Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
767 Students and
Teachers Hit Trail

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/ "Billys" life. He was proud-something
new for him-and he told the converts so.
"1m proud OF you boys and girls OF
| old 'Phniy'l' he shouted. 81 don't think
| there's any city in the country that can
beat this. It's greetV'
After the meeting the evangelist was
asked what he thought OF the scene.
He laughed and said:
1T was niarvelousl Finel Greatl ]
never saw the like before. II was great
and grand surprise. feel most grateful
| for this wonderful demonstration. 1t
shows how the good effect Of the meet
ing Ia reaching out. It's fine that the
young people show such interest in re-
llElon. No person can guess what 1t
means for the future of old Philadel-
phla."
Admission this afternoon was by ticket
only, and there were thousands Of per
sons clamoring outside the wooden build
ing in vain, because they were without
the necessary cardboards
There were t03 schools represented.
They included 10 Philadelphia high
schools and their annexes 20 high schools
from cities and towns within radius of
80 miles around this city, "a preparatory
schools and 30 business schools and col
leges
Besides the students that came, 1000 and
more men and women teachers and OFF,
cials of the schools occupied seats in the
choir loft.
AN APPRoPRIATB PARODY.
When Billy appeared there was an
outburst of applause. 1t seemed that the
roof of the tabernacle must fly off from
the pressure of the volume of sound.
One OF tho most popular songs was n
parody on the Yale "Boola Boola" song
by the Chester High School students.
II brought storms OF applause. and Mary
Walters, the youthful cheer leader, rep
resentiny the school, was called upon to
give II time and time again. The words
are as follows:
,",Bllly'' Sunday. Billy. Sunday,
GO 4, billy" go it, Billy;
BILLY" dear.
Students were present from the Central.
West Philadelphia, william Penn, the
Girls, Northeast, Germantown and
Southern High School and all the an
nexes.
MA" Sunday is slightly indisposed as
a result of the close air in the taber-
naclc and the dust raised by the rush of
school children to hit the trail this after
noon. AS she was mounting the steps to
her home, on Spring Garden street, she
felt faint and was helped TO her room
by Mr.. Sunday and Mrs. Robert Slower.
Billy went to the headquarters of
the Emergency Aid Committee in the
Lincoln Building this morning, while on
his way to the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Drexel Blddle, with whom he had
luncheon. He took with him about $40
which he received in the mail this morn
ing to be added to the tabernacle offer
ings for the Emergency Aid work The
collection for this purpose last night
amounted to S27055t. which brought the
total tabernacle offering for this cause up
to s51s723.
Hidden Among the Stuff or 1.-THE King
Sinking His Crown" The latter is a
new sermon the evangelist completed to-
day.
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.
Almost $500 University of Pennsylvania
students cheered BILLY" Sunday in the
tabernacle last night when he repeated his
popular sermon on "Amusements." The
special offering received for the benefit
of the Emergency Aid Committee work,
to more than $4,000.
1t was a "men only" night, and the
athletic preacher yanked Off his collar
and opened his shirt at the throat as soon
as he began to preach, making himself
for the task of speaking for
about two hours, and bringing the yells
and applause from the multitude in the
ia abernacle.
Besides the big delegation OF students
from Old Penn, Swarthmore Haverford,
the Philadelphia Electric Company and
the Philadelphia Produce Exchange sent
of representatives to the meet
Ing. Special sections were reserved for
them, and they Joined heartily In singing
Onward. Christian Soldiers" and other
patriotic hymns, appropriate to Lincoln's
The cheering was led by Jimmy Patter- !
son, the Red and Blues sprinter, who won ,
tame In the 1913 Olympic games. Tho
little runner worked almost as hard as
'Rodey' does when he leads the singing
Sunday stirred the audience when he
said:
Somebody asked me why 7 preach this
kind OF sermon instead of the Gospel.
Well. I'll tell you. 1 do It to point out the
things that are keeping people from God.
defy any lobster In the tabernacle to |
contradict me. If any one
here doesn't want to hear the sermon,
why, you can beat II while the collection
IS being received" "Rilly" also went after
he critics Of the language he uses in the |
pulpit.
Again he attacked the dance as the |
greatest soul destroyer devised" of the |
different amusements, and also hammered |
card playing and the questionable theatri- |
,al performances.
When he had finished preaching he |
ooked as though he were "all in" as he |
puts It, but he leaned far over the plat
orm and called for the University men.
md every other man who stands for de- |
,ency." to come downsand take his hand
md publicly confess their belief in Christ
md their willingness to serve His cause.
There were 265 converts, which, with the
'eterans OF the Civil War and others who
ook Sundays hand In the afternoon.
brought the number OF trail hitters' for
he day up to 45s.
REVIVAL PRAYER MEETINGS