Evening star., 1918-01-26
FOR0bJECTORST To
CHRISTIAN RELIGION
Billy Sunday Will Preach Ser
mon Tonight on "0biec-
tions Answered"
CHILDREN GUESTS TODAY

Objectors to Christianity are urged to
attend the meeting at tho Billy Sunday
Tabernacle this evening to hear the
evangelist give his answer to such OBJ
jectors in his sermon on OBJECTIONS
Answered
One of the features of the meeting
the attendance of 1000 residents Of
Baltimore. A number Of prominent
Baltimoreans are expected in the dele
cation from the Monumental city.
Children of Washington were the spe-
cial guests at the Tabernacle this
afternoon, and the younger element of
the city was well represented in the
gathering. The evangelist gave some
fatherly advice to the youngsters, tell
ing them of the various evils to shun.
Mr.. Sunday warned them not to go
with boys that would lie or steal. one
that walk along past grocery store
and swipes an apple from the barrel"
Meetings in private homes in the city
are being held every Thursday morn
ing by the evangelist.
Three Meetings Tomorrow.
Three meetings are scheduled on the
program for tomorrow at the Taber-
nacle. In the afternoon at 2 o'clock
Mr.. Sunday will preach to men only. In
the morning and evening the services
will be for everybody. Mrs. Sunday
will speak to women only tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
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Tabernacle last evening, when students
from the various educational instftu-
tions of the city were special guests.
They came in great force with their
banners and yells. greatly enltvening
the meeting.
Representative Reed of West Virginia
made q plea for funds to meet the ex-
penses of the campaign. At the be-
ginning Of the meeting Chorister
Rodeheayer conducted a song service
tributed largely with songs and yells.
The high schools were well repre-
sented. and each made the Tabernacle
ring with the echoes Of their school
yells.
Talks to Children.
A talk to the children of Washington
was given by Billy Sunday at the
nacle. He said. in part:
I've got a. verse of Scripture. Zach
ariah said, The streets of the city shall
be full Of boys and girls playing in the
streets thereof
"Zachariafr lived four hundred years
before Jesus, and Jesus lived nineteen
hundred years ago. Nineteen and four
are how many? Twenty-three hundred.
Twenty-three hundred years ago this
man one day looked out of the window
and there were no boys or girls in the
OF hatr fof
mothers would not do right. and the old
prophet was looking out of the window
and he felt sad.
Just think of what an awful thing
it would be If there were no boys and
girls alive on earth. We could not have
any schools or Sunday schools. Then
think he thought about heaven He
said. There will be place where the
streets will be full of girls and boys
playing, and that will be up in heaven
and have a good time on this earth.
The Lord likes to see boys and girls
play. but we have to do right down
here and we can't lie. and steal. and
swear and do mean things. All those
things are what Satan wants to do.
suppose the boys are playing ball, some
of them are playing mumblepeg Well,
the Lord likes to see boys play and
have good time. He don't like to see
one of these Jimmy Tough kind of
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he says. oh. don't know One of these
boys is always the first at the dog fight
and last at Sunday school.
Test Of Fitness.
"One time I read of a man who ad-
vertised that he wanted a boy to come
to work in the store, and there were
about twenty-five boys came around.
Some had their hair combed, some
didn't, and he picked out a boy and he
said. Boy, can you writer
HE said. Yep
HE said, Can you read%
"He said. Sure, Mike
He said. Can you figureo
"'Uh huh
HE said, 7 don't want you
FINALLY he picked out a boy and he
said. Why didn't you pick out that
boy"
"And he said. He doesn't. know how
to say Yes. sir. and No, sir A lady
would come into the store and saw
Have you any oranges" and he would
say I'm. huh" They like to see a nice
boy
When l was, one time, up in New
London, Conn. man said. Come here,
Mr. Sunday. get on board this boat.
got on board and went across the river
and climbed up a hill. and there stood
fort that stood there in the reyo-
lutfonary war. and there is a big stone
place and right in the middle Of it is
brass star, and on that brass star
said, Here's where Benedict Arnold sat
when they came in and burned it and
destroyed everything but one stone