Billy Graham, the Thirsty Wonderapostle
The Imported US “Machinegun of God” left Behind
an Unpaid Bill of 433 Marks
“Wonderful,” whispered some listeners in June
of the past year when the traveling American preacher, who calls himself God’s
Machinegun,” preached in the Olympic Stadium his moral doctrine of abstinence.
Their enthusiasm would have been certainly cooled had they known how much
alcohol was needed to give the Voice of God the necessary zeal. With his manager
and three young women from his heavenly host, the “Holier=Than-Thou”
set his route. His stopping points were Remedes St. Pauli,” Herringsdorfer
Standleben,” and the “Petit Palais.’ [all well-known nightclubs].
On his trip through the sinful nightlife of West Berlin, Billy consumed, with
a pious look, 20 gin fizzs and 4 bottles of Mosel wine for 132 Marks at St.
Pauli, 15 bottles of French cognac and 2 bottles of champagne for 123 marks
at Heringsdorfer and 20 champagne cocktails aty the Petit Palaes for 178 marks.
The total came to 433 Detush Marks
Because the messanger of Heaven only had bright American dollars, the waiters at the three places had to content themselves witha few pious Bible verses. Ion consideration of the venerable position of the Wunderapostle, they allowed him credit.
Long after Billy Graham and his heavenly ensemble had left and not a single pfennig had come to the patiently waiting waiters, they went to court. It demanded that the aforementiuoned Billy Graham, whose location at the time was unknown, pay the 433 Marks plus court costs. Nothing more culd be done at the time, the judge told the three plantiffs. Hopefully the pious sheperd will remember to pay his West Berlin debts before judgement day.