Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-15

issue OF The Times Dispatch.
Before IN afternoon audience OF
nearly 1000 and another % night OF
close I" .."oo, Biiiy sunday Tuesday
continued his assault upon tie unIhris-
deeper I'm the hearts o; nia hearers
those truths Of Gods word whose
propagation he began in tn. Auditor
inm Sunday.
Need OF i;cyivalr and "pefcnsc OF
Revival" IA" two sermons with which
tnr athletic preacher begins most OF
his campaigns against sin, were the
respective topics. Tn" first was heard
women and elderly men. Really. there
were hardly more than 100 men. ir-
respective Of those In the campaign
organization in attendance. At night
there was practically an even division
between men and women.
Mr.. sundays delivery in tho after
noon meeting lacked some Of that viyor
Characteristic OF his preaching at night.
when those who are not swaycd by
his fervor. deep conviction and evident
sincerity. must respond TO his pleasant
humor and witty twists or compelling
language.
LARGE CROWD ron
AFTERNOON SERVICE
AG he and Ma entered the building
yesterday MIR. sunday was evidently
pleased with the large crowd present
= "a ,babiy the largest ever gathered for
an afternoon relisious seryice in the
history of Richmoni This looks
good" he said to Mrs Sunday. In
another week we should see the place
packed IN the afternoons"
Mrs. Sunday observed that the audi
rencc was mostly composed OF church
members. II is upon these that we
mus; depend In a large measure 20
get more people out in the afternoons,
she conidcd 10 the press desk. The
church IuHTyltJprS biggest 1lig
bring people here: IN that way they
give the greatest aid 10 the campaign
The first sermon was designed for
just such an audience as that which
received 1.-THE church member. "Judg
mcnt begins in the house of Cod"
said the preacher. II is new begin
ming OF obedience TO God. 1t is
TO have our faith renewed
WHEN Is 4 REVIVAL -.
NEEDEDt SUNDAY ASKS
When is q revival needed? he asked.
Then. in answer:
q 'Whc: is the fireman needed? Wnen
! your house iS afirc. When is revival
| needed? When wc get run down spr-
Virtually. We need doctor when we
become run down physically Very
we'll, And 50 ! revival is needed when
there is a want of brothcrly love when
there is dssension. jealousy. evil
speaking and fault-fnding. Oh. i;
shows we have got mighty far from
God WHEN religion doesn't prosper. God
pity the community where business
may prosper and society. and politics.
and other things which are all right in
themselves. but Gods cause is headed
on a sidetraci and the switch locked.
and Gods got TO take the flag end in
collections. If you have a penny you
give ii TO God. and dollar 10 the
devil The Lord has got to take The
short end OF everything nowadays.
TIRED or PUTTING GODS
CAUSE on BARGAIN COUNTER
II am getting tired OF putting Gods
: cause on the kind OF free-lunch
proposition or bargain counter sale.
No. Now, there is nothing that car
put an end 10 all that like a revival
OF religion. 1t will put end TO it
like water will put an end to fire. and
like medicine puts an end to disease.
We want something that will stop the
progress Of the disease that is boring
It's way toward our vitals. So we want
something that Is going to stop the
grea, flood tide of the influences that
arc damning. and rotting, and corrod =
ing, and injecting, and infesting, and
biting like pest!lcnce. and making
our boys and girls derclicts out upon
the high seas and going so fast that
you can't sec them for the fog"
RICiiHONDERS WAKING
UP TO SUNDAYS APPEAL
Slowly. but surely, Richmondcrs
are waking up to the appeal of Billy
sundays message. At every service he
has looked down upon new sea of
curious, upturned faces over which
passing emotions ere as easily discerni-
blc as the ripple Of a breeze over a
field Of wheat.
The faces break into laughter as cas-
iiy rs they twist suddenly into hard
wrung tears in spontaneity OF re-
spoase to the power of the evangclis;
rs an orator to reach down and take
hold o. the hearts of his hearers
Spectacular, dramatic, intense. fling
ims his supple body about as easily nc
his hands, husky-voiced eNcitablc
pounding home his simple creed OF
Z clean living and common decency. BILLY
sunday held mis- audiences yesterday TO
hi. final, abrupt, That's all. In,
through"
Ma" Sundays is not the ,nly Amen
heard now. Twice from the audience
Yesterday afternoon came sturdy
amen"
Mr. Sunday broke into one of his
sudden laughs at the first Amen"
"You must he Methodist. brother.
he said. That's right like to hear
GIVES THE "FAMlLY WASH"
ANOTHER BRISK AIRING:
Sarcastic. ironical, Guizzical in turn
Mr. Sunday gave the family wash
another airing yesterday. and to
church members, as usual, belongs the
laundry list.
when the devil can get more peo-
plc to leg-show that the church can
get to. prayer meeting. there's a
screw loose somewhere" he declared
and again. "some people are 80 .iow
Iown they hI.ve to reach up to :ouct
h1ttom.'
VIVA, has, been often termed one
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