New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-12

OOH lbDo~s
counter and throw shroud over be-
fore she'ss call Jesus! He has TO put
YOU society women on your backs and
throw a shroud over you before you'll
pray. lie may even have to back
hearse up against your front door on
Fifth Avenue before you'll bend the
knee to Him."
lie defended prayer as he would
have defended himself in case OF riot
in the Tabernacle. blocking imaginary
blows, meeting every objection. tax
ing advantage of every opportunity TO
win his point.
Don't be afraid or ashamed TO pray.
Your Declaration of independence was
drawn up in prayer; your Constltu-
tion was framed in prayer; your Con
gress meets in prayer. president
Wilson is not "too proud to pray ana
Teddy Roosevelt isn't ashamed TO PICK
up his Bible. put it under his arm and
20 TO meeting.
Prayed al Valley Forge
AT Valley Forge, where the patriots
blood was staining the snow, George
Washington prayed. The man VINO
knocks the Gospel is so low | wouldn't
even spit on him"
Suddenly abandoning his fiery lnyec-
tive. Sunday switched to soothing'
have a heart" type of tone. 60,
you want the religion that VIII
make YOU 90 home and kiss your wlfe
instead of raising hades with her. Try
praising your wife, even II IT does
brighten her a little at first. She'll look
like the blue-sashed girl you courted
fifty years ago-the girl you fed gum
crops TO and candy hearts with reading
on. Your wife isn't good looking any
moro. No wonder. 1t would spoil the
looks of a mule TO be treated as you
treat her.
ooh. religions a great beautiher;
better than paint, powder and pazazza'
If you're homely, women, get Jesus
Christ for your savior. There's the
solution. And you men-dont wait
until your wives are dead before you
buv the flowers; take 'em home with
you now"
Here Billy lapsed into verse, re-
citing as a sutton would to a girl IN a
plav. He rained of several verses, TO
the delight of nine hundred girls from
a Fourteenth Street department store
sitting in the centre aisle.
"Ive got a solution for every prob
lem between capital and labor. between
crime and poverty. between husbands
and wives" concluded Sunday, lowering
his voice TO a whisper-but whisper
that penetrated to the ends of the tim
Der structure-"the grace of Jesus
Christ. Good night"
Gunners Attend Service
Sixteen naval gunners who have just
completed a round trip to Europe on
the American Line steamship st. Louis
were among the throng of 1900 VINO
heard Sunday in the afternoon. They
had platform seats, complimented as
having written a prominent page in
American history and invited to select
a HYMN. Unfamiliar with the musical
menu, they hesitated, so Rodeheaver
picked one for them and started the
evangelical ball rolling with Brighten
the Corner"
At least three-quarters Of the after
noon audience were women elderly
and aged women for the most part
many clad in old-fashioned Paisley
shawls and real sealskin coats
Drowned with the wear of the many
winters that have passed since then
resplendent newness dazzled Atlantic
ouin Hotel, which recently discon,
spectacles and opera glasses, watched
SUNDAYS antics with merrlment, ana
approved with many holdings OF then
silvered heads his plea for an old
fashioned obedience TO IAN old-iash-
toned God
Sunday, in strong, unfettered Ian
guaQe, scored the church for its lack
of sincerity: for its fractional hair
shifting; lack Of active interest in ats
members, and general tendency to LAY
down on the job" Of saving sinners.
He gave his sermon the title, "The
Revival Of Pentecost," declaring that
the revival he was seeking TO bring
abolt in New York was analogous TO
the Scriptural one. He took many
texts to show his divine authority for
so believing.
Need Panic in Religion
ave need a panic in religion he
screamed. "Give God the right of way
in New York and you'll see what will
happen. Jesus is no three-card prop
osition. Take that from your Uncle
Fuller
Here handful of late corners
marched down the sawdust aisles be-
fore the gesticulating Sunday. They
were momentary distraction. Sun
day came as near to cuss words as he
could. Then he let fire at the ushers.
"Get ON the job, you ushers. Stop
'em! Stop 'eml Don't let Mayor
Mitchell come down if he's there. Keep
the Governor back. | don't blame the
people, they don't know. But l can't
1reach if every ones rubbering.
keep looking for religion he re-
sumed. when the disturbers were
Gated. Look as they did, at Pente-
cost. Gods will had the right of way
those days. No domestic and business
engagements were alloSed TO inter
fere. House cleaning and sewing ana
huoinaca did mt