Evening journal., 1915-01-21
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THE SAVDUST TRAIL
Largest Number of Week
Day Converts Received by
Evangelist Yesterday
WILL EXTEND HIS
STAY EXTRA WEEK

AAAAANu anu nNAAAA4 ~nANAM vi AnAN'
were received at the evening service,
after the most dramatic exhibition
shown in Philadelphia so far of the /
eyangelists powers.
Little evidence of the severe strain /
which his enterprise has placed upon /
him was obvious i'm The tabernacle /
I last night
On top of the announcement that he /
would extend his eight weeks stay
i'm Philadelphia to ninth week. he
"tore loose" before twenty-three
/ thousand listeners in a style that
seemed every moment TO threaten
the limits of ordinary human endur-
ance.
! Although "Ma" Sunday was forced
/ to give in ycsteday from the strain OF
/ her own work. and was sent off with
her children to Atlantic City for a
day. the evangelist himself seemed, If
possible in sharper and keener con-
dition than in the earlier days of his
appearance in Philadelphia, and his
/ efforts brought the largest number OF
converts yet recorded at any week
day service.
Five thousand of his audience last
night were employees. chiefly women,
from Strawhridgc and Clothier's and
Gimbcl Brothers other places OF
! business sent SO many members tnat
the tabernacle was half filled win
them.
Judge Joseph Burlington. of the
United states Circuit Court OF Ap-
peals. was a guest for the night and
spoke briefly I'm praise of Sunday ana
his work in Pittsburgh In part ne
said
Il ought to say to you people OF
Philadelphia. that when Mr. sunday
left Pittsburgh, he left an impress OF
Righteousness upon its people-upon
hundreds and thousands. ! belleFe
{ that when he leaves here 1t Will pe
: TO the same emcct-his message re-
naming. of truth and of Loyalty 10
God and to eJsus Christ"
The evening service was, II possiOle'
more largely attended than that jill
r the afternoon. The sermon was IN
o. terspersed with Sundayisms. SPEAK
< ing of free-will the evangelist ue-
p clared: bo
"God never owned slave; ne
wouldn't want one. ....
Before long he turned TO ul'lne
= mercy: ,be
- "NOu might as wen ny ~ N'u'N - .
e otIice-seekers after Presidential
n election as to count the mercies oil
d God s.,a n,
d "Oh. if God would only get holo OF
IS your feet and point your toes AVA
e from the politics and the religion D
is this old town. .,,.a
j. Spiritual apathy was next assaiieu GU
s "I've known lots OF people IN ns my
! ftruhfpnu nH9nHl
}. half-soling worse than tneir Snoes' 'ss,
/. Distinguishing between Iulila, luna.
j. wants and human needs ne ueCiai ~ eu
p 81 want many things ! don neeu
If I want a limousine. Tor lns'anDe, az, ar
Mr. Wanamaker has given me tne us,
nj his while I'm here bul 1 van van
many other things that ! uoh negu noe
E. and so do all of you. Ihere was 80, s.o,
M 600 600 spent in the Onlteu S'asS' W
10 last year for chewing-gum anu .iS, no
ID nearly that amount spent on lor''s'
of missions. .r,,,o,, IN,
40 tabernacle was presented WIN ,,o, 81,
as American flag, large enough 70 ~ tb,
n the front Of the pulpit. ms W9s AN IN
n gift of Mr.. and MIS-. zee, GeUrse mann
or ton. of Falls OF SchuE MI NIL ,,,er
d.. flTHnlNUs Al
III w +hose who hit the trail at tn
Ia afternoon service. lhey pp5 appVe,, :.
~ among the first who came io' ~,
-. orasn the evangelists hahu' 40 ny
no noared the front of the seehlllsIy ~
n terminable rows OF behcnes apb,',ua plb.s.,,,
&. had TO be checked among 'he aunIs'',' i., =,
The mems names WeIe ...,i !,
o- Daniel Mckenty, oil =o-v NJ. Nou NJ
Inv street. one of the crew Oh uISE Il,... ~ a.
~ and a nephew of Warden bon w, w
- Kenty. of the penitentiary' anu 49, oi ~
Thomas w McKenty' the lS'e. "a ooo
brother. Joseph Van sewer, Vi ~ -
Fairmount avenue, who oelonss W. ~.
company No. 49, sat peslue ,,,.a ~
g throughout the touching p'oOous'n -
M Of the conversion ENacllg oie -. -
u, dred other penitents. by oiiiclai touu ~,
eu appeared during the afternoon III, ~ ~
~ rocking strains of Jesus Is nl 49,
es Today" and the irresisuole 'enuell ~.
of Just AS I Am and other re'i''
'at favorites. o,,.t ,rave
that the policemen on duty AZ u
= tabernacle might toward the close -
the revival be permitted 10 come 10
ward and offer themselves LOT aooep
anCc. like the auul1liNe "' ' ~
announced that in Des Moines, Ia. u
=, traction authorities had given 2o'o'
III free car tickets to school children
Il carry them to and from the tabernsc
and EXPRESSED the wish that fhllaue
phia might follow suit. Speaking
ID philadelphia. he declared:
sry "When I came here TO Philadelpn y,
he 7 thought to find the people ndiiie
ng ent But they've shown themselves
bosnitable and fine as they could D
ssh think that when we become bett
TO ACQUAINTED here we'll get along I
,ts oether. Maybe lll come here and II
Its for the rest of my life
ro- So many requests for reservation
to have come in to the Sunday house
1924 Spring Garden street that q
,ft evaneeiists son. George Marquis Su
viii dav. who has been looking after ii
ms mari of the work, was obliged yestC
or dav to remove his office from the u
N per hall of the Spring Garden sire
menagc to the official headquarters
. the campaign, in the Stock Exchan
. building.
The afternoon sermon was del
cred in possibly more serious We
than those already given in Philad
phia-if anything could be more 81
ious than the evangelist in his seriC
moments. u was not lacking. no
over. in the usual bursts of irony a
explosions Of mirth. Speaking of
prophet Jeremiah, he said.