Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-14
THE JUDGMENT
Rev. Sunday Tells hearers That All
Must Appear Before Bar Of GOds
THERE is ONLY One HOPE OF ESCAPE
Services Started One Hour Ahead Of
Time Because Congregation car,s
EarIy--sunday Says He Would Not
Have Shot American Soldiers De-
eIares Girls Smoke Because They
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(By a Staff cOrrespOndsnt, }

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Spartanburg. Feb. 2.-"Believe me
IL had been in charge. Of American
soldiers overseas during. the late World
war no American soldier would have
been shot by American soldiers. And
no rope would have been put around an
American soldiers neck. No. sir. sof1s
of them might have done time In the
jugs in this country for offenses COM
mitted over there after, they came back
but they wouldn't have been shot or
strung up. No. slr.s u
SO declared Billy sunday IN The
course OF his sermon to smother over
flow audience, I'M the big < abernscle
here tonight and the remark was greet
ed with applause. : = ~ e {.
Rev. Sundays text tonight was taken
from Hebrews s:27: TT Is appointed
unto man to die; bnt after death the
Judgment" - K, ~. 2; ..tts -.
Service Began Early.
The evangelist was schedufed to
preach at 1880 tonight. Before Is
o'clock, however. people started ming
into the tabernacle fearful that they
wouldn't get seats and By 80 1T was
filed to capacity. Rodetieaver had
started the song service before 4that
hour. and Rev. Sunday had been MOTIF
fed that the big box was full He
came about 6:45 and sailed right into
his sermon. And 1t was a powerful
sermon listened to with eagernsss and
earnestness by vast audiences
The preacher was in fine 'fettle again
and he put even more pep and vigor
into the sermon tonight than he :dfd
this afternoon, il that were physicAliy
possible. He had his audience laugh
ing and applaudfng and boms OF Il
crying at intervals! The only Atifne ne
ever stopped his machine gun otatcry
was when some person would start q
cough. Billy can't stand 10 : hear
anybody cough and when he isrpfea aeil-
ing and somebody coughs he Just stdps
until the coughing spell is over. 'L But
there WASN'T much cod hing.
An or you,rlhe.said t0his6t, absiievs
the first half or my text whether you
believe the other taif Or mot. xou
know you've got to dfs and I'll tell Yon
there is no doubt about its that ail9of
you must face the Judgment. ; yTsIsirs
when you get before the. Judgment
bar OF God it is going TO be a matter
purely and simply between you and
your God. Your wife can't save ?cu
and can't plead for you. You've got to
answer for your own self. s'ys4 .;'7 a7siis 8
There isn't an infdel on earth ofin
hell whose argument against an after
life will stand up under the argument
Of the Bible. ask you where Is there
an infdel here or down below WHO
could fill this tabernacle night after
night for FIVE weeks I" '.',' s.5sS.
All Must Die. ~
"You people know you've got to die
and you had better bo paying attention
to the Judgment side OF your life,
There are thousands and thousands an
outer darkness who are now crying:
II only had" SS3i,t
Billy stepped aside from his subject
to discuss the subject OF Cigarette
smoking by girls. II don't believe a
girl smokes because she wants 40
smoke" he said ''1ts because she
thinks it is so darn smart ~ IEal als.
He plead with his hearers to develop
themselves as ai1 round men and wo-
men-1morally, physicaliy ard intellec-
tually. "If a youth decides to con-
sumo all his time developing his body
he'll be physical giant but an intel
lectual pigmy." =. ,lg,js:
He paid tribute to the work that Is
being done for the youth OF the land by
college athletics and syinnastics. rs
Don't you think for a moment that
God VIII ever. forget your Sins uniess
you repent Of then." be declared. points
ing his finger at his audience, God
never forgets. All your Sins are, re-
corueu. DoH - yOu WoIIysg !Sath Ai<Ao
never forgotten the hour and. TIE MIN
ute that he slew his brother, Ausl !, |.
Mr.. Sunday attacked the 4heoty OF
evolution, which he characterized ;asa
bastard theory" Any person who be-
lieves in evolution" he said, ''is not q
Christian and does not believe In Gods
power to judge the world.
All On Same Basis. 4.r'
"Therell be no distinction between
Royalist and Republican. at the last
day." he said. "All persons win be on
the same basis that last day. Wen be
before the supreme court from which
there is no appeal. We are all caught
with the goods and there Is only one
advocate who can plead our cause that
day. That is Jesus Christ. II you re-
pent now and believe on him he'll plead
his martyrdom for you and you will be
saved"
After the sermon he invited converts
to come forward and occupy the first
rows of seats In front of the pulpit.
Several rows were filled.
The audience dispersed to their re-
snectiye homes great deal earlier