Evening journal., 1915-02-26
SUNDAY LASHES THE
EVIL IN MANKIND
Draws His Text From DR..
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde
Story
COLLECTION FOR
THE CITY FIREMEN

About twelve hundred dollars, by
rough estimate. was collected yester-
day and last night for the Police and
Fnemen's Pension funds, at Billy
Sundays tabernacle An afternoon
audience. composed chiefly of women,
contributed s39715. The remainder,
al night was taken up at a service
TO which only men we're admitted
One hundred and forty-two trail
hitters were counted yesterday AFTER
noon, and two hundred and ninety
three more at night. after prayer
that "the slain of the Lord might
be many, "and an excursion on the
stage and into the thick OF the audi
cnco by the evangelist himself. inc
men came slowly, after repeated ad-
iurations not to be "quitters," ana
'pikers for the devil
Last nights service, however was
impressive The singing was unusu-
ally beautiful. the audience was at
tentive, the whole gathering, OF both
worshippers and officials reveronL
Tears flowed from many eyes, long
before the aftermeeting and the trail
hitting began.
Dozens of delegates Occupied the
building last night The largest, per
hnps. was that from the signal de-
partmcnt of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway, and certainly the
nosiest was a delegation of chaui-
feurs, who "whopoed up the Brew
or's Big Horses" which a battery OF
selectodly raucous automobile horns.
drowning out the stationary "honker'
OF the building and making the neigh
hood ache for sQuare-and-a-half IN
every direction.
Many Of the delegations, of course,
brought gifts. Beautiful Angora goat
skins were presented to Sunday and TO
Rodv. who declared that the giNers had
gotten the eyaneeist'- goat" Dcplor-
ine the fact that he had no wife to give
his to, Rody was advised by the audi
cncc IN yet one"
lie blushinelv confessed that he hadn't
vet been able lnnumerable flowers
were also produced and two gifts oil
money. one Of them from the employees
of the Schuylkill arsenal to be added to
the evanaeist's Offering at the close OF
the campaign.
The evangelist took tor his theme last
night the old Egyptian idea, when
passed through the middle ages and or,-
came the "doppcl1angcr' story of mol
cm poetry and legend Sunday took II
in e, mcdcrnized form, emitting hs SER
mon "Dr. Jckyll and Mr. Hyde" and not
Worrying much over its history lie SIM
plv preached from the ancient concept
Of tbe struggle between the good and
the baser elements in the lives OF men.
Stevenson's statement that "man i'
not one. but several" became Tor thC
#. evangelist. imam is not one, but Two.
and number two came in for what Old
time evaneelists call a Gospel whip
pina" that made the audience squlrni
Philadelphia came in for Just one deti
little "wipe" of the "ifthe-shoe-iits
wear it" variety This was when Tho
evangelist said
u know it isn't fashionable to tai'
about the Devil and Hell nowadays but
if he isn't here, he's left big Office
force behind him."
The speaker brought applause by de-
clarina in mysterious voice.
"And he's got an office not Tar IRON
here, too" ,.u e
DAYS house, turned up in the afternoon
MANY rows of benches were left empty
until closing time.
For once. the audience. which as usua
began to drift into the big building loni
before noon. was inclined to be mute
Little singing was INDUCED in befor'
the arrival of "Rody" Perhaps the rea
son was ,hat large number of strang'
faces were seen yesterday, the IRON
rows Of seats, MS rule 80 lammed VIII
"saints and benchwarmers rs the evan
aclist calls them, being occupied by per
SONS whose faces were new TO the reg
ulars."
Six hundred night employees of TN
Pennsylvania Railroad came IN body L
the service. and were received hilarl
ouslv. Sunday thanked them for loslnl
nalf dav to come and hear him, AM
told how he used TO cook for railroad
gang. Half a regiment of waving hat
greeted him as he came to the platform
and score or more of the railroader
at the end of the meeting hit the tra'l'
other delegations came from homes
and institutions. while Cape May Guy
sent a representation which sang anC
applauded the speaker Justify Rode
hcaver made a hit with the contin
gent from the Home for the Aged. b.
singing. at its own request that half
forgotten favorite of Moody ant
Sankey time. My ain Countree.
Society was again represented a
the afternoon service. Mrs. Bessu
Dobson Alteumus bringing party o
friends. Gifts for Sunday were sen
up to the platform. one consistini
of a great bouquet of cut flowers an
another of a huge cake, for whicl
the evangelist, beaming when Rode
HEAVIER opened the package, thanke
Mrs. Trowbridge and her bunch"
Incidents in the life and ministr
of Jesus formed the basis of the al
ternoOn sermon. AT the end of Il
lf2 persons came down the aisles
Sundays imp ersOnations yesterda
ere those of the various person
who. i'm the Scriptural record. wer
healed by the miraculous power q
Christ In the course of them, hi
own contemporaries came in for a
occasional SLAM"
"All some of you people can see i
these meetings is to get pass {
get in, and then never say wor
to a soul for Jesus Christi"
He threw his chair across the plat
form to illustrate the election Of th
money-changers from the Temple.