The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-24


ubo,hsr a. ,.,tsio,. humori., n
iokes Win God mr. az a Urea, evanyeI,s,
an, rrac,i.ativ ne.hai, a, ,,., nv,nh.r
came from outside OF Paterson. The
afternoon audiences were aimos, en-.
t,re,y non-res,dsnts for Rulr has tasted
that by asking the visitor. TO rise'
"Ny c,upaieu in Patterson" ha said
To-day .hns given mo a chanc. In spesk
10 peonle from al, over the country peo-
mic have come from ali parts % the
state from New York. from Connect
wv Nv ~, om 80
made a special trip to Paterson 20 hear
me. Thus | w been able to give
my message to people Of the entire U
try and even Canada"
Billy Is proud of his record OF trail
hitters. Tho total up to last night was
l@,s60. to which can be added the 2,0+1
who hit the trail in the course OF the
three meetings to-day. That number
seems small beside the 3a.9&6 who came
forward in the Philadelphia campaign
OF eleven weeks. as compared with seven
weeks here. Billy points out that he had
a population of 1900, 600 In Philadelphia.
as against 1871, 900 in Paterson that the
seating capacity OF his tabernacle was
10000. as against about 5000 here.
81 preached to more Of the nsave In
Paterson than | did in Philadelphia"
said Billy. over there the great ma
Jurity of the people who came to hear
me were members Of churches. Here !
talked nightly to a great majority who
never went TO church. That was a big
opportunity. Furthermore, In Philadei-
ph!a the same persons came often and
| had a chance to win them slowly.
Here I had 10 reach home the nrrt night
and | had any number OF converts who
were won over the irst night.
Thinks Paterson splendid.
.pa,so, 4. ,rd.,d hoo, s,,ora,d
80 20 n.anonS lie. 80,
'n% psopr. 'e,p' .ssS
e"'nus'as". my no. -" Sp..n
- n.'p' "halio.,
nn"'e' '"e PIopo,',oh y, u pelsohs wv
nave heen saved mas peeh sIeater man
W any otn'r CITY, nn'e mao respohSes
from All classes.
But 1t must be pointed out that tho
greater huinper OF converts are not from
''aterson' the record kept py
81 sundays party show that more than
half OF them come from out OF the city.
In tho next place. a trail hitter 10 not
necessarily "A convert. Billy invited
persons to hit the trail whether they
were members Of a church or not SO
long as they agreed with his views on
amusements. booze and other things
against which he preached.
bers in Paterson and IL is quite likely
the proportion oil tran hit,ers or THIS
ci'S rs iarsel! coihposeu Oh tna' cisss,
80 when one gets down 10 the actual
nnrhper OF persons saved Ior the nrst
'lihe the to'ai must nc resarueu as
small ANY NUMBER OF persons also
MI the traii JUST ror the sake OF shaKihR
hands win bilIy II then gave raise
names ana addresses,
The campaign which sundays work
ers carried out LETT no phase or Pater-
son hfe II that or ~rroundi
~untouched fiis workers went into the
x schools the intermediate SCHOOLS,
.ne factories ana the shops win appeals
70 men anu women i'uhches were ar
ranged NAVY LOT business men so they
couId near a tax py one OF biiiys lieu
tenants
result according 10 sunday 10
.nal organizations nave oeen ied 10 con-
Unue the WORK which he has started.
ror instance, 2oo bloie classes nave
peeh started the l. NJ. "a VIII reach
out ai.er me men VINO nave MT the
s,a"' .he W u n VIII look aiter
we pus'iess women. Likewise the
ohurcncs VIII give carefui IN
suue''oh W tne poys anu sIris VINO
nan. "unounceu .hel, intention OF foi-
'o"'"s Suhu"S teach'hss'
m r.v s.,o.
one or the hoats exhibited at the
parade Yesterday told OF thirty-three
saloons that had been closed by sun
days campaign. investigation reveals
mat there are several hundred more
saloons IN PATERSON IMAM the new law
permits m that the license board
mas Deen careiuliy outing down the
hunlper OF licenses Betore sunday De~
gan ms campaign the BOARD had a iist
VI wv saloons wn'cn II was contem-
pla.'ns aoolisn'ls, put u tooR away the
icshses OF oniy thirty-three'