The Detroit times., 1916-09-30

Ma" Sunday 10 Address Women
Billy announced that on Sunday
afternoon and evening hc would
preach tu men only bat that Mrs.
sunday would preach 90 women only
ir The Woodward Baptist church
at g o'clock
In 'he afternoon there were hun
dtrds 1f feeble old mothers who had
been brought 10 the tabernacle In
automobiles. and they occupied
large .qu'rc OF seats directly I'm
front pf the platform In all there
were about Z 500 persons IN the aft
crnOon audience. an unusually large
number for an afternoon sermon,
and Of these the great majority wer,
Whito.h1lrcd mothers Hundreds
were dressed I'm deep mourning.
many having lost some loved one
recently, and they were soon moved
20 tears During the entire sermon
many women buried their faces I'm
thcir handkerclicfS 20 stife their
sobs, bur the shaking heads and
Wiycring shoulders told ~ their sor-
row Nearly every one IN the large
audience wore white flower or a
white ribbon In honor OF mother
Billy Sunday gained the sympathy
o' the mothers almost az once.
when he told the story os sss baby
hood OF Moses and Of Sss neroism
OF his mother
Tells story OF Moses.
'li YOU want TO find real great
ness" he said. "go toward the
cradle and not toward the palace
or tho White House"
Rapidly ne sketched the baby ca
rccr OF Moses and % the fears OF
tie mother lest be BE- slain by order
Of Pharaoh how the mother hid
him from day 10 day. finally plac-
lng him in a tiny ark and how ne
was found by Pharaoh,s daughter
and eventually placed in his own
mothers arms 10 be nursed and
reared Then be shouted dramati-
callv.
There are not devils enough in
he'll 10 pull baby ont OF the arms
Of a Christian mother Most any
kind of stick will do for a daddy.
bUt God is very particular about
mothers God could not be every.
where 10 watch over our childhood
so De gave us mothers II every
boy had a good Christian mother
~" he'll holes known as saloons
would g1 out ~ business in day
The mother of Moses did more for
the world than All tn" kings of
Egypt There's more power in a
mothers hand than in the sceptre
Of king
Tn raru.ng the liquor 'raflc Rilly
said that many child would be
better OF 81 IT'S drunken father had
died before 10 VAS born 10 be inhu-
,aced hy his example
start the Child Right"
Get tho boys and girls going
right" he said, and Che devil will
bang out q To rent sign in he'll
before Christmas one ~ the most
awful fhingz about he'll is that there
viii Doe no mother love there"
When the evangelist gave the in.
Flanou for converts during his clos
ur prayer he aid on. cod ask
These mothers 90 come down here
and take my hand and say Here's
my hand 10 live and work for Christ
Come on. mothers. come on. daugh.
rars, come on. wives
Many aged women pressed FOR
ward but they were stopped by the
ushers, who explained that the in
gti4tien wa-- extended onlv-to- those
who wanted 'o become Christians
and not those who were already Iy
ing a Christian life
Billy To Visit Ann Arbor.
Billy Sunday VIII make an sd
dress In the Coliseum Ann Arbor
ON OCT 23. ar 10 o'clock in the
morning he reached that decision
Saturday morning. when delega
ton Of 80 Ann Arbor men met him
in the Kresge residence and urged
him 20 talk 10 the ciuzcus OF the
university city
The Ann Arbor delegation arrived
I'm special car, headed by - r.
Springer. secretary OF the National
Educational association There
were business and professional men,
ministors and college representa-.
tives In the delegation y Il
Springer, in n brief speech. issued
the invitation OF Ann Arbor. and he
was seconded by several other
speakers.
Johnny Maulbetsch. star football
player and captain Of this years
varsity team. spoke in behalf OF
the students. seconding the invita-.
tion given by Mr. Springer ~ C. Fet-
ter. manager OF the Washtenaw dry
campaign committee, also urged Mr.
Sunday to accept the invitation as
did several minister's in the delega
ton
Billy listened 10 the invitations
and then called in Ma" Sunday
After a brief conference with hcr
BILLY announced that he would be
glad to make the appointment Then
tho Ann Arbor delegation gave Billy
several college yells
An effort will be made 10 close
the university during the forenoon
Of the day Billy speaks there
MARX FOLK