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The Washington times., 1918-01-12

hearts Of men and women In Washing
ton-or anywhere else, but We've got
him on the run"
Chief OF STAFF Matthews called the
meeting at 9:05 and the entire Sunday
party assembled in the big reception
room at Mount Alto Inn. The meet
ing was closed with the regular morn
ing inter-circle prayer.
Billy slept until S:15. At that hour
he arose. threw up the windows OF his
room, took his morning constitutional,
bathed. put on his bathrobe and came
down stairs to breakfast.
With the morning papers lie sat
down to his breakfast % poached
eggs and toast, stewed PEACHES and
coffee.
At S:45 he left the table and went
into Secretary Matthews office to
complete his perusual of tne morning
paper.
About this time Ma came down to
breakfast.
At s:45 Lieut.. George Sunday
motored up to the mansion, bringing
Miss Whitbeck, reservation secretary,
who had started for the office of the
Washington Loan and Trust Company
some minutes previous.
"Aw, Skin!" shouted George TO
Billy's famous chauffeur. Got any
skid chains up here? ] can't find
mine
skin went out to Georges car and
after some rummaging found the lost.
chains and adjusted them in their
proper place.
Trouble On Hill.
AZ have been half an hour trying to
get up this hill out here" said George.
aV-iscopsin avenue is as smooth as
glass and il a company OF soldiers
from American Lake University had
not come along on their morning hike
and pushed me up une hin would
have been there yet
When the skid chains had been ad-
justed. George left with Miss Whit
beck for the office OF the headquarters
OF the Sunday campaign.
The sermons today at the taber-
nacle will mark Billy Sundays drive
against the devil. The first sermon
at o'clock in the afternoon will
deal with The Pharisee and the
Publican"
The night sermon. which viii begin
at T:3O o'clock will deal with The
People Had a Mind To Work"
The Sunday morning services will
begin at 1880 o'clock instead of at
II o'clock as they did last Sunday.
The first men only night will be
Thursday, when mems Bible classes
will meet march to the tabernacle.
The first Sunday afternoon men only
meeting has been set for Sunday
week.
Seats are free to everybody. The
tabernacle has a seating capacity OF
approximately 1900.
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HERE'S HOW TO COUGH AT
BILLY'S TABERNACLE

How TO cough in Billy Sundays
tabernacle:
Act !: Close your mouth.
Act -: Put your handkerchief over
your mouth.
Act 3: Cough. That is. down your
throat.
Homer Rodeheaver rectes this at
the beginning OF every performance.
Cough all you want said Billy
himself today. but follow directions" +"
The reason of the coughing act
Is that Billy can't talk against a
wave OF coughs. DO you blame him?
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CALVARY'S BIBLE CLASS
TO POSE BEFORE CAMERA

steps" pictures are the order OF
the week in Washington for Bible
classes.
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock the
Bible class OF the Calvary Baptist
Church will meet with Billy Sunday
at the church to be photographed,
showing the increase since the begin
ming of the Sunday campaign here.
Immediately after the picture is
taken, the class will march TO the
tabernacle behind the Boy Scouts
Band.
Bible classes in the city have grown
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"IT'SALIE,' SAYS !
BILLY OF / v. w.
ANTEU. S. TALK

Billy Sunday may not countenancO
dancing. but 1900 people who heard
him preach last night performed as
they have never performed on any
ballroom floor. The "icy glide" and
the "deluge dip were as popular as
sauerkraut at q slacker's picnic, after
the evening sermon last night
Patterlng raindrops ant the tong
tong Of street car gongs and the oc-
casi0nal emphasized bump cf q human
body striking the icy pavement fur
nished the orchestration for the en-
tertainment, while legs did Eymnastic
contOrtions and arms waved with all
the delirious abandon OF the coon
can cabaret" trio back in old Moo
Orleans, as the big crowd piled out
OF the tabernacle.
Here was one time In the lives OF
prominent church members when they
might have utilized a knowledge OF
the Texas Tommy" or rhe ~Tipsy
Tango to advantage.
Raining at Service Close.
"o-oo-hI' shouted Billy to a packed
house. "if you don't hurry you'll never
get there" But for once In his evan
gelical career, he was mlstaken- Il
was showing when he arrived at the
Tabernacle and IL was pouring un-
salubriOus streams when he left. p,
Back in the tabernacle Bully was
shaking hands with as many OF the
audience as could reach him
The sailors were the only folks that
felt at home. While the pianos ham
mered out Asleep on the Deep" they
went into the water and the ice-but
they didn't by any chance sleep.
Their knowledge OF the Sailors
Hornpipe" put them out in front Of
the sliders in three-seven-eleven
slosh-time.
Tabernacle Filled.
In spite Of the inclement weather
there was no room in the tabernacle.
Four thousand young men and girls
from Washington schools and col
leges were present for student
night" while the rest OF the audi
ence were brought out by the report
that Billy would preach his faIaous
booze sermon-which he didn't He
got started on II, but switched Off.
and didn't get back. But no one was
unreasonably disappointed
Billy's sermon carried a lot Of good
advice on how TO get along in the
world. And incidentally, Billy de-
Tended the rich men in this country
because Of the assistance they have
given the Government N, prosecuting
the war. He denounced the I. W.'WSs
in strong language as agitators who
purposely spread the idea that'tAmer-
lea is a rich mans country?
SIt's . Lle.7
ats a lIe." Billy shouted They're
a bunch OF calamity howlers- II
isn't a rich mans country or the
country OF any class. It's every
body's country. No worse lie ever
crawIed out OF the pit Of perditIon-"
Nobody has done for the country
than the rich man." he said. Every
body's sacrificing in this war; Tou
can see II everyday right here In
washington. We're all together going
to put Il over in great shape and, BE-
lieve me-. we're going to do II In quick
order That dirty gang on the other
side has spit In our faces long
enough" y
The 400 soldiers in the tabernacle
applauded vigorously and the rest OF
the audience Joined in
Billy's story of Abraham Lincoln
was calculated to inspire the students.
It was one OF the most beautifully
portrayed s-.etches that Billy has
done since he opened his campaign
here.
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BILLY USES SPECS, BUT
SEES SIN WITHOUT EN-
lilly Sunday uses spcctacles!

Billy Sunday uses spcctaCles.
This important discovery was made
by a Times reporter who called at
the home OF the boss" on Wisconsin
avenue tOuay, and found him working
on material for sermons.
"Oh. Yes" Billy commented, when
the reporter called the specs to his at
tention But ! can still see sin and
evil and hypocrisy without the aid OF
spyglasses, and 1t doesn't even take a
searching glance, sometim2S.' he add
ed with a smile.
Billy has worn specs for several
years when he has had TO read fine
and sometimes almost illegible writ
Ing.
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greatly since DE George w. Dewey.
Billy Sunday expert in this branch
of the campaign work, arrived in
Washington about six weeks ago.
The Calvary class numbered about
$50 at the beginning of the cam
paign. Tomorrow 900 members will
be present
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GRIFFITH, OLD
TEAM-MATE,
VISITS NOTED
EVANGELIST
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CONTINUED from First Page.)
edge and experience Of the diamond
game"
Mr.. Griffith was accompanied by John
Henry GeRslinger. president of the
Washington Athletic Club. and left
after half hours chat
Captain BIddIe, Too.
Capt. Anthony J. Drexel-Biddle fol
lowed closely on Grifrs heels and was
closeted with Mr.. Sunday for about
half an hour.
Captain Biddle is a great sdmirer
of Billy and was the hardest worker
in Philadelphia for the Sunday cam
paign when Billy drove the deyll our
of Ouakertown. He was formerly
known as the millionaire pugilist,
but is now captain Of marines, sta
toned at Quantico, Va
While Captain Biddle was converted
some time before Mr.. Sundays evan
gelistic campaign, yet ii was through
Mr.. Sundays work that he became
such a great enthusiast in his Bible
class work.
Conference Held.
Commander-inChief Billy Sunday
and his general staff held an impor-
tant conference this morning at gen
eraI headquarters on Wisconsin ave
nue.
The main points OF discussion dealt
with the ground already won from
the forces OF His Satanic Majesty
during the first week OF the battle
in Washington, and plans for the
coming weeks drive.
The big push is expected to begin
early in the week. Like the Ger
mans were rolled back before the
forces of General Byng at Cambria
the army of the devil will begin
retreat to the tramp of many feet
on the saw-dust trail in the taber-
nacle on the Union Station Plaza.
While the plans are an army secret,
IL is predicted that the trail-hitting
will begin within the week.
Flight Going Our Way"
T. ''winning?'', said Billy, in answer to
a question by a Times reporter" why
the fight is going our way, but We
haven't won yet There is a lot to do
before the devil is driven from the
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SIX SONS TO FIGHT FOR U. S.

NEW YORK. Jan l2-william Quinn.
a farmer OF Great Neck. L. l.. has eight
sons, five OF whom are already fighting
for Uncle Sam. Another son. Joseph,
waived exemption despite the fact he has
a wife and baby.
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80 CENTS A QUESTIONABLE.

The Government today fixed the
wages OF draft boards. Thirty cents
for each QUESTIONABLE will be paid
each board. Provost Marshal General
Crowder ruled.
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Change In Schedule W. :. Ry.
Effective January 18th. daily through
trains via. A. c. l.. II. II. leave Wash
inGton $50 p. NJ. instead OF sos Pm.
and 900 L. VI. instead Of $50 p. NJ.
VI6 $ A. l. Ry. leave 600 PM. instead
of 7:3O =. NJ. and 500 p. NJ. instead
OF $50 Z. M-Advt.
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Knew He Was Wrong.

lie Knew where he was WRONG. IN
here. And other people, hearing his
confession, said, That's my Idea or
religion"
The confession wants to be as pup
lie as the tTansgression and II you
weren't ashamed to do II you oughtnt
be ashamed TO confess It. So they be-
gan to confess.
So you beget within the hearts
and lives Of others feelings that are
analogous to yours. II you humble
yourself in the sight Of the Lord, he
will lift you up.
You do what the Lord wants
and see how He will put His hand
of approval on you. and how He Will
bless you in this old world and do
great things. Listen.
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Sensation Vs. Damn

Religious sensation is better than
putrid damnation any time! That's 5
our idea of religion-no excitement,
no slang, no vulgarity-none." Yes,
and they followed him and they are
all in hell now-all of them! All Of
themi
1 was in a town in Indiana. John
Hay, one OF the brightest Sec
retaries of State ever in the White
House, lived there, and I have met a
lot of his friends. They are good
friends of mine. And the Presby-
terians there wouldn't kneel for fear
people would think that they were
Methodists. Anu the preacher got up
and apologized for them. said he
had the devil in him or he wouldn't
apologize for a bunch like that, he'd
skin EN-
So out he went and in came this
old Publican. He smote upon his
breast and said, God, be merciful to
me, a sinner"
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.FIEht Going Our Way"

I. "winning?'', said Billy, in answer to
a question by a Times reporter" why
the fight is going our way, but We
haven't won yet There is lot to do
before the devil is driven from the
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Don't Come To Church.

Don't come to church-and II you
do. come late. II it's too wet, too
dry, too hot. too cold, too windy, too
dutsy-don't come. OF course. the
preacher-you expect him to be there.
Don't imagine the front seats were
ever intended for you when you go to
church. Pople might. think you were
interested in you get up under the
pulpit.
! used to fire for the Northwestern
railroad. ! can run a locomotive; II
she blows out a cylinder head, breaks
side rod or throws a tire, ] can
uncouple her and bring her in. l
used to fire for the Northwestern
railroad. I carry a little card that
lets me ride. And so we used to,
when we made up freight train, put
the loaded cars in front and the
empty ones behind because it pulls
easier.
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ADJUSTMENTS

cRANnAJJ'chP0LLo; ga + St; M Ne
TIN I'm MOLLY ENTANGLED." EXTRA
FATTY ARBUCKLE in "A COUNTRY
HERO"
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Don't Pray To Him.


And don't for the world ever think
OF praying for the preacher. No. or
the church. Don't sing. When you
come to the tabernacle or go to
church, don't sing. Just look like
barnacle. my friends. on the hull of
ship Don't sing! And don't attend
prayer meeting, and il you do. why
don't take part.
And If you see a stranger in the
audience, don't shake hands with him
because II you do he will come back,
and he might go to heaven instead OF
hell. He might fall in love with
Jesus Christ and hate the devil II
you showed an interest in him. Let
him alone.
And never try to bring anybody to
church with you. II you did. you'd
MI up the old ice house. Let the pas
tor do all the work. The general
does all the lighting while the pri-
Yates sit around under the shade.
smelling the coffee boil and the bacon
fry. See that his salary is always be-
hind time. He can work down here
and board up in heaven
And II he doesn't visit you as often
as you think he should or that you
deserve. treat him very coldly. He
has nothing particularly to do but to
walt on you. lie only has to preach
two sermons week, and run the
prayer meeting. and marry people.
and bury people. and settle individ-
ual and church quarreIs, and visit
the sick. and pray with the dying,
and collect church subscriptions. The
church hires him just To look nice and
amuse you. He hasn't anything spe-
cial to do.
Insist ON your views being adopted
on all questions brought up before
the church. And don't give in for
the majority. This Government is
run on the majority rule. but in the
church the tail wags the dog.
And when You are sick don't let
the pastor know anything about IL
Don't tell him. lie Is supposed ,o
find out. and il Il" doesn't, then tell
people how disinterested he WAS i'm
you and he never came near whom
you were sick.
Sis, | bet my life just by looking a,
you that's just what you've been
doin'. You've got just that kind OF
a map on you.
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Some Fine Words.

So 7 got a sermon. ] got out the
Encyclopedia britannica. and Web
ster's Unabridged. Oh. I had some
sentences in IT that lonE-it would
make the jaw OF a Greek professor
squeak week trying to pronounce
the words.
You have seen a kid at the Fourth
Of July break a fireCracker in the
middle, and then light a match. Why.
IL would zt-zt-zztzzt Well, that was
the way with that sermOn--it never
delivered the goods.
One day / said: We'll. God, I've
got II dOped out wrong. There's
nothing the matter with anybody. but
they've got the devil in them. with
some it is the devil of pride, with
some the devil of lust, with some the
devil of money, with some the devil
OF a bad temper, with some it is the
devil of a long tongue"
And ] loaded my old gospel gun up
with roUgh-On-rats, buttermilk, epicac,
d. Mantle. rock salt, and barbed wire.
and / screwed the butt end up, and
! yanked the trigger. and the feathers
have been flying and the gangs been
hunting their hole ever since.
You've got to adapt your ammuni
ton to the kind OF game you are
after. II doesn't do any good to &"
to war on skunk with cologne
WateT
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Turns TO the Publican.

Now well let this old lobster alone
for little while the PhaTis-e
There's the other fellow the publ
can. Notice his attitude while pray
ing. lie stood afar off, which implies
the other fellow got in the limelight
He wouldn't lift up his eyes unit"
heaven: he smote upon his breast,
saying: God be mercifuI to me, =
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sinner" lie knew where he was
wrong-in here; not up there.
Keep your heart with all diligence
for out of 1t are the issues OF life"
out of the heart proceed evil
thoughts, murders, fornication. and
adultery. The heart is deceitfuI
above all things, and desperately
wicked
BLESSED are the pure in heart, for
they shall see God"
Thou hast neither part nor lot In
this matter, for your heart is not
right In the sight OF God"
The trouble, my friends, Is in the
heart; that's what's the matter with
the people. and this fellow knew
where the trouble was. God be meri-
full to me, a sinner"
He kept on shifting.
One man said, God, I'm all right"
The other man said, "Wsll, God, I'm
all wrong"
One man talked about his good
deeds; the other man made no refer
ence to his good deeds.
One man talked about his superb
ority over his neighbor; the other man
made no reference TO his neighbors.
One man talked about rs virtues;
the other man talked about his vices.
One man said, Lord, l oon't need
your help"
The other man said. ''Wsll. God, il
you don't help me, I'll be n hell be-
fore midnight"
One man said, 81 thank you that 1
am not as other men are
This man made no refer ence to his
fellow creatures, neither their vices
nor their virtues. He said, God, 1
want to get square right away"
hoN XnVNsIl ha r
prised how many defects IL takes out
OF other people when you get
straight.
God, be mercifuI to me a sinner"
The sun., 1918-10-27

in New York county. He will speak at
the Union League Club the Lenox As
sembly Rooms, 1852 Second street the
New Amsterdam Opera House. West
Forty-fourth street. between Ninth and
Tenth avenues; Bohemian National Hail.
321 East Seventy-third street.
The Governor will be In Brooklyn
Wednesday night, speaking at a big rally
in the Academy of Music, Arcadia
Hall. in Halsey street, and at Stauch's
Casino. Coney Island. The following
night he will speak In Albany and Troy
and on Friday ne will return for another
tour of New York county. Two OF the
meetings on the latter night will be at
Public School 179. 1920 street, between
Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, and
at Lenox Hall. 116th street and Lenox
avenue. That afternoon the Governor
Will speak in Staten Island.
Senator Charles d. Newton, Repub-
llcan candidate for Acknowledgement.
will spend most OF the coming week cam
paigning In the metropolitan district.
His friends point to his legislative record
and his prominence at the bar as show
ing superior qualifications for the office.
Frank NJ. Williams meets every re-
quirement of efficiency" declared n
friend OF the candidate on the Repub-
lican ticket for election to the office of
State Engineer and Surveyor last night.
"He earned the admiration and respect
of the people OF the state and won
name which places him In the foremost
ranks OF his profession. He has guarded
cheering projects"
The sun., 1918-10-27
NEWSPAPERS ASSAIL
PRESIDENTS APPEAL
Resentment Seen in Suggestion
to Hand Country Over to
One Person or Party.
CALLED FUTURE MENACE
Great Danger of Disrupting the
Present Unity of Spirit
Is Pointed Out.

THE Sun herewith presents editorials
from important newspapers in various
parts OF the country on President WILL
sons public appeal to voters to return
a Democratic Congress.
It Is the opinion of numerous publica-
lions that the people will resent the
suggestion Of handing the country over
to one individual, or party.
Here are the editorials:
81. Paul "Pioueer Press"
Special Despatch 10 TUE sUK.
ST. PAUL, Oct. 26.--The Pioneer Press
says:
The Presidents remarkable appeal
has opened for examination not only
the Congressional record OF his own
party but has invited the open expires.
sion of popular sentiment with respect
to his negotiations with the German
Government.
The thought which seems to lie up
permost In his mind is my leadership.
my power. &c. 1t has not apparently
occurred to him that the employment Of
the personal pronoun, possessive case.
In such circumstances Is something to
which the American republic 10 wholly
unaccustomed. The Americans believe
that the present war Is no mere adven-
ture of the Democratic party and Wood
row Wilson, its head. but an adventure
to which all Americans regardless Of po-
lltlcal creed are committed"
The sun., 1918-10-27

pendent Republican ana the citizen gen.
orally. l ind considerable resentment
upstate among the people who dislike
Whitman's attitude, which seems 70
them to be that campaigning upstate
Ia not necessary. because he has them
all In his vestpocket"
One OF the upstate leaders, who came
down with ZAP. spoke in the rosiest
terms Of the outlook for the election OF
was betting money on him. But fur
Their inquiry revealed the fact that ne
had demanded 2 to 1, that he got 5000
placed against his $500.
II would appear that the Democratic
leaders at Syracuse had an inkling In
advance of the attitude that would be
taken by President Wilson that a vote
against the Democratic candidates for
Congress would be against him, for they
are widely circulating a plea for the
Democratic ticket on the ground that q
vote against II would be a vote against
the successful prosecution OF the war
Women Make Vote Appeal.
This Is the sort OF appeal that is being
sent out over the signature OF Mrs.
Albert II. Hildreth, chairman Of the
Women's Campaign Committee of the
Democratic State Committee, under the
title Of IAN Appeal to Democratic
Voters"
Your country calls and every good
citizen, men and women. should answer
that call. Your President, Woodrow
Wilson, needs you-you OF his own party,
to stand back Of him by electing
Democratic Governor and a Democratic
Congress. Do not allow the enemies OF
our country to think you are not with
your President.
"A refusal TO sustain him will be a
refusal TO sustain his war policy and q
refusal 10 stand by him in his great
work Of reconstruction after the war
Doubtful. neutral nations with the
enemy would make capital of this by
saying our nation is divided and we are
not In sympathy with the commander in
chief OF the army and navy.
Let the call go forth that we are
solidly united and cooperating in the
plans OF our great leader. Woodrow
Wilson. A vote for Alfred =. Smith is
a vote for Woodrow Wilson: a vote for
Democratic Congress Is also vote
for Woodrow Wilson. Democratic citisens
Of the State OF New York, It is your
first duty TO cast your ballot on election
day as a reply TO the enemy"
The Smith Citizens Committee last
night gave out letter they said Mr..
Smith had received from DR.. Bernhard
Lazarus OF 327 Central Park West,
which said in part:
'T am a Republican and a believer
in Republican principles. but I am
going to vote for you for Governor be-
cause my party in this State Is domi-
mated by a man who does not believe
in Republican or other principles"
The United Board OF Business Agents
OF the Building Trades Of Manhattan
and Vicinity has Endorsed the candi-
dacies of Mr.. Smith. Bird s. Coler,
Democratic candidate for State Comp
troller. and of Senator Robert F. wag-
ner for the Supreme Court