Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
BOOK OF CURRENCY
I PRESENTED SUNDAY
Volume of Long Green" Has
$50 Pages of One-Dollar
| Bills.
FIREMEN KNIT "MA" SHAWL
More Than 800 Hit Trail, Along
With Indian Girls and
Their Mother.
Mr. Sundny's sermon of last night
VIII be Found on pnEe OF this is-
sue Of The Tlmes-Dispntch.

santa Claus got mixed up in his
Gates this year. for the last week has
seen "a. continual giving of gifts to Billy
party.
a local bookbndery got out a spc-
Siai edition of one volume Of notable
was The Long Green" and on each each
end OF tns 1s,, loo % sheets Vas pasted clean
The Long Green" was presented to
Mr.. Sunday last night by this book
binding establishment, which had
shawl Knitted by e'tS the GTeG firemen. Ma Tne
Myears si5t nrestor gas presented by coose
MA" was given an ovation when she
came In last night, after an absence
OF three weeks.
,hews and Rodeheaver with Liberty
bonds, and every member OF the sun
DAY party has heen the recipient OF
sifts and expressions of esteem and
affection from the people OF Richmond
ABOUT 900 men and women caught
IN the life, NE line ne, which @ Billy Sunday flung
Jesus Christ sailed into the harbor of
peace and happiness.
Long lines OF young women and girls
hastened down the aisles Among them
we're several full-blooded Indian girls
| with their mother
aUoa da1bna Mgter bs b.nsr cried Billy excited,
"Ma;" Look Indians And their
mother!" as an older Indian sauaw
came along and laughed as she shook
hands with Mr.. Sunday.
The evangelist was happy as >boy
as he leaned over the platform at II
perilious angle. reaching down to shake
hands with the crowd.
Once he stood up and grinned hap
PLY toward the nearest press box.
Did you know they made George
asked. salSting With With m mock et 9Ili,ans EGi ns
precision. George" is his oldest son.
EXPLAlNs FAILURE TO
ASK SUNDAY TO SPEAK
1t was not understood by the City
invite Billy Sunday to address the he
school children in school buildings. ac-
| cordinS TO statement made yestcr-
, Hill; IN reply to criticism directed by
Homer Roaeheavert towIrA the
| meetings have sung in his choirs and
have done every other thing we could
for the adyaneement of his good work
was what we though, the enufe, commit :
tee, desired o; us when I; asked our
co-operation. Never for q moment did
wantqto in the schools.
our pupils were INSTRUCTED to at
tend his meetings and our teachers
They were glad TO go. All OF us have
| co-operated in the campaign as thor
ou5hly as We could. cannot UNDER
stand why. Mr.. Rodeheaver should
| criticize us for neglecting to invite Mr..
Sunday when such a thing was never
| suggested 10 us by the committees"
TO School POLICY
| Although expressing no disposition
/ to refrain from inviting Mr.. Sunday to
address the schools. Mr.. Hill pointed
out that il had always been foreign
| to the policy Of the School Board to
/ invite any evangelist to do SO. Not
| even Chapman or Moody were invited
| to address the school children when
| they came 20 Richmond. This. II is
stated, was due 10 the fact that large
number Of the patrons of the schools
demanded that religion in which
preached to their children.
Billy Sunday preached TO the usual
| big crowds at the Auditorium yester-
day and last night. appearing more
vigorous than ever as his campa ign
draws draws SO ,a near lis closing session 10
members of the party put in their most
| strenuous day since their arrival here
Mr.. and Mrs. Sunday held seven
meetings at points not heretofore
visited ny them. These were at the
Home for Incurables. the three homes
| for old ladies', Confederate Soldiers
Home, P. Lorillard plant and Tredegar
Iron Works.
| Mrs Asher. spoke to 1.1o0 business
| women at a luncheon in the annex OF
the Seventh Street Christian Church.
Miss Kinney and Mr.. Rodeheaver
spoke TO large crowd at Westhamp-
ton College.