Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-04

Fresh from tho greatest reception
ever given preacher by North caro-
ma audience, Billy Sunday returus to
richmond to-day from Raleigh to vc-
sumo his battles against threatened
desecration of the Sabbath and other
Imminent evils. He will hold his uaua
t*o meetings at the Auditorium to-
day. the afternoon service to begin at
: o'clock, tho evening al Z.
1t was just such crowd as Billy
likes to address that greeted him at
Raleish. Nearly all Of Eastern Caro-
lima was represented in the crush that
met him and Ma and the rest OF the
sunday party at the old Union Depot
"hen his train arrived shortly after e
O'CLOCK. Tho first Caroiinian TO greet
nin was Josephus Daniels, Secretary
2f tho Navy, and his close personal
friend.
DANIELS FIRST TO GREET
BILLY AT UNION DEPOT
Daniels. also friend of Enly's and
several state officials In attendsi.c.. o..
ihe Horth Carolina Legislature. -ow. in
%hisked over 10 Peace Jnstitut. TO
make short speech TO students in ha;
ihat Mrs. Daniels. tEen Miss I Aln,asde aide
Sasiey. sister 10 Worth Baslty, the
hero OF the Wirslow, was graduated
-NFs Daniels introduced tho evangelist
70 tho thousand students OF her lima
mater whoswer gathered there 10 3.sar
him. M te,! : ~ >,
After g rather hnaty dinner. HinY.
WIS sescoriede ,to RaleIgh,s treIncI. doiie
,i. i;qriurn;n,yiiich he thinks mucn bet
where nearly 5000 Tarneeis esH "fs ere
ga.nered to give him welcome. Among
inose present were Governor Thomas
MAN Gardner, other state officers IN!
practically every member OF the Stlto
LeE,siaIure ans i.I. Hundreds OF peopl. from
isaIeish were also numbered in Tho
thronE.
TALKS on PROHIBITION;
COMPLIMENTS SECRETARY
Secretary Daniels, at whose invita-
!troduced Mr.. Sunday. after Rod.mcaver
Matthews and Brewster had gotten the
special choir of zoo voices thoroughly
iinians how glad he was to be in 80
slick city as Raleigh and how h.:ppy
hc was TO De with 10 Daniels--''tne man
who put. the boys across for God ANA
coGntry."
Billy was happy over tho turn the
and was thankful thav a man like
Daniels who had done much for the
cause, was head Of the may while the
nation needed ali its strength
Although Monday is always clacsc6
as a rest day by the Sunday organiza-
non, syesy mSmber of the party was
tho work II cntai!cd seemed 10 have
been forgotten.
WoRKEpS BEGIN EARLY
AFTER DAY OF REST
Work of the SUNDAY organization
wiil begin early this morning. AT 9
meeting at Massey Business College.
Mrs. Asher's next meeting will be held
at the Union Station Methodist Church,
a; O'Clock. At $50 she Will meet
with the business women,s committee
AZ the y; W. G. A.. Building. at )
Johnston Willis Hospital At 1880 she
viii conduct another meeting at St.
iilizabeth's Hospital and at $40 she
Will conclude her days work with a
meeting a. Stuart Circle Hospital.
Ma" Sunday will conduct prayer
meeting for women Of the West END
RI Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church
ct 10 O'Clock this. morning. Mrs. j.
Calvin Stewart Will preside over tho
meeting, and it is expected that the
church will be crowded with admirers
OF the cheerful heipmeet Of :hc hard
working Billy. Mrs. Sunday has become
popular with Richmond women and
they always nock 10 her meetings. She
has been successful. in landing trail
I.:tters, TOO.
MISS Kinney will meet with the stu
dents committee in headquarters at
tins afternoon.
81 o'clock tonight Miss Sake will
conduct Biblc class for women Of The
East End at Leigh Street Baptist
~; sundays topic for mis- afternoon
Again" That for the night meeting
will be no Man Cared for My Soul"
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