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January 29, 1926
Clinch Valley News
Tazewell, Jeffersonville, Tazewell County, Virginia
What is this article about?
Evangelist Billy Sunday, while preaching in Philadelphia, asks a newsboy for directions to the post office and then inquires about the boy's salvation, only for the boy to retort that he can't guide to heaven without knowing the post office.
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When Billy Sunday was preaching in Philadelphia some years ago, he left his hotel one morning to post a letter to his wife. He strolled along the busy streets for two or three blocks, and being unable to locate the post office he asked the assistance of a newsboy. The pair were walking together, and Mr. Sunday broached the question of the boy's salvation. "Don't you want to go to Heaven?" asked Mr. Sunday.
The boy replied, "Aw, gwan. how you going to tell me how to go to Heaven, when you don't even know where the post office is."
When Billy Sunday was preaching in Philadelphia some years ago, he left his hotel one morning to post a letter to his wife. He strolled along the busy streets for two or three blocks, and being unable to locate the post office he asked the assistance of a newsboy. The pair were walking together, and Mr. Sunday broached the question of the boy's salvation. "Don't you want to go to Heaven?" asked Mr. Sunday.
The boy replied, "Aw, gwan. how you going to tell me how to go to Heaven, when you don't even know where the post office is."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Billy Sunday
Newsboy
Salvation
Post Office
Ignorance
Preaching
Phadelphia
What entities or persons were involved?
Billy Sunday
Newsboy
Where did it happen?
Philadelphia
Story Details
Key Persons
Billy Sunday
Newsboy
Location
Philadelphia
Event Date
Some Years Ago
Story Details
Billy Sunday asks a newsboy for post office directions in Philadelphia, then questions the boy's desire for heaven, prompting the boy's witty reply highlighting Sunday's ignorance.