Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-05-13
BRYAN APPLAUDED
IN BIBLE TALK
SPEAKS TO CROWDED HALL
MONDAY NIGHT THOUGH
AN HOUR LATE
Assails Atheists For Beliefs And
Declares They Have Too Long Been
The QuestiOners-Want Bible In
trOduced i'm Colleges For Study

Before an audience which filled the
Grand Opera House to overlooking
and which was enthusiastic in its re-
ception, William Jennings Bryan, can
didate for president three times on
the Democratic ticket and formerly
secretary of state, spoke on Back to
God" Monday night. He was brought
to the city under the auspices of the
Biblical Alliance of the city and state.
Locally, practically all arrangements
were made by the Rev. ]. L. Menzner,
pastor of the German M. e. church.
Prof. Williams and DR.. A. l.. Breslich
of Madison, accompanied Mr.. Bryan to
the city. They are secretaries of the
State Biblical Alliance.
The speaker, who is known as one OF
| the greatest orators America has ever
produced, has lost none of his mag
netic ability to charm an audience. In
his present subject he stirs all to deep
thought His address per Sc is seem
ingly enough to convert any atheist to
the Christian religion. Mr.. Bryan held
those who filled the opera house al
constant attention for about an hour
and half even though the lateness OF
the C. M. & st. P train had caused
him to be an hour late.
Gauntlet Thrown
That it is time to throw down the
gauntlet to atheists, was the belle
of Col. Bryan. Heretofore they have
asked all the questions, and have beer
permitted to do so, Mr.. Bryan de
clared, but hereafter it should be tn
privilege of the Christian to let him
to answer him and to ask the mex
question. OF the bible Mr.. Bryal
spoke with great reverence, declaring
. that in all ages it had never been i'm
proved upon Give the atheist ever,
! advantage, place all of the great Ii
! braries at his disposal and give hi
! children the same advantages, and
! book so wonderful could not be writ
ten, even in this advanced day and age
ASK the atheist where and how tn
: world originated, and he will begi
/. with a piece of dirt and argue up,
.. eloquently declared the colonel, ''bu
. as Christian / should prefer to be
!. gin with God and argue down."
. He spoke of life, love and patriotism
.. three peculiar and intangible things
He declared that scientific defnitio
!. of Glove" had never been given an
: why? Because when a man falls i
!. love he is not scientific" was the ans
wer which drew forth laugh fror
the house. OF patriotism the colone
: said:
: There is more patriotism in Ameri
! ca than in any other country in tn
: world. 1t was this intangible feelin
! which caused 100000 men to b
: placed opposite each other on the bat
! tlefields and which caused 100000 &
! them to sacrifice their lives. An
: there should be more patriotism i
/ America because its citizenship car
I dies with larger privileges and NOR
] to be thankful for" OF all duties il
] this world, the greatest, the colone
! declared, was to God.
Community Singing
. ]. A. Rowley led community singin
4 for a period before the arrival of Co
: Bryan. The audience was kept in goo
! humor and sang enthusiastically pa
I triotic and popular songs of the day
/ Ekman, organist, played several sci
/ ections on the organ. 49,
I OF the meeting Monday night, Rev
! MenZner declared: "We were assure
! by Col. Bryan himself, as well as Pro-
] Williams and DR.. Breslich, that tn
I meeting Monday night had been tn
] most successful of the tour thus far
I that the audience was excellent and at
tentive and that from a financial view
point, Wausau had bested many othe
] places, and for its size, done excel
lently." Many pastors of local con
gregations and prominent men of tn
city occupied seats on the stage, Will
others were also seated there, tn
house being filled to capacity. 'Ir
C. Painter introduced Col. Bryan
Prof. Williams explained the objects o