Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-17
RIOT rs NEAR
AT TABERNACLE

Mr.. Sunday
Indications point to a substantial in
crease in the total as announced late yes
terday afternoon. At that time the gifts
in cash for the evangelist had amounted
| to $39, 1i0.52. This did not include many
remlttances received late in the after
noon. II is likely, therefore, that the fund
has grown to more than $4,000. Leaders
In the local campaign organization ex-
pressed their belief that the total would
be increased to almost $4,000 by tonight
According to his usual custom Of refis-
! Ing to discuss attacks made against him
! by individuals, Mr.. Sunday would make
3 no comment today on the statement of
! Elizabeth @. Flynn In Paterson last night.
/ as follows:
when an effort is made to bring in
an organizer to whom thousands of dol
lars are paid to take your mind off bad
working conditions, while the manufac-
turers skin YOU alive, / think II is wrong
( The l. w WIS look on all religion az a
/ private matter. but when a man, brou"ht
| In by the manufacturers, tells you you'll
( get pie In the sky when YOU ole, ,ts
I foollshness"
Miss FLYNN contended that Sunday was
an agitator for the manufacturers. and
"was used in Pittsburgh, New Castle and
other cities to break the unions and was
paid by the manufacturer" She also
asserted that he would not consent to
conduct campaign in Paterson without
. Il y Il
TESTIMONIAL SERVICE.
More than 5000 persons assembled at
the tabernacle this morning to hear
"tra-hHters" testify as to their re-
igiuus experiences The meeting was
opened by Professor Rodehcaver. Sun
days choir leader who, after conduct
ing a short song service, called upon the
audience TO deliver sentence prayers
This, however had TO he abandoned when
two or more persons insisted on offering
prayers at the same time. Then "Rodey"
proceeded to the regular program of the
service
The first man who rose TO testify was
a fireman on a steam-shovel, who ex-
planned that he, like Sunday, was an ex-
railroader
I'm glad I'm saved" he shouted. as
he jumped to his feet. I'm glad [ have
the joy-bels ringing in my heart"
Before he could continue another man
jumped to his feet
''lt was the Moral Leper' sermon that
say ed me-" he said. ut opened my eyes. |
thank God. and now ! am a different
man since ! have seen the light"
And so It went. one after the other the |
trail hitters" got up and expressed the |
joy which their stand for Jesus had |
brought them. one woman was convert |
OF MIA" Sunday. She had been led to |
see the light at the Metropolitan Opera |
House. Another had been church mem
Der for ~ years. but had never been con-
vcrted until she heard Sundays sermon
on "Amusements," she said. Many pro-
fessed that they had been "bench warm
ers'' i'm the church for many years. but
had never been active Christians until |
tleY had come under the influence OF Sun
days powerful preaching.
S-YEAR-OLD BOY TESTTF1ES.
A sensation was created when an Swear
old boy in the second row stood up on
the bench and said;
81 was just saying to my mamma yes
terday how funny it Is that people are
so quick to get away from a house when
it's all on fire, but don't try to get away
from the fire Of hell that Mr.. Sunday
tells about"
one man asserted that Sunday was, in
his opinion, a second Paul, while many
expressed their belief that he was espe-
cially sent from God to save "Old Phlly."
\ striking bit of testimony, showing the
evils of the rum traffic and Sundays sue
cess in lighting 1t, was brought to light
when well-dressed man arose and said:
81 never was church member. and |
never went to church except when | was
a child and my mother made me. 1t
didn't take me long to get to drinking,
and | lost one position after another
Shortly after Christmas ! lost the last
one, but it was the best thing that ever
happened to mo. I had nothing to do.
So naturally urlIteu 10 the tabernacle.
came to sneer but didn't after | had
been there the first time.
81 kept on coming. one night seven
personal workers approached me. I said,
40 II MT the tran ! am going to do
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= I,,.I,',,ei aT'', o'e "lsu'. Nneu Ine crowd haG
,',,,,as A.. SemI ~ az oS "'Ssell ana
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""I'n oou ''r tuat r ulu' II I,aS prousht
L."'e Pc, ",.u GNU @ 10 my Soui suCh as /
,,nu ,1 mI,e N,'o~n W u, before haven't
,our"eu urop oi Hquof since, ana ! nave
Deen promised u better position than !
ever helu IN my ne,
Nm'n "'oIe tlah 'u persons had given
StnIII's testllnoily, Rodey' asked
y, " ne, me5ner mere were any present who de-
T on nIu p,aEer LOT themselves or Tor friends
,t, '.n t ,o,utnnea; imutc"'lis one section OF
,,I n.1er hnolner ne asked
,d , WI" o., ,,.,I % Shem PrhSers 10 rise
nra,.o,' saId "soa Go,'aai icy uss,r1u 10 nave
1r,o,, n,,,r,iaS ',,tth ,u.i u'eu ] men nn1
nho,,, ~ o.to, T. ~ ,.i,S Lequest. anu
.s ,oT. a,I obi,dro so,tnJad tl., piot'e,S
pmiIdi1e anu 'ou'ueu '''oush tue
One wop,an cr,ed. "pra,, for ,,,,. u,ro,,
ramiIy," Another mia. "0b 80, 49, Tom
minister's dauphter" tbird wished
nrayer for a fallen Girl and a fonrth
umped 10 her feet and shouted.
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