Evening journal., 1915-03-03
SUNDAY URGES ALL
TO accept Christ
Damnation II They Don't,
He Says in Fire and
Birthstone Sermon
FIVE HUNDRED HIT
TRAIL DURING DAY

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March g.
Five hundred and twenty-four peni-
tents yesterday afternoon and last
night contributed TO swell the list of
Billy Sundays trail-hitters in Phila-
delphia. One hundred and ninety
three OF these were received at the
afternoon service, and three hundred
and thirty-one al night Attendance
which has been of late growing less.
arose again at the later service.
In commenting last night upon the
size Of his audience. the evangelist
declared that II all the applications
for allotments were considered there
would be enough attendance to I'LL
the tabernacle every night until
July 20.
Reservations We're in evidence
again at last nights service. and with
them came the usual gifts Flowers,
candy plaster bas-relief of the
evangelist himself in one OF his
Characteristic postures. and con
tribution of 500 in gold, "free-will
Offering" toward his own collections
on the last day Of the campaign were
acknowledged from the platform. as
was also a contribution OF S35 for the
Emergency Aid Committee
Last nights tiail-hitiing was of an
/ orderly character. as was. indeed, the
whole of the service
John Wanamaker, who had helped
arrange a reception and luncheon for
Sunday earlier in the day was an in
terested attendant at the service last
night. This developed a new feature,
when the trail-hitting Jagged and the
personal workers, volunteering TO
bring hashful penitents forward
through the front, had become unduly
sparse.
caroling away two thousand strong at
the rear OF tho building, the even
gelist suddenly asked;
"How many of YOU people are
Chrstians?"
Every hand Went up-which was
The preachers chance. He called to
them IN no uncertain tones to "como
down and do their duty by Jesus
Christ and in consequence half a
hundred more workers were sent out
through the vast audience within the
next minute OF two. They labOred
valiantly, and in little while the
regular line of redemption seekers
began TO filter the aisles.
Last nights sermon was of the old
fashioned. iire-and-brimstone, death
and-damnation. revivalist sort Moth
ing short of eternal damnation was
meted out TO those who did not ac-
cept the doctrines of Christianity in
the evangelisrs own form. Neglec
TO accept was, in his belief. as grea
as 10 actively refuse. This was th'
theme of the sermon. which followe,
upon the general lines of the other.
which have been preached within th'
past week or two. with reference {,
the great human problem of eXistenc'
after death. Only once did the evan
gelist leave loopholc; this wa
when he declared:
81 don't care whether Paul wrot
the Episilc TO the Hebrews or not;
know I'll be damned if | don't beliey
IT,"
The audience was of more mixed chal
acter than has been usual. Among Ill
. 1893 tmil.hittcrs of the afternoon. a lare
I proportion consisted OF poorly drossc
por-ons. chiefly men. Crippled person
. paralytics and msalid- were given
3 chgncc TO hear The evangelist ycsterda
One man. Albert Goodall who has e
r thirteen years nceu paralytic paticl
n at the Episcopal Hospital, was wheel'
!. all the way downtown in AN inval
chair. and another. almost equally he'll
j less. was brought IN and seated in trol
Of the rostrum.
. The evangelist pitched into q
. churches yesterday afternoon not hal
s. enough. oi course, TO cause any rancor
but Just hard enough 10 make one e.
" cuse ones self and lay the burden
' Bnlv's remarks upon the other fello'
80 as to be fair, however the Unive
70 salists, the Unitarians. the Christi'
Scientists the Theosophists. the Spiri
ualists, and all OF what Sunday call
p ''isms and "schisms." came in for a cC
u lcctivc "wipe.n
"rm not responsible for false do
! i' trines.n said Mr.. Sunday, "it's my bus
u ness 10 preach against 'eml"
Church choirs. waiting their turn +
y many day Of the campaign. receiv
y yesterday afternoon their initial pa
n ming"
"Alany OF you don't know any mo
u about the Gospel you're a-singing thu
' the town pump does about the taste
o water
: The function of the Church was
. fined for all;
ut amt the purpose Of the Church
- educate or 10 amuse people; it's TO sa
\. their souls"
: The evangelist stuck zap spiritedly
\ his following;
"Call these people a mob, and yoI
h. better get your photograph taken,
when I get through with you your wi
won't know you,"
nl Stihnecks were given an appeals a
demonstration.
20 "li your prcjudices won't permit y
~ TO 20 ont and work for Jesus Christ.
os down ON your lneesln
~ The process was illustrated by a y
~ orous double kick 10 the rear and
ne "hop" b. all four.
Dancing every Tuesday event
nts at Pulaski Hall. Second and Justis
SON streets. Music furnished by Ki
eld mey's Orchestra. Admission. lad
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