The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-15
ADJUSTMENTS
RIDICULED BY
BILLY SUNDAY
Keeps Crowd Laughing Over
Presentation and Wins APP
proval for Denunciation of
Dance In Schools.
VAST CROWD PRESENT

For ove an hour and a half Satur-
day night, Billy Sunday at the taber-
nacle alternated humor, vaudeville,
and hot shots at the amusements of
the modern world.
People need amusement, | am not
against that" he declared. But | am
against the rottenness in amusements
that degrade"
Theatres, dancing. and cards all
came for their share of denunciation,
and the list might have been extended
had not Mr.. Sunday suddenly declared
I've preached for over an hour and
a half, and I'm tired. Good Night"
Had Audience Guessing.
The end of the sermon came so sud
denly that the audience did not stir,
and Mr.. Sunday was forced to turn
and tell them that is was all over be-
fore they would leave.
Their departure was stayed again
when Sunday finding the chorus sing
ing n of his fayorite songs, led them
in his cheer leader" fashion.
Before the sermon, Mr.. Shaffer, Gin
c1nnati cartoonist. provoked his aud
fence into gales of laughter with his
picture of "Old Man Gump' saying
If the Reds had Sunday on their
team they might get somewhere" one
OF Rodeheaver %scrubbing the floor.
which was entitled Brighten the Cor
ner Where You Are" while a third de-
picted BilIy's fist Knocking the III
out of Richmond.
Chorus Sings.
The delegation from the Cincinnati!
Billy Sunday Chorus sang one song for
their introduction, while about 20 per-
sons from Saratoga, Ind, stood up as
representing that place.
Local public school teachers occu-
pied front seats.
In the midst of the sermon the Gin
~cinnati delegation had to leave in ord
er TO catch a train and Mr.. Sunday who
had been already preaching for an
hour, welcomed the occasion to take a
drink from the thermos bottle that he
keeps under the pulpit. This time,
however, it had to be handed to him by
Fred Rapp from the rear.
Good BY Cincy," Billy called after
them. Good BY, Billy they answered
while Just as the last of the group
were filing from the door a little
youngster shrilled back, Goo BY, Bill
illustrates Dance.
Sundays vaudeville during his ser
mon took the house by storm. Describ.
ing the modern dances. Mr.. Sunday
wiggled across the stage doing what
he called the "Shimmy-Shiver,"
throwing his audience into a spasm oil
laughter. At another time he capered
about the floor in imitation of a
square dance, Swing his gal" and
hot footing" around in great circles.
His best imitation, however, was oil
a lady getting ready for a dance. Lean
ing over, Sunday initiated combing
long hair: he brushed and combed. and
then reaching to the pulpit, took down
an imaginary switch. brushed it out
coiled it about his head, and Their
Strengthening up, made as though
powdering his nose, and penciling his
eyebrows.
/. Audience Roars.
The eliminating move was to wiggle
himself into a tight fitting gown o.
+ the same elusive qualities as tbs
switch, while the audience roared and
rocked in laughter.
During his sermon on the dance
, Sunday turned his attention to Rich
mond. I'D like to know who has the
authority to put tht dance in the
school," Sunday demanded.
Il tell the Richmond school board
that they haven't any right to do any
thing like that. If you want to d.
] that you had better resign, and lie
some one else be elected"
, The d%eafening applause of the aud
fence drowned u his words, anc
though he tried to continue the aud
J fence would not cease its demonstra
tion. For over a minute they kept i
q up, before they would permit Sunda,
TO continue his denunciation Of TIL
q dance.