The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-11-17
Continued from previous issues

Ono OF the very oaTlleSC' OF his as
sistants was Fred G. Fischer 81 be-
gan my work with Mr.. Sunday Jan.
uary 4, 1900" says Mr.. Fischer,
ending it July 15, 1910, making a
continuous service of ten and one-half
years. My work had to do with the
musical end, as soloist and musical
conductor for five years, after which,
because of the larger and longer meet
lngs, soloist was added to the party.
1 then gave my attention to the
chorus and song services, doing some
solo and duet work. Mr.. Sunday and
made up the party in the earlier
years of the work. The length of our
stay in a community was from two
and one-half to three weeks. Grad
ually the work grew, the party was
enlarged and longer time was spent
in a place." Serious impairment OF
his health required Mr.. Fischer to
give over his work with the evangelist
after more than 10 years with him,
and he was succeeded as musical d.
rector by Homer A. Rodeheaver.
After a prolonged rest Mr.. Fischer
sufficiently recovered his health to re-
new his evangelistic efforts in COM
pany with j. R. Hanley and they have
conducted meetings both in the East
and Middle West attended by very
great success.
Another helper whose reputation Is
coextensive with the religious field Of
the United States, Is Rev Elijah P.
Brown, one time EDITOR of 1.-The Rams
Horn" Mr.. Brown was associated
with Mr.. Sunday beginning with a
campaign in Austin, Minnesota, in
February. 1906, and concluding with
the Galesburg. Illinois, campaign in
November, 1907. Bad health on the
part of Mr.. Brown was the cause Of
separation in this case also. From
time to time the editor was called in
to assist briefly in subsequent cam
paigns. He occupied the position Of
confidential assistant and was for
many years one Of the most intimate
of the several members of the party
with the evangelist himself.
One of the most distinguished and
we'll known men who have contributed
to the success of the Sunday cam
paigns is Melvin e. Trotter of the
famous City Rescue Mission at Grand
Rapids, Michigan. Mr.. Trotter is an
other of those who was converted I'M
der the administration of Harry Mon
roe at the Pacific Garden Mission. Mr..
Trotter did not travel with Mr.. Sun.
day but would come on just at the
close of the series and assist with the
last meetings. II never was officially
connected with the Billy Sunday
party" he says, although used to
60 and take his last Monday night
service in nearly every meeting he
had. In that way I kept In constant
touch with the work In almost every
city he was In. 1t IL certainly wonder
full the way he moves cities for God.
I know of nothing like 1t in the world,
and never read Of any.
II have been In many cities after
he has left them. and found that after
. year, two years and even three
years, the interest IL a. keen az could
be. Some other cities the interest IL
not so keen. but can almost dnd q
reason for that locally.
The town or city that can land
Billy Sunday IL certainly fortunate.
1t means crowded churches; much
work for souls: finances plenty and
an all-round healthy spiritual growth
II can go into a place where he has
been and raise $4,000 easily. where
could not get $1,000 before"
G. Walter Barr. we'll known through
the Middle West as q writer OF fiction
an6 short stories subjects. travelled
with the Sunday party for a consid-
In Iowa and Illinois. His description
of the meetings and his analysis Of the
character Of the man although made
In the opening years of the present
century continue to circulate freely
In the press Of the country.
Homer A. Rodeheaver is an Ohio
product born in Hooking county and
educated at the Methodist school, Ohio
Wesleyan University of Delaware.
Originally destined for a musical and
dramatic career, he early abandoned
all thought of this to take up music
along religious lines. In addition to
this choir work and solo work with
the Sunday campaigns Mr.. Rodeheaver
Is the head of a music publishing
house in Chicago and in constant
demand by Chautauqua and camp
meeting assemblages. His musical
compositions are In demand from
coast to coast and he Is one of the
half dozen great religious song writer's
Of the country.
Associated with Mr.. Rodeheaver in
q musical capacity, but acting as con.
fidential secretary to Mr.. Sunday, IL
B. d. Ackley. whose home is Phila.
delphia- Mr.. Ackley Is q pianist OF
exceptional accomplishment, the au.
thor Of many fine hymns. and is inter.
ested In a number of musical publica,
lions Originally q railroad ticket
handler in the East he abandoned this
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