Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-18
5000 STUDENTS IN
CHEERING RIOT AS
SUNDAY breaches
Howling Mob Greets Evan
gelist's Inspiring Sermon
With Enthusiasm.
MINISTER JUST AS YOUNG
AS lis NOISY LISTENERS
People Must Have Desire to
Grow Before Success
Can Come.
STORIES OF FAMOUS MEN TOLD
Urges Young People to Gain Educa-
tions, Fix Goal and Stick
TO Jesus Christ.
alr Sundny's sermon of ,nst night
Will be found ON Page of this is
sue of The TImeE-DiHpntch

Facing bowling mob of 5000 stu
dents. who literally rent the air and
raised the roof o: the City Auditorium
Silly Sunday stood on the platform
;, last night with his hands in his pockets
s:and cheered them on, grnning as de-
lishtedly AS "a boy AT "a circus.
Cheer leaders outdid themselves in
. bodily. contortions and gyrations, stand
ing on chairs in front Of the various
groups OF students. With the ex
ubcrancc OF youth they chcercd Billy
dag. and the Union Theological Semi
nary students sang a song with q lill-
ing chorus to the effect that Ma was
the one that kept Billy straight" ana
hey adjurcd her repeatedly in tuneful
numbers to keep right on Keeping him
straight.
TALES OF FAMOUS MEN
SHOW CAUSE OF SUCCESS
In spite OF his Gfty-fve years Mr.
sunday was just as young as any OF
them In beginning his sermon on
hit hRerrss That ,h Win. he read no ,sxt
OF his oratory. he pulled down from
tic galleries OF nations pictures OF
OF his arguments. and he tore pages
from his own experience TO show that
education is. after all. Knowing what
xoG do want; wi,S !, Tnere to se, IT, and wha,
no education is worth while without
knowledgc OF the Lord Jesus Christ.
to grow, you said M Mr. g sunday naH to aes'ne the
youngsters massed in front OF him
clear back to the farthest doors. YOU
money.,lik q hog wants slop. and like
politician wants office. Feel your
need OF II! Its good deal like water.
GO WITH BIGGER PEOPLE,
IS ADVICE TO STUDENTS
~ bow-legged. pigeon -toed. cross
EYED. frecltle, faced, rcd-headed kid
riaa wlth StSns Ssn,Scks 6rIse on each heel can
water. but college professor with
mutton chop whiskers and for,y-nine
hipi1mas hnhas,, cant make the horse drink II
are, declared Nj. sunda2, 'Bissers M !" i"
hooits. Go to school Get an intro
duetion or yourself To yourself.
go Win 0a anyboY hniHe y3uni W,, ,peopis dom
murder and elcctrocutc every good.
high. noble though, that ever strus-
sled Tor birth to get you TO be de
cent. Don; go with Il dirty, stinkin.
bunch like that.
sOMt; GIRLS ARE SHAVING
FOR WORTHLESS HUSBANDS
whether God wanted him to become an
n1uctioneer or college professor. but
ne has been fortunate enough 10 be
Kent out Of the poorhouse because he
was lucky enough 10 marry a girl that
mas oeen brave and strong and willing
enough 10 pend over Il waShtub to earn
money enough 10 pay the house rent
while he loafed around ii stale beer
held forth on ,he prinepies GuIe 'es Of iGn Iife
and settled sociological questions"
hjs w;h mosa gnizI5icai asiIohs ,wis, a. the end of
isSgh,er and sRpIs"se. ''sp speaEins aiG: OF Ss
ends with io and the ne bedhSg sihnsl' has MAinn nn
wings: but he gets there lust the same"
spieler selling a special brand OF SOAP.
nrcafed ncaf,a on aHd a IA, farme, who had bought
he got, home, and his dog bit bit him " be" BE-,
master when he was that clean. . MS
Boisterously the hundreds of young
after his sermon. reaching over each
Others heads for his hand.
You're az right. Mir. Sunday" they
4 No, ta.berriacle wiz he built in Rich
mond for Billy, SUNDAY this winter.
maj maj deeisicr IN this matter was
mitteeA ot ten cooperating minister's
with loai.rg CONTRACTORS OF the city
SeSfseraay SeSseraay afternoon noon following the noon
e. G. n. 4 Ga1'sr HiI1s s;n n Williams: treasurer
OF ot ,itne i Buy SUNDAY campaign, was
-. There's not enough lumber nor
tabernacle in a, month"; said id"Sfrue, sbn conl
tractors. with emphasis and fnality.
wooden benches will DC substituted
for the seats in the entire center sec.
ton, of the Auditorium the first of the
week, This will serve two o-fold pur-
nose, First. it will widen the aisies
for the trail-hitters who are coming
forward to grasp Mr.. Sundays hand:
the secretaries in securing the names
s.of the trail-hitters
WORK OF ORGANIZING
.6f MEN GOES FORWARD
One thousand railroad men made ap-
plication to II. II. PitZer. director OF
mems work, yesterday for reservationsI
in the Auditorium for any night on
which, it!could he best arranged. Mr.
+ Pitzer's WORK. OF organizing the men
Of twenty five business men of the city
is. In process OF formation. which win
neet,.tfour times n week with tho
director: and will discuss ways and
means .:of bringing the business and
professional men. of the city into close
Reservations for $500 students, to
whom tickets were issued yesterday
failed to take care of several hun
dred additional students. who besought
Headquarters i'm vain for tickets Iato
viGe.last might for the student clement
of&the city, which is being organized
by Miss Florence H., Kinney. OF the
Sunday party
MEETING at nRvTIsII-
AMERICAN FACTORY
Rroni l:t5 to AS yesterday Mrs
Ashor,a of tho Sunday party. spoke to
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