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SUNDAY OPEN WAR
ON SIN IN CHICAGO
Famous Evangelist Delivers
Hot Shots Against Devil
and the Kaiser.
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News-TimeS Special Service:
CHICAGO, March Fifty
thousand persons heard Billy sun
day hurl his first bomb at the devil
and his ally, Kaiser wilhelm" in
the campaign which opened in the
big tabernacle on the lake front
Sunday.
The huge structure was packed
to capacity for each of the three
services Sunday and the evangelist
came Ito bat" with three OF his
strongest sermons. At the evening
service Sunday preached on the
Sins of Society,""
Mr.. Sunday chose as his text:
why CAL Ye Me Lord. Lord, and
Do Not the Things I Say?" the
words being a part of the 46tn
verse, sixth chapter of Luke.
He said in part:
why call yourself a democrat
and then vote the republican ticket?
Why call yourself honest and then
lie? Why say that you are pure and
then live in sin ?" demanded the
evangelist.
Meant What He Said.
What did Jesus mean? Do you
believe he meant the things that are
recorded that he said, or do you be
lieye that he said one thing and
meant another? Do you believe that
he uttered things that were imprac-
teal and impossible for us to carry
into effect and then told US he'd
damn US il we did O live up il il?
/ don't believe you are fool enough
to charge him with that, and if
you are that doesn't Justify the fact
that you ere a fool if you do it.
Did he put the standard too high
for human attainment and then tell
us he'd damn us if we didn't reach
it? No,
Il knew of a Y. NJ. c. A. that had
a debating society. and it just de-
cided that under social. political.
economical conditions the teachings
of Jesus should BE regarded as ideal
and were rot intended to be lived.
Christianity Can't Fail"
"A man said Christianity had fail
ed. He lied, Christianity can no
more fail than God can fail or that
fail. but there is no failure in Chris
tianity. fo- that is of God. One man
said it's never been tried. 1t hasn't
been, with a good many.
Il will admit that Christianity has
fallen way beneath love as the orig
inal standard. Love is the dominant
principle of the world: love can
eve be defeated. Love may he
checked; love may be prevented fo-
the time being in accomplishing its
aim, but love will drill a tunnel
through all the mountains of oppo-
sition and reach the goal for a
touchdown. Love-it's the mightiest
thing in the world! And the world
is starving today for the manifes-
tation of the love Of God.
Il believe that there is no
prejudice existing between man and
men, between masses and classes,
between capital and labor hat can't
be driven from the world by the
principles of Jesus Christ Manifest
ed in the lives OF man and men,
masses and classes, capital and
labor"
Worldly Shortcomings.
In enumerating some of the
shortcomings of society, the evan
gelist c~ontrasted its deeds with the
command of Christ to love one an
other" He did it in short sentences,
thus:
Jesus Christ said, Forgive yoUr
debtors And the world says, Sue
them for their dough-
Jesus Christ said. It's more
blessed to give than to receive The
world says. Get all you can and
then can all you get
Jesus said. Give TO him that
asketh of thee, him hat would Dor
row of thee turn not away The
world says, Go 20 the Associated
Charities; I subscribe
Jesus Christ said, You can't
serve God and mammon. The
world says, God on Sunday. mann
mon through the rest of the week
Jesus Christ said, Love your
neighbor as yourself. The world
says, First come 1, then I, then 1
come again
Jesus Christ said, Him that
smiteth thee on one cheek. turn 20
him the other also The world says,
Call a cop.'
Jesus Christ said. Let him that
is among you without sin cast the
first stone The world says, Choose
judges that know the law and will
give a decision in your avo if you
! put them there
Opposed TO Divorce.
Jesus Christ said, What God
hath Joined together let not man
put asunder.' The world says, I will
divorce you and arr another
woman aid that will not be sin.
You lie The only Scripture.
grounds Tor divorce is adultery.
! When il comes TO the divorce qUes-
ton I am a Roman Catholic from
/ the top Of my head 10 the bottom Of
my feet. J believe the Bible teaches
that you have a right, my friend, 10
| get a divorce on %Scriptural grounds.
but YOU never have a right 10 re-
marry as long as the one from
whom you are divorced is alive.
a man comes TO me and says, i
have been married and divorced
living unhappily-what viii 7 do2'
said. L would 20 home and get
down on my knees and say. Look
here. Lord. I've sinned against you,
49, III. 49,