The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-19
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standpoint
! Billy said he likes TO meet an hon
est doubter. But don't tell me that
you don't believe just because you
don't understand" he warned.
There In not a man or woman. no
matter how low down." but who
can and viii be redeemed Il they will
only accept Jesus as their savior. &C
cording to the evangelist
Sunday convulsed his hears when
he went through mock marriage.
First he said he had never officiated
at but one such ceremony--and then
he was assisted by another minister,
whom he called in to make cure that
Lord forgives me-" he said, TIL never
officiate at another"
For convenience's sake, Wen call
the fellow Jim and the girl Dorothy.
All right. ''Jim, do you take this
woman 10 be your lawfully welded
wife? Do you promise TO love. honor
and obey untfl death do You part
Well. Bill: I'm afraid can't What
would you think of n guy like that
Well, it's the same way with some
people when God offers them saliva
ton.
NEVER READ BIBLE
The trouble with most people who
don't believe in the Bible" he said,
"is that ninety per cent Of them have
never read the word OF God. Ninety
per cent OF those who don't believe
Jesus Is the Son of God have never
met Christ
Sunday again declared ne has moth
ing against education. To the cog
trary, he likes to see thirst for
knowledge. "Bu., s->spise with every
DRIP ~ blood In my budy the mutt
who Easws about what he knows. but
doesn't live up to. There are two ways
OF learning about anything. including
the Bible-th eoretical and practical"
THE will 70 DO Gods viii! makes a
Christian" Sunday declared. There
are no activities in life, he they good
or bad that are apart from the will.
The development of ~ yonr faculties
does not make you Christian. You
can't develop into Christianity"
The evangelist told of cold stor-
age sort of proposition" of a woman
who was offended by something Evan
gelist Dwight l.. Moody once said.
she got up and founced out. ana her
brown dress switched around the door
jamh like fox's tail around brush
bush" mimicking she action.
DOESN'T KNOW MUSIC.
FNklllE up Il SNfIS D'Oh, thS SNettIEeN
list told his hearers that because he
did not understand music was no rea-
son why he did not believe In 1t. And
I'll bet there are a lot of you folks
in the choir" turning around until he
faced the chorister. who don't know
music" This got a. big laugh. "Roh
(MatthewsN does and Brewster does.
know or1v two tunes-'Yankee Doc
DIE and Dixie" tits reference to
Dixie" was loudly applauded. Not
one person in 500 can read music. "
he said, sunday says he doesn't know
a note from n horsehy.
The best way 10 prove Christianity.
according to the evangelist, is to try
1t.
In closing he said: 1T is only a step
to Jesus: why not take il now?''
In beginning his PRAYER, I'm which
he Conversed intimately with the
Lord, Sunday said: Lord, ! don't
know what moro I can say or do dur
ing the two weeks that remain of the
campaign that 7 haven't el~eady said
or done during the five wo"hs | have
been in Richmond. The only thing I
can do is 10 nut a new frame around
The old picture"
FAIR PROPOSITION.
Suddenly ne switched to his invita-
ltion to trail hitters. Who will come
down and givn mo their hand and say,
I Il will do Gods will? That's fair
enough proposition, isn't it," he
asked.
AS the choir sang Where He Leads
Me ] VIII. FOLLOW" the penitents be-
gan to come forward in constantly In
creasing numbers. The evangelist
called for the Fpworth leaguers. for
he Life Insurance Company of Viz
ginia bunch" for the Suffolkians. for
| the British American Tobacco com
pany aEgrega ton, to come forward In
solid delegation. The two delegations
that came nearest to fulfilling the re-
qnest were the Epworth ieaguers and
the tobaccorists, the majority of the
! trail-hitters from these two contin-
gents being young women and girls.
| Prior to dismissing his audience,
Sunday introduced Colonel Benton. OF
| the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
| of Boston, who has promised the
evangelist he will make d. short talk
| at tonights' service.
! In welcoming the tobacconists
Bob" Matthews asked the visitors to
name their favorite hymn. which he
would have the choir sing for them
Sail On" which Matthews deftly
worded TO suggest sale On" came