The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-13
BILLY SAYS
AMBITION IS
GREAT NEED
Spurs Leaders In All Walks
Of Life To Attain Success
and To Overcome Handi-
caps.
RELIGION SAVES Us

nEllUlUN SAvES US
Dashing back and forth across the
platform, shouting at the top of his
voice, Sunday told his audience Fri
day night that il was ambition that
made a man want to gain wealth, am
bition that made man want TO be
great, to build railroads, to win wars.
Tits ambition" he roared, as he
raced with rapid strides back and
forth, that made Napoleon want to
conquer the world and spend his last
days on st. Helens, 1t was ambition
that made the Kaiser battle Europe in
blood and spend his last days In Hol-
land, it was ambition that made Aud
ubon spend his life in the woods stud
ying BIRDS
Ambition for the things that are
worth while is commendable, 1t is to
be applauded," he declared
Asks for Action
Stopping suddenly in his rapid pace
around the pulpit, Sunday lowered
his voice. He leaned over the edge
OF the platform and in the silence,
that seemed audible in the sudden
change, he held his hand to his mouth
and demanded, ''If you use such am
bition for other things, why not for
God?"
With an enticing smile stealing over
his face, his voice sounding easy and
confidential, in the new contrast, he
said, Seek God like that, and see what
the results will be-"
As Mr.. Rodeheaver called for
those who represented the rural dis
tricts to stand, it seemed as though
fully half of the audience stood.
When / see that attendance, feel
sorry for the ministers of this town"
declared Rodeheaver But if 1t had
mt been for them Mr.. Sunday would
have quit long ago.
you are funny people," he added
One day you have 200 automobiles
waiting at the depots to welcome del
egations from out of town, and then
| right afterward you have small meet
ings and have hard job getting au-
tomobiles enough to bring a glee club
over here to sing"
Later Mr.. Rodeheaver had the Rich
mond people stand, the numbers show
| ing that in fact only about a third
were from outside the city.
q The rural delegation asked for 'In
| the Garden" and "The Old Rugged
Cross" as their favorites songs, so
Mrs. Asher and B1r. Rodeheaver sang
| one verse of each.
Graduates Present
| The othe rdelegations present were
| six pupils representing the graduates
| of the Wayne Township schools. and
! six people who had come up from
| Cincinnati.
| Friday night was farmers night and
about 600 of them occupied special
seats, making up nearly third of the
total attendance of 900, for the small
| lest evening audience in the series OF
meetings.
! Closing his sermon with a dramatic
story of the Poet Scout, Captain Jack
/ Crawford, and his vow never to taste
| liquor. and of the man who was con
verified by hearing his wood cutter on
| a cold morning singing Jesus Paid II
/ All, Sunday demanded. Nov who
will take their stand for Jesus, come
down front, and take my hand and
pledge themselves?'
Come on you farmers" he called.
You're my crowd. come on, and
pledge yourselves"
Come Forward
Lead off by few men and women
who had broken out from the edges
of the rural delegation, so persons
came forward and signed cards sig
nifying their faith in Jesus.
The whole sermon was full of ORA
| matte situations. Telling the story or
| the rich man who had thought religion
was matter of intellectual under
| standing. but who heard his wood cut
| ter singing on a cold morning. Jesus
Paid 1t ALL Rev. Sunday started out
, the verse as the wood cutter sang it,
while the chorus lead by Rodeheaver.
broke softly out into the words of the
chorus.
Again leading to the words of the
song as the story unfolded. the chorus
sang again, and with the closing words
of the choir, Sunday gave his invita-
ton.
/ In telling the story of Jack Craw.
ford, who had ridden his horse for ~
hours without water, and had then
found it, Sunday illustrated the wav
that he had thrown himself at the
spring, and drank his fill.
In pantomine he told of the re-
freshed man and beast that had then
found camp where food was to be
had, and of the demand that he could
have nothing unless he drank from a
jug of whiskey.
Holding the jug in his hand, Sun
day, acting the part of Crawford, and
unfolded the story of his dying moth
er's request that he never take a
drink of whiskey and meet her in
heaven
Crack went Winchester, declared
Sunday as the story ended, s'and the
jug fell to the ground broken in bits. .
!, Tears were in the eyes of the audi.
ence. as Sunday told of the entrance
of Tom Eaton, the COW boy that had
/ fired the shot, of his own mother on
J her death bed. and of his promise,
THAT he kept said Sunday. until he
lay dead, scalped~corpse on the field
; where Custer fell"
Becomes Enthusiastic.
Once grabbing the chair on the plat.
form Sunday swung 1t in circle
around his head, and swinging himself
with 1t sprung on his feet for another
turn, making the ministers in one OF
! the press boxes duck their heads. and
: edge away from the platform.
IF people would only seek for God
: like they seek for health" he bad