The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-13
Insists That Requirements Should be
Placed on Marriage, and Tells Moth
ers They Must Either Consider Daugh-
tiers Companions or Open Home to
Sin.
The Waste of Society, He Declares, Is Taking the
Bread from the Mouths of Women and Children
Who Are Starving in Foreign Lands.

CITY Auditorium last night arriving too to gain admttance
third of the Billy Sunday services: The building was
packed to the last foot of standing thirty minutes before
the speaker took his place the platform and the huge crowd
waited for the heraded address The Sins of
Society it is known in the popular in for
the bterest scoring given it, possibly from pulpit in
this city The ''sociey woman" whom Mr. Sunday pro-
useless in terms that leave doubt to his sin
certy; the young girl who knows no better
because her mother hasn't brought her mp right the woman
os > a her denies her the
that usnay for divorce courtal these
Enthusiastically that the speakers words provoked at once
laughter and applause before been known in
n religious meeting in the Old Dominion
PAYS GLOWING TRIBUTE TO CITY.
Mr. Sunday psfaeea his remarks with tribute to Rich
nond IN which he said tell you that Richmond
the sckest I've and I've been in
up against I've and in this contribution to-
night want to whether you hghtwads know how to
loosen up. All right ushers. go to it
And he motoned the ushers to begin passing around the
little tin pans which feature of the Sunday meetings.
During the collection Mr. Asher and Mr. Matthews sung
trio. Of the musical which frequent in Billy
services and then the evangelist rccited his text Why call
me Lord. Lord and do not the things say"
Although tie immense auditorium packed to the very
with expectant throng not sound from
fixed him. and face bore expression of
pectancy Smiles played through the audience the wit OF
hearers and round after round Of applause followed his
sona vehement oubursts against the eness the sham and
the oes declares have the atmosphere of what
"suE THEM AND GET DOUGH-.
Jes Christ to forgive Debtors but the world
them and their dough Jesus to him that
mtc We the cheek the other cheek ALSO but
the world call cop And he confessed that the hardest
Of all Gods for him to obey perhaps was the
toturn the other check to the enemy.
He scored divorces without and declared that
though he ordained Protestant minister he Cath
oc regard to divorces and that he would unite
rage and either Of whom had been divorced
There things legally right and morally rotten,
and Of those things divorce Whom God hath Joined to-
geher let put asunder binding commandment
any laid down by God.''
Fugaiity in the matter of donation to the church next
in his Of remarks He bitterly depored the practice
have OF paving dearly for everything else and of
squeezing the last cent they asked the work Of the
church 4Some people sngv they don ten
cents without singing, God Be With You Till We Meet
Again. the sneaker said
SALOON GETS IT'S SCORING.
The saloon has been of Mr. Sunday spots always
and he took occasion his address spare words v
cation in denouncng the m joints and practice Of
drinking liquor The saloon has constitutional right
live Gods dirt he declared, sand hope live long
enough the white dove Of prohibition build it's nest on
the dome Of the national capitol and spread its white wings
nation freed from the filth Of liquor not against
tie theaer institutions but against the saloon
stitnon, and viii be until the undertaken pumps fnl Of
fluid
hate TO see women hugging and kissing nosed Are
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