Evening journal., 1915-03-15
$4,000 Received YeSter-
day, Great Sum Expected
This Week
HAS ANOTHER
STRENUOUS DAY

from these sources, and with the
hundreds - possibly thousands - of
checks now in the mail. IL is estimated
that the Offering from Philadelphia
will be somewhat in the neighbor-
hood of 100000.
Twelve thousand dollars. by rough
estimate, was taken up in the taber-
nacle itself yesterday And with this
sum may be large checks which can
not be discovered until the official
count of the Offering begins today.
The actual contributions at the tab
ernacle services form but relatively
small portion of the entire Offering
Unannounced contributions have been
pouring in for week past, from the
envelopes strewn by thousands over
the benches OF the big building and
given out by many thousands more
in the churches eight days ago.
Checks and money-more often
money. and most often gold coin
have been literally turned in by dele
cations during the same period. And
while no announcement has been
made for the forthcoming week-tho
final week of the campaign, it is not
impossible that fresh contributions
may continue TO come in until the
evangelist finally takes train for his
home in the Middle West.
One-tenth of the money received
will be banked by the evangelist for
private charitable uses, and the re-
naming nine-tenths will constitute
his net takings for the entire Phila-
delphia campaign.
pfxF-r,frr hrrdr,T I,lI.r- Ia,
round figures, was said to have been
received in the tabernacle at the
morning service yesterday. The af-
ternoon and evening services. which
were for men exclusively. are ex-
pected to yield far more generous re-
turns. male audiences. in every case
so far in the campaign, having con-
tributed more literally than those
which have been attended by persons
of both sexes.
Eleven hundred dollars, in round
figures. was acknowledged from the
pulpit yesterday as having been sent
in during the day by various dele
cations and private individuals. The
greater amount of this was i'm cash
the employees OF the Philadelphia
I Rapid Transit Company. in one in
/ stance, turning in a good sized buck
Ctiul of contribution envelopes
The days gifts, however, are onl,
one element in the many set at worl
TO swell the offering. The hundreds o
churches and stores and offices am
factories systematically visited by tn
large staff constituting the "Sunda.
Party have with equal system beer
taking up funds for the evangelist, anC
many of their contributions are cx
pected TO reach him this morning.
The greater number of the individual
checks will probably come in today
/ but it is not believed that the influx OF
these will cease until the end OF the
week. Many of them will be for lib.
eral amounts. one of the campaign
organizers, il is said, having pledged
$4,000 yesterday, and others having oX
J pressed their intention to be equally, il
not more, generous.
! Sunday himself viii take no part in
the counting or the handling of tn,
funds. beyond the needful operation oI
/ indorsing the checks. The local com.
mttco will receive, count and banl
everything for Sunday. returning him
[ when he leaves, a certified check fOi
the entire amount His Gamma gn il
/ Scranton yielded him about 5000
One element which, il is 'hought
will help to swell the evangelist's OF
| ferings from Philadelphia, is the fac
that the entire incidental expenses o
the campaign-the building. the light
ing, heating and other necessaries o
the tabernacle. we're provided TO
weeks ago. According to the Rev
Il George H. Buckley of the Ministers
Committee, the money for the build
ing of the structure was guaranteed
before Sunday came here by a corps o
underwriters. AS none of these havl
been called upon it is more than ;
matter of surmise that they will b.
among the most liberal single giyers
Liberality had it's minor aspects yes
terday. The ushers of the tabernacle
some of whom are men out of en-
ployment. and the doorkeepers, whit
arc giving their eleven weeks ser
vices for the sheer love of the evange
list and the movement, made up I
purse of S356.45 for him and laid
on the rostrum. The secretaries Wilt
have endured almost as much as thi
dOorkeepers in the way of human
impatience and human subterfuge
contributed S411.35. Dock street cOn
mission merchants sent $120 and othe
gifts Of cash and checks were Of S125
$50. S34. $25 and $40.
Sunday himself was grateful. III
thanked his audience at each service
telling them that they we're undo
neither legal nor moral obligations u
contribute TO his fund. He said.
81 have never been where nav
been more showored with gifts.
appreciate every remembrance. ever
Gift. every smile, every handshake.
hav come here without any stipuiate
salary. without any guarantee. TO at
tempt to carry out the work of tn
Lord"
Eleven hundred and twenty-tw
| trail-hittcrs we're recorded at yes
terdays three services, from aud
ences which we're neither larg
enough nor small enough to occasio
| remark. The figures for the thrC
we're 400 400. 29S; at the latter tw
the evangelist repeated two of h
most Vigorous sermons, "The Mori
| Leper" and ''The DEVILS Boomerangs
respectively.
The evening sermon repeated Il
effect of its first delivery some weel
| ago-in knocking OUT half dozs
men in different parts of the audienc
| Sunday had been preaching quietl
when he suddenly ripped out" fe
not-generally- things tn