The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-04
SUNDAY
"GOT NY GOAT
FORUM RECEIVES DOZENS OF
SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM PEOPLE
IN TOWNS WHERE SUNDAY
HAS FORMERLY PREACHED
WHEELING MANS LETTER.

The Forum is receiving dozens of
letters in each mail subscribing for
this paper during Billy Sundays cam
paign m Fargo. each telling what
great things Billy viii do when he
gets here. Following is a letter writ
ten by Sam B. Mckee, a prominent
wholesale and retail grocer of Wheel
ing, w. Va, and enclosed with an
order from him for copies OF The Fo-
rum to be sent to four different peo-
pie during Sundays revival here:
left Wheeling, w Va, the day aft
er Mr.. Sundays six weeks campaign
was brought to a close. In looking
over the morning papers with the fair
minded graphic account Of his great
work here, / noticed your advertise
ment. One paragraph arrested my at
tention and is my inspiration in writ
ing to you.
Sunday will be up against a stiff
proposition at Fargo. VIII he do
it?' Is the question in the minds of
the people of the northwest" Will he
do it? That depends on the newspa-
pers, you wonderful moulders for good
or i'll: Will he do it Depends on the
christian people whether or not they
will work hand in hand with Mr.. Sun
day and his party in their work for
the Master. Not like the old Scotch
widower who in looking for a second
wife found one who suited him with
n exception. He was a Presbyterian
and she a Methodist. In talking the
matter over with an old croney, he
summed 1t up this way: She would
be fine for week days, keep me tidy
and comfortable and she's a fine cook,
but then would come the Sabbath day
and we'd dress up for church as all
good men and their wives should and
start off together, and when we'd get
down to the corner, she would go off
to that Methodist place and I'd have
to go to the house of God alone.
viii he do it? Yes! Backed by
the prayers nj hearty cooperation
Of the people this mere man and his
helpers will do a work for God that
will amaze you. What scenes 1 have
witnessed in ou- city during the past
six weeks. AS early at 1880 on q Sab
bath morning crowds passing our
home, whole families together, father,
mother and children hurrying to the
tabernacle to get a seat for the 10: 80
service, carrying their lunches to be
sure Of a seat for the afternoon serv-
ice, many staying all day for the three
meetings fearing to get out lest they
might not get in again for the crowds.
1 have seen the standing oom damned
so that you could not raise your arm,
with thousands outside waiting for the
next service. Were they there to hear
nice things said about them? No.
The most cutting, rebuke and denun-
citation. Words fail utterly to picture
MI. Sunday. One could not believe it
pc ssible for any human to use the
energy he consum and live.
VIII he do it? Don't blame the
party for not accepting your social
favorT. They haven't time. Mr.. Sun
day is the musiest man you ever saw.
Imagine a keen high keyed business
man on his Job" every minute. He
is more intensely interested in his work
for h salvation of souls than any
business man you ever saw and you
all look alike to him. Each has a
soul to save.
VIII he do it? / have seen the aisles
of the tabernacle blocked with people
so anxious were they to come forward
and accept Christ as their Savior. rye
heard him called a CRATER. Did you
ever hear of a fairer proposition than
his-your free will Offering on his last
day with you. Fargo! He would
bankrupt you If you'd pay him in
money for the good he will do you.
People are paying bills so old and
forgotten that we have no account of
them. They're "trotting square,"
Business is fine. They have more
money to buy "eats", more clothes and
shoes for the family, more happy
homes, more heaven, less hell.
Will he do it? Fargo, wake up!
Break old Wheeling's record, you can
do it backed by the power of Almighty
God. Make it a reality. cts up to
you" I was a narrow minded Scotch
United Presbyterian. He's got my
goat. Sam B. Mckee.