The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-21

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. $50 o'clock These groups OF WON
IN are Che Invitation committe'
which extend 70 the women ia o.
fees. stores telephone exchange
and all branches Of industry @ cor
dial invitation 20 attend the lunch
cons and meetings Women work
Ing too far away 20 be present vii
be sent news Of all proceedings OF
the campaign
The finest 400 have ever seen
They have Ward Nc Nllister's -Four
Hundred backed Of the ooart- and
only lack one-third Of riyaling the
famous Six Hundred 81 Ballklaya.
Thus spoke Billy Sunday, Wednss-
day night. after 400 converts had
hit the trail
"Of course arr not satisfls a." con
tinued Billy 20 Times reporter,
because am never satisfied that
have made enough conversions Still
I am greatly pleased and the re
spouse 10 my invitation exceeded my
expectations and far exceeds the
average when the FIRST invitation Is
given. | shall not be satisfied White
there still remain in Detroit souls 10
save"
The trail hitting eaTc as sur
prise 10 other members OF the sun
day party and 10 those who are clos
tst in the confidence Of the evangel.
list. The regular signal sermon for
The trail hitters was ic have been
delivered on Thursday night, ba=
Billy, with CaryeiOus intuition.
sensed the fact that his audience
vas ready for the Invitation, Wed
nesday night. and without a mo
raent's hesitation he gave II.
That hts Judgment was justified
became apparent al once, when
scores leaped 10 their feet, rushed
weeping to the platform and pledge
themselves 10 lead Christian lives
fHVtNNAfGH 10 sNs
In a sermon en- 'Backsliders. ol
broken vows, sparkling with hUmoi
and fairly bristling with the typica
Sunday punch the evangeIis'
worked his hearers into a :renzy OF
religious fervor, and. as he was
about 10 close one OF the most elo
luent sermons that he has preached
In Detroit. he wheeled suddenly, raI
10 the edge Of the platform AM
shouted
How many will come forvarl
md give me your hands in token
hat vou acknowledge Christi"
IN come. shouted a hoarsc
voice ard = large. mi1dle-aged man
was seen making his way through
he dense crowd Holding his hand
high in The air and almost running
Ia his eagerness, he worked hts way
through tie throng while unchecked
iears ran down his cheeks ike twin
rivulets.
thank God p" CALCULATED the evan.
gelist a. be leaped into IA niche in
he platform and stopped over ia
grasp the hand Of the Arst conve-'
IN mis- Detroit campaign. The man
refused &c give bis name TO newspa
Per men
"Corae or, Detroit, say that vou
will 1--we for Christ" cried the preach
or and :; seemed that the whole va-'
crowd was on is feet and making
for the altar
Come on. preachers. choir singers
finners come on for Christ. D..
called
A great rush vss On and from
every part OF the huge tabernacl,
they came The mass of men ant
women were pressing forward Il
grasp the hand OF the eyangelis g.
whose arm was working like a pump
handle a ne greeted those whC
! ressed forward he vss almost
ready ~ drop from exhaustion when
be had 81 eete1 the last convert and
be was bathed in perspira.ion
All Glasses Represented.
Every part of society was repre-
scnted in tho fhrong Of ccrvcrts--old
and young rich and poor. r-rorg snI
weak. men and women Some came
weeping. some -olemr-faccI boz
dIyrycd. an' others wearing broad.
happy smilea indicative ~ their ne3
found Joy Some came as = Jd a
funeral ana others AZ r. wedding
feast.
Mothers led daughters BY the
hand in that strange procession
praying perhaps for the hrst time IN
their lives. young husbands clutche
their wives Closely TO them as 20
gether they made the Journey Owe
the short tanbark trail and boys n
mickerbockers proudly clsspe,
hands with grandpa ant trooped u
the platform. There were as man
silver heads "a golden, men natche0
the women. girl and boys fairl
rompcd Up 10 the revivalist. vh
prayed constantly and dropped word
OF help and encoure cement
why you have come hc aid, 90
a matter between you and God re
q % Him and tie VII give YOU res
Some may Doe renewing their vow
That Is matter between them an
God Just come and ycCept Jesu.
Thank you sister. I'm glad 10 SO,
you. God be praised. little boy