The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-17

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handy. ard over 1t The motto: I Need
Thee Every Hour"
lie rsiG a strong tribute to Moth.
er." and told OF her giories from the
time OF Moses down to the present
day when she still the greatest
moving influence in the work of the
world. The web OF a ration fe
woven in the home, he declared, and
'he weav>r is the mother. The world
owes a debt of gratitude e her, which
IT can pay oniy by living worthy of
her.
Moses was great. but his mother
mad him great John Wesley did
much for the world AS any man. per-
maps, since the time of Jesus Christ.
@ut he owes it to his mother end his
home We poiHt TO that beautiful
sts'en'ng pillar on the banks Of the
Potomac. That is not George Wash
it&ton'S monument II III the rlonu-
- 4. ~ ~
rfcther he would have become. a.
member Of The British navy. and our
capitol would not be at Washington.
there would never have been a York
She ssndc You Great.
Many Il MIN has risen to-a rfuce of
suprc macy in the world, the preacher
said, but hac OF it all was h moth
us Kiss hat made hin great, Keep
mother in YOUR hearts" ne begged of
them. Don't let her love fade and
die. y IS the greatest power on
e2trth. and IL you are anything good
o. great YOU can bet she made you
what "ou are"
AZ a climax TO his little scene, In
tribute To home and to the
sutdinE light that has made homes
beautiful he culogized the name. OF
Howard Payne, the author OF
Home sweet Home" and ms he con-
Guided his remarks the piano struck
up The tune Of this immoral melody.
and while Mr., Brewster sang the
.horus the choir hummed the air.
THIS iitfle dramatic touch came nearer
ar,ahing the audience into tears than
any episode during the Sunday
-ampaigns.
Visitor Given Ovation.
E"forc the evangelist arrived last
= sat Rob Matthews. choir leader and
sundays charge d'affairS" asked all
PERSONS in tho aud .ence who had
n hundred miles to hold up
heir hands, Several hundred re-
spondsd Then he asked for two
from two hundred miles away, and
almost the same number Of dlgits
'A*N' var vi ititI tIItE nun"
7red and = FEW less hands went up.
seven hundred auH only two re-
SpoDdrd Then a thousand miles. and
me man in the audience Stuck
Where are you from?1 Mr.. Mat
News called, and the reply came
back, California" Mr.. Matthews
hon asked the visitor from the far
west 10 come up on the platform, and
he rose hc VIZ given an ova-
on ny the audience. He was asked
Fla s"lec" a hymn. and requested the
-hpir 10 sing There IL "A Fair and
Happy Land. He gave his nsme as
$ II, Ganc, Santa Claire Valley, Cali
foruia. and stated hc was Il brother of
Res. \. c Pane, secretary OF the Ma
'tonal Anti-Saloon League,
Shortly before The conclusion of the
song service. the delegation OF Bust
ness Women. Just from their meeting
ith-Ars- William Asher. at Grace
church, filed into the au-
dttorium, and filled up the section OF
seats e"rVed for them. So great was
their crowd, however. that the sec
tom To we'd would accommodate
scarcely half Of them. and they were
TO scatter about the build
ing and a number Of them to stand
during the sermon. Three hundred
Young women. representing the of
Hcoe, stores, shops. schools, met
y ~ Asher at the supper In Grace
and pledged themselves to
all possible TO solicit tho
ton Of every working girl In tho city
in making Billy Sundays revival Il
great success.