New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-29
E. H. Gary, Big Bill Ed
wards and Others Hearten
Billy to Speedy Work.
HEAVEN so GRAND,
HE'LL BE BUGHOUSE
Neutral on European War Be-
cause God May Be Using II
for His Own Ends.

.From q san Correspondent o. me lnouhe'
Paterson. y. j.. April 2S Stimulated
bv the presence Of Ebert II. Gary, Err
man j. Ridgeway, Big Bill" Edwards,
Mrs. Courtlandt de Peyster Field,
Frank A. Munsey and other notables
on the platform. Billy sunday pulled
out the best novelties in his bag OF
tricks tonight.
The audience was sympathetic. sun
day felt good he said And so he
cavorted ard leaped and bounded and
slammed the Gospel in with sledge-
hammer. He was funny. TOO. Once he
ragged" across the platform. singing
walking All Over Gods Heaven.
once he laid himself fiat on his stom-
ach and pushed his mouth into the car
pet he was drinking from the boy
hood spring. Then, again, he initiated
servant working vacuum cleaner.
Another time he turned TO the news
paper men and addressed two OF them
by name.
Judge Gary gave Sunday fine start.
Az the revivalist's suggestion, the steel
man stood up in the pulpit and said;
81 am certainly willing to occupy
moment Of your time 10 express my
cordial approval of Mr. Sunday and his
work. | have known him intimately
many years, and all know Of him is IN
his favor Any one who follows his eX-
ample or adopts his precepts Will make
no mistake. will receive no injury. but
is certain 10 be benefited If | were
10 give advice 10 a young man about
20 start in business who wishes TO
make a success | would tell him 20
adopt as his foundation stones the
principles Of Christianity
Sure of Second Coming.
The sermon was on the Second Com
ing Of Christ" Sunday says the ap-
pealance Of Jesus Will be as real as II
was when He first came on earth.
Babe will be taken from mother;
husband from wife. You'll be sitting
with the chauffeur in your Pierce Ar
row. The chauffeur will be lifted sud
denly 10 heaven and you'll have to run
the car" he yelled.
Sunday referred to the European
war. -,
"I'm not going TO butt into Gods
business" he said People ask me to
pray for the end Of the European war
I'm not going 20 butt into Gods ousl-
ness. How do ! know but the Lord IS
using the Allies 10 punish Germany Tor
the higher criticism and hereSles
spread broadcast from Heidelberg and
LeiDSlc?
"How do ] know He isn't using the
allied fleets blazing the Moslem for
,ressos Of the Dardanelles to drive the
Turks and their cigarettes out OF the
HOLY Land that Palestine might be re-
stored TO the Jews?
"How do know but the Almighty is
using the Kaiscr's troops ravaglng
France as vengeance upon French hcen-
tiousness and immortality and the re
lection of the believers in God? DO
YOU mean to tell me the Civil War
wasn't planned by the Almighty ~
Billy pictured himself in heaven He
spoke with all the Apostles, addressed
each by name, asked them about BID
lcal incidents. He comphmented Jo-
semi heartily on his conduct during the
episode with Mrs. Potiphar, wife OF
well-known Egyptian.
"Oh. ! think III 60 bughouse when
! get to heaven; ltll he so grand. said
SUNDAY. And then il was he danced
across the carpet.
"Oh. when an the people the Lord
wants 70 up with Him they'll get out
newspaper here on earth. That is. if
there arc enough newspaper men left
Sunday said with a grin.
"Somebody will ask, Where are all
the reporters who were here with Bill
in Paterson Gone, gone He waved
his hand 10 the skies. and turned TO
the newspaper men again and laughed,
Gone 70 glory, boys. You'll be there.
Extra, Extra"
That Lemon Pie.
ma" and the Sunday kids will be
here tomorrow morning, so Bill spoke
Of the meals they eat at home some
days. He drew such a picture of a
lemon pie the people crowded in the
seats and sitting in the sawdust aisles
appauded Then. he kicked up one leg
threw both hands in the air, and
described the meal with coffee with
whipped cream. and that lemon pie
O-O-o-h! Goodnight"
The trail hitting was spirited more
enthusiastic then in a week. Three
hundred and ten shook Sundays hand
This afternoon he became very much
excited when the converts we're tread
ing up 20 Glory Row, jumped down into
the sawdust and ran TO meet them. IL,
obtained 1876 converts then, and twenty
six others when he spoke in Passait
this forenoon.
Mr.. Gary's party tonight include,