Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-13
RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH: MONDAY, JANUARY 49, 1919.

preacher as, n moment later. he drop
ped down through his little trap
ahake hands with everybody-an in
vita.i,m that all who could get to him
accepted.
AFTERNOON SERMON is
FILLED WITH THE "PEP'
The afternoon sermon was full OF
Sunday pep" Those expressions that
have made MIR. Sunday famous. and
some newly coined ones, were uttered
10 an audience thoroughly apprecia,ive
preach Is not true, God will damn me-"
he said. 1T may not be according to
some OF these fellows. but l don't care
for those NUTS"
The modern church membcr. is a
grenadicr of the Holy Ghost"
I've got too much dirt and filth and
muck in my own Protestant yard to
have time to fool with that in the
Protestant out OF good Catholic"
The thugs. trying to get into the
treasury. worked she'll game on
Daniel and the king. Dan was a good
scout. and the Lord sent an angel down
to manicure the lions claws and put d
paddock on their jaws"
RICHMOND HAS kNOCkERS,
DECLARES ErANGELIST
here thefe arc are not kcS
Inond is u whole lot different from any
other town I've visited. There are
,nusa and y99ve go, TO- nsp knock
cess baggage. false alarms"
III any church Will put into prac-
tice the first twenty verses of the
stop preaching to wood and varnish
up r shi 8 j. is s 2 giant She never runs
III Americas spirituality does not
keep pace With her intellect, she is go
ing to hell"
These are just samples. Such things
spring from the rapidly moving lips
OF the former baseball star as readily
and as easily rs can be.
ABSENCE OF HATS
CAUSE OF COMMENT
Two noticeable features of ysster-
day mornings service was the absence
OF womens hats; that Is, on the heads
of women, their carefully done hair re-
| yfiectinE the sunshine which made oc-
casional splashes OF brightness on the
sea OF barred heads Of the audience
and the spontaneity Of the applause
the expression of which would not have
been permissible in a church. The
| preachers joyous good humor met in
slant response.
He had hardly reached his platform
when he began.;to poke fun at the
newspaper reporters lined UP near him
The meeting opened with such a
burst of harmonious sound as has never
| opened religious service in the city
! before. At the two pianos were TIVE
trained musicians-Miss Florence Kin
ney and George Ashley Brewstcr-who
| in harmonious accord lifted such vol,
umc of exultant sound from the instru-
| ments that one listening had an In
| slant impulse to catch up the hurry.
| ing melody and carry 1t along to g
| triumphant finish.
Robert Matthews, Mr.. Sundays sec.
| rotary, who is also pianist, stooC
on Mr.. Sundays platform directing the
| choir in the inimitable manner Of one
| TO the manner born. "If Your Hear
Keeps Right" they sang first. with
| never suspicion Of tagging note
Mr.. Sunday iiung bouquets at Richmond
| generally. and Richmonders grinned
| back in appreciation that the compli.
ments were deserved in the manner OF
| Richmond.
AUDIENCE INTRODUCED
TO SUNDAYS HELPMATE
ma" Sunday. smiling and gracious
| as usual. lined up with the Sunday
| party to be introduced to the audi.
| ence, and, after Mr.. Sundays charac.
! teristic Introduction Of her as the per-
thirty-hve years. she came to the from
| OF the platform and spoke for few
! minutes, pledGing the loyalty and devo-
ton of the Sunday party to the worl
! OF the campaign.
Mrs. Sunday is as forceful in hel
| II
| Richmonders have liked her instantly
| Her smiling depreciation of MT. Sun
| days irrepressible boyishness is one
Of her chief charms. He is hopeless
| absolutely" her little gestures say
/ while she shakes her head in mock
| disapproval Of his outbursts.
ii. Fl. Pitzer was new member OF
| the party to be introduced yesterday
| as was MIR. Brewster. tenor soloist and
pianist; Robert Matthews and Mrs
liar Ac1,
| Richmond Saturday on later trains than
Mr. and Mrs. Sunday.
Much regret is expressed over contem-
| plated departure OF DR.. and Mrs. J. Il.
| Walker, who have lined up the organi-
zation OF the campaign. DR.. Walker
! will again take charge OF a passionate,
| his work with Mr.. Sunday, as his adj
| vance man. having ended with the
! Richmond campaign.
J CLAIM SUNDAY HAS
! ACTORS BEATEN A MILE
AS comedian on the "big-time" cir.
| cults there is no Gainsaying the OBJ.
vious fact that Billy Sunday woult
draw a crowd at every performance
AS purveyor of his especial brand
| OF religion he is no less effective ir
| driving home with hammer blows the
truths he advocates. A master of ex
| pressive American slang, his excited
| rapid utterance. the way ne filings his
wiry. active body about over his Plat
| which he can pour out fast and hard
combine TO make him unique in hi.
line.
Vaudeville stars have initiated Billy
Sundays characteristic poses and man
ner OF delivery before Richmond audi.
ences. but their bes, performance pa lie:
into insiGnificance beside the real ar.
ticle. Nothing funnier has ever been
seen and heard on stage in Richmond
than Billy Sundays dead -serious dc.
:. scription OF Salome dancing before
| King Herod.
Then there was Herod," said Mr.
Sunday. "Iie had a bunch Of high rollers
that had come to see him, and they
were ell soused up and were lollinG
around When the entertainment was
az its height, Herodias showed Sa.
lone out into the room to do her little
| stunt"
Mr.. Sundays imitation of the mine
| ing glide OF the dancing girl at this
point was finished performance.
lie said to her, Now. go like "A twin
six" She had anklets and bracelets
on, but She didn't have clothes enough
on her TO flag a handcar. And she