The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16
BILLY SUNDAY AT PRINCETON
rs Advice to Future Preachers and Jnch,dos Dr
Hibben In His PRAYER. ~

-iA hundred and fifteen students Of
princeton, duly and truly checked and
counted, were in the First Presby-
.arian church this afternoon and
oielged themselves by shaking the
baud Of the Rev. Billy Sunday in
Inc pulpit Of the church, Of which
resident Wilson is an elder, that
tbav intended "to lead better Chris
r4n lives"
rhe trail hitting of nearly two
thirds of the student body who had
.rammed themselves into the church
,tas by no means an easily won VIC
tory. In fact, when the evangelist
teean his address OF the afternoon, it
appeared as if he had lost his
ounch." His stuff was not going
across" MIR. Sunday <instinctively
paused. Something appeared to have
missed fire" smewhere.
lie was quick TO grasp the fact that
the intangible feeling of chill which
mrked in the church was not alto
gether due to the piles Of melting
low outside. Mr.. Sunday had been
what he might have termed daily
ing with the classics or "using Web
,ter as a punch hitter" In flash,
ne buttoned up his coat and showed
his old self into the breach.
Athletic Smiles for Starter
when he began to hurl his quaint
athletic SMILES and to paint word pic
lures OF the baseball diamond on
dents became Interested. In rapid
tire fashion the preacher put the
leyil over the Jumps" and by the
lime he reached his melodramatic eli
max the students were applauding
loudly. Mr.. Sunday did not permit
Them TO lose any Of the dearly bought
Cervor--his collar was limp and he
=. IL ,I., I'D t1vy
led in a characteristic prayer.
Before the bowed heads were rails
ed his voice rang forth again. How
many are there here who are willing
to come forward and shake my hand
aas a pledge that they mean to live
better Christian lives?" Not muir
mur greeted this sally. 1t seemed as
If his supreme effort, oratorical and
physical, had been in vain.
The evangelist. however, had by no
means lost his grip Slipping hia
hand weaily into his wilted collar
he cried, Jaw, come on, boys"
They came-alnlost to q man. The
trail" had been opened to them so
Unexpectedly and as they passed the
pulpit they were marShalled into an
other room, being carefully counted
as they passed and Joined again in
prayer with MIR. Sunday. This prayer
was offered for their own guidance
and Well being, together with that OF
Dr. John Grier Hibben, president
and members Of the faculty of the
university. The prayer included every
one in Princeton.
To Theological Students.
Mr.. sunday arrived in Princeton IN
the morning from Philadelphia IN tine
touring car placed at his disposal BY
John Wanamaker. He delivered Al
address in the forenoon to the stu
dents OF the theological seminary
about one hundred and sixty in mum
ber, and about seven hundred othel
residents of Princeton.
He was here by invitation of th'
Rev. DR.. Charles X. Erdman, a pro
iessor of the seminary. Dr. Hibbe1
had previously refused to permit suci
q meeting in Alexander Hall. of th
university
The customary quiet Of the churcl
did not obtain after the evangelis
opened fire.The audience in the morn
'ng We're reached quickly. The ap
plause Eas almost general from tn
beginning, that is. after the auditor
had Ceased to gasp at the unusua
pulpit expressions of the evangelist
Tie conjured them to "give the dew
+, wallop' and not merely to appea
religious
Some folks are all front door," h
said. ALI for appearances. When yo
open The door you're out in the bac
yard" Trying to get out Of the wa
II evil, he said, is TO some person
like trying to dodge a. cross-eye
man with a shotgun"
After delivering q ISLAM" at tn
theory Of evolution Of species all
What he terms 1.-The new theology
Mr. sunday said:-"SOme preacher
%now all about 'ologies and the kinl
~ the new theology that are dreame
through the fumes of smoke and bee
IN Heidelberg, but their training
pl no more use to them than crane
"sES to a setting hen.
People have to be impressed wit
he fact" he said, that there are r
nalf measures. The man who is n,
good enough TO go to heaven or ba
enough To go to hell, will be left O'
IN The cold. Some preacherS have a