The Washington herald., 1918-02-11
BY ARTHUR JOYCE.

Three services yesterday at the
Tabernacle put the day on record
as the most important by far OF
any since the revival campaign
started. About 10000 persons at
tended the meetings and there were
approximately 1,IOO trail hitters."
Last nights meeting witnessed
the biggest crowd that ever edged
its way into the Tabernacle. Men
and women stood five deep in the
corridors, they banked the choir
platform and an entire detachment
of soldiers from the Washington
Barracks sat on the sawdust floors
throughout the entire service. Close
on to 1900 men and women man
aged to get inside the big building
and about 900 were turned away be-
cause the ushers couldn't even
squeeze them inside the big doors.
Plea for Collections.
At each of the meetings pleas
were made for larger collections. In
the morning, II. +. B. MacFarland
former District commissioner, did
the pleading" John Poole. head of
the Federal National Bank, spoke
at the afternoon session and last
night J. c. Let's, treasurer of the
Washington campaign committee
did good work in lining up more
money for the tin pans.
Mr.. Let's offered to match the
highest amount dropped into the
plates and Charles Henry Butler
called him" by announcing that
he'd bring $500 to the Tabernacle
by next Sunday. DR.. Wood promised
| to bring along 500; a woman in
the audience subscribed another 800
and Ma" Sunday announced she
had pledges for $500.
Colling Livingston pledged 800; one
| Of the key men" said he'd be .respon-
sible for $500 and a secretary pledged
s.. Then the pans were passed and
the collection beat all records How
much was taken up hasn't yet been
computed.
Billy's sermon last night was one OF
the strongest of his Washington series.
He was bitter in his denunciation of
| horse racing and dancing. and he
slammed "Frizzle-headed James, and
modern mothers"
Girls, steer clear OF the ballroom, -
advised Billy. "The lance over the
slippery floor Is a carnival of death
| that leads virtuous young women to
become easy victims of lustful .and
| treacherous men. All who enter the
bathrooms seem to abandon decency
There's something in the music and
in the icentious hugging that blinds
| the sensitiveness of virtue, and on the
dance floor are kindled the flames that
I eventually consume every bit OF de-
cency and womanliness and purity
that goes into the bathrooms in the
| persons of virtuous and decent young
women"
Billy declared it's time to dispense
with the country's race horses. He
referred to them as ''four-Iegged
gambling machines" and declared a
Tin lizzie is worth ZOO race horses"
Slams Horse Racing.
IT'S time to quit dispensing oats
| to these animals when our children
! have to eat corn meal and when the
| children of Belgium are starving" /"
| declared Billy. Folks are shivering
from the cold because they can't
get coal enough to heat their homes.
The railroads are suffering. Yet the
Pullman Company must use up coal,
| carting these horses from one place
| to another.
1T takes three or four persons to
care for a thoroughbred race horse.
These men ought to be in the trenches
for Uncle Sam or at work in the
munition factories turning out shot
| and shell to pour into that horde of
Huns on the other side.
Get rid of these horses. Turn 'em
into soap and fat and make shoes
Of their hides to put on our boys going
out to fight for their country. Take
the oats and hay they feed these
| animals and give them to the mules
| that are doing the hauling over
there An old Missouri mule is worth
dozen thoroughbreds, when it comes
TO war work"
Billy declared that the claim of