The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-12
BILLY SUNDAY,
WHAT ABOUT HIN?
THIS. QUESTION DISCUSSED IN
VARIOUS FARGO CHURCHES
YESTERDAY - oMMITTEE
TELLS OF PERSONAL ExPERI-
ENcEs AT WATERLOO.

ENCES Al Wal EnLSIs
Billy Sunday as a Business Propo- |
sition, and Billy Sunday as a Preach |
er and as q Man, were the subjects
discussed by M. N. Hatcher and
DR.. C. c. Creegan Of Fargo college at
a rousing meeting in the gymnasium
of the local Y. NJ. G, A. yesterday
afternoon.
The great point of Mr.. Hatcher's
talk was the absolute fairness OF the
business side of the proposition. He
has made a special study of this side
OF the movement, and presented in a
most forcefuI manner the complete
assurance that the business Of any
town during a Billy Sunday incursiOn
was not only unaffected by the So
called drains for financing the move
ment, but was increased in a very
material manner on account Of the
influx Of throngs Of people from all
over the surrounding territory.
Or. creesan's Address.
In DR.. Creegan's address the other
side of the work was taken UP. The
style, makeup, and mannerisms of
the man were discussed at length, and
DR. Creegan made a brilliant defense
of many of the features of his preach
ing that have been criticised. He said:
Il admit that Billy Sunday is uncon-
ventional. / admit that he does no.
conform with some of the modern
ideas of the dignihed position that a
minister of the gospel should hold
But even Moody was criticised for this
same thing, and is this an essential
factor in christian work2 If so, many
of the worlds great leaders would
have to be counted out" DR.. Creegsn,
who was closely associated with
Dwight l.. Moody in his work at
Mortified, and with John B. Cough in
his palmy days, stated that w. A.
| Sunday used far better English than
did Mr.. Moody, and was of similar
temperament and had many charac-
teristic styles Of speech peculiar to
John B. Cough 4..s ya.aC
The Corps of Workers.
Then, one by one, DR.. Creegan took
up the splendid corps of workers who
have associated themselves with the
| Sunday movement, and told of the ad-
mirabIe fitness each had for his
! position - REV. Honeywell is an
! evangelist of no mean ability, and is
able to fill in. or address overflow
meetings at any time. Most of his
time is taken UP in the capacity OF
Mr. Sundays business manager. Mr.
Ackley is Sundays great pianist He
also acts as private secretary to Mr.
! Sunday, being an expert stenographer
aI,a AF eli =
communications. Mr.. Rhodehaver di-
reefs the music, including a chorus OIL
six hundred voices. He Is also an ex
celIent soloist and plays a number o.
instruments, being expert trombent
soloist.
Mrs. Sundays speciality is address
ing mothers meetings and children
Mrs. Muirhead has been "a -practicinl
attorney at law, was for some time
IN. S. government detective, and is on,
of the best speakers for both mei
and women among the corps. Mis-
Saxs is one of the leading bible teach
ers of this country, having just return
ed from China and Japan, where sh,
was called to organize Bible study il
the mission colleges of those countries
Fargo Girl With Sunday.
Miss Francis Miller is a Fargo girl
and is a. graduate of Fargo college
She is one Of the great forces of tn
movement. Her speciality is Bible stud,
personal work, and addressing meet
ings for women. She is especial.
strong in work with college and higl
school girls, and with womens clubs.
Miss McClaren is the leading soloist
also address children's and women
meeting. and is an expert pianist. Ere
Sibert has charge of the great audi
torium-looks after its heat ventila
J ton and sanitation.
At Presbyterian Church.
At the Presbyterian church the com
mittee which visited the Sunday meet
ings at. waterloo, Iowa, a week ag
made it's report.
Mr.. Adams spoke Of the impressio
which the man and his preachin
, made upon the committee. He sal
that they were impressed with the fac
that Mr.. Sunday is not only a man q
striking and unique personality. p I
tremendous energy in presenting hi
message but that he is also fin
preacher IF the sermons we hear
were at all representative" said Nj
! Adams, then Billy Sunday is yer
! much misrepresented man. With tn
elimination of a half dozen sentence
three of those sermons might be de
livered in any pulpit in the land wit
: fine effect and without offense to til
. most sensitive"
M. N. Hatcher followed with a state
! ment of the business phase of til
! meeting
Mr.. Wolf spoke last upon the pei
, sonnet of the Sunday party, consistin
: of nine persons besides himself. Mer
! tioning each of these workers as /
proceeded, Mr.. Wolf spoke in I'll
highest terms of their efficiency, ar
the splendid effect of their combine
, activity
! DR.. Creegan also talked about Bill
! Sunday at the First Congregation
!, church in the morning, giving abol
J the same talk as in the afternoon.
! His Converts "stick."
= In addition to these talks. DR.. T.
t Ketman OF Chicago, district secretal
8 of the Baptist Publication society, o.
g or the big men in the Baptist d,
: nomination, who was the speaker
e the morning at the First Baptl
u church, was asked by the pastor, at Il
i conclusion OF his address, to tell win
he thought of Billy Sunday.
8 "Tere are some things I don't Iii
70 about Billy Sunday" said DIR. Ketma
It but I'll lake off my hat to the ma
q who gets results.
,r "At MuScafine Ia. the pastor of ii