Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-30
100000 TO HIT TRAIL
WHEN BILLY SUNDAY
HITS PHILADELPHIA
Leaders in Great Campaign
Predict Wonderful Awak-
ening as Result Of Evan
gelist's Visit.

Billy Sunday will lead more than 100000
persons down the sawdust trails in the
Philadelphia evangelistic campaign.
This is the opinion of many of the lead
ers in the work of preparation and OF
some of Mr.. Sundays personal friends In
this city. Such men as Joseph NJ. Steele
chairman of the Executive Committee;
George C. shane, the executive secretary
Dr. Russell II. Conwell, Bishop Joseph F.
Berry and the Rev. DR.. William Fl. Rob
erts are confident that the Philadelphia
campaign is going to eclipse anything
Sunday has ever done.
Discussing the possibilities when several
of the leading workers were assembled n
few days ago. one of the men suggested
that at least $1,000 men and women would
"hit the trail" at the service in the taber-
nacle at 18th and Vine streets.
10000 TO hit TRAIL"
Thereupon another called the suggestion
ridiculous. saying:
"Why. man, you don't have any con-
ception of the magnitude of this thing.
Sunday Is going to have at least lOOOOO
men and women come UP and tell MN
they are through with the old life and
will hereafter be followers of the Christ
he breaches. It's ridiculous to suggest
that he'll have $4,000. why man. thls is
the greatest thing Philadelphia has ever
had. Sunday has never preached In a
city one-third as large, and there has
never been so many enthusiastic workers.
Look at the thousands of men in the
bible classes alone! Almost $4,000 of them
lined up ready for the battle. LOOK at the
work of the Prayer Meeting Committee!
There are almost 5000 of them twice each
week.
"AlI the men who are familiar with the
Sunday campaigns say there has never
geen anything like 1t before. / shant be
surprised II 1OOO 600 is away below the total
number of converts"
SAFETY OF TABERNACLE.
safety for the great crowds that will at
tend the meetings in the tabernacle is as
sured by the extensive plans being made
by the Committee on Safety, of which
Alba B. Johnson. president OF the Bald
win Locomotive Works, is chairman, and
the cooperation of Director Porter, or
the Department of Public Safety, and Su-
perlntendent of Police Robinson.
Police Superintendent Robinson an
nounced today that there would be al
together about 200 men of the department
on active duty in and around the taber-
nacle during the campaign
There will be about 100 patrolmen sta
toned inside and outside the structure.
In order 10 keep the traffic moving In the
streets surrounding the tabernacle, %
motorcycle officers and % mounted police
men viii be on duty, and there will be
between % and so plain clothes detectives
from the Central force on the constant
watch.
Captain Tempest will be In general
charge of the details at the tabernacle
and he will be assisted by three lieuten-
ants and about 10 sergeants Lieutenant
DinIocker. OF the 10th and Buttonwood
streets station, will have charge OF the
detail of patrolmen inside the building,
and Lieutenant Mills win be in charge of
the traffic squad.
Lieutenant Mills announced today that
the traflc regulations during the cam
paign will not permit any vehicles from
passing through or standing in any of
the streets south of CalloWhill street,
north of Race street. west of 18th street
or east OF 10th street during the meetings
in the tabernacle. TRAFFIC may move
north through 20th street, may go north
or northwest by turning into Vine, west
of 10th or the Parkway. west OF the same
street.
Trahic going north on 18th street must
continue In a northerly direction as far
as CalloWhill street. Il can then move
west on Callowhill II desired. and go