Evening journal., 1915-03-11
admirers PRESENT
SUNDAY With Gifts.
"The Second Coming of
Christ Is EvangeliSt'S
Sermon Subject
468 MORE HIT
SAWDUST TRAIL

Legislature at Trenton, the evangelist
made another "big killing" with his
penitents yesterday afternoon and
last night. four hundred and sixty
eight persons hitting the trail at the
two services.
Two hundred and forty-three OF
these were received at the evening
service and the smaller number. two
hundred and twenty-five. in the after
noon. Both OF the days sermons were
repetitions Of those delivered earlier
in the campaign.
Large crowds heard the evangelist
last night. So many reservations were
asked for and 50 many persons pour
cd into the tabernacle that even re-
served seats we're hardly to be had
within an hour of the time set for the
service. The same was true, in a
slighter degree, of the afternoon SER
vice While as many people seemed
cagcr to hear the evangelist as in the
earlier weeks OF the compaign the
crowds we're somehow less unruly. A
great number we're consequently scat
ed, and The absence of confusion en-
abled the ushers TO find places for
many beneath the huge structure Of
the choir-platform itself Sunday
when he became aware of this. prayed
at the close Of the service for the
people down there beneath"
The crowds brought gifts with
them. A delegation from one depart
ment store brought a contribution OF
$50 Telephone operators and clerks
brought a gold-plated key and sound
er and in addition a sum of money.
Insurance clerks and officials brought
$3.50 In cash. with a testimonial let
ter engrossed like an Insurance pol
icy. A Tacony contingent brought
Sunday and Rodeheaver each a SUI
perbly finished and tempered hand
saw. The evangelist declared that
this would be used far more by MA"
than by himself
KOst Popular Sermon.
The secretaries Of the campaign
presented Sunday with a testimonial
book Of the campaign" bearing the
signature, the name OF the favorite
church. and the name of the favorite
Billy Sunday sermon of each secre-
tary. The evangelist, hastily run
ming over the names and the prefer
ences OF the contributors. found-and
announced-that his sermon on THE
! Second Coming" was the choice OF
two-thirds
Maybe | can And out" said The
recipient, as he engaged in the search
(which sermon to repeat"
Two satin bedquilts came from an
other set of givers, and a huge vii
ton rug, which it took the whole
Sunday party and half a score o
secretaries TO open and exhibit. from
still another. Rodeheaver came ir
for a shaving set, and the Rev J
a mahogany clock. Sunday created
laugh by making his assistant, after
he had removed his clock TO the safe
standing-place of Ackley's piano
come back to the platform and clean
up the twine, excelsior. box and wrap.
ping-paper in which the timepiece had
been packed.
Sunday grew violent toward the
close OF last nights service. Leaving
the rostrum, he stamped out over
the adjacent tops of the newspaper
mems desks. startling men an
shocking women who were quietl'
taking notes Of his sermon.
ITS a good thing I'm not God i,,
fifteen minutesl" he shouted. "rt
fill your columns with obituary no
tices; I'd load up the outgoinl
freights with cofinsl"
At another point he grew exaspeI.
ated at the inattention OF the audi
ence, or part of il, which had turn
cd TO watch the ushers carrying ou
a woman who had tainted. He sa
down in his chair, picked up his ser
mon book and declared, half TO him
self:
81 won't do it, I positively won
do it'll let you go home. don
wonder at these little insignifcan
towns, but I do wonder at Philadel
, phia. If anybody else faints, just yo
b let them alone. If you don't, I'll posi-
; lively go home!"
The long strain of his work told las
night upon Sunday in other days. B
the time he had finished his sermo
! he was trembling, apparently as muc
with fatigue as with excitement II
attacked his critics, however, wit
! vigOr enough, in a new way:
| "Ill walk up here with any pre-
Z fessor in Philadelphia and let poopl
. examine us upon the topics VIC know!
i Shaking his fist at a really interest
! ed audience. he shouted:
! "I'ye been givin' some o. you peopl
+ ten weeks TO get your mental adjus
2 ment. and some of these days I'm &c
I ing to cut loose!"
i All non-Christians. but those of III
Jewish faith, to whom all reference
were avoided, came in for particular
zation as damned. The Turks and th
simple skeptics Jared, perhaps. th
= worst
y ITO hell with the Turk; he's draw
Y Christian blood enough with his ol
Il sword
It Don't you suppose that to be
t. doubrer Of the Bible is an evidence
superior intellect; il means either
weak mind or a black heartl
p "The world has no science outsi,
!. the Bible. If you pref
: Darwin's Origin Of Species TO Il
, Bible. you're an infidel!"
u Trail-hitters came rapidly at Il
sermons end. one of them comir
down and shaking hands for the TIVE
ty-sixth time since the opening of d
tabernacle.
: An audience in which larger nuI
f. Der of new faces than usuel could
D. detected. came out in the afternoon.
'r contribution envelope for the evang'
lists thank offering" was laid in ca
Dl sittor's place upon the rows
d benches and attention was called to
10 after the service began.
Washington. d. c., sent delegati
to the afternoon service. 100 stroI
which came in for a good deal of
tentiOn. The greater part of the au