Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
CONE ON, LOBSTERS,
CHALLENGES FINLAY

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fight you from breakfast to hell, and BACK
again-and then some. It's not by my
own strength, but by the help OF Jesus
Christ, that I'm after you
81 know what your dirty, crooked, sim
ming, lawless booze gangsters have done.
know that you started headquarters
| here and raised fund Of 100000 to try 70
blackmail me and to beat me to 1t, But
don't give rap what you do fight you
/ to the last ditch. You can't frighten me-.
He made this attack in the morning.
| Standing on one foot, his fist high over
his head, his eyes flaming fire and the
persplratlon streaming from his face, ne
looked down upon the multitude. For IL
years, he said, he had been after that
sloppy crowd of ambassadors from hell,
and 80 long as there was bit OF blood
left in those old veins of his, he yelled, he
said he was going to keep at 1t. Thou
sands In the tabernacle murmured
Amen" as the evangelist delivered his
stirring sermons.
Joseph M. steele, chairman Of the
executive committee, was introduced by
Professor Homer II. Rodeheaver, the
choir leader, at the morning service. He
spoke only briefly, and then the Rev. Mr..
Sunday jumped to his feet, and intro
duced the many members of his party.
Previous to this those inspiring hymns
that have made the Sunday revivals
famous, were sung. The great choir of
1900 voices and the big audience made the
Tabernacle tremble. The music could be
heard three blocks away from 1t.
Before beginning his serman, Billy made
some announcements about the opening OF
the campaign, and was given a rousing
salute. Cheers and hand-clapping made
the building ring. Hats and handker-
chiefs were waved high into the air. One
veteran had an American flag in his
hand, and waved 1t from the front row.
The first thing Sunday said was
Its great to get back here among you
good people of the keystone State. But,
] want you to understand that I came
here without making any solicitation my
self. came here because you wanted
me to come. This is your campaign-not
mine. The results depend on your work
and your faith in God. If I wasn't sure
of your cooperation, I'd pack by trunk
and beat It. back home.
Now, remember, one Of the first things
you have TO do is to pay off the ex-
penses for the campaign. This is your
debt, and there's no reason why you
can't get 1t out of the way quickly. Why
there's a lot of you rich people who
could pay the whole bill without feeling
II. Just remember there's none of this
money to go to me. The devil has
already had some of his followers around
here bowling that I have been given
guarantee. That's the DEVILS own lies.
The man who told 1t is a llar-and he
knows It.
REvIVALS AND CIRCUSES
"If Ringing Brothers circus came to
town 1t would take more money out of
Philadelphia In a single day than the
cost OF this entire campaign. And not a
person would raise a complaint. I've
never been able to understand why a few
weeks religious revival meetings aren't
as good for town any time as a circus.
There Is positively nothing that do or |
nothing about my methods that I want
to hide. Everything l do is entirely |
above board
The big cake pans were heavily loaded |
with bills and coin after the ushers had |
,arried them through the audience When |
they were emptied into dish pans, the |
Finance Committee headed by William r, |
had job counting It, There |
was more than 5000 in the collections |
IF the morning and afternoon meetings, |
and In the evening the gifts were In |
creased to more than $500.
TEN IN HOSPITAL.
The hospital had plenty to do during the |
services yesterday. Dr. W. H. Shane, the
treated 10 persons who |
had tainted in the audience. One of these,
n the evening. was a man who had gone
% the tabernacle with half-jag. When |
Doctor Shane brought him to his senses
10 said:
BOSS, I'm through with that stun.
After what I've heard about 1t tonight
md being knocked out and letting II make
! fool of me before this throng, don't
'ver intend to hit 1t again"
Sunday Sermons on Page 1A)
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