Evening journal., 1915-03-10
MONEY Gifts FOR
SUNDAY PILE UP
Arrangements Made TO Re-
ceive Special Offerings
for Evangelist
GAL MORE PERSONS
DECIDE FOR GOD

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. March 10
Constituting the first solicited contri-
buttons toward Billy Sundays thank
Offering from the tabcrnacle-goers
of Philadelphia. many hundreds of the
envelopes recently distributed
throughout Philadelphia churches by
tho local committee we're handed IN
at the tabernacle yesterday.
Thousands of these envelopes remain
under distribution. to hold individual
gifts of money for the evangelist's
Gay. Those turned in yesterday and
last night were taken up in the man
ner of regular collection, by the
ushers.
Members Of the local committee
msde their first appeal for public
largcsso some days in advance Of the
regular set day for contributions, un-
der the plea that all who wished 10
contribute TO the personal fund would
not be able TO crowd into the taber-
naclc at that time. Rev. George H..
Bickloy. d. d., vicc-chairman of the
campaign. made the appeal at the az
ternoon service. while George lnncs
in cficct repeated II at night. From
now until Sunday, March IL. there
fore. tho envelopes will be taken up
at each service.
In q statement issued yesterday by
Edward II. Bonsall treasurer Of the
c0mpaign the modus operandi Of the
offering was in part explained to those
intending to contribute. This state
mont follows:
ttnTr C.,pdor. ba Iron in nbfIa dol
phia for ten weeks and the evidence
OF his work Is seen and felt among
all classes and conditions Of society
His message is the Gospel and his in
terprctation of il is unique, simple
forccful and convincing. His min
istry has resulted in changed lives
onnobcd characters. and in the so
cial and moral uplift Of our people
His benehccnt work in the upbuildIng
and developing Of Christian character
among all classes of men will Ions
be felt in the industrial and business
community.
"Mr Sunday has given OF all that !:
in him unstintingly for the uplift o
the people Of our beloved city. III
came TO US without asking or receiv
ing any guarantee as 10 compensa
ticn.
"Thc free will Offering which is t.
be made en- Sunday. March IA, will g
to him. although he viii hold service
until March q.
/ MANY of those who have cnioye
/ the great privilege Of the meeting
which he has held and whose lives
or the lives of those dear 10 then
have heon Influenced TO a higher an
noblcr living through his instrumen
tality, will want some part in thi
thank offering. The capacity Of IN
tabernacle is limited and a lare
number Of those who will want
participate ine this thank offcrin
(which is TO be made on Sunda
March II. will probably find II in
possible TO he admitted
In order that this may not den
them the privilege Of participating
this offering. arrangements have bee
made whereby your gift may he remit
ted directly to tho undersigned b
postofiicc money order, rcgistere
mail or by check. or should any {
these methods not be convenient. III
funds may he deposited with any ban
or trust company in your neighbol
hood and will be forwarded 10 tn
treasurer"
No comment was made by the cvai
gelist at either service, all the g.
rangoments being left in the hands ,
the committee which invited hin
Persons desiring TO givc were ad
vised at both services TO send pcl
sonal checks wherever practical
the evangelists house at 1914 Sprin
Garden street. This would insur
each contributor obtaining a souvcn
autograph Of the dynamite preacl
cr." in the form of an indorscmer
upon his own check. Sundays ger
crosity to others was touched upon b
Mr.. Innes in making his share OF III
appeal
. Although yesterdays and lai
/ nights envelopes contained their ov
secrets. ID was manifest that bot
audiences gave freely And they .
no means stopped with the envelope
many dropping in a sly coin or
/ grcenback as the contribution par
came and went. shuttlewise, betwee
the long benches.
Other gifts Of more obvious cha
acter were not lacking. either. tt
NO. /" choir Of the tabernacle SCI
the evangelist a huge oak hall cloc
nine feet high. Of perpendiculs
Gothic design, "tho finest" II was d.