Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-03
HITTING THE TRAIL
WITH BILL" SUNDAY
Trail-Hitter Not Prompted by TEN.
pOrary Attack of Hysteris,
Declares Usher.
FTRST.NIGHTERs COME BACK
ny An USHER.

The average individual who is outside
the folds OF the church and VINO attends
the sunday meetings at tue tabernacle
merely as a matter of cu.Ssity or en-.
tertainment looks upon the sawddst trail
hitter as one who goes TO the front ander
temporary attack OF hystegia. such,
however. is far from beng the general
rule.
While most of the man and women Who
go down the trail grasp the hand of Mr..
Sunday and then occupy front seats while
prayers are offered IN Their behalf rNd
for their future, do so deliberately ard
after they have carefully and thought
fully weighed the religious questions. As
a rule few of those who haze gone down
the sawdust trail at the tabernacle have
done so during the first meeting that
they have attended.
Scores of the first nighters at the
tabernacle who subsequ nifty hit the trail
had little regard for the teachings Of
Mr.. Sunday when they first entered the
building. But as he evolved his argu-
ment they became interested. and though
the discussion OF religio IL topics are Us
ually regarded as dry and un,nterestlng,
they followed him closely, taking in every
cord that he uttered. At the close of the
sermon, the first nightel goes away
pretty firmly convinced tnut a better way
has been pointed out. With those who
are In this state of mind an impression
has been made and they arc at the taber-
nacle again the following night, fire.
quently accompanied by a frisrd.
Second Sermon Counts.
With those VINO are in a receptive
mood, the second sermon that they hear
MIR. Sunday preach causes them TO feel
that they are ready for the trip over
the sawdust- However, there are but few
who possess the courage to make the start
alone, and hero is where the efforts of
the personal worker is felt. The work
of this Individual is to make the path from
seat to mourner's bench m"re easy 10
tread.
The successful worker has TO be party
of many resources and something Of a
mind reader. taking in at glance the
method to be employed in handling mil
viduals. One man will quickly join the
worker down the trail when the invita-
ton to come on is given. while anothe.
will quietly sit in his seat ant shake his
mead
Some other man feels JesC when a
WOThtT up Snaps MN Ou A'4o beA'N
and saws:
Come on old man md Join me. l want
to show you the way to q better life"
With another man this IAN !iarity
would be repulsive and perhaps he would
need to be brought into an arg'lnIeut be-
fore he would start. Consequently II is
apparent that the worker amcng those
who seek to hit the trail mus be full
OF resources and study those whom he
seeks to help along the journey
Takes Seat in Front.
Once down the trail and after the con-
vert has graspcd the hand of Mr.. Sun
day, he or she goes to the seat in front
of the pulpit. there remaining until the
work following the extending of the Invi-
tation is completed. This done the seure-
taries get busy. They pass cards among
the trail-hitters for them to sign. On
these cards are written the names OF the
converts, their residence address ahG the
church for which they have a preference
Subsequently the cards go to the pastors
Of the respective churches and from that
time on it Is incumbent upon them TO
bring the new converts into full coumun-
ion with the church and its teachings
or the trail-hitters the majority are
young persons-usually under 81 yeais of
age. though there are many older, some
being bowed with age.