The Washington times., 1915-03-22
PHILADELPHIA BIDS
GODSPEED TO SUNDAY
Remarkable Farewell Seen as
Noted Evangelist Leaves for
the West.

. NI1LADELPHIA March 22.--"Well
'er forget you: we'll pray for you,
think OF you, and always love you"
-i - were among the closing words
NosHlly sundays last sermon in Phila-
delphis. on the closing and most re-
nlarkable day OF the most remarkable
revival philadelphia ever has witnessed
Four times sunday preached. More
than 10000 heard him Just l,S5S hit
the ''sawdust trail"
And today Philadelphia Is trying to
grasp the figures that would help
measure Sundays campaign. All agree
that the results cannot be tabulated.
But some of the figures available set
forth these surprising facts:
The conversions were approximately
5000.
The attendance at the 146 services is
estimated at 100000.
The personal offering to Billy Sunday,
exclusive OF Saturdays contributions.
was ISL 1855.
Sunday preached in Philadelphia l46
sermons, averaging 1000 words each,
columns.
More than 5000 babies and small chill
dren we're cared for at the tabernacle
nursery while mothers heard BILLY
preach.
Four hundred churches co-operated in
the campaign.
More than 500 outside meetings, in
addition to those at the tabernacle, were
party.
Seating arrangements were in charge
OF 1000 ushers and doorkeepers, serving
without pay.
Standing with outstretched arms.
hands clasped. those who have heard
Sunday at the tabernacle would make
a line extending more than 1000 miles,
or from Philadelphia to Denver.
The largest number Of trail hitters In
any single meeting during the evan
gelist's career occurred when s64 pro.
fessed Christ at yesterdays farewell
meeting for women only.
Now, he's gone.
Given Remarkable Farewell.
"Good-by, Philadelphia! God bless
you. You're a grand old town. You
stand four square for God" and Billy
Sunday waved farewell to Philadelphia
from the observation platform of the
N:B1 flyer out of Broad street station
last night. Fur coat collar muffled
about his ears. his gray, slouch hat
circled above his head, and his train
thundered into the west-and darkness.
Thousands. waving hats and handker-
shouted him godspeed There were tears
in "Billy's'' eyes as the train pulled out.
Eben TEDDY" Roosevelt never receiv-
ed such a send-off as BILLY" had last
night. Down from the tabernacle to
City Hall and up the steps Of the sta
tion marched hundreds of men, ushers.
secretaries. and doorkeepers who had
worked for eleven weeks handling the
immense crowds.
Thousands of men who were In Sun
days last congregation marched along
also, and as they marched they sang
the now familiar stirring revival hymns
They sang up to the last minute, stop
ping only to cheer the evangelist as he
waved Philadelphia that last good-by.
One Of Sundays trail hitters" was at
the engineers throttle Of that train He
was William II. Little. and he marched
down the sawdust aisles yesterday. His
hands were oil-stained. but his face was
all smiles as he peered out the cab win
dow.
Philadelphia never gave a man such a
send-off as it gave Billy Sunday
Broad street station never knew such
crowds and such scenes as those of last
night More than 1000 singing, cheer
Ing men and women iammed tho great
trainshed. Fully 1900 more blocked
traffic from Filbert TO Market street