The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-16

sVe o<sn oou tof a photograph u
Jesus and he shows You his chrch
people. his Christians And when you
look at them, there's no wonder Gods
picture gallery isn't ever crowded"
Billy said. and drove, home his point
IN one of his characteristic smiles,
which no other minister of his time
has ever been able to perfect.
Pretty Ealowy Of Woman.
Perhaps the greatest feature of his
address was his plea for the proper
consideration of man for his wife.
Try praisinE your wife a little. even.
IL IL does brighten her at hrst," he
pleaded. and In his good -humored man
ner declared, why, IL would spoil n
mule the way some men treat their
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her as the greatest force in the world
since time began.
IF she's In the mire you can bet
some man pushed her there" and the
building echoed with Amen" as his
hearers agreed 'reverently with him.
some men never say anything good Of
their wives until they pay some fell
low to cut ii on her tombstone" he
continued. "and they never tell her they
love her until they are a hundred miles
away and write Ii to her on a post
card"
Billy didn't resort to many of his
usual athletic tactics. only once kneel-
ing on the floor as he acted the sign
ing of the Declaration of Independence
His sermon was fun of his forcefui-
ness, and the rather historic topic he
chose for his address precluded much
more than dignifed manner of por-
trayai.
Rnps the Tightwnds.
Never relenting in his attitude of
pitying hostility to tightwads. who give
10 70 b.
the church. he fayed them with his
own particular brand of sarcasm
Again he announced his sermon on
Home" for tonight when he asks that
a s"ecial sum he brought to the COL
lection. Don't come around here with
a 1itney If you can afford n bone" he
begged Too many of you fellows look
Ike you're handcufsed when the coll
lection plate comes around. You look
like you can't get your hands in your
pockets."
No sermon passes that does not
bring from Billy his most vitrolie de-
nuneiation of the saloon and of every
thing connected with 1t. His carica-
ture of saloonkeeper brought from
the congregation such evidences of
delight as would have made a theatre
cal star green with envy.
Social reforms and reformers," he
declared in tone that denied his ap-
prevail of their systems, deal with
conduct, hut they let the source OF
that conduct go to the devil" And he
put 1t across again when he spoke
Of the unexcused high cost of living,
which reformers could reduce IL they
knew how.
How much do eggs cost down here7"
he asked. and some one replied,
ninety cents dozen" Ninety cents-'
he exclaimed. and his eyes grew big.
He whistled Ninety cents, 1t don't
cost hen any more to lay an egg now
| than II did ten years ago, does it?''
Devil Put II Over.
/ We've allowed the devil and his
gang to put it over on us" he admit
! ted ''ff you'll let the church of Rich
mond spend one night on its knees
/ you'll rewrite the history of this city
and of the Old Dominion" Tell God
! what you are--not your name that's
i n the phone hook; not the name down
at the postonice; not the name on
lyOur door. Tell him who you are and
I Hen Kiss away all the stains of sin.
no matter what they are. But you
can't put it over on the Lord.
Tonight the famous sermon on
| Home" which MT Sunday has an
nounced at every meeting this week.
| is expected to draw the record break
/ ing crowd Mt the big auditorium. This
| address has gained great popularity
/ in other cities. whore II is spoken or
as ono of the most foreeful deliver
ances Of its kind ever made from the
pulpit,
Music StiH Improves.
Last nights music was pronounced
a still greater Improvement over pre-
vlous nights. The immense choir was
/ filled to the last seat, and when Billy
asked everyone in the audience who
! had n hymn book to hold II up, more
t,n3F r. -
/ the little green book of revival songs
that has become popular during the
progress of the big revival
Mrs Asher sang very beautifully n
/ popular hymn of the Sunday ceilec-
ton. Since ] Found My Saviour" and
MIR Brewster sang the 'IoIy city"
BY request from member of the
Goods roads party, the audience stood
and sang, ''There Is a Fountain Filled
with Blood" and the walls of the big
j stone building rang with a sound of
/ 5000 voices Joining in this immortal
/ hymn.
Billy did not close his sermon with
benediction last night. but ended
with "A poem in honor of woman,
Don't bring me rosehuds when I die. .
( Al the conclusion of the quotation, he
smiled his big, broad smile, and way-
ing his hand to the crowd, said sim =
ply, Good night" and jumped down
! TO shake hands with the passing
+ custom.
After the service two prominent men
were overheard in comment on the
manner in which BILLY Sunday con-
3 ducts his meetings.
+ why, II any preacher in this town
would ever try to preach that way he d
ve driven out of the CITY," one of them
observed. The other man replied, yes.
but II wouldn't seem like that IL any
one but BILLY did it,"
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