he says
that such offers have been made by
every city of any consequence in the
United States.
Billy Sunday does not take very
kindly to the Portland invitation. At
least he doesn't discuss it with enthus-
iasm. In fact, he makes the fiat state
ment that be will never 60 to Portland.
at is hard city," he says, not with
the meaning that it is sinful, lit is
hard to line up the different factions.
They have rendered this invitation and
and have done nothing toward getting
ready for a meeting. What's the use
of going to a place unless you have
everything lined up for you and every
body behind your"
The evangelist says that be has de-
clined to 60 to New York to hold a
series of meetings.
"No, that talk of trouble with the
labor unions has nothing to do with my
decision. That's hot air, sensational
newspaper talk. Why the unions are
among my best friends. In every tab
ernacle in which | have ever preached
ever nail has been driven by union la.
bor, every board has been sawed by q
union carpenter, every bit of the liter
ature | have issued has the union label
That so called opposition among the la
Dor unions of the country does no'
come from unions as a whole. 1t eman
ates from some of the organization!
allied with the brewing and distillinf
business. Certainly they have beer
hollering their heads off, but just lei
them howl"
Mr.. Sunday gives as his reasons fo
turning down New York the statemen
that the committee wanted him to tall
in Madison Square Garden. "The place
is too smah," he says. ut will onl.
seat $4,000 people. wanted large
tabernacle, and when the question o
building it came up, the committee 60
| into tangle."
When Mr.. Sunday arrived in Hoo,
, River last year he was suffering iron
nervous breakdown. There wer
crow-feet lines around his eyes. .Toda
he is apparently in perfect health.
"Have you ever given any though
) to ultimate retirement from you
/ work." he was asked Thursday.
"No sir, am not going to retire.
. am going to keep right ahead preach
y ing and taking my summer rests jus
: as have been doing. When ! al
. worn out | guess | will have to quit
but that time doesn't give me an
: bother"
Perhaps the casual visitor and az
s quaintance will not notice any diffel
4 ence, but in the inner circle of tn
: Sunday family this year there is
a feeling of loss, of sadness. For tn
e first time since the Sundays have bee
O accus toned to spend their summer v;
! cation on the Odell place, Mrs. Mar
Il Jane Stowell, the mother of Mr.. SUI
4 day and l.. C.. Heizer, is absent.
i few weeks ago, day or two befoI
e the family we're ready, according
s their plans, to leave the Winona LAX
r Ind, home, Mrs. Stowell was stricke
N suddenly with heart trouble.
d death came easily for her." sa.
e Mr.. Sunday. ''lt was on Sunday NOR
ing that | found her. She was late
It rising, and | went to her room.
,e thought she was asleep, but her ey
: we're closed for the last time.
n "We carried her body to the o
n. home of my father at Ames, Ia, whe
ID she was laid to rest in the old fami
I'd burying ground, according to her wis
d. The old cemetery is on the place th
my father purchased from the COVER
T. ment back before the fifties."
e. MIR. Sunday will deliver his annu
/. Hood River sermon this year next Su
w day morning at the Asbury Methodi
ne church. The service will be uni
he one and the congregations of
AL churches will join in the event.
hit "l have heard from number of pt
ct pie at points in the eastern part of t
ne state" said~Mr. Young, when inviti
es Mr.. Sunday to fill the local pulp
ON land they want to know when you "
nd preach for US, SO that they can be ht
es that day."