Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-13
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ought to do as Christ did. Half the
people in the churches today Just say they
are Christians. Something is expected OF
Christian that is not expected of nom
Christian or a man who does not attend
church. If there is no difference between
Christian and the so-called Christian
then you might, with equal propriety,
tack w. G. T. L. sign above saloon
and a Y. w. c. A. streamer above the
house of i'll fame"
To illustrate the power of a good Chris
tian and his actions for the Redeemer,
he told how Moody had led young man
to decent life by asking him about his
souls salvation while riding on rail-
road train
What would have been Moody's power
over that young man had he been play
Ing cards In the smoking carp" the
evangelist asked. "wIlllam Reynolds
was that young man, and, but for Moody's
example and activity for Christ, all the
good that later came from Reynolds life
would have been lost.
Billy Sunday again had a happy time
this morning. Once more he got an op-
portunity to meet big crowd of working
men In their oveIalls, a pleasure for which
he Is always keen.
While on his way to the city from John
he spent the night, the evangelist stopped
at the Haney-White Company's plant,
Broad and Somerset streets, and shook
hands with all the workmen. Efforts
were made to have him speak, but because
of the busy afternoon ahead of him, he
could not do SO.
Mrs. Sunday accompanied Billy" and
they were greeted by William Mcbride
president of the company, and William r.
Nicholson. Cornelius Flanagan escorted
them through the big mill.
Thousands of persons came to the
city today from the cities and towns
throughout eastern Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Delaware to attend the
Sunday meetings today and tomorrow
Because of the announcement that to-
morrow would be the last day. before
Sunday decided to stay a week longer. the
evangelist would preach In Philadelphia
the rush of outside delegations will doubt
less be greater than on any other day.
BILLY" announced this morning that
he would go to Trenton on Monday, when
he will address the New Jersey Legisla-
ture. He will be received by a delega-
ton of Senators and Assemblymen at
the State House, and before speaking at
2 o'clock he will be guest at a lunch
con, and will be taken on a sightseeing
tour
NO SECOND CHANCE.
"There is no second chance. If you
once get into hell you'll never be given
a chance to get out again"
This was the message BILLY" Sunday
delivered to the thousands of persons who
filled the tabernacle last night. Several
thousands were unable to get inside and
had to be turned away
The call for men and women to come
out and profess their faith and belief in
Jesus Christ and their desire to lead
Christian lives took 227 persons down the
"sawdust trails" swelling the total for
the day to 452. One woman shrieked hys-
terically just after she had taken the
hand of the evangelist and then swooned
and fell in the sawdust, She regained
her composure Immediately and was given
a seat in the front GLORY row."
There were more than % special delega-
tions in attendance last night. Many
gifts were taken to the platform for
Sunday and Ma" and members of their
party.
Cash presents for Sunday. to be added
to next Sundays thank Offering,
amounted to $3.50. One check for 500 was
sent by representatives of the Crane Ice
Cream Company; another, for $50. came
from employees of the firm of Halpen
Green & Co.. another, for $40, was given
by workers for William II. Horstmann. A
delegation from the Williams & Marcus
Company gave Sunday a check for s25
A box of gold from 200 employees of Carey
Brothers Wall Paper Manufacturing
Company was also presented. Other gifts
included many useful articles.
There were more than 1000 seats occu-
pied by the delegations.