The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-22
DEFENDS HIMSELF

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now and, from what have seen and
heard you have more incentive to h#
decent here than in good many
other places have been"
Many people measure God. but
deny God the right to measure them,
he said.
Many people. according to the evan
gelist, think that religion is a matter
of geography. There are some people
right here in Richmond who think
they could be Christian in Florida,
and there probably are people in
Florida who think they could be
Christians In Richmond" he said.
The evangelist SAYS hat people Who
are talking about tn world growing
better should forget H.
Some people in the church, accord
ing to sunday, are 50 crooked they
could hide behind a corkscrew. They
don't believe the Bible" he said. but
they will believe everything some
horse jockey viii tell them
Arc Tpo Apaihetic,
There are still others, according Ia
Buly. who don't believe in the devil
and in hen fire and birthstone. III
they would throw of their apathy
and get over into the devils territory
and do something for God. they'd
have n little more faith" he said.
Character said Sunday, is some
thing a man or woman has left after
they have been stripped of everything
else. Character" he declared,
never dips its colorstothe devil 1t
never sends OUT tho S. O. 3 II wars
against the devil"
Good men and women, according to
the preacher, make trouble for the
devil.
The devil. he said. ia applauding the
Bolshevists. the anarchists. the !. w.
W. and the socialists every moment
/ they breathe"
The devil Billy declared. is Just as
sure to be present ut revival as a
thunder storm Is sure TO oyertake a
sunday school picnic.
ooh. but we've got him on the run
here In Richmond" he cried, He's
scared as he never was scared before.
His gang Is trembling and bowling"
II n preachers religion isn't as good
or better than his preaching. he has
missed his calling. according 10 the
evangelist
"Ob. 1t makes me sick" he said.
ito see the Lord having to take the
tag end of things because OF society
and literature and business. Some
people merely SO through the motions
OF being religious. ard short ,nange
the lord every chance they get.
Too many people" he said. have
an abstract conception of God. but
] DO not put his truths into practice"
( II wonder how many men could
get to heaven on their wife's teeti-
mony," he wanted to now, cor on
/ that nf THAR cfpnnrr
( Women whom the evangelist de-
scribed as "old vixens' came in for
a scoring from Billy.
Raps Liquor Gang.
| Sunday again took occasion to take
a fall out Of the liquor gang. They
spent $4,000 in Philadelphia in
! fighting me. They tried to buy one
! of the Philly newspapers. as they
have tried to do In every city in which
have preached" he "ried. ~But
thank God. the dirty gang has never
been able to buy IA newspaper, be II
said to the credit OF the press"
| The evang list also Maid his conn
pliments to the German american AL
lance. which, he said. was made up
/ OF weasei-eyed. pretzei-faced. hog
jowled. bull-necked Heinias.
! Christian Science, in Sundays opin-
/ ion, is the biggest bunk ION Gods
earth" He told OF the story OF the
ostrich and the lion. The bird
| thought that because it's head was in
the sand and 1t couldn't see the king
! Of beasts, 1T amt there In few
minutes, he said. there was more lion
than there was ostrich on the land
| scape.
"'All that a man hath will he give
for his life is a lie," Sunday declared.
because the devil said H." His ga :
tanie majesty. according 70 the. evan
geiist. IA the father Of liars re newer
tells the truth n lie can BeTb IT,
The evangelist preached on "Job.-
JOB and Revelations. he said, are the
two most mysterious books in the
Bible. Il wade in as long as I can
touch bottom. and then I wade out
again. One cannot swim Gods ocean
Of truth" he said. TOO many peo-
pie wade In up to their heads. when
they should wade in only to their
hearts"
Contrasts Families.
sunday pictured the family Of JOB
as the ideal. God-fearing family,
whereas nowadays one-half Of the
average family is out taking dancing
lessons or AT the movies or down at
some leg show"
The evangelist says that when he
gets to heaven he is going to get tho
Lord to have an angel page Job; he
wants to meet him
In closing, Sunday asked thA Lord for
renewed strength, that he might
hold out" the week or moro Of his
campaign that remains
Preceding Billy's sermon. Rode
HEAVIER read a letter from c. B. Nor
veil. Of this city. In which he issues
a challenge to skeptics. Ia which he
offers to pay transportation and other
expenses OF dny one living within 100
miles of Richmond. who, believing