The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-15
BILLY" SUNDAY HAS TALKED
5000 INTO TOLEDO CHURCHES


heard them pray: never heard the
word OF God except when oaths were
uttered by their vile months. They
are falling pathetically in keeping
their obligation 10 Christ.
"A merchant in a leading city sum.
moned his employees one day and sald
II they cared 10 attend church all
right; IL was none OF his business
what they did, but he wanted them TO
look after the interests OF the store
by all means. This reminds me OF
the woman who yelled TO a passing
man 10 rescue her from a fire. He
looked up and said: No, | can't help
you now, out I'll go up the street and
II see fire department I'll send II
here. In the meantime II you can get
out you better do So
1T Is just as much the duty OF the
merchant TO tell the man how 10 die
as II Is TO sell him goods. IL Is as
much the duty OF the physician TO tell
a man how to die as II Is TO diagnose
his case. | would rather be q pauper
without my eyesight, and be living
with Christ than to be the greatest
man with no spiritual comfort or hope
The biggest taxpayer does not count
unless he gives part OF his time t.
Christ and helps others TO follow the
right path. A great shipbuilder car
construct q monster boat to sail the
ocean, but Christ must build the shiI
that will carry him to the river OF rest
1t Is human TO drift with the crowd
but divine 10 stand on the altar o
truth"
Rev. Mr. Sunday closed his address:
with bitter attack on Robert G. In
gersoll. He withheld, by his teach
ings," he shouted, "the hope from wo
men that she would some day NEE
her baby that went the day before
The damage he has done is unlimited
He has plunged millions into hell.
would rather be an old hag in the rec
light district and take my chances II
the other world than have the place
of Robert @. Ingersoll.''
The evangelistic meetings have beer
going on In Toledo for Eve weeks
They have swept the whole city int
religious frenzy. More than 600 ,00(
persons have listened to Mr.. Sunday
and OF this number 5,000-both mer
and women, but the majority of then
men-have been converted. A prom
inent politician was among those wht
went forward yesterday afternoon anC
pledged themselves as church mem
bers. Another convert formerly was
saloonkeeper. He closed his plac,
after he had heard the evangelist anC
hit the trail"
The afternoon meeting yesterday
for men closed at o'clock. Thirt,
minutes later the vast auditorium wa.
half filled by those who came to heaI
the evening talk. which was to begir
shortly before z o'clock. Most of those
who gathered early for the evening
service were women, but when Mr.
Sunday started his address men haC
crowded to the place and the audience
was equally balanced.
In the evening service two hundred
persons-men and women, pledged
themselves as church members. max
ing the total number for the day 500
Fifty Detroit business men heart
the picturesque evangelist yesterda,
afternoon. Fred M. Leach, the hea,
of the delegation, said the Detroiter
were greatly impressed by him an
thought he could do lot OF goods Il
Detroit. Asked II he would accept Al
invitation to go to Detroit, Mr.. Sur
day told the delegation IL he receive
a call from the Detroit ministers, bach
ed by the financial support OF the bus
ness men OF that city, he would cor
slider date for September, 1913 HI
is booked until that time.
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