The Detroit times., 1916-09-18

into he'll and contaminate q,
! when I started out TO De a
preacher. VAS afraid would offend
SOME one. but nov am afraid
vii not. hate the luke-warni
Christian. ! once asked woman
II she was a Christian and she re
Piled In my weak way am try
ing II she had asked me u ! were
married. would say In my weak
1 way I'm trying 20 be You've got
10 work in this world and work for
chris, - we'll a. yourself God
saws. IN make your corn grow, bur
/ won't send N angel 10 pillow the
ground FOR YOU.
Most churches want preacher
that viii draw--well, a horse, a
pipe and a porous plaster are no
good unless they will draw. but
many preachers draw FOR the devil"
In his sunday morning sermon
BILLY sunday attack The isms In re-
lisiors llfe He rid,culed the thS
DRY OF reincarnstion eXclaiminE
Don't shy a bootjack AZ a black
ca, or he back fence Il may De
vour neiehbor's daughter come back
FOR music lessons The various
cults and isms that have FOR their
purpose The Keeping OF men away
from God IL would make a man bug
house % figure out We place In
God We. trust OF Our coins bu, there
are $4,000 GOO people in this country
who DO noi belong 20 any church,
50 that Is inst hot air
There is TOO little interest In the
churches Mcs' women think more
~ their shopping even while they
are in church. / know woman
who was late AZ a prayer meeting
She had jus, come from a depart
ment store anA he- mind was still
on u. when she said let Us sing
No s4I-'"
The evangelist declared tha
America was RAPIDLY becoming 4
back yard into which Europe IS
umplng i,s criminals and paupers
Speaking cor a better showing %
Christianity In business li.e. The
preacher said Il despise an ed
tor who will sead sor The circulation
manager 10 see what effect his edi-
torial viii have on the receipts Or
who accepts brewery and whisky
and then protects thC
whisky seller 10 keep thar rotten
business
And any church that is no.
evangelistic owes The community ar
apology for iis useless, good FOR
nothing existence. The social life
OF church. the safety arst and vel
fare sessions are all right. bat they
do not substitute for Christ. he
shouted 20 the ministers We have
enough Christless churches now
Many OF the churches are big and
brilliant religious clubs for the ben
eft OF a select few You won't 20
20 heaven II you only keep good
company and think good thoughts
You1l 90 70 hell n that's all you DO
II am dogmatio because the re
Ngion Of Christ is dogmatic. 7 be
lieve In hell HE'LL that spells
hell. Lots OF people won't use the
word II isn't Gehenna or hades.
but It's hell Jesus said IL Is he'll
and since when have we become
better than Jesus I believe in TIM
provements but not in an improved
religion There are lots OF people
who can preach the gospel better
than can. but there IL no man on
Gods dirt that can preach a better
gospel"
Billy Sunday announced az AL the
services that IN the future every
Sunday afternoon service would b.
for men only and possibly ever.
Sunday evening sermon would also
be for men only.
When I get through talking with
the men. they won't need 20 appoint
a committee 20 End out what mean
about the marriage vows" he said
The subject OF his hrst sermon
10 men win be Chickens Come
Home 20 Roost.r He also an
nouDced that his topic for Tuesday
night will be Nuts for Seeptics %
Crack" Next Saturday there will
be a special sermon for boys and
girls IN the afternoon.
The Rev. James z. walker. Billy
Sundays advance agent, left Mon
day morning for Boston, to look afs-
er the preparations for the cam
psign that will open there immedi-
ately after the close OF the Detroit
meetings.
II has also been announced that
Billy Sunday will hold reviyals IA
New York city beginning March /.
An enormous tabernacle will De
erected for him at Broadway and
One Hundred and SiKty-eighth-st..
near the old American league base
ball park.