The Washington times., 1915-04-15
BILLY SUNDAY ASKED
TO GO TO ENGLAND
Business Men Tell Evangelist
That Time Is Ripe for Pro-
hibition Campaign.

PATERSON, N. j.. April 15.-Great
Britain wants Billy Sunday to chase
rum out of the United Kingdom
nobleman signed the invitation,
said the King and Queen would attend
was backed by a quarter of a mil lion
citizens in dead earnest about the mat
ter.
When 1t was suggested that Sun
day go to Paris he only laughed To-
day Sunday was deeply touched by the
appeal from England. and said he and
Ma would pray over 1t.
Usually paying little heed to recog-
milton of the prominent, the rich: or
the influential, both Mr.. and Mrs.
Sunday seemed fully appreciate OF
the unique invitation extended them
today. Never before, his friends re-
minded the evangelist. has such an
appeal. in such a crisis, come to a
clergyman.
And the fact that it comes from a
warning nation, that his sermons might
mean the greatest single victory pro-
hibition has yet achieved. that the re-
quest of one nation. flashed across the
seas. to a private citizen Of another.
Is curiously akin to some of the calls
that came to prophets of old, Is fully
realized by MFR. Sunday.
Silent on invitation.
With his usual reticence about his
plans or his work the evangelist said
little today about the telegram. Even
the voluble Mrs. Sunday was visibly
impressed by the call. and had little to
say about it.
The telegram that came to Mr.. Sun
day was signed by Sir Henry Edward
Randall, England's greatest shoe man
a. l1.,t - t1a
business mems campaign for prohi-
btion in England He got in touch with
Sir william Hesketh Lever and An
gus Watson. two other captains Of In
dustry, and from this conference de
veloped the plans to get Mr.. sunday to
London
In case Mr Sunday goes 10 London it
was learned here today. it is planned 10
have him appear in the largest halls In
the principal cities of England. options
already have been obtained on these
halls.
Hundreds Of thousands OF letters have
been sent 20 chancellor Lloyd-George.
and Premier ASuuith, too. it was said
has been deluged with letters approving
the suggestion. The BILLY sunday pro-
hibitions campaign idea has spread like
wildfire throughout the island and this
is believed to be the psychological time
to get him.
There will be no financial difficulties
about the campaign. Money already is
in the hands of the committee and all
receipts are offered to the evangelist.
The telegram states that the cam
paign should start on April q at AL
bert Hall. and says the King and Queer
probably would attend. You could
win prohibition for Great Britain" the
telegram states
Gets 315 On Trail.
In response to the first appeal made
by Billy Sunday, 3l5 men and womer
"hit the trail in his tabernacle las
night.
At the end of a sermon in which
he welded all his eloquence and per
suasion and held his audience of go
persons almost spellbound for an hour
the baseball evangelist offered thi:
prayer:
Lord we've been in Paterson for
week and a half If anybody has beer
helped and turned from his evil ways
let him come forward. I haven't asked
any of you up to this time. How man,
men and women here believe IL
Jesus Christ? How many are will
ing to come forward and mah
II known? | believe there are thousand
of men and women in this city wh'
want to be Christians. How many o
YOU want to come up here and say
Here's my hand on it. the best
knoW'?"