Evening journal., 1915-02-16
sunday CONVERTS
At BANQUET Table
Sixty-Six in Party Admitted
They Were Not Chris
tian Men
HONOR LINCOLN
WITH THE CHRIST

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 16.-
Touched by BILLY" Sundays strong
appeal for clean living and the vivid
description Of his conversion in the
streets of Chicago twenty-nine years
ago, sixty-siN men, attending q dinner
in John Chambers Memorial Meeting
Hall. Twcnty-eighth and Morris
streets, last night come forward after
the evangelist had told his story,
grasped his hand and promised to lead
better lives.
The banquet was given in celebra-
tion Of Lincoln's birth by the Mems
Friendly Union of the John Cham
bers Memorial Church.
There was no saw-dust trail last
night But the trail-hitters we're there
and with his face wreathed in smiles
Sunday eagerly caught the hands Of
each convert and whispered some
word of encouragement.
II was no sermon that Sunday
prcached. II was an address filed
with plain statements OF facts; a tale
which held the ! 200 persons present
and which later led to the biggest
surprise of the night. Sunday had
finished his story of how he stood on
a corner in Chicago with several other
ball players years ago and heard a
mission band and decided to give his
life to better things.
How many Of you in this room are
not Christiansg' he asked
Without moments hesitation
more than 100 hands went high in the
air
"NOw how many of you are willing
10 come up here and take my hand and
promise to become Christians and lead
good lives in the future?" Sunday fired
back.
IN two minutes there was line whicl
stretched from one end of the room tC
the other.
Let MS have some music" the evan
1list cried. and an orchestra playeC
@~tand Up for Jesus
Its great" Sunday murmured to Mr.
Manamakcr Pm certainly glad
ramc."
1t was hitting end TO Sundays da!
of rest. It had added sixty-six NOR
names to his big list of trail hitter
without preaching. lie had accomplish
eel something he had not anticipates
doing when hc came 20 the dinner. tiv
minutes later, when he LETT the buildin,
TO hurry back to his home, the member
of The Union and the guests stood ant
chccrcd the evangelist three times.
The dinner was the fourth celebration
held bv the Union in honor Of the brit
of Abraham Lincoln Mr.. Nauamake
is president of the Union. and was tn
initial speaker In his address. he said
rrhis is the most wonderful sight i
the history Of Philadelphia. The tabel
nacle does not come within an inch O
il. especially when we have with us tn
Big Indian aud his squaw." As he sal
this Mr.. Wauamaker placed an au
about Mr.. and Mrs Sunday. Continu
ing. he said:
"To think that there are thousand
Il Yesterdays when we all might hav
done something for God and our city
This Friendly Union work is min
where we are recoining our lives. W
are striving to live better and help on
brothers. The Friendly Union bring
MS together and helps us 20 play th
galne fair Tonight we celebrate th
birth of Lincoln. We are all brother
TO Lincoln Lincoln was crucihed. Tn
hight he was shot one Of his arms point
ed toward the South in mercy and tl
other toward the North for charit,
This is Mr.. Sundays day of rest, bu
he must DO something, 80 I have asko
him to speak to YOU men,"
As Sunday arose the hundred
present stood on the chairs an
chcered. After order had been re
stored the evangelist looked sroun
and then hoped on a chair. He wa
not in the big tabernacle at Twentiet
and Vine with 10000 faces befor