Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-19
SUNDAY GETS LOUD
GREETING in CHESTER
Billy" Cheered by 5000 in Big
Tabernacle-Talks to Stu
dents.
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| CHESTER, Pa, March lH.-SiN lhOuS
and persons filled the Nicholson-Hem
minger tabernacle here this morning and
cheered "Bnly" sunday to the echo when
| the evangelist entered the building,
Billy has pronounced philadelphia en-.
| thusiastic, but the waving handkerchief is
and the roar Of applause which greeted
him this morning was equal to any dem
| onstration at the Philadelphia tabernacle
Sunday delivered his sermon on Hope.
which he gave recently In the Philadel-
phia campaign.
Many times the intensity OF "Billy's' ar
tonlshment, especially when he brought
his fist down on the pulpit with re-
sounding crash and cried
III the present ratio OF insanity to the
population Of the United states continues.
every man, woman and child in this coun-
try viii be insane in 22O years"
AUDIENCE ENTERTAINED.
A moment later he had mis- audience
roaring with laughter when he shouted
People don't have to urge you to sit
down and cram food down your esopha-
gus You know its for your good We'll
then. for heavens sake don't he a Jack
ass aud turn down somcthmg that is
better than anything else YOU ever had
a c'nauce 20 enjoy"
At the conclusion of the service, "Billy'
called for trail hittcrs" and 50 persons
responded to the invitation. Among
~ 4.
character in Chester. VINO came down
the sawdust trail" sobbInG. She is said
to have served several short terms in
the county prison
William II. Berry. Collector OF the Port
OF Philadelphia, greeted Mr.. and Mrs.
Sunday upon their arrival in Chester and
introduced them to other members of the
reception committee. which included
George NJ Booth, Federal Judge o. Il.
Dickinson, Mayor William Ward, lr.. the
Rev. A. l.. Lathem, Il. r. Spencer, ].
Irwin Taylor, the Rev. Frank Macdonald.
Stacy u. Glauscr. James L. Rankin and
the Rev j. r. Mcclure.
The tabernacle at Chester will he
opened on March 2S for revival to be
conducted by william p. Nicholson ond
j. Raymond HemnlinCeT.
The revival campaign to be conducted
by them will resemble that now being
concluded In Philadelphia and will last
six weeks.
BILLY" was greeted warmly by more
than 100 students and guests OF the Penn
sylvania Military College, where he stop
ped on his way to the Chester tabcr-
nacle
"BilIy' and Ma" Collector OF the
Port and Mrs. William II, Berry. Judge
o. B. Dickinson. Lieutenant Colonel NJ.
c. Burt. Colonel r, +. Clyde i. a. q.
Campbell and others were ushered to
the platform by Colonel Charles f. Hy-
att, while the students sang Brighten
the Corner and other wel-known
hymns.
The college yells. led by Captain Rob
ert Young and Fairwell Long, scored
decided hit with the evangelist.
Think of it, Billy" said, as he held
his audience in breathIess attention.
how many young fellows there are in
the world today who could never carry
the ball down the field for touchdown
or swat II over the fence. am referring
to that bunch who are only fl to make
up a crowd.
"OriGlnality-that is, doing things bet
ter than the next fellows the thing
that counts these days. The iaCk-ofall
trades will soon be wearing out shoe
leather looking for job, The Govern
ment has many big jobs waiting for the
right man.
II want YOU to realize that Christianity
is great asset Get out Of the idea
that to be n Christian means some sort
of dishwater proposition. ! feel the great
majority OF people "ant to do right.
That is why | am addressing you to-
day" r"a
Mr.. Sundays sermon on THE Tncsrna-
tion, or the Divinity of Christ" whicn
Mr.. Sunday preached last night. was
printed In the EVENING LEDGER on We'd
nesday.