Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-11
FIRST TO HIT TRAIL ?
TELL HOW SUNDAY
WON THEM TO FAITH
Youth and Woman Describe
Experience After Billy"
Sunday Had Inspired
Them to Act.

The young man and the woman who
were the first to "hit the trail' in the
! Sunday tabernacle yesterday were happy
when they were visited and asked to tell
of their experiences. William w. Moon,
the young man who jumped forward to
grasp. the evangelist's hand Immediately
upon the extension of the invitation, was
seen at his home at 5120 Irving street,
and he talked freely of his desire and
intent to become a worker for God.
at was the happiest moment of my
lifel"
This is the way Mrs Anna Willfong,
574S Market street, described her expert
ence Of yesterday afternoon, when she
left her seat in the tabernacle and came
to clasp Billy Sundays hand, the firsk
woman to 'ihit the sawdust trail"
Tuesday afternoon was the first time
I heard Mr.. Sunday" she said today.
"I liked his sermon so we'll 1 decided
to go again yesterday. although had
no idea when / started for the meeting
that he would call for converts
When Mr. Sunday made that appeal
to his audience to accept Christ as their
redeemer the spirit of God moved me
and I went to the platform and shook
hands with the evangelist and declarsS
my intention to give myself to God.
felt the call and 1 simply had to respond
Il was alone when ] walked to the
pulpit, but not for very long, for l was
soon poined by hundreds of others who
felt as 1 did. L know that Mr.. Sunday
Will accomplish world OF good in Phil
ha
already by the number OF people who
responded to his call yesterday"
Moon did not make his initial trip along
the sawdust trail when he grasped the
hand OF BILLY" Sunday and signed his
name to card that officially proclaimed
him follower of the Nazarene. Moon,
in telling how 1t came about that he was
Mr.. Sundays first convert said he had
been Christian off and on for nine years,
but this time he was going to stick be-
cause of Mr. Sundays influence over his
mind and heart. He has been unemployed
for some months. He was willing to talk
about his conversion and said
when ] first heard that "Billy'' Sum
day was coming here I made up my mind
that I'd be the first one to hit the trail
In order not to miss the opportunity l at
tended every meeting at the tabernacle
except the first one.
Il had fully made up my mind to de-
SiaIe llyselI' yet WHen the call came yes
terday for converts / was reluctant and
nervous. felt that 10000 eyes were fixed
upon me, But suddenly something in
side of me said: William, go on! / was
sitting on the front seat suddenly
got an inspiration and jumped up and
gave Mr., Sunday my hand.
i've been converted several times be- |
FORE but l didn't keep to the trail. For |
nine years I've been a member of the Oak |
Park United Presbyterian Church, of |
which the Rev, Thomas c.. Pollock is
pastor, but l didn't stick to it. I'm not
what you'd call bad, but careless and
sometimes Indifferent. But when / shook
hands with Mr. Sunday l made up my
mind that l was surely going to do bet
ter this time.
81 think Mr., Sunday is wonderful
man, He is remarkable man, and the
Influence he has over his audiences is
He controls them at all times
and can make them laugh or cry There
IS no question that he will do a wonder
iul lot OF good TO Philadelphia and its
people, and think he viii have to stay
onger than nine weeks so that all the
population of the city can come under his