The Washington times., 1916-03-03
BASEBALL is TOPIC
WHEN BILLY SUNDAY.
AND CARDINAL meet.
Evangelist Is Wished "Gcd
Speed in. His Work by
Catholic Preiate.

BALTIMORE. March S.ABilly Sun
day shook hands and .chntted with
Cardinal Gibbons for about five min
utes this morning, Tho meeting took
place at the cayilnal's, residence on
Charles street Only Billy Sunday.
Airs. Sunday. and Or. Howard Kelly
who arranged the meeting. were
present.
/ we Just passed the time OF day."
said Sunday. smiling Ms he care out.
"For one thing. he wondered how
Mr., Sundays voice held out preach
ing in such a large. tabernacle" said
Mrs. Sunday.
The cardinal and sunday talked base
ball The cardinal Is baseball fan,
and he and the baseball evangelist
exchanged opinions about MuEgy Nc
Graw. HuEhey Jennings. and Ned Han
lon. Of oriole fame. described by Sum
day as IAN old side kick OF mine"
Sunday said the cardinal wished him
God speed" in his work.
Assails Card Players.
Sunday preached this afternoon at
the Tabernacle on THE Revival Mt
Pentacost."
Lots Of you women have not re-
llRion enough to 20 home and burn
of YOUR cellar and dump II into the
sewer. or take that dish YOU won at the
card party, you blacklegged gamblers,
and bust It." he shouted at an audience
that was largely made up OF women.
Speaking OF success In revivais' he
'The best way you can get a revival
Is to get rid OF friction. the fuses. feuds
and flirts, and the best way to get rid
Of them is to get the people to know
This evening the Rev. Dr. U. @. b.
Pierce. Of Ali Souls C1urcn. Nnshlng--
ton. a amer :hariHi1 NJ the l'nltrd
States Senate, will speak at q Unitnr-
ian mass meeting at the First Unitarian
Church here. These meetings are peing
held nightly TO Offset the Sunday cam
pnign. The Unitarians also have open
ed a reading room for the distribution
OF their literature near the tabernacle.
An early arrival at this afternoons
L,eeting was Mrs. Skn.yth i'ancr'ee:
former idol worshiper. She was attired
in a quaint Hindoo dress. She now 70
wurkifng 10 ue;:ir tie ndiiion nf the
child widows Of India. She sought MTs.
Sunday to make an appointment with
! the evangelist u 'nlk over vi ~ MIN
/ conditions In the India mission ned.
The first active Interest society folks
have shown IN the campaign. aside
f:om tnat dis IA tcd In pcriIi:t ne their
homes to be used for prayer meetings,
IA that of a bevy OF society girls who
are working in the baby nursery.
Miss Amy Robinson, a pretty depu
tante of a season ago. has been an eI,
ncient aide In amusing the babies lef,
there. and assisting her are number
OF other buds Of the past few seasons.
Sunday today received an urgent tele
graphic call to 20 to Birmingham, Ala.
for a campaign. He was reminded tha'
his appearance In Baltimore was hi
first south of the Mason and Dixor
line, and II was hoped that Baltimore
would be the gateway TO series o
/ Southern meetings. Mr.. Sundays sec
retary telegra phed back that the evan
gelist Is booked through 1918. and doe
not wish to make engagements furthe
Tonight Sunday will address a GROVE
OF school children on Forces Tha
Win" This will be the first attempt L
mobilize them for a series Of school an
college meetings which are to be hel'
by members OF the sunday party. o..
Bristles With Epigrams.
Sundays afternoon sermon was brist
ling with epigrams. Some of them were
You may not believe In God. but ther
isn't any old infidel who can run eve
his own farm without following tn
divine order"
| your way II to let house cleaning
theater going. feasts. lodge meetings
card parties, Weekend blowouts, an,
everything else come before Gcd."
Judging from the church attendanc
To-day heaven won't be packed witt
men. At those Pentecostal meeting
Iheer wasn't any danger of catchin
pneumonia by sitting down In. sea
vacated by one Of tho deacons.''
I'VE need accord In our churche
more today than we need steeplcs o
, pipe organs"
when I ret to heaven I'm going I
hunt up that blind man of John hin
and shake hands with him"