The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-08
Estimated That 1900 PeS Attended the Three Service
Held rday
Many Startling and Epirammat statements Hurled at Audi
ences One After the Other
Don't Connect Me With Monkey Evolution Theory TAX
Ysm Monkey and Go to the Devil With it.
You Are Juggling With Your Souls For the Lust Of Pleas
ue and Politics"

1t is estimated that fully 10000 peo-
pie congregated at the tabernacle yes
terday at the three services to hear the
noted baseball evangelist, Rev. Will
liam A. Sunday, who has already
stirred the city and whose six weeks
religious campaign began Easter
morning. In his three addresses yes
terday, the citizens of Fargo found
Rev. Mr.. Sunday one of the most en-
ergetic and appealing speakers that
has been heard in this city in a long
while. His style is inimitable and dis
ttnctly his own. Rapid in his annun-
citation, and active or motion, Mr.. Sun
day PAGES up and down his platform
III convincing and dramatic man
ner pounding every sentence in place
with force and emphasis.
One OF the first expected sensa-
tions that have been looked for by
many was the incident of a woman
who was requested to remove her hat
last night. At both the morning and
afternoon services yesterday Rev. Mr..
Sunday and Mr.. Rhodehaver announc-
ed that one of the rules of the taber-
lacle would be that all women should
~
and that ushers should norify every
one who came in late and who had
not heard the announcement.
Last night q woman came in and
was seated still wearing her hat, The
evangelist asked her to remove 1t. The
hat remained in place and Rev. Mr..
Sunday informed her of the rules Of
the tabernacle and told her il she
could not comply with a gentlemanly
request that she was not wanted.
Later the chief usher went to the wo-
man and in a few moments he came
gallantly down the aisle with the hat
on his hand and the woman following.
She was shown to a good seat. It
was said later that she did not hear
the request of Mr.. Sunday nor under
stand that his words were directed to
her.
Sunday introduced Party.
Rev. Mr.. Sunday introduced all the
members Of MS party at the morning
service yesterday when he himself had
been presented to his vast audience by
M. N. Hatcher. chairman Of the ex-
ecutiva committee of the William A.
Sunday association.
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music committee presented Mr.. Rode
baver. who will direct the choir. The
musical director complimented Mr..
Dodsley and the choir on the progress
that had been already beer made and
then made several announcements be-
fore the evangelist made his appear
ance.
The entire audience rose to its feet
as the former baseball player stepped
UP to his place on the platform ac-
companied by Mr.. Hatcher. He came
forth and made little speech in which
he said he did not come to Fargo Of
his own voiition but because he had
been begged to come here by the
citizens of this city for the last three
years. He than introduced the mem
bers OF his party.
First came Mr.. and Mrs. Albert p.
Gill, who were given q hearty ova-
ton. Second he presented the Fargo
girl, Miss Frances Miller who he pro-
claimed the greatest little woman in
the world" Then he introduced Miss
Sake, the women's worker. Miss Mac
Lauren, the soloist, Mr.. Ackley. Sec
retary. who also presides at the piano
at the services much Of the time, Rev.
Mr.. Peacock, the assistant pastor, and
Mr.. Rodehaver the musical director
The morning sermon was on the
subject OF Have Ye Received the Holy
Ghost, taken from Acts xviv.2 It was
not exactly an Easter sermon as the
common acceptance of that term
would be but it was stirring ad-
dress that tended to bring people to
their senses that there was much In
the efforts OF the evangelist that would
result in good to this community.
At once Mr.. Sunday launched into
his subject and did not mince mat
ters la the things he said and the les-
sons he pointed out His talks cover
a multitude OF subjects, all combined
in one, so that no matter what the
occasion may be he will surely hit
everyone In his audience. regardless
OF their walk of life. Yesterday he
scored the hypocrites He Jumped a.
little on the merchants and business
men and rubbed the church people and
the churches.
What the church needs" he cried,
sis the baptism of the holy spirit and
to send people out into the world to
work for God and make men know
that they need God"
Attacked UnItarIanism.
Probably Mr.. Sundays greatest and
most appealing EFFORT yesterday was
his AFTERNOON sermon, the subject OF
which was The Grenadiers 1t was al
message that stirred everyone in the
audience and presented a keener re-
alization of the duties Of q christian