Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-01

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Billy Sunday is on the warpath. He
started last night when he shook his
fist fguratively at the thousands of
men and women who packed the Audi
torium and told them in unmistakable
terms that IL they came out there just
to get seat and be entertained that
he would rather they had stayed at
homo.
Don't you come around here and
crowd out the sinners" he shouted
You could lift this old town into the
heart OF Jesus Christ If you'd JUS, get
under II. It's marvellous to see what
"A grip the devil has on some people,"
he. added. impa,ientiy.
4 sroup. OF soldiers from the West
hampton debarhation hospital led the
trail hitters last night. They came
straight on down the aisle In the bust
nesslikc way of soldiers who. having
put the Hun out OF commission. were
perfectly willing to back up Mr.. sun
day in his scrap with the devil.
GREAT CROWD CHEERS SQUAD
OF CONVERTED SOLDIERS
The great crowd cheered them az
they hit the tran. One or TWO officers
younsster In khaki. black haired and
black eyed, threw back his head and
entered joyousiy into the chorus Of
momen,. y Am Coming Home.''s
Taking his text from Philippians
Es nwha,soeTrr ;S,r things are ,1as true
lnsed no circumlocution In making 81,
plain 10 his audience that thare5were
hut two salient facts 10 he conssdered
4 In 8.tthinking these things One
and notwithstanding he'll Tor sinners
,,nless y ,hey reren,ea through faith in
odd doesn't. ks en- N hsit. was house
s9for anyeody." ,ifbndered.ffhe evan ee!-
;st, ''and I'd rather have standing room
in heaven than own the earth and go
TO hell. God prepared heaven for HIS
saints and hell for the devil and his
angels. so II YOU are. fool enough to
rebel against God you'll go 10 hell SO
you're up against II.
WOULD DEPOPULATE HE'LL
If HE COULD PREACH THERE
"If God would let me preach just
one sermon In hell, and l could give
the invitation to believe In Christ ana
i've minutes" declared Mr.. Sunday.
with conviction. "And yet" he went
on, i've been preaching In Richmond
three weeks, wearing myself out,
preaching with every ounce of strength
in my body, trying to save souls ioF
Jesus Christ" !,
every one of you" he cried warning'y
de,our. God holds you responsible:
You've nODOuy 10 bUe spo4S SSAA
il you go TO hell"
: That people should profess unhelief
ir Jesus Christ drove the. evanGeiist
into frenzy Of deunnciation OF their
you Wouldn't be in hell five minutes
before you believed IN Jesus Christ
he asserted vehemently.
TELLS STORY OF MIRACLES
WITH DRAMATIC EFFECT
with Intense dramatic effect he re-
Nrfn m ct
lean Peasant" as an answer 10 the
! scoifers at the miracles Of the Bible
and at the resurrection.
miracles?" he demanded. You say you
can't believe in the resurrection? Let
[ me tell you the story OF great mir
member of a despisea and OF, sub
ject race the Jews, Himself despised
saShe place of FIis birth despised. who
fsTs wth W seh Thera was aGws6i no6ng
tractivc about the Gospel that He
taught to the carnal mind. as far as
this world was concerned All He Of
fercd His followers was poverty. self
death. He said that was their reward
for believing and obeXinE His teach
alton attached. And furthermore, He
went on to try and show them.
JESUS NEVER WROTE LINE
EXCEPT TRACES on SAND
He never wrote a line. except n
few forgotten words which He traced
with His fingers in the sand. He
scattered His precepts abroad and He
left them to the memories of unen. After
little while, they nailed Him on the
cross. and He died a felons death. The
world all around forgot that He ever
lived and cared less. and yet His words
have lived on. Philosophy with all It's
rors. kings welding the iron powers
OF the world, have all united to try
and resist and overthrow the strange
power left behind by this poor Cali
lean Peasant Jesus Christ, who didn't
have two coats to His back. and have
got four--more than that now!
"And yet, over armies, over empires,
\ over dying dynasties. over persecution,
over crumbling thrones, over. kings,
publics. through rivers of fire. through
seas of blood, that power has swept
OH. until it has conquered the world.
EVERY KING ON THRONE
ADMITS CHRIsr's POWER
!, Every king on every throne admita
Ills power. His cross has become tho
symbol of salvation TO all ind.
Now DO. you believe 2" he repeated. =,
wifi he the subject of Mr.. Sundays
special sermon to men only Sunday
" The youngsters viii have an inning
this Mi 5e oSer
them for special service. Mr.. Sum
day seems to love the Riddles. and the
on5orttinity to preach to them always
give him g great g1i, deal OF pleasure. as
H Five hundred. people. were fed yes
RStcsday afternoon by the Y. w. c.. a..
Va Z the. lunch room just across the street
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