Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-22
BLACK BILLY
SUNDAY'TELLS
HOW TO AVOID
ETERNAL FIRE
Operates in Windy City on
Pay-As. You-Enter Scheme;
Wants Dollars, But
Takes NickeIs.

Chicago. June 2lr-James G. Nc
Pherson. D. D.. better known as tie
BLACK Billy Sunday" has come to
Chicago. The rather large negro
element has been aroused to high
pitch of religious fervor by this
fre-hinging revivalist.
His sermon on the RED Horse
and the Red Rider" was typical of
the rest being delivered. This was
warning that the world will end
in the year 1000.
BLACK Billy" works on the pay
as-you-enter scheme. Before the
sermon starts the collection plates
are passed.
Brethren, this ev'nin' we Is gwine
to take up All offerin' fo' our new
church." he started out. II wants
$500 this evenin', and every man
here is gwine to give dolla'. Get
busy now so l can preach"
His appeal did not seem to have.
much effect, however, and the stakes
had to be lowered to nickel. One
brother did put in dollar ard
hopes began to rise. But he took
out change.
After looking over the collection
and making the comment, my
lan's! there's mo- copper in Chicago
than in Montana" the service proper
was started. BLACK Billy" strcde
forward to tell of the terrors that
await the sinners.
This here country is gettin' al
together too evil TO me to live in"
he shouted, jumping right into lis
sermon. Il had dream last night
that in the year O our Lawd 1000
the red rider would come forth. An
then let all yo' sinners tremble an
fee.
1T was 1000 years after Noah
built his ark befo' Jesus had to
come down to this here earth an
make men good. Now we is as lad
as can be, but Jesus won't cove
back. The red rider is a-connr
, 10th to get you sinners.
"Yes, brethren, now is the time
TO- you all to buy yo' tickets an
climb aboard the Lawd's hummer
train, for if you waits till the red
rider comes fo'th and gets you, Il en-
yo'-all is caught. Nothin' can save
vo' then.
Money for Evil Clothes
"You is a bad, bad bunch O
.olored folks up here in Chicago.
YOU as was deacons an elders and
good church folks back in yo'
ZONES down south comes up here
and forgcts ali yo' mammies ever
learned YOU. Yo' wimmen folks
spends yo' mercy on evil clothes o
the devil. ant yo' men folks-oh:
W. men folks oh, yo' men folks!
Yo' spends the money yo' should be
givin' the butcher for polk chops ON
Booze in the halls of hell
The congregation as well as
"E,ack Billy" warmed up to the
subject and began to sway and
shout and stamp their feet.
"Last night had another vision,
cried the negro prophet. jumping
around the platform, as if close on
the hells of the devil. 81 saw fat
ossified old millionaire a-ri1in
down the street in black limousine
\ noto' car and a po'man sittin' on
the curb without nothin' to eat
An when the black limousine moto
car got to the po'man a $40 b'l
hoped right out o the ossificd
rams pocket ard jumped kerpiunk
up to the po'ruan and says, Here
is, so an buy yourself somethin' &c
eat
Good Folks Won't Starve.
"An' by that I knows that the
good colored folks is comm intc
their own an the Lawd IS not a
swine to let them starve."
Little Magnolia Johnson down ir
the third row sat straight up in tei
seat. The prospect of $50 bill:
comm jumpin' kerplunk" was more
alluring to her than the Red Rider
"Preach, brother, preach" she ex
horted.
"There is places in this countr,
where a niger would no mo &c
than mule would go to sleep IN
sparrow's nest" he continued. u
comes from Texas and | knows.
why there is towns down there
where they have signs what, say
Niger. don't let the sun set while
YOU is in this town. An yo' fellow
believe me, we stay out O then
towns.
sCo'n Liquors" Bad Medicine.
"But it's cause folks sell some o
the po' niggers con liquor an tn
niggers 60 bad and act bad. IT.
booze that makes them underdog
down there and its. booze t'a
makes them the underdogs here
When they gets clear o booze tre'
won't be underdogs no more:
"Down in my home in Austin the.
used to keep tie jails chockful .
>n;sr>rs. put that town dry ar
nov they has to rent the jails 10
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