The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-09
SUNDAY BATTLES
DEMON RUM AGAIN
l,4S9 MORE HIT The TRAIL
One Church Turns Out Delegation
Of 1890, Including Guards.

OF 4,3UU, Including Guards.
NEW YORK, May e.-Exactly 1890
OF Billy Sundays 10000 hearers last
night were members OF st. Georges
Protestant Episcopal Church and they
made up what was by all odds the
largest church delegation that has at
tended any OF the sessions In the tab
ernaele. But not only did the st.
George @folks"-as Billy called them
bring the champion deputation, but
the carried their own private fife and
drum corps and a fine company OF
Junior Guards in khaki.
Billy's pine meeting house Il getting
thoroughly accustomed to music other
than hymns these days, so when the
fife and drum eorps ratified off 'Yan-
kee Doodle" there wasn't a dissatis-
ned echo. There was, however, q lot
OF hand clapping and shouting for
more. Flies and drums are pretty
tough competition for Rodey's slip
horn. but neither the choir master
nor the old slide trombone seem to
mind 1t in the least.
Apollo Quartet Heard.
Besides the drum corps the Apollo
Quartet OF Boston, that sang SO many
times during the Sunday campaign
there, was a very tuneful addition to
the regular musical program. And in
this paragraph 1t should be mentioned
that Rodey and Brewster, the orEani-
nations famous piano player, who can
make the fine old hymn book favorites
get right up and one step. dueted a
new patriotic song called Columbia"
There was a fine swing to the music.
Following his Monday OF, Billy was
in good voice and fine form Among
other athletic events he fought one
fast round with old King Alcohol;
usually he boxes ten to a popular de-
eision, but last night he won
knockout in the first round.
Congress don't seem to have nerve
enough to give us a dry country even
during the war;" he shouted. in the
midst OF some fine foot work
They're so darned scared that they've
passed the buck to the President
Well, IL 1 was Woody I'd call their
bluh. I'd make this old nation OF
ours so dry that you'd have to prime
a saloon keeper IL he wanted to spit"
That Iowa Spare Room.
Billy led his 10000 back down the
trail to his boyhood. home in Iowa
again last night. He just mentioned
spare ROOM" and that shot him
back himself and the first thing he
and his audience knew he was telling
all about the best ROOM" where the
company always slept, and where
they tucked away the preacher when
he'd stay all night.
Some OF you let Christ in your
homes a little ways" he began, "but
you always shut Him up in the spare
room. Say. we had a spare room back
home in Iowa II was in the north
west corner OF the house, and in the
winter time there was always a half
inch OF frost on the windows, and
1 Just as soon would have crawled
into a snowdrift as between the two
sheets. can see that room now
green and red paper on the wall. and
a little strip of the same colored car
pet in front OF the 'sofey'-it was q
haircloth lounge. and she was as slick
as a toboggan' slide.
"And there was a bed that my uncle
must have whitfield out with q jack
knife 1t had big round posts with
figures cut on EN- There was no mat
tress, and when you'd get up in the
morning your back'd look like
waffle. And in place OF springs there
was ropes that you'd wind UP with a
windlass.
Billy waited until everybody had
settled down again. and then he
them back TO New York with
a Jerk. "SayF he trumpeted, go
home tonight and open up that spare
room and tell Jesus to come on down
and have the best chair In the parlor.
Total of 1,4s0 Hit TraII.
The usual method OF trail hitting
was varied in the evening service
when Billy. at the close Of his fnaL
prayer. asked for converts to come
forward, while every one. including
the ushers and secretaries remained
seated There was two or three sec
onds of hesitation, and then a slight,
black haired miss rose from the CEN
ter OF the great hall and moved
the aisle. Two or three SOL
dIers followed, and then came a troop
Of the Junior Guards. In all 1.127
came forward. Added to the 362 that
shook his hand following the after |
noon services, IL made a total of 1883
FOR the day. Saturday 1.467 hit the
traH, and Sunday there were 2,s22.
Inc tlIle OF the evening scIihOh was |
The Heavenly Visitor" and the text
was taken from Revelations, 3. xx:
Behold, I stand at the door and
knock: IL any man hear Ny voice and
open the door I will cole in to him
and will sup with him and he with
Me-"
Religion il in your WILL not in
FOUR handkerchief" Billy said |
You've got to do something more |
han Smile and blow your nose and
sing Come to Jesus A sinner has no
more standing with God than a traitor
las with his country.
God is knocking at the heart Of
today through the horrors
II war like He has not knocked since /,
he hardy pilgrims struck the sun
Kissed hills of New England with
heir Bibles in one hand and their
ipelling books In the other"
6yOOO Mt Afternoon Service.
Some 5000 persons. more than rs
YER cent of whom were women, heard
3iny's afternoon sermon on Let Your
light Shine" His text was st. Mat
hew V. 16: Let your light so shine
,efore men that they may see your
rood works and glorify your Father
which is in Heaven"