Evening journal., 1915-03-05
MAYOR PRAISES
sundays Services
Blankenburg Cheered By
Big Delegation of
PhiladelphianS
734 PERSONS
HIT THE TRAIL

Gods plane, as Billy Sunday last |
night described the revival now being |
conducted at the tabernacle for re- !
ligious Philadelphia, was successful |
yesterday insofar as 734 men, women |
and children grasped the ovangelists
hand at the conclusion of two forcible
sermons with promises to live cleaner,
better lives Mayor Blankenburg was
present at the night session and re-
ceived a rousing greeting from city
employees, who we're present in force.
Both the afternoon and evening SER
mons were filled with the clear, plain
spoken thoughts Of the evangelist
who, with regained vigor. posed, ran,
jumped and walked on the rostrum in
his efforts TO swell the number of
church-goers in this city and estab-
'lish a more profound faith in the
minds of the men and women who are
at present members.
At the close OF his afternoon sermon
when he pleaded with an exceptional
~ large audience not TO be discourag-
cd by broken vows. 259 trail hitters'
we're received. Last night, from a
more enthusiastic audience, but small
or. AIS men walked TO the foot OF the
rostrum TO publicly acknowledge a
new faith in religious principals.
Last nights meeting was marked
by the presence of nearly $500 muni-
cipal officials and employees. among
them Mayor Bankenburg. The city
employees marched TO the tabernacle
in body from City Hail. headed by
the Police Band. Sunday repeated his
sermon Of Wednesday night. on "The
objectionable Sin"
Accompanied only by his bodyguard,
James Quirk, Mayor Blankenburg re-
ceived an elaborate welcome when
the audience recognized him as he
walked unannounced. from the rear
OF the choir platform to his seat
directly in the rear of the rostrum.
AT first only few of the men in
the choir recognized him and the
singing for moment was replaced
by cheers.
When the city employees. seated in
the centre OF the tabernacle. noticed
his approach the entire group stood
up i'm a body and cheered. Requested
by the evangelist to address the audi
once. as il was his first visit TO the
tabernacle since the revival was open
cd, the executive praised the efforts
of the Sunday party and publicly
thanked the evangelist for coming to
Philadelphia.
"This is wonderful revival I'm re-
/ ligion and also in civic righteous
ness" he declared. You should all
strive TO pay your personal debt TO
your fellow citizens. and no matter
how low, or rich. or poor, or humble
man may be he should strive 20
use whatever talent is given to him
for the advancement of religious
training and civic Improvement"
Turning towards Sunday, he graspod
his hand as a sign of his appreciation
of the mans services in this city.
Refraining from singing one of the
revival hymns after they had been re-
| quested to give their college yell
members of the University of Penn
sylvania Bible Glass. numbering near
ly 500 men, proclaimed their favorito
song to be Pennsylvania" when
Rody called upon them as a delega-
tion 10 sing for the assembly.
Asked to render the song the stud
cnts transformed their reserved sec
tion OF the tabernacle into section
OF the stand at Franklin Field when
the men sing in victory OF defeat
To the time of the music. the hats oi
the men were swayed from side "a
side in the fashion long admired in
the students whi,c singing their col
lcgo song.
The Rev. Thomas Davis. known as
the baseball parson. opened the even
ing meeting with prayer.
Anofhrr LARGO nrntN1 Lose prnpl M
in turning up, but fully as large wher
it did turn up, as the crowd Of the day
before. filed tho tabernacle in tho
afternoon. The members of the audi.
once knitted and gossiped and wavet
their hands to its friends and got NJ
every once in while and looked fol-
others and then sat down again anC
asked their neighbors. "ls that Sun
day." every time a strange man came
in.
They split themselves up into fac
tions which enioined one another
simultaneously. To Brighten th'
Corner" to Hold the Fort" to shul
evil companions and disdain ba'
language Individual leaders. scat
tered throughout the various reser
vations. had evidently trained in
dividual leaders. scattered through
out the various reservations, had evi
IDENTIFY trained individual choirs an
singing bodies and nobody was TO b
outdone. At one time three or fOu
conductors were beating time in a
many parts of the big building
The Pennsylvania Railroad train
men, the biggest delegation of th
afternoon. made a hit with the evan
gelist. They brought with them
gift of S55 for the Children's Countr
Week Association, which set Sunda
thinking.
The afternoons collection had bee
designed for the MagaCaien Hom
but the gift caused him to ask for
special collection. TO be added TO III
railroaders' tribute. The Magadale
Home collection, he announces
would be taken up tonight. when a
audience of men gave promise of
more liberal offering than one fro
a mixed congregation.
you needn't pass the coilectiC
pans among the railroad men In
go round among the side sectionsi"
when bass voice doomed out from
middle OF the railroad crowd;
- "Scnd it along anyhow!"
The evangelist reddened with plcasi
as he sprang TO the front of the pl
form
81 never knew railroader that y
pikeri" declared he.
Various officials of the road sent