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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-10
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Babe Meanor breezed in yester-
day and announced that Johnny
Donahue, local lightweight pugilist
of note. will journey to Cedar Rap
ids tonight, where he will step 10
rounds with one Andy Dams, who
calls Monmouth his bailiwick.
Johnny has met the gentleman in
question before and Andy well re-
members the occasion. 1t was in
this city at the Empire rink where
"Donny" handed the Monmouth pug
the lacing of his career. The boys
will meet again tonight in the main
go before frankie Whitney's Cedar
Rapids club. Dams fought a pre-
liminary with Kid WheelOck, the
Nebraska fash on the Solly Burns
Johnny Rose card at Des Moines
the other night. and claims to have
beaten the cornhusker product. Be
that as it may, we opine that Andy
is in for another trimming if John
ny runs true 10 form.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-10
Bits O'SpOrf

New York, April 10.-Charley
Herzog, second baseman for some
body in the National league, is in
New York, sitting tight and declar-
ing he Will report to the Giants
when the season opens. He has de-
clined to sign a contract with the
Boston Braves except on his own
terms.
Dubuque, Iowa, April 10.-Heinie
Engel OF this city, contender for the
middleweight wrestling champion
ship of Iowa. defeated Charley Pet
erson of Chicago in two straight
falls Monday night. The first fall
came in 1900 and the second in
27:00 Peterson weighed 100 pounds
and Engel 157.
Johnny Meyers and Ben Reuben
will meet in finish wrestling
match at the Haymarket on April
10 The contest was closed only
after Meyers posted 5000 to go as a
side bet that he will throw the Great
Lakes wrestling star II it is a
draw Meyers loses. Four times have
these men of the mat come together
and the result is a tie.
The National a. A. c. wrestling
championships will be held in the
c. A. A gymnasium Friday and Sat
urday nights and will assemble the
best grapplers in the organization.
Preliminaries in the bantamweight.
featherweight, 125 pounds and
lightweight divisions will be staged
Friday night. Gold. silver and
bronze medals will be awarded
Racine. Wis, April 1O.-Eddie
McGoorty and Phil Harrison were
matched yesterday by John Wag-
ner for a 10-round bout here on
April 26.
Pitcher Bob Harmon of the Pi-
rates, during his years layoff. is
reported as having developed the
''dodO" ball until he is a wonder.
1t is an improvement on Eddie CT
cotte's shine ball in that it gives
the same results without use OF any
foreign substance or any rubbing.
Somehow or other Harmon inserts
the nails of two fingers in the seam
of the ball and starts it on the odd
spin.
During the ''panning bee" after
math McGoorty and his manager,
Jim Muller, were absolved from all
blame in connection with the Ra-
cine fiasco Eddie agreed to fight
any middleweight the promoters
selected, and it was no fault of his
that lemon" was plucked. Even
though Brennan furnished little or
no opposition for the Oshkosh maui
er, Eddie showed enough Gloss TO
prove to the fans that he has re
gained his 1916 form. lie was fast
er than ever before in his career.
and that famous left hook was very
much in evidence and with plenty
of zip back of it Phil Harrison
will be the next TO try his luck
against the left" and he didn't
derive much consolation out of
Brennan's showing
Jess Wizards training. Jack
Dempsey's soft spots and Jack Ma
lOne's fiZZle were forgotten yester-
day while those mitt enthusiasts
who laid out" regular money to
see a gent named frankie Brennan
get in the ring at Racine Monday
night. let out a blatant squawk that
chased even the hardened mana
gers, responsible for the fiasco. to
cover. II was the second black eye
the game received In a week. so the
mourning 10 now CoTuD Ipta count
ing. of course. the Fort Sheridan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-10

Freddy Enck of Aurora crawled
out of his scheduled go with Don
ahue for April 10 at that place
Freddy claims that Johnny can't
make the required weight. but the
local boy offered to make 1873
pounds If necessary. It looks as
though Enck is bothered with a bad
case of cold pedal-meningitis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-10

Babe Meanor also came forth
with the announcement that he has
signed Cal Delaney, former Cleve-
land sensation, now of Chicago, to
meet Donahue in the main go be-
fore his next show scheduled for
April % Meanor states that local
fans have clamored for many
moons past for a match between
Donahue and some real classy top
notcher Accordingly, he has sign
ed Cal, who is acknowledged one of
the toughest boys in the game and
an experienced ringster. to prove to
the home bugs that Johnny has the
goods. There is no doubt hut that
Babe picked a hard nut for Johnny
to crack. and there is much doubt
about the local boy having the nee
essary experience to box a crafty
ring general like Delaney. But
she'll be some" battle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-10
EXHIBITION BALL GAMES.

At Fort Smith, Ark-Detroit A
l.. Is; Cincinnati n. L., O.
At Columbia, S. philadelphia
n. l.. 5; Washington A l., 90
AT Charlotte, s. C.-New York \.
L.. l: Boston n. l., 0.
Coast League Games.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-10

Los Angeles, 0: Vernon. 4.
Other games postponed rain.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Billy Pictures Coming of Christ

Billy Sunday preached last night his famous Second Com
ing of Christ" He has his ideas about the fulfil
nient of this Biblical prophecy In nutshell they follows
First Jesus Christ will to earth and reveal Himself
when the last soul complete the body of Christ
shall be saved The body of Christ consist of certain
be composed of believers from and nation earth
Chri.t will not reveal himself the world but only to the in
didual members of His body who alive and here the
time of His coming That will be the time of the
taking into the air of the saved to meet Christ
Second This world will then go through period of
trbulaon that will last for yearsbu
less than The devil will be let loose earth and will
have uninterrupted sway The world will be bathed in crime
peslence, disease and suffering The antChs will
and establish himself in Jerusalem and people will worship him
Third Following the period of bulahon will the
millennium and the reign of Christ earth This will
be period of the greatest and prosperity the world
has known 1t will be the golden of All that
was lost during the tribuaon win be restoed there will be
suffering wok-only and for period of about
1000 years. ,..,. .,..,..s IS
Fourth At the close of the millennium the devil will be
oosed out of the pit for and for the first time he will
see the world without He will tempt and people will fall
as they do He will gather his hosts and give battle
the saints of Christ Fire from heaven will the devil
and his followers Then will the of
wicked and the last Judgment with Christ Judge The
viii be taken into heaven for eternity and the unsaved will be
dropped into the pits of hell"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Rev. Miller Writes
Sermon for Herald

Rev. George A. Miller. pastor Of
the Ninth Street Christian Church.
who win write The, Heraid's SUM-
day sermon. ix president of the
Pastors Federation. OF this city.
and vice chairman Of the Billy
Sunday Campaign Committee.
DR.. Miller was born in Illinois
and spent his early life on
farm He received his education
In his native State. earning the
degree Of master OF arts from Eu-
reks College. Of Eureka, Ill. Later
he took up post graduate work hs
the University Of Chicago, and
was sent by that institution in
1904 with a party TO do special
investigation in Egypt, Palestine
and Turkey.
From 1894 to 1907 he was pastor
of the First Christian Church, of
Coyington. Ky. On January ], 1901,
he began his pastorate with the
Ninth Street Christian Church, Of
this city.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02

in the world, and everything just a,
We want it. Hear this:
"And cast him into the bottomless
pit, and shut him up, and set a sea-
upon him. that he should deceive the
nations no more. till the thousand
years should be fulfilled: and after
that he must be loose a little season
And saw thrones, and they sat upon
them. and judgment was given unto
them: and / saw the souls of then
that were beheaded for the witness OF
Jesus, and for the word Of God. anc
which had not worshipped the beast
neither his image, neither had re-
ceived his mark upon their foreheads,
or in their hands: and they lived anc
reigned with Christ a thousand years
But the rest of the dead lived moi
again until the thousand years were
finished. This is the first resurrection
Blessed and holy is he that hath part
In the first resurrection: on such the
second death hath no power. but they
shall be priests of God and Christ. and
shall reign with him a thousand
years.'-Rev. 2O:3-6.
G. To have part in that meeting will
be to meet those who have gone on
before-fathers and mothers and other
loved ones. Think of how glorious and
blessed that will be, and there will
doubtless be infinite surprises that the
Lord will have in store for us. For
it hath not entered into the heart OF
man the things that the Lord hath
prepared for them that love him."
Z. Think of the delight of meeting
and continuing with the other men,
bers OF the Lords body. who will then
be as dear to us as the apple of our
own eye.
s. Think OF how glorious II will be
TO live for thousand years in this
world with our blessed Master. and be
closely associated with him: with
bodies that will not wear out or grow
old, always in perfect health, and with
faculties for enjoyment a thousand
times higher than we possess now.
The millennium will be the greatest
time ever known, for it will be the
golden age of man. Poverty. sickness.
war and pestilence will be unknown.
There will be no devil to cause human
suffering and woe.
Then think of the delight Of coming
back into this world. where we have
nau SO muCn lTouOle ana nafoSnip ana
poverty and sickness, to live under
such glorious circumstances as will
then prevail.
.. 1t will also mean to be richly re-
warded for all we have ever done or
suffered for the Lord. Near the close
of his hard and strenuous life Paul
said:
'Henceforth there is laid up for me
a crown of Righteousness, which the
Lord. the righteous judge. shall give
me at that day. and not to me only,
but unto all them also that love his
appearing. Tim. AS.
Here are other verses showing there
is to be a reward:
"And when the Chief Shepherd shall
appear ye shall receive a crown of
glory that fadeth not away."-I. Pet.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02

54 "And behold. I come quickly;
and my reward is with me to give
every man according as his work shall
be."-Rev. 22:12.
Can't Picture II.
10. II we have a part in that meet
ing we shall escape the great tribula-
ton which is to come upon all the
earth as soon as the members of the
body of Christ are taken out of the
world. The body Of Christ Is now the
salt Of the earth and the light of the
world. 1t is the army with which God
now holds in check the principalities
and powers OF evil. 1t is therefore
evident that when this army is taken
out of the world, the devil will have
unhlndered sway. and will Immediate
ly begin to make this world as much
like hell as he wants 1t to be. In
speaking of this awful time. Jesus
said:
Then shall the great tribulation,
such as was not since the beginning
of the world to this time. no, nor
ever shall be. And except those DAYS
should be shortened, there shall no
flesh be saved: but for the elects sake
those days shall be shortened. Matt.
24:21-22.
Human imagination Is incapable of
picturing the awfulness of this great
tribulation. that Is surely coming on
the world. and may begin this very
day-yes even this very. hour! Think
of 1t! II is to be the worst time the
world has ever known or ever will
know. A worse time than the flood
a fipfn ha he h1,
Egypt. and a worse time than the de-
struction of Jerusalem, when women
and children were torn in pieces, and
the very name Of mercy was unknown.
\ worse time than the reign of Nero;
worse than during the Spanish in
QUESTION:; worse than when Cortes de-
stroyed the Aztecs; worse than dur
ing the French Revolution and the
Commune, and worse than during the
Dark ages. A worse time than when
men were skinned alive; worse than
when they were pulled asunder by
horses; worse than when men, women
and children were thrown to hungry
lions, and worse than when they were
dipped In pitch and burned as torches.
Do you want to live in that kind of
time? Well. the only thing that can
surely save you from il is to have a
part IN that meeting in the air, for
no others who are living at that time
can escape it, and that awful time
may be upon us within the next ten
minutes. for 1t will begin at the very
moment the Rapture takes place.
There is now not a single prophecy
remaining to be fulfilled before the
Lord may come, and the members of
his body be caught up to meet him
in the air.
Nobody Knows Moment.
1t stands to reason that the tribula-
ton must be the most awful time
known, because for the only time in
all history the devil will then be loose
and have unhindered sway. Every
thing he can do that will add to hu-
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
HELL'S STOOL
PIGEON; THAT'S
BILLY'S CRITIC
Sunday Pays Respects to
"Knockers" in After
noon Sermon.

Those who knock" the Sunday re-
vivaI were denounced yesterday after
noon by Biny Sunday. In his sermon
on Martha and Mary" as ''nouth-
pieces OF the devil and stool pigeons
Of hell" And the evangelist declared
this applies just as much 10 knock
ing preachers as TO those on the out
side"
Bfily declared that Washington now
has the greatest religious opportunity
in its history and that IL IL isn't taken
advantage OF there IL little hope 20
save the nations Capital for Chris"
He said the people OF Washington .'are
sbout as slow as anybody on earth.
when II comes 10 church contr1bu-
tons" He was talking OF TSber-
nacle collections.
Billy declared that "of an the cities
in the country. ] surely expected
Washington TO come across in great
shape and get these campaign eS-
penser out Of the way; but you
haven't"
The Washington committee Is now
about 10000 below the sum needed TO
pay revival expenses
slam at Preaehers-
The evangelist derided the ministers
for their apparent lack OF interest ir
the work OF personally leading men
and women to Christ. He declared.
You couldn't yank some OF them
out Of their platform seats with a
derrick" Billy pointed out that the
best personal workers who have shown
up since the revival started are two
soldiers-a major and a lieutenant
He said the major one night COM
planned that he was able to bring
only forty-two persons to Christ
Just imagine it," shouted Billy.
only forty-two persons TO Christ in
one night, And there are people sit
ting in front Of me who have been
coming to the meetings regularly and
who haven't even spoken 10 the ones
sitting next to them about their sal
yation."
Billy asked. why can't the church
lay aside its worldly stunts and its
criticisms of this revival and get be-
hind the battle for Christianity" He
has felt so blue at times that he's
almost tempted to quit preaching."
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02

They're looking for william
Jennings Bryan to drift in any
evening now. The former Sec
retary of State and the evan
gelist are close friends. Billy
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
CHAVINGS FROM THE
TRAIL y ~

Rody will do all of the talking
at the Tabernacle this afternoon.
He will speak In place of Billy
Sunday at the ''children's matin-
ee" at o'clock. 1t ought TO be q
good SHOW" since Rody is SOME
magician. and he's planning to
pull on a number Of clever stunts
to help "sink into" the minds Of
the youngsters the Gospel mes
sage he has In mind to plant.
Grown-ups are as welcome as the
kiddies, but the youngsters will
have the preferred seats"
Rev. Richard r, Riedel is major
domo at Door No. at the taber-
nacle. That's Billy's "own door,"
That's where the crowd congre-
gates after the service TO get a
near-view Of the evangelist In
much the same way as the matt
nee girls throng the stage en-
trance to glimpse Hobart Bos-
worth or James K. Hackett or
L. II. Sothern. Mr.. Riedel is the
real optimist among the door
keepers. He's always on the job
afternoon and evening-and he's
always smiling. Nothing's too
much bother for him. He's there
to please, and IL you don't sees
what you want when you go
through No. 1 door, Just ask for it
and Mr.. Riedel will get IT,
There's a reason-he's fairly
bubbling over with the sort of
Christianity that Billy breaches.
First thing the reporters do
when they settle themselves in
the press boxes is to nose
around" and see who's who in
the silk liz section" That's the
section to Billy Sundays right.
just in front of the ministerial
division. DIR. Isaac Ward is Its
custodian and when there's any
person of note seated in the sec
tion, he tips on the eyengelist
and Billy usually edges over and
shakes hands with the celebri-
ties.
They're looking for William
Jennings Bryan to drift in any
evening now. The former Sec
retary of State and the evan
gelist are close friends. Billy
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
'BROWNLOW GETSCANE
after taking Oath
Commissioner Seeks to Serve Re
public Through Its Capital"

Commissioner Louis Brownlow, who
took the oath Of ONCE for his second
term as District Commissioner yes
terday morning in the board room
OF the District Building, received
many congratulatory. messages.
After taking the oath of office. Com
missioner Brownlow was presented
with cane, with a silver ornament
ed handle. inlaid with a national sery-
ice design.
r 1t shall be my foremost aim" said
Commissioner Brownlow, after the
presentation. ito serve this republic
through its Capital City"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Nobody Knows Moment.

Nobody Knows Moment.
1t stands TO reason that the tribula-
ton must be the most awful time
known, because for the only time in
all history the devil will then be loose
and have unhindered sway. Every
thing he can do that will add to hu-
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02

gencies that the train OF His purpose
for redemption would be 10 delayed
or nearly wrecked that IL would al
most have to be abandoned. Do not
think 1t for a moment. Gods purpose
can no more be kept back a minute
than the heavenly bodies can be de-
'layed a minute. In redemption God
Is working by the clock as surely az
In creation. and His chariot Of saliva
ton Is not marked late a single min
ute.
COME. LORD JEsusv'
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02

The girls of an exclusive girls
finishing school in Waterbury.
Conn. have pledged themselves to
do without sweets during the war.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02

]. thinks Billy B. typifies .'resl
American christianity" But the
evangelist isn't a bit strong for
the peace at any price" doc
trine. He's for peace with VIC
tory--or no peace at ALI Mr..
Bryan Is rsomewhere" in the
neighborhood of Washington and
Tabernacle visitors may look
for him now most any evening.
There's a man who usually sits
in one of the front rows and who
wears a heavy gold chain. who's
reputed to have moro gold teeth
than any man in Washington.
He was formerly employed In
one Of the government ofiices.
but when the head OF his de-
partment learned there was SO
much of the Klondyke output In
the mans mouth. he asked him
to quit and make room for some
one really dependent. An usher
referred to him last night as
one of the gold dust twins"
"why do you punch holes in
the collection pans?" one OF the
ushers was asked yesterday.
ITO prevent visitors carrying
them home as souvenirs and us
ing them for cooking utensils"
was the answer. Remove the
temptation and you save the
pans"
And IL you'll notice, next time
the pans are passed along the
aisle. they all have holes punch
ed in the center.
For men only:
Billy Sunday will preach his
famous sermon on Booze, or
Get on the Water Wagon" at
the Tabernacle tomorrow after
noon at o'clock.
For women only:
Miss Frances Miller, director of
revival work among business
women, will deliver an address
on Purity in the First Con-
gregational Church. Tenth and
G streets northwest, at 1850 p.
m. Miss Miller had to repeat
this talk six times in Philadel-
phia. She's a rattling good talk
er.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Jews Energetic.

There remains no prophecy to be full
filled. There is not a nation where
the Gospel has not been preached. So
Christ must be waiting for the COM
pletion Of the body Of believers. When
the Rapture comes Il will come in
the twinkling Of an eye. Those who
have died In the Lord will be resur-
rected. and they. with the believers
who are alive. will be caught mp to
meet the Lord in the air.
After 1t has occurred there will be
an army of church members and
preachers who will not know that IL
has come. because they are not mem
bers of the Lords body; for the Lord
viii not at that time be seen by any
except those who have been caught up
to, meet Him In the air. The re-
mainder of the world will not know
that He has been here. and they will
not know what has become of the
missing ones. They will seem to have
disappeared In all kinds Of unaccount-
able ways, unless their earthly bodies
shall be left behind them, as the linen
clothes Of Jesus were left I'm the
tomb. But things will soon settle back
into their old condition, and he world
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Signs Indicate II.

And it will come in the twinkling of
an eye-in a moment-and that mo-
ment will be what all time was made
for. Quicker than clock can tick!
Quicker than lightning can flash,
Therefore. be ye also ready, for in
such an hour as ye think not the
Son of Man cometh." Gods clock
is never behind the smallest fraction
Of second.
All signs point to the great event,
some of which seem to me to be-
(a) Radical tendency to depart from
the Christian faith.
(b) Prophecies fulfilled-the Gospel
has been preached in every nation.
(c) The worldwide expectancy of
his coming.
I'D Revival among the Jews. They
are flocking to Jerusalem.
(e) The political unrest.
(D Extreme views on questions OF
government.
(g) Concentration of wealth in the
hands of the few.
5, II we have a part In that meet
ing. 1t will mean that we shall be here
In this world with the Lord during
the miliennium-a thousand years
with the devil chained and cast out
nQf q salQQp, Rambling bell or bCpthel
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-26

keeping these t:1ree offices heated by
tie officers and ciegk9 Occupying them
from 9 A. NJ. 10 l. ana from ! O'clock
until O'Clock =. Nj. It is thought by
thi, arrangement the fuel situation
may he greatly improved.
TIE matter of changing tile time or
possibly abandoning the plan 81 bold
ing the annual gentlemenS night hy the
Federated Woman's clubs has been de-
"iGed upon and tho affair viii he held
"a previously announced in the S>oW
lIegan opera house on Monday night
tie 3Sth Charles IT, Woods. f. Il. 6. 5.
will give an address on The Near East
and the War" Club women viii serve
as uShers for the occasion. those named
from Sorosis being Mrs. Annic fiacllett,
Mrs. Grace Curtis. Mrs. Ina !lii: from
Town Improvement society, Mrs. Kate
Turner. Mrs. Emma ". Gc"drich. Mrs.
Nettie B. Dyer and from THE "Fpman's
club, Mrs Mary Stincltileld. AIRS Mary
Nay Page and Mrs Ina W. Goldsmith
At the union services in tile Methodist
church next Sunday morning Rev. @.
IT. Tracy. Phi. D.. pastor OF tie First
baptist church viii deliver the sermon
his theme being The Greatness of
Christ and the Glory Of our Religion"
EIah. H.. At the evening service Rev
e. II. mckinney of the Island avenue
Congregational church will deliver the
sermon.
Mr. Perry. the income tax man is
spending several days in SkoWhcgan,
making his headquarters at tie Ma
fiOral bank buiIdinr
Col A. G. Blunt is reported as being
quite i'll at his home on Elm street
Notices were issued on Friday TO the
following men to appear FOR eNamina-
ton at tie Somerset Exemption board
headquarters for military service:
Frank II. Dore, Pittsfieid Carroll r.
Savage. Skowhegan: Lewis ~ Kills.
Fairfield: Ralph E. Wentworth. Skow-
hogan: Earle Chester Wing. North An
son: Emile Duby. no. Anson: Guy
Archie Eer"ard. Skowhegan; Geo. F..
Rufns Madison: Henry S. Goodwin,
Nor'h Arson: dion O. Hooper New
Portland