Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-01
SUNDAY GIVES !
SKEPTICS HARD
NUTS TO CRACK
Evangelist Refutes All Doctrines
That Deny the Bible az In.
spired Word Of God.
az GOTTA BARTHOLOMEW.

md lightning flashes can't keep
East Moline, Sflyis and Watertown
people away when they have made
mp their minds to attend the Billy
Sunday meetings, and seemingly
the entire population of the three
towns to the east turned out last
evening, occupying reserved sec
tons in the tabernacle.
And they came prepared to take
part in the services on their own
part. With Mr. Banta Of the Y. NJ.
C. A. as leader, the crowd sang a
verse of Brighten Your Corner,
and concluded with the lusty yell
East Moline wants Billy Sunday,
ANY day. including Monday;
Well give you a hearty greeting,
If you'll give US a gospel meet
ing"
It pleased and amused Bill, and
he said he sure would visit the
part of the community at the very
first chance he got. In fact. he
said he had already planned to
visit them and he was glad they
had asked him to come.
a uEAcEdllOA Va 80 PCOPAC S0~4AO
from Clinton Iowa, another from
the Wright Carriage Body company
of Moline, and the entire Amona
bible class of the First Baptist
church, Moline, attended in body.
and these delegations to a man
came forward at the conclusion of
the services to shake the hand Of
Mr.. Sunday and take a new stand
- s-N
only ones. for approximately $50
people thronged up the aisle and
grasped the outstretcheI hand Of
the evangelist.
The invocation was given by ".
F. Bacon and the benediction by
]. T. Mordy. Mrs William Asher
sang Have You Forgotten God?''
and of course the choir sang sew
sral numbers.
Nuts for Skeptics.
What harm has the gospel of
Jesus Christ ever done the world?
Show me the nation that has ever
crumbled into oblivion and decay
that was governed by Christian be-
\ liefs. Show me the woman that
ever became an outcast or a de-
generate that believed and wor-
TONS" said Mr.. Sunday in his ser
mon. speaking On the unique sub
tect: Nuts for Skeptics to Crack
He then launched into a defense OF
the bible, refuting every statement
that is made to question the inspir
alton of the holy book and to lay
stigma on its teachings. IF man
made the bible" he continued, "he
n hn a n - ln 2
a one, if not a better one, for, judg- |
ed by human standards, man is !
better prepared today 10 write a |
better book than the bible, because !
the characters In the bible describe !
the deeds OF one nation, that of |
-fhe Jews. And they did not have |
printing presses, and they lacked |
the learning, they had no great Ii |
braries to consult. they had no |
steam. no automobiles, no telegraph /
to bring the news of the world to /
your breakfast table for few pen
MES
Science had not yet unlocked !
natures doors. The rocks below
and the stars above were all hold |
ing their secrets from mankind.
$50 let the atheists and mater
ialists and agnostics or any other
kind of tic that doesn't believe it
produce a better book if he can"
n Proof of Bible.
With illustration after illustra-
zion he proved the truth Of the |
bible. the mysteries Of nature tes-
tifying to the Deity of their Crea-
tor. Can you explain to me why |
. it is that when a horse eats food /
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lit. IT goes to wool; when a chicken |
eats it. it goes to feathers; when a /
hog eats it, it goes to bristles?
Can you explain why it is that /
when you plant beans they will !
climb the bean pole from right to !
left, and when you plant hops they |
will climb the pole from left to !
right?
Can you tell me why it is that |
black COW can eat green grass |
yellow butter?"
He compared the religions of the !
world and their effect on the PEG |
bile of the nations, their degree OF
civilization or barbarism. He rap |
ped spiritualism with all the might /
n him, not finding one good thing |
in for a terrible lambasting. |
bu give evolution full swing |
you will have two hemispheres |
rime and a thousand peniten
les and lazaretos and brothels. !
you might as well try TO brew
GRANGE from malador or produce |
atory from a buzz-saw or a tom
1t doing his stunts, as to think
hist you can be saved by any 9TH
" plan than that of salvation. All |
hese other plans whereby you
hoped TO be saved are as useless
a hip pocket in a night shirt.
Quoting from the VOWS Of the |
Knights Templar, Mr.. Sunday drove
ONE the obligation to mankind
hat members of that order owe
nd said that If they do not live
to their pledge TO the Lord they
night as we'll tear of their badges
nd throw them to the thousand
Winds.
IN He took occasion to praise the
rork of President Wilson and said
hat never since the time of George
Washington, down through the his
Dry of the country. has an exec1-
I've had such knotty, hard prob
EMS to solve and as many prob
Ems of a serious character to work
ut as has President Wilson, and
added, Il am for him and I am
OF a Democrat either"