Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21
KU kLUx PRESENT
White Hooded Knight Presents Billy
Sunday With $3.50.

Sunday With $3.50.
In the heart Of Dixieland before
more than 5000 cheering southerners,
Billy Sunday tonight had the most
unique experience of his evangelistic
career of 26 years when a full robed
Knight Of the Ku Klux Klan came on
the platform, holding in his hand cer-
tain bits. Of information concerning the
order and cash contribution for Mr..
Sunday Of $3.50, says Spartanburg
dispatch to the Greenville News of
Friday.
If anyone had doubted that the
spirit Of the south perished with the
cause Of 81, they were due surprise
by the proceedings Of the evening.
The robed knight OF the so-called in
visible empire carried in his hcrd a
letter which called for Major John d.
Frost. ~
Summoned from the audience as the
thousands breathIessly awaited the
turn of developments, Major Frost, in
q voice which could be heard through
out the big tabernacle, declared the
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan stood
"for law and order, joining with the
churches Of the land in upholding
protestanism and Americanisnl, fight
ing for the separation of state and
church, daring to protect the purity Of
womanhood, advocating free speech
and free press and believing in but one
flag and one country and that Ameri-
ca"
While Major Frost spoke three other
persons stood on the platform, Mr..
Sunday, the robed knight and Homer
Rodeheaver, musical director Of the
Sunday organization. The identity Of
the Knight was never revealed and
from the moment he appeared on the
platform, silently and weirdly, wend-
ing his way through the crowd, the
stiffness of death settled over the au-
dicnce.
Mr.. Sunday, in his characteristic
manner, eyed" the mysterious arrival
while Mr.. Rodeheaver took the paper
from the, outstretohed hand of the
robed individual.
HE dosen't want Mr.. Sunday. or my
self but Major j. D. Frost II he hap
pens to be in the audience" Mr.. Rode
HEAVIER announced feigning a trembling
Of the knees as he stood before the ST.
lent six-footer, who was totally yelled
except for his eyes.
After Major Frost had mGdc his
speech and started to leave the plat
form the cheering began and contin-
ued for several minutes even after Mr..
Sunday arose. Mr.. Sunday, sensing
the epirit of the crowd, said: II could
say amen to everything Major Frost
said, for I didn't hear anything objec-
tionable in that. And II you are on
the right side the Ku Kux won't get
you anyway" this being the signal for
new outburst Of applause.
Mr.. Sunday added that no one would
ever know whose names were signed
to the checks and that If any of the
members of the organization were in
the audience they need have no fear
that their membership would be re-
vea1ed through the batch Of checks.
A coincidence was that Mr.. Sun
days subject for tonight was Heav-
en- and the appearance Of the white
robed stranger, whose identity was
and is puzzle to even tile oldest res
idents of Spartanburg, caused much
the same effect as If an Angel had ST.
lcEtly arrived on the platform.
Mr.. Sunday was more eloquent to-
night than at any time since the re-
vival began. His presentation Of
Heaven, which he declared was not a
state or condition, but a place, was
positively the work of a master ar
tist. Those who had heard Mr.. Sum-
day at previous services, although
cognizant of his wonderful ability
were surprised at the eloqucnce dis
played, which held the audience en-
thralled for nearly an hour.