The Washington herald., 1918-01-16
BILLY COMES BACK
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bad throat. The audience. at Rody's
suggestion. did all 1t could to remain
quiet and ''coughless'' during the ser
mon. and only once was the evangelist
forced to quit in the middle of his
talk. That was when a baby started
to bawl.
Billy's voice was somewhat weak at
the start. 1t seemed to be a struggle
Tor him to speak. But when he got
warmed up to his subject-"Back-
sliders"-he got back more to form
There was still a trace OF hoarseness,
and at times the evangelist would tug
at his throat to relieve an apparent
choking.
The cold is not nearly as bad as the
one Mr.. Sunday contracted at Taccoa,
Ca, when he made an open-air ad-
dress to about 1900 persons in con-
nection with his Atlanta campaign.
That visit marked Billy Sundays last
open-air talk. He said he'll never do
it again. 1t is expected that the
evangelist will be all right again in a
day or so. He said he will be "on the
job at the afternoon service today
and continue straight through eff 1
don't run up, against anything worse
than this cold"
Announces His Return.
Billy announced in his sermon last
night that he had made an engage
ment for return visit to Washington.
III be here again." he said, Ito
preach the funeral service over the
whisky traffic in America
Billy declared that "a national evil
must be dealt with in a national way"
and added that my hats Off to Com
gress for having given the people OF
this country the right to vote to drive
out the dirty whisky gang"
The evangelist denounced those in
this country who would lift the das-
tardly hand of anarchy to despoiI the
nation and our homes" and declared
that If he had his way he'd give them
one chance to quit, and II they didn't
do 1t, so help me God-Bing. Bing!
Bing.'"
Here Billy dramatically walked to
the edge of the platform, put I'D his
arms as though getting ready to fire
gun, and then-Bing!-he shouted
as loudly as he could yell. The big au-
dience cheered and shouted.
1t was business women's night" at
tho tabernacle and about 5000 women
were in special reservations. Miss
Frances Miller and Mrs, William
Asher. who direct this branch Of the
Sunday party work, spoke on the cam
paign plans to reach the $1,000 busi-
ness women in Washington through
MONDAY meetings in tine First Con-
gregational Church and In the vari-
Gus government departments and
shops in this city.
Billy said that IL he was ever short
on sermon topic. he'd pick Back
sliders" as a general subject, Since I
know I'd hit about two-thirds Of any
audience addressed. He declared
that "some of the, worst old devils 1
have ever met, had their names on
church records"
MANY of them have the hoof and
mouth disease" he added. '"They run
about the neighborhood and talk about
their neighbors." The evangelist in
sisted he won't keep his mouth shut
and let evil go on, merely to ride along
a wave Of popularity. x"If there's evil
in Washington. he insisted, he's "going
to fight 1t and fight hard and don't
give a whoop whether it's popular or
not"
Billy paid-a glowing tribute to Gen.
Robert E. Lee and again boosted
Dixie" He says he's ''hungering to
go back and again meet the real high
landers Of America-down South"
The evangelist insisted that 1.-THE
crying need of America today Is a