Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-12
BILLY SUNDAY ASKS
SKEPT|CS TO COME
IN FORCE TONIGHT
infidels and Agnostics Are
Included in Warm
Invitation.
SIX HUNDRED FARMERS
ATTEND MEETING IN BODY
Henrico County Folks Bring
Ham as Expression of Ap-
probation of Work.
RESERVATION FOR CITY HALL
200 Employees Expected to Be Pres
cnt-Saturday Night Given
Over TO Professionals.
RESERVATION FOR CITY HALL
400 Employees Expected to Be Pres
cnt-Saturday Night Given
Over TO Professionals.
Mr.. Sundays sermon on "FoIIo,v-
Ing ChTist" will be found on page
OF this isSue of The Tines-Dispnt tch.

Il want all the old infidels and the
asnosttcs and the akcptics and all the
other ticks to como around here with
an open mind tomorrow night" said
Billy Sunday last night at the Audi
iorium. "and I think 1 can help them
SIX hundred farmers and farmer
ettca OF Henrico County occupied tho
greater portion of the entire center
section OF scntH IN the Auditorium at
the service last night. They came
early. and they brought Mr. Sunday
a fine ham. He was boyishly delight
cd with the gift.
II there's anything I'm proud Of"
nc said to the farmers. with the ia
nous Sunday smile, 1T is the fact that
was raised on a farm. The day
whiskcrs would do for farmer is
past"
Mr.; Sundays text was Behold, 1
which he preached a remarkable SER
mon. swinging each illustration and
argument inevitably to a personal ap-
plieation to the individual.
St1ty-hve men and women hit the
trail.
God would choke salvation into you
u He could declared the evangelist,
will"
NO CoMPLIMENT TO HEARERS
THAT THEY JUST SIT AND LOOK
It's no eemplinep, to you to SIT
there and look me in the face and
sunday. vehementiy. Christ W Knocks I
kt Tho locked door OF your will To
refpTc Him admittance is 10 pass up
~ Aan race that has ever come into
{ <nr life.
lif'Why don't you take your rotten old
ssrsass CARCASS; over to RYssia?" he cried.
ger. where they're making brood ami
malls of men and women?"
II serve notice on that dirty bunch
or aliens right now" he shouted, III
they want to make he'll and house
Of prostitution out OF Russia they can,
but they can't DO 1t in American" he
finished amidst wild applause from the
audience.
You nigh, as we'll expect an Esyp-
tian mummy to speak and bear chill
dren." he went on more calmly. "as
Jesus Christ You'll go to heiIMor
Germany! don't care which! The
terms are, aynonymous. sinner is
just an old pro-devil."
Mr.. Sunday said that It was as hard
TO get some people to do little work
for Jesus Christ as to drag a cat across
carpet By the tail.
SONIC IN RICHMOND
TRULY DAMNED, HE SAYS
There are men and women in Rich
mond as y~damned as If they were
IN he'll tonight" he said.
Some OF you people have been criti-
c!2ing my mannerismS and my voca b.
1iary" ..!i the ..My.1 .svan1Eelist declared with
shat my mannerisms ma. and my yocabu-
inc wherever l go-and if you don't
Ike them you had no business invit-
ing me 10 como to Richmond"
The cvangeliS, 10 working round TO
= vantage point where he can huri hot
shots to the best advantage into the
(. saturday.
I'm no crank" he stated last night.
but il J should have my way. every
whisky in ftichmonG would be in hell
Hc closed his sermon last night
20 Chris;'s knocking at the door Of
she human hearts in the city,
4n sto beg s, Of hs s0p Sieeans f rifs fse With
Jesus, Christ cross the threshold of
your hearts tonight. He has knocke ID
until His knuckles are bleeding. How
can you refuse to let Hin in?"
FOUR POLICEMEN AMONG
THOSE WHO HIT TRAIL
The benches vacated by the secre-
tarics, filled quickly with trail lhitters.
Among them , were four members of
The Board OF Aldermen of the city
OF Richmond passed a resolution at a
meeting OF the Board last night at the
City Hall officially commencing and in
dorsIng the work OF the Rev. William
Is. Sunday in the series Of meetings he
Is conducting In Richmond. The res
olntlon was offered by Alderman
White
Saturday night will be Il great night
=. the Auditorium. Reservations have
been made for 500 professional people
ef The Gity N,rh II will be called Pro
gather In force to hear Billy Sunday.
the hospital committee, OF which Mrs.
Murat A. Willis IL chairman. has
charge OF tho distribution of tickets
for "Professional a. Night" Mr.. Sunday
Modern Society" To-morrow night he
viii tell men only of the DIR. Jekyls"
ard Mr. HydcS' with whom lie is ac-
quainted.
tNtLKMDN EXPRESS PREFERENCE
FOn SONG OF WATER
Much amusemcnt was created last
tion from the Rennie Dairy Company
what song they liked best.
Instantly some one shouted: Shall
we Gather at the River?"i
Roheheaver organized chidren'a
e!GioeS, which viii later ainC ling at some
of.tthe services.
No popular matinee idol, but would
envy Billy Sunday the continuous ova-
ton accorded him by the people of the
city; after every service at The Audi
I way through the crowd to his dress
tnk.roo1n or to tho limousine whioh
Chxirmas Lipecomb, OF tho automobile
coiNTrtttee OF the local organization
AfHeys has waiting at the rear on
ira nee ( 10 lthe Audltoriunt. AZ
Women are Especially peraieter,t. and
u Z. iRucd on Twelfth Pa se.5 =