The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-09
CATHOLIC LEADER
HITSSUNDAY TRAIL
National FederaiOn's Head
Proud Of His Act.
BOND STRIKERS ARE ASSAILED
Evangelist Says People Are Loaf
ing on JOb"-l,925 Converts.

NEW YORK, June e.-One Of the
I,42s trail hitters who made their way
down the sawdust path and grasped
Billy Sundays hand at the close Of
the sermon last night was John
whalen, president OF the American
Federation OF Roman Catholic Socie-
ties and one Of the best known men,
bers Of the church in New York.
81 am proud and happy to shake
hands with Mr.. Sunday" Mr.. Whalen
said. There was not a word Ina mis-
entire sermon that any one could pos
sfbIy take exception to and l want
him to know that 1 appreciate his
work"
There were 4e7 who answered the
Invitation to come forward during N"
afternoon. The days total Of 1925
furnished one OF the best weekday
records made during the eight and
one-haIf weeks of the campaign.
Billy stopped long enough In bis
preaching in the afternoon to explode
somewhere around a million pounds
of verbal high explosives under slack
ers, anti-conscriptionists Heidelberg
University, Kaiser Bill, and Jew
other of his pets. The evangelist 8
getting the exact range these days,
and his percentage Of patriotic hlts
would make Uncle Sans best naval
Eunners envious.
AasaIIs Fees Of GOVernnent.
There are a lot OF contemplate,
despicabIe jackasses and fools set
ting themselves alp against the Gov
eminent and opposing registration
and CONSUMPTION" the fast firing
evangelist began. well, by the grace
Of God, I'd drive every one OF the
vermin out OF the country, l don't
know any place where they would be
welcome except in hell and l doubt
II they would even be welcome there
why they'd try to break up hell as
coon as they got there. They want
rule or ruin-and they're mostly in
terested in ruin"
With this start Billy was able to
send in more hits without readJust-
ing his sights Education without
purity of heart only makes q man a
clevorer rogue. There is many an
educated minister preaching black
hearted lies from his pulpit And
Germany is responsible for that, too.
All this higher criticism stun that
EnGcTE anu AnO(hE a. JESUS ~
comes right out OF Heidelberg uni
versity."
with this exploded Billy ceased nr-
ing until his night meeting, when
he turned the guns over to Frederick
Strauss, of the frm. of G. & W. Selig-
man, who Numbered away with a
number of hot shots on the Liberty
loan proposition. Then Billy had to
start out again.
4PeOpIe Loafing on the Job."
you people are Ioafing on the
Job" he cut loose. do you think
you're better than Nathan Hale or
George Washington? Haven't you
any responsibility or regard for yoIr
country? We haven't much use for
the Stacker who didn't register, and
! want 10 tell you that we haven't
much use for the Stacker who won't
buy bonds and help finance this war.
And Stacker and traitor are both
spelled with the same number OF
letters. / want to see every man
here wearing q Liberty loan button.
Every seat and square foot of
standing room were taken In the
Tabernacle when the services opened
at 7:SO p. m. with only eight more
preaching days many thousands OF
rounding districts who have not
heard the fighting soul saver are
planning on making an excursion to
the big meeting house for what I'M
doubtedly will be Billy's last pulpit
appearance in New York city.
"Don't You Fool With God"
zone of the biggest business men
IN this city said to me the other
day, Bill, I'm afraid to come up to
hear you because you might get me,
Billy declared in his night address.
Great Cod Think might save him
from hell,
Thursdays collection, the only one
excepting Sundays that will be taken
until the final day. amounted to ST.
672O3, and will be divided equally be-
tween the benefit funds of the police
and IRE departments.