Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-03-27
BILLY sunday HERE
AT OLD ST. JOHNS
Given ROusing Welcome by
Students--St. Johns College Yell
With 3 BILLY Sundays" and
3 "Ma" Sundays.
HAVE SET PURPOSE IN LIFE
Says Famous Evangelist in Twenty
Minute Speech in Mcdowell Hall
Calls On Governor and at Naval
Academy.

HNu0NAAys
The Rev. William Sunday. bette.
KNOWN es Billy Sunday" the greatest
evangelist in the world. was In Anuap-
Oils today by invitation OF the SLJohn
College president, faculty and student
body.
Mr.. Sunday. Ma" Sunday. accompa
MED by Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Levering.
of Baltimore arrived here shortly after
II o'clock in an automobile. and were
met at the entrance 40 Mcdowell Han
by President Fell Prof S. S. Handy,
end Cadet F. T. Spicknall His arrival
had been anXiously awaited and q
crowd had gathered. When Mr.. sun
day entered Mcdowell Hall he was
given an ovation
Mr. Sunday was cheered to the echo
and there was hand-clapping. cheering
and the Chautauqua salute and old Nc
Dowen Hall never witnessed such a
scene as that which welcomed Billy
Sunday. Cadet Spicknall asked the
cadet battalion TO sing Brighten the
Corner which was sung Justify and
luring the singing Mr.. Sunday looked
over his audience. which was c0mpos-
ed largely CT young men. lie took in
| the personnel at once and began tC
talk to young men especially. lie said
the bar" mentioned in the line of the
hymn did not mean any sand bar,
either
Mr. Sunday tod the young men the
real object of an education was not 20
acquire something to keep in cold stor-
age, but il was something to stick TO.
to put tobasco sauce and ginger into
themselves for many fellows are jog
giug along today An education tuat
does not accomplish something is no
good. Don't do common things in a
common way. but no common things in
an uncommon way. 1t counts.
Mr.. Sunday told of a sign painted AZ
Harper's Ferry that sun and weather
| had never faded or blan,ished The
man who painted this sign did com
mon thing in an uncommon way. Don't
| be jack k-of-all-tra,les. They never do
anything right. The fellow who does
one thing right brings home the ba-
con. There are big jobs in the world
| looking for big people to fit them,
| Uncle Sam has any number Of such
| Don't be like mouses tail in a hogs
/ head Don't he a square plug for
| round hole. Have a set purpose i'm
| life; a definite aim We've got too
| many herclicts. people who come from
! nowhere and are bound for nowhere.
A fellow may be of magnificent ply
/ sique, yet only help TO make up a
l crowd-a sort of nickle-a-b bunch fell
! low a four-fiusher a mollycoddle
| Be careful of the time. Idleness is the
/ foe of youth Don't watch the clock
/ fellow who stands around with his
hands i'll his pocket, it will not be long
before he has his hands in some other
! fellows pocket Last year there were
/ 1922 letters went 10 the dead letter
/ office because somebody did not lick a
stamp right or made mistake in adj
dressing the letter. The government
hail to pay for somebody's mistake
Mr.. Sunday told an Interesting story
/ of the Denver, Colo mint. how the
4 wood was burned and emen's clothes
were burned each wear ami from these.
\ for gold penetrates everything 81 200
was realized. Some people have pass
ed the college. passed the university,yet
/ are a bunch of demonitized virtue. and
when it comes time 10 sing Lead
/ Kindly Light" the undertaken gets the
best Of them. Boys said Mr.. Sunday
be gentle. Don't be a swagger. or have
/ the refined taste OF a wharf rat Be
gentle He told eveial interesting
stories. one OF an artist who sought
! for model Of a Weary Willie" or
a hobo. but never could find one until
Baron Rothschilds consented to pose
for him. A man happening in the studio
thought Rothchilds was q menidcant
! a-d droped some silver pieces in hiU
| hand as ne posed for the picture The
next day these were returned with
$4,000 in cash. The young man mad
east his brea,i upon the waters and
had it returned 10 him spread with
butter and Jam.
You treat people right and they'll
| treat you right You give it to them
in the neck. and you1l get it in the
| neck. and you may thank Goo that
you're not a giraffe. Be truthful; be
honest. You need grit; put cement
into your spine. Habits are like the
/
| of the Andes They are demoralizing
supplying, appetizing DO your best
get the best out OF all there is around
| YOU.
These and many pertinent good
| things Mr.. Sunday said and he made a
marked impression on his hearers. Al
the close he was again cbeered to the
| echo. and the cheer leader. Cadet
Spicknan, had the students give the
St Johns yell with three Billy sun
days as a finish. and the same with
three Ma Sundays al the close.
DR.. Fell, at the close of the talk
told Mr.. Sunday bit Of St. Johns
history. of the distinguished men, in
Guiding Washington. who had been
here. ami he paid a graceful compli-
ment 10 the great evangelist when be