Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-10


More than 100 ushers and doorkeep
ers set the pace for the aii-hltters
last night in coming forward to recon
secrate themselves to Jesus Christ.
Others followed until the benches re-
served for the trail-hitters were all
hlled with earnest men and women who
thus siGnficd their desire TO take a
stand openly for God. or TO renew their
vows and covenant previously made
with Him.
AS striking phase of Billy Sundays
startling versatility, tho sawdust-
trail evangelist" gave his vast
once In concluding hs sermon. the
most remarkable lesson In iitera!
astronomy that has ever been present
With torripic Harrestncss and
rushing torrent or words, his nervous
the facts tha.. burned whiie-hot In his
brain; he held his audience almost
urai truths Il; at them wi;h ia 4 Iaf persnnai nas
application that appealed strongly to
;he imagination.
MANS PAST uNIQUEIY
DETECTED BY EVANGELIST
Mans pas, in this vast planetary
scheme WAS so indniicsimal that il was
aapparentiy. with extreme difficulty that
~ an between the tips of mis- finger
nha i,Is ori,.,nn, ,hpmn Then' hyarking back TO
al
superiority ana Indifference to God. he
nonndcrcd in speechlcss rage
On you so To thunder" he ended
You're a mutt. You're wart. he
mad previously lung a; this obnoxious
10 Don't ,oiI pass ,..a suck up to God"
me me iG,d .nd mn6ei!sIers M LEY last night Ge
s,al lie saii ,ha, one Of the reasons tha,
some people did not want to see him
nlf fh.st =
never dipped his colors 10 the devil
e;,-LoEgone. their hides he ended
Lord last night, Mr. Sunday forgot The
asS S OF the month. and turned to ask
ceedins with his unique supplicution
STRENUOUS DAY SHOWS
uPoN SUNDAY WORKERS
The Sunday party showed The effects
OF the hard and trying day. Rode
HEAVIER, Brewster Matthews ana Pit
zcr had been a; the Auditorium All
day MIR. sunday flung his supple body
nat on the platform to reach over
trail-hitters. or swung his list free
around the corner of his pulpit In a
iaNorlte athletic stunt. AS ii lie fell;
as clipper as sparrow after his four
sermons. This remarkable power OF
resiliency is constant suojec, OF
emaZed comment.
mond will be sick from just listening
70 me-" he said last night. The shot
told
And everybody laughed.
: Mr.. sunday aud the men OF his party.
with the exception OF H. H. Pitzcr
will so to ouantico and TO Washing
ton ;o-day Mr.. sunday viii spca X
h-st % tho marines and aftcrward in
his former tabernacle. sine. used as
"I.iber'y hu,"-the biggest ~" hu;
IN the world.
Rodehcaver's brother V +. Rode
HEAVIER. of tho publishing firm OF that
name IN Chicago. was at the service
last night and the two brothers saUs
duet which pleased the audience
MIR sunday will talk 10 mon only"
h"ridsG sde "En nnray nG9n n ns6 akyl ha and and
preach on Modern .,muse ments of
Society"
JWENTY-SIX WOMEN
fOLI NTf:ER FOR MISSIONS
Twen.y-six young Richmond women
r'"dced their lives as foreign mission
aries at the close of Miss Grace Saxc's
talk a; the First Baptist Church yes
terdav afternoon at $50 o'clock. TWO
mothers present promised their chill
dren to the work of spreading the Cos
pei IN foreign lands.
Miss saXe; fe: several n,y, years Bible
vas formerly missionary to Egypt
SYRIA and Palestine. Her talk yester-
day afternoon TO large audience OF
10 srrvi.'e in the missionary field
The subject of Miss Saxe's address
was Gods Worldwide Plan in which
She radH clear the vital and momen-
,ous Importance of the foreign mis-
Sit nary movement in carrying out the
d,vine Injunction TO Go We into all
the world and preach the Gospel"
HAS BEEN CALLED CRANK,
But CRANK MOVES THINGS
.'hc criminal Indifference and apathy
~ the churches. declares Miss SAKE,
WAS responsible for. the fact that the
"vanGe!!Zntion OF tie world had not
Vel been accomplished.
II have often hcen called crank
on missions said Miss SAKE but |
don't care. a crank moves things"
Facts figures ana illustrat tions We're
produced by the speaker to prove the
startling dereliction Of the churches
in a lack OF missionary zeal and en-
thusiasm.
WHY. many women who are mem
hers ot the church. spcnd more for
oue dress than they give TO foreign
n..sions in a whole year." Miss SAKE
stated.
Miss SAKE was assisted by Mrs. Will
liam Asher. also of the Sunday party
who delighted the audience with Il
) solo at the beginning OF the service.
! "OLen My Eyes That May See" Miss
Florence Kinney was the pianist
81 AM RUDE OF RURES."
DECLARES EVANGELIST
'.I am rube of the rnbes" Billy
sunday announced In the course OF n
remarkable disc curse yesterday morn.
ing at 1890 o'clock to typical Rich
mond Sabbath audience.
~ am a hayseed OF the hayseeds."
! joying the impression he was making
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