Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-14

He'll for rent. with Grape on tho front
door, was the promise Billy Sunday
rnade the Lord last night as he dashed
the perspiration from his brow and
brought his riEh. les sharply up to
crooked position in unison with Il
sweeping swing of the arm.
The dramatic exit OF tho devil from
niS low-lying home of high pcrdition
Will begin to-day. the evangelist said.
when swift. decisive blows at King
Booze and life blasting amuscments S
will send their promoter over the
ropes groEgy. bleeding and ready TO
quit.
From high nervous tension to a low
chuckie, Mr.. Sunday struck every chord
or his emotions as he made this last
hcart-to- heart talk with the Lord.
finally exultinE over the prospect of
leaving the earthly station for that
in heaven in "a cloud OF dust"
ASKS SPECIAL DISPENSATIoN
OF REVIVAL SPIRIT HERE
Plainly tired from the efforts he has
made during the campaign in Rich
him with special dispensation of re-
rlval spirit. that he may continue Wig
orously to the end the fight he has be-
gun on every form OF sin.
The Mr.. Hyde OF Stevenson's terrible
alcgory appeared the acme Of all that
is perfect in life besides the insidi-
GUS parsonage OF sin that the evangelist
pictured for his audience as the evil
force in every man fighting for mas
terry over the DIR. Jekyii of the Godly
life.
Hcid up before them in derisive
scorn. named as the inner Hun. with
hllTsthe brutal and demoraiizing in
stincts Of the real one across the Rhine.
Air. Hyde saw last night scores of
men so TO tho rescue OF DR.. Jekyli,
promising to fight the good fight until
Grape appeared on heils door.
YOUTH AND AGE MEET
AT PORTAL OF SASCTTTY
Youth and old age met as recruits
before the platform. small boy:
scarcely tall enough TO reach the hand
OF MI. Sunday as he thrust it down
over the side of the platform. came
down tho aisle just after the enlist
ment OF an old man. whose white beard
evidenced many years on lies stormy
sea.
The audience last night was composed
entirely OF members of the male sex.
A majority OF them were business men.
Those who declined actively to engage
support OF DR.. Jckyll. il the applause
accorded Mr.. Sundays vigorous express
sions is a criterion by which to judge.
God Almighty puts it UP to you.
jumped from one side Of the platform
10 the other and pointed his index
finger vigorously at the audienSe zee
Aaron tried to pass the buck once. but
Moses called him down. That was
the time he made the golden calf for
worship in the wilderness. Old Moses
comes along and asks Aaron why he
made it..
MOSES WENT .RED-HEADED,
AND SWITCHED INTO "HIGH"
Aaron saw Moses had gone red
headed and had switched into high. so
he shifted the responsibilty-put it on
the furnace: said the people put their
gold into the furnace and the calf came
to the tip of his tail. But it didn't go.
Aaron couldn't put it over on Moses
that way. And you can't put it over
on 2n,., God You S,l muss n1uss be either a DR.,
Monte Carlo. said life is game of
chance" Mr.. Sunday declared at an
other point. But tell you that old
Gilbert Is a liar" he shouted. Every
man is the architect of his own fate.
Neither is sin a disease. as some peo-
condition. something you have got to
fight and fight every day."
steadily all day Yesterday in fine.
usual big crowd at the o'clock SER
vice. 1t appeared that many people
mad made a special effort to reach the
Auditorium. under the impression that
the rain would keep the other fellow
at home. But the other fellow was
right on the job. nevertheless.
ROQS WAS DaCR from three Dig
services with tho soldiers at Newport
overseas. lie wore his ~" uniform.
The two Rodeheaver brothers sang
I'm the Garden" by special request,
and Homer A. Rodehcaver. the "Rody''
OF the Sunday party, sang Tho Old
Account Was Settled Long Ago"
From Isaiah Kill. 10. you are
My witnesses, saith the Lord OF hosts"
the evangelist delivered discourse
Of convincing power and earnestncss.
"SLIMY GANG" FROM RUSSIA
ENGAGES HIS ATTENTION
THAT infamous scaly headed, Shiny
gang from Russia engaged all of Mr..
Sundays extensive vitupcrative vocabu-
tary for several minutes at the be-
ginning of his sermon. lie referred
again TO the treatment of women in
Russia as brood animals" and ex-
pressed his opinion that before America
should become n pasture ground for
such q black hearted gang that some
more lighting may be necessary.
III we licked 'cm once we can do
IL again." are Mr.. Sundays sentiments.
ist repeated the assertion which he
has made many times since he came to
Richmond that the world wants re-
lirion OF deeds rather than words.
"Talk's cheap" said Mr.. Sunday.
There arc more expert wind TANNERS
i'm this world than anything else"
God can even get along pretty we'll
without the preachers f He 20 Wills,
according to Mr.. Sunday. who illustrated
his statement with tho incident OF
Paul being bitten by a venomoua scrp-
crt. which failed to harm him.
'"God can use < rattlcsnake to prea ch