Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 127, 29 May 1922 — Page 20

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GIFTS GALORE FOR WORKERS IN CAMPAIGN Billy Sunday Refuses Responsibility for Shortcomings of Campaign, He Tells Satur day's Crowd. LAUDS GOOD WORKERS Gifts to Miss Florence Kinney and Fred Rapp, from the persons -who had been working under them, featured the services at the tabernacle on Sat urday night, the next to the last day or the revival series. rea Kapp was presented wlm & huge box, which he was called upon to unwrap, until 10 boxes, and many other wrappings had to be removed before he found In the center a tin box containing $50, In gold pieces. Miss Kinney, called to the platform to be a moral support to Mrs. Lloyd Harter while she sang a solo, found herself 6ung Into a gift. Gift a Surprise. The gift to Mr. Rapp was made as a real surprise to him and to the audi ence. Mr. Rodeheaver feigned in ability to coraprehent an announce ment which had been handed up, and called on Mr. Rapp to read It. As Rapp came to the platform, Rodeheaver called upon Will Romey, the temporary chairman of the new nilly Sunday club that he might be introduced. Mr. Romey came up car rying a huge box. "We had an awful Job to get Rapp up here on the platform." Mr. Romey said, as he presented the box. "He has given us so many raps, and done so much good on the 6lde lines that we had to give him some apprecia tion." Plenty of Paper. Reading a letter from the new club Mr. Romey asked Mr. Rapp to open the box. "It has been carefully wrapred up by Mr. Wilson," he said, "but wP want to see what is inside of It." Borrowing a knife from Rodeheaver, Uapp started in, but when he came to the second box inside, he started to gather the wrappings and depart from the platform. "Since the campaign will close tomorrow night, I think I shall open It in the bigness office," but calls from the audience of "Open it, open It" ( ailed him back. Ten boxes and Innumerable wrap pings he removed in silence, while the! audience roared with laughter, as me undoing of each successive layer brought to light still another one carefully tied. "I'm getting to be the champion unwrapper of the world,' Rapp declared, r.nd then as he finally reached the money, "Well I really believe I earned if Thanks Workers. "I went to thank you men that stood ly so faithfully In the dark days." Rapp said, in accepting the gift. "You people of Richmond have ten or fifteen men that you can thank for putting this campaign across.' Mrs. Harter's special announcement, r.-hlch Mr. Rodeheaver said she was to sing, was announced as a curiosity. "We have had a phonograph tell about itself, but we have never had an nnnouncenient sung before." Miss Kinney, called to the platform, to act as a support to Mrs. Harter, in rase she chould become frightened, Mr. Rodeheaver said, took her gift In silence, refusing Mr. Rodeheaver's suggestion that she should sing her thanks. Explains Offering. Rev. Harry Sarkiss, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church, offered the opening prayer, while E. Harrison Scott explained the object of the col lection to be made on Sunday, and tne nurnose of passing the pans on that night for those that would not be there Sunday night. "I do not know what Mr. Sunday does with his money, that is none of my business." Mr. Scott said, but can tell you that you can be sure that none of it goes to any cause of un righteousness." "We are not going to have any large individual contributions, or If we do, they will be a great surprise to the finance committee," he said," so the. greater part of the gifts will have to come from the average person. Not to Blame. "Richmond Is just two weeks be hind what it, should be in the cam paign," Mr. Sunday said before begin nlng his sermon. "And I absolutely refuse to carry any of the responsibility of the shortcomings of the campaign. I have done all I could, have worked Just as hard as I have worked In any city in 25 years, and I won't have anyone say that I am to blame." "If you ever have another evangelist," he added. "Don't treat him like you have treated me. I did not ask to come here, you invited me, and pleaded with me to come. I am not asking that for myself, I am asking that as a favor for any other man that you may have come to the city." Praises Workers. Closing his sermon with a prayer In which he reviewed the past six weeks, Rev. Sunday mentioned Adam Bartel, Will Higgenbottom, and others, as good scouts. "The chief usher, the ushers, and the chorus, they are all good scouts, loo," Mr. Sunday said. In the midst of his plea for trail hitters. Mr. Sunday walked over to sne of the press boxes and shook hands with Benjamin Johnson, chatling with him for a moment, before returning to the front of the platform, and asking for trail hitters. One hundred and ninety men and women signed cards as trail hitters, as a result of the sermon. NOW IS I Continued from page 1, Supplement) ind when I get moved and settled then I'll make new friends, and if I want to Join the church then, I can 3o so." The next Moody heard of the fei low be had suffered a relapse. He went to the fellow's ranch and asked to see him and when he. saw Moody be said: "You're too late. This Is

the twelfth hour and the clock has

begun to 81x016." Yes, you may pray," he Bald. Moody got down on his knees and prayed with him. When he arose he looked Into his face and he was trying to speak . He finally said: "The harvest Is passed, the summer Is ended, and I am sot saved." Moody said: "We put him in a Chrlstless coffin . and bore him to a Chrlstless grave. He went to a Christ less eternity." You ought to choose now and lay up treasures In heaven. Many have much here, but they will be paupers over yonder. William Reynolds (I wonder any of you ever heard of fcim) lived in Peoria, I1L A friend of his invited him out to his home. He owned thou sands of acres out in the famous corn belt. I have seen the house. And his friend asked him to come out and take a little vacation and rest He said: "If you will come out here and say nothing about religion, you'll have the time of your life, but don't come out here and begin talking about religion. He doesn't care about it, he's making money Just forget religion." My friend didn't say whether he would or not. Approaches Friend The second day when they were there he took my friend up on top of the house. It was an old-fashioned summer house, wide halls and rooms on either side, cupola on top. Ho said: "Now, look away off yonder In the east; do you see the cattle on the hill? Look away up there to the north do you see that town? The. cattle and the land where the town stands are mine. I can build a railroad right through there; I own those three tall buildings. Look away off here to the south; do you see where the sea and the air seem to meet? That is the southern boundary. I came here years ago without a cent." he said, "and it's all paid for. It is cut up into 160 plots and there is a house and barn on each. I am very rich." And my friend put his hand on his shoulder and asked: "How much have you got up yonder?" "I have been so busy piling up here that I haven't thought about tbt," he said. Three months later they laid his body beneath the sod in Illinois and ( over the estate. Some years ago it was settled by. a decision of the ap pellate court No treasure beyond; no though! about God or his truth! Three great men died on the same day. I am not going to tell you this to suggest anything relative to the character of the men, but to show you that when death knocks you will go, no matter how rich you may be. One was the king of Spain, one was the vice-president of the United States and the other William K. Vander. bllt The Newspapers said: "Tho King of Spain is no more," "the vicepresident has passed away," "William K. Vanderbilt is dead." On the day of the Vanderbilt fu neral thousands of people assembled down Fifth avenue to watch the fu neral procession. At the church they carried the body down the steps. Across the street stood a working man. Well, well ,welL pal, so that's "Van derbilt in that coffin they are car rying down the steps? Yes, sir." Many a time I have stood right about here and I have watched him come down get into his carriage and drive away to Wall street with mil lions and millions and I didnt have a cent. Today he is coming down without a cent in his pocket, and by gosh, I've got two dollars!" No mater who we are, when death knocks we have got to go. God's giv ing us our chance in the world now. The most wealthy have to go. A day, an hour, an instant may be fatal. Centuries ago Charlemagne died, and Europe as you see it today Is the " broken fragments of his kingdom when Charlemagne died they placed him on his throne of ivory and gold and precious stones. On his head scintillated a crown with jewels, and in his hand the sceptre, symbolical of his power. On his finger was his signet ring. On his lap a scroll chronicled his deeds. About his body was the purple robe of royalty. And they sealed the tomb of Charlemagne, and ages and ages afterwards they broke the seal of the tomb. Time had eaten and gnawed the flesh until on the throne sat a skeleton, and the flesh and robe lay in a heap of dust at his skeleton's feet The crown had slipped over his skull and was resting on his shoulder. The signet ring slipped from his finger. Time, like a rat had gnawed the prop that raised the scptre and the sceptre was lying on the floor, and the scroll on ms lap had unrolled. Strange as it may seem, history tells that when Charlemagne's hand that held the scptre dropped to the floor it fell on the open scroll to these words: 'What. will it profit a man if he gain the world and lose his own soul?" That is considered in heaven; then you ought to do it because of the brevity of life: Riches Do Not Last Oh, It is too easy for the heart to stop, it is too easy for the lungs to congest is too easy for the blood to clot it is too easy to have apoplexy. Fifty million people die every year. one hundred tnirty-eigut mousana every day, 6.000 every hour, 90 every minue. One-half the human race die before they are 16 years old, one quarter before they are five. The average length of a human life is 33 years. Not ten persons in a mil lion live to be 100 years old. Suppose I could come back here five years from tonight bow many of you would respond? Supose should come back 25 years from to nieht, how many would greet me? Suppose I could come back fifty years from tonight, you will all have gone You all go. Here and there would sit one who is now a child and they'd be old and decrepit, and I would think I was standing in a sepulchre. Years ago a friend of mine was preaching in New Jersey. That was when they had the great snow-storm In New York, in March. 1888. Snow piled up 12 feet high on level ground there. A friend of mine was conduct ing a meeting. A young fellow there. cashier in a bank, made an excuse to come to New York to get away from the meeting. He knew if he stayed he would yield to Christ He was hours and hours going from Union Square down to the old Astor House opposite the postoffice,-he was hours and hours geting down there. When he reached there he was trembling, cold and wet to the skin.; They sent for the doctor. He took a look at

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND,

LETTER OF THANKS TO RAPP FOR HIS WORK The following letter was read to Mr. Fred Rapp, when the members of the Billy Sunday Business Men's club presented him with $50 In gold: "Dear Mr. Rapp: "On behalf of the men composing the Billy Sunday Men's league, we wish to express to you a deep feeling of appreciation for the splendid influence you have had on our lives, as we have been brought In contact. with you through the various activities of the Billy Sunday campaign and for the splendid work which you have done in making possible the success of this campaign. "We have learned to admire you because of your splendid executive ability, and we learned to love you, be cause of your personality and Christian spirit. "One of the incentives (and by no means a small one) for determining to rurther work of this organization in the most successful way possible is to show you in a tangible way our ap preciation of the services you have rendered while among us. "We pray that you may be given health, strength and wisdom to continue uch work in other localities and that we may have the opportunity some time In the near future of inviting you back to visit one of the livest Billy Sunday leagues in the country. "(Signed)' Rufus M. Allen, C. H. Kramer, Dr. George C. Wilcoxen, Sylvester Jones. Ed N. Wilson, J. Will Ferguson, W. H. Romey, committee." him, felt his pulse. "Are your father and mother alive?" be asked. "Mother is, father's dead." "Married?" "Yes." "Wife alive?" he said: "I'll send for them." He looked at the doctcr and said: "Is It that bad." He said: "Yes. It's pneumonia. I don't think I can help you." He said: "I have missed it!" Misses Hi Fighting Chance When pressed for an answer he said: "I had nothing to bring me. T Rfmnlv AiA it in vat awav anrt T lled to do that Now you teii me j have not evejx a fighting chance have missed it! And his wife and mother hurried as soon as they could and went to his side, and when he looked Into their faces he faintly said: "I have missed it! I have missed it!" With tears running down their cheeks they urged and pleaded for him to tell what he had missed, but to every appeal he only faintly replied: "I have missed it! I have ." He never finshed the sentence. Never. , When the sun rises you come out here, you look at the teabernacle, and you will say: "There's where they held the meetings." We are still in your presence, bui it won't be long until these ventilators will be closed and locked, the key turned over to the executive committee and the door locked and this great campaign will be history. It won't be long! "And he said tomorrow." I am afraid of this for some of you, that you will close the door of hope. It is not necessary to commit a great sin, just neglect salvation. Let the sick man neglect it and he will go to a premature grave. The man in tho boat coming to the falls neglected to use his oars and he plunged to his death. Caesar had a letter warning him against the plot against his life, which he didn't read but went heedlessly on, and they rained their deadly strokes upon him. He fell at tho base of Pompey's statue. He gazed through the blood and he saw Brutus with the gang of assassins. Brutus was his protege. Brutus owed to Caesar all that he was in the kingdom. Looking up, he said: "What! Thou too. Brutus?" It broke his heart- He was warned, he didn't heed. Every Man Had His Warning Every man in hell vas warned, but he didn't heed. And for weeks I have been going the limit of my strength trying to help you. You have not got money in your bank vaults to work as hard as I havenot on your life! And when I think that this is the last service in this great effort on the part of God to win you, I don't know, I can't explain how I feel. Think of the sermons not simply the ones I have preached; they don't amount to much think of the songs, think of the pleadings of your wife, of your sister, of your mother, of the entreaties of your children and the beseechings of your friends to all of which you have turned a deaf ear and said. "No." By your act you have used the words of my text and you have said, "Tomorrow." Think of the ministers, think of the evangelists that have pleaded and pat ted and fondled, and yet written on your poor soul are the words, "Not saved." My friend, Frank Smith, (You've heard me tell of him. He was one of the few that got out of the war. and he became a preacher and is one yet) was preaching in town, and there was a very wealthy man whom be was trying to get to give his heart to God, and he wouldn't do it Eight months later my friend went back to the town. He inquired about the man and was told that he was very sick and would not live long. Some one said: "Go see him. He always had a great respect for you." Calls on Sick Man My friend went and he rapped on the door. The man's wife answered. "Oh, is it you, Mr. Smith? Well. I am glad to see you," she said, "and I know Charlie will be. Please don't talk to him about dying. I don't think he is as sick as the doctors imagine." My friend stepped to the bedside. He said: "Charlie, you are very sick. I am not going to talk religion to you. But before I go, I want the privilege of praying, and in my prayer I will make the way of salvation as plain as if talking. And if you make up your mind to be a Christian Just squeeze my .hand and that will say yes, understand?" He nodded. My friend took his thin hand in his and prayed. Then he closed the prayer with: "Hear us, O God, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen," and he waited for some response, kept his eyes closed, be. counted the ticks of the clock on the mantle. Eight minutes went by and he was still waiting for a response, but there was none, so pressure on his hand. Then my friend saw the fellow trying to speak. He said: "Not tonight Frank,!

tomorow I will think about it" That njght at a quarter past six .

they telephoned for the undertaker. He 6aid: "Tomorrow." -Listen .

1 Born In another man's stable. Buried In another man' tomb; His first companions cattle, His last thieves en the cross; -His first resting place another man's manger. His Wt another man's tomb. "Yet some of you don't give a rap about Him. You have mors thought for your stocks and your bonds or your home or your business than for Jesus Christ, and you will giggle in the presence of Christ and the salvation of your soul. So you are doing over what the soldiers did that nailed Him on the cross; and your op port uaity is passing. I think that one of the most potent words in the English language is the word, "Now." It signifies ambition, initiative, as opposed to the sit-back, take-it easy, drift devil method in which a good many people live. I can take the world tsnlght and I can divide it into two classes the now and the tomorrow. The now, oh, that's victory in heaven; tomorrow, that's defeat in hell. One I vvuuiu ob in empires oi Tauen mn wno nave missea or capiurea rams ana Immortal glory as they were under one fl.Q or another. . If Napoleon had hesitated to turn the guns loose on the howling, clamoring mob in the streets of Paris, would his name have gone down in history as one of the greatest mill tary geniuses that ever led men? Oh, If Caesar bad stood on the banks of the Rubicon and said: "I will cross here tomorow," would his name have gone down in history? No! He looked and said: "By gosh, the die is cast," and that act changed the history of the world. Life Is Big .- Sight .'. He said, "Tomorrow." Old time has been chasing tomorrow, some one has said, .from the outset of eternity and hasn't overtaken- It yet. What chance have you got? Life is a battle between posthaagers, it is a fight all the way through. A sprung rail wrecks the limited, worm holes rot the ship, an office boy loiters and upsets an account, a stenographer mixes the envelope, and one of your competitors gets the secrets of your business, a shipping clerk mises the last train and kills a hard-won account, the doctor does not sterilize his instruments and the patient becomes in fected and dies. Oh, there Is 'one word in the vocabulary of opportunity and it Is spelled N-O-W! - "And he said Tomorrow." i . , . If you could go back to the forks of the road, &ack to the place where you had to decide. Back the long miles you have lugged the load; This way of that way all your life to abide; Back of the sorrow and back of the qb re, Back to the place where your future was fair If you were there now and had a decision to maks, O, Pilgrim of Sorrow, tell me which. road would you take? "And he said tomorow." Listen Tomorrow, where is your authority? Tomorrow, that's the ghost that never materializes. I look out through the audience, some of you are wearing mourning. That tells me you have been to the cemetery, that you have somebody sleeping beneath the emeralds of June, that means that when you go home there is somebody gone who used to meet you. But there will be another funeral in your streets some day, and there will be another coffin carried out of your house, and there will be another name on the plate and on the sepulchre. And some of you would turn pale if I could just life the cur tain, and you are so close to the hearse you could touch it. And yet you sit there or stand there without Jesus Christ as your saviour! Years as . the Jloyal Charter cir cumnavigated the globe. They touched at Queenstown and the next day they were due at Liverpool. The Lord Mayor of London, the Lord Mayor of Belfast and the Lord Mayor of Liver pool were there to welcome the captain and his crew as their guests who had circumnavigated the globe and brought renown to England. That night the ship hacked off from the wharf and started for the open sea. A terrific storm came up and she went on the rocks. Down she went, and an on Doara except one were drowned, and he clamored up the almost perpendicular rocks and reached land. - . Puts Off Until Tomorrow Dr. William M. Taylor, who used to be pastor of the Broadway taber nacle, one of the Godliest men that ever lived oh, he was one of the wheel-horses . for Jesus on the cross) he was pastor and the captain's wife was a member of his church, so he was given the commision of breaking the news. He went to the home in the morning, about 9 o'clock, and rapped on the door, and the captain's little girl almost jumped into his arms to kiss him, and then apologized when she discovered her mistake. The little girl said: "Oh, I thought you were my father." His wife 6aid: "We are waiting for the captain. Is there any word from the Royal Charter, Dr. Taylor?" He looked at her a moment then he said: "My poor woman. I don't know what it will do for you; it al most breaks my heart. I have com to bring the sad news that the Royal Charter went down last night and your husband was lost" She fell at his feet. "My God, so near home and yet lost;" So the distance between where you sit and here is just the distance between you and heaven. GIVE SUNDAY Continued from page 1 of supplement thing of the past and the chance to repeat gone. The size of the crowd required that Mr. Sunday preach two sermons in the afternoon. At the first sermon over . 5,700 persons listened to his famous sermon, "Hope" while at the second sermon. 1,400 listened to his equally well . known sermon on the 23d Psalm. Both of the sermons have been preached in the various towns nearby where Mr. Sunday has gone during his mornin?s ' when he did not have I other arrangements in the city.

Trail hitters to the number of 159 came forward and signed cards at the

INT).. MONDAY, MAY 29, 1922.

' Bottle-fed Church ; Causes Backsliders One of the most prolific sources of backsliding Is a bottle-fed church. - Many a preacher reminds me of a great big nursing bottle with five hundred or a thousand rubber tubes running out into the audience and with five hundred or a thousand great, big 150-pound babies In Christ with nipples in their mouth, sitting there nursing and ' sucking from the preacher, and so a preacher has to be a wet nurse to the whole crowd. By and by some old sister gets the 'amusement nipple in her mouth and It sours her old stomach. Up goes her old heels and she lets out a yell, "Ya! Ya! Ya! Ya!" And the preacher says, "Sister, what is the matter with you?" "Yes, Brother 8unday said something I didn't like." "Well, there, there, now, don't you feel bad. Brother Sunday did not mean you." You bet your life Brother Sunday did mean you; you're giving her a bum steer. So, true eloquence means that heart speaks to heart or mind to mind through the heart. It is hard for a man to be eloquent to cornstalks or saplings or wood and s?mlsh, so join the church. "Look to yourselves that ye receive a full reward." first of the afternoon sermons while 13 came forward the second time. Between sermons the tabernacle was emptied completely of members of the chorus, ministers and every one connected with the campaign except the .ushers, the members of the party and the newspaper reporters. When everyone had gone out the south doors of the tabernacle, the ropes for the reserved sections were put up and . the north doors of the tabernacle opened, and those that had been outside for the first sermon permitted to enter. Rev. R. W. Leazer offered the opening prayer at the first meeting, while Charles Woodman offered the closing prayer. At the second sermon, Julian Smith, of the Y. M. C. A. offered the openfng prayer. Rev. F. A. Dressel, explained the collection at the afternoon session. while Sylvester Jones repeated for the second sermon. The musical part of the first pro gram consisted of a solo by Mm, Asher, and some long distance singing or "Brighten the Corner Where You Are." Two different methods of singing were followed, so that most of the parts of the audience sang some of the chorus. Miss Jane Mayer, of Charleston, West Va, who made such a hit with her singing of the chorus when the Charleston delegation was here, sang the chorus for the audi ence, and was heartily applauded. The money taken up by the men guarding the cars on the streets during the campaign on the final Sunday was given to Mr. Sunday as a part of their contribution to the campaign. It was announced at the first meeting. Immediately after his first sermon, Mr. Sunday was driven to his hotel. where he rested, until the preliminar ies of the second meting were ready. then redressed in another, suit of clothes, he was driven back to the tabbernacle, to preach again. About 1,500 saw Mr. Sunday off to his home at 10:20 o'clok Sunday eve ning. As the train started. Billy Sun day was shaking hands with a member of the crowd and was pulled off the steps to the platform. He manag ed to catch the steps of the end car as it passed and Richmond's last sight of the evangelist wa3 as he stood on the platform, waving goodbye. 1 VAIN EXCUSES Continued from page 3 of Supplement the rest of your days In the penitentiary. Or suppose you were a hobo or a Weary Willie tonight and vou knew that tomorrow when the sun rises you would be heir to a million dollars? Which would you rather have, the luture hope of the hobo or the present possessions of the millionaire that were to end In hell? All the wealth of the world will not and can not give us assurance of life. You dont know but that you are listening to your funeral sermon tonight There was Vanderbilt In the beautiful palatial home with all the luxuries of life surrounding him, he was talking with George Garret the president of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, when suddenly he gasped. moaned and fell dead. All the money he had could not give him the as surance of sitting there and talking over that business transaction. The world can not sell that .There Is no assurance. .You don't know that you will live to see the morrow, yet you will say, "I will choose the pleasures of the world instead of Jesus Christ." Do you mean to say that you can not have a good time unless you are a devil? The only way to have a good time is to sin? Then the prostitute's life Is the only happy life living in tin? You insult God. I see a great many people who are old, gray-haired, or' bald-headed, with no hair on your head between you and perdition, and you think that after a while you will turn to Christ. The longer you live the less joy you will extract from the things of the world, but the tithes of, the world will soon grip your old, shriveled, weazenedup soul. There is many a young man needs Jesus but he is unwilling to turn from the gang. .Years ago a young girl came to Dr. Hall and she said. "Dr. Hall. I want to join the church. "It is one thing to Join the church and it is another to be a Christian said Dr. Hall. "You will have to agree to certain things. "What do you mean. If you mean that in order to become a Christian, ! must give . up dancing, I . will not do if uut you wm .ir uod wants you to! "Dr. Hall, If it .comes to choosing between Jesus Christ and the dance, I, have no hesitancy in telling you that I will choose the dance." The poor little silly-headed idiot So she made her choice and went out into the world. You say to me, "Do I understand I you to mean that there is nothing

o give up if you become a Christian?" A young man was down on his knees .

trying to pray and I said to hinv "Well brother, how do you feel?" "It is all darkness. "The Lord help you." Pretty soon he fell on his knees again and after a few minutes he Jumped up, ran his hand In his pocket and took out some loaded dice, and a pack of card? and threw them on the platform. "Now I can pray,' he said, 'I knew all . along there was something wrong with me." One Must Give . Up Something Sure there are things you have to give up. I was preaching In Iowa and another fellow came forward ond struggled for light and didn't get any light and pretty soon he ran his hand down

into the pocket of his pants and pulled out a pint flask of whiskey and said, "Now I can pray." - Sure there are things you will have to give up. But what is the use of talking about the things you have to give up for they are worthless. 'No good thing will he wlth-hold from them that walk uprightly." And if you want to keep what God wants you to give up, you are a fool. So with Jesus Christ comes all the good things in the world I was talking to a fellow one day who Is a good fellow, even if he is a Democrat. He is a' bright one. One of the brightest fellows In congress. I stepped up to him and said, "How co you do? Are you a Christian?" "No. sir.' "You ought to be." "es." "I like to do the things you preach against" Hopes he Doesn't Do All I should hope to God you don't do all the things I preach against You are a bad egg if you do." Well, not all." Well, what Is the trouble?" Oh I Just simply don't want to give up so many pleasures and things." There you are. Another noor. slllv fool. . I asked a young girl one time, Are you a Christian?" "No, sir.' . "Do you believe that Jesus died for you?" "Yes.' "Why don't you be a Christian?" "Well, I will have to give up so nracn "What?" "Well, I don't like to tell you." "I bet I can guess in five guesses First you dance.' "Guilty." "Look here! Do you believe that God loves you?" "Yes. He loved me well enough to give Jesus Christ to save me." "Do you believe that God wants to keep you from anything that is for your good?" "No." "Are you big enough fool to want to keep anything for your injury?" "Why, no." God Wants Your Heart "Well, then give your heart to Je sus. God wants you to give up that which is not good for you. and the devil doesn't And if you are big enough fool to keep what God wants to give up, you are a fool." "I never heard it put that way before, and I am not a fool. -1 will give ! you my hand.' "No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly." There isn't anything worth while getting unless you give up something for it A young man gives up years of 6tudy to get an education. He gives up years of apprenticeship to master a trade. We do it in science, law, and medicine, why shouldn't we do it in religion." Oh! men will wrangle for religion, they will fight for it, and they will die for it, but there is many a fellow who hasn't the courage to live for it. Any old coward but a religious cowara: I know of nothing so contemptible as the manfearlng spirit Many a fellow crouches and grovels in the dust for fear he will lose the favor of man and He laughs at men that do that. He laughs at them. Such a man Is like the chameleon. He is ready to change his colors according to the views of the people who are with him. When he is with a Republican, he is Republican. When he is with a Democrat, he Is Democratic. When he is with a Socialist, is he is a Socialist I despise such people. Many of the chief rulers believed on Him, but they were afraid to confess it Takes Manhood to Take Step It takes the highest type of manhood and womanhood to live for Jesus Christ, in this old God-hating, whiskysoaked, materialistic world that is going to hell so fast that she is break ing all speed limits. It takes grit. Somebody says, "Bill, I am waiting to be converted. I am from Missouri and when you show me then I will come across." You have been listening to me for weeks, and yet you will say, "Just as soon as I am convinced that Jesus Christ Is the Son of God, and the Bible the word of God, I am going to take my stand.' I said to a fellow one time. "D you believe in Christ? "Well, I don't believe the way you believe What Is there that I believe that you do not? I believe everybody will be saved. What would I do if I were to die right now?" Well, If half the things I have heard about you are true, you would be in hell before midnight I said, "Look here! Will you take your stand on the side of the will of God? Here Is .the Bible, the only book that is a revelation to mankind. That book says, 'These things are written that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ.' Now are you willing to take your stand on the side of right to follow it no matter whero it leads you? ' If you were an officer and trying to find a prisoner and somebody gave you a clue, you would run down the clue to find out if there was anything in it. Where You Can Find Light If you are honestly seeking light, and somebody gives you Information and a clue, then if you are honest you will do It and if you don't do It, you are not honest. Now, then, do you believe that God answers prayers? And a great many will say "I don't know." Jesus Christ is my Saviour and found Him through prayer. So get down on your fenees and pray and you will find he is the Christ A whole lot of you are like a fellow

MILK BOTTLE CHURCH RIDICULED BY BILLY IN SUNDAY'S OFEIIER

Coatless, hot and perspiring, Billy Sunday declared at the morning service Sunday that conservatives were those people who were too lazy to run and too cowardly to fight. Convulsing his audience with laughter that ended la applause, Sunday described some churches that he knew of as huge nurseries, where the preacher was nothing more than a huge milk bottle, with 200 or 300, rubber tubes and nipples running to the members of the audience, who eat there and sucked, and got all of their religion that way. "And then some hog Joweled, pussy, bloated society lady will get hold of the 'Amusement' nipple, and 'Wow,' " and Mr. Sunday let out a shriek that startled. Read The Bible: "What you want to do is to get the milk of life from the gospel itself,"Sunday shouted, "Read the Bible and study it so that you can know what it says. I got my first Bible after I was converted in St. Louis for 45 cents, and I wouldn't take $10,000 for it now, and intrinsically It is worth less than when I first got it." The chorus sang at the morning service a song written by Ernest Reld. chorus -membership secretary, and published by Mr. Rodeheaver since the campaign came to Richmond. Rev. J. J. Rae, of the First Presbyterian church offered the opening prayer. In announcing the collection. Dr. R. W. Stoakes, said there were three classes of people in Richmond, the finest in the world, those who go where they are lead, and those without any religious or civic feeling. And the sooner we get rid of that last kind the better it will be for Richmond. Describes Classes He also said that there were three other classes. Those with much money but no religion, those with mucj religion and no money, and thos with much money and much religion. "Those of us who are here have got to pay for those that have much money but no religion, if Richmond is not to be ashamed, he said. Declaring that he did not want as members of his church any persons who did not support the campaign the Rev. Mr. Stoakes, said that any other church was welcome to have them, and that It would be good riddance." The closing prayer was given by Rev. A. L. Stamper, while Mr. Rodeheaver and Mrs. Asher sang one verse each of "In the Garden" and "The Old Rugged Cross." that was walking along one day In June, when the sun was shining and everything was beautiful and green, and a man was strolling on his lawn, and he said, "Isn't God good? See how green everything is." And he stopped and said, "Well, I om not an Infidel, but I am a doubter and I do not owe a cent, but I would give all I have if I could be convinced that Jesus is the Son of God." "Do you mean it?" "You have my word for It." "Well, then, come to the house wit me and I will convince you." So he took a paper and pencil and he wrote the following: "I believe that there is an eternal difference between right and wrong. I hereby take this stand on the right side. I promise to make an honest effort to find out if Jesms Christ is the Son of God, by oheylg the Bible and if He reveals to me that He is, I hereby promise to accept Him and honestly strive to please him." Asks for Signature He handed the paper to the skep tic. That Is about the fairest state ment that I have ever seen." "Sign it" "I will have to talk It over with my wife.' "Sign It." "Theie is enough time to give you my answer. "Sign it. You are telling me that you want to know If. there Is a God. and whether he answers prayer. Now I have given you a clue. Sign It and live by it." But he never did. There the light of God flashed into his mind and heart, but he was not honest for he would not give God a chance.' That is the way with multitudes of people today. Suppose there is a man wno does his duty toward all but one. He Is good to his wife and neighbors, etc.. but he treats his poor old mother with contempt He will not buy her clothes or food. She has to take In washing for a living. Don't come to me and tell me what a good man he is, when he treats his poor old mother with scorn, and contempt because the fact that he does that would undo every good thing ever done by him. Too Many Are Hypocrites Here is a man that is good ana generous to everyuoay dui no ixb&ls Jesus Christ like a brute. Dont you talk to me about that fellow being a good citizen. I don't want to hear a word about him. Treat Jesus Christ like a brute and think you are decent? No, sir. These people are hypocrite. There are hvnocrites in the church and If you wait until there are none In the church, before you are willing to be convinced, you will never be. You say you belong to a loage. There are hypocrites In lodges. You don't say that you will not belong to your lodge because there are hypo crites in it There are nypocntea there. I wouldn't have anything to do with a lodge If I were yon. So there are hypocrites everywhere. But that does not hurt religion any. There are hypocrites In business, politics. In sin, and so don't you offer the excuse that you will not be eonvlnoed until all the hypocrites ars gotten out of the church. Would you refuse to be loyal to the government because you found some) fellow vrh would not register? Are you going to be raise) to yota wife Just because somebody else U false? The best people tn the world are in the church, although all that are In the church are sot the best. Then there is the excuse that yot are waiting for somebody else. ?n wife Is waiting for the husband th4 husband is waiting for the wife. Th young man Is waiting for the ctaei vminr men. I believe that 1 TI tn We are all tied together like cars ol a train. We all rub elbows with, ocj neighbors. It Is like a lot of slM4k bells. You hit one and they all rUg,