Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-17
TOOLITTLE CASH
OR -H|TTERS
FOR BILLY SUNDAY
Evangelist, DispIeased at Show
ing, Calls Ministers of Pat
erson to Task.
"GET OUT, DO SOMETHING,
ORDERS FROM PLATFORM
I'm Not Going to Wear My
self Out Over Lot of
Dubs," He Says.
From a stan Correspondent.

From a stan Correspondent.
PATERSON. April 17.-The trail
hitters" are not coming fast enough
and the people aren't coming through
with the offering sufficiently TO suit
Billy Sunday. He went after his
corps of workers, and particularly
the delegation of clergymen, at the
tabernacle services last night
When Billy saw that the response
TO Shake my hand for Christ"
wasn't productive of sufficient trail
hitting the evangelist became an
noyed. He looked over to where the
ministers sat.
Don't be sitting there" he yelled
at them; "get out and do some
thing"
The ministers took the cue. and In
a few minutes they were out among
the audience, asking penitents to
walk up and shake Billy's hand.
After the service Billy announced to
the clergymen and others that he
wanted TO see them.
81 want to see every one of you
in that corner" he said, indicating
the right-hand corner of the taber-
nacle. When he got them together
after the service he pitched into
them
Goes After the Ministers.
.If you think I'm going to wear
out my life over lot of dubs you
are making a mistake" he said.
you brought me TO Paterson. ]
didn't ask you to call me here.
You've got to do something your
selves, understand? ?-you ministers
and ushers and the rest of you.
There should have been 800 converts
here tonight" he said.
BY actual count there We're 19a
trail-hitters. OF that number fifty
one were men. a number of whom
were negroes; about sixty were worn-
en-. both white and black, and the
rest were boys and girls ranging In
age from fourteSp to seventeen
The size of the Offering also goi
under BfIly's elkin- In the afternoon
the dishpan collection amounted tt
s2440s, while the evening was some
what better, the ushers panninE
s7a5.e7, bringing the total Of the das
up to $96976
Billy told his audience last nigh
what he thought OF their generosity
too. His text was the A1ercies o.
God,s and he took occasion to tel
his hearers IL God had control OF
their hands, they'd run them deep IL
their pockets and 1t wouldn't take
them four weeks to pay the expenses
OF a little revival
Audience Not Responsive.
1t was evident the evangelist rea.
Iized his audience was not so respon-
sive as 1t might be lasr night. The
applause did not ring out as on othel
nights. nor were his listeners ready
TO respond quickly to the preachers
many funny stories. For that rea-
son Billy made his plea for trai
hitters especially strong.
"Will you do it?" he asked. 'sWii
you do it? How many of you are
man OF woman enough to come VI
here and take my hand for Christ't
sake? How many of you will do it
How many of you will do itT' he re
peated time and time again. Finally
a young man led by an usher
walked up and took the evangelist:
hand. He was followed by another
and another, but they came slowly
Among the trail hitters were man.
young girls from the cholr, Whli'
among the first batch Of trail hitter'
was William D. Plumb, one Of ths
prominent business men of Pater.
son.
Mr.. Sunday was told last night thai
Emma Goldman, the anarchist lee
turer, is coming here Monday nigh
to rip him up"
What. do care for Emma Gold.
man or for all the rest of the Emmas
on Gods dirt?' he asked by way o
answer.
Did you ever thank God for YOU
eyes? Did you ever thank Him tha'
you can see the sunrise and the sun
set and can see the flowers and ths
trees and look upon the storm? Dix
you ever thank God that you have
two good eyes while so many other!
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