New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-07
At Two Sermons He Pct
ures the Ravages OF
Disease
Plain Talk Causes
q Hearers to Faint
Effects Of Alcohol Are Ex-
planned; Trail Hitters
Number 2,622

re Rev. William A. Sunday took an
Afternoon and evening of yesterday
yacating the Tabernacle pulpit so that
Billy Sunday, NJ. D., could conduct
medical clinic for $1,000 Of New Norks
,,a,e pcpulation. More succinctly, he
delivered two pathological pronounce
mcnts. entitled "The Devils Boone
rancs; or. Hot Cakes OF the Griddle
TO two audiences from which women
were barred He ceased being the
,heologian TO become the family prac-
t.tione-. All that remained o. the
normal. Bible quoting Sunday was the
pe2perino, stronger than ever.
Horrifying. unprintable pictures OF
the ravages Of disease, staggering sta
t;stics relating 10 the moral status o.
twentieth century life in American
cities; dire, out happily oTerdra"n'
pictures Of the menace CT immortality
such comprised the major part OF Sun
days talks afternoon and night. The
night sermon" was the richer IN pep
perino." Four stalwart men tainted
and we're carried out to the Tabernacle
hospital while confusion re!gned.
One man in the front tried TO break
up the meeting.
Stop" he shouted when Sunday
was in the midst Of one of his widest
descriptions, bristling with the plain
est Technology. stop that dirty
talk. Don't you see there's kid sit
ting there ?"--
Resumes His Seat
Ushers forced him, protesting, to the
aisle. He was finally allowed to re-
sumo his seat and after the meeting
ne was among the crowd which stood
I'D when every man who wants me 10
prav for him" was asked to DO So
There were numerous minors IN the
audience
After a series Of graphic but scien-
,,fcally incorrect dissertations on the
difficulty and, IN certain instances, the
iinpossibility Of curing certain oIoou
diseases. Sunday launched INTO de
-siled explanations of the functions oil
inc heart. liver. kidneys and other or
gang of the body. with descriptions OF
The effect Of alcohol on each.
"Jhe first sign of a crushed straw
harry stomach is a crushed strawberry
.,ose. Nature lets the public on the
outside know what is going on inside.
This is one sample of the pepperino IN
It's mildest form. Here are others:
you know how alcohol cooks the
white of an egg if you put them to-
gether? Well, alcohol does the same
hing TO the neryes-cooks them.
Drinker Headed for He'll
Pneumonia has first mortgage on
booze holster
Here's a fellow who drives a beer
wagon. Look how soft and habby he
IS. He's full of rotten tissue. Smell
his breath. You press your finger in
that healthy flesh he talks about and
the dent will stay there for twenty
minutes
when a man drinks, his liver gets
covered with hob nails. II won't work
he's a goner headed for he'll"
There. were descriptions Of "the red
light" with figures on the prevalence
Of the social evil and the condition OF
dcnizens Of the nations "tenderloins.
ooh. the social evil is not only
moral question, but on il hinges tta
preservation Of the people Of the
world the preservation of the Amer
can nation. I'm a patriot, fer I'm try
ing to save America
And then, mounting the PULPIT, he
shouted:
"Oh, men, when | get through her
YOU can take me down to the Brooklyn
Bridge or out on a ferryboat. lie me
up and drop me overheard. But a. ]
sink, gurgling, TO the muddy depths,
You'll have 70 say: There goes man
who was not afraid to speak the
truth"
The applause at this sentiment. de-
livered at both afternoon and evening
services, lasted several minutes.
During the night service Sunday
took a standing vote on the action of
Governor Whitman on local option.
Whitman Praised
Whitman is making a splendid fight
in this state" he said as the audience
clapped. What do you say if we send
him message OF encouragement!
\ Stand UP, those who will say that they
l are back OF the Governor in this fight"
The standees seemed to be unani-
" nous. Sunday will advise Governor
Whitman Of The result OF his standing
vote to-day.
Yesterday TRADES against alcoholic
liquors were described by Sunday rs
"only a few remarks. Ny real talk on
the question will be next Sunday after
noon and evening, when I shall preach
on Booze; or, Get on the Water
Wagon The sermon is intended for
men Only. bat Sunday said he might
accede 10 requests that women be ac
7nit,cd ~ The nigh. service.
Tho plan OF admitting men only a.
sunday night services may be altered
because OF the comparatively poor at
tendance last nlgnt, when only 10000
we're present. compared 20 oyer-espscity
crowds on previous Sundays.
2,e22 Trail Hitters
Sunday was the religious reyivalist
proper az the morning service. when
hye thousand heard him preach on
Mighty Man Who Cannot Save" There
were 400 trail hitters at the early ser
vice. 1901 in the afternoon and 1882 in
the evening, making the days total
2,G22.
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles
was on the platform a, the evening ser.
vice. He was introduced by Sunday 10
tee crowd and received an ovation. Au-
gust Belmont was another of Sundays
al was extremely interested in Billy
Sunday" he said after the service. az
should like 10 hear him talk again IN a
more genera! way"
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