Evening journal., 1915-03-15

unsteadily' without help, but one or
two collapsing outright The after
noon sermon and the morning dis
course were in this direction less
potent
When the afternoon doors were
opened. a picturesque rush ensued
the first arrivals sprinting az full
speed along the sawdust aisles, and
even upon the tops OF the long
benches. TO secure good seeing and
hearing places. For two or three
minutes the situation looked danger
Gus. but as the crowds behind were
luckily not too large, nobody was
hurt. When everybody was in place,
| 1t was discovered that the tabernacle
was far from being filed
The delegation from the Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit Company occupied
the place of honor among the after
noon reservations. about two thous-
and being provided for and nearly
that many turning up. The trolley
men yelled for nearly every hymn in
the book. and Sunday, in giving them
welcome. added his thanks for the
courteous manner In which they had
handled the thousands of tabernacle
riders.
Many hit the trail at the close OF the
services, one of their number. almost
the only one in uniform, running up
TO the trail-hoad and shouting at the
top Of his voice. Don't be foolsl
Come on. fellows-Come onl"
The boat clubs of the Schuylkill
Navy occupied another reserved space.
/, They presented Sunday with sweep
which had done service in the Penn
sylvania Clubs Flights" and he de-
clarod he would find a place for il
among his souvenirs. even IL he had Ia
build a house around II.
' Two new singers were introduced
( TO tabernacle audiences yesterday
r "JOe" Sebert. the cX-cOw-puncher anC
4 tabernacle factotum. who sang
! verse Of "rhe Bible is the Engineer
/, at "Rody's" request. and Policeman
, Benjamin Fowler. Of the Frankfort
, Station. who brought his forty-eightl
convert down the trail yesterday, es'
tabiishing a campaign record for per.
sonal work among friends
Fowler was introduced by Rode
, HEAVIER. who told the audience that he
had been converted after hearing the
? gospel hymn "Whcn Jesus Came Into
b My Heart" He made him come up
before the entire gathering of men,
take his stand beside him. on the plat
form, and join in singing a verse OF
the hymn Fowler was greeted with
wild applause.
Sundays twenty con-
vert. who had not appeared in the
( trail-hitters section for several days
past. came back yesterday and did
, personal work for a while. bringing
severla diffident young men down the
+ aisles.
The morning crowds we're in place
by 9 o'clock. The tabernacle filled
but not more than comfortably. by the
time service began. Twenty-fom
women tainted or became i'll during
= their stay in OF about the building
but all were taken care OF at the hos.
pital. So large is the building, that
/ as a rule, only few hundred persons
in the immediate neighborhood knew
. that anything unusual was going on
One woman collapsed while endeav
oring to walk out.
} The evangelist said at the morn
T ing service that he was disappointed
e in some Philadelphia people"
a "So's Cod" added he "The,
e haven't turned hand. or they haven
!. sweated out collar during the whole
time I've been here for Jesus Christ
!. You may never see another time lik
= this-God has special time for Hi
D visitations"
Sunday again told the audience