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The Washington herald., 1918-01-07

away" She drew her arms about "
ana said: Come on in." She RavA
os our breakfast and our dinner, too.
Ihere wasn't any train going out on
The O. until afternoon. We saw a
ireight train standing there, 40 We
climbed into the caboose.
Inc conductor came along and said:
where's your money or ticket7"
Amt got any"
I'll have TO put you on"
We commenced 10 cry. Nv brother !
handed him a letter OF introductfon te
the superintendent Of the orphans 4
home The conductor read il, ansN
hahoeo II back as the tears rolled
Gown MS checks. Then he saidSi
Just sit still. boys" II won't cost 81
cent TO ride on my train a.
It's only twenty miles from CouncH
Bluffs TO Glenwood. and as we roupd.,s
ed the curve the conductor said.
There IL Ia on the hin" ~
want to say 20 you that one OF
the brightest pictures that hangs upouf.
the walls OF my memory is the recol-
lecuon OF the days when as a Httlee
boy. out in the log cabin on the FROM
tier Of Iowa knelt by mother'sH
side.
az
Billy and HIS brother we're t-sns-'a
ferred from the Soldiers or hans rss3
TO the Davenport Orpha mage. Theyas
left the latter ins itUtion in lS7e. after ;
two years spent in orphanaees. =
Billy Sunday. at u years % s-e,5
got a Job as janitor in an IoUs5 :
schoolhouse. Later he Grove TIRE town
undertaker's wagon. Then one CIV .
back in Marshalltown, in 1888. aPop@
Anson, famous ballplayer. ''spotted-oi
Billy playing bah in an open lot. An-a
son took Billy 70 Chicago. when the1i
evangelist was only y years old. aud
placed him in the ball park Of the
Chicago white Stockinrs." Bulr
played later with the Pittsburgh and
the Phillies and was back with thee
White Stockings when he was con-
verted in 1881. -
Following his conversion IN the
Pacific Garden Mission, in ChIcagu. ,.
Billy gave up ball playing and accept.
ed a secretaryship In the Chicago Y,
NJ c. A at $50 q month. He had !,
passed up q 500 a month contract.
to play baseball for his new seeretary-.;.
ship.
From Y. NJ c. A work Billy sun
DAY turned to evangelism. He studied :
Tor the ministry and became a Pres
byterian clergyman. He toured the.
country with DR.. J. Wilbur Chan
man, noted evangelist, doing all sorts.
OF stunts, from putting UP the tents
to organizing choir. When Dr.;
Chapman quit evangelism to accept ;,
the pastorate OF the famous Bethany
Church, In Philadelphia. Billy Sunday
was up against #" financially. A..
call came TO him 70 conduct a cam,
paign at Garner. Iowa Billy went -
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Modern Christians
Compared d to Heroic
Nepoleonic Soldier:
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a dollar today that the people of this
country didn't give me. 1 don't ask
PEOPLE for one cent for my services.
1t is nobody's business but the man
who gives it whether he gives any
thing or not. So I have never asked
for It.
II was offered a cold 100000 II 1
would appear before the movies and
let them take my pictures and put
them on the film. said:
You can't do it for s10o, 900, ,ooO." Not
that have anything against the
movies, I haven't, but you couldn't
put my mug on the movies for sl0o,-
100000.
1T was offered 5000 to talk for
twenty-four minutes into a talking
machine for them to make records.
Not that have anything against 1t,
but I said: No. sir. I will not COM
mercialize Gods words or Gods
cause"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
PASTOR SAYS SUNDAY
IS power FOR GOOD
Rev. Dr.. Montgomery Praises Evan.
selist for His Patriotism.

After emitting morning services, at
the Calvary Methodist Church. 50 that
the congregation might attend SER
vices at the Sunday Tabernacle, Rev.
DR.. James Shera Montgomery. pas
tor, last night devoted most OF the
evening services to a sermon on The
Philosophy OF Revivals. and the Work
OF Billy Sunday"
among Sundays numerous virtues
there are two that stand out like hat
racks: First, in his presence the
saloon Is like a dog which has been
changed by sickness and neglect, who
knows 1t and growls. and second,
his thorough Americanism," said DR..
Montgomery.
"a shiver passes through the air
and a patriotic rapture possesses the
breast when Billy lets go on pa
triotism.
Some objections to revivals are
time worn. Emotionalism IS chief
among them. The directors want
quietness and calmness in religion.
True. there may be an excess Of
emotion in anything. All heart can
be a crank: all head, a tyrant. Head
and heart must be balanced IL the
great achievements are to be at
tained.
There is a spirit OF cooperation In
revivals. Fellowship Is not only
splendid and inspiring. but often It is
necessary. Herein is often experienced
the great power OF enthusiasm. En-
thusiastic people make blunders, but
the faint hearted seldom do anything
else. The icicle process does not get
very far. II one seeks to arouse a
community to education and reform,
there will be no ridicule. But re-
ligion-here's the rub-and the laugh
Is raised.
I'VE say all hail to the coming of
Mr.. Sunday. He is the enemy of
everything that is bad and the friend
Of everything that is good"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
125 D. c. Churches
Omit Services to
Attend Tabernacle

Sunday morning sermon services
were omitted in rs Washington
churches yesterday morning in order
that the congregation and ministers
might hear Billy Sundays opening
talk.
The churches which omitted the
services were those cooperating in
the Sunday campaign.
Sunday school was conducted as
usual but following its dismissal, the
entire congregations adjourned to the
Sunday tabernacle to hear Billy
tell Washington how to get TO
heaven.
Sunday evening services were held
as usual throughout the city.
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and. sir. you've never seen Gods spirit
move and work upon the people Of
this city as he's doing today; it's Gods
set time to bless, and IL this city will
fall on her knees before God, II this
city will turn from her evil ways, II
this city will pledge her love and her
loyalty to God. IL this city with her
wealth. with her vigor and with her
power will yield to Jesus Christ, IL this
city will come over on the side Of the
cross OF Jesus Christ, then not only
this city but the country round about
will follow suit and the church will
be filled through the influence Of this
great city opening her arms and her
heart and saying, Jesus Christ, come
in"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07

In his sermon Billy spoke Of the
drummer boy in Napoleon's arn,x
who refused 70 beat q '-retrea2
when ordered by his commanded
he looked souarely into the eyes
of about 100 soldiers who were in
the Tabernacle and declared loudly:
We don't know how to beat q
retreat either. DO we boys9 You bet
your life We don'ti But we can
beat a charge that can dig a grave
80 deep for that bunch Of Kaiser
Bills hot dogs that they won't
even hear the Angel Gabriers horn
on the last day"
The soldiers cheered Billy ana the
big crowd Joined in. Billy empha-
sized that we've got 20 scrap as
well as play" and he declared that.
with such a fne army and such N
navy as Uncle Sam boasts thera
isn't q power anywhere IN tn
world that can stand up against Il,
much less that bunch Of cut-throatr-
who would drag their Hohenzollern-
teachings into the land ofsthe free.
Billy took a hard rap at the In
oustrial Workers Of the World ana
declared that II he had anything
to DO with that bunch" they All
would have faced the firing squad
long ago" His sermon was A.
likening OF the Christian worker.
OF the world TO the grenadiers df
old and the point he emphasized
was that Christians everywhere are
hghters for the cause Of chrIsts
In Just as much the same sense "A
are the soldiers fighting now tha
cause OF the allies.
SOLDIER Join In sonEx-
Rody led the choir in a half hour
song service He introduced the
delegation Of soldiers to the bfk
audience and when the boys N
khaki" arose, about 100 strong, they
were given a great reception. Rody
gave them an invitation 20 select
their fayorite hymn ahd they choss
Brighten the Corner" The choi+
sang IL and Rody remarked 20 the
soldiers. That's ne tune you bow,
VIII want TO sing when you srA
marching down the main street in
Berlin and right into the Kaiser's
palace"
The boys" cheered the referepca
and then Rody had them sing aiop.
the last stanIa of the popular
hymn.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07

Billy Sundays opening meeting
here was one Of the most auspic-
ious Of the many campaign debuts
he has made in all sections Of the
country. The big Tabernacle was
filled long before the evangelist APP
peared on the platform. There were
only a few vacant seats after Billy
got under way with his sermon.
They were vacant because Of the
evangelisfs rule not to have any
late comers seated during the time
he is speaking.
In the corridors on three sides OF
the big wooden building nearly l.
900 persons stood, unable TO get in
side the enclosure. 1t Is figured
that approximately $4,000 men and
women were in the big throng when
Billy and ma" Sunday entered the
Tabernacle.
Minister'S Section Crowded.
The ministers section, to the left
of the pulpit. was crowded with
representative Washington clergy
men who had closed their churches
during the morning service hours
~ hhoN bhSlE
unite in the big opening meeting at
the Tabernacle. There wasn't a
vacant seat in the great choir lofts.
The Sunday row." reserved for
members OF the official revival
party, was filled with women MEM
bers of the party-"Ma" Sunday,
Mrs. William Asher. Miss Alice NJ
Gamlin, Miss Florence Kinney. Miss
Grace SAKE and Miss Florence
Whitbeck.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels,
accompanied by Mrs. Daniels. sat
on the front row of the silk lid
section" just below the ministers.
Near them sat Champ Clark, speak
er of the house.
Billy Sunday spotted" Secretary
Daniels the moment he entered the
building. He shook hands warmly
with Mr.. and Mrs. Daniels and then
hurried over to Champ Clark. - Billy
put both hands on the Speakers S
shoulders. and they had a few min
utes' personal chat. Then the evan
gelist went back to the ministers sec
tion and shook hands with each Of the
clergymen.
Rody had. meanwhile. started things
going up in the choir lofts. Rody is
the official chorister and announcer
for the evangelist party. Under his
arm was his favorite trombone. which
he carries every time he mounts the
platform.
Rody told the big audience that the
choir arrangements for the revival
were the best OF any city in which he
had campaigned. And everybody
agreed that he was right. There were
about LBS voices in that choir, and
the, members could sing.
Percy S. Foster had given the choir
several preliminary rehearsals, and II
was in great shape. 1t sang Brighten
the Corner" II Walk with the King.
Since Jesus Came Into My Heart
and other Sunday revival favorites.
The big audience cheered after the
half-hour preliminary song service. To
Homer Eden. chairman of the music
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
Base Hits Lined Out
By Billy Sunday

A lot Of people don't give q
whoop whether snybody goes to
he'll. so long ~ they Themselves
nre saved.
There r. no force ON earth or
I'm hell that can stand the on
ward march Of the Church Of Je-
sus Christ and His Truth.
At Pentecost one sermsn
brought 1900 to their knees,
now 1t takes about 5000 of the
average sermons to bring one
old weaxel-eyed. red-nose, whis-
ky-soaked bIasphemer TO his
knees.
We've got 30 much machinery
In the average church you can
hear II squeak when you start
In.
I believe that q brighter day
has never dawned In history than
now.
Il toto the movie pcopiet "tou
can't commerciniixe my mug for
q hundred million dollars"
A lot of people know more
nbout how to preach than IL
that's why Pm preaching and
you're not.
MY life has been threatened
from one end of this land to the
other by thst good-for-nothing
G d forsaken, whisky-seaked
gang, the worst gang of thugs
this side of hell
You don't need an evangelist
so much as you need nm under
taker.
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Billy Takes Verbal Shot
At Hun in First Sermon

committee. and his associates, Rody
gave much praise for the choir or
ganization work.
Postmaster Chsnee Speaks.
Postmaster Chance. chairman Of the
executive committee In charge OF the
revival. was introduced by Rody as
the man who made the revival pos
sible." Mr.. Chance spoke of the early
work OF the preliminary campaign
and of the desire of his committee
to make the revival the greatest in
Washington's history. He was given
a great send-off by the audience and
was complimented by Sunday.
The preliminaries over, Billy started
things by telling of his pleasure to
be In Washington. He said II was
worth his life's work and study and
physical hardships to come to the ma
tion's first city and preach and he
urged the Christians Of Washington
TO get in the game up to your eye
brows and go on to the last ditch in
the battle between right and wrong" !"
Billy emphasized that he was no
Stacker" and he pleaded with his
listeners to get behind the campaign
and push 1t to the limit.
Billy said lot Of nice things about
Dixie" and especially about Atlanta
and he pointed to the South as the
coming" section of the country. He
declared his hearers needn't lose
4, any sleep about how Dixie will stand
up In the war situation" since he de-
clared "she will be there with both
feet when action Is wanted This
brought cheers from the audience.
MT. Sunday was bitter In his de-
nunciation OF the Germans, whom he
referred to as "a bunch of sauer-
kraut. weinerwurst. hot-dogs" and he
vehemently denounced the "Prus-
sianized Kultur that had wriggled its
old carcass out of the pits of perdi-
tion and which Is now trying to spread
its infamous doctrines over this great
world OF ours"
| Denounces the Huns.
They can't think they can cram
that Kultur down the throats of
Americans and get away with it?'
shouted Billy. his fists doubled. They
can't spit on the flag Of the United
States and try and rub out some Of
the stars and get away with Il. Not
| on your life"
Billy emphasized that he's been all
over this country ahd he hasn't come
across a Democrat or a Republican.
There are no such things these
times" he declared. They're all
Americans, ready to back Uncle Sam
to the limit; ready to cut out eating,
II necessary, to give food to the boys
overseas"
As usual, Billy had . good word to
say for the soldiers. He said they
could have anything 'in the house"
Secretary Daniels and Speaker Clark
applauded loudly Biliy's patriotic re-
ferences and they both smiled broad
ly when the evangelist put the skids
under the ''God-forsaken gang of cut
throats across the seas"
Billy's sermon was on the Holy
Ghost and the need for q distinct rec
ognition OF the Holy Spirit as . neees-
sary part OF salvation.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
Evangelist Tells Story
Of Rapid Climb to Fame

The Hsaid presents below Buy Sunday,
own story q his early life. written IN ppcai
Sunday fashion.D
BY BILLY SUNDAY.
was bred and born-not in old
Kentucky. although my grandfather
was hentuckian-but in old Iowa,
November 10, 1862.
am a rube OF rubes. am q hay
seed Of the hayseeds. and the malo-
dors OF the barnyard are on me yet
snd It beats Pinaud and Colgate. too
! have creased my hair with goose
grease and blacked my boots with
stove blacking. have wiped my old
proboscis with q gunny sack towel:
! have drunk coffee out Of my saucer,
and / have eaten with my knife;
have said done IT. when should have
said 'did It. and have saw when
should have seen.' but I expect to go
TO Heaven Just the same. / have crept
and crawIed out from the university
OF hard knocks. and have taken post
graduate courses-
My father went to the war -four
months before / was born. in Com
peny z. Twenty-third Iowa ] have
fought and struggled since ! was
years old. know all about the dark
and seamy side OF life, and IL ever q
man fought hard. have fought hard
for everything have ever gained
Mother Heart-broken-
The wolf scratched at the cabin
door. and finally mother said: Boys,
am going to send you to the Soldiers
Orphan Home" At Ames, Iowa. we
had to wait for the train. and we went
to q little hotel, and they came about
O'Clock and said: Get ready for the
train"
looked In mothers face. Her eyes
were red. her hair was dlsheveled. I
said: Whats the matter, motherT'
All the time Ed and ] slept mother
had been praying. We went TO the
train; she put one arm about me and
the other about Ed. and sobbed as n
her heart would break. People walked
by and looked at US. but they didn't
say a word.
Why? They didn't know, and II
they had known they wouldn't have
cared. Mother knew; she knew that
for years she wouldn't see her boys.
We got into the train and said Good
by. mother" as the train pulled out
We reached Council Bluffs. It was
cold, and We turned up our collars
and shivered. We saw the hotel and
went up and asked the woman for
something TO eat. She said: What's
your name?'
Ny name Is William Sunday and
this is my brother Ed.'
Where are you going?"
ITO the Soldiers Orphans' Home at
Glenwood."
She wiped the tears and said: my
husband was a soldier and he never
came back. He wouldn't turn any one
away and wouldn't turn you boys
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
Billy Not to Speak
In Tabernacle Today

There will be no services today
az the Billy Sunday Tabernacle.
Monday Is the evangelist's day of
rest and all Tabernacle meetings
are passed up' on Mondays. The
evangelist viii break his Monday
preaching rule today, however, and
Will speak at 1890 o'clock this
morning in the First Congrega-
tional Church, at Tenth and G
streets northwest. to a gathering
of ministers and workers In the
revival campaign.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
Important Notice
Herald Advertisers

The change in the departing
time of trains of the various
railroads makes it mandatory
that The Herald go to pres.
daily and Sunday. about one
hour earlier than heretofore.
Advertisers are requested to
send in their copy as early as
possible to The Herald office
to insure proper classification
and printing in the following
days issue.
The Washington Herald
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
Girl That's Paved Over.

It's a good deal harder to marry of
a girl that has been paved over by
every yap in the community than it
is to fatten a sheep on baled shavings
Or pineapple ice. You can't goldbrick
sharp-eyed suitor any easier than
you can fasten a pair of pajamas on
billy goat. And by Joe, I'd give
more for one good. God-fearina,
pant-patching, sock-darning, bread
making, praying mother in IsreaI thah
I would for a whole trainload Of thesk
little frizzle-headed sissies of our day
my friends, and the way they are liv@
ing and how they are going.
why call -ye me Lord. Lord, and
do not the things which I say" id
business?'
Wait q minutei I believe Got
calls men to business; believe thai
Righteousness in business win lead
not only to the success OF thai
business but to a tremendous int
fiuence upon moral character in the
community, as well. You never
can separate your manhood froi,
your business and when you dit
vorce your business from religion
God Almighty will divorce himself
from you
Too often business consists u
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
"Don't Relieve In God.v

I'd like to sec them come out openly
and acknowledge the God who pro-
tected our armies of '76, of 1872, of
1913, of 1861, of 1898, and the God who
hovers over the Stars and Stripes to-
day in the conflict of the world-the
God of our happy homes, the God OF
our virtuohs men and the God of our
virtuous women. the God OF our little
children and the God OF our bountiful
harvests. the God of our prosperous
nation.
"oh, said a fellow to me in Illinois,
Bill. It wouldn't be fair to put in
the plank of a political party the rec
lot Of people in this country that don't t
believe in God"
on. we've got lot of NUTS that
dont believe in virtue; we've got peo-
pie who don't believe in the sanctity
OF the marriage ties: we've got people
WI % don't believe in property rights;
we've got people who want to rob,
who want to steal; we've got people
that want to rape; we've got pander-
ers. white slavers that want to seduce
add sell the flower of our girlhood
into slavery; we've got men that want
u burn; we've got men that want to
kill: we've got men that want to stick
4 gun under your nose. Would you
refuse to make laws against the GRIM
Inal element because we have got an
element that don't believe in God.
don't believe in decency, don't believe
in Jesus Christ?
want to say to you, sir, would
you refuse to be loyal to your country
because some other fellow Is a traitor?
Would you refuse to be a Christian
because some other man Is an infidel?
Would you refuse to be true to your
wife because some other man Is living
in sin with another woman? Oh, all
good men and all good women believe
in God and in Jesus Christ.
tell you, there is overwhelming
victory waiting for the party that's
got the grit to make an acknowledge
ment of God-the God of this nation,
the God that has blessed US as no
other nation. the God that's blessed
us at our harvests, blessed us in our
health. in our civilization, blessed US
in our protection against foreign en-
emies.
Therefore. we acknowledge his good
ness and We pray for his continued
mercy and in the name of God we
unfurl our banner.
This Is Gods set time for this city.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07

crhs Hs-1id pres>nts below BUY suDdsys
own story Of his early life, written IN lyrical
Sfrr,day fHsh
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
Headed for n Cropper.

And society today Is fast fastening
to the Judgment that overlook Pom
peii. Herculaneum. and Sodom and
Gomorrah. when God Almighty made
old Mount vesuvius vonit and puke
N a hemorrhage of lava until he
buried Pompeii fifty feet deep beneath
he red-hot einders and ashes where
tnelr Vileness was sculptured on the
wall and on the pillars Of their tenn
pies.
I don't know. people Of Washing
eon how God Almighty win purify;
Ehether he will start with a FIRE or
with food or with famine or with
pestilenee or with a war, but he will
10 something. You can't defy God ali
Four days and lift your puny, infini-
ssimal mediorcre. pigmy selves up in
ienance OF the omnipotent and onn-
,ipresent God. No, Not
Come with me. Here Is a bunch of
,lear-eyed. bloated-faced. ragged.
ilthy. vermin-covered old loafers m
star beer-joint or a fan tan dive.
Nth bugs wriggling over them. filthy
their excrement; they ara sitting
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07

A lot Of people don't giye .
whoop whether anybody goes to
he'll, 30 long ~ they themselves
nre saved.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-31
URGES EARLY
PEACE CONFERENCE
DANGERS GROWING WHILE
POWERS DELAY.
Manchester Press Anxious as
to Factors Developing: an,
italy and Other Places. ~,

Manchester. Dec. 31.-Comine etntine
on President Wilson's visit and urg-
ing the necessity of the assembling
of the peace conference without FUR
ther delay, the Guardian says: ,y.., !,
while we are talking and demon
strating, others are acting and 'by*nt
means acting in sense favorable ,tc
the translation of the ideal into the
practical and the establishment OF. 2
rule of justice and good wiHeamona
the nations of the earth.
Italy is creating accoinpfished
facts on the eastern shore off, the
Adriatic, powerful party is forming
in France which, not content: with
the recovery of Alsace and. Lorraine
and the happy sealing Of that his
toric sore, threatens to create, H. fresh
sore by annexation beyond ~ Its
borders. In Belgium, claims ara be-
ing infiuentially asserted not onl 3tc
Luxemburg, but to sundry port ions
of Dutch territory on her northerii
and eastern border. Poland isfthreat-
ening and perhaps actually has IOca
cupied DanZig, a German city with
a mere sprinkling of Polese, and thu's
to cut off East Prussia from West
Prussia, and apparently She designs
to pursue her enterprise: b% occupy
ing purely German territory. farther
west and SOUTH" -:
The Guardian concludes =, %'..
Nov this is obviously mott e&$kGtty
conformable to either the spirit OF
the letter of President WILSON'S
terms, but is an attempt to forestlll
the decisions of the confeEehGe when
it meets, and must tend. .Srayely: to
hamper it's work." !. e..