The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31


by clergymen of prominence--oitca
provide the most fa,rile subjects of RlIy
Sunday comment. Indifference a.I
ridicule. two arch enemies Of evauua..
ism which Sunday heretofore has &c.,.
dotn met and has been abo to ignore
with impunlty, have been encountered
by him In Philadelphia. In hts p-,-
vious activities Sunday has had more
OF o chance to meet these enemies
squarely and give battle. because of IN.
size Of Philadelphia this chance is now
denied him.
II am simply preaching To a process.
sion,' he said when asked his estimate
OF hts progress and the chances. ne he
saw them, OF driving the devil our %
Philadelphia" Il can't get 10 tie folks
here like / could in other ritics; '-'y
transient crowd at the Tabernacle
II find great difference between
Philadelphia and such a city a- iH,'-.
burg even. where the same d.G.....
faced me in a small way. 7 Sass. o..
get the sinners at one sitting how Ia
Wllkesblrre and Des Moines and pre.,y
| nearly everywhere else was a sort o.
mig show a good time paase- u
| worst and even those who weren1 won
at first came back at the and then
got en-.
II don't know whether | am gong
| to succeed In Philadelphia we've p'ayrl
about four innings and | don't think
| the devil has anything on mo and. hr.
licve me, haven't PITT out all / have
| yet. I am only just getting started "
course, every bush Lacquer says ;ha.
too while there is another pitched h1l'
coming TO him, but don. say It out
Of bravado. think have enough
stun to speed things up about twice
as fast as they have been going, and
that'll be going some. oh?
You put II up to me whether / an
going 10 win or not. I tell you don't
! know. but / think am, for am play.
Ing Gods game: He called me here aad
fully believe He'll Let mo make good.
1 just have faith In Him.
Lots Of people VINO say they are
| Christians give It out that faith viii
make them whole and make them wu
out in anything. But they don't know
what faith Is. Very few do know
Faith can be developed tho same as a
pitching arm and my faith Is the
strongest thing have.
II am pleased with the results So f7-.
| have met greater response here than
anywhere. The Tabernacle T. crowded
every time and I get the crowds !
never keep any records. but I am GER
tain I've brought moro people o. God
during thig last month than a. any
time before except at the windup a.
the PittsbuTS campaign, and renen-
Dor. | did not call FOR converts unit =
tttle loss than three wseks ago.
didn'+ ir'erd - sound tha cal! ,ha.
carly, bur the crowds were so respou-
sive that I couldn't wait. 1t surprised
me too.
You know, when stepped on ma.
train IN the Broad street station and
saw the: bunch waiting for me and
Z cheering and then went out and saw
| the people scurrying around City Hp".
many OF EN- not knowing I was alive.
| ! felt just about the same as did when
/ T got into Elgin, H., about twelve years
/ ago after I had done my first harm.
| storming Gospel work. was plumb
! scared I1lgin looked about as big az
! Philadelphia then. and the day l camr
! here this city seemed twenty times "a
big as 1t is. Ma just gripped my arm
and we stepped out lively, but In my
heart ! wished was back In the cellar
back homo in Wlnona. Then my faith
got working and I was all right Now
I'm confident that III put It over IN
Philadelphia"
DO you think, Mr.. Sunday that Your
campaign will result in lesseninr the
liquor evil in Philadelphia and IN dimin.
ishing the influence of other evlls?"
Every person | influence 10 como e.
Cod is an agency for good. n 1yor,c"
fighting these evils, and these viii sur..'
accomplish something. There's an
army of about L., 900 attacking .hr
rGmparts OF vico here now"
lyon Cnuf ENnIpi on al ~ 4bpv, ,.sv
you? Won't some fall back? Is e no;
true that many OF the converts. swayo1
by you to resolution. cool of when they
get back to the home or the factory
and forget the Pledge"
Yves, some do. know; the dnvU gets
them, can't get them all right with
one talk. just DO my bost and ',uuv
God viii look out for them II there's II
chance. Those VINO pledge thoInsciyo.
to Christ nearly all come hack TO hear
mo before the campaign ends, even
though they do fall away for n time"
| Predictions as to the permanent value
OF the Sunday revival In Philadelphia
differ widely. The poles of divergent
sentiment arc shown In the s,utcmru's
which follow. The Rev. Dr. S j. NJ
Council, ono OF the best known "
church historians and n distinguish
| tI'Ne"NLHt f'plScopdl clergyman 'h.'a
Sunday menace. Bishop Joseph I.
Berry OF the Methodist ipscout.
Church, who was not favorable TO sun
day before no arrived In philadelphia,
now calls the evangelist a blesSiu-.
~. Mcconnell says:
sunday IL an evil personality Tic
spirit and temper which he man,fc-'a
ia the 0ntithesis of that OF the Mas or,
Sundays gospel Is not that Of lesas
Christ; IL IL compound OF pdgani-H
and blasphemy. There Is no mystery
or magic about his appeal; il Is az l"-
liberateiy planned and financed ps
seasons baseball The wonder BE- M
at tho number Of trail hit.crs'-'l"i
arc not many considering everyiaNr.
and doubt IL tho management is safe
lsiied. Jack Johnson would have 'y.T
a better drawing card The psycho.t-
Of the crowd - wen understood. 20
should Billy Sunday ~
Bishop Berry says:
"A month OF the Sunday "ampa.c"
) has passed and sufficient proero~- -''
been made for us 10 form some ..aa-
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