New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-02
Would Like to Go to Black
His Boots, He Yells, and
Crowd Applauds
Hobbling of Press
By Law Assailed
Americans Won't Stand for
1t, Warns Billy; Rain
Keeps Many Home

and directed "a little # the old &c.
hcnna" toward Washington, D. c,
where, he declared "the bunch AZ,
about to make the bull they pulled IN
Germany and England He was re.
fcrrng to the espionage bill which il
now before the Senate.
"Woe, Washington" he yelled; woe
to you if you dare to hobble the press
f Of America as they did in Germany ard
England. The American people won't
20 into anything blind. You can't drive
+ this bunch that way, but II you show
US where we're jeopsrdizing our cause
we'll 90 with you TO the last trenchl"
The applause was considerable. bu,
incompatible to the expressions Of de-
. light which had greeted an evangelical
shaft directed minute previously 70
/ oyster Bay.
"All the big men in history have been
: Gghters," Billy told his audiene,.
4 Every prophet worth while packed
punch; every leader carried big stss.
and # Roosevelt wants TO lead an army
20 France let him do IT, would
Crowd Yells and CIsps
But the evangelist could get no
further. The crowd vas on It's feet
yelling, cheering, clapping and other.
wise indicating that 1t approved the
Colonels projected expedition. For
more than a minute neither the thun-
der reycrberatng around the Tsber-
naclc roof nor Billy pounding the Tab.
ernacle pulpit could be leard. Finally
the crowd subsidized.
I'D like TO go along with Teddy just
TO black his boots" interjected Billy,
and the applause began anew.
\ day Of rain and drizzle resulted in
sunday facing the smallest audiences
New York has given him to date. No,
more than $4,000 heard the night ser.
mon, an account of the plan of Jehoso.
phst and Ahab to fight the Assyrians
related in Chronicles II, Chapter II,
and described by Billy as the first zen.
tangling alliance" ever eonsummated.
Homely and intimate illustrations o.
the deal" entered into between Jehoso-
phat and the willy Ahsb, the suspicion
OF the former. and the final discom-
future of the latter by virtue of an ar
row, shot at random. but directed by
God into Ahab's heart" were effected
by Sunday with more than usually ef-
fective mimicry and sarcasm.
Arrow Will Find You
Gods arrows in the wind" ne shout.
ed. as he raced about his little stage
frenzled and perspiring; Gods arrow
IN the wind; and. oh, you mockers.H
may find you in the booze joint; il vii
search you out in the gambling hell or
the gilded saloon; 1t will find its mari,
no matter where you crawl to bury
your dirty hide"
He told the stirring story OF the
death of Bruce, and related the chief.
tain's injunction TO the Earl Of Doug.
las. that he bury Bruce's heart in Pal.
cstine. He described Douglas and his
followers journeying TO the Holy Land.
being set upon by the Moors and
threatened with defeat With all the
fervor at his command the evangelist
told how Douglas hurled the heart Of
, Bruce, his defeated leader, into the
fray, calling upon the dead chieftsin
TO lead the fight TO victory. winding
up" with all the grace and agility Of
his baseball days, Sunday pitched
mctaphorlcal cross out over the heads
o. his audience
-
screamed, land pray that He will lead
YOU on TO heaven as the heart Of Bruce
led Douglas in the days Of old. In the
name of the $4,000 girls who fell into
sin and sold their womanhood last wear
and the thousands cursed and dragged
down to hell by the saloon, ! ask you
to rally in the fight for God. Let's join
hands tonight in an Incorporating
warfare against the evils around us.'
Follows with Prayer
And then came the characteristic
prayer: "Oh. Jesus, you're good 70 US.
Bless all these people; the folk from
the Wright laundry, the Packard motor
crowd. the bunch from . where
was it. Rhody Staten Island Yes,
Staten Island, Jesus. Bless them all
And now, who'll come up and take my
hand and give themselves TO Jesus!
Who'll lead the way? Come on. Come
on"
A man, staggering from the effects
OF a recent "sOuse party" was the hrst
: to respond.
Pm goin' to stick, Billy" he muir
INJURED.
"All right, boil pray for YOU"
said the evangelist as the man was
b uAHtltu INTO the seats Ol tHt p'Ht@~"'
Eight hundred and thirty more men,
. women, children, laughing. weeping, Sc
rious, scornful, trod the trail some
said they merely wanted 70 snake
8 hands" Many seem TO be merely seek
ing an experience"
Lyman Abbott. editor OF The Ou'
look" was an onlookor -
"ln the main. | agreed win ana
greatly admired his address, he sslu'
, speaking of Sunday after the ser'ies
II am in hearty sympathy with nls
work | particularly appreciate MS oe'
mand for virilty and a greater eour'
age in the work of the Christian ehuten
/ and ministry"
Takes Fling at Baptists
Sunday attacked UNCONVENTIONAL SUD
stitutes for "the blood of Christ at MS
afternoon meeting.
"You can't battle anybody in the
, kingdom of God" he said, taking hirg
, at the Baptists. although sometimes
bath will help. You can't give man
, n cracker. or a cookie. or a cup oil
coffee and get him into the kingdom.
ITS a Christian act to give the
down and out bath, bed and a 100,
if you have one-it IS an entreIy
Christian thing 70 establish schools ana
uniyersities-but the road 70 God Is nov
by the bathtub, the university, tne
! gymnasium or the social service bu-
reau. but by the blood red road OF tne
Cross of Christ" About 2,5o0 people
teard him and 27O hit the trail.
Sarah Berrhardt Sits Up;