Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-04-03

The interest in the coming of Billy
Sunday the great evangelist, to Pater-
son for a six-weeks crusade against
Satan and sin has grown with the
approach of the opening of the taber-
nacle. People in the Hilltop section
are deeply interested in the Sunday
revival and there is no doubt but that
thousands will go to Paterson from
Grantwood, Cliffside, Palisade, Fort
Lee, Leonia, Englewood, and other
points. Hackensack has been almost
as much interested in Billy Sundays
coming as Paterson, and for several
weeks past the ministers there have
held pre- Sunday prayer meetings. In
Paterson, also, the ministers have
undertaken a kind of spiritual prepa-
ration in anticipation, and Billy Sun
day could scarcely have been treated
with greater consideration or hon.
age had he been great potentate or
pope. Indeed, the expression Of rev.
erence shown him and the work he
has expounded is literally without
precedent. While there are many
who revile his peculiar methods and
his too great familiarity with holy
things, the name Of God and the like,
yet the fact remains that he has been
a tremendous factor for good. He has
dealt with sin as a fact, and trailed
it with the weapon of truth. His
critics are not merely to be meas
ured in numbers with his advocates.
That Billy Sundays visit to Pat
erson will do good, no one seems to
question who has watched the i'm
preston the mere announcement OF
his coming has created. AS one
minister put it: "The whole country
needs the revival influence. The
Devine has a grip that the churches
seem unable to break. 1t is strangle
hold, and it won't loosen. We need
more Billy Sundays and need them
badly. Let him come. He will force
the scoffers to take a back seat. HIS
power can be explained in no better
way than that it represents the KIND
of appeal for leading better, purer
lives that other pulpit orators appear
not to have. Regardless of his So
called mountebank tendencies, these
are mere accessories to his methods,
he is still wonderful preacher-pef-
haps the worlds greatest to-day. You
hear people talking of the great
amount of money poured into Sun
days lap. Be assured he puts 1t to
no bad use.
In evidence of the interest at Pat
erson in Sundays coming the follow
ing item from that city is reproduced,
showing the shouting welcome that
awaits the great evangelist's arrival;
Paterson, NJ: j., March 31:-Prepa-
rations have been completed for the
reception of the Rev. Billy Sunday
The committee on arrangements re,
ceived word to-day that Sunday Will
arrive in Newark at sos on Saturday
afternoon. He will be met there by
members of the committee and many
of his admirers. A parade will be
formed to go through the Chief streets
of Newark and thence to Paterson
More imam O,OOO IicH, woiAAS
children will be waiting for hlm IN
front of the City Hall. Among them
will be the pastors of the sixty-two
churches in Paterson, who united IN
inviting Sunday to come here. Ihere
will be a short parade through the
different streets to the Tabernacle
which Sunday will inspect briefly
prior to opening his campaign there
at 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
One saloon keeper announced TO-
night by printed sign that ne was
the first victim of the sawdust trail
He has been notified by the owner
that he must vacate by April l: Tie
put up a sign to-nigh hit saying: Il am
the first victim of the sawdust trail
Come in and hit the trail tonight
as it will be your last opportunity