Evening journal., 1915-03-22
THOUSANDS SING
FAREWELL TO SUNDAY
Host OF Converts Accompany
Evangelist to Station to
Bid Him Good bye
HIS OFFERING
REACHES $51,136

Admirers of Billy Sunday, those whol
have hit the trail aud those who haycl
not, masscd in thousands on either sidel
OF Broad street and Market street in thol
vicinity of Broad Street Station last
night and extended TO the dcpartlngI
evangelist demonstration outriyahngl
anything that has taken place in thel
tabernacle during the eleven weeks oil
his cam iaig.
II was the end of the Sunday revival
In philadelphia, and the Sundays Billy
and 'Ma"-werc starting again for their
Indiana home. Before their departure
in was announced that the total amount
Of the fund collected for Sunday was
S52,l9s.02
Coming at the close Of a day filed
with action a day in which Sunday adj
dressed four meetings, which crowded.
tabernacle 10 the doors and in which
close TO three thousand persons came
down the sawdust-covcrcd aisles of the
tabernacle to shake the hand of the
evangelist and take their stand for
Jesus Christ and all that His teachings
imply, the farewell was all the more
impressivo. Nothing like il has been
seen in either the welcome or farewell
given any man in Philadelphia.
Hymns Heard on Street.
At the conclusion Of the last scrvice
IN tho tabernacle thousands marched to
BROAD Street Station. from which the
evangelist and Mrs. Sunday left on the
l05l train for Chicago. Filling Broad
street, both sidewalks and streets,
naesing on the north plaza Of City Hall
and extending up Broad street beyond
the Masonic Temple the men who had
just heard him for the last time implore
them TO live rightcously, to be and prove
themselves Christians, waited, and as
they waited they sang the Gospel hymns
which Sunday had made famous.
The Iour meetings, two for men only,
one for women only and the fourth for
everyone who could gain admission to
The tabernacle, also established a new
epoch for this city. At each the meet
ing places was filed to overlooking, at
each Billy Sunday was rendered great
reception and n greater farewell. and mt
each the strenuous evangelist appeared
ut his best.
Scenes unprecedented in The history Of
the revival marked the final meeting,
ono for men only. IL was a meeting
hlled with messages of farewell, mess
ages for those who have hit the trail,
messages for those who have not mes
sages for the committee, the choir, the
policemen, the doortenders and everyone
who was connected with the meetings
u was a final injunction to the people
Of Philadelphia TO accept Christ as Their
Savior and was delivered by Bill,
Sunday with as r,lch vim, as mucl
vigor and with the same or moro ON
phatic, postures, gestures and Sunday,
lsms as he displayed at the opening
meeting.
a7oo Trail Hitters During Day.
Ihrongiug the aislcs. the sawdust
trail, the various paths of the big tab.
crnaele. hundreds clamored for chance
to shake the hand of the evangelist
after the service was concluded. When
Billy called for trail.hitters TO come
forward more than 700 responded.
bringing the total for the day up to
AS he finished his last sermon of
the notable series and stopped for a
moment to survey tho scene Of his
greatest revival, Sunday tilted his
head at a characteristic angle and
said:
When ! have preached my last SER
mon and have gone 10 the place that
The Lord has prepared for me. / be-
lieve will dash any crown that they
may place upon my brow TO the
ground, II the Lord will only say 10
me, We'll done, Billy, thou good and
faithful servant enter thou into thy
reward
John Wanamaker, who was one of
those instrumental in bringing Sun
day to Philadelphia. was accorded an
ovation almost as great as that eN.
tended TO Sunday at the service last
night As the evangelist publicly an.
nounced that he had much for which
10 thank Mr.. Wanamaker the taber.
nacle crowd rose to its feet, mounted
benches, cheered and waved their
hats or handkerchiefs As Mr.. Wana.
maker, from his seat on the platform
smiled out over the audience. cries oi
Bring him up" Let him speak" anc
Let us sec him" filed the building
Ovation for Wanamaker.
As Mr.. Wanamaker still declined tc