The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-12
Billy Sundays
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HE REF. DALL1 OONDAA HdS
 0 conducted many monster re- vivals, notably in Philadelphia and Boston, with phenomenal success in the number of men who Unit the trail" but his New York engagement promises to be the greatest of all.
 He is in the best of form, the best of humor; but his language is as racy and gripping as ever. Gotham is greeting him with enthusiasm. All New York is-rushing to hear him, and although the tabernacle has a seat ing capacity of 10000, many thou sands are being turned away every ] night because there is no standing room left.
 It used to be that the press referred | to MT. Sunday as freak. They ridi culed him and treated him as mountebank. Not so now. The 
 attitude of the metropolitan news papers has come to be thoroughly friendly, and in New York's social uppertendom there is such distinct manifestation of sympathetic interest in the famous evangelist as to draw for him tender expressions of grati- tude.
 Sunday is making marked hit in preaching patriotism. He is a strong supporter of President Wilson in these war times. His battle cry in | New York is: "For Christ and Coun- try" And it has proved wonderfully popular with all classes. Another thing that has made MT. Sunday esteemed more than ever is the announcement that all freewill offerings made to him during his en- tire New York campaign would be donated to the Red Cross. Some of the people who used to criticize Sun day said he was mercenary and was an evangelist for revenue only. But no such talk is heard now. Every body in New York is having kind word for Billy Sunday. <. < < Marse Henry Watterson advocates shooting Editor viereck from a cannon. How now? Isn't George Sylvester vocif- erating at the top of his voice that he is for America first, last and all the tsne? The Russian provisional government doesn't attempt to conceal the fact that it is in the middle of bad fix, but with long pull and strong pull together, free Russia will be made permanent. 1 If German conspirators really blew up part of the Eddystone Ammunition 1 women and girls killed must have been all additional cause for congratulation.
 
 1 War, says one authority has created demand for frothy girl-and-music shows. The tired business man now sits in the front row with the tired fighting man, back from the front. l Naturally baseball fan forgets all about the war when two men are out and a man on third is waiting for chance to sprint home. | The first time a hostile German sub marine bobs up in American waters there will be a sharp reduction in the number of American pacifists. Rather a pretty compliment Colonel Roosevelt paid the souths fighting men. Has the colonel any political designs on the Solid south?" Chile is missing a fine opportunity to get on the right side of the fence. Drat the luck! Those nitrate beds will also be neutral
 Senator Stone is now talking like a genuine patriot but his is the kind of patriotism that seems to be an after thought
 Norway has lost more ships than any other neutral nation, but for obvious req sons, Norway is not making any threats. | Atlanta comedies that Birmingham has few advantages out of~the ordinary. For this rare concession, many thanks. It certainly would be pleasant, all things considered, f the war were to end about watermelon time
 The football season is over but those plucky Canadians are still hitting the line hard in France
 Uncle Sam will doubtless be able to worry along without General Carranza's . aid and counsel.