New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-10
SUNDAY STARTS
MOBILIZATION OF
TRAIL HITTERS
Hundreds of Hands Shoot
Up in Response to Call
for Salvation Recruits.
DRINKS FROM BOTTLE
AS CROWD CHEERS
Cheered by High School Pupils
in Evening. He RetellS Story
of Abraham Lincoln.
rrrus star Correspondent Ct n, rrSuns1

Prom , star Correspondent q The Triounsl
Paterson, y. j., April Billy Sun
day fought with the devil at close grips
today. lie Snorted defiance, brcathed
flames al his satanic majesty. Leaning
over his platform and fixing his gaze
ON the ground as if he looked straight
TITO the eyes Of Lucifer, he hurled ms
threats with the energy Of German
42-ccntimctre howitzcr. The effect was
startling. Il came At the end OF the
afternoon sermon. sunday worked up
20 his climax. lie ratified out;
"If old Paterson falls on her knees
for Christ i'm prayer, the song Will not
rise i'm a brewery; 10 Will not rise IN
tho red light district. IL must rise IN
the temple of God-in your hearts.
lie swung 10 the front of the plat
firm and continued;
How many OF you will stand up 10
show YOU wish 70 make your hearts
temple Of God"
lie raised his hand in question. Hands
shot up all over the audience. lie mo-
toned upward Men and women sit
ting in the back Of the hall remained
in their seats, but most oil the crowd
rose
sunday leaned out ovet the platform.
lie closed his eyes and held up ms
hand.
Sees Devil Pale.
"Now. Lord know You're going 80
DO great things I'm Paterson he SAID
earnestly.
And like a flash he leaned over, look
IN, down into the sawdust.
"Ho! no. Nr. Devil, ] don Z wonder
YOU turn pale; that your teeth are
logging" he snarled out in hoarse'
grating v-'ce. You're worried, Mr..
Devil You've had your heel on the
neck"
lie was strained tense, his face red,
the cords i'm his neck standing out. lie
held himself taut i'm his stopping Po-
si,ion Ike two sides of triangle. tie
Kissed his defiance OF the devil. ne
ragged against Beelzebub. Applause ana
laughter interrupted this remark2bie
onslaught. When sunday said: Gin
cinnati. cleveland. Minneapolis, -:
Paul" some New Yorker said han
audbly. "Thc Wolverine, from the
West now arriving ON track %.
A. Sunday finished the words
kicked you back into hell ne shot up
full height. CRASHED the pulpit with ms
left hand. stabbed his right hlSh IN iNe
air. and ono leg sticking out INTO open
snace. made "a prayer 10 God TO re-
generate New Nort and other great
cities as p. had Philadelphia.
As usual ne closed his sermon an
ruptlv. He sratchcd q big bottle OF
mineral water rom beneath me pul-
nit. and. showing the neck mt, ms
mouth. stood. his head back, gulping
down great wouthfuis.
Young Audience at Night.
There was monster meeting to-
,.,bt for h2h schoo' boys and girls.
sunday made a straight out, hlt-from-
tbe-ehouldcr taIh 10 the youth OF Pas
safe.
some nine thousand persons sang
NV Country, IT'S Of Thee School
ears waved before "Rodcy' called for
vols one of the FIRST was a group OF
theological students who milltanty
shouted. I'VE are the boys from Bloom
sold Sem" They had not finished be-
fore SUNDAY came 80 and was greeted
with cheers. shill whistles and Voclter-
ous and combined questions as TO
whether "IIo was al right when
question was. OF course, answered
Justify 800 the affirmative.
'Nondav. Tuesday. Wednesday, thurs
dav. Friday. Saturday, sunday was
thc Offering from the Passalc High
Some Of the .h.nrs Sunday told the
Tf ia lived i'm Nspolcon's day I'd
bavc followed the star, because he was
the boy that could hit the ball
81 hope I can induce every one OF you
TO put your life ln italics.
"Thc newspaper Of to-day 's bet
ter college than Abraham Lincoln ever
had"
you can know when You are right
inst as we'll d, Brigham Young or Solo
mon knew they we're married.
But the most interesting thing OF all
70 his sermon was llS finish. lie gave
mis- story Of the angels, Gliding Abra-
ham lincoln's genius M a gawhy eN-
terror" OF how the country called TINS
man from the log hut lie rose ana the
hint fell away. There ne stood so hlgh,
80 great. so tall" Sunday stepped from
mis- scat to his pulpit and stood there
his head almost touching the electric
IN light. ...,.:.
. iur TO his pcrOratOn; dong II SIMPLY
hut imprcssivcly At tho end the great
audience burst into an artillery fire OF
applause. ,., ... %
bo sand YEARLY. "Id like TO talk five
minutes more. bat I'm TOO tired NO
ahead. 'Rodcy.
he stcpped down and drank from ms
water bottle. while the choir began 70
sing "Brchtcu the Corner and lmmc-
diatcy he went ont. Wu''cd up BOO ms
81 POO fur COAT
sunday tried 90 "Iaes Che buck al
thc afternoon meeting bV cndc"yor-
inc 10 ucr~ua1c Paterson people that
they instead OF hc bad been made "the
goat" by the New \ otk newspapers. II
was an ingenious attempt.
81 want to thank Won for tho offer
ings." he said. "Thcv compare with
those received from The people Of any
80" There W. some applause A.
this cunning little compliment. And
guess I'm the fellow best able TO
Judge" he sand with a Grlmacc. At
which there we're other handbags.
Sunday saw his opportunity.
"ThevVc kinder made YOU folks the
coat. and AN hat nc said. lie
laughed. paused and then added: "Aud
n Il &asnt so / wouldn't tell YOU so,
either. You'll ind out I'm not given
much TO tally
The collections to day amounted 10
S27b and SlO4, making the total TO date
SA7S7. Sunday will talk to the New
York Press Club on Monday.
There were 121 PRAYER meetings ~
mills and shops. mainly with the aid
Of interpreters TODAY Paterson news
naners declare the campaign is q com
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