The evening world., 1917-05-19
CANT TEACH OLD
DOG TRICKS BILLY
WARNS THE YOUNG
Evangelist Bids 5000 Boys and
Girls Accept Christ, While
Easily Nodded.

Billy Sundays eyes sparkled and
his face was illumined with a smile
when he gazed over his Tabernacle
this afternoon. lie saw row upon
row Of boys and girls ranging from
four to fourteen years old. A great
sea OF shining faces stretched out be-
fore him--a sea studded with Ameri-
can flags and banners OF Sunday
school classes.
Not less than 5000 youngsters
greeted tho evangelist and there were
at least 5000 older folks present.
Billy's sermon was on "Remcmber
Thy Creator in the Days OF Thy
Youth" Mrs. sunday. It was stated.
had improved. although Dr. Kelly. a
Baltimore specialist, has been sent for
symptoms Of appendicitis have de-
veloped, but the necessity Of an oper-
alton is not yet apparent. Billy wore
new spring suit lie got great
send off from the youngsters There
was rolling OF drums and n bugle
call. there being on hand a lot OF boy
scouts with their drum. fife and buglc
corps.
Boys and girls are like clay" said
Billy In his sermon. when they are
young God can mould them to do His
way or the doyil can mould them To
do his way. but after they are old 1t Is
hard to change them. II Ia hard TO
change habit.
"A mother In Chicago had a little
girl and shortly after she was born
her eyes became closed and every one
was afraid sho would be blind for
ever. Time went on and the doctor
told her mother one day no thought
all that was the matter was that
there were catarncts on the ohild''
eyes and advised her 70 go to d
| specialist
80 she took her to a specialist and
he said that was all that was the
matter and he peeled back the sklr
and put the medicine IN and bandagcc
her eyes and told the mother 10 kesI
her in a dark room for three months
At the end OF that time (shc had pu
In the medicine every morning. moor
and night the specialist said tha
she could take Off the bandagcs. ant
then her mother took her out and sh,
saw the flowers and the trees an,
the grass and she said: oh. mother
why didn't you tell me everything
was 50 prottyr.
Her mother told her she couldn'
! describe them to her and let he
know OF the beauty so she could un
! dcrstand, that she had to see for her
self TO really know, SO you have I,
experience religion to know the jol
OF truc Christian life.
"ln youth Is tho time to learn
walk down tho street and SEQ IN,
signs. Boy Wanted Girl Wanted,
10 learn a trade. don't SEQ an,
sign. old Men Wanted Old Womcr
! Wanted. Why? because tho mer
! chant wants the boy and girl 10 h
! tAll l'tttN ln'ns lno oder people arr
got ln their ways and hard 10 teach
! You don't SEQ tho old people playinI
! loapfrpg They're too old. they,
! break their nocks.
/ Hou huvo AN seen q circus an,
| have seen q man run down "A plat
| form ana hit "a springboard and mrI
| three or four sumorstults over four
| teen elephants and three horses. IL,
| learned when ho was a boy. II IA,
| had waited until ho became n MAJ
no would have broken his neck th,
| FIRST time ho tried IT, Learn wha
| Jesus wants you to do.
II had "A preacher friend who's
young sons wanted dog. They KEEP
nftcr him ana after him until at las
one day ne brought home an old dog
| Tn" boys tried To teach II tricks, bu
| It was too old to jump over tho scam
in the carpet.
They kicked II out and told thci
| father they wanted a puppy. Ho 40
| them one and they soon had II jump
| ing over broOmsticks. leaplng through
| paper hoops, saving it's prayers AN,
| doing lots of other stunts. The,
could teach that puppy; It was younI
| and could learn easily. You can
] tDull An old dog tricks "