The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-13

Win ever available inch Of
space oeevPied in the Market
Auditoriur last evening by a
crowd Of men and women various
" estinsfed at from $500 70
1000. essrselist William A.
eniyl sunday delivered one OF
Ms chSpsctey'stic addresses, the
occasion being the celebration Of
the twenty-ninth anniversary Of
tne rounding Of the local Y. NJ. c.
-. however. the reception ac-
corded Mr.. Sunday was OF such
spontaneous nature that the ann
Versary feature Of the occasion
was almost entirely overlooked.
In anticipation OF the visit Of
the famous evangelist. whom the
people o. Wheeling have learned
TO love the people started early
TOR the auditorium and although
the meeting was scheduled for 7
O'Clock, :? sccommodatc Mr.. Sun
Gay, who had TO return imnedi-
ately 70 Pittsburgh. at that hour
the place was filled to overflow
ing.
Mr.. Sudsy was accompanied
by his wife and sons. Paul and
william, his pianist and secre-
tary' 3. D. Ackiey, and Chorister
Homer Rodehesver. Pianist Ack-
ley was the first TO appear in the
buItoins, and as he passed through
the door at the south end OF the
auditorium, he was qiven quite
an ovation by the audience.
Homer Rodehesver was the next
to arrive, and he was given a
most enthusiastic reception.
Cheers for Rody were heard from
II ~. A..
greeted BY many former friends.
The celebration was opened
with short song service, in
charge Of Rodeheaver. with Ack-
ley at the plano. With his char
sctertstic humorous remarks, the
great choir leader kept the audi
enee q ughing, exespt when h.
wanted them 20 sing. and then the
response Was as great
The lrtle red books. so famihsr ia
ali who atterGad The meetings In the
IaoeInacie when SUNDAY conCIcted
ais famous cVangeilstic .CampaiSu IN
his city two years ago. mere used
last night. The iirst song selected by
was No "a "ReVlVp ~
Asain. This was followed by Were
10 Zion
Alter the second sOng had been an
Rev. and Mrs. Sunday. ac
RfAF AFahAfh fIH-iI aOun ana me
, oung son or Mr. ana Mrs. NIberi
entered the auditorium
The cheering was tremendous. AS they
approached the platform the audience
arose and gave tne chautauQua sa tIte
White handkerchief fiuttereu IRON al
most every hand Billy" shook
hands with the ministers seated on
me platform and waived at many IA
miliar faces in The audience.
Among the uniulufars uaaf.I ON fh.
platform we're the following: :. l.
Jones Of The Chapline Street NJ r.
\. W. Mills, ID. H., Fourth Street N
r: Jacob Brittingham, ID. D.. st
l-uke's y. r.; b.. T.. lIrinlrstOoi. rirst
baptist; w. II Fields. First Christian
W. y. Cook, ID. D.. DaVis-Elkins COZ
lege; :. *. ArlIthnot. ID. D.. Parkers
hnrg: &. n. Robinson. u. d.. First L
j. church; J. u. Littell. Second l.. T.
church; J. II. Workman. Wesley NJ. r..
w >. Dysinger. First English Luther
an church: ~. 4. Teacarten. SteenrOt
VI. f.; j. w. johnson. Buckley NJ. T..
{. +. Hutslar. Island Christian: \. =
Miller. Emmanuel Baptist; Rev 4. G.
koontz, Second Presbyterian: y. ~
Hess, North Street NJ. J.. and J W
Jackson OF Simpson \. NJ. r.. church
Secretary John G. Lynch and Prcsi
dent DIR. John l.. DiCkey of the Y. NJ
Z. a. also occupied seats on the plat
form.
Dr. Dickey acted as chairman o
the celebration The invocation Wa
delivered by Rev. Jacob Brittingham
ID. d. rector OF st. Luke's y. r
church. The scripture lesson va
read by Dr. Charles VI. Robinson. pas
Tor Of the First United Presbyterian
church.
Dr. Dickey delivered a brief ad
dress. reviewing the growth Of IN,
Young Mems Christian Association
movement and what b. is accomplish
ing. lie concluded by intrOducin.
Rev. Sunday In part DR. Dickel
Or. Diekey's Address
Just three score and ten years ago
on Sabbath afternoon. George vii
liams. dry-gOOds merchant on 50
Pauls square. London. gathered hal
a dozen other young men Goo his room
30 study the Bible. That vas fh.
humble beginning Of the Young MDnl
christian association. which loo the-l
-'Frny years BIAS grown into th.
greatest agency for good BOO the world
o. goncy, mark sou. Tor DO Dr. an aeonci
0i the Christian church. founded b.,
hurch Of England m4u and sus
aimed. guided and controlled bv .
membership representing furtt.fUrti
denominations OF fh. Chr. -tiar
church.
Those haifdozcu young man DO
London have grown into au orgsuiz,
iion OF more Than million member
Win vCllfoundcd plant boz rteri
country ON the globe over uiur.fhou
tand distinct and separate asaDcIa
lions
I'm tho United States ana Canad.
are more than twOthoueaud brauches
V fh property worth over eighty mIi
ion dollars and with members uii
m SIX hundred thousand men Thir'
rarf ago ihe Young Mems Christian
.aoCl1fiOn was established in fh,
rit. and from small beginnings nov
mas re- hand some building. "a sulcudit
Equipment and au active and enthus
fstic member hlp Of nine hundre,
mnu and boys
During the last year three hundred
ana seventy classes have been OBJ
'ifuci"d iu tNn gymnasium. vol af
tended men'- meetings have been hold
rvrry sunday afternoon ard e larrs
i8bio class has bad weekly sessions