Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-23

3'''' .S''' AFTERNOON
night. *hcn BILLY SUNDAY talked 20
5000 women OF Richmond as a father.
husband and minister OF the Eospcl.
his sermon dealing with matters OF
vital impo": 10 the womanhood OF the
city.
Despite the incicmency OF the wca,h .
or. the Andit.orium was packed 10 the
last ava liable seat "tn womcnfoilt
'S firh i" }.f eh2 n h ~ a SaIio5y
uniformed nurses from Johnston
Willis na,orium, who occupied the
ushcrs' scata.
IN unde:cur.e2; OF excitement and
aniicipa;!on marked tho vast crowd
meeting BY MTs w :ni oren,nE Of The
rector OF the business womcn's VOL: OF
The Billy sunday campaign in Rich
y few usheTs who were assisting in
seating the crowd had n scared looi;.
and when Mrs. Asher gave them tho
aW se cif Ge %9 hss s7a dGbGis n
By the unprecedented ou,pouriny O:
nc women OF the city. a number OF
"ice, and the emergency hospital near
TIC main entrance had 4 busy day
ENPECI BUDGET 10
HE COMPLETED TO-DAY
>. Secretary Mckee, OF tho local Y. II.
G. =, in explaining the purpose OF tho
envelopes which were being dis
i,rlhu;ed for The frce-Siil onerins for
Ely ,sunday read a no;e which mad
IN. text o. the note was as follows
MI Mckee. what are YOU doing
her3: This Is no place for a. man
hc!t in the budget will be made up.
aecordinE TO SECRETARY Mckee. and the
r ,,i!. .,.T,i onerings Of Richmond nso-
who, has SO far 10; received one penny
ior his services in The city.
New io-ii gaze ~. sunday sl2o.-
that city, said aIr. Mckee. and Chi
caGo gave hi:.i. $4,000 Every cent OF
the money which he received Il New
!. OF war diyided squsiiy. between the
We. a., and the iC;hica go Offering Went
to the old Pacific Garden Miesioh,
where Az; SUNDAY was convested...
he seen VIA; Echmond would do TO
express her appreciation of the service
rendered thc city.
The "" secretary also departed in
h2stc after his few rcr-,arhs.
EVANGELIST INDICrS
Married WOMEN
Nothing ap2roachins Nj Sundays
:;rrn indictment OF tho married women
o. The present da" has ever been hca ID
N an address IN this City. The aprs!-
lis; sent shuddar Oyer his audience.
Race suicide was held up TO scorn and
contempt OF all decent people. and
motherhood was lauded asIthc crown
Ing glory of womanhood.
Not only married women got some
wholesom advice. but "friZzle-headed
sissies. business girls. .giris-ahoat- TO-
be-:narricd and old naids-eXcept tina {
Mr. sunday does not use the term old
maids" He says they are "inidies-in-
waiting"
Men. in general. and certain fa.nllie-
types. in particular, wero pilioried BY
man. wasn't left with isE TO stand
On b. the time Billy sunday got
through telling the women just how
lowdown, ood-forn othins and con-
;cmntib!c most OF them were.
The virtue of women" declared Mr..
sunday. lis the rampant wall Of civil
i2ation."
ADVISES HkT PIN FOR
FLIRrE1S WITH GIRLS
He said ne was fiGhtinS for the wom-
The matter OF flirting on the streets
after warning the girls, he told them
that he would pay the fine OF any OF
them that would yank her hatpin out
10 nirt with her il she was minding
nc. own business.
The high treble of feminine laughter
and the sharp clappinS OF feminine
hands paid tribute to Mr.. Sundays
many humorous sallics.
one womons Chair gave way, de-
posting her OH the Moor OF the plat
form. where with admirable self
possession she continued 10 sit through
the rcms indcr OF the service.
Mr.. Sundays text WAS from II kingy
i::6---'ls it well with thee: Is il VOL
wi'h !. Thy husband; is il we'll with the
IF the womanhood of Virginia was
not purcr than manhood they should
all be dumped into he'll" declared Billy
sunday.
There are $1,000 Girls rns ruined in
rs a day. seventy-Gve thousand
young girls were riined and sold as
white slaves last year. a man guilty
of dealing. in Waite slavery should be
limit both this side Of heaven. y bad
woman Is the worst this side of hell
Women do not realize their power.
Why. there's enough power in this au-
ditorium to damn Richmond or save il.
ADVENT OF CHILDREN
OFTEN CONSIDERED CURSE
III you lay aside your prejudice, you
little frizzy- headed sisters, will help
you. SO you won't make the mistake
your ma made. You know there ARE
homes in which the advent Of one. two
adercd curse. instead OF d blessing.
God, in His providence, has often de-
aicd the honor OF maternity to some
women. but there arc married women
VINO Shrink from maternit! because
they love case. because they love fine
garment and ability 10 nit like a but
terfy at some social function.
Grimes have been and are being
committed; hands arc stained with
blood and that very crime has made
rrauce the charnel- house Of the world.
Ten thousand six hundred new babies
born In one year. were lshed out OF
the mouths OF sewers in Paris. and
that crime is vcli-ni.h making Amer
lea the charncihousc OF tho world
TImE! TO LAY ASIDE
MOCK aiODESTY HERE
lit Is time TO lay aside mock mod
csty. You can't tritle with Gods rules
Society has just about nut maternity
out Of fashion. When you stop to con-
slider tho average society woman do
not think maternity has lost anything.
Tho child OF ahtuencc ia turned over to