Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-09
BILLY SUNDAY LAUNCHES
FIGHT ON SIN IN NEW YORK
TO Divide Every Cent Given Him
Personally Between Y. NJ. G.. A.
on Border and Red Cross.
HEARD by $4,000 PERSONS
in Passion of Patriotism, Gospel.
Spurred Rider In Gods Cavalry
Houses Great Multitude to Frenzy
OF Enthusiasm.

NEW YORK, April S.-Forty-fonr
thousand persons heard Billy SUNDAY
to-day launch his campaign against tbo
hosts of sin I'm New York Half ina,
number heard his premiere. the after.
noon service They heard him I'm His
plea for the work he was inaupu-
rating. They heard him rcply ri :.
smashing def TO his traducers and
slandcrcrs. They became "A fire. swcnt
sea of Joy when he told them he in
tended taking none of their money.
that whatever it pleased New York 10
Civ" him for his own he would divide
equally between the Y NJ c. A work
ing AMONG the soldiers and the AZ, ii
can Red Cross. The afternoon saw
him lay his hopes. his prayer his hearl.
his soul bare before the multitude.
The night found him appealing to
me patriotism OF the country: to tho
hearts of those who heard him.
At the end Of Il sermon that no far
orcrshadowed any effort this hard
riding soldier Of tho cross has cvcr
delivered that his. authorizations of the
past were forgotten. lie was STANDING
on his oak pulpit. his legs outsprcad
his face eat-bathcd and glorincd. his
collar gone to rag and tho star
Sranglcd Banner in his hands waving
over the heads OF the wild throng bc
meath him.
In passion of patriotism that
throng was singing America" and
me Battle Hymn OF the Republic.
sunday. hoarse. was leaning over Tho
cdge of the pulpit so pcriIously near :,
fall that a half. dozen men began IN
leap the steps TO save him.
Come, YOU! come. YOU no wa,
roaring. Sec your IA E-thc bann.r
.nat was never furled. that never
trailed in the dust. that never shall"
COULD HAVE HAD THOUSANDS
IN CALL FOR NOLu NTt.Eps
Tie two enormous meetings were
revelations. Tho collection to,.Io.,
%i':"2 for tho two meetings Tho on.
mus aSin. the Ovcrwhc nirE passion ar
the day cannot be cstimatcd Had ma,
S'n"wy warrior in the Army OF Iirb,
,h'e" Tor volunteers for Christ's army
n" could have had ten regiments II,d
no called for volunteers to tho arnr
OF ms country. he could have had tho,,.
sands--ncn and women
ms is my answer: I shall not taxa
dollar from New York. want Won
""l your moneY Every cent that YOU
SiN" me personally. and every cent th,,
New York gives mo to keen. ,buu
divide equally between the yo,n.
Men = Christian Association working
ahIo seSt The soldiers aud tho American
fcd Cross after | have deducted NV
actual expenses. That's my answer
Ana shall give you an itcmizcd sac
.'''' VI WIS money.
This was Billy Sundays dcclora,io,
thls afternoon 10 1000 persons who
heard and saw him in his first on
SiaGHht upon the lcgionS OF sin in New
iorh. Tw"nty-two thousand men wo-
men ana children crowded beneath tho
roo! OF the great pine tabernacle ON
Washington Heights. and watched tina,
Gospel-spurrch rider in Gods cayalr-
preach as he. has seldom preached be-
fore.
Probably never, in all his years OF
lighting beneath the sign Of tho cross
has Eilly sunday so utterly abandoned
himself cast Off whntcvcr restraint
he knows. and wadcd into unbclief
Hypocrisy and fmithicssneSS
Tn. evangelist launched upon his
New York campaign--thc greatest cam
paign OF his carccr--with unrclentiug
determinations ana a blind faith In the
spirit that inspired him. that swept
aside every v"Stise Of opposition that
had come 10 baik him
That throng. filling every pine seat.
covering every awdust-carpeted aisle.
nlline every rough corridor and cling
ing 20 the windows and the pulpitsidc.
heard him start out like n man plead
ing for his life. FOR the life Of the
Gospel he preached. for the life OF the
present and hereafter
Throueibn, his fiery sermon Sunday
had shown himself He :oarcd
anathcmas upon the head OF Satan
while his hands and knees lie
shouted his disgust or RIGHTEOUSNESS,
lust. and all the appcndagcs Of evil.
while clinginG to his pulpit like an
acrobat to his ,rapcIe. lie hurled the
Gospel bomb with the fury OF his old
friend Rusic hurting the baseball
across the plate. He paced and ran
the length of the platform. scattering
before him the Bringing Gladiators Of
hell. and called down in u Juror OF
resignation the spirit the guidance ana
the protection of the Master whose
word inspired him.
He told of St. paurs rdicule OF the
Sropng folks OF Antioch. and he told
il in his own vernacular He laid out
upon the watery-eycd. rcd-nosed
mushy drained. fonl-
bodied God -forsaken'' liquor interests
with Il fury that amounted to II bald
to fight it out then and there
with bare fists. and no timex ccpcr.
II would have taken two such tab
to accommodate the thronGs
that sought to hear that first sermon.
Thousands were turned away.
The Call.