Evening journal., 1915-01-23
SUNDAY PRAISES
MOTHERS IN sermon
$50 Persons in Two Large
Audiences Turn to
Higher Life
BLIND MAN LEADS
THE TRAIL HITTERS

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Jan %. Glori-
tying maternal devotion before two ofl
the most remarkable audiences which hes
has faced as yet in this city. BILLY
sunday yesterday afternoon aud oven.
ing delivered one of hi. most forcihle
sermons "Mothcrs.7 bringing alternate
joy and sorrow from the thousands who
filled the tabernacle TO its capacity.
The sea of uptumcd faces al hotnI
scr' ices laughed and cried with the
apostle ol evangelism as he continued,
telling of the depth of affection in a
mother loves OF her pluck. work and
power. and of the trust placed by God
in her to start their children towards ~
goal in the religious field.
Aud the mothers. who composed prob
lahly two thirds OF the afternoon audi
cncc and about half OF the thousands
present last night. followed him attcn.
lively, tears streaming down their lined
iaccs at times and hystcrical sobs break
us from their throats.
Probably two hundred. women. many
ol them mothers. were among the 326
pcnitcnts who answered his call at the
close uf the Afternoon sermon. while last
, night about 100 mothers begged forgive
ness from him. Las, night 2i3 mcn,
Women and children "hit the saWdust
trail
The first oi the days converts was an
r aged man. blind. who had 10 be- directed
io hc foot ol the platform whore sun.
4 day -tuod with outstrctchcd hand Mud
. although fully three minute elapsed
between the time ne called for members
lol his audience TO accept Jesus Christ
4 as their personal Saviour hy shaking ms
d, hand, aud when hc bestowed his bless.
p ng on the blind man, the -aWdust trail
bctorc him was clear
; Tho example set by the man was
"A followed by a general rush to the foot
4 of the platform Women, men and
a young girls. with tears in their eyes,
4. voiced their faith In God The con-
o. Ncrts came in such numbers at one
"a time that Sunday called upon the
e. members of the choir and the minis
tors present TO aid the ushers. call
r. which had TO he repeated last night
lc who will come and shake my hand
p. giving his heart TO Christi"
10 Al the evening sermon these words
Is were again answered by a blind per
IN son, a woman, who was among tho
u first TO grasp the evangclst's out.
m stretched palm. II took longer e
at receive the trail hittcrs" at thr even
ing service than b did al the close 10
the afternoon sermon. fishers. min
listers and members of the choi
worked in and out among the vas
audience for nearly twenty minute
~ before tho 243 converts were fnall
IN seated in the reserved section hcior
u" the platform. Bishop Berry the
spoke a few words TO them. oncrin
NJ congratulations.
n At the close of the meeting Sunda
~ called the ushers and secretaries Ia
O. gether al one end OF the tabcrnacl
t. and arranged for more uniform sys
re tom which viii be enforce az lutur
re services.
Coming from tho Eastern Pcnitcn
re iiary where yesterday morning D
e preached TO .492 fearful prisoners
I'd. Sunday appeared at the Afternoon
er meeting slightly weakened Las
ch night. however. he seemed o have re
r gained his voice and his power of en-
on phasis.
He blamed the parents Of youn
no boys and girls for many Of the evil
IT. of the day: repeated his attacks upo
tho ministers of Philadelphia VIII
have objected 10 his mothods an
threatened all who stand i'm the wa
len of God as he proceeds with his wor
,ox 10 benefit mankind
d. Last night h. Won the admiraiio
,al' of tho audicnr0 hv s'~- inc his oniniO
asi Of the use of the Bible in the pul
schools.
"There are damnable. good-fol
nothing inhdol professors In ou
schools and universities who dra'
an salaries from our States and cities
aI he cried. NO school board has an
~. right to employ such inhdels and
of.T had the power ! would first remo'
the professors and then The scho'
boards.
but take it from me- the rivers
tho United States will run with bloc
or before we will submit that they tak
cn the Bible out Of the public schools.
." believe in a flag on every stan and
"?; Bible on the desk of every instructo
e" Some dirty. rotten influences are
~ work in Philadelphia trying TO tak
"'' the Bible oui and I'll bawl them OF
publicly some night and the indivi'
uals concerned as we'll Just leaN
u 10 me-
rch This statement attracted probabl
'ck' the most sincere applause the ovar
ny, gclist has received from a Philade
un' phia audience. For fully two minute
SUI he was unable TO continue and the
by was forced to raise his hand TO insul
'" silence
He explained that the great need
the country is good mothers and r.
peated that "the hand that rocks Il
Tor cradle rules the world"
,ss "Got the boys and girls living rigl
ly and praying and the devil will hang
uo crepe on his door, bank his fires an
ice hell viii be for rent" he shouted.
nd you start them right now the dc,
IN won't have anything TO do with thel
He will fool around you people. b
YOU won't last forever After you a
all dead he won't have anything TO dc
of. Into the Eastern Penitontiary Gu
day day and his party yesterday mornil
at conveyed laughter and prayer. Spea
7.30 ing in the vernacular Of the unds
ing. world the evangelist explained TO {
9. convicts that the easiest thing 10
i'm the world is 10 live a Christi