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The Washington herald., 1918-02-25
SERVICE FLAG
STARS SHOW
PATRIOTISM
Memoria
Church Unfurls Beautiful
Emblem Of Loyalty.

Twenty-four stars shine in a
service flag unfurled yesterday
morning at the Metropolitan Me-
mortal Church. John Marshall Place
and C street northwest The flag
was presented TO the church by Al
bert NJ. Lewis. who drew the string,
exposing IL to view.
DR.. Harry Mitchell. the pastor.
who assisted in the excerises, in
vited all uniformed men In the con-
gregation TO the front. where they
stood at attention. while the au-
dience stood at salute.
Beginning at o'clock in the aft
ernoon, a reception was held at the
church for soldiers. seamen and
newcomers in Washington. This
was followed at o'clock by pa
tTiotic exercises. during the course
Of which. Deetz Pickett, research
secretary of the commercial board
OF temperance, OF the Methods;
church, delivered an address.
War st Times Necessary.
The pulpit at the morning service
was occupied by DR.. John C. Benson
executive secretary OF the commission
OF Methodist Episcopal Churches OF
the World. His subject was. Selling
q Cloak and Buying q Sword" He
called attention to the apparent ir-
reconcilability OF Biblical injunctioni
relative to war and peace and gave a.
illustrations, first: A command found
in the Old Testament IN which tho
people are enjoined TO Beat swords
into plowshares and spears into
pruninghooks," which constituted q
plea for peace. Again. Christ's com
mand: sell your outer garments anc
buy q sword" was a warlike precau'
ton on the part oft he Savior.
In explaining the seeming divergenc'
in spirit OF the warnings to prepar'
for both war and peace, as founC
in the Bible. DR.. Benson declared
that both these conditions exist II
every land at various times. Declar
ing that there II q period in the nfS
of every nation when war comes a,
necessity. he admonished peace a
all times when Il may be maintained
through honorable means. He sp'
piled the conditions surrounding wal
and peace to the Christian life OF to-
day, noting the fact that the most
placid and exemplary careers otter
are beset with turmoil and unhap,
piness.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-25

that we be Just as greatly patriotic
now as when the Revolutionary war
swept over the Colonies. Extracts Of
his report follow:
las the life OF Washington Is viewed
after 122 years, or the life OF q man
of the present time. powerful or lowiy
in state. 1t is hitting that consideration
be given his achievements. not 90
much in the light of what he may
have accomplished for himself. his
ease, his physical comfort. as in the
light of what his having existed may
mean for his surroundings and for
posterity.
with the preceding preparation
compliance will now be continued lit
orally with the bylaw which pro-
vides that: He Ghe historian). shall
submit at each annual meeting list
of the members who may have died
during the year. accompanied by BIZ
ographical memoirs
The man or group Of men who,
because of individual power or brute
numbers. may gain his end at the
cost OF progress Is not a patriot. He
who would win must serve long and
suffer bravely at home as well as on
the ship or in the trenches. This is
The Washington herald., 1918-02-25
Washington Gives $4,000;
Billy's Expenses Are Met
Fifteen Thousand in Tabernacle Cheer An,
nouncement that District Has Come
Across-The Rest for Billy

into a suit of clothes than Sam Com
pers and the other big labor leaders of
the country"
The evangelist, while on his patriotic
strain, paid high compliment to Gen.
Robert e. Lee He said he had lunch
ed the other day with Gen. Lees son
and with a direct descendant of the
brother Of Gen. Washington.
And the honor was worth living a
lifetime for" commented Billy. al
though my daddy was in the Union
army in the civil war and sleeps now
beneath the palmetto trees Of the
South, I'll yank of my hat any hour
Of the day or night to Gen. Lee and
Gen. Jackson. Just wake me up any
time"
The great audience applauded loud
ly.
Billy's sermon was on death and the
Judgment. He fayed infidels, and
defied them to show one thing their
doctrine ever did to help humanity.
ut wouldn't take a full typewriter
line to tell it." he commented.
He hammered Ingersoll and his
teachings all over the platform. He
complimented Ingersolrs ability to
paint beautiful word picture" and
then pictured one Of his own about
Christianity and Heaven. that infiu-
enced a great shouting and handicap
ping.
Close on to 500 persons "hit the trail"
at the close of the sermon, which was
one Of the strongest Billy has preach
ed here. Among them were an un-
usually large number OF soldiers.
The great crowds at the night
meeting stood five deep in each of the
corridors and they stuck until the
final prayer following the last hand
shake by Billy.
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!" Come On In and Let God DraU You
Into the Harbor of Eternal Peace
CHAVINGS FROM THE.
TRAIL y y

Today is Billy Sundays last day
planned any special stunt for the
day. Most Of his time will be
spent In the Episcopal Hospital.
where Billy Sunday. Jr.. the evans
gelist's second son, viii be taken
for an operation on his throat.
Young Billy is a student at Blairs-
town, N. j., with bug" for en-
tering Uncle Sans service.
Another week and the ''sawdust
trail'' will be but a memory In
Washington. It will be mighty
pleasant one for thousands who
have gathered the sawdust on
their shoes and have pledged them
selves to a better life.
Following the campaign will
come the important feature of con-
servation of the work started at
the Tabernacle. The gathering
into the fold" will be the principal
activity of Washington ministers
who have had part in the great
revival. And out of the activity of
laymen at the Tabernacle will
grow an organization to perpetuate
the good work started via the
sawdust
Miss Alice NJ. Gamlin, director of
revival work among the boys and
girls, talked yesterday afternoon
to the Sunday school Of Emmanuel
, Baptist Church. There was a
meeting for men at the home OF
Engine Company No. 13, under the
direction of S. ]. Smallwood.
Every penny collected by Billy
Sunday as a free-will offering fol-
lowing his ten weeks campaign in
Chicago, will be turned over to the
Pacific Garden Mission, in that
city, where he was converted
thirty-one years ago. The money
will be used for the establishment
OF an endowment fund.
Don't forget the song service at
the Tabernacle tonight. The COM
bined revival choirs will be on the
job at 7:30 o'clock, together with
Rody and Brewster and Matthews
and Mrs. Asher and the Sunday
sextette, There will be several big
oratorio stunts, some solos and
chorus singing of the popular re-
vival hymns. No sermon. All
music. And the public is invited.
Tickets won't be necessary. Just
get around early and land your
self In the best seat.
Billy Sunday Is coming down to-
day to look over the Washing
ton newspaper plants. The evan
gelist is strong for the newspapers.
He thinks they WELD one of the
greatest influences for good any
where. And he's never too busy to
see a reporter.
The kiddies sure do like Billy!
And the evangelist is just as
strong for them. There's always
The Washington herald., 1918-02-25
SEEKS GUIDE BOOKS
TO HELP SOLDIERS

Wanted-Baedeker,s Guidebooks Ia
Northern France and Belgium.
This Is the appeal being sent out by
the American Library Association
War Service from its headquarters in
the Library OF Congress here in be-
half Of American soldiers on foreign
service.
officers and men alike are CALI
ing for books of information on the
land In which they are fighting. The
famous German guidebook is not only
one Of the most comprehensive, but
also one Of the most compact volumes
Of this sort. But it is no longer pur-
chasable in this country. Naturally
none has been shipped out OF Ger
many since the war began, and ef-
forts on the part of the American
Library Association to purchase copies
has proven futile.
Because of this the A. L. A. is call
ing on American travellers of former
years on whose bookshelyes rest cop
les Of Baedeker on France, Belgium
or Italy to respond to the appeal OF
the soldiers.
All the owner of a Eaedeker has
TO do is to turn his copy over to the
nearest public library and the Ameri-
can Library Associations. through its
overseas service, will do the rest.
II there Is no public library In the
community in which a Baedeker own
er lives. he may mail his contribution
to the nearest city where there Is a
library or send It to the headquarters
OF the A. L. A. War Service. Library
OF Congress. Washington. d. c.
In addition to furnishing American
soldiers with n volume they sorely
necS. donors Of Bee6ekers will have
tire pleasure OF perpetrating joke on
Germany by placing a weapon of its
own manufacture IN the hands OF the
men IN American trenchea n Erance
The Washington herald., 1918-02-25

a crowd of little ones outside the
Tabernacle door. to shout hello"
to Billy and to shake his hand.
Frequently he poses for his pix
ture" for the boys and girls with
their brownies.
There's no wondering IN WASH
ington now as to the why" Of
ma" In referring to Mrs. Sunday.
Biliy's wife has endeared herself
to everybody with whom she has
spoken and it's the general opin-
ion that the appeilation was well
selected.
The two pianophiends-Bre
and Matthews-will surely be miss
when the Gospel train pulls out
from Union Station en- route to the
Middle West. Can't those boys
play that Brighten the Corner"
duet In great shape! Zowie!.
II there are any Tabernacle
visitors who have got no other
good out Of the revival meetings.
they at least know by this time
how to cough properly. Thanks.
Rody. for the tip!
Nowhere has the Sunday party
found a better equipped stan of
doorkeepers and ushers than those
on duty at the Washington Taber-
nacle.
Hand the palm to Leonard w.
De Cast, assistant executive sec
retary of the Washington cam
paign committee, as the most per-
sistent and most capable local
worker during the campaign. His
work has been remarkable. And
don't forget that Mrs. De CAST, his
attractive wife, contributed much
to the revival success-not only
through the optimistic reflections
she casts about the Tabernacle
platform, but through her work in
association with the business wom-
ems activities. "Dod CAST 1t,
they're SOME folks" commented
one Of the newspaper men.
The doctor must be careful to
Ward OF any semblance of a cold
these days since he's Billy's pinch
hitter" and IL liable to be called
to the plate at any time.
Every night Is Saturday night
to Billy Sunday. He bathes In the
Tabernacle after each Of his even
ing sermons. He's an honorary
member Of the Order OF the Bath.
Sultan Omohundro pulled" that
one!
Look for big crowds at each OF
the meetings this week. The wind
UP always brings out those who
have been putting of their visits
to the Tabernacle.
Physically Billy Sunday is In bet
ter shape now than at any time
since he came to Washington.
Note the pep and punch in his
talks these nights?
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who preached for twenty-five years
said he'd never met but two and they
were both converted before the meet
ings were over.
All Crave Christianity.
Most people believe and expect to
die Christians. I can go through this
! audience tonight, think I could go
down through the haunts of sin and
search this old city and I couldn't
find five thousand out of them that
believe in an eternal hell and expect
to go there.
Most people expect to die Christians.
Every man is making his own future.
You are determining that for yourself.
God has set before US an open door
Of blessing and cursing, heaven or
hell. He has done all He can, the
plan is fixed. the die is cast, it's up to
humanity. God has done all he can.
can just simply tell you and leave
it to you.
A man said to me one time, Then
you believe in an eternal, literal hell?"
Yes, I have never gotten so damn
able and low-down and vile as to
have the audacity to put my in
finitesimal, pigmy intellect up to the
defiance Of the Omnipotent and tell
Him the spirit of damnation didn't
meet with my stupendous, gigantic,
conception. He is a big idiot.
But, wait a minute. There may
be other methods of punishment
which would be as excruciating to
us as burning. there may be- don't
know! Why. suppose I could look
from where 1 stand out to where
my children are. Suppose I could
see an assassin place his ladder to
the window and creep in, bend over
the bed where the boys are, with a
long, razor-like knife in his hand
ready to sheathe that into their
heart. I can look upon that scene
but I can not avert the impending
calamity.
You show me the man that loves
his children that would not suffer
mental agony and distress of mind
a thousand fold more excruciating
than the mere physical suffering of
walking on Goals.
How shall we escape" You can
AFFORD to neglect everything better
than you can salvation. You can
AFFORD to neglect your education
and grow up in ignorance, you can
anord to neglect your health and
go to a premature grave, you can
afford to neglect your business and
become a bankrupt. II a ship were
sinking and the last lifeboat was
putting away, you could better neg
lect that opportunity to step into
that 1ifeboat.
There are men in hell that never
expected to be there. they waited
too long. They neglected the oppor-
tunity and means of escape. Neg
lect is not contempt, it isn't open
rebellion and scorn, neglect is ad-
mission that 1t is right, but you are
not Just ready to be decent and live
the way God wants you to live.
If you neglect to take advantage
OF a thing when you may, you have
no right to complain IL that is re-
moved beyond your reach when you
want 1t.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-25
GERARD IMPROVING.

New York. Feb. A-The condition
Of James W. Gerard, former Am
proved today. He is recovering from
the operation he underwent last
Thursday. Only intimate friends were
permitted to call upon him today.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-25

Indian River orange groves.
A great deal of money has
been spent on the property,
making the Hotels equal to
the best hotels I'm the State.
Fine hunting, Wild turkey,
duck, quail, jacksnipe and
deerJ also as good fishing ms
there Is to be had In Florida.
One of our greatest attrae-.
tions Is the Golf Course, ono
of the best In the soufh. Raaf-
The Washington herald., 1918-02-25
ALLIES DOWN
292 PLANES
IN JANUARY
Lose Only l0I Machines to
German Fighters During
Same Period.

During last month "a aeroplan.s
belonging TO the German and Aut-
trtan Flying Services were neported
down. and the allies. according 20 the
claims of German main headquarter..
lost 101 machines. Two Of the Ger
man machines were brought down on
the French front in the last dsys OF
December. but their destruction was
not ofiicially recorded tin the befin-
ming Of January. 20 that the actual
total for the month 10 ssi. Ths ar
gregste for December. including the
two reported last month, was asl.
Successes ON Italian Frc.f.
IL is possible, for the FIRST tina, &c
embody in this monthly summary the
results OF the fighting on the Italian
front owing to the fuller reports which
have been included In the official COM
muniQue since British and French air
men have been Cooperating with ths
italian squadrons. The period covered
begins toward the end of November,
but the really serious fighting took
place. and the allied airmen scored
practically all their successes. last
month. Sixty-two enemy nachinef
were destroyed and two driven down
out of control on the Italian front. OF
this number. thirty-nine fell TO Brit
ish airmen-all crashed except two
who achieved these victories with a
loss to themselves of only FIVE ma
chimes.
Many Air Fights In West.
British airmen on the Western
battlefront and naval airmen fn
fighter patrols, accounted for Ice
enemy machines-S6 destroyed BY
pilots and by anti-aircraft gun
and rife fire, So driven down out
OF control. ande captured intact
in our lines. Thirty-nine OF our
machines (including two naval
aeroplAnes) were reported az hay-
ing failed to return. and the loss
OF three of them was attributed TO
collisions while over the German
lines.
Including the Paris raider, the
French have TO their credit 81 Ger
man machines. OF which SO were
crashed. 20 driven down damaged
land OF IL of these IL was officially
stated that they were probably de-
stroyed). and shot down by FIRE
from the ground.
Three enemy aeroplanes were
brought down by the BelgiAns-2
in our allies lines as the result of
fights, and the third by anti-sircraft
guns.
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God Is No Loafer,

God Almighty has got just as good
"a right to turn you down and pass
you up when you make up your
mind you'd like to have His help as
you have to turn God down when
He wants to help you. Don't you
think It is all on your side. Don't
you think that God Almighty is like
a dog all you have to do is snap
your finger and He will come whin-
The Washington herald., 1918-02-25
William S. Parks Heads
Sons of the Revolution
Annual Report of Historian Selden M. Ely
ssssss. Urges That Fires of Patriotism
7sfs Should Never Fade.

william 9. Parks was elected prssi-
dent, and selden M. ELY and Albert d.
Spangier reelected historian and
registrar respectively at the annual
meeting Of the society Of the Sons OF
the American Revolution. held at
Rauschers on George washington's
Birthday.
In his annual report ssadsn N. Ely
pointed out that the times demand
The Washington herald., 1918-02-25

Billy Sunday preached the follow
ing sermon last night:
This evening my text assumes
Il form of a question. and it is un-
asswerable, although the statement
nay appear a paradox.
should go down town tomor-
rtE morning they might explain to
- the principles necessary to pur-
81 /, and I'd thank them for the in
formation and then I'd ask them
The question of my text, but they'd
shake their heads and I'd receive
no answer.
If I should engage with your
lawyers in conversation they might
explain to me about the codes and
ordinances and would thank them
for their information. but II should
ask them the question OF my text
I'd receive no reply.
II ] should go to your leading
doctors and engage with them in
conversation, they'd explain to me
many things about therapeutics and
obstetrics and the advancement OF
the science of medicine and / would
thank them for their information
and then 1 would attempt to ex-
press the gratitude Of the human
race for the knowledge they pos
sess and the good and benefits that
have accrued to US. then I'd ask the
question of my text, but I'd receive
no reply.
And II lost soul should leave the
world and come to this Tabernacle
and I'd ask the question of my text,
IL would turn and go back to its
eternal Imprisonment and I'd stand
without an answer.
II an agel should leave heaven
AM come down to the Tabernacle
-ad honor US by its presence the
fcaveuly messenger would turn and
w1ng its flight back again. fold its
Nings and I'd stand gazing off into
Tie skies but no answer would come
back to my ears.
In Hebrew the second chapter
and the third verse. How shall we
e. De if we neglect so great sal
vsarn?"
UnanswerabIe Question.
he only way to escape Is through
t-.s salvation and If you neglect it
bare is no escape. Hence there is
no answer to my text
Our first thought about salvation
Is we are saved from hell and made
fit for heaven. Nobody is fit to as
sociate with God until he has had
the spirit of God. and you are
mighty particular about your COM
panions. There are some people, as
long as they live the way they live,
you wouldn't want them in your
Hcr-S and you won't associate with
,asic, but if they'd brace up and
80 the way they ought to live
yau 4 be glad to receive them. Don't
yca think God Almighty is as par
se1iar about his company as you
are7
DO you think God is going to take
every old libertine and thief and thug,
take him up to heaven and let him
have a front seat? Not on your life.
But II he will get down and express
to God his sorrow for his sins, God
will forgive that mans sins and he
viii be born again. God has the right
to state the conditions Of the terms
upon which they can cross the thres-.
hold of heaven.
Yes, that's true, you are saved from
hell but you are made fit for heaven.
Nobody lives until they are a Chris
tan Christianity was extended to
produce and prompt the highest de-
gree of human happiness and 1t Is
only when am in harmony and SYM
The Washington herald., 1918-02-25
By ARTHUR JOYCE.

All through with the collections
except for Billy Sunday!
That was the official announce
ment from the Tabernacle platform
last night and 1900 persons who
crowded the big building cheered
and shouted. The. S62. 900 necessary
to meet the revival expense fund has
been gathered. and the collection
pans will be used this week only to
corral individual subscriptions from
those who don't plan to be in the
Tabernacle next Sunday, when the
free-will offering for Billy will be
taken up at each OF the meetings.
Envelopes Distributed.
Ushers distributed envelopes to
those in the audience who wanted
them, in which to drop checks or
greenbacks between now and the
wind-up Of the campaign. It was
suggested that the checks be made
payable to the evangelist. so that
the donor might have some practi-
cal reminder of the campaign in the
form of Billy's autograph on the
back of the cancelled check.
John c. Let's, treasurer OF the
Washington Campaign Committee,
announced the wind-up of the COL
lections. He emphasized that Wash
ington wants to send Billy back
home with a check larger than
those given him by the people Of
Omaha, Los Angeles or Atlanta. The
latter city-the last In which Billy
cam .igned before coming here
final day of his campaign.
Lal
yesterday. The crowd that got into
the building last night filled every
seat and hundreds sat in the saw
dust aisles-the upholstered seats"
as -.ody dubbed them. The stand
shortly after o'clock and door
enter after that hour.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels and
Private Peat, a war hero just back
from the trenches, were on the plat
form at the morning service, which
brought out a full house. In the aft
ernoon a chorus of twelve Of Maj.
Pullman's debonair policemen sang
several selections and were loudly ap-
plauded. Among the visitors last
night was DR.. Harvey w. Wiley,
loiiltT hcdu VI lilC ouiCdu VI SuctH-
istry, Department of Agriculture. He
had trouble getting a seat, but he
finally LANDED" in the front row be-
hind the evangelist
Praises Congress.
Billy went the limit in his sermon
last night to shout hurrah for Con-
gress. He declared that the Senators
and Representatives now on the Job
over at Capitol Hill represented the
best type of American manhood ever
sent to Washington. He declared that
mo bunch Of men anywhere are more
moral, more patriotic or possess more
ability than do the members of the
present Congress. Representative
Reed. of West Virginia, who was on
the platform, agreed with Billy and
appiauded the reference.
The evangelist drifted again into the
strike situation in plants doing gov
ernment work, and declared that Ger
many's propaganda among the work.
ers Of this country to make them dis
loyal has failed"
Germany played its last trump card
by trying to get the laboring men OF
this country to be untrue to their
pledge of allegiance 20 their country,
but fell flai." said BILLY. "There won't
be any strikes as long as such men as
Sam Gompers, Stone and Carter are
at the head Of American labor unions.
No more loyal set Of tnsn ever lifted
The Washington herald., 1918-02-25

old logic, but some are prone to for
get. To secure eight hours in peace
may mean the use OF twelve in war;
but no one must take advantage.
Service wins conflicts such as this:
and each must feel a sense Of respon-
sibility.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-25

Soldiers wives in France employed
in munitions works threaten 10 strike
unless they are given holidays when
ever their husbands are home on
furlough.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-25

ssse tss Sss pool and dsgeisg ogen.
A.e.ser 81 Grsniden Hotel n. n,
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WILDWOOD. n. }.
ROCKLEDGE, FLA.
ROCKLEDGE, FLA.

Hotels Indian
miles beo" Jacksonville
The Washington herald., 1918-02-25

Physically Billy Sunday Is in bet
ter shape now than at any time
since he came to Washington.
Note the pep and punch in his
talks these nights?
The Washington herald., 1918-02-25

The kiddies sure do like Billy.
And the evangelist is just as
strong for them. There's always