Evening journal., 1915-03-08
BE MAN OR NUT
IS sundays APPEAL
Evangelist Says Acceptance
of Christ Makes For
the Former
TRAIL HITTERS
ON THE INCREASE

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, March S.
Iranslating the Bible into what he
termed twentieth century language so
that all can get next TO it," Billy sun
lay Yesterday afternoon and last night
addressed two audiences of restless, i'm
patient and anxious men.
From the humorous spirit in which he
delivered his sermon at the afternoon
meeting he last night swung into a
more serious, thoughtful mood and at
times tore up and down the rostrun
striking invisible foes and affecting
poses to illustrate the points brought
out in his sermon on MAN or Mutt"
The talk although filed with the slang
phrases used by the evangelist was one
Of the most forceful of the present cam
paien.
Sunday opened the tenth week OF his
campaign yesterday morning by lashing
the Church for lack of faith, by which
he asserted, its power for good has been
impaired. The audience was composed
of men, women and children, and al
though practically every seat in the
tabernacle was occupied, the crowd was
not as large as'usually Teets the evan
geist on Sunday morning.
Last night after succeeding in his
personal work among the men after
sunday had issued his call for converts,
loln Wanamaker addressed the JS5
trail hitters" in a spirit of thankful
ness TO God for the work accomplished.
The total number OF professed converts
Yesterday was 1851, OF which 435 re-
sponded at the close OF the afternoon
sermon and 23l after Sunday finished
speaking in the morning.
Sunday last night pleaded with his
audience to live the lives of men, pro-
Tess their faith in God and exist for the
hctterment of their condition and as an
. -Nample for those around them
In the vast audience which crowded
the structure there was a delegation
Of $500 motormen and conductors
who presented Sunday with a tin pail
Of coins. In another reserved sec
ion the same number of men. mem
bers of the Brotherhood of Andrew
and Philip, were seated. Members of
The Mems Bible Glass of the Bethany
Presbyterian Church presented Sun
day with a portrait of John Wanna
maker and a painting of the latter's
birthplace at Lyndenhurst
To Sundays call for trail hitters''
al the end of the sermon large groups
of men responded almost Immediately
and the ushers had some difficulty in
preventing a stampede. John Wana-
maker. leaving the side of his son.
Rodman Wanamaker, went down into
the audience to aid. From the rear of
the structure he returned in few
minutes with two young men who,
grasping the hand of the evangelist,
professed their conversion.
At times the men came in such
numbers that the evangelist was fore
ed to use both his left and his right
hands TO greet them. Later. slightly
exhausted from the effort. Sunday
threw himself on the floor and extend
ed his arms over the edge of the
rostrum TO accept the public ac-
knowledgement of the men in their
faith in Jesus Christ
Mr.. Wanamaker, in his prayer which
brought the remarkable meeting TO a
close. asked the men TO hold the de-
eision they had made and live clean,
Christian lives.
To live a mans life was the evan
gelst's appeal 10 the two audiences.
Don't go around looking for a soft
snap and then hope too hang q pic
ture of your map in Gods hall OF
fame" he yelled at the men. "You
can't be man without being a
lots Of things walking around who
tramp fleeing from Gods bath-hOusC
in fear He will turn the hose ON you
and clean you up"
l.. f..to
ests and denouncing the sale and us'
Of all intoXicants. he made the declar
alton that a whisky barrel is deadliel
than a gun barrel any day.
IF you would be a man. please
God! Don't be NUT" he said. II
every man lived right today no bo!
would so to He'll tomorrow. Be ;
Christian man and give the boys :
chance"
Just before he issued his call to th'
men at the afternoon meeting, Sun
day spoke of the people who day afte
day refuse to chit the trail"
You allow some FOOLS sneer to pre-
vent you from taking your stand an,
being man for Jesus Christ. Are yoI
men or are you nuts? In just fey
minutes when / make my call I'll fni
out how many of you there are ou
there"
Speaking on the necessity of all t
publicly profess their faith in Chris
at once, he told of the delay made b.
some which resulted in their neve
entering Heaven. To delay, he SAID
meant lost opportunity.
The best time to SOW your frs
crop Of wild oats is when you are be
tween the age of So and 80 year: