New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-30
Plainly Shows Strain +
Has Labored Under
Since Wife's Illness
Would Jail Stacker
Sunday Says This Is No Tim.
for People to Stir Up
Trouble

Billy sunday last night showed mc,.
plainly than az any other tina. u.
tremendous strain under which he IA,
been lsboring during his New Yors
meetings, especially since Mrs Sundsv
has been ILL.,
At the close Of his sermon he ben,
the prayer with which he usually
prefaces his invitation to trail hitter,
Breaking off suddenly, he cried: Il a,
so tired so tired" and, reaching dow
behind the pulpit, brought forth 4
pitcher Of water. Filling his hands, h
dashed the water in his face and
mopped it with his handkerchief.
After attempting the prayer a second
time, he called at once for the aud.
ence 10 step forward and shake his
hand, and 1868, among them repre-.
sentatives Of Christian Endesyor socs-
cites in towns near by, came forwsrt.
The text of the evening sermon was
taken from John vii, Z: "lf any man
will do his will, ne shall know Of the
doctrine, whether it be Of God, or
whether | speak of myself"
Says Church Discipline Is Lax
"You will find anything in an svsnss
church congregation, from a hunning
bird to a turkey buzzard," Billy de.
clareG. 81 have a controversy with the
Church, Catholic and Protestant, az
that controversy Of controversies Is It's
laxity in the application OF discipline
70 men and women who wilfully and
deliberately break their VOWS and 1--we
in open SIM"
"0ne man says, q do not believe "a
the Rible because Of its Inconsistent
cies'l | say the greatest inconsistency
is in your life-not in the Bible
bring up before you the memory Of
some evil deed, and you Immediately
begin 10 find fault with the Bible. Ian
10 a man about business and politics.
and he talks sense. Talk to a woman
about society. clubs or dress, and sns
talks sense. Talk religion to them ana
they will talk nonsense. Our eharae-
ter is our will What We will We are
In explanation of the doctrine Of i'm
macu'ate conception and other miracles
Billy quoted from the reports Of SCI
entists.' What is possible in the lover
orders of nature is possible IN man,
who possesses an immortal soul, re
declared.
The nervousness which culminatsd IN
his inability to make his customary
rrayer showed itself early in the even
ing meeting, when a woman STOOD on
a bench and attempted 20 address the
$4,000 persons present. As she was
icing led out Billy recognized ner as
one who on previous occasions had IN
terrupted the service.
"Don't let that woman in the Taoer'
nacle again." he shouted TO the usherA
"She is always doing that stunt
Praises Sundays Work
Before the sermon ]. W. Raedsr
president of the Raeder Lithograpnins
and Printing Company. OF Wilkes
Barre. Penn, told Of the lasting re-
suits of the Sunday campaign there.
and the Rev. j. w. Kemp, formerly Of
the Cavalry Baptist Church, made TIE
opening prayer.
Owing TO the steady downpour OF
rain the attendance at the afternoon
meeting was one of the smallest OF
the campaign, less than 1000 persons
being present
81 am so tired I can scarcely bod
my head up" Billy said as he tvss
asked the crowd to help him By fc'
coughing aloud.
81 hope the government will build :
Jail for the fellows who stand around
and say they won't register and MI y
so full that their feet will stick OUT
of the windows" he said.
"If they are afraid 10 do it let thss
make me President for forty-eisN
hours and I'll do it. This is no plso
for the kind of people who are howllns
and stirring up trouble
Following the afternoon sermon ~
ehook Billy's hand, among them .
woman eighty-two years old.
Besides the Tabernacle services
Billy will preach to-day At the Tonios