Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-24
SUNDAY To BEGIN
CAMPAIGN APRIL 4
Baseball ReVlvalist Delays the
Opening Of Services in
Paterson.
From q staf Correspondent.


PATERSON, March 24-'Billy"
Sunday, the baseball revivaIist, will
begin his Campaign In this city on
Sunday, April 4.
This is the official announcement
Of Rev. Edward H. Emett, ad-
vance manager for Mr.. Sunday. and
bears out the intimation. published
in the Newark Evening Star Of yes
terday, that the opening of the Pat
erson campaign would be delayed
another week.
THE campaign in Philadelphia has
been 80 strenuous" said MIR. Emett,
that Mr.. Sunday finds he Is post
poning his coming here In the inter-
est of the Paterson campaign, for he
Will be in better physical condition
and be better prepared TO conduct
the campaign.
,Postponement of the date need
not occasion any alarm. The time
will be utilized in preparation for the
revival, and 1t will be all the more
OF success, Special features will
be arranged for the week of March
rs to April 4,
Definite word that Mr.. Sunday
would not open here until April was
contained in the following telegram
received from Winona Lake, Ind.
yesterday afternoon and signed by
Mr.. Sunday:
Am tired and worn out Need
extra rest. Will begin in Paterson
April 4. Love to everybody"
This message came in reply to a
wire asking the evangelist to advse
as to the time he might be expected
here.
Dedication Of the tabernacle will
take place tonight, as planned, and
while the postponement will prove
IN inconvenience to the churches
hich have already decided to close
Aown during the campaign, they will
Ie opened again for regular services
ext Sunday.
Now that the date upon which Mr..
sunday will begin his services here
3 known, the enthusiasm which had
5een slum bering for time has burst
out afresh.
Paterson is Sunday mad, and stir
ring times are predicted when the
evangelist opens up with his oratori-
cal guns upon the Silk City sinners.
n drug stores and other business
houses throughout the city photo
graphs of the BILLY" Sunday taber-
nacle are exposed for sale, and all OF
the principal stores have hvmn books
and histories OF the evangelist's life.
There is even a song, Prepare for
Billy Sunday" and this is meeting
with quick sale.
There Is an atmosphere Of religious
interest here such as has never stirred
the city In its history. 1t Is a subtle
something difficult to describe and can
only be felt and appreciated by per-
sons visiting the city. The contrast
20 the scenes enacted during the re-
cent strike of silk workers here Is
striking.
Nine hundred and sixty -eight sing
ers attended the rehearsal last eve-
ming In the tabernacle and prepared
themselves for the dedication tonight.
Mr.. Emett, James T. Jordan, chair
man of the music committee, and the
choir leaders passed around the
hymn books, which will be used by
the singers during the revival ser.
vices.
After the singers had been placed
the great chorus sang Brighten the
Corner When tho frst verse had
been sung Mr.. Emett said 1t was the
best that he had ever heard any cho-
rus do in taking UP the songs for the
first time. Hail Emanuel and III
Your Heart Keeps Right" were other
hymns practiced by the volunteer
choir.
It is announced here that there Will
be no break in the program of prayer
meetings because of the postponement
of the opening Of the campaign The
usual meetings will be held tomorrow
night and on Tuesday aud Thursday
night OF next week.