Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-28

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It's better 20 win mans soul fo-
God through u ,ittlc excitement than
10 let him 90 to hell fast asleep. Billy
Sinda* told an audience OF 5000 Bap-
tsts gathered at the City Auditorium
ASK nigh: TO attend the annual meet
IN OF The Richmond baptist Council.
HIS speech before the council was
me ony gTist tnat came to the Sunday
mitl yesterday. /; was his day Of rest.
ana un;i! last night he spent 4, in res.
and recreation All OF the morning
was spen; in visiting historic places Of
interest In and abou, town. This was
treat for Billy. ana lcf, him greatly
refreshed and more than ever pleased
with Richmond. which he SAYS, is one
OF the slckcs, towns there is" 4
sEor; speech before the Retail Mer-
chants Association at tho Jefferson
iiotcl rouhded out his day
bAPTISTs ARE PLEASED
WITH SPECIAL SERMON
Richmond Baptista were pleased with
me evangelist even before he ad-
rad heard him before. but after the
speech they were more than ever
,afr9rabl: ,af disposed toward him. for he
NeI meaning that kindly and
capable person known TO America as
bs s ,y,S m~as ::,dt a r'esoy,.rian al the time
m.!sht have entered the Lords service
oy way OF the submarine route
enee y Sy Tas Tss lFnt5Hlaesd FI5isx W e The audi
as one whom God had touched and
iitted ~ up; Alwale In thr- critical, s;,ues
nrrt
chuTGh--God has reached down and
,,, iSed up some man 10 spread the
spoke ruins OF OF 'i's ihe wS,d he said Then he
Wesley and Moody had been called To-
me service OF God. In these modern
GAYS gays he continued, God wen, to the
E!l.y, lifting him up to lead In brinp
Ihs revival OF Christianity 10 thc
ADDRESSES THE PREACHERS
AND CHURCH MEMBERS
Nj Sunday addressed his speech
puEeiE 10 preachers and church mem
De.s, going after them barehanded and
without equivocation. The church. he
Sn,a' Snr NEEDED lee ,o;, great spiritual awaken
world needed a church with NE, LIED
WIN ihe sniFit OF Christ; n church that
ehurch gTu,I b.cGr ne:n; neopIe don't go. to
mat they must" he declared; They 20
because they want io-and II is he
@a.s @ " me preachers and the luke
warm chuich members that more or
tnem 90 no' want to. Make the church
at.rac'iEe and people viii come TO IL !"
s,,npcr; mr; SUNDAY ,,tE was thankful for the
t"enty-olEht Baptist churches Of R;cn-
mond The Bap;ists have never failed
he he DaeK saI1 me uU up wheraNer I have been"
me he!p given by individual members
OF these churches. All church mem.
mori Ssrs el he declared. should be active
much TO the moral welfare or The 90
!nunity and to the spiritual safety nf
tho public. W
HEJUVESATIOS OF THE
MINISTRY NECESSARY
The speaker was emphatic and
nea'eu ,,a IN MS arguments for rejuvena-
lie quoted statistics to show that the
churches OF America are crievousiv
reGaicitrant rec; in winning new members.
system" he said. when a Salvatinn
Army lassic or a mission worker can
go down into the slums and win more
gilded churches"
One great fault. Billy declared. was
that too many mothers had their knees
stuck under card table when they
should be on their knees in prayer.
a fashionable choir scraping calci-
mine off the ceiling does not win souls.
We must return to the family prayer.
reading: The world must come to its
knees for salvation"
BILLY SUNDAY GIVEN
A ROUSING OVATION
Billy was given an ovation when ne
came into the Auditorium a few min
utes before o'clock. accompanied only
by Ma Probably as concession to
Prince Albert coat in place of his nc.
customed light business suit. He look ed
we'll in it. and began his talk as
dignifed. AS he warmed to his subject.
however, his intentions in this respect
evidently were forgotten. After half
an hours talk he was jumping and
spring in the same old way.
The meeting was opened with music
by n Baptist choir of nearly 500 voices,
directed by Bob Matthews. Rody Rode
HEAVIER was not present.
uEv. GEORGE MCDANIEL
REVIEWS WORK OF CHURCH
Rev George w. Mcdaniel followed
Mr.. Sunday on last nights program.
He larshastcd the government for re-
fus.ng 10 allow the Baptist churches
TO individually care for their boys
He said that during the war he and
other Baptists had kept quiet. but that
n time was coming when those respon-
sible for such policy would be called
10 account
Mr.. MCDANIEL reviewed the work of
the BAPTIST Church and the council for
the past year. and showed that 1t had
been good.
incs will be observed. The afternoon
meeting at the Auditorium will begin
at o'clock. Because so many people
are unable to gain entrance to the
in her pleas that all persons who can
Z come in tho afternoon to do so In