The Washington herald., 1918-01-22
SUNDAY USES
HIS DAY OFF,
TOGIVE ADVICE
Evangelist Answers Core
spondents and Counsels
His Visitors.
ny ARTHUR JOYCE.


Billy Sunday spent most of his
day of rest at home yesterday.
There were no Tabernacle services.
The evangelist was the guest at
luncheon of Senator watson, of In
diana. at the Capitol at noon. and
last night he made the opening
prayer at the patriotic rally In the
Tabernacle. The remainder Of the
day he spent at home doctoring his
throat
It isn't to be imagined, however.
that all the noted evangelist does
when he's at home is look after his
personal comfort or take things
easy, as most any other man with
long shot! While Billy doesn't
reach so many persons, it's q safe
bet that he does as much good on
the side" before. during and in-be-
tween his revival campaigns, as he
does fighting for God on the Taber-
naeIe platform
The evangelist hears every day
by mail and personal visit-the
stories Of domestic strife and bust-
ness troubles Of scores OF persons.
He gives them all consideration and
he gives freely Of his advice. Some
OF the appeals are extremely trivial.
but Billy listens attentively and
treats each case as though it were
a matter Of national interest.
settles Problems.
There's hardly a day passes when
the strenuous evangelist doesns have
a batch of conferences with men and
AAa-Xa ~ rnfnd4
torn by strife-religious. domestic
ana business troubles. He has been
the "go-betWeen' for husbands and
wives who have hit the rocks Of
marital discord; he has acted as in
termediary in controversies between
business men and he's forever settling
some problem OF religion that has led
to factional difficulties.
Wives bring their husbands to Billy
to have the evangelist talk to them"
and try and influence them to quit
the booze habit. A mother comes to
him with a wayward son or an incor-
rigible daughter and Billy Is urged to
try the reform" stunt. Business men
who have been quarreling over some
unpaid bill or financial transaction
asked the evangelist to act as me
diator." Methodists ask Billy II he
thinks they'd serve the Lord better
as Presbyterians and Baptists want
to know IL Billy thinks they should
become Episcopalians.
1t is safe to assume that Billy Sun
day has entrusted to him in the course
OF a year more condolences than pos
sibly any other American. One OF the
members of his party commented yes
teFday that 'if what Mr.. Sunday
knows about the marital life Of some
OF the cOuntry's best known men and
women was ever to become public
what an awful wreckage there would
be on the matrimonial sear'
A Model Christian.
Usually the evangelist's advice is
needed. He is looked upon by many
as the model Christian" He is a
good steiner" as well as a good
talkery No confidence is too trivial
for the evangelist to talk over. Some
OF them are really funny, as was a
recent instance Of a woman who
visited Billy and told him she "sus-
picioned"one of her neighbors was
"snitching" her cows.
Billy was "all ears when the wo-
man told of. her suspicious. And
when she had finished he told her:
Listen. Sister. Quarreling neigh
bors are worldly pests. Just you
beat it along home. get down on
your knees and pray for your neigh
Dor. That's ADJUST pray! And
while you're praying. forget about
your suspicious"
II the evangelist can help a man
or woman in trouble he does 1t.
Many times it is at great inconve-
nience to him. but he does it just
the same. He feels this sort of
work is just as important as his
Tabernacle meetings and he never
shirks it. Billy gets an average of
about $50 letters and telephone calls
a day out at his Washington home
in Wisconsin avenue. Except for
the really trivial matters, there's an
answer for every communicant
Bob" Matthews. who is the evan
gelist's secretary, has SOME job!