Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23

Irail-hitting has begun at the CITY
Auditorium.
fhty-siN men, women and girls
vent forward last night in response
:" MT sundays invitation to thus sig
MY to the world II desire TO take a
stand for the Lord Jesus Christ.
The hour Is come"
LAKE, the stroke OF hammer in
the hands Of master smith, the mes.
sage had struck squarely on the an.
Wis or the hearts OF the great audi
ehce which packed the auditorium last
night
The hour is Gomez
Again and again Mr.. Sunday had re-
peated the message fraught with such
momentous meaning to Richmond
have been sent to this city as
Gods recruiting officer" declared Mr
Sunday, TO recruit men and women for
The standard of Jesus Christ. / believe
that liichmond is facing the greatest
crisis religiously that she has ever
after the lost"
,,ds sriehy: Mr. Mr.. ;y snnday gave the invita-
the Lord" he said. Come out on the
side of the Lord Jesus Christ and give
me your hand as an expression OF
your desire to live as He would have
you live"
EXPERIMENTATION GIRL
LEADS CONVERTS TO ALTAR
Down from the section OF reserved
seats on the wide cxpanse OF platform
before Mr., Sunday had finished speak
ing came a young girl OF Perhaps
ftleen years, bareheaded. a look OF hiEt
lifted 20 Mr.. Sunday.
Instantly she was Joined by. man,
who. came down also from the plat
form. II WAS the treasurer of the
Richmond committee, his usually pleas
ant smiling face all broken UP with
Acmution as he stood proudly by his
daughter
Yhanh 10 Mr.. sunday.
a lieutenant with stern young face
Riothers quickly followed the secretaries
: vacating the front rows of seats in
the middle section 10 accommodate the
trail-hittcrs.
Like the beating of doves wings on
the windows of heaven l can near the
the Kingdom Of COD" said the evangel-
list with emotion.
Two thousand strong, the business
stood up last night in solid phalanxes
{ in the auditorium and gallery when
D Rodeheavcr called for them.
/ FAMOUS PARLoR MEETINGS
WILL. BI; STARTED TODAY
2 From 1l:so p. NJ TO 2:3O p. NJ. to-
day and tomorrow lunch will be
served for dime to al! business. wo-
men OF the city in the annex Of the
seventh Street Christian Church. Mrs.
Asher will speak TO the girls during
the luncheon hour.
A
will begin his famous parlor meetings, @
with IL talk at the Woman's CLUB. To-
morrow morning at 1880 he VIII SPEAK
dent body of the high school and OF
the two colleges for negroes-iarts-
ho-n and the Virginia Union UnlVer-
Mrs. Sunday spoke to several hun
Highland Park Woman's Club. Mem.
bers OF the Mothers Club of Highland
Park were also present.
away from the auditorium last night.
The curious spectacle was presented
out in front of the building OF street
ears carrying away many people as
they had brought-the outgoing pas
sengers being scores who were turning
back, discouraged at the poor pros
pect OF being able to gain entrance
WORKS SEIT INTO FRENZY
UPON LIQUOR QUESTION
Siamming his sturdy chair down
upon the floor and banging his fist
himself into a frenzy OF excitement
when, in the course of his sermon last
night. he digressed to an attack on the
sides Of his small platform. he ragged
from one side to another like a wild
body about in a fierce denunciation of
everybody and everything concerned
in the supp1rt of, of the l lGuEr dealers
came in also for a generous share of
Mr. Sundays scorn.
when you strike at revivals," he
declared, with convincing. power. you
spit into the face Of God Almighty, and
you tear open the wounds in the sides
of Jesus Christ, and you put few
way to keep people out of hell, and If
/ didn't believe 1T as preacher. I
would resign and get out of the church.
wouldn't insult God.
PRAISES GOD For GOOD
TO COME TO RICHMOND
The hour has come to go to the
A end Praise God for what He is going
= to do in Richmond! Oh, the people
that He Is going to save! Thank Him
us Thank Him for what He is going
to do!'
II believe. sir" he said. in bring
ing his sermon to a close, that in
every one there is an ambition to do
better, and to do better than ever be-
fore And God Almighty wants to help
you realize that ambition. That is the
this campaign, in Richmond. 1t hns
been planned for you and for Christi"
SAYS GOD HOLDS PEOPLE
RESPONSiBIE FOR HARVEST
That God Almighty not only holds
people responsible for what the har-
vest is hut for what 1t might have
been. was the underlying thought Of
Mr.. Sundays sermon In the afternoon
on personal Work"--the second SER
mon which ho has preached on this
Q subject since the campaign started,
proved beyond question that 1t is al
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