The Washington herald., 1918-01-26
BILLY LAUDS
GOOD MOTHERS
AS TREASURES
Evangelist Pays Glowing
Tribute to Motherhood
at Tabernacle Service.

II was a wonderful tribute Billy
Sunday paid yesterday Afternoon
to motherhood" The service vaI
Mothers Day" affair and there
were more than 5000 persons in the
audience. A majority Of them were
women; q large percentage were
mothers. and there were seversi
hundred grandmothers.
At Billy's request, most Of thoss
at the meeting wore either a white
flower or a BIT of white ribbon -in
honor Of mother" They were sp-
parently deeply impressed by the
remarkable word-pictures OF good
mothers" as painted by the evan
gelist. So much so, in fact, that
Billy called for trail hitters" for
the irst time at q weekday after
noon meeting since the revival
opened here. Nearly 500 women and
few men walked the "sawduFt
aisles" and pledged their aid "op
Gods side" in the battle against
sin.
Make Good Men.
when a woman's heart and
baby's tears get tangled up together"
declared Bill. after he had told the
story Of Moses and Phsraoh's dAugh-
ter, something happens that gives
the devil cold feet
Il expect 10 meet the mother Of
Moses in heaven and I'm going 10
ask her how much old Pharaoh hsd
TO pay her for nursing her own child
/ think that's one Of the best Jokes
in history-that old sinner having TO
pay the mother to take care Of her
own bs by"
Billy declared that IF every cradle
was rocked by a good mother the
world would be fun OF good men: II
every body and girl today had a good
mother, the saloons and brotheIs
would be forced out OF business"
In Billy's opinion. being a king
an emperor or 4 president is mighty
small business compared to being a
mother" The launching OF a boy or
girl TO live for Christ, he insisted. is
greater work than to launch a bat
tleshIp."
Billy took a slam at some "dadE-
Il tell you. the devil gets in many a
boy by getting in his daddy first. !"
said Billy. Many a boy would have
turned out better today II his daddy
had died before he was born The
mother is doing all she can to train
the children for the Lord. and the
father is doing all he can TO counter
act her influences and train them for
the devil
You think. what's the use OF your
dressing up and taking them TO church
when your husband will 60 to a saloon
or loaf around a billiard hall7 What's
the use OF your trying to pray when
he will curse and damn?
Raps society.
In Billy's opinion. most any old
stick will do for daddy. but God is
particular about the motherS."
Il want 70 tell you women, foollnG
away your time hugging and kissing
a poodle dog. cansssing a Spitz
drinking a society bran mash and a
cocktail. and playing cards. is mighty
small business compared 10 moiding
the life OF a child" he declared
The Catholics are right when they
say: Give Us the children until tfey
are 10 years old, and we don't care
who has them after that" The Cath
olics are not losing any sleep about
losing men and women from ther
church membership. II H thu only
church that has ever shown Us the
only sensible way TO reach the masses
that is, by getting hold OF the chil-
dren.
you get the boys and girls started
right. and the devil will hang crepe
on his door. bank his fires, and hell
will he for rent"
A.
women ''over s. years old a chance
to pick out some fsvorite old hymn.
He was kept busy directing the choir
in singing Nearer, Ny God 20 Thee !"
The Great Physician" Rock Of
Ages" I'm a Soldier Of the Cross"
and oh. Happy Days"
Rody also suggested that AL won-
en- over % years Of age, please keen
on your hats" There wasn't a hat TO
be seen anywhere in the audience.