The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-22
HOTLY DENOUNCES

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Say, Jesus" He halted abruptly and
| plunged feet foremost to the platform
and dropped to his knees and, leaning
/ far out over the edge of the stage
and with closed eyes directed below
| as II to the bottomless pit, cried: II
| wasn't talking to you, devil. AS long
as you have tried to butt in. it may
interest you to know that Richmond
is further from he'll and nearer
heaven than 1t was a week ago and it
will be still further from hell and
nearer heaven a week from now"
Sunday chose as his text, Back
sliders." He prefaced his sermon
with an announcement of his near
future plans and again bespoke a
ready and generous response to the
APPEAL for funds with which to
finance the campaign.
In announcing his plans. Sunday
said: I'm order not TO disappoint
those who want to hear me but have
been unable to get into the audi
torium. am going to do something
have never done before. except in the
closing meetings. 7 will speak from
this platform next Sunday afternoon
at O'Clock. At 2 o'clock will talk
to men only and as soon as the men
get out. I am going to talk to as many
or you as can get in at 5. l won't
promise that l will do this as a regu=
! lar thing every Sunday. I don't
know whether / can stand II or not.
But I am willing to try it next Sun
day Sunday declared that when it
came to an emergency. he never con-
suited his convenience. "If | did it,"
he said, II would be in bed half the
time
Has Strenuous Days.
Sunday declared that yesterday and
| the day before had been strenuous
days for himself and party. He told
of his trip yesterday to Petersburg
where be addressed a meeting on be-
half of the Armenian and Syrian re-
lief movement. and to Camp Lee the
day before. where he spoke to four
thousand or more soldiers He said
he could not refuse such requests and
recounted many such occasions where
he had spoken to Uncle Sans poten-
tial soldiers in camps and canton
fments all over the country,
( Sunday then read the following
telegram which was handed 10 him
1 just before he left the Hotel Rich
mond for the auditorium;
| Results this morning eighteen
thousand nine hundred and forty
four dollars. Thank you for your
great help at such cost to yourself.
Petersburg was honored to have had
you here and is anxious to welcome
you again. We will go over the top.
You have our prayers and best wishes
for wonderful blessings in Richmond.
! tSigned) Grover Cleveland Wright"
/ The objective, Sunday announced, Is
100000
Sunday stated that he would talk
Thursday evening on Liberalism"
Winch 'fe3 characterized as the biggest
| bunk in the world!
Sunday paid a ringing tribute to
! Richmond ministers. II have never
worked in a community in my evan
! gelical experience of twenty-four
/ years where my heart has gotten
short time have been here. l want
to compliment you people on the fine
bunch of ministers you have. If any
of them have n yellow streak, I
haven't been able to find It yet"
In beginning his discourse, Sunday
said: "If ever ! am at loss for n
subject on which to preach, 1 will fall
back on the subject OF backsliders
and backsiiding. for I know I will be
ripping 1t into at least two-thirds OF
my audiences"
| Sunday dwelt Mt length on what he
termed the heinousness Of backslid-
nights bad to SEQ a man forsake
his Wife" ne said. ITS sad to see a
wife forsake her husband. It's dis
tressing and it's also treason for a
man to betray his country. but what
is worst Of all is for man or woman
to forsake God.
"Oh, tell you" he said. earnestly.
Its hard to discover the line of de-
things worldly. Presbyterian and
Episcopalians and Methodsts and
Baptsts tSunday did not spare a
single denomination) have slid over II
and backslid back over 1t so much
that there's not enough OF 1t left to
tell what 1t is."
Society Isn't Spared.
Society again came in for its share
of attention. Society" he said
makes il awful easy for a fellow to
get to hell. but mighty hard for him
to get back again; hard for him to get
to heaven.
/ -ReliEion and church membership
he said should be synonymous. It's
one thing to be a member OF the church
and it's another to be part or the
body of the Lord"
Sunday avaiIs himself of every op.
portunity to defend himself from tho
charges of CRATER that are sometimes
directed at him. He told a little some
thing of his reformation. the whole OF
} which he lis reservink for special ser.
mon on his religious experiences. He
abandoned the baseball diamond to be-
) come religious secretary with the Chi
cago Y. NJ. c. A. at $50 a month. OF
} 81, 900 q year. mo one called me q
CRATER when was working for eighty
three bucks month and didn't always
get It," he said. AS ball player Sun
day had made several times that
amount In describing his early re.
iigious experiences. the evangelist