Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-10
KELLY PooL-THE SUSPICIOUS ONE

because the best way to avoid doing bad
things was to be everlastingly doing good
things
BILLY" said he had no sympathy with
that type OF persons who said they tried
to be good but could not In nine out
of ten cases, he declared. such men
haven't tried to be good at all, but simply
tried not to be bad ut is just like try
ing not to be extravagant or not any
thing" smiled Billy"
At the close of Sundays sermon and
one of the most impassloned prayers he
has offered in Philadelphia, 81 men and
women hit the sawdust trail'' and pro-
fessed their belief in Jesus Christ.
The pleasant weather brought another
great throng to the tabernacle for the
afternoon SERVICES. Crowds began to
arrive there before 10 o'clock in the
morning and by noon the building was
half filled. Again the musical program,
previous TO the sermon, proved treat
to the thousands who anXiously awaited
the arrival of the evangelist.
The Newspaper Carriers Association
delegation received a warm welcome
from "Rodey'' who told how much the
Philadelphia newspapers are doing to
help the Campaign.
They presented "Billy" with beautiful
clock, which he accepted with many
thanks. "It's a peach" he said, and
smiled. and like clock, except early
in the morning" "Rodey" read a poem
to the evangelist offered by the delega-
tion.
Sunday made a plea this afternoon for
everybody to help swell the special col
lections for the benefit of the Emergency
Aid Committee tomorrow afternoon and
Friday evening. He will preach his SER
.aafg sr,,a
noon and evening and on Friday night
and Saturday afternoon, when there will
be special services for high school pu-
pills.
Warm words of commentator of the
campaign OF BILLY" Sunday in Philadel-
phia were included In a letter members
of the executive committee sent the
evangelist today. in which they invited
him to extend his campaign here. They
ask that he extend 1t to at least ten
weeks.
Although Mr.. Sunday had not decided
to remain that long. Mrs. Sunday said
he was giving the matter serious con-
sideration. He announced some time ago
he would remain nine weeks instead
of eight, and Mrs. Sunday said his de-
cislon regarding ten weeks would depend
on the condition of his mothers health.
She also pointed out that. while he was
going to Paterson, n. j., for campaign,
he had given no definite assurance of
the date on which he would start serv-
ices in that place. This lends encour-
agement to those who are anxious to
have the local campaign period length
ened
The interest in the meetings here is
growing daily. and requests for reserva-
tions for one day. George M. Sunday an
today, amounted to i26,O00 seats,
or more than six times the capacity of
the tabernacle.
That the Sunday campaign is going to
WELD a great influence for cleaner politics
in Philadelphia and against booze
controlled politicians was Indicated last
night when. previous to the sermon. MEM
bers of delegation of about 1000 of the
Rev. George G. Dowey's Billy Sunday
Bible classes sang new song for honest
votes" to the tune of the popular revival
hymn. "If Your Heart Keeps Right"
This is the new "clean politics. and
song that promises to be sung
from one end of the city 10 the other by