Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-01-30
REV. TRUMP TELLS
OF SUNDAYS MEETING
(By The REV. DIR. TRIUMPH

(By The REV. DIR. TRIUMPH
1t was a great desire Of mine to
see and hear Billy Sunday and the
privilege was given me last night
here in this great tabernacle amidst
an audience OF twenty thousand pea
pie. The tabernacle itself is great
curiosity as TO its immense size, con.
StructiOn and accoustic properties.
Though Of srch great proportions
everybody seated even in the extreme
rear or side can hear.
The length is 1900 and breadth GOO
feet, and height in center 40 feet.
There are 80 entrances, which open
first into a vcstibule surrounding the
building and then gates from this
NeStibnle leading to the auditorium
The incline platform back of the
speakers stand seats 5000 people
The center section is for the choir
# male voices. Eighteen hundred
men last night occupied this center
section called the choir
There are no ornaments whatever
II the shape Of flags or buntin"
throughout the tabernacle. exceut q
the rear Of the choir which the nI,'
"nco faces. anl these notices are IL
ar~e bold black and red letters. The
center motto contains three limos
abOve "Saved for Service" in the cen
ter, "Christ for Philadelphia" in re-
t'"rs and below "Philade!mhia co.
brist." On each side Of this Canta-
MOTTO is the sentence "Get right wit
Cod" The pulpit platform is oleva
ted about feet above the ground
The ground is comparatively lova'
Coats are not raised.
Yet all can see the speaker plain.
~. Above the speaker is a sounding
board about 20 feet in diameter with
SIX concave wings or sections, n
doubt to help convey the sound to
all parts of the tabernacle. This
immense building is heated with
large egg shaped stoves with stove
pipes running straight up to roof Of
tent or tabernacle constructed en-
tirely Of lumber. At ever stove
stand two firemen dressed in their
uniforms. City policemen are parad-
ing the tent to prevent any disturb.
ance should it os,cur.
The tent is Illuminated with both
incandescent and 500 arc lights which
roof Of the building furnishing a brill
liant scene. The structure is support
ed by posts 6x6 inches. Yet these do
not seem to be an obstruction. The
seats are divided intO sections which
are numbered and lettered distinctly
placed against the posts. To these
sections YOU must go, directed and
led by the hundreds Of ushers.
Not having a ticket for admission
was advised to ego early" diu
reach the tabernacle at Vine street,
five squares north Of Market and five
west OF Broad in the very heart Of
the city. Upon reaching there at 6
o'clock ! saw hundreds Of people at
every door waiting to get in and had
to wait until those who had tickets
came and went in until 7 o'clock then
II the tabernacle was not filled the
hundreds often thousands could enter
without tickets
| went to the doors where the clergy
choir and ushers enter and without
a ticket, no time to get one at the
place given, ] approached a doorkeep-
er and said, 81 have no ticket, am a
clergyman and came here an hour
ago 200 miles to see and hear Billy
Sunday He said demurringly, well
step then and talk to that man"
did so. He hesitated and kept me,
while many with tickets were coming
into this vestibule.
| showed him my clerical orders,
tickets and seeing from the name
that / was from Martinsburg hand
ed me ticket and said, "this is
once | felt a little twitted and in
clined. to hand him his ticket back,
but / was not doing as required by
law and regulations SO said nothing
and went on. At the end Of this sec
ton of vestibule an usher met me
and conveyed me to section V row 7.
very good location about 100 feet
from the front Of the platform to
the speakers right. Already at
CLOCK several thousand people
ore seated, but more thousands out.
side LII a11MN