The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-03-23

system was intensely interesting and
instructive. While interested in all
this, was, however, more interested
in the human equation in the effect
of such system upon the men and
women employed. Think of three
thousand men and women in one es-
tablishment, each of whom has just
one thing to do, thing that requires
the repetition of just two or three
movements, such as pressing a but
ton to start and again to stop
machine, or press down lever with
the foot and push an iron over few
inches of seam through every moment
of a working day. They can learn as
much in ten minutes, or at least in
day or two, as they will ever know
about their job. No improvement, NJ
development is possible. There is
nothing to make brain count, just
a human machine working a ma
chine
Baltimore is great in it's religious
life. Whatever may be said of the
wickedness of this city in common
with all great cities, the general tone
of things morally appeared better
than that of other cities, smaller and
larger, of which I have had some
slight knowledge. The sabbath is
more regarded. Churches and church
influences are more in evidence. 1t
is a matter of rejoicing to Metho-
dist that Methodism, so early cen
tired in Baltimore as the headquar-
ters of Asbury, abides there in power.
In large audiences of as many as
twenty thousand the names of great
reformers and leaders of other de-
nominations were heartily cheered,
but the name of Wesley brought tre-
mendous and prolonged cheering,
showing that Methodism is leading
the religious forces of that great
city.
Billy Sunday.
My stay in Baltimore covered two
weeks Of the preparation for the COM
ing of Billy Sunday, and two weeks
of his actual work. Right here l
NAV say the work would amount to
comparatively little without the prep
aration. The preparation is the
greater part of great revival. Every
body in Baltimore knew of "Billy'
long before he came. Everyone was
expecting something remarkable
some expecting one thing, some an
other-but all expectant. Some
thing is going to happen The or
ganization is perfect. Months of
preparation through the training of
a choir of two thousand, the training
of classes for Christian service, noon
prayer-meetings and various forms
of organized effort, would in them
selves produce wonderful revival.
There must be at least five thousand
men and women fully organized in
the campaign as regular workers to
say nothing Of the additional thou
sands pledged to help in prayer and
incidental work.
AS to Mr.. Sunday himself: He is
unquestionably a. remarkable man.
He has had just the past and comes
up from just the conditions and in
the way that appeals to the average
American. He appears a typical
American, and appeals to practically
all classes. His preaching, stripped
of the questionable things concern
ing which there is greatly differing
opinion, is plain, practical, clear cut.
He speaks in a language the people
understand. He does not challenge
thought, but he has somehow gotten
together many gems of expression.
He quotes we'll and can bring in
story, a poem, or a classical allusion
aptly and with fine effect. he
breaches a strictly orthodox ortho-
doxy, so far as it goes. With all that,
however, comes his talk OF the
streets, vying with the newsboy and
proverbial fish-monger in slang and
billingsgate which he often puts III
the mouth of God; his mannerlsms
of a ball player winding up to pitch
or holding himself in position TO
strike when the ball comes over the
plate-which antics, by the way, al
ways bring cheers from the audience
that remind one of the ball park-hls
tearing off and kicking his collar and
cravat off the stand; his jumping up
on the chairs and upon the pulpit OF
the platform; his lying down t1at on