The Washington times., 1918-01-19
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DON'T CHEW Rae"
B|LLY'S ADVICE TO
WASH|NGTON|ANS

"If I were one of the 10000. 900
people who are growing because they
have to stop burning a little fuel, I'd
jump of the end of the dock and
drown my gurgle," was Billy Sun
days caustic comment on the fuel ad-
illustrators order closing down fac
tories and business concerns. The
evangelist continued: IF l lived I'M
der the Stars and Stripes ! would be
Of too fervent mind and spirit to sit
! around. and do nothing but grumble.
You washingtonIans have chewed the
| rag so much that your lungs are full
of lint"
He was wildly applauded at this
juncture. Billy settled back and got
7 a good grip on things. Cupping his
hands about his mouth. the evangelist
shouted: Save your food. save your
fuel. and save everything else under
the sun that you are asked to save.
for by doing that we viii get II over
sooner and earn our lasting peace
quicker.
Don't Chew ne Rag.
Meet these little sacrifices cheer
fully. Don't chew the rag about this
official or that official or this order
or that order"
! julius Rosenwald, pre- sident of
Sears, Roebuck & Co.. and Lady Duff
Gordon were among those seated on
| the platform. Prior to his sermon
Billy took time to say a Few words to
F., the woIld-famous Lucille" OF fash
ion. They IRE old friends.
! Billy Sunday went over the top last
night. when he called for trall-hitters.
He leaped 10 his feet on the kitchen chair
and exhorted the audience TO stand pat
for God and let hell howl" and $50 peni-
. tents marched down the .sawdust path to
/. the platform. They were mainly from a
delegation OF postoffice workers.
I Billy again promised TO show not only
his audience but the world that the real
cause Of the war between the nations
lies not in economical equations or In
commercial gain but. as he said the
night before, because the Turks want to
cram MOhammedanlsm down our
| throats"
VIII Give Details.
Billy announced that he would 60 into
details concerning his new theory as 70
the relation the war bears to religious
freedom at the sermon tonight Last
night he preached on The Timid
Woman" Billy explained the differen-
| tiation between Christianity and theo-
! lOgy.
Jesus Christ never turns a. poor soul
away because you may not know all
about the plan OF salvation and thso-
logy." he said.
Theology bears the same relation 10
Christianity that botany does to flowers.
! It is the same thing. Botany describes
a flower Botany may be of thousand
miles. but that doesn't affect the flower"
I You can reconstruct theology. but you
| can't reconstruct Christianity. not on
! your life"
"GeoIogIes are written. but thev
are all about the same old rocks, the
same old rocks. Botanies are re-
written, but about the same old
| flowers. Astronomies are rewritten.
/ but about the very same stars. / have
no objections to a new theology IL
| its newness consists in making old
/ truths mere clearly understood, but
| IL its newness consists in taking Did
truth out Of our hearts, am against
1t from the Start."'
Trail Hitting Slow.
Trail hitting was not so lively. al
though Billy preached one OF his
strongest sermons. 1t lacked the
usual human appeal OF many CT his
sermons. dealing with abstract Ques-
lions OF Christianity and theology
more than with the vices and virtues
of mank ind.
Two sailors were the first TO shake
his hand. They were followed by two
girls, both CT whom were weeping
and continued to rob locked in one
anOther's arms until after they were
seated by the ushers. Three soldiers
Joined the two sailors and the sobbing
girls. and then came a gray-haired
woman. Then the reporters lost track
CT individuals. The little space be-
tween the platform became crowded:
but the crowd soon thinned away and
the trail-hitting was over.
Merritt G. Chance and Mrs. Chance
! led a delegation from the postoffice
! Down the satdust trail when Billy
sounded forth the second call for
trail-hitters. II lad Jagged.
81 despise a religious Stacker just
as much as those who dodge military
service" the evangelist shouted
when there was some wavering-
have the grit to show your colors."
ROdy Pulls Comedy.
Rody pulled a bit of comedy last
night that, intentional or uninten.
tional drew a general laugh from the
audience. He called the roll OF col
leges that were expected to have dele
gates at the tabernacl in special sec
lions.
"Will the delegation from Gallaudet
college give their yell?" Rody asked;
lets hear from GAllaudet"
Not unless there is a miracle"
someone In the audience answered.
Gallaudet is the wellknown school
| for the deaf and dumb.
Billy's voice seemed much improved
and he spoke more distinctly and
with less effort than on any day since
his throat became affected. lie
evinced annoyance a number of times
| when there was an outburst Of un-
| controlled coughing.
CHURCHES RAISE $ss, 100000.