The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-27

snces," Mr.. Sunday declared, "and ever.
man and woman on this old earth VII
he weighed in those same scales. CO.
isn't going to bring anything rev OF
: n" other son to offer for your saliva
tion.''
Public opinion, In its effect on shap
ing the actions Of men, came on 70
a bitter attack. the evangelist becom
, ing vehement in his protest against tn
i actions Of those who seem toz-folloy
: the path OF least resistance becaus
i they are afraid OF what people viii
say IL they do something radical"
81 believe God Almighty wrote tn
. ten commandments himself. and CAV
them to Moses" Billy declared. "an'
anybody who don't live on tn
level, rJib tar ten $ cnnamAndE4sA
ffonsrr 70 ps In me penitentAry =
You are making money in bucket
: fuls and going to he'll in carload lott
with excursion rates." Sunday cried
and Mild applause followed the speech
! ut would be good idea to sit dow,
, once III while and see iflyou haven
J lost the things that all the money II
!, the world won't buy"
i He drew from life many little pic
lures. which showed that money and
the things of this world are all use.
less. and source Of misery and en-
ptiness when the unfaltering hand Of
a stern and abused God has been laid
upon a life.
i Explains Commandments.
He began at, the top Of the Com
mandments, and went through the
list, describing their value and their
violations In such terms as only Sun
day could use. He did not let oppor-
tunity pass without paying his re-
spects, In scathfng terms, to certain
OF, tuh ~
feels are blot on the history of God
Immigrants, who come not to help
make our country greater but to un-
dermine honest labor and to breed
hotbeds Of strife and disbelief among
persons of sort. have no place In
the Sunday plan. II say rip the tag
of of them, ana send them back
home. We don't want them here
And he did not overlook anothe,
member OF the social order, whom
he termed that pneumatic, rheu.
matte. puff-eyed dame who thinks
more about getting her name on Mrs
So-and-so's calling list than she does
for saving it on Gods book"
L preach a pure American citizen
ship Mr.. Sunday exclaimed. ''ant
that means Il citizenship of Christi
anity." He continued through the
list of the Ten Commandments, anc
did not spare the adulterer, the cove.
tous. and those who bear false wit
ness.
Gossip" he sneered. and spat GU,
the words on the fIoof Then h,
jumped into action and hurled
warning at any Of those in his hear
ing whom the shoe might fit. "Stoy
your prattiing. tattling. lying" h.
cried. and even then. he said, the Sian
derer Is not as bad as the one whs
stands by and listens and says moth
Ing. Believe that story false which
. ought not to be true. ne advised
those likelv to turn too willing ear,
to the story OF neighbours wrongs.
Hits Pro6tcers-
This is Billy's creed, he says: 9TH,
man who puts a gun under my nos
. on the public highway and demand
my money Or my life is no more
, thief than that man or men who Sc
cure control Of food or Of any othe
necessary commodity and then put III
the price SO that the working maj
can't pay for It," This he said, il
closing his attack on the vioIators o
the Commandment which says, Tho,
Shalt Not Covet."
Honor Thy Father and Thy Moth
. err" gave Billy opportunity to demon
. strate his 'tender Spots" and to shoy
j
and blusser. He paid a beautiful
t tribute to mother. and told Of how Il
. the lives OF greatest men she ha
: played such q wonderful part. III
9 announced that he Is to preach
4 mother sermon Friday, and aske
{ all who come to hear him to wear
white badge for her.
r When his sermon was done. h
: asked those who would to come an
70
q They came. Seats at the front wer
vacated to admit them, and old an
g young, men and women, filed down t
I shake off the shackles of the devil.
y Hymn Writer Welcomed.
/ The presence of Charles II. Ga
= briel. OF Chicago, who has write
q more than six thousand hymn.
a among them Brighten the Corne
Where You Are and others bein
:, used extensively in the Sunday cam
- paign. added greatly to the meeting
= yesterday. He was present on eac
. Of the four occasions. and sang wit
, Rodeheaver, When l Look in HI
Face" and other songs which me
with universal favor.
Preceding each service Rodeheaye
. made an eloquent appeal for justic
= on behalf Of the Young Mems Chri,
. tan association, and begged Rich
AOuo UOI 10 accept the testimony
returniAg soldiers as hearsay ev
dence against the work of the organ
ixation in France. He was earnest /
his efforts to disa bu6e the mind of til
fact that the "Y'' in France has M
been all 1t was supposed to be, H
told many instances Of the great goo
done by these workers over there, an
= urged his audience to wait until the
!. could hear both aides Of the questio
: before they dared to injure the wor
a already done by this institution.
That the big audiences agreed wit
y him. was evidenced In the appiaus
that followed his remarks. The az
9 plause came, in part from a group
soldiers who have returned frol
q France. and are at the deharkatio
hospital at WesthAmpton.
= PENTTENTB CROWD AISTES
= Uniting THE TRAIL,
e Two hundred persons walked dow
e the atsles at tho City Auditorium yes
v teroAy morning and Fraaned T3ttl