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today, Not by picking up stones and
throwing them at Him, but by their ef-
forts to lead people away from Him.
Even the devil admitted that Christ was
the Son of God. We have to take our
hats off to him for that. I have more
respect for the devil than for some OF
those people who are stoning Christ to-
day"
Billy declared there are three things
that men and women must get straight
on:
Jesus Christ was divine; Jesus Christ
died on the Cross to redeem the world !;
Jesus Christ rose from the dead"
President Henry S. Drinker, of Lehigh
University, heard the sermon, and after
wards asked the evangelist TO visit tho
university and speak TO the students.
Bishop Ethelbert Talbot, of the Diocese of
Bethlehem, who was present for the first
time and offered the opening prayer. urged
billy to accept Mr., Sunday told DR..
Drinker that no would be sure to set n
date for Lehigh.-
Bishop Talbot said when asked what he
thought OF the tabernacle service and the
evangelists sermon:
1T was wonderful was delighted with
Mr.. Sundays magnificent discourse. Ha
certainly is doing a wonderful work"
Time and again during the delivery OF
his sermon Sunday hammered the pulpit
terrific blows, stamped his foot down on
the platform and shook his fists In the
faces OF the audience as he made his
fearless attacks on those who have de-
MED the Lord
"A lot of those people who have not
come out for Jesus Christ are too big
towards TO do so. They are not men
enough to come up here and stand before
the crowds and say that they are through
With the sins of this old world and here
4 nd halr IN yJIr taA
world from sin. Well. never mind. they'll
get awake some day and come over to
Jesus. but IL may be too late when they
see their mistake. When they smell the
sulphur fumes OF Hell they'll want to
run a different way from that they are
going now" declared the evangelist.
Among the prominent guests at the tab
efnacle today was Bishop Ethelbert Tai
hot or the diocese OF Bethlehem. He
offered a prayer just before Mr.. Sunday
began to speak
diamond Jim Brady, who visited the
tabernacle for the first time early in the
week. returned this afternoon. bringing
with him ex-Magistarte Henderson. of the
zeih Ward
Mrs. John wsnamaker. Mrs. Norman
Mcleod. AIRS. Ralph IL. Townsend and
zIrs Edgar H. Church were among those
on tue platform. while committee OF six.
representing the Paterson and New Jer-
ssE EVaugelistic Association. had seats
Hith the Sunday party In the front row
q the central section on the platform.
Thef were: George Arnold. Robert b.
Iahhs. Frank A. Post. the Rev. w. II.
Ffooin. II. III. Schoonmaker and William
s Arnold
PhiladeiphiR's trail hltteFs" outnumbsr
those q any other city IN which Billy
Sunday has conducted campaign. Not
Hlthefandiug the fact that he is just I'm
fahina the seventh week OF his revival
here. more men and women have "hit the
esHdust trail' and given the evangelist
assurance that they desire 10 lead Chris
ian lives than ever greeted him IN any
ether place.
there have been 2s see led 20 Jesus Christ
Is la4 BIZ frame building facing Logan
square since Sunday ahd his workers
azme 10 this city GA January 3. This 4
aIuoat 80 more 9etsong than the total
nantar of converts Ne Pittsburgh. IN
saI e|It fd5oi men and women "hit the
~ Pittsburgh gave the evangelist
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