The Washington herald., 1918-01-13
TONY BIDDLE
EXTRA STAR
AT REVIVAL
Fighting Millionaire Greet.
ed by Evangelist on Tab
ernacle Platform.

Billy Sunday and TONY" Biddie.
two of the most persistent and ag-
gressive fighters the old devil has
ever ran up against, lined up to-
| gether on the Tabernacle platform
Yesterday afternoon.
TONY" is A. J. Drexel Biddle. Of
philadelphia. At least he was, be-
fore the war. He's now Capt. "A. ].
Drexel Biddle. attached to the
United States Marine Corps and sta
toned at Quantico. Nd. where he's
teaching the boys in khaki all
sorts, of stunts. particularly the art
of boxing. ...
TONY" is SOME hghterI Billy
told his audience that Tony" can
fight as well as he can pray. And
that's some compliment. cause
Tony" can sure fight. He was an
amateur champion in the squared
ring and he's the organizer of the
noted Drexel Biddle Bible class
movement. which boasts OF an in
ternational membership of more
than 100000 men.
1900 in Glasses.
Tony" Biddle-nearly everybody
knows him as "Tony"-originated
the training camp idea for Bible
class men and when the United
States wanted a batch of able
bodied young fellows to enroll in
the reserve forces. "Tony's" classes
filled up the entire reserves. There
are now about 1900 members Of
the DreXel Biddle Bible classes in
Uncle Sans service.
Billy Sunday introduced Tony
to the audience of several thousand
persons and Tony" made an at
tractive figure as he stepped to the
platform and saluted. He was given
a great send-off.
The tvangelist's sermon yesterday
afternoon told OF the ''Pharisee and
the Publican" He contrasted their
respective methods OF prayer and
compared each with church-goers
of today.
Both Rody. the efficient choirster.
and Billy had good words to say
about Washingtop's newspapers in
the Tabernacle and he urged the
audience to get the papers and
send them to their frisnds"'
When Rody had finished Billy de-
clared that "the best way for you
all to show your real interest in
this revival campaign Is to sub
scribe to the newspapers that are
taking care OF the meetings"
Praises Newspaper.
The newspaper today is a great
moral force" said Billy. 1T ranks
with the army and the navy as a
protector of the nation and the ma
tion's homes. The dirty gang that's
been trying 10 influence the results
of my work everywhere always make
a play for the newspapers and try
their durndest to get the papers 10
withhold giving the meetings the
space they deserve. But they dom t
get away with that trick. And they
ought to be supported. My hats
OFF to them"
Billy declared that the doctrine OF
the Pharisees OF old is "Prussian
militarism in ecclesiastical form.
The evangelist tore to pieces the
prayer Of the Pharisee in the Tenn
pie and emphasized that there was
a man who was actually better than
God wanted him to be.
Listen to what he did" declared
Billy. sarcastically. THE Bible
points out that God wanted the jews
to fast one day a year The Pharisee
in the Temple told God he tasted
twice a week. Well, there are fifty
two weeks in year. That makes
lO4 fasts in a year. God wanted only
one. Therefore, God owed that Phar-
isee 103 feasts.
The Lord didn't ask that old rep.
rebate to Hooverize all the time, but
only once a year. Therefore, he was
actually better than God wanted him
to be-"
The Rev. DR. J. Franklin Bryan, who
Is leader of the Drexcl Biddle Bible
Glass in the District of Columbia, of.
fered the opening prayer.