New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-22
FEWER TRAIL
HITS FOR BILLY
AT PATERSON
Afternoon Call for Con-
verts Brings Only Ten;
21S Answer at Night.
REVIVALIST AGAIN
HITS NEWSPAPERS
Replies to Criticisms Of His
Methods Through Erie Man
Who Champions Them.
,F-om stan Correspondent of The Trbanc)

,F-om stan Correspondent o. The Tr,bdne)
Paterson. n. j.. April 21.-Right on
the heels Of the criticism that Sundays
work was Of 10 avail in Philadelphia,
one Of his champions came TO the fore
tonight. He was B. A. Walker, a solid
looking citizen of Erie, Penn, and
president of the Lowell Manufacturing
Company. Mr.. Walker walked up be
side Billy before the evangelist began
his sermon.
"Mr. Sunday came to Erie four years
ago and conducted a campaign he
said. "If YOU knew Of the dow2-aud-
cutters ne saved. One OF them called
on nv wife the other day. She used
TO be n washerwoman. Her husband
was always good mechanic, but he
spent all his money for booze. Now
they have a piano and their children
are in school
"And yet Professor West thinks I'm
vulgar" interjected Sunday.
"lf no single convert had been made
in Erie the moral and spiritual energy
left by his revivals would be worth
everything" went on Mr.. Walker.
AS IDG man VI dClUiCi WthN w iAiS oNoN
Sunday said: 81 could put thousands of
men on the platform who would give
the same testimony, but what is the
use? Jesus did not nave to defend Him
self. He said, let it 60 for the works
sake"
Converts did not rush with any vio
lent speed to shake Sundays hand to-
day. He made call at the af ernoon
meeting for the first time since the
compaign began. Holding his watch in
his hand ne set a fve-minute limit.
Six women and two men came up.
After the watch cover snapped shut
two more women appeared At night
brand new shavings had been spread in
front Of the pulpit. and the ministers
leaned over the rail when the call
sounded but there were only 2lS CON
verts. Baseball Bill" pleaded with the
delegation from the county court house
TO come up and make a promise, but
evidently they could not see it.
Hits at Papers Again.
There was a little fling at the news
papers this afternoon when Sunday
said:
81 don't read them because if | did
I'd get mad and I'd like to tell the re-
porters and editors what | think Of
them. Any time you see an attack on
ne if you dig deep enough you can
smell the rum
Jesus Christ did not mince his Ian
guage, according to Sunday.
Verbally, he always cut across lots,
said the devil batter this afternoon.
"If Jesus became the pastor of lead
ING church in Paterson, New York,
BROOKLYN, Newark and talked as he did
10 those treacherous Jews ! wonder
how long he would hold his job. He
was a master Of invective. You lob
eters. YOU four-fushers, you ought to
be i'm iail' That's the way He went at
it."
Stopping his sermon just in the MD
die of a sentence, Sunday sat abruptly
down i'm his chair tonight, because
part of the audience was cranlnS It's
collective neck to watch a woman go
ing out Of the Tabernacle. lie was IN
better humOr than usual when inter
rupted. but all the same he did not
like IT. .
ITS no use my wasting my energy,
If Won don't look or listen to me,
he said. If you'd rather watch that
ladv than hear about Jesus Christ
Wants $4,000 Before Sunday.
The woman disappeared, and he
smiled again and told funny story
about a bartender who stood in front
OF his door and said, scoifngly, to
man: $50 you've been up TO the Taber-
nacle giving your money to that graft
or Sunday, and now you've got TO walk
home" and how the man returned:
eyes. I've given lot Of money to you,
and when ] did ] never was able TO
walk home
The collections were S376.24 and
s635.35. With the aid of the "thank
offering" tomorrow. Billy wishe' to
raise about $4,000 in the six meetings
before Sunday, and thus clear the debt
on the Tabernacle. lie has already
raised S1699659 in thirty-two meet
ings The Tabernacle has been so
crowded Sundays that the Paterson
ministers ask the evangelist TO allow
them to open their own churches on
that day.