Evening journal., 1915-03-10

mantlepieco wrought in flowers. will
liam burst the last survivor OF the
original Monitor sent him framed |
photograph Of himself
AT The beginning OF the night SER
vice. Ma" SUNDAY. who has been at
her house at Winona Lake. Ill.,. for
few days past suddenly reapposred in
her familiar scat on the platform.
When recognized. Mrs. Sunday came
in for applause from all sides
The evangelist's sermon. "Dr Jekyl
and Mr.. Hyde" was repeated last
night, and brought down 373 penitenis.
With PCS at the afternoon service.
this made the days total 641 persons.
Sunday was more nearly "all in" at
the close of last nights sermon than
at any time during the present cam
paign. He broke il off almost in the
middle OF a sentence:
Il know I'm crude. Lord said he
II know I'm illiterate But | was
never low-down enough to tell you
that Jesus wasn't Your sOn!"
Doubters and fat unboliovers were
shown the difference between my
doxy' and the other fellows doXy" in
the plainest of the evangelist's plain
! terms:
"You must be a moral idiot IL YOU
don't believe in original sin
( Too much blame. the evangelist said,
d oh = l.
viduals environment in accounting for
/ his downfall:
Environment is only part Of the
story Of life II you've got rotten
heart. you'll turn a parlor into a
/ slum."
! A new sermon. addres sed more par
! ticularly to those who were already
protesting Christians, or who wished
to become such. and the first of a pro-
posed series on Conversion" was pre-
sented in the afternoon, to a taber-
nacle that was all filled except the
far corner of the building, before II
o'clock.
Sunday stood upon the Bible with
both feet a a dramatic pause in this
sermon. in which he declared that Il
anyone could show him life in whiel
, he could accomplish more for hu
, manity and for himself than in tn
Christian life, he would adopt it, Plac
, ing the wcll-wOrn volume upon tn
b floor Of the rostrum. he answered hi
own declaration by using it as a ped
csfsl and shouting:
rIf not / stand where I am"
-f.sfn f.r1sf
sons hii the trail at this service, aftel
repeated intimations by the 'vangolis
that they might never have another
chance for repentance after the clos'
OF the current campaign.
One man. weeping loudly. c'ung e.
Sundays hand as he took it, and could
only be led away with difficulty. III
shouted. so that he could he hearC
above the singing Of the choir. "Sav'
mo Bill. will you? I'm the biggest
drunk in tho worldl"
Places were reserved for number
OF delegations at the afternoon scr
, vice. Hope Presbyterian Church sent
, probably. the largest OF these. will
Market Square Presbyterian Church
close second. Wilmington and Clarks
= boro sent representations, and one row
of seats was set aside for the exclusive
use of the Boys Club from the chape
of The Prince of Peace. This club ere
atcd a laugh when the delegation
were introduced. by piping, "Thro
Cheers for Billy Sunday
The evangelist expressed his DISCUS
, with the Indifference of the men 'pcr
sonal workers" in the tabernacle. Jus
, after the trail hitting began When ]
was seen that there would not b
nearly enough secretaries TO TAX
down the names Of the pe" pentents
81 he turned to the choir seats TO the rear
2 and shouted:
Cant any of you Christian worier
. ccmc down here and help? I'm dom
E askin' these followsl'
, The response was immediate. an'
the women. entering into their worl
2 With a vim. soon had the cards viii
: the trail-hittors names and prefer
- cnces. piling up on the rOsirum al
rate that made the saints and bench
warmers" wonder why women secre
tories hadn't been called on week
before,
Mrs. Rudolph Blankonbure ant
Mrs. A. i. Cassatt were visitors d
the tabernacle yesterday afternoon
When they appeared on the platform
together and took chairs beside th
Sunday party the two women wer
greeted with applause.
Local Christians OF the lukewarr
variety had the fire lighted beneati
them yesterday afternoon and the bel
lows vigorously applied:
"One thing I've been disappointe
with in Philadelphians: They're goo
PEOPLE, but they're afraid to get u
here openly and take their stand 70
Jesus Christ"
A new wriggler took it's zoologica
place yesterday beside the varietie
already described by Bill as natural
ist:
Every excuse for not doing III
/ will of God has wriggled out o the D
, o helli"
In more serious mood he declare
the earnestness Of his belief in a
eternal life.
Il don't believe that deaths d
eternal sleep. Oh. no." al
! as il pondering the question. Il
E evangelist stood with his chin in
hand until something Of his ov
o silence and thoughtfulnes seemed
; communicate itself TO the great thrOI
D OF human beings.
II was not long, however. until
n was hammering away:
"A man can run of with anoth
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