Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-02-04
"MILLIoNAIRE EVANGELIST
william i. Hall, Formerly of
BrattlebOrO, Is the Man.

ian. I'm brooklyn Last sunday and
,zo prof.ss.d Conversion---His METH.
cd OF work
william 2. Hall, the "millionaire evan.
celist as the subject OF illustrated art
Clos in several of the New YORK papers
Monday. he was formerly resident Of
Brattleboro, living with his father on Wes'-
ern avenue He went from here nearly 70
wears ago and made large fortune
through the invention OF OlOck sigma.
which is used by many OF the rallroads OF
the couutry. Mr. Hall is president and
owns a majority OF the STOCK OF the Hal
Rlock Signal company. He addressed SIX
meetings in the Baptist Temple, Third
avenue BROOKLYN, last Sunday, and 1t BE-
estimated that 10000 people listened o.
him W. 5. Weeden the singing evange.-
ist works with MI Hall, aud their plan Is
similar TO that of Moody and Sankey One
hundred and fifty young people professed
| conversion as a result of the meetings las,
SUNDAY. Mr.. Hall said the demonstrate
WAS the most wonderful he had ever seen
| in his career as an evangelist. he believes
a religious movement has begun which VII.
| result in a revival all over Greater New
| York.
The New York Herald says: 1t was
| hard work for the evangelist yesterday 30
determine the exact number Of those who
! had made profession. He had 1000 81
Silr' cards. and he addressed Sun ay
/ school in the Temple composed vi 1916
Young persons. When the ushers passed
! The II will" cards their supply ran Out.
! Everybody had signed them. The major
! ltv of the slgneIs were already church mem
! beers. and had affixed their signatures 10
! show their interest IN the evangelist work.
! All but IL or 20 Of the audience stood up
when MI Hall asked how many desired TO
| lead a Christian HE
! This leader Of the Army of the Cros,
| has none Of the mannersms of his brother
evangelists, II he wishes TO use al eY-
| preston taken from active, workaday life,
| he uses it with vigor d. is just what
| he saws he ia PLAN business man. He
! talks business and he makes religion prac-
! tical He spends the frs. day of the week
and most of the evenings of the other DAYS
IN making personal appeals to his fellow
men to repent. the rest of his waking
! hours he deyotes TO making money and
controlling large interests, He owns yachts
goes hunting and belongs TO many clubs
| lie begins his day al his office and closes il
L a religious meeting.
| the lite Of William Phillips Hail. de- ap-
peared Yesterday in a business sut-gray
| trousers and black sack coat and vest. 4
| heavy watch chain was festoOned across hi.
/ ample walstcOat His manner of preach.
! Ing the millennium is much the same a.
| that Of other men who prosecute earthly
! affairs. Sometimes he vas brusque and
sometimes gentle. He was always persua-
sIve The young persons who heard hin
leaned forward IN their chairs and listened
| lutently.
He took his text from Ecclesiastes. The
words of the preacher, who said, "kemem.
| Der now thy creator IN the days OF thy
/ youth There were no tricks OF rh-tor.e
of studied graces of oratoTy IN his speech
He began by telling his hearers of a you'll
! who was stricken with fatal disease ana
had come home TO die
This simple recital touched the hears
Of many OF the boys and girls Some Of
them put their handkerchiefs 10 their ewes
Even the youngsters of the primary class.
who sat back OF the platform, seemed To
lee. the Influence OF the words which they
could not fully comprehend
Another tack WAS taken by the evan.
gellst few minutes later He appealed
to the martha. instinct Of the bows AM
young NEIL He told Of q day when be
stood on the Heights Of a braham and saw
the monument 10 Gen. Wolfe, with the
simple inscription, He died victorious"
"how many OF YOU he said. wi.
have that said OF you when you come 70
| die Died victorious" How many OF yoU
are willing To 90 forward il the cause Of
saving souls How many are willing %
] move onward and upward 10 the height.
/ come get move toward Jesus CHRIS.
/ be courageous. Stand up for what Won
/ believe 10 be right. l wish all those who
| desire to confess Christ to stand VI.
know that IL is a hard thing to do. Il vii
! require courage. How mauy9"
Hundreds OF young persons rose to Their
feet. In fact, the majority OF the and
ence was soon standing.
Don be towards" continued The
! evangelist, coming close to the edge Of the
platform and swinging his arms abou.
! MIN A boy who would make tun Of AL
other VINO wishes TO do right is not worth
snap OF my finger, Stand up! Ii is 8
| ho1Ie thing 10 do. You who sit in vou-
seaS are towards. See that boy owe.
Inere' NOBLE boy l admire his courage
why do not more OF you do the same"
-! ms time every young person IN the
hali' with the exception OF Is or 20 wa,
standing
This is splendid" exclaimed the evan.
gelst. Il have never seen anything like
Il That's great"
one OF the features of these reviys
meetings IN Brooklyn is a choir of BOD
voices led by MI Bowman. The leader
as ue sits al the grand piano looks no, md.
IKE famous Polish pianist, who recen..y
visited this country. 49, 0N-''''