Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-07

nIal incidents in baseball. His recital
Of the game baggars descriptions; one
sits and watches his strange gyrations,
expecting to see him grasp the ball out
Of the air. His attitudes are strikingly
athletic.
With Mr.. Sunday at the time Of his
conversion were a number of drunken
ball players. They refused to go with
him to the mission where he hit the
trail" but he traced their downfall,
through booze and vicious diseases. to
show the extent of his own salvation.
The evangelist's description Of the
death of the famous Frank Flint, catch
er in the big leagues for nearly score
of years, was so thrilling that more
than one gasp was heard as the speak
er threw himself, face forward, to the
platform, after relating:
Frank Flint struggled when death
came, but the Great Umpire Of the uni
verse, yelled, You're out, and waved
him to the clubhouse. The great gladi-
ator was no more"
Say, boys" he suddenly demanded,
did they win the battle Of life, or did
| win it?"
Several, who had followed the speak
er's every word with the greatest in
tensity, involuntarily shouted, You
did, Bill" and Bill" thinking only Of
the possibility Of reaping the harvest he
he'd so evidently developed, invited
those who would hereafter acknowl-
edge Jesus Christ and try to live bet
ter lives to hold up their hands. II
there were any who failed to respond,
they were insignificant beside the vast
throng that did show their Christian
belief.
Invitation to Converts.
Thea came the invitation for con-
verts, and from the centre and side
aisles there came nearly 200 men, many
of them prominent in the social and
athletic affairs of the University.
Provost Smith was visibly affected
by the demonstration, which far ex-
ceeded his expectations. The big audi
ence of men sang a few verses Of Just
AS Am while the converts continued
to come from the farthest corners OF
the hall, and then, as a farewell prayer
for the welfare of the young men Of
the University Of Pennsylvania, BILLY
Sunday said:
"Oh, Jesus, isn't this fine bunch.
Did you ever look down on a finer
crowd. don't believe there is mother
who is any prouder of this lot Of boys
than l am tonight. have never preach
ed to a more appreciative crowd, and If
I never preach another sermon, l am
willing to go home to glory tonight,
knowing that l have helped save the
boys at the University of Pennsylvania.
Help them to put aside temptations,
and to follow in the paths in which
Doctor Smith is trying to guide their
feet"
The evangelist insisted that MA"
Sunday would have to have a look at
the boys" who had come forward and
she received a stirring reception. Sew
eral Of the men reached for her hand,
and she urged them, in brief speech,
to continue their Christian lives, telling
them that she was proud to point to
her husband as an example Of what
Jesus Christ can do with a man who
really wants to do the Savior's will.
The Sunday party left at once for
the Bellevue -Stratford, where the
evangelist changed clothing before de-
parting on a midnight train for Scran-
ton. His final message to the people Of
Philadelphia was shouted from the
back of his Pullman coach:
80 long, fellows, and keep God first
in Philadelphia.
At the close of last nights meeting
in Weightman Hall religious meetings
were held in a score Of fraternity and
boarding houses, besides the university
dormitories, where many Of the new
converts expressed their appreciation
of Mr.. Sundays appeal. A number OF
additional conversions were reported,
and officers Of the Christian associa-
ton believe that the direct results of
the evangelist's sermons will be great
ly augmented during the next few
days.
They also reported that the collec-
tions taken at the afternoon and even
ing meetings, of which Mr.. Sunday re-
fused to accept any portion, would
amount to several hundred dollars.
This will be devoted to the vocation
work of the association among poor
families in South Philadelphia.