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The Omaha Sunday Bee PART TWO EDITORIAL PAGES ONE TO TWELVE PART TWO SOCIETY PAGES ONE TO TWELVE VOL. XLV-NO. 14. OMAHA, SUNDAY MOHXIXU, SHlTF.MItKH 19. VAb sixuu: copy Fivn cents. c Mm yjQ e- xacaj k.jsJ tela k. HUMS? II II II VI U II 11 II II ti ll J THE TIMS . Knits Reserved Seat for Hubby The ushers meet all sorts of situations. E. C. Wilbur tells of a stout woman who placed her hat At her side and was holding enough space for three ordinary persons. He approached the woman and politely ex plained the reasonableness of making 'room for others. She was busy knitting and had a face that was motherly and kind. The time was 7 p. m. "I hare been here since 4:30 and am holding this space for my husband, who Is not through with his wcrk until 5:30. He expects to find me hold ing this seat for htm," said the woman. "How could I hare made the woman move i-nder those circumstances?" asked Mr. Wilbur. Just Little Hard o' Hearin' "If a section should be reserved for deaf peo ple, half of the people coming to the meetings would be deaf," remarked "Billy" Sunday to A. W. Bowman, head usher. Bo many people plead for front seats on ac count of real or imaginary deafness that Mr. Bow man began to think a section should be reserved for this class of attendants. The more he thought of it, the more he was Impressed, until he put the proposition up to Mr. Sunday. One Door Still Open The doorkeepers at the tabernacle have re ceived very positive instructions not to allow any one to enter the building after "Billy" Sunday lias started his talk, and many amusing things happen as a result. A man was seated Inside with Lis w'fe before the services began, but after they had started he became faint and feeling the need of some tool air he left tho building and walked up'and down outside for a few minutes. When he felt strong enough he made an attempt to en ter. The doorkeeper stopped him. "I want to go In," said the man, "I can't let you," replied the doorkeeper. "But my wife Is in there," said the man. "Thnt's too bad," replied the usher. "And so Is my coat," replied tho Inslslent creature. "Is it?" atiked the doorkeeper, apparently deeply Interested. "Can't I get In?"' the man begged. "No, sir," replied the doorkeeper firmly. The man drew himself up to his full height and looked the doorkeeper squarely In the eye. "Then I'll go home," he said. v T -1 11 T XT a. r .1 DUbeuan rug inui Daiiisneu An usher who volunteered to "ush" with all his nlght was snared by George Sunday, Bitting in a icar entry of the tabernacle the other evening reading column after column of The Bee. "Young man, I know The Bee Is very interesting, but you promised to come here and usher; if you must read, you had better wait until after the services." "Philadelphia, won two more," replied the t.sher, evidently hearing nought that George said. "Where?" said George looking over his rhoulder. Both were lost! - ' . t ' .if "i WAS sitting on the platform one night," said an old Illinois preacher, "when "Blly" prayed. He used one expression that made me wince; it seemed too sacrilegious so unnecessary. Oh, I thought to myself, I wish "Billy" hadn't said that. At the close of the session the first man to come forward was a state senator, a member of the legislature, and a political leader. I met him the next day on the street and congratulated him on the stand he had taken." "Do you know," he said, "I had no idea of coming forward, but that prayer got me. When "Billy" spoke that sentence (quoting the very phrase that had hurt me so) I Juat couldn't resist it. I said: 'That means me; that's the call of God to me; and, sir, I went' " As for "Billy" himself, the criticisms trouble him not at all. "If Jesus were preaching today He would preach in the vernacular Just like I am preaching to you," he says. "He would say: 'Come across, old man, before the devil's got you cinched.' He always adapted His language and sermons to His audiences. When He preached to farmers He told parables of sowing; when He spoke to women He told about bread-making." That there should be some reaction afjer a moral earthquake such as "Billy" causes is inevitable; but there are always some permanent evidences of his work, ven after years, some leading men whose lives bear witness tc the thoroughness of his work, some quickened civic spirit "Billy" at least has no doubt about it "They say a revival is temporary," he says; "so is a bath, but it does you good." No one could hear "Billy" pray without the feeling that bis God Is a very near and very close friend who loows and sympathizes and helps. "He is the only man who ever prayed for us," said the telephone operators In Decatur when they sent their mite to his offering. He p ' fruits ) :-mxm:-x zxxmx) ; ; a, y l& -; ; x- : ... X . ' K , ? . , - f i - v- 5 , -..v: . w , i ! , 'v v . .x, xy -f X 'xx x' wmmovx : :'V..'y.y,!;: v I got nearly to the peak, and commenced a illd lug descent. Ho snt down and attempted to hold himself back with his hands, but he had gotten too good a Ktnrt, and rapidly neared the ede. When nenriy to the eaves hla trouBors caueht. on a projecting nail In a vain effort to hold him back, but the attempt only served to retard him slightly. With a good-sired section torn from the seat of Lis pants he reached the ert.te, thung there for a 1'ionient, ar.d dropped squarely into the arms of a lug man who happened to look up In time to save hlninelf from being landed on. "Are you hurt, sonny?" anked the man. "Naw," replied the boy, "but I bet I'll get a llckln' for tenrln' my pants," aud he disappeared Into the crowd. Flag Presentation Brings the Tears The presentation of the flag by the Grand .rniy of the Republic came as suddenly and un expectedly to the audience as a bolt of lightning from a clear sky. There had been singing and the rendition of stirring songs by the choir, when ruddenly end without former notice, E. W. John son, commander of Custey post, stepped to thi front of the platform, where Mr. Sunday was standing and asking the presence of "Ma" 8unday, ri-osented the flag In a neat little speecn. As Mr. Sunday unfurled Old Glory and flaunted Its bright colors out toward the vast assemblage, aud as the cheers went up, it was noted that both he and Ma Sunday had recourse to their handker chiefs to wipe the tears away from their eyes. This was noticed nnaln when, immediately after the flag Incident the tholrj and most of those in tho HUd!enre Jnlned In singing the "Star Spangled Tanner." As the slnglnp of the sonj progressed, not only did tears appear in the eyes Mr. and Ma Sunday, )iit they coursed down the iheeks of many of the old vet-erans occupying the seats in the front sec tion o( the hou.io. Bargains on the Road to Heaven That feminine fineries have their appeal for women of the "Billy" Sunday party was evidenced the other afternoon when Miss Grace Saxe, in charge of the Bible study work, passed a millinery fchop on her return from the tabernacle. MIbs Saxe went Into ecstacies over a rakish little dove gray toque with a crown of burnt orange velvet. "Isn't that a dear!" she exclaimed. "Yes, but I guess it baa a $25 price tag on It," paid her companion. ' "No, indeed. I priced it this noon and it's only $7.60. Isn't that a bargain. I'd bar bought It only It Is too small for me." When "Billy" Sunday Prays--He Just Gets 'Em Good and Plenty-That's All ' prays for everyone. Take these paragraphs, for in stance, out of a ten-minute prayer: "Well, Jesus, I preached longer than I thought I would. I thought I would be home and in bed by this time. But I am glad to help them; they are a very ap preciative crowd here, Lord; Vou know that We have been here in Wllkesbarre a week. Lord, and we have learned to admire and love them, Lord. Bless them all, Lord. Bless the mayor of the city; I do not know IT he is a Christian, but he Is a good, kind fellow. Lord, to do all the things he has done for us down here. Bless the chief of police, Lord, and the cops who are down here helping night after night. Bless the fire chief and the fire laddies. "Bless the street car crews, the motormen and the conductors, and bless the men who own the trolley lines; bless the fellows In the electric light plant who help us get our lights down here; bless the bunch up at the eourt house. Lord, the auditors and the treasurers and the recorder, and the county clerks and the superin tendent of public construction and the county commis sioners; bless all the jailers and all the prisoners there in their cells. ' "Lord, don't forget the bankers, we pray bear us; don't forget the doctors and the lawyers; O Lord, there's a bunch that need a lot of help! Don't forget the news paper men; help everybody, from the editor to the devil in the office, and the newsies. Lord, who help spread the news. Lord, help us all, we pray!" Call him what you will John the Baptist, as two men in widely separated cities have called him within my hearing, or say he hath a devil, as other men have said to me the fact remains that he delivers the goods. He Is shepherd to those who have no shepherd. His thousands are the great nia&s outside the church the thousands, as he says, "who never darken a church door, but who say 'Come on, let's go down to 'BlU'a' shack.' " Bruce Baxton In Collier' Takes "Billy's" Name Not in Vain When Magistrate Charles Brltt was asked what he thought of the evangelist, Just as the lat ter mounted the platform, "Walt till I have heard him and Ml tell you," he replied with true Judgely tpirlt. "I'll tell you what, though; I never hear the came, 'Billy' Sunday, nowadays but what It puts me in mind of an incident that occurred to me in Spokane early last summer. "I was walking down a side street toward duuk, when a man appeared from the shadows and accosted roe, "Bay, bo, can you give a fella the price of a flop." 1 replied with my usual finawer to such requests, 'Who are you, and where are you from?' "Just then we passed beneath a street lamp, pad the fellow slapped his hand on my shoulder and sald.N'Say if anybody ought to help me, you had! You're Judge Brltt of Omaha.' " 'You've got me pegged all right,' I replied, 'But why should I help you?' I continued. " 'Say, I'm the 'Billy' Sunday that you gave ninety days' suspended sentence to, with the pro vision that I get out of town. And this is how far I have got,' stated Billy. "I tbu remembered that but one week back I had given such a ' "Billy" 8unday' just that sen tence, and upon closer Inspection recognised the luan. So I came across with a half." xx X " '" I Not HurtNo, Not Yet The crowd at the tabernacle the other night a as so great that the overflow formed a solid ring around the building for ten or fifteen feet from the wall. Several bright lads, who could not see or hear the extraordinary talker from the ontaide, conceived the idea of climbing up on the roef and looking through the renUlatara. They scrambled np and ran arwnnd the roef, creating cults an nproar until oae of them slipped, whan Case of Mistaken Identity Half a dozen idlers were standing in tho tab ernacle watching the carpenters work, several day 2 lefore the opening. "Well, tomorrow's the big day or BillH' he f;ettln' the sinners on the run," remarked one, just by way of saying something. "Yep," absently answered one of the others as he gave his attention to a big bug that waa halt burled in the sawdust trail and was vainly trying to get out. "Ho! All the other churches clow when 'BUT starts. Gotta stay closed, too," volunteered an other. "Everything closes when 'B1U' begins, "Gotta stay closed? Who'll close 'emf sharply asked still another loiterer. The man who bad been absentmlndediy watching the bug looked up for the first time, the remark "everything closes when '"Bill" begins being the only one that stuck with him. "Why, the raiding squad will close 'em, of course,' Who else did you think would?" he demanded, with a show of bored exasperation. "Say, fellow, we're still talking abont churohes not what you think wo are," aprotdtfc man ho started tho mall-taUt, ana