El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-06
PREACHER PUTS
SUNDAY ON PAN
Pastor Wallops Baseball
Evangelist For a Bunch
of Hits; Rooters Cheer.

That Billy Sunday does more harm
than good, that he caricatures Chris
tianity, that he is out for the money.
and that he is distinctly opposite to
Jesus inasmuch as he abuses all those
who have beliefs different from his
were explained at an open forum
meeting Of the First Conversational
church by Rev. Dwight J. Bradley,
Sunday evening. In a word. Billy sun
day was put on the analysis table and
examined for what he was worth.
Billy Sunday does some good. just
the same as the quack doctor, who Of
fers TO cure every illness from loco
motor ataxia to asthma. and then dis
penses cheap and injurious drugs.
said Rev Mr.. Bradley. The question
is, how does the accomplished good
balance against the accomplished
harm2 Mr. Sunday offers to do for the
soul what the quack offers to do for
the body. His ranting and spurious
talk spells everything that he ever
sObered some Drunkards.
There have been many drunkards
converted by him: there have been
many cities with fewer saloons after
his visit; but is drinking the only
thing that constitutes evil2 Why the
persed TO the winds by the scurilous
abuse coming from his mouth as he
breaches from the pulpit cOndemning
every man opposed to him. That was
not the sort Of principle upheld by
J esus, for He preached the doctrine
that teaches us 70 love our neighbor
even though he be opposed to US, and
He condemned only those who op-
pressed the poor.
las for his language, it Is absurd to
compare II with Billy Sundays And
as a further instance, the spirit Of our
Lord as against that OF Billy sunday.
was shown in His words. Forgive
them Father, for they know not what
they do
AS for the method Of Billy Sundays
work. which makes his campaigns
seem so immense, and casts out the
spell OF delusion, II IS the same as
the publicity OF the quack doctor. the
advertisements. the interviews with
prominent men, the gamble for big
stakes, and the appeal to a sore need
IN human nature. This with his per
sonal magnetism, which bv the way
Is marvellous. can not help but make
an impression. But as for the teach
ings Of Christianity. do not believe
he knows what Jesus stood for he
advocates third grade school sense
and backs It up with a hypnotic power.
He Infuses VOOdeeism-
The evil Of it all is that he in
fuses the perverse spirit OF voodooism
into a mans heart. which remains for
a long time II IS this that We must
guard against, together with the ran
cor and vituperation that one absorbs
nom his very preaching
las for the commercialism OF his
work, the average minister does not
earn more than $500 a year. yet Billy
Sunday would not think Of coming TO
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less than $4,000. The average minister
IS lucky TO have a good suit OF clothes.
while Billy Sunday has IS suits OF
clothes And we hear some people say
that he Is not unlike Jesus"
Questions and Answers
From the audience came the follow
Ing questions which were answered.
How did Billy Sunday fare out on
his second visit to ChicagO?'
Answer: "a failure"
Suggestion: What is the use OF
having Billy Sunday come to e Paso
as long as there are no saloons heret
This was followed by much applause
Question by the sOcalled fighting
person" F R. Wedge Billy Sunday
has brought many homes up to higher
planes, one of which was mine: he in
spires men 70 greater things; and his
Influence STAYS with these men for
long time With all this. to be cOnsid-
cred. why is it that the saloon keep
ers, prostitutes and dive keepers are
against HIM"
Answer: He can not help but do
some good: but weigh that good
against the harm. And as for the sa-
loon keepers being against him, that
Is natural. since his campaign is
waged against them And as for the
prostitutes. why Billy Sunday. enters
into campaign arrangements with, and
shakes the hands OF. many men who
own houses that countenance prosti-
Question: did Jesus and John the
Baptist use as strong words as Billy
Answer: The strongest words used
by Jesus and John the Baptist were
'hypocrite and viper.
Little Speech Costs $3.50.
Suggestion: In little city OF Ohio,
we tried TO persuade Billy Sunday TO
get off the train to give US little
speech But would not do It unless
he got $3.50 for Il"
Question: what was the teaching
OF Jesus that Billy Sunday does not
upholdg'
Answer: Thou shalt love the lord
they God with all thy heart and all
they soul and all thy mind, and thy
neighbor as thyself."
MINERS To DINE.
The mining circle OF the University
club viii hold its annual dinner and