Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-09


that that's obnormal? Forget it,"
SCORES MINISTER'S WHO
OPPOSE REVEALS
Incidentally, he stopped long enough to
include in his arrignment ministers of |
the Gospel who oppose REVEALS.
The history of the church is his |
tory of revival" said Billy, land l don't !
see how any minister has the audacity |
to insult God by lifting himself against |
revivals and still claim to be a preacher.
In my opinion. he's disgrace to the
church If he's your preacher you can
tell him so; | don't care whether he but |
tons his collar in front or behind.
John the Baptist, the greatest man
born OF woman, was an evangelist. He
had a great revival. The church was
born i'm time of revival. Paul was an
evangelist and they had TO call out the
cops to rescue him, and everywhere he
went he either had a riot or a revival"
he continued.
Jesus Christ was a great disturber
of his day" declared Mr.. Sunday. HE
disturbed the self-complacency of that
pliable, plastic bunch of ecclesiastical
crooks. He told that bunch where to
head in
"A revival is temporary, is it?" he
shouted, taking up another phase Of the
argument. $50 is a bath. Take one!'
Billy paid a left-handed compliment
to the class of individuals who spenf
plenty of time getting products ready
for market, while they let their chill
dren scuffle along ANY old way" tow
ard heaven.
"a revival is needed when religion
is not IDEAL" declared the evangelist,
"and religion is not ideal when in tn
estimation of some so-called Christians
t consists of trotting out to church on
Sunday morning, keeping a little spot
seventeen inches square warm for hall
an hour. listening to a sermonette, put
ting a plugged, counterfeit cent into
.he collection plate and singing When !
the Roll. Is Called Up Yonder.'"
That revivals sweep away prejudices
and ill-feeling, was one of the asser
lions made by Mr. Sunday during the
course of his dissertation on the neces-
Sity of renewing the spiritual life.
Feuds and factions and fuses are signs
of worldly spirit and worldly spirit is
Just what revivals dissipate, he de-
clared.
WORLD Is LOUSY
WITH HUMBUGS, HE SAYS
THE church is all right as long as
she is in the world she's all wrong
when the world is IN her." he .said,
land one of the troubles of the church
today, my friends, is that she's Joined
he world, and that's the reason why
the world won't join the church. Oh
the world is lousy with humbugs-ab
~olutely. And the churches are full of
sour-faced crabapples that are trying
to hand God q lemon"
Nr Sunday then launched into a de
Nunciation of church members who try
% dictate to the preacher as to the kind
Of religion he shall discuss in his pull !
pit utterances.
IF the preacher stands up to speak |
lhe truth" he said, "some God-forsaken !
old mountebank will object, but, take it |
from me, Bud, L want to tell you that
you've got no more business to run the |
church because you've got little dough |
than the fellow who sits there that
hasn't got a sou. Take your money and |
go to the devil with it. You can die /
yate to some preachers because you've /
got a little money, but you won't tell I
this preacher how to preach. You've |
put your eyeball on one you can't tel |
how to preach. 1t won't do you any |
good. Not that 1 know all about it, but /
7 know l am preaching to the people /
and I am preaching for God. Any time |
you don't like it. you can beat it."
Atlanta is on the road to hell-aJ /
least Billy Sunday thinks so, and that |
is the reason he decided to make 4
trip south Of the Mason and Dixon line /
10 preach the gospel to the folks in |
Georgia's capital city
''The only purpose of A great reli- |
gious campaign like this is to make mer |
and women God wants them he !
shouted. IF it were not for that puc-
pose you couldn't get me to come; you /
haven't money enough in your bank /
vaults or in the government sub-treaa-
ury, my friends, TO hire me to come ,
and work on that basis if I didn't be- |
lieve you were lost and on the road to |
hell"
Let me tell you that there Is hardly /
a city on earth that doesn't need to he /
taken down to Gods bath house and /
have the hose turned on 1t for right /
eousness and truth in the name of the |
Lord"
"If President Wilson should tele- /
graph me or telephone me tomorrow and I
say. Bill. will you change jobs with /
me?' I'd say 'Nothin' doin'. woodrow" |
The evangelist closed his discourse /
with a thrilling appeal for honest feel |
ing on the part of Atlantians who are
given this opportunity to grasp the |
word OF God and have it's truths reveal /
ed TO chem during the period OF the re-
vival
80 Lord, revive thy work. In the /
midst of the years i'm wrath. remember /
mercy" quotal the evangelist as ne |
concluded his sermon