Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-15
SUNDAY WILL COME
HERE IN SEPTEMBER
Committee Returns from Philadel-
phia to Find Evangelist Must
Continue Work There.
TELL OF INTEREST IN EAST

AAAA1 VI AN NAG1sLHS4 AN AAHA
BILLY" Sunday will not come to
Omaha in May.
He>will come to Omaha next Sep
tember instead. and open his cam
paign here, Sunday. September 5 and
continue through that month and oc-
tober.
E. e. Thomas told at meeting in
the First Presbyterian church yester-
day afternoon OF the quick trip made
by himself and two other members of
the Sunday executive committee to
Philadelphia last week to see Mr..
Sunday regarding the Omaha cam
paign. The other two men we're Rev.
Titus Lowe, pastor Of the First Meth
odist church, and Rev. Grant e.
Fisher, pastor OF the Dundee Presby-
terian church.
They left Monday and arrived
home yesterday morning.
The three men are astounded. over
WNCtulto Will dAhoSCAhCAt az NhC wv
mendous religious upheaval Fhich they
witnessed in the Quaker City.
when we heard that Mr.. Sunday
would have to continue his campaign in
Philadelphia until the middle OF March,
instead Of ending it the last Of February,
we feared this would make it necessary
to change his Omaha date asserted Mr..
Thomas. I'VE know there are still dele
cations Of 10000 people who have not
been able, 10 secure entrance TO the tab
ernacle At Philadelphia, that 5000 men
from the Pennsylvania railroad shops and
offices have asked for room at a meeting
and have not yet beenH accommodated; (;
these in addition TO the ordinary crowds
that besiese the tabernacle hours before
every meeting.
Felt Religious Spell.
'iAnd we feel now that we have for
several days this last week been under the
spell OF the most marvellous religious
drama.
Last Thursday we entered with Mr.
and AIRS. Sunday, the handsome limousine
which John Wanamaker places at the
disposal OF the sundays and were taken
to the palatial home OF Edward T.
Stotesbury, partner in the firm Of ]. P.
Morgan & Co, where we found the so
ciety people OF Philadelphia. And Mr..
Sunday addressed them.
"As we drove back past the tabernacle
about noon we saw a crowd OF at least
10000 people waiting there Tor doors to
open for the o'clock meeting.
Mr., Sunday hurriedly ate little lunch
he doesn't eat much more than enough
to keep q canary bird alive-and then
rushed out and addressed that crowd.
Then he had the Tabernacle cleared and
let in another crowd
T T. Rowland, general freight agent of
the Rock Island railroad at Des Moines.
spoke briefly on his experience in the
Sunday meetings there. He was one OF
the trail hitters' and told of his con-
version, the vanishing OF his skepticisni.
A mild sensation spread over the au-
dience wher Rev. John ]. Hfllnnan. PAS
tor Of the First Methodist church. Des
Moines, in opening his address said:
mfr. Rowland has not told you the most
interesting thing about his conversion.
which is that since the Sunday meetings
closed last November he himself has
brought into my church. Of which he is
now member. five. men from among the
employees OF the general freight offices
Of the Rock Island. and these are not all
he has brought In either
Now Are Enshusaastie.
Rev. Mr.. HiTman told how his sIepti- :
'cisra changed to enthusiasm regarding
Mr.. SUNDAY. He was formerly pastor Of
church at Youngstown. o.
"A campaign was about 70 be inaugu-
q. A.. %
One day the superintendent OF schools
said to me, 1T is a great mistake to bring
sunday here And I thoroughly agreed
with him.
II wrote to friends of mine in the west
where Sunday had held meetings and the
replies received astounded me. Tfien
began to work. And the good we re-
ceiyed from those meetings Is incalculable.
That superintendent of schools is now
the most marvellous personal worker
know. The president OF the Youngstown
Iron and Steel company. another skeptic
then, would now travel across the state
10 have a few minutes conversation with
Billy, Sunday.
AS for results. the first Sunday after
thS campaign closed in Youngstown was
day of pouring rain But received
into my church n2 new members. Withib
two months / had received over 800 new
members. Among them were, from the
court house for example, judge. the
sheriff. three deputies, the county auditor,
the recorder and the chief probation
officer"
Rev. Mr. Lowe\ asserted that he and
others leading in the movement were over
5oyod TO have the Sunday date changed
to September.
THAT leaves the whole winter ahead
Of US 70 work the campaign after Mr..
sunday has gone. 1t Is 3 most desirable
change from the earlier date"
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