Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-27

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of this issue of The Times Dispatch.
Success in tho largcs, measure
since he came to Richmond crowned
LILLY Sundays efforts ut the City Au-
ditorium yesterday when he began
INC third week of his battle against
me forces of evil In Richmond by
!AausuratinS four-meeting day to
accommodate the thousands who for
merlH had been crowded out through
the limited seating capacity of the
building.
II was great day for Billy. Five
hundred converts hit the trail and
took his hand i'll solemn pledge that
thcy would depend upon the Son OF
God TO keep them from sin. Nearly
2eO or these came to the altar during
the hrst meeting in the morning. About
an equal number came forward at the
speeIhl meeting Tor men in the early
aitcrioon. Fifty inore came with ihe
extra meeting IN the late afternoon
and the balance were won over In tbc
evening meeting.
SERMON ON lEN COMMANDMENTS
LAST NIGHT \ M.AsTERPIECI;
AS a modern exposition OF the ten
commandments the sermon last night
was a masterpiece. Human frailties
ana shortcomings measured by the piti-
the hfth chapter OF Daniel, twenty
NTH verse: Thou art weighed In the
Daiances and art found wanting" were
woven into q picture OF such convinc-
Z deeply moved and numbers hit the
tra.i at the close OF the sermon
noticeable was the change in the
temper oI the crowd. Heretofore. there
mas been a certain superciliousness-
= sort OF II am holier than thou" atti-
tude-toward the trail-hitters. Solid
phalanNes Of church members have
stood siolld and unmoved or have
openly craned their necks Ito get "A
peter view of those who came for
waru, as IL the tra!l-hitting WAS in
The nature of side-show arranged
Tor their special editicaiIon.
There was no craning OF necks last
niSht-no pressing forward TO see who
and how many were shaking hands
with Mr. Sunday. The saving of souls
had become n serious affair and the
church members who called themselves
Christians were apparently waking up
70 the startling fact that 1t behooved
them to be about their Fathers busi-
ness.
DROPS FLAT on PLATFORM
TO GRASP HAND OF CONVERTS
Standing upon his chair. Mr.. Sunday
gave the invitation to hit the trail for
christ and night living, and his boyish
delight in the ready response OF his
audience was attested by his charac-
teTis,ically Billy Sunday way OF drop
ping Iiat upon his platform to reach
over and grasp a hand extended up to
MIN, and in drawing himself up by
his hands on the outer edge OF his
pulpit until his feet swung free
Those who have followed Mr SUN
days sermons closely iii the two weeks
the campaign has been in progress have
already noted that there are several
evils OF modern society which arouse
him to wrath and at which he never
fails to land Knockout blow with
unerring aim. One of these is divorce
Again last night. ss on several previous
occasions. he stressed the insidious
danger of divorce and the sin of di-
vorced persons remarrying.
Divorce is becoming so prevalent in
America. he declared. that marriage
is little more than free love- and with
the increase OF crime. desertion and
drunkenness. the American home is go
ing to sound the depths of hell"
Graphic in his dciineation Of charac-
ter. dramatic in the presentation of
his subject, Mr.. Sundays description
OF Belsha1zar's banquet and especially
the entrance upon the scene OF Daniel
will long be remembered in the audi
encc at the Auditorium
WRITING on WALL
GETS BELSHAZZAR'S GOAT
II can imagine" Said Mr.. Sunday.
his recital, that when Belshazzar saw
Daniel enter the room, ne said Put
her there. Dan! How are you. old top?
I'm in an awful hole. Do you see that
writing up there on the wall? It's
got my goat.
I've got bunch of four-nushers
here that I've been meal-ticket for
for years. and they are nothing but
excess baggage and false alarms.
And 80 on. until he gets TO the point
where "old Bel offers payment to
Daniel If he can tell him the meaning
of the handwriting on the %all.
And" declared Mr. Sunday. Daniel
said, Forget it"
TwINEs ARM ABOUT NECK.
OF OLD FRIEND POP TATE
At the close or the late afte: noon
meeting Billy left the Auditorium in
high spirits. with his arm entwined
ectionateiy around the. neck of his
old ehum, Pop, Tate, policeman, who
hit hit the trail AS he moved through
the crowded aisles Of the stage, adj
TO shake hi5 hand. He was happy.
Richmond, after. week OF apparent
Indifference to his appeals. had at last
awakened ana was ,naicaong the spirit
TOO. NJ Sunday had Just broken to
him the news that fifty women had
hit the trail In her r. spseia11 meeting ,,InE
,vhiIe he was preaching to men In the
early afternoon.
MANY SOLDIERS AND NAVY
MEN ARE TRAIL iiITTIRS
Many soldiers and some sailors were
among the trail.hi,ters .rs ;. + This was "a;
off1the army or the blue OF the navy
was seen plugging up the aisle TO,
light up; he would jump and whoop
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