Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-22
BENEFITS OF SUNDAY
REVIVAL POINTED OUT
BY MANY ENTHUSIASTS
Thousands Admit Good
Wrought by Strenuous
Evangelist in IL Weeks
Campaign-Souls Saved,
Homes Rebuilt and Sa-
looms Hard Hit.

Philadelphia has Just gone through IN
greatest religious revival in the histor
of The world Eleven weeks and two day
ago. on January 3. BILLY" Sunday, tn
greatest enemy OF sin and the devil I
the land, stepped from the Chicag
Limited in Broad Street station and wa
cheered to the echo by thousands of mel
and women who had been paving the wa
Tor him TO begin his greatest EVANGELIST,
campaign. Last night. this army rein
Forced by many thousands more. made ut
a crowd OF more than 10000 persons that
cheered and bade him farewell I'm tn,
same station
Since Jesus Came Into My Life" was
the most popular hymn that stirred the
night breeze. And the many thousnnd,
who sang It did so with true emotion and
enthusiasm They all felt that some
thing new and great has come into their
lives. Today. they went forth to their
various occupations. in mills and shops,
IN banks and offices on the rumhlng
trains and squeaSng trolleys. But they
were different men and women
Besides these there were thousands of
other persons who had found Christ
through the straicht-from- the-shouldor
sermons of the evangelist sermons
thrilled with the spirit and teachings OF
the Master
THE REVIVAL AND CITY.
Philadelphia? What will It mean to the
City Of Brotherly Love in the years to
come? These questions are in the minds
of many today. The true answer cannot
be given. No person would venture to do
more than guess as to the good wrought
by the revival. Some of the critics who
have been opposing Sunday and the cam
paign from the beginning continue to
scoff at him and the results Some say
II viii have bad effect in the future"
None of them can give any proof that
their assertions true. There has
never been anything like il before If the
results prove the same in this city as I'm
other cities where BILLY" has spoken, no
person can truthfully say that he has
done any harm.
RESULTS IN FIGURES.
But to revert to the definite results in |
hgures as compiled during the campaign, |
what has been the result? More than
2,bOo0OO men and women heard sunday
preach. About 5000 persons took their
stand for Jesus Christ in the tabernacle
meetings. The exact number of cards
giving the names and addresses of con-
Verts, which the officials of the campairn
nave nave turned over to the churches, was
sl,I24 Besides these there were 6I6 stu-
dents of Princeton who "bit thn trail"
"hen the evangelist spoke in the college
town: Many others "hit the trail" at his
meetings outside the tabernacle Members
oI the sunday party also led hundreds to
profess profess conversion at the scores of meet
lngs outside the tabernacle
collections at the tabernacle amounted
70 $lSo'so9lO, an average of about Z cents
tor each person who attended the sery
Ices This includes the checks and cash
slIts gu Is presented TO Sunday. OF th,a amount
ts.,VV" went FOR general expenses, incIud-
ing the salaries of Sundays assistants.
t2lS4.ls was given to local charities 80
SUNDAY received as a thank Offering 40
oo'ZZ The thank offering will he In
sreuEed oy additional contributions made
Dy Ghecks which his admirers are for S
~ nssdn;Is 10 MN. 1t is the largest thank .
oherlns the evangelist has ever recsivad d
exceeding the next largest racaIvcd w.
PITTSBURGH, by more than $40 900
PREACHED 147 SERMONS
Billy preached l47 sermons in tbe
-aperhacle. He was received by Presjnent
wilson in the White House. He addressed
meeting Of distinguished representative
y the Government in Convention Hall
Nashinston; spoke at more than dozen
arlor and shop meetings, and addressed
ne students of Princeton Theological
.sI1ly, .eIIn1lnary, Haverford College. Swarthn,ore
,ohese' Bryn Mawr College rho W., j
.hester State Normal School many nr,s -
ate schools and gave a sermon beforo =
~ ~, We" Jersey state Assembly, in Tren-
During his campaign, DR. W tT Sb,,.
lpeFlhtendent of the tabernacle hn.nJ'
N' treated llH persons and had no
7a'hs' one man fell dead while hurry
e through the crowds to get inside the
,I'II III"eie; me nursery cared for $500
tb-.
rVices The greatest number of con
u Its' eNcIudlng high school and grammar
nool pupils, at single service. was
. ana the smallest number was 81.
SOME OPINIONS.
"hen asked for an opinion on the bene-
and results OF the campaign John
anamaker said.
1t is too early to tell the results %
: sundays campaign His work will
better in 10 days or 10 yyeoLs rro,,,
W than it does today. 1t is nor Iilte
sh OF lightning it is a change of at
ming weeks" ." tue
ne ne ,,i Kev Or. Floyd Tomkins. rector Of
Iy Trinity Episcopal Church, said,
Ihe results Of Mr.. Sundays camnaipr
re surpassed my most sanguine sw.
tatlons- Thousands of persons v,Lo
leIto look no interest in religion have
thelr hearts warmed and have turned
u races 10 God or course. there arc
ny who will continue to rebel against
church as they have in The mast
TINS IS to be expected. Mr. SUNDAYS
X Is lasting one. II will NOT end
ms departure, but continue to in
nee the lives OF those who heard him
years. Too much cannot be said in
Sc OF his work" '4 III
le heV William H. Roberts. stata5
< and ex-Moderator of the Gsnsrsi
.moiy Of the Presbyterian Church
'oetor Sundays work has been effec-
II has influenced not only the citS
the suburbs for so miles in ever,
ceoh. have come in touch win
east 100 persons outside the citv uihn
been brought 10 Christ by his yorL
p Ffesoyterian pastors in and out ~
CITY report to me large additions 10
congregations. / hear also fro,,,
r denominations Of Christians tbat
influence Of his meetings has besn
Shrlstlons have been revived everyl
e and multitudes confessed Jes1s
g as their Saviour. II Is now essS
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