The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-20


oratory and Ar its conclusion Billy
invited those who wanted 10 go TO
the land In tho skies where all Is
love 10 walk forward and take his
hand His invitation Uts accepted
by I05
Mayor O r Thurman. az Buffalo
with his secretary. were interested
listeners and Billy told them that
he hoped they WOULD get inspiration
from Detroit 10 20 tack home and
make Buffalo dry
There was very large delegation
present from Pontiac and during the
song service preceding the sermon,
"Rody" asked the visitors 10 they
were going 10 help Detroit vote
Michigan dry The reply was a
shout that made the rafters OF the
tabernacle tremeie
Tho Exchange club was there with
big representation and "Rody' OK.
planned that its membership was
made UP OF representatives. OF every
business
THAT g.. over, business except
The liquor business. and those men
do not conside~ that a business" he
added Il think they arc right. II
Is no business. and has no right 10
exist In the membership ~ this
club ia an outdoor Advertising or.
pert and no reports that there are
two solid miles ~ bill boards In De
troit which do not contain a liquor
advertisement
This statement was greeted by
prolonged Chevs.
breaches on Solomon
Pilly took AZ his subject the words
of Solomon. what profit hath a
man OF all his labor which he taketh
under the SUM-"
The evangelist drew picture OF
the old Jewish king that made him
far outshine any modern monarch
50 FAR as wealth wisdom and grand
eur went
He not only drank the we'll OF
knowledge dry but no pulled out the
pump he said "He was some goer.
this Solomon. Some OF you pikers
who think YOU are having An awful
Wild time ~ u when YOU get a cou
pie OF beers and hot dogs ought 10
listen 10 this fellow He could travel
30 fast he'd put dust in the face OF
Barney Oldheld and all the other
speed demons He was thirty
third degree sport and he burned up
the roads with silver chariot. FL
nally he lost a wheel and was down
In the mud. II was then that he
realized the folly OF his life and
cried out his warning 10 others:
Stop; 90 back All this ia van.
ity and vexation OF spirit"
Taking he career OF Solomon and
applying IL 10 modern conditions
the evangelist assailed the greed.
the ayarice. tho worldliness and 9th
eT sins OF men. He declared that
Solomon loved so many women that
they finally got his goat and then
he turned 10 wine and went from
one pleasure 20 another only 10
learn that all Is vanity and vexa-
ton"
a fellow said 10 mo recently, aft
or he had hit the trail" said Billy,
that he had served the devil for
- years and settled up with him
only 20 find that he had nothing
coming for Is years OF service. You
will all find Il that way. The devil
gives nothing for your service, hu;
ltaves you broke.
once a little girl came up to the
platform She had bundle wrap.
pod in newspaper and her clothes
were ragged and thin She said
Ma papa was q drunkard for years
Lat week he came TO the taber.
nacle and since then he doesn't
drink and he brings his money home
10 mamma Saturday night he
bought me new shoes and says next
week III have new coat He's
good 10 mamma now and he's a new
daddy. ! wanted you 10 know how
glad am that YOU have given me a
rev daddy and 90 ! baked this cake
for you
1T - such things as tAt .-'A'""