Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-03-10
BILLY SUNDAY
Defends JEWS
Famous Evangelist Heard By
1000 People in Cincinnati
5000 More Outside

Three thousand people were
unable to get into the big taber-
nacle in Cincinnati Wednesday
night, to hear Billy Sunday tall;
on the Jews. There were 1000 in
side. The celebrated evangelist
lauded the Jews and exalted his
ancestry and his love for religion,
and drove home point after point
in his defense with the most en-
ergctic efforts that he has yet dis
played i'll Cincinnati, says the En-
quircr.
Conspicuous in the audience
were a large number of Jews.
who were turning out, at the
evangclist's special invitation. for
his sermon on Jacob and Essau
and Abraham and other charac-
ters Of the Old Testament.
Rev. Mr.. Sunday also enuner-
ated numerous latter day Jews
who have been conspicuous in
various capacities in the develop
ment of the human race. the de-
vclopment of the United States
and the development Of the world
and mankind in general-all Sc
up as shining examples OF the
ability to accomplish things.
Sunday did it in the most ef-
fective style of the revival He
got to going good early i'll the
evening; he was going strong be
fore the service was well under
way. and he was going mu>l
stronger just as it came to an enc
with a cheery good night" on his
part.
He flung out. time after time
references to the ''lantern-ja jawed.
and hatclet-faced." or the "wca-
sel-eyed. hog-jowled. bullet-head-
ed, peanut tbrained. whisky-soak
ed old rum1uies," or some such
similar phrase in emphasizing
this or that: he ripped up one side
and down the other-part Of The
time i'll a humorous. but effective
style-the man who denied happi-
ness to his wife. and with his
handkerchief working overtime.
his collar wiltcd. and with per
spis-aticn dripping from his brow
with every movement, he gave
imitation OF some characteristic
thing or type of person in putting
over his arguments effectively.
Sunday opened with the history
Of Jacob, whom he called the Pc
ter of the Old Testament" and
with this as his starting point
paid a high tribute to the Jewish
race. and took neat fling at
Henry Ford for the manufacture
er's recent attack on the Jewish
people.
III Henry Ford would conlinc
his energy to building tin Lizzies
and tractors he'd be better off
I've never considered his opinion
much on anything but tin Lizzies
and tractors,' he said.
From this point he began a re
sumo of some of this things thai
the Jewish people are responsible
for-their part i'll building up the
world.
"It was a Jew that gave tn
money that sent Columbus on hi,
voyage Of discovery, which result
ed in the founding Of America
he said. isabella had to hocl
her jewels to pay for this voyag.
and she hooked them to d Jew
A great wave Of laughter fol
lowed this remark and compelled
him to stop. He resumed with;
"And the map Columbus used
was drawn by a Jew One Of his
officers was Jew and his doctor
and interpreter were Jews. And
the interpreter was the first one
to land on the new soil"
Drawing an example from the
story of Jacob and his robbery Of
the birthright of Esau he assert
ed:
eff you'll be honest and come
across with the Lord, he'll meet
you fifty-ffty."
For the first time since the re-
vival started, he delved into BIZ
of personal history about himself
to drive home few points about
self-honesty and he brought ou-
the fact that his great grand
mother was born in Lexington.
ky.-I've got some Kentucky
blood in me. thank God-down in
Lexington, in the heart of real
things"
He denounced, the sweasel-ey-s