Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-29
CHURCHMEN LEAD
TRA|l.-H|TTERS AT
SUNDAY MEETING
Stewards, Deacons and Yes
trymen March Down and
Shake Evangelist's Hand.
FATIGUE SHOWS ON BILLY
FOLLOWING STRONG SERMON
Woman Faints in Audience, and
He Cries for More Ventila-
ton in Big Auditorium.
SAYS GOD is HARD, But JUST
charles IL. Gabriel Sings Song OF His
Own Composition, Pleasing
Great Crowd.
SAYS GOD is HARD, BUT JUST
Charles ii. Gabriel Sings Song OF His
Own Composition, Pleasing
Great Crowd.
Mr.. Sundays sermon OF last uicht
VII nc round complete on pnRc ;
OF this Issue of The IImc.-Dinpntch

Stewards. deacons, ves.rymcu. Sun
aay schoo! teachers and other church
officials OF Richmond numbering more
man 100 sct the pace for the Billv
sunday traii-hittcrs last night at the
ciose of striking sermon to a large
"naicncc al the CITY Auditorium
Ny. sunday showed the effects Of
strain and physical fatigue at the
cioso oi his sermon. I'm SO tired"
ne said TO "Rody," jus; behind him. and
70 Ma in the press box, more than
"ncc. and in sp-insinr down into the,
p!t 20 grasp the hands OF the trail
niVers an" tn" church officials, he lost
MS balance and fell ia ril hcavil,ssSf,u,
was on his feet instantly
woman fainting in the audience
atSp 'hre" him off temporarily. and he
complained irritab!y Of the poor Ven.
iila;ion and the heat, questioning in
Ms quick. nervous way several times,
,In,'s WhtTe's Billy" BILLY" is Mr.. But
.t.'teid' custodian of the building. as
ne Is OF all the tabernaclcs where Mr..
SUNDAY prcacncs.
ASSERTS GOD OFTEN HARD,
Hut NEVER UNREAsoNABLE
;, Mr.. Sundays text was taken from
romans. twelfth chapter and first
verse; Il oestcch yc. therefore. breth-
Fen. by the mercies OF God, that We
present your bodies "A living sacrifice
holy. acceptable unto God"
an IN alton OF the infall.ble truth
iie was never unreasonable, Mr.. sun
"ay used Joseph. Moses, Job, Paul John.
me beloved disciple. Jesus Himself and
hnmliy no himself. Billy Sunday, base
haii player, as trustrat tions ,Sl,.
~ was hard for me-" said AR. Sun.
nuS. nS. when God said. Come in of. the
strike out Your batting average and
80 ,ip and down the land and preach
,,,,a ma | said: Lord. ! am crude. un-
.n..srSd ,r. nawen,i the learning TO
pFeaca, but ! VIII do The best ] can
LIED ABOUT. FRAMED Up,
EVANGELIST TELLS crown
,,.,ni for twenty-one years have
neiu up the bleeding form of jesus
CHrisi have gone into the ranks
81 81 SIN. l have been lied about. SLAM
dered, hlackmailed. framed up
My ne has been threaten.d from,
me Atlantic to the Pacific. My wife
and children have been insul,ed, but
when a, las, have pre-shed my last
hermon. when ;h.y have built the last
tabernacle. when the boys have re-
rorted my last sermon. when have
given the last INVITATION, and | drift,
out WIN the tide and burst through
ne gates INTO that city and look into
nc face OF Jesus Christ and walk on
NC golden streets hidden behind the
anEel and VIII say. show Bill 10 his
mansion. And Will say. Lord, am
GABRIEL SINGS SoN,:
OF OWN COMPOSITIoN
AdidinT much 70 the pleasure of the
service last night, Charles H. Gabriel
AanE aionc song OF his own COM
position. lie Lifted Me" There was
pres. nrssen, ,,r,, also at, at tnc service another
Heiiehavcn. y. C.. pastor Of the First
'hristian church, Of that place. One
Of his :c.a song WA, Was sung las, night, the
Miss Grace SAKE announced last
night mat she had organized a Bible
lass cspeci. 'E for teachers. which
would meet a. o'clock hereafter on
ihc platform of the Auditorium The
class was organized yesterday with an
initial enrolment of fftv teachers.
RAILROAD MEN ATTEND
SPECIAL. MEETING TONIGHT
been manc for 1000. II. II. Pitzer. N
charge of the mems work Will speak
1ohs iGdsS a. a. 1Ms "nefapeaks H sa and Ohio
Iteavcr will hold meeting at the
Southern shops, and Friday at the Rich
mond, EredericSs sburs and Potomac
quarters in the y. NJ = <. day. ~
the meeting for eolored people
definitely, II was announced last night.
Miss Grace SAKE announced last
night that taking tho arguments, from
Science and Healing" she would re-
flute. statement by statement. the
beliefs OF the followers of Mrs. Eddy
with the book. chapter and verse Of
the Bible at the meeting of her class
for Bible study directly following Mr..
Sundays afternoon sermon.
RELIGIOUS rHARISEES
ARE II.AYED By SUNDAY
Religious Pharisees In Richmond. ac-
cordinE to Billy sunday in his sermon
nrIa n u n ~
over his mannerisms. his idiosyncrasies
ana his vocabulary. should at least
have as much sense as an old COW.
Now put gusd lots o gSod fbs oaasr in
'anl they should show as much sense
as an old COW does and let the briers
and weeds and cock!eburs alone"
Dear me! My. my he laughed as
the audience laughed and applaudeu
his senli,nt tnts.
'I have no respect for the, alleged
away from these meetings, declared
Christ would live in Richmond and
never come around here to see how His
work was coming on? The meanest
things that have been said about mo
In Richmond have been said by, people
selves Christians. and IL you had TO
depend on them. you'd have been In
he'll long ago"
HAS GOOD TIME IMPERSONATING
ALLEGED CHRISTIAN FOLKS
Mr. sunday had an especially, good
church. their mannerisms and their
limo OF conversation, particularly the
wife OF n deacon In n Prcsbyterinn
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