The Washington herald., 1918-03-02
SUNDAY SAYS
DAILY PAPERS
MORAL FORCE
Evangelist Tells Audience
They Aid in Spread Of
Christianity.

Billy Sunday told nearly 1900 per-
sons who edged their way into the
Tabernacle last night that. next to
the church, the newspapers of the
country are the greatest moral forces
extant. He emphasized that no other
agency had done more to spread the
propaganda Of Christianity, than the
newspapers and that the present spir-
itual uplift apparent throughout the
country has been the direct, result
OF the newspapers.
Presented Book.
The occasion for the evangelist's
remarks was the presentation to Billy
by Col John Temple Graves of a big
scrap book containing every line Of
reading matter. every picture and car
.toon published in the Atlanta Geor-
gian-American during the Sunday
campaign in Atlanta. The book was
nearly twice the size of Col. Graves,
and Rody had to lift it to the pulpit
for the Official presentation. 1t was
Georgia Night at the Tabernacle
and hundreds Of Georgians were in
the audience.
To the newspapers Of the country
Billy Sunday rightfully attributes
much Of his evangelistic success. He
is particularly strong for the
Washington newspapers and he de-
clared The Herald to be his "staunch-
est friend" at the National Capital.
The crowd was a repetition of the
big gatherings that have attended
each of the services this week-the
final lap of Billy's campaign here.
Men and women sat in the sawdust,
on the platform steps and edged their
way wherever there was room enough
to sit or stand. Hundreds stood in
the corridors.
Congressman c. o. Lobeck, Of Ne
braska. who hit the trair' at the
Omaha revival, was the first member
Of Congress to walk the sawdust dur
ing the revival here. He explained
that the first trip he made up the
aisles" had taken" in great shape,
but that he merely wanted to re
consecrate" himself.
Son Heads Delegation,
George NJ. Sunday. who is an officer
attached to the Signal Corps of the
U. S. Army. rounded up a delegation
or about 1900 workers in that branch
Of the service. which occupied a spe-
cial section Of the big building. Gen
Squiers, heNd Of the Signal Corps, sat
on the platform, and in the silk lid''
section were any number of officers,
ranging all the way from coIoneIs
to second lieutenants. Several COL
onels, a few majors and a batch of
heutenants and captains t'hit the
trair' at the finish of the sermon.
About 400 persons walked the aisles'
at Billy's invitation.
Naturally. Billy had all sorts of
boosts for the Signal Corps. He de-
clared this branch of the service to
be among the most important engaged
in war work and emphasized the
many creative stunts it has pulled off
since Uncle Sam Joined forces with
the allies. Particularly did Billy
stree the Importance Of the new
liberty motor and the part castor oil
is now taking as a substitute for the
mineral oils heretofore used in air
engines.
Billy asked the Signal Corps officers
to go up on the platform and show
themselves to the great throng. but
no amount OF cheering and handicap
ping could induce them to leave their
seats.
DR.. Briggs, Of the Fifth Baptist
Church, pleaded for a bang-up col
lection for Billy at the Sunday
| services.
Billy again announced he'd preach
four sermons on Sunday, II neces-
sary.